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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 […]

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Brazil takes top ranking into World Cup

BRAZIL will head to the World Cup as the number one team, according to the latest FIFA rankings. The five-time world champion retained top spot ahead of European champion Spain in Wednesday’s release of the final monthly rankings before the June 11 World Cup kickoff. Portugal is third followed by the Netherlands and world champion […]

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Japan 0-2 South Korea World Cup Warm-up

AN early goal from Park Ji-sung and a late penalty from Park Chu-young gave South Korea a 2-0 win over Japan in Saitama Stadium on Monday evening. (SEE VIDEO) In a game of few chances, the captain’s fifth minute strike was enough to win the game for the visitors but Park’s injury time spot kick […]

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Australia 2-1 New Zealand World Cup Warm-up

SUBSTITUTE Brett Holman struck with the last kick of the game to give Australia an undeserved victory in their World Cup farewell friendly against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (SEE VIDEO) Holman has been criticised for his lack of goals in national team colours in the past, but did his chances of booking […]

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Capello ready to experiment against Mexico

ENGLAND coach Fabio Capello has decided against using players who were involved in the FA Cup final in Monday’s World Cup warm-up game against Mexico at Wembley Stadium. It seems an odd decision from the manager, considering Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over Portsmouth came nine days ago at the same stadium. However, if he is intending […]

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Malawi 3-0 Algeria: World Cup finalists stunned

MALAWI stunned Algeria at a near-deserted November 11 stadium as the unpredictable start to the African Nations Cup continued. Algeria began the match as clear favourites, but were 2-0 down by half-time thanks to goals from Russel Mwafulirwa and Elvis Kafoteka. Dave Banda added a third after 49 minutes to end any thoughts of an […]

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