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Spain today scripted history by qualifying for their maiden World Cup final since their first appearance 76 years ago with a 1-0 victory over three-time champions Germany to set up a summit clash against the Netherlands here today. Central defender Carles Puyol scored the winner in the 73rd minute, heading home a corner in an [...]
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2006 World Cup winner Italy crash out, Japan moves through to final 16
June 25th, 2010 
admin Paraguay secured top spot in Group F after playing out a stalemate Thursday with New Zealand, but the scoreless draw was the only dour affair in an eventful day of World Cup action. In one of the tournament’s biggest shocks, 2006 champions Italy failed to move past the group stage after going down to Slovakia, [...]
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No Comments »World Cup News : Japan overpowers Denmark to cruise into last 16
June 25th, 2010 admin A pair of fabulous first-half free kicks from Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito Endo and a late strike from substitute Shinji Okazaki powered Japan to a 3-1 win over Denmark on Thursday and into the second round of the World Cup finals. The Japanese needed only a point to secure their passage into the last 16 [...]
Posted in Football Tags: denmark vs japan, denmark world cup, fifa world cup, japan world cup No Comments »United States wants to face South Korea in World Cup quarterfinals — official
June 25th, 2010 admin The United States wants to meet South Korea in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup tournament, a senior US official said Thursday, Joseph Westphal, undersecretary of the Army, made the remarks while congratulating South Korea for a 2-2 draw with Nigeria Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 in Group B, hoping the [...]
FIFA World Cup match against Dutch retains high viewer rating in Japan
June 21st, 2010 admin Japan’s World Cup match against the Netherlands on Saturday drew an average viewer rating over 43 percent in the coutnry, said a ratings agency on Monday. According to Video Research Ltd., the first-round match in South Africa, broadcast live in a prime-time slot by TV Asahi, logged the average rating of 43.0 percent in the [...]
FIFA World Cup : Sneijder shoots down Japan to see Dutch through, Cameroon out
June 20th, 2010 admin A second- half strike from Wesley Sneijder proved decisive as the Netherlands condemned Japan to a 1-0 defeat in Group E. Japan defended valiantly for long stretches at Durban Stadium but had their resistance broken when Inter Milan star Sneijder struck on 53 minutes to make it two wins out of two and send Bert [...]
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