Author: Ben Moss Posted on:08 August 2010 – 10:50 AM England national team boss Fabio Capello has apologised for his side’s dismal performances at the World Cup finals in South Africa. The Italian was speaking ahead of a Wembley friendly against Hungary, having been backed to continue in his role for at least another two [...]
The Final Holland 0 Spain 1 (AET) A dramatic Andres Iniesta winner late into extra time gave Spain World Cup glory for the first time and condemned Holland to the runners up spot for the 3rd time. Spain, who only conceded two goals during the whole tournament, deserved their win after gradually taking a grip [...]
The Semi Finals Uruguay 2 Holland 3 Two goals in three minutes from Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben helped to see off Uruguay and put Holland into the World Cup final for the first time since 1978. For a long time the Dutch looked short of ideas but still had quality when it mattered in [...]
The Quarter Finals Holland 2 Brazil 1 Holland produced a stunning second-half comeback to reach the semi-finals. After taking an early lead through Robinho, Brazil were pegged back after a defensive mix-up early in the second-half gifted Holland an equaliser and were behind soon afterwards when Wesley Sneijder headed in. Felipe Melo was sent off [...]
Tuesday 29th June – Day 19 The first shootout Paraguay 0 Japan 0 Paraguay win 5-3 on penalties With both sides looking to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in their history, Paraguay won the first penalty shoot-out of thisWorld Cup scoring all five of their penalties after a disappointing match had finished 0-0 [...]
