Germany beats Ghana 1-0, wins World Cup group JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mesut Oezil scored on a left-footed blast from outside the area Wednesday to give Germany a 1-0 win over Ghana and first place in Group D at the World Cup. Despite the defeat, Ghana also advanced to the round of 16 – taking second place in the group with four points. Australia also...Continue reading »
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Villa’s goals lead Spain over Honduras 2-0 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — David Villa scored two goals as Spain got its World Cup pursuit back on track with a 2-0 victory over Honduras on Monday. Villa beat three defenders in the 17th minute before goalkeeper Noel Valladares got a touch to the Spain striker’s rising shot but not enough to keep it out. Villa...Continue reading »
Brazil beats Ivory Coast 3-1 to reach 2nd round JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Luis Fabiano scored a pair of goals and Elano added another as Brazil beat Ivory Coast 3-1 Sunday to secure a spot in the second round of the World Cup with one match to spare in Group G. Luis Fabiano scored his first goal in six matches for Brazil with a powerful right-footer from inside...Continue reading »
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — The Netherlands is showing it doesn’t have to be flashy to win. Wesley Sneijder scored the only goal Saturday and the Netherlands beat Japan 1-0, its second straight World Cup win and the second time the Dutch couldn’t produce the kind of offensive show they were expected to bring to South Africa. Sneijder’s...Continue reading »
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Algeria held England to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup on Friday, leaving Group C wide open headed into the final game of first-round play. With Wayne Rooney held without a goal for the seventh straight match, England lacked a scoring touch against an opponent fighting to avoid becoming the first nation eliminated from the tournament. England...Continue reading »
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley scored in a furious second-half comeback, giving the United States a 2-2 tie against Slovenia on Friday that kept alive the Americans’ chances of advancing in the World Cup. Slovenia, the smallest of the 32 nations in the tournament, took a 2-0 lead when Valter Birsa caught goalkeeper Tim Howard...Continue reading »
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) — Milan Jovanovic scored one minute after Germany striker Miroslav Klose was ejected Friday, giving Serbia a 1-0 upset win over the three-time World Cup champions. In a game with a tournament-high nine yellow cards, Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic stopped Lukas Podolski’s penalty kick for Germany in the 60th...Continue reading »
POLOKWANE (Reuters) – Mexico pulled off a surprise 2-0 victory over France on Thursday, leaving the 2006 World Cup finalists facing serious risk of elimination in the group stage of this year’s tournament. Substitute striker Javier Hernandez, 22, put the Mexicans in the lead in the 64th minute, springing France’s offside trap before rounding keeeper...Continue reading »
BLOEMFONTEIN South Africa (Reuters) – Vassilis Torosidis scored Greece’s winner as they beat Nigeria 2-1 to seal their first ever World Cup victory and keep alive their chances of progressing from Group B on Thursday. Torosidis pounced in the 71st minute after Dimitris Salpingidis’s first half strike had cancelled out a Kalu Uche freekick for Nigeria,...Continue reading »
JOHANNESBURG — Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat trick and Argentina beat South Korea 4-1 at the World Cup on Thursday, putting the South Americans on the brink of qualifying for the next round. Argentina took the lead in the 17th minute when Park Chu-young deflected in a corner kick from Lionel Messi. Higuain made it 2-0 in the 33rd after Nicolas Burdisso passed...Continue reading »
Uruguay pushes South Africa near elimination PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Diego Forlan scored two goals, helping Uruguay to a 3-0 victory over South Africa on Wednesday that pushed the host team closer to being the first to go out in the opening round of a World Cup. Forlan scored on a deflected 25-yard shot in the 24th minute and converted a penalty kick in the...Continue reading »
DURBAN, South Africa — World Cup favourites Spain crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat to unfancied Switzerland in their opening game of the tournament here on Wednesday. A rock solid defence and a tremendous goalkeeping effort from Diego Benaglio saw the Swiss take the lead in the 51st minute through Gelson Fernandes and sustain wave after wave of pressure to hold on...Continue reading »
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Twice, Brazil was brilliant, and it was enough to edge North Korea 2-1 in a first-round World Cup match. Maicon and Elano scored a goal apiece in the second half and Brazil finally broke through a solid North Korea defense on a frigid Tuesday night. Brazil escaped with a hard-fought victory in the Group G match after struggling to get...Continue reading »
Video Highlights: PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — Ivory Coast drew 0-0 with Portugal at the World Cup on Tuesday, largely outplaying its higher-ranked opponent despite Didier Drogba only coming on as a late substitute. Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo hit the post early, but Ivory Coast otherwise created the better openings. Drogba came on as a 66th-minute...Continue reading »
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Italy opened defense of its World Cup title with a underwhelming, rain-soaked 1-1 draw with Paraguay on Monday. Paraguay defender Antolin Alcaraz scored on a header in the 39th minute of the Group F match. Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi equalized from close range in the 63rd after a miscue by goalkeeper Justo Villar. Already without...Continue reading »
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa—The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon seemed anything but on Monday, as they fell to a much lower-ranked Japanese team that scrapped and eventually capitalized on one of the many lapses of its World Cup Group E opponent. Japan appeared rag-tag, with errant crosses and clearings that sometimes popped straight up in the air. But the Blue...Continue reading »
Bartamaha — Ciyaartii Denmark & Holland ayaa waxaa ka dhacday khalad u keenay dalka Denmark inay gool iska dhaliyaan. Ciyaaryahanka Denmark Simon Paulsen ayaa isagoo difaacaya goosha dalkiisa si khalad ah madaxa gadaal ugu celiyay banooniga, taasoo sababtay in gool uu ka dhasho Denmark. Ciyaartani waxay ku dhamaatay 2 – 0 . Daawo goolkii ay Denmark iska...Continue reading »
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Netherlands surged into the World Cup with one of the globe’s fiercest attacks. It took some luck to get that offense on track. The Dutch got an own goal in the 46th minute and beat Denmark 2-0 on Monday at Soccer City, failing to break through on their own until the 85th, when Dirk Kuyt tapped in a rebound off the post from close range. Well,...Continue reading »
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Germany scored two goals in each half and Tim Cahill was sent off as three-time champion Germany beat Australia 4-0 Sunday in Group D of the World Cup. Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose scored in the first 30 minutes as Australia coach Pim Verbeek’s defensive tactics backfired. Thomas Mueller and Cacau also scored against...Continue reading »
The Black Stars became the first African team to win a World Cup finals match on African soil, defeating the Beli Orlovi. The opening game of World Cup Group D was dramatically won by Ghana, who scored a late penalty to punish a Serbia side whose lack of discipline was ultimately decisive. Though the first half failed to produce any goals, there were chances at either...Continue reading »
