Italy face Slovakia in their final Group F match on Thursday playing for their Soccer World Cup survival as they face the shame of a first round exit.
SA’s successful hosting of the Soccer World Cup has increased the prospects that it will throw its hat in when bidding opens for the 2020 Olympics.
Germany coach Joachim Loëw is relishing the prospect of facing old enemies England on Sunday with a Soccer World Cup quarterfinal place at stake.
Ghana became the only African team from the original six to qualify on Wednesday for the knockout stage of the World Cup.
Tim Cahill and Brett Holman scored second half goals to give Australia a 2-1 victory over Serbia in their final World Cup Group D match on Wednesday.
Germany and Ghana advanced to the second round of the World Cup finals on Wednesday as Australia and Serbia made their exits.
United States coach Bob Bradley, who has scowled his way through much of the World Cup, allowed himself a rare smile on Wednesday.
England finally found their fighting spirit and along with it a place in the second round with a battling 1-0 win over feisty Slovenia on Wednesday.
South Africa fans are split on which team they will switch their allegiances to following the demise of their beloved Bafana Bafana.
Kevin-Prince Boateng will need all his streetwise skills when Ghana comes up against the country of his birth Germany in their final.
Captain Philipp Lahm is backing his multi-cultural German side to maintain their country’s proud World Cup history by beating Ghana on Wednesday.
Nigerian legend Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha thinks Africa’s misery at the Soccer World Cup is because of bad administration and players’ lack of passion.
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane claimed his team will be representing more than just their countrymen when they face USA in a World Cup Group C clash.
A United States team trying to clinch a berth in the last 16 of the World Cup by beating Algeria had last-minute concerns over its strikeforce.
German football boss Theo Zwanziger on Wednesday reminisced about the day it was announced that Germany would host the Soccer World Cup.
Argentina cruised into the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday as France bowed out and South Africa became the first hosts to fall in the first round.
While Safa is silent on Carlos Alberto Parreira’s replacement after the Soccer World Cup, the smart money is on his assistant, Pitso Mosimane.
Bafana Bafana may have exited the World Cup, but they will not exit the hearts of the this nation for a while.
The dream of so many South Africans ended in an emotionally charged farewell for Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira on Tuesday.
Uruguay and Mexico reached the Soccer World Cup last 16 on Tuesday.
SA took advantage of a dispirited France on Tuesday to win 2-1 and restore pride, but it was not enough to see them through to the knockout stages.
When kulula.com advertised it was offering "Sepp" free flights during June and July, it assumed everyone knew who it was talking about.
The Soccer World Cup has been a wonderful success story so far, organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan said on Tuesday.
Czech public television network CT is putting a sock into vuvuzelas at Soccer World Cup games in South Africa.
On paper, none of them should have won. On paper, they should have been trounced. But on paper and on the field are two differerent things.
A court has dropped a case against two Dutch women accused of ambush marketing at a World Cup match last week, the NPA said on Tuesday.
France were on Tuesday 90 minutes away from completing their worst ever performance at a major tournament, or restoring their tarnished reputation.
Diego Maradona is making seven changes to his starting lineup for Argentina’s match with Greece, but star Lionel Messi will play on Tuesday.
The coaches of Mexico and Uruguay have dismissed suggestions they might collude to produce the draw that would put both their teams into the last 16.
Portugal routed North Korea 7-0 in the Soccer World Cup on Monday while Spain bounced back from a shock opening defeat to ease past Honduras.
While both Spain and Honduras had their disappointments in their showdown on Monday, fans loving the South African experience were the real winners.
Spain got their campaign firmly back on track when David Villa struck twice to lead the European champions to a 2-0 win over minnows Honduras.