Posts Tagged ‘FIFA’

Netherlands edge Uruguay in a five-goal thriller

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By Blair Miller – Netherlands are through to the FIFA World Cup by defeating Uruguay 3-2 in the first football World Cup semifinal in South Africa, to set up an all European final with either Spain or Germany. This has been a good outing for the Dutch side as they have had 6 successive wins [...]

July 7, 2010 Sports, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Germany Shuts Down Argentina 4-0

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By Kevin Spellman – Germany advanced to the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup for the third successive time as it downed Argentina, 4-0, at Green Point Stadium on Saturday in a World Cup quarterfinal match. Thomas Muller opened the scoring inside of three minutes with a close-range header, while Miroslav Klose, who was making [...]

July 3, 2010 Sports, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Brazil out of FIFA: Netherlands win 2-1

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By Tom Mitchell – The FIFA 2010 World Cup just got even more exciting. The first Brazilian own goal in 97 World Cup matches, off the head of Felipe Melo, set up a victory in which Holland venged their defeat at the hands of the South Americans in the 1998 semi-finals. Now the inquests will start [...]

July 2, 2010 Sports, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Germany sacks England

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By John F. Milarno – It took Germany 44 years to earn revenge on England, but at what cost to the sport? In what will go down as one of the most contentious plays in World Cup history, Lampard’s shot from outside the box in the 38th minute smacked the crossbar before bouncing a full [...]

June 27, 2010 Sports, Uncategorized 0 Comments