10/Jul/07
I’m a happy man tonight with this result. Spain played well and dominated the game. They completely controlled midfield and Germany barely got a kick of the ball until they went one behind. It was always going to be hard for Germany – they’re a young, inexperienced side but they have had a fantastic World Cup. After their great wins against England – 4-1 and Argentina – 4-0, it was an awful lot to expect for them to repeat that for a third time against one of the top teams in the world. The hardest thing is to complete a hat trick of outstanding performances, ...
10/Jul/05
A fantastic day of drama at the World Cup - this is what the beautiful game is all about. Few would have anticipated a 4-0 win for Germany in a game a...
10/Jul/02
Today was a big shock for the Brazilians, who were favourites to win the World Cup and my favourites before the tournament started. They were playing ...
10/Jun/29
Results as expected today in the final matches of the knockout stages. Japan could have won today; they played really well displaying the usual qualit...
10/Jun/29
Brazil beat Chile today with three fantastic goals. In my opinion, they are the best side in the world and will probably win the World Cup. Chile too ...
10/Jun/28
It was a disappointing performance from England today; they went 2-0 down in the first half then came back with a goal- and then a second which was th...
10/Jun/25
Spain went through today top of their group with a 2-1 win over Chile and have proven that when it comes to “bounce-back-ability” (after their blu...
10/Jun/24
Today we saw England play quite well against Slovenia. The English always give themselves a mountain to climb but Jermaine Defoe, as he has done so of...
10/Jun/22
We saw two African teams go out today which was very disappointing. Nigeria’s game, which resulted in a 2-2 draw against South Korea, was not enough...
10/Jun/22
Spain won 2-0 today against Honduras today, but really they could have won 7-0 or even 8-0 with the chances they had. Honduras were a little bit nervy...
10/Jun/21
The biggest disappointment of the World Cup so far happened today when Cameroon lost to Denmark 2-1. Cameroon – alongside Holland - were one of the ...
10/Jun/18
Today saw another big upset with Serbia beating Germany 1-0. Serbia is a very good side and Germany struggled after Miroslav Klose got a red card. Aft...
10/Jun/17
Well, I have to start with the greatest upset in the tournament so far. Mexico beat France 2-0 in what was a fantastic display of football by the Mexi...
10/Jun/16
We had the biggest upset of the World Cup so far today with Spain losing their match against Switzerland 1-0. Spain is the favorite to win this World ...
10/Jun/15
Today’s matches started with a bit of a shock when Slovakia drew 1-1 against New Zealand - everyone expected Slovakia to win by at least three or fo...
10/Jun/15
Today was my first day off since arriving in South Africa so I headed off to watch the match between Holland and Denmark - which Holland won 2-0. This...
10/Jun/14
In the first match of day three of the FIFA World Cup 2010, Slovenia beat Algeria 1-0. If it had been a draw, England would have been the favorites to...
10/Jun/14
I arrived in South Africa on Wednesday after a plane trip that, for me, cemented what the World Cup - the greatest show on earth - is all about.
Ther...
10/Jun/12
Day two of the FIFA World Cup 2010 got off to an interesting start with a bit of an upset in the first match of the day between the Korea Republic and...
10/Jun/07
As the teams got ready to travel to South Africa this week, there was some bad news on the injury front with England suffering a massive loss in the f...
10/May/24
This is the first World Cup to be held on the continent of Africa and I think the African teams such as Ivory Coast, the host-nation, South Africa, an...
