A dreadful mistake by Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi handed Slovenia a 1-0 victory in their opening World Cup Group C match on Sunday.
Thousands of seats at a South Korea-Greece game in Port Elizabeth on Saturday were left empty
after the ticketholders did not turn up.
England versus the US — allegedly the Soccer World Cup match most under threat of a jihadi attack — only exploded in the second half.
The funeral arrangements for Nelson Mandela’s great-granddaughter Zenani were still being finalised, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Saturday.
In Pete’s Tavern, USA’s World Cup draw with England stirred passion — but don’t expect America to fall in love with soccer.
Scant attention to renewed attacks on white farmers in Zimbabwe may be explained by fascination for Africa’s first World Cup.
A goalkeeping howler from England’s Robert Green gifted the United States a 1-1 draw in an otherwise uninspiring 2010 World Cup Group C opening clash.
English fans were gearing up on Saturday for their match with Soccer World Cup underdogs America in Rustenburg.
Two of football’s biggest stars, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi helped Argentina to hold on to a 1-0 win against Nigeria on Saturday.
World player of the year Lionel Messi lived up to his billing with a wonderful performance in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Nigeria on Saturday evening.
South Korea made an explosive start to their World Cup campaign with a fluent 2-0 win over Greece in their Group B opener on Saturday.
Thieves broke into the Uruguay team hotel and stole $12 000 from two of the squad while they were playing against France on Friday evening.
Two of the world’s most talented players, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and England’s Wayne Rooney, take the stage on Saturday.
South African fans declared their undying hope for Bafana Bafana on Friday night, encouraged by its draw against Mexico in the opening match.
The outbursts by England coach Fabio Capello and Wayne Rooney this week are a fair indication that a US victory wouldn’t be considered an upset.
Former world champions France and Uruguay battled their way to a goalless stalemate in a dour match on Friday.
Bafana Bafana came tantalisingly close to giving South Africa the mother of all hangovers after a 1-1 draw with Mexico on Friday evening.
A stunning goal from Siphiwe Tshabalala almost gave hosts SA the perfect start to the World Cup before they were held to a 1-1 draw by Mexico.
The opening ceremony of the 2010 Soccer World Cup burst on to the Soccer City stadium floor in a flurry of flags and dancing on Friday afternoon.
Mozambique had a mixed World Cup vibe hours before kick-off in SA on Friday. A few cars bore the colours of the SA flag, and some wore Bafana jerseys.
Just how far can the family man from Brazil with a simple footballing philosophy take our boys? <b>Niren Tolsi</b> reports.
The World Cup is here, but how do you join in the fun if you’re stuck behind a desk? We round up the essential list to follow on Tiwtter.
As the sky darkened to a dirty grey over the Orlando Stadium, the crowd fell into a shuffling dance in unison as the beer took hold.
With a derided coach and a grim Euro 2008, France have had it rough since the previous World Cup final, as Florent Malouda admits.
The coaches and scouts who first discovered Rooney, Torres, Messi and Kaka share their stories of discovery.
Cameroon captain Samuel Eto’o has travelled a long and tough road to achieve his dream of playing in a World Cup in Africa.
There is only one man in the history of football who has achieved what Diego Maradona craves from the weeks ahead in South Africa.
Uruguay will fancy their chances when they meet former world champions France at Cape Town’s Green Point Stadium in the second match of the World Cup.
First stop Mexico as Bafana Bafana and their supporters set off on the World Cup journey.
SA coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has put on a brave face over distractions his team has had to face in the last few days, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
It seems such a long way from the Messe Halle in Zurich on May 15 2004, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>
In anticipation of the Soccer World Cup starting on Friday, <em>Niren Tolsi</em> kicked around with SA’s deputy president, Kgalema Motlanthe.