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CAPE TOWN: Playmaker Wesley Sneijder inspired Netherlands to a 3-2 victory over battling Uruguay on Tuesday that sent them back to the World Cup final after a 32-year wait where… Read more »

JOHANNESBURG: Midfielder Mesut Oezil’s second-half strike fired Germany to a 1-0 win over Ghana on Wednesday and into the World Cup last 16 where old enemies England will be waiting…. Read more »

PORT ELIZABETH: Striker Jermain Defoe rescued England’s stuttering World Cup campaign with a first-half strike that was enough to beat Slovenia 1-0 in Group C on Wednesday and book a… Read more »

POLOKWANE: Martin Demichelis struck a late goal to set up Argentina for a 2-0 World Cup win over Greece Tuesday, top spot in Group B and a second-round showdown with… Read more »

BLOEMFONTEIN: South Africa overcame a dispirited France team, who were reduced to 10 men for more than an hour, to win 2-1 in their last World Cup Group A match… Read more »

CAPE TOWN: A woeful England failed to find the killer touch in a disappointing 0-0 draw with Algeria on Friday, putting them under huge pressure to beat Slovenia in their… Read more »

NELSPRUIT: Chile face Honduras in their opening Group H match on Wednesday on the 48th anniversary of their last World Cup victory with a golden opportunity to rid themselves of… Read more »

Cristiano Ronaldo insisted that Portugal played well and were the side gunning for three points in the 0-0 draw with Ivory Coast. “We knew the Ivory Coast would not attack… Read more »

RUSTENBURG: New Zealand defender Winston Reid headed an equaliser in the dying seconds to earn a 1-1 draw with Slovakia and secure his country’s first ever World Cup point in… Read more »

JOHANNESBURG: Portugal winger Nani was ruled out of the World Cup on Tuesday with a left shoulder injury, the Federation said in a statement. “After tests we conclude he is… Read more »