2010 FIFA World Cup :Rampant Germany oust Argentina

2010 FIFA World Cup: Germany are through to the semi-finals after producing another masterful performance to beat Argentina 4-0 at Cape Town’s Green Point Stadium. Diego Maradona’s Albiceleste came into this match with high hopes of avenging their quarter-final defeat in 2006 but they ultimately had no answer to a slick, powerful German side who will now face either Spain or Paraguay in the last 4.

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2010 FIFA World Cup : Top 8 teams to compete

2010 FIFA World Cup: Round 16

2010 FIFA World Cup – 16 Qualifier!

2010 FIFA World Cup: The table below shows the top contenders and the upcoming contenders that will qualify depending on the results of their game face-offs from their respective groups.

• Uruguay (Group-A) 2 wins VS South Korea (Group-B) 1 win: June 26, 14:00 GMT (or) 10 am ET

• USA (Group-C) 1 win VS Group-D Runner-up: June 26, 18:30 GMT (or) 2:30 pm ET

• Group-D winner VS England (Group-C) 1 win: June 27, 14:00 GMT (or) 10 am ET

• Argentina (Group-B) 3 wins VS Mexico (Group-A) 1 win: June 27, 18:30 GMT (or) 2:30 pm ET

• Group-E Winner VS Group-F Runner-up: June 28, 14:00 GMT (or) 10 am ET

• Group-G winner VS Group-H Runner-up: June 28, 18:30 GMT (or) 2:30 pm ET

• Group-F winner VS Group-E Runner-up: June 29, 14:00 GMT (or) 10 am ET

• Group-H winner VS Group-G Runner-up: June 29, 18:30 GMT (or) 2:30 pm ET

The bullets with unnamed country team will reflect upon completion of the groups qualifying events to complete the final 16 top teams of the next round. Indeed, this FIFA World Cup is one of the most exciting ever as we are now seeing surprising teams joining the qualifying 16 and we’ve yet to see top teams like Italy and Brazil to join the final 16 for this season of 2010 FIFA World Cup.

2010 FIFA World Cup:Four matches in FIFA world cup today

2010 FIFA World Cup: Four matches will be played in FIFA World Cup today. Sylvania will face England and America will take on Algeria in group C.

In group D, Germany and Ghana will play against each other whereas Australia will face Serbia in group D.

In the matches played on Tuesday, Argentina and South Korea reached into knock out round and South Korea became the 1st Asian team reached into the knock round.

2010 FIFA World Cup: Argentina's Lionel Messi 'Embarrassed' By Comparisons To Diego Maradona

Argentina star Lionel Messi has declared that he is embarrassed to be compared to FIFA World Cup winning legend and current coach Diego Maradona.

The Barcelona forward and current FIFA World Player of the Year is often judged against the abilities of the past master Maradona but Lionel Messi says he doesn't like the comparisons, labeling them an "offense" to 'El Pelusa'.

The talismanic 22-year-old also declared that he still has to prove himself at a FIFA finals to be considered amongst the greats.

"I do not like it. I am embarrassed that I get compared to Diego. It's an offense [to him]. To be the best player in the world I have to prove it at the World Cup," Lionel Messi is quoted as saying by Sport before adding that he is proud to represent the Albicelestes.

"I’m Argentine and I like to play for my country."

Argentina kick off their World Cup campaign vs. Nigeria on June 12.

Monday May 24th Friendlies Schedule: FIFA World Cup Warmup Begins

Once the Champions League final is done and dusted tomorrow, that’s pretty well it for big time domestic football.

Whoever is holding the big-eared trophy on Saturday night will be celebrated on Sunday, but once Monday comes it’s all about FIFA World Cup build up again.

Not least because that’s when the proper FIFA World Cup warm up games begin.

On Monday 24th May we have got the following games to look forward to:

Australia v. New Zealand

Japan v. South Korea

Portugal v. Cape Verde Islands

Argentina v. Canada

England v. Mexico