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North Korea Aim to Cause More Upsets

North Korea Aim to Cause More Upsets

North Korea became household names in 1966 with an epic run to the World Cup quarter-finals and reached South Africa with an equally incident-packed mammoth qualifying campaign. 27 May 2010
All Whites on a Mission to Upset the Odds

All Whites on a Mission to Upset the Odds

New Zealand are heading to the World Cup this summer for the first since 1982 and the squad have high hopes of progressing past the initial group stage. 27 May 2010
Huh Targets Place In Knockout Stages

Huh Targets Place In Knockout Stages

While it may be eight years ago, South Korea's run to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup is still fresh in the memory of fans and anything less than reaching the last 16 in South Africa will likely be viewed as failure. 27 May 2010
Drogba Puts Game In Perspective

Drogba Puts Game In Perspective

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will go into this summer's World Cup knowing that life is much more important than football. 27 May 2010
Vidic Fronts Up to Tough Test

Vidic Fronts Up to Tough Test

Nemanja Vidic has an understandable desperation to be involved in the 2010 World Cup after injury denied him the chance to participate four years ago. 27 May 2010
Torres Has Eyes on the Prize

Torres Has Eyes on the Prize

Striker Fernando Torres faces an anxious waiting game to discover whether he will get the chance to light up the World Cup in a similar fashion to the way he did when he helped make Spain European champions two years ago. 27 May 2010
Star Names Need to Shine for Elephants

Star Names Need to Shine for Elephants

Four years ago, the Ivory Coast produced an excellent performance at the World Cup, losing narrowly to Argentina and Holland before beating Serbia to announce their arrival on the global stage. 27 May 2010
Kingston Keen to Erase World Cup Heartbreak

Kingston Keen to Erase World Cup Heartbreak

Laryea Kingston was unable to hold back the tears as he sat in a hotel room four years ago to watch Ghana make their World Cup debut. 27 May 2010
Schwarzer Relishing New Lease of Life

Schwarzer Relishing New Lease of Life

Two years ago Mark Schwarzer was written off after quitting ambitious Middlesbrough for struggling Fulham. 27 May 2010
Endo Aims to Drive Japan to Success

Endo Aims to Drive Japan to Success

The World Cup often represents the pinnacle of a footballer's career but for Yasuhito Endo, that dream was soured somewhat in 2006 when he was confined to the bench for all of Japan's three group games. 27 May 2010
Van Persie Vital to Dutch Hopes

Van Persie Vital to Dutch Hopes

Robin van Persie's season of frustration over what might have been with Arsenal could just end with World Cup glory for Holland. 27 May 2010
Derdiyok Determined to Be Swiss Wild Card

Derdiyok Determined to Be Swiss Wild Card

Eren Derdiyok's message for Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is short and sweet - you can count on me. 27 May 2010
World Cup Return Worth the Wait for Bougherra

World Cup Return Worth the Wait for Bougherra

The distance between Algeria and South Africa is 6,891 kilometres. 27 May 2010
Samaras and Co Carrying No Baggage

Samaras and Co Carrying No Baggage

Georgios Samaras insists Greece will go into this summer's World Cup free from the pressure of emulating the heroes of Euro 2004. 27 May 2010
Jong Has Lofty Goals for World Cup

Jong Has Lofty Goals for World Cup

For most footballers, the World Cup is the pinnacle of personal achievement, but for Jong Tae-se it is so much more than that as the North Korea striker hopes to inspire generations in the country of his mother's birth. 27 May 2010
Gallas Still Gunning for World Cup Glory

Gallas Still Gunning for World Cup Glory

William Gallas has always been something of an enigma. 27 May 2010

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