Archive for June, 2010

Algeria 0-1 Slovenia [VIDEO]

Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi followed Robert Green's lead as he gifted Slovenia a win that sees them go top of Group C. Robert Koren's speculative shot from 25 yards was let into the net by Chaouchi in the 80th minute in a game that offered precious little excitement. # Man of the Match: Robert Koren - In truth, he did not have the [...]

England 1-1 USA [VIDEO]

Goalkeeper Robert Green suffered a World Cup nightmare as England were forced to settle for a disappointing draw in the opening game of their campaign against the United States. Steven Gerrard gave coach Fabio Capello the perfect start to this South African mission when he slid Emile Heskey's pass beyond Tim Howard after only four [...]

Argentina 1-0 Nigeria [VIDEO]

Lionel Messi ran the show, but Gabriel Heinze scored the only goal of an excellent match that starred Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. Argentina coach Diego Maradona had an embarrassment of attacking players to select from and went for a stunning front three of Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain, Barcelona's Messi and Carlos Tevez of Manchester [...]

South Korea 2-0 Greece [VIDEO]

South Korea opened the World Cup like it wanted to repeat its 2002 run to the semifinals. Greece looked like it was stuck in 1994. Lee Jung-soo and Park Ji-sung each scored and South Korea won 2-0 over lackluster Greece in Saturday’s first Group B match. Otto Rehhagel's side were behind after seven minutes when Lee Jung-soo volleyed in [...]

Uruguay 0-0 France [VIDEO]

France and Uruguay contested a truly awful goalless draw in the second match of the 2010 World Cup at the Cape Town Stadium. The result ensured that both of the opening day Group A fixtures ended in draws - but there was much more to savour in South Africa's earlier game against Mexico. The match in Cape Town never really got going; instead [...]

South Africa 1-1 Mexico [VIDEO]

South Africa gave up the lead on a goal by Mexico’s Rafael Marquez in the 79th minute and settled for a 1-1 draw Friday before 84,000 horn-blaring fans, whose euphoria over the start of the first World Cup on the continent was only slightly dimmed by the tie. The match followed a day of celebration throughout all of Africa—though the [...]