Carlos Alberto Parreira is promising all out attack from Bafana Bafana against Uruguay – truth is, he really has no other option.
On the anniversary of the Soweto uprising, World Cup hosts South Africa will try to capture an emotional and much-needed triumph.
Raymond Domenech must decide whether or not to shuffle his pack for France’s Soccer World Cup clash with Mexico on Thursday.
Nigeria are keeping everyone guessing about their plans for the match with Greece on Thursday, training in seclusion in Richards Bay north of Durban.
Doping is banned at the Soccer World Cup but the South African justice system is on steroids, with its special courts acting swiftly against crime.
Portugal got their World Cup finals off to a stuttering start with a goalless draw against a spirited Côte d’Ivoire on Tuesday.
Police on Tuesday deployed about 1 000 members to take over security duties at Ellis Park after security guards went on strike.
Police are ready to step in should security staff down tools at any of the Soccer World Cup stadiums, the local organising committee said on Tuesday.
Fifa has denied reports it detained dozens of women for wearing orange mini-dresses at a World Cup match in an alleged ambush marketing scam.
European countries still find it easy to lure the best African soccer talent thanks to the modern-day bait of sheer economic might.
World Cup organisers battled on Tuesday to curb an outbreak of strikes, which saw police taking charge of security at stadiums and left fans stranded.
The pace of the World Cup comes thick and fast now, leaving little time to start intricate work on tactics and plans, writes <i>Mark Gleeson</i>.
Didier Drogba appears to be winning his race against time to be fit to play in Tuesday’s Soccer World Cup opener against Portugal.
South Africa claim they have shrugged off opening day World Cup jitters and will be much more enterprising against Uruguay on Wednesday.
Workers at power utility Eskom could go on strike by Thursday if their demands for an 18% wage hike are not met, a union spokesperson said on Monday.
The BBC is examining whether it could transmit a "vuvuzela free" version of its Soccer World Cup coverage after a flood of complaints from viewers.
Italy fought back to avoid an upset against Paraguay on Monday but Japan broke African hearts with their first Soccer World Cup win on foreign soil.
Italy got their title defence off to a stuttering start on Monday when they came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Paraguay in their World Cup opener.
Eleven games into the tournament and Ghana remains the only African team to have won a match after Cameroon slumped to a 1-0 loss to Japan.
Keisuke Honda carried Japan to their first World Cup finals victory on foreign soil when he scored the goal which beat Cameroon 1-0.
Holland’s 2-0 victory over Denmark at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Monday lacked the masterful brush-strokes of the traditional Dutch masters.
The Netherlands needed a lucky own goal and a strike by Dirk Kuyt to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 win over Denmark.
When the France players visited a township on Sunday, the man all the children wanted to touch was the Cup’s most famous substitute, Thierry Henry.
Several people were injured when protesting security guards threw bottles at the office of a security manager at the Moses Mabhida stadium on Monday.
Makers of the vuvuzela plastic horns that have become a talking point at the Soccer World Cup have come up with a toned-down version.
Sales of condoms jumped five-fold in South Korea as fans celebrated after the nation’s football players rose to the occasion against Greece.
The Socceroo fans would have won the game hands down on sheer spirit, but in the end they gave way to Germany in a humiliating 4-0 defeat.
Riot police charged into hundreds of security stewards at a Soccer World Cup stadium early Monday morning to break up a protest over low wages.
Germany gave a devastating display of their nation’s traditional power on Sunday to overrun Australia and Ghana were the toast of Africa.
Ghana, arguably Africa’s most well equipped team, become the continent’s first nation to register a win at the Soccer World Cup.
An 85th minute penalty from Asamoah Gyan gave Ghana a 1-0 victory over Serbia in World Cup Group D on Sunday.
Slovenia chalked up their first World Cup win when a dreadful mistake by Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi handed them a 1-0 victory.