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World Cup 2010 - Brazil: The dream turns to nightmare
RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - A great silence has descended on Rio de Janeiro at the final whistle on Friday after the victory of the Netherlands (2-1) in the quarterfinals, which ended the dream of a sixth title in Brazil.
World Cup 2010 - The Netherlands beat Brazil 2-1
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa) - The Netherlands qualified for the semifinals of the 2010 World Cup soccer by beating Brazil 2-1 on Friday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. ...
France: Laurent Blanc appointed coach of the Blues
PARIS - Laurent Blanc has been officially named Friday at the council of the French Football Federation (FFF) coach of the France team in replacement of Raymond Domenech, announced the resignating president of the FFF Jean-Pierre Escalettes. ...
World Cup 2010 - Baghana Baghana!
JOHANNESBURG - "Last Hope of Africa": the South African Press Friday put its weight behind the football team of Ghana, before the World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay, praying that the last continental team competing rises even higher. ...
2010 World Cup - FIFA gave Nigeria two days to reconsider its decision
JOHANNESBURG - FIFA on Friday threatened to suspend Nigeria if the political authorities of this country do not change within 48 hours their decision to withdraw the "Super Eagles" from international football for two years. ...
Nigeria withdrew its national team for poor performance
ABUJA- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan withdrew the national team from all competitions for two years, following poor results in the 2010 World Cup, announced Wednesday his services. ...
World Cup 2010: Rajevac: Ghana can "write history"
MOGWASE (South Africa) - Ghana coach, Milovan Rajevac, assured that his team had the means to "make history" by becoming the first African selection to qualify for the semi-finals of a World Cup, Friday at the expense of Uruguay....
World cup 2010: Dozens of injured and arrested in Paraguay
ASUNCION - At least fifty people were arrested and dozens were slightly injured Tuesday night in Asuncion, where the celebrations of Paraguay after qualifying for the quarterfinals of the World-2010 football have degenerate, the police said Wednesday....
World Cup 2010: $ 100 fine for violation of England’s lockers rooms
CAPE TOWN - The British fan who broke into the locker room of England’s football team after a match of 2010 World Cup football (England – Algeria), was fined $ 100, said Wednesday the public prosecutor and defender....
World Cup 2010 - Paraguay in the quarterfinals
PRETORIA (South Africa) - Paraguay qualified to the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup soccer, after eliminating Japan 5 to 3 shots on goal (0-0 after extra time) on Tuesday in Pretoria....
Mondial-2010 - Ghana: two players suspended, some injured
MOGWANE (South Africa) - Ghana will be without defender Jonathan Mensah and midfielder Andre Ayew to face Uruguay in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup Friday, while several players are injured and uncertain. ...
World Cup-2010 - Friedrich: "Germany is better than in 2006"
Erasmia (South Africa) - The Germany defender Arne Friedrich said Tuesday that the German team's 2010 World Cup was stronger than the one who had finished in 3rd place in 2006 World Cup, but that Argentina remained the Favorite for their quarterfinal Saturday. ...
World Cup-2010/: Domenech heard Wednesday in the Assembly
PARIS - The former coach of France team, Raymond Domenech, will be heard Wednesday at the National Assembly at the same time as the President OF the French Football Federation (FFF) Jean-Pierre Escalettes who resigned, said Parliamentary sources Tuesday. ...
2010 World Cup - Blatter: video referee will be discussed in July
JOHANNESBURG - FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday that the possible introduction of the video referee in football, especially on the goal line, would be discussed at a forthcoming meeting of the International Federation of Football July in Cardiff....
World Cup-2010 - Spain-Portugal: two neighbors for the same purpose
JOHANNESBURG - Two ambitious neighbors, Spain and Portugal meet for the second round of the World Cup on Tuesday in Cape Town with the same objective: to integrate the closed circle of the top eight teams, on which are also eyeing Japan and Paraguay who clash in Pretoria. ...
World Cup-2010 - Netherlands beat Slovakia 2-1 in the quarterfinals
DURBAN (South Africa) - The Netherlands have qualified Monday for the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup, beating Slovakia 2-1 in the eighth-final stage Moses Mabhida Durban. ...
World Cup-2010 - England: Owen castigated Capello’s "tactic" defeat
LONDON - Striker Michael Owen, who was did not take part in the 2010 World Cup, on Monday harshly criticized coach Fabio Capello, saying that elimination from the 2010 World Cup by Germany on Sunday (4-1), is due to a "tactic" failure....
2010 World Cup - FIFA rejects the questions on Arbitration
JOHANNESBURG- Fifa has rejected all questions about the arbitration during a daily press briefing Monday, after two widely publicized errors on all televisions in the world during the second round Germany-England (4-1) and Argentina-Mexico (3-1)....
World cup-2010 - Day of the artists?
JOHANNESBURG - Brazilians and Dutch have a reputation for playing good football, they will have the opportunity to shine Monday at the 8th final World Cup against opponents deemed weaker than them, Chile and Slovakia....
World Cup-2010 - Germany crushed England 4-1, and goes to quarterfinals
BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa) - Germany qualified Sunday for the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup, beating England 4-1 in the eighth-finals at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein....
World Cup-2010 – Ghana, the 'pride' of Africa
JOHANNESBURG - "African Pride" said Sunday a newspaper in South Africa and praise from local politicians, after the victory of Ghana, the continent last team in the World Cup-2010, against the United States (2-1). ...
Mondial-2010 - Doping: no positive cases since the beginning of World Cup
JOHANNESBURG - FIFA (International Football Federation) conducted 452 doping tests before and during the World Cup, and found no positive case, said Sunday professor Jiri Dvorak, in charge of medical issues to FIFA. ...
World Cup-2010 - Netherlands - Slovakia: Insurance against euphoria
DURBAN (South Africa) - A full box in the first round, a staff full of stars in good shape: the Netherlands appear self-assured Monday in Durban (4:00 pm) in eighth-finals of the 2010 World Cup but wary of an euphoric Slovakia after her surprising success against Italy. ...
World Cup 2010 - England - Germany: An old rivalry
JOHANNESBURG - England or Germany? One of these two great football nations will leave the World Cup, after the eighth-final between the two teams on Sunday in Bloemfontein. ...
Algeria Coach Saadane: "I will decide on my future within 48 hours"
Algerian Coach Rabah Saadane said on the arrival of the national team at Houari Boumediene International Airport from the city of Durban in South Africa, that he would decide on his future with the national team in the coming forty-eight hours. ...
World Cup 2010 - Uruguay beats South Korea 2-1, qualifies to 1/4 finals
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa) - Uruguay has qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup, beating South Korea 2-1 on Saturday in Port Elizabeth....
2010 World Cup - Argentina – Maradona, still looking for his team of gala
PRETORIA - Argentine coach Diego Maradona, as usual, made his show Saturday at the eve of the eighth-final against Mexico with a few attacks against journalists and assuring that he was still looking for his team of gala, despite the demonstration phase groups,". ...
World Cup-2010 - The Greens back home
ALGIERS - Algeria's national football team returned to Algiers on the night of Friday to Saturday, after its elimination in the first round of the 2010 World Cup, said the agency APS. ...
World Cup-2010 - England: full team training before Germany
Rustenburg (South Africa) - Twenty-three players from England, competed in their final training camp based in Rustenburg (North) on Saturday before leaving for Bloemfontein (center) where they will face Germany on Sunday for the 8th-finals of the 2010 World Cup. ...
World Cup 2010 - Algeria: A graceful exit
The first round of the 2010 World Cup ends: France and Italy, finalists in 2006, left, Africa is suffering with a single representative in the 8th, Ghana. Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and the host country are all eliminated. ...
WC 2010- Brazil and Portugal qualified, Côte d’Ivoire and North Korea out
NELSPRUIT (South Africa) - Portugal has validated his ticket for the 8th finals of the 2010 World Cup by hooking Brazil (0-0), already qualified, while Côte d'Ivoire, despite winning 3-0, joined North Korea among the eliminated selections. ...
WC 2010 - USA-Ghana: The honor of Africa vs the future of soccer
Rustenburg (South Africa) - Ghana and USA compete much more than the eighth-finals of the 2010 World Cup on Saturday in Rustenburg (6:30 pm GMT), they are on a mission: one carries the hopes of Africa with only this team in race, the other defends the development of "soccer" in his country. ...
W.C.-2010/Algérie - FIFA received a complaint after the slap of Saifi
JOHANNESBURG - FIFA said Friday they had received an official complaint after the slap by Rafik Saifi Algerian striker to an Algerian journalist after the match Algeria - USA (0-1) Wednesday....
W.C.2010/Mexique - Markez: "Closing spaces to Messi"
JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - The Mexican captain Rafael Marquez, said Sunday they would "close the spaces' to his teammate at FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi, during the 8th-finals of 2010 World Cup against Argentina Sunday night in Johannesburg....
W.C.-2010 - intruder of England dressing rooms : New postponement of the trial
CAPE TOWN - The trial for "trespass" of the fan who had infiltrated June 18 in England dressing room after a World Cup match against Algeria (0-0), was again postponed Friday at Cape Town (southwest)....
World Cup 2010- elimination of Italy, a "bitter moment"
ROME - Italy's defeat against Slovakia in World Cup Thursday and its elimination from further competition are "a bitter moment for Italian football and sport, said Friday the president of the National Olympic Committee (CONI), Gianni Petrucci....
World Cup 2010 - Algeria - USA: Huge disappointment in Algeria
ALGIERS-A silence has greeted the defeat in Algiers (0-1) against the United States and the elimination of the Greens from the World Cup-2010, marks a huge disappointment for Algerians who nevertheless kept the hope up to the end....
World Cup-2010 - United States - Algeria: statements
PRETORIA (South Africa) - Antar Yahia (defender and captain of Algeria): "The Algerian people can be proud of his national team even if there is frustration. The final result sticks in my craw because we had the possibility to pass. But we did not regret on the way: We have given everything. We are being criticized by some. But we must remain grounded: Algeria is neither Brazil or Argentina. It is a good team. We must be optimistic for the future. We have a good basis"....
World Cup-2010 - Saifi slaps a journalist of « Competition »
PRETORIA (South Africa) - An Algerian journalist from the sports daily « Competition » has announced her intention to file a complaint with Fifa after being slapped Wednesday by the striker Rafik Saifi in the interview area after the 2010 World Cup match lost against the United States," she told AFP....
