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Okada: We're Up To Paraguay Challenge

Okada: We're Up To Paraguay Challenge

JAPAN coach Takeshi Okada believes his side have the ability to reach their first ever World Cup quarter-final at the expense of an impressive Paraguay side. 29 Jun 2010
Dunga: Stats Count For Nothing

Dunga: Stats Count For Nothing

BRAZIL coach Dunga insists that past records will count for nothing when they come up against Chile in the last 16 of the World Cup at Ellis Park tomorrow. 28 Jun 2010
Ferguson Calls Underperforming Rooney

Ferguson Calls Underperforming Rooney

WAYNE Rooney's form at the World Cup has concerned Sir Alex Ferguson so much the Manchester United manager has taken time out from his holiday to call the England forward. 22 Jun 2010
Extra World Cup Insider Podcast

Extra World Cup Insider Podcast

WE'VE teamed-up with our chums at adidas to produce an extra World Cup special FourFourTwo Insider podcast. 15 Jun 2010
14 Injured In Stadium Stampede

14 Injured In Stadium Stampede

AT least 14 people have been injured after a stampede at a pre-World Cup friendly between Nigeria and North Korea in a Johannesburg township, South Africa police have confirmed. 7 Jun 2010
Antic Expects More Conservative Serbia

Antic Expects More Conservative Serbia

SERBIA coach Radomir Antic has warned fans not to expect any repeats of their 4-3 friendly win over Cameroon when the World Cup campaign begins in earnest. 7 Jun 2010
Demichelis Backs Maradona

Demichelis Backs Maradona

ARGENTINA defender Martin Demichelis has claimed the presence of Diego Maradona is a huge positive, not a negative, for his country's World Cup bid. 7 Jun 2010
Monday D-Day For Robben

Monday D-Day For Robben

HOLLAND boss Bert van Marwijk will have to wait until tomorrow to find out whether Arjen Robben will be fit for the World Cup. 7 Jun 2010
Fifa's Conscience Clear Over Stampede

Fifa's Conscience Clear Over Stampede

FIFA says it is not to blame for a stampede that occurred outside a stadium in Johannesburg today where World Cup finalists Nigeria and North Korea were wrapping up their preparations for the competition. 7 Jun 2010
King Happy To Risk Future To Play Now

King Happy To Risk Future To Play Now

LEDLEY King believes it is worth gambling on his fitness and mobility in later life to play for England in the World Cup. 7 Jun 2010
We Need You For Record Attempt

We Need You For Record Attempt

IF you think you can watch football for 86 hours straight, then we need you to be our FourFourTwo ambassador for a Guinness World Record attempt. 4 Jun 2010
20 Reasons Why We Love The World Cup - Moments of Madness

20 Reasons Why We Love The World Cup - Moments of Madness

SOMETIMES players make headlines for all the wrong reasons at the World Cup. But we think this just adds to the sense of theatre. 3 Jun 2010
Cole Sees The Bigger Picture

Cole Sees The Bigger Picture

JOE Cole insists England having a successful World Cup is more important than his own battle to be part of the final squad of 23 selected on Tuesday by Fabio Capello. 31 May 2010
Prandelli Confirmed As Next Italy Boss

Prandelli Confirmed As Next Italy Boss

FIORENTINA coach Cesare Prandelli has signed a four-year contract to take over as Italy boss when Marcello Lippi steps down after the World Cup. 31 May 2010
Capello Knows His Men To Take On The World

Capello Knows His Men To Take On The World

FABIO Capello has confirmed he knows the names of the players who will carry England's World Cup hopes in South Africa - and they are the same ones he had in mind when he arrived in Austria a fortnight ago. 31 May 2010
Germany's Injury Woes Continue

Germany's Injury Woes Continue

GERMANY'S preparations for the World Cup continue to be dogged by injuries with Heiko Westermann the latest man to be ruled out. 31 May 2010