Nigeria defeated Ivory Coast 2-1 to reach the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations on Sunday.
Nigeria will now play Mali, which eliminated host South Africa on penalties on Saturday in Durban. Burkina Faso and Togo will play the last (...)
Ivory Coast became the first team
to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after
convincingly beating Tunisia 3-0 in Rustenburg on Saturday, according to dpa.
The Elephants were rampant in the first half, Gervinho driving the
ball (...)
Coach Bob Bradley and his indefatigable United States team will seek revenge and a place in the quarterfinals when it meets Ghana Saturday.
After topping Group C thanks to a late winner by Landon Donovan in its 1-0 victory over Algeria in Pretoria (...)
Japan gave notice of its potential Thursday when it beat Denmark 3-1 in the final Group E fixture and clinched a place in the last 16 of the World Cup on foreign soil for the first time.
Two well-struck goals from free kicks by Keisuke Honda, after (...)
Denmark coach Morten Olsen is hoping for some traditional ‘Danish dynamite' from his team's attack in Thursday's decisive Group E clash with Japan.
Olsen, who captained Denmark when it made its impressive ‘dynamic' debut at the World Cup Finals in (...)
Uruguay secured a place in the second round of the World Cup finals for the first time since 1990 when it beat Latin American rivals Mexico 1-0 Tuesday.
The result meant Uruguay topped Group A and Mexico also went through on goal difference over (...)
Australia forward Harry Kewell was left wondering if he should have chopped his arm off to avoid the red card he was shown Saturday and said the referee had “killed” his World Cup.
The Socceroos held on for a 1-1 draw against Ghana despite losing (...)
Australia made light of its advancing years and the early dismissal of striker Harry Kewell to produce a gallant fight for World Cup survival Saturday as it held Ghana to an often dramatic 1-1 draw.
In an open, fast-moving and incident-filled Group (...)
Ghana hopes to have more than birthdays to celebrate Saturday when it seeks to clinch its passage to the World Cup second round with a decisive Group D triumph over Australia.
After goalkeeper Richard Kingson marked his 32nd birthday last Sunday (...)
As England's players rallied around Robert Green, Fabio Capello was contemplating whether to drop the goalkeeper who cost them a win against the United States in their World Cup opener.
Green fumbled Clint Dempsey's low 25-meter shot into the goal, (...)
New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert leads his team into its opening Group F match against Slovakia Tuesday hoping to spring a surprise and erase painful memories of the 1982 tournament in Spain.
As a 21-year-old defender in New Zealand's only previous (...)
A shocking schoolboy howler from England goalkeeper Robert Green gifted the United States a goal as the two sides tipped to qualify from Group C battled to a 1-1 stalemate at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium Saturday.
Green, 29, winning only his 11th (...)
Fabio Capello, just a child when England last met the United States at the World Cup 60 years ago, is acutely aware a repeat of that famous result Saturday (1830 GMT) would create another sensation.
As a three-year-old growing up in Friuli, close (...)
Football fans with an interest in nature reserves and platinum mines will enjoy Rustenburg. Those looking for a party atmosphere should probably look elsewhere. Built on the wealth of mines centered on the most platinum-rich region in the world, (...)