Off the Field
Uruguayans bade farewell to their dreams of World Cup glory on Tuesday but the mood remained festive on the streets of the capital as soccer fans agreed that "La Celeste" had done them proud.
Brazil team doctor Jose Luiz Runco admitted on Sunday that star midfielder Kaka, who failed to shine at the World Cup, was not properly fit and wouldn't have played at a lesser event.
Mandela met Ghana's soccer team on Saturday following their defeat by Uruguay on penalties in the World Cup quarter-final.
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Sunday he has fathered a baby boy with a woman who has chosen to remain anonymous and with whom he has agreed to keep exclusive guardianship of the child.
In 2002, I asked Pele if China could make it to the second round of the World Cup and the Brazilian legend assured me with great confidence, "of course, China will make it to the second round".
Watching Germany thrash Argentina in the Johannesburg Newtown Fan Park was not all that different from watching Germany thrash my beloved England in Paddy O’Sheas in Sanlitun, Beijing, one week earlier.
Wayne Rooney, Carlos Alberto Tevez and Dirk Kuyt are some of the world's best football players, but they are not as attractive as Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham or Kaka because of their ugly faces. The following are photos of the ugliest faces of the 2010 World Cup. You can provide other choices once you get the Uglier.
A two year-old octopus Paul, the so-called "octopus oracle" predicts Germany's victory in their 2010 World Cup quarter-final soccer match against Argentina by choosing a mussel, from a glass box with the German flag instead of a glass box with the Argentinian flag, at the Sea Life Aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen June 29, 2010.
For all the debate among leaders gathering in Canada for G20 Summit last weekend, there was wide agreement on the importance of one issue -- the World Cup.
Brazil's Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it will launch an anti-AIDS campaign in South Africa, where the FIFA World Cup is underway.
Semifinals Fixtures
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Top Scorers
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Player |
Team |
Goals |
David Villa | ESP | 5 |
| Sneijder | NED | 5 | |||
| Diego Forlan |
URU |
5 | |||
| Mueller |
GER |
5 | |||
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Vittek |
SVK | 4 | |||
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Klose |
GER |
4 |
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Higuain |
ARG |
4 |
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Asamoah Gyan |
GHA |
3 | |||
| Donovan | USA | 3 | |||
| Luis Suarez | URU | 3 | Fabiano | BRA | 3 |
URU 2 - 3 NED 
GER 0 - 1 ESP 