Chile kept their place at the top of Group H with a bitterly fought 1-0 win over a stubborn 10-man Switzerland on Monday.
A World Cup fan charged with trespassing after he entered the England team’s locker room following a lacklustre 0-0 draw with Algeria will go on trial
A merciless Portugal tore North Korea to shreds in a 7-0 rout on Monday, putting them within reach of the knockout rounds.
South Africa deserves to pat itself on the back for the way it is hosting the Soccer World Cup, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said on Monday.
In 2009 Fifa held a seminar during which participating African teams were given the go ahead to use traditional doctors during the Soccer World Cup.
The NUM said it was hopeful wage talks on Monday with Eskom could avert a strike that could disrupt electricity supply during the World Cup.
Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said on Monday he would make sweeping changes for Bafana’s final World Cup group clash against France.
Spain will remain true to their stylish instincts in their remaining group games, starting with Honduras on Monday.
Portugal suffered a blow on Sunday when influential midfielder Deco was ruled out of their clash with North Korea after suffering a left
When Marcel Bielsa took charge of Chile his first game in charge was a friendly against Switzerland and now they will meet again at the World Cup.
Brazil reached the Soccer World Cup’s last 16 with a 3-1 win over Côte d’Ivoire on Sunday which was soured by a controversial red card for Kaka.
A British soccer fan who burst into the England team’s changing room on Friday, has been banned from attending any more Soccer World Cup matches.
Johannesburg magistrate’s court recalls Bismarck’s observation that those who love sausages and believe in justice should never see either being made.
Brazil showed their true World Cup colours on Sunday, turning on the turbo to beat Côte d’Ivoire 3-1 in Group G.
Protesting French players boycotted training on Sunday while on the pitch lowly New Zealand sensationally held World Cup holders Italy.
World champions Italy suffered an embarrassing 1-1 draw with underdogs New Zealand in their second World Cup Group F match on Sunday.
Paraguay beat a lacklustre Slovakia 2-0 to move top of Group F on Sunday and close in on a World Cup second round place.
Job-seekers by the thousands signed on for short-term stints as World Cup security guards — only to go on strike early in the tournament.
Marketing people like to think of themselves as "creatives", but last week a few red (or indeed, orange) lines were drawn around their art.
A 2-1 loss to Denmark on Saturday night at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria left the Indomitable Lions with zero points after two games.
Cameroon became the first side to be eliminated from the World Cup after the Indomitable Lions somehow lost 2-1 to Denmark.
Australian forward Harry Kewell was controversially sent off midway through the first half but Australia managed to cling on to a 1-1 draw with Ghana.
Wesley Sneijder was on target as The Netherlands beat Japan 1-0 on Saturday to put themselves on the brink of reaching the second round.
The vitriol has been harsh over the last 48 hours from the pundits, castigating Carlos Alberto Parreira’s tactics against Uruguay.
Tournament teeters between triumph and disaster, not quite living up to expectations of the evangelists, but not fulfilling dire prophecies either.
England delivered one of their worst tournament performances for years when they were held to a goalless draw by Algeria on Friday.
Midfielder Michael Bradley’s late goal sealed the US’s fightback as they drew 2-2 with Slovenia at the Soccer World Cup on Friday.
Fifa expects its provisional income for the 2010 World Cup to be about $3,2-billion (about R24-billion), a spokesperson said on Friday.
Serbia stunned Germany with a 1-0 win after Miroslav Klose was sent off and Lukas Podolski missed a penalty on Friday.
South Africa offered a smiling face on Friday as they prepared for a must-win World Cup clash against fellow strugglers France.
From Helen Zille to Hayibo, people are taking an anti-Fifa stand. <b>Mpho Raborife</b> reports
A Cape Town woman who injured her throat at a vuvuzela blowing competition said on Friday that she was on the mend.