Frenchman Le Guen said he had no regrets over his selections despite his side, the highest ranked African team at the tournament, losing 1-0 to Japan and 2-1 to Denmark.

Having seen his team qualify for the finals in style, he has overseen two draws and needs to turn things round quickly in the final game against Slovenia to avoid

While Brazil dominated possession and were clearly the better side throughout, the North were by no means disgraced in their first appearance at the finals since reaching the last eight

Cahill clattered into the Germany midfielder in the 56th minute of the Group D encounter, staring in disbelief as Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez brandished the red card. “It was a

It’s the best price in the market place and one that is sure to attract throngs of patriotic support. All the talk on Monday at Paddy Power HQ centred on

It was the second successive unimpressive performance by the Serbians, who lost 1-0 to New Zealand on Saturday and again looked bereft of ideas. Their reshuffled line-up struggled in midfield

The Portsmouth defender wore a shirt with the number 100 emblazoned on the back as his side scored five goals in a single game for the first time in more

Portugal were slow and predictable throughout, making it easy for Cape Verde to apply an ultra-defensive strategy. GEAR:Check out Portugal’s WC range The hosts’ first chance was a long-distance effort

The pair, speaking to reporters on Sunday, pointed out the differences between Dunga’s methods and those of 2002 title-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. While the so-called “Scolari Family” were free

The world’s top player, practising with Diego Maradona’s Argentina for the finals in South Africa that kick off on June 11, fell and suffered a minor scrape on his right