India won by 7 wickets (with … One has even set up a countdown clock. There's so much more to come and I think they'll prove they are winners on Sunday. ", From Mostafa: "I think the octopus has got it wrong this time. U17 World Cup; UEFA U21 Championship; UEFA U19 Championship; Sudamericano U20; Club; ... World Cup. Expecting a few niggles are we? Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam (see 17:23). I suspect they are not going to have some of the pass issues that we have had on the BBC bus.". 1. Andres Iniesta finds Fernando Torres and he is desperate to create a shooting chance, but Arne Friedrich gets in well to boot the ball behind for a corner. This is not his tournament. Sponsored by the random dice of internet fate, Iker Casillas wants them to “make history”. Then you will be informed of the results of all matches of the league. More frustration for Spain, they just cannot get that final ball right on the edge of the Germany box. Or Spain? Eliminated in Semi-Finals 3 Lithuania: 8–1 4 Serbia: 6–3 Eliminated in Quarter-Finals 5 Argentina: 7–2 6 Spain: 5–4 7 Russia: 6–3 8 Slovenia: 5–4 Eliminated in Round of 16 Preliminary Round Points Average 9 Brazil: 3–3 1.124 10 Australia: 3–3 1.117 11 Greece: 3–3 … ", Right, with our man Jonathan Stevenson preparing to bring you all the latest team news and match action, there's just time for me to offer you my match prediction. Give over. Found inside – Page 54Daily 54 SPORTS 2010 World Cup will stay in S. Africa ' a BANK OF GHANA NOTICE ... RESULTS OF TENDER 986 HELD ON 27TH OCTOBER , 2006 FOR GOVERNMENT OF GHANA ... A little bit like that fan who ran on the pitch before. “My dad is always telling me about the great team of the 70s,” said one fan. With a pool of entrants comprising 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams at the time, the 2010 World Cup shares with the 2008 Summer Olympics the record for most competing nations in a sporting event. As another Spain corner comes to nothing, we enter a minute of added time at the end of the first half. However unspectacular Spain have been so far, they will have the nous to unlock them. When you play Spain it's like playing Barcelona. Lukas Podolski goes down after Sergio Ramos appears to tread on his left foot, the Spanish defender is maybe a bit lucky to get away without a yellow card there. Precious Chilli!". From Fran: "Re 1551: Surely there are two very different sides to the European football story in this World Cup. Texts go to 81111 (UK) and +44 7786200666 (worldwide), Tweets @Stevo_football and there's a 606 page too. Last updated: 1 week ago. ", “Spain stuttered at the start of the tournament, they have created a lot of chances and haven't converted them but I think they have been getting better. Spain What to do? By the way, in the race for the Golden Shoe, David Villa stays in pole position despite his goal-less evening. The Rose Bowl, Southampton. 20 Nov 2020. Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer; 16-Philipp Lahm, 3-Arne Friedrich, 17-Per Mertesacker, 20-Jerome Boateng, 15-Piotr Trochowski, 6-Sami Khedira, 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 10-Lukas Podolski, 8-Mesut Ozil, 11-Miroslav Klose. Neither worked, so tonight I'm going to rely completely on chance. “We know we can play better than we have done so far and we hope to do that in the semi-final. Found inside – Page 138Switzerland has qualified for football's World Cup Finals nine times. Best results: 1934 Quarter final (lost 3–2 to Czechoslovakia) 1938 Quarter final (lost ... This is the first World Cup game with eight or more goals since Saudi Arabia v Germany in 2002 (0-8). James, Bali (impatient Art teacher): "The logos of the Germany & Spain football associations are a great insight into national psyches - Germany's is like a Volkswagan logo on its side (technical & organised), Spain's is like a Miro painting or tourism logo (fantastic and creative). Scorers for South Africa: Tshabalala (55) ... Semi Final. No matter who wins this I can't see them beating Holland who are unbeaten and have won every single game so far. If two or more players score the same number of goals, the number of assists (as determined by Fifa) will be decisive. Can never get enough of it.". Jeez, is it so hard to understand? ", From stillbrighter: "Let's take a moment to be honest shall we? Get ICC World Twenty20 cricket scores, schedule, results, fixtures, highlights, photos, videos and all the details. Argue the toss on that one, why don't you. FT, Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff on Mueller's absence, BBC Sport's Paul Fletcher at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban. See ya. As I have said at 14:01 and was forced to repeat at 14:26, what will decide tonight's score is the random dice of internet fate. Geo-variations and T&Cs apply. It's Spain's fourth shot of the evening - Germany haven't had one yet. Found inside – Page 85Which country won World Cup 2010? ... You're sent off in the fifth minute of the World Cup semi-finals! Move back four spaces! You've set up the winning ... Yep, that CD with the 32 World Cup national anthems definitely needs to be made. Found inside – Page 8THE 2009/10 season will be remembered for shock results and the end of the ... An 8–0 drubbing of Wigan followed by a 1–0 win in the FA Cup final meant that ... The match had t… ... thereafter results read like binary code – 0s and 1s and 1s and 0s – and not much else. From Abbas: "I agree, Pedro has been a gem for Barca this season - if he and Xavi can link up properly, they can cause REAL damage! Germany knock it around at the back and I think this, with 26 minutes gone, is the first time they've been able to do that so far. Found inside – Page 45He gave one of his best performances in the 2010 FA Cup semi-final against Spurs, ... He played in the 2010 World Cup, announced in November 2011, ... A plan from the Germans? From Anon: "Spain to win tonight, the Germans haven't really come up against a top-level organized defense yet. From Lelinho: "On what we've seen Germany should take it, but I have a gut feeling Spain may just try get them down to 10 men and take it from there." This video is not hard to find on t'internet. He wants a penalty and the German box do too, but the ref waves play on. Wiese, Jansen, Aogo, Tasci, Kiessling, Badstuber, Kroos, Cacau, Marin, Gomez, Butt. One man team? Wide, but only by a yard or two. David Villa gets past a defender and drills a cross-shot goalwards from an angle on the right, but Manuel Neuer gets down well to make a routine save. Spain are only three minutes of injury time away from their first World Cup final. World Cup 2011 Three sleepless nights before semi-final - Riaz. Found insideNow, 28 years after their first World Cup, the atmosphere in Tendulkar's home town ... Even qualification for the semi-final that year felt like a triumph. There’s a lot to look forward to today, isn’t there? There's a change apiece, with Mario Gomez coming on for Sami Khedira for Germany and Fernando Torres replacing David Villa for Spain. Mate, if you miss out on selection by virtue of missing a single training session, you're obviously not good enough anyway. This team shows the new face of Germany, thanks to some of the players who were not born in Germany but who have a German passport.”, From johnkluempers: "In a poll on German TV ARD website, 82.22% who answered said Germany would beat Spain. "Three years ago we decided to keep the ball and since then nobody has taken it off us. Joachim Loew's team scored four against both England and Argentina in their previous games and had illuminated the competition with their bold play. It's still cagey. You know, the ones that swing one way and then the other, you think someone's won and then the other hauls it back. There they go. So much so that Juan Cabandie, an ally of President Cristina Kirchner, has suggested erecting a statue of El Diego in the nation's capital. If Germany get back into this, the Barca man will have serious questions to answer. Now then, don’t make me send the boys round. 2010-07-06. greatest number of points in all group matches; greatest number of goals scored in all group matches; greatest number of points in matches between tied teams; goal difference in matches between tied teams; greatest number of goals scored in matches between tied teams; drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee. A Silver Boot and a Bronze Boot will also be awarded. ", "Carles Puyol's header was the best chance of the game so far and he should really have scored from there. Found inside – Page 18The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 18 July 1930 ... semi - finalists in 1930 ; Cuba , quarter - finalists in 1938 ; Korea DPR ... And that, ladies and gentlemen, is my time to hand you back to Johannesburg with Jonathan Stevenson - give him the chat you've been giving me and we're absolutely golden. Go Spain! ", From Anon: "Rarely have I enjoyed a game with so few shots on goal. From footballyf1: "Spain midfield vs German counter-attacking pace, this will be a treat to watch. Germany have not started well - they are being put under so much pressure by Spain on the rare occasions they get hold of the ball. Found inside – Page 45Replaying the final matches from 2003-2009: Although no clear trend is manifested, ... Having a look at the distribution of results that is created when the ... Wondering what it’s like to support a World Cup finalist? You’ve got the form side of the tournament in Germany against probably the best team in terms of players and the way they play. Puyol headed over from a firm Andres Iniesta cross, wasting an excellent chance, while a raking cross-field pass from Xabi Alonso found Sergio Ramos in space, only for the Real Madrid full-back to drill his ambitious shot wide. Xabi Alonso wins the ball from Mesut Ozil but brings the midfielder down too and there's a free-kick for Germany 40 yards out. 2:3. This is what needs to happen for Spain to make it into the final. ", From Sam: "To have two teams in this year's final who've never won before (The Netherlands and Spain) will make it a much greater occasion. So far, 2,997,000 people have attended the first 61 matches at an average of 49,134, with three games left to play. First moment of uncertainty at the back for Spain as Gerard Pique tries to let the ball run out and Miroslav Klose so nearly steals possession, while moments later Mesut Ozil is flagged offside - close call. Advertisement. I know. Found insideSEMI - FINALS Italy Hungary 2 5 Brazil Sweden 1 1 FIRST ROUND Italy 7 Czechoslovakia 2 Germany 5 Austria 3 Spain 3 Switzerland 3 Sweden 3 Hungary 4 USA 1 ... Spain start the half brightly and Sergio Ramos gets Pedro away down the right, but there's only David Villa in the box for him to hit and it flies over the five-goal frontman's head. But he’ll survive.”, BBC sports editor David Bond has been mulling over. a team who had never won the World Cup knocked out one that had. bet365. Spain could also become the first Euro champions to reach the WC final since, ahem, West Germany in 1982. As we football fans get weened off the World Cup like a junkie coming off morphine, ... Uruguay will take on Holland in the first Semi Final, while Spain and Germany will go head to … On we go to the second semi-final to find out who will face the mighty Netherlands in Sunday’s World Cup showpiece occasion at Soccer City in Johannesburg, the place I’ve called home for the last month. From antoniusamadeus: "Gary Lineker says Germans can't win well three times in row, but what about Villa? Toni Kroos sends over two German corners, but they are both resolutely headed away. Replays suggest Ozil was fouled by Ramos, but the kick was just outside the box. Sergio Ramos tries to latch on to a cross into the Germany area and he goes down under a challenge from Lukas Podolski, but there's nothing doing there for Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai. Germany’s turn: they are the first team in 40 years to score four-plus goals in three different World Cup games and they will play their 98th WC match tonight, breaking the record they share with Brazil. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0, after an extra time goal by Andrés Iniesta. World Cup Psychic octopus to retire Paul the octopus, who correctly predicted the outcome of eight World Cup matches in a row, is retiring from the forecasting business. Spain have not scored anything like the number of goals they were expected to - only six from five games, five of them from the right boot of David Villa. I think it will be a good advert for football.”, “Spain remain the natural World Cup favourites. Follow the World Cup trends and all the latest action from South Africa. WI in ENG (1) Innings break. WI (102 ov) 318 . The 2010 World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship between 32 men's national football teams. Or TOR for short... is this an omen for Klose - die Tormaschine? Thoughts? The first saw Villa come within inches of converting a low Iniesta cross, while Ramos was likewise agonisingly close to converting from Alonso's angled pass. ", "Slightly less than three hours until kick-off so perhaps not surprising that there are about a mere 20 fans already in their seats. A Spain attack breaks down and this is where Germany have countered with such devastating speed all World Cup, but this time Lukas Podolski's pass goes astray and Mesut Ozil isn't happy. Del Bosque's team improved on their scrappy performance against Paraguay in the previous round but still struggled to carve out clear openings. As a Forest fan born in July 1980, I’m feeling that chat in all sorts of ways. Become a CNN Super Fan! Spain send on Carlos Marchena for Xabi Alonso. Eng & Arg had very poor defences. Friday 11th June, Johannesburg - JSC 15:00 BST Group A Match. Table World Cup Final. Spain captain Iker Casillas wants them to “make history” by beating Germany and reach the World Cup final. “What has changed is the mentality. Lest we forget that France, Italy and England were abject!". Spain are over-playing it and Vicente del Bosque looks non-too-pleased sat, arms folded, on the bench. ", "A game that always looked too close to pick remains, well, too close to pick. But they have been entertaining some of us with the super passing. ", "I think the better team on the night won and Sunday's game is going to be very, very open.". From Irtiza: "That Spanish starting XI has got seven Barcelona outfield players. Checkout ICC Under-19 World Cup 2010 series Fixtures and Results Online. Just before 19:00 BST, I will roll the random dice of internet fate to find out tonight's score and then let you know. From Karthick Arvinth: "I'm very confident this match-up will live up to its hype. If mum’s busy, dad’d probably say the same, just with less interest. Two of the world's best players, Andres Iniesta and Bastian Schweinsteiger, exchange shirts, while Per Mertesacker looks heartbroken. Found inside – Page 8IN a few hours , the 2010 World Cup will Most fans are keeping their ... England are as reaching the quarter - finals while Cote each country will be at ... ", "The Germans have quality. Everybody has realised they need to move around Xavi to allow him to find his passes. From Glen_Robertson1: "Germany vs Spain. ", "Spain continue to dominate possession as most of us thought they would and they've created a number of opportunities, but Germany are still in the game.". 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Football matches and results Spain play a corner short and then from the right Andres Iniesta fizzes a cross on to the head of his Barcelona captain Carles Puyol - but from eight yards, his diving header flies over the Germany bar. Beautiful football vs a team scraping wins by the odd goal. Oh, Pedro. The winning goal came when Puyol showed great determination to atone for a poor first-half miss by heading home Xavi's corner with 17 minutes remaining. Didn't think so. Watch the game. Oh the agony of choice.....HELP!!!" Er, it's the Dutch, as it happens. His most likely replacement should he be dropped would appear to be Cesc Fabregas - who himself has only just been cleared to play after an injury to his right leg - so Vicente del Bosque certainly has his work cut out. Found inside – Page 237In the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, Canada failed to win a match, losing 42–17 to ... The national side reached their first World Cup semifinal in the ... The pressure was simply relentless. Found inside – Page 19752014 World Cup TOC Previous Next In August 2012, after the retirement of Mark ... 2–1 in Fortaleza In the quarter-final , Sneijder scored the Netherlands' ... Coming up: the random dice of internet fate roll. When you are in a final you want to win. Now it's Germany who enjoy some possession - have they broken the Spanish spirit with their closed ranks? Maybe. The nineteenth FIFA World Cup Finals were awarded to South Africa by the FIFA Executive Committee in Zürich on 15 May 2004. The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. From CB, Kent: "Ha ha, 14:01. ENG. ", "Germany have had a marvellous tournament. “Germany have never before played like this. Tournaments. Tweet this! Possession percentage stats show 53-47 in Spain's favour, which shows you that Germany have come into it more in recent times in Durban. One change apiece, then, as Spain drop striker Fernando Torres and replace him with Barcelona forward Pedro, while Germany bring in Piotr Trochowski on their right for the suspended Thomas Mueller. Auf wiedersehen, adios. Come on: the 606 debate is up and running, the text numbers 81111 (UK) and +44 7786200666 (worldwide) are still working and I'm waiting for tweets @Stevo_football as well. Spain are just eating up the clock. From Stevie_Gray: "The team playing the best football vs the team with the potential to play the best football. Found inside – Page 57We analysed three Italy matches and five Brazil matches of the 2010 World Cup ... artefacts drastically in both their semi-final and third place play-off. We knew Spain were a favourite to win the tournament. Anyway, for those fans lucky enough to actually make it to Durban to see tonight's match, it might just be a little spicy. Send them please to: admin [AT] unitarium.com. FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Regional Supporter GWC marks 500-day countdown. On Twitter: "Germany have proved most dangerous when the other team dominate the ball like Spain is doing. I fear you might be right... hope not though. Found inside – Page 21Date Venue Results 02 Jul Port Elizabeth NED 2–1 BRA 02 Jul ... For the second successive World Cup semi-final, Germany missed a key midfielder, ... Germany? The countdown continues. It's beautifully poised.". From rufus ruffcut: "Against England and Argentina, Germany scored an early goal, which helped them go on to score more on the break. From Sam_Hutchinson: "Germany did this "no possession" game in the last two matches. They just need to hit on the counter attack and shackle Villa. From Glen_Robertson1: "Random dice? Ghana nearly defied expectations to become the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals but, after being awarded a penalty with the score at … Don't worry, I won't dash over just yet. The ways and means to you are three in number - Tweet me @sampatricklyon, text me on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide), or let the chat roam free on 606. From HibaMS: "Re that Schweinsteiger interview (1536): Okay, now I really want Germany to thrash Spain. Check it out. So, ladies and gentlemen, there will be a new winner of the World Cup in 2010. In this tournament, in terms of how we've been playing, we've clearly come on several steps since 2008. Found inside – Page 57The trick was repeated at the start of South Africa's World Cup for Germany's ... for making predictions on the results of matches in the 2010 World Cup. Results. Fabulous header - and not a short pass in sight. We deserved to score more but a Puyol goal put us in the final and we're exultant. I thought we'd been through this before? You know that no countdown is complete without your wholehearted participation, don't you? Perhaps they should have taken Paul Fletcher's lead and got the bus? The start of the second half was a repeat of the first in that Spain passed and probed - but this time they started to seriously threaten Neuer's goal. Dear Paul, remember, has successfully forecast all of Germany’s results in South Africa so far and on Tuesday, to the horror of the watching Deutschland public (who were presumably on tentacles), he plumped for Spain to triumph. He probably won't touch the ball, but he might be leaping around in a few seconds' time. I have to say this stadium looks amazing from all angles. Against Argentina and England they had less possession than either of their opponents - but converted eight of their 13 chances. Germany or Spain? Anthem time. From rshah619: "Can't the clock wind down faster? Time is ticking, what have Germany got left? In the host selection, only African countries may be selected as host of this tournament. World Cup 2010: Spain overcome Germany after Carles Puyol winner. How insensitive of the Spanish players...?! Sportblog World Cup 2010. We try to keep our software free of bugs and errors but Inside a very special stadium in Durban, let's hope a very special World Cup semi-final has just got under way. Vicente del Bosque's outfit are widely regarded as the world's leading pass-masters, and with Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, David Villa (etc etc) in their XI it's not hard to see why, but La Furia Roja have hardly hit their straps yet have they? Who against, though, De Telegraaf? Results of the 2018 World Cup. we do not take any responsibility for any problems caused through the use of these calculators and converters. They've had so much of the ball and in the final third done very little decisive with it. Of course the focus is largely on this evening's game, but feel free to have your say on events from Cape Town on Tuesday as the Netherlands saw off Uruguay to book their first final berth since the 1978 World Cup. “If Germany can contain David Villa in the way they contained Lionel Messi in the quarter-final, I think they can go through.” Consider me told. Friday, 11 June 2010 - Group Stage: Time: Team 1: Team 2: Venue/Result: ... 11 July 2010 - Final: Time: Team 1: Team 2: Venue/Result: GMT20:30: Holland: Spain: 0-1: Related charts / graphs. African Soccerscapes explores how Africans adopted soccer for their own reasons and on their own terms. Pedro's shot from 20 yards is saved by Manuel Neuer and that's the last action of the half. Spain reached the World Cup final for the first time after a second-half header from Carles Puyol secured a narrow victory over Germany after an intriguing match in Durban. Kick-off between Joachim Loew’s lads and Vicente del Bosque’s boys is at 1930 BST inside the equally stunning Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa ™. (But) the team have reacted admirably whenever key players have been missing. Peter, Huddersfield: "Bored. The football has been quite entertaining... well after the first week anyway!". ", From Gordon: "Working for a German company and my colleagues are starting to get edgy ahead of the game. Spain aren't clinical enough.". Cracking start from Vicente del Bosque's team. All my life I've hoped for a moment like this. Groups for the FIFA World Cup - 2010. His replacement in defence – André Ooijer – and fellow central defender John Heitinga were at fault for Brazil's opening goal in the 10th minute, when Robinhowas allo… Why are you being so shy? So disrespectful. Shame on the 17.78% non-believers.". FIFA World Cup Teams by Number of Appearances. Of course, what we also now know for sure is that we will have another all-European final, regardless of whether Spain or Germany emerge triumphant this evening. Found inside – Page 8... for a spot in the 2010 World Cup.25 From the 1938 World Cup onwards, host nations have received automatic qualification to the final tournament. Found inside – Page 186In addition we simulate the score since the result alone is sometimes not ... Table 11.4 Estimatedprobabilitiesfor 2010 World Cup Pr(r2) Pr(qf) Pr(sf) Pr(f) ... You have to wonder, therefore, whether Spain's approach might - in theory - play into Germany's hands, given Die Mannschaft's brilliance on the counter? "It is official ladies and gentlemen, the Spain coach has left their hotel and is on its way to the stadium, police escort and all. "Joachim Loew got it wrong. They look dangerous going forward too, you won't be surprised to learn. Germany work it through to Philipp Lahm down the right and when he plays it infield for Piotr Trochowski, the midfielder's low, well-struck left-foot shot from 25 yards is tipped behind by Iker Casillas. I’m textable on 81111 (UK) and +44 7786200666 (worldwide); Hey, you wanna know something cool? The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005. Lukas Podolski digs out a super cross from the left and it lands on the half-volley for the unmarked Toni Kroos, but he can't get enough power on the shot and Iker Casillas dives to his left to make the parry. What a big night for the greatest sport on earth this is. Did I also mention they have one of the best national sides in the world? "It's fascinating, this. World Cup 2010: The Hand of God belongs to me, says Luis Suárez ... "Now we are in the semi-finals although I was very sad because no one likes to … Found inside – Page 43France's 1958 World Cup best player (ahead of Pelé) and Ballon d'Or winner Raymond Kopa became a cult figure for leading France into the semi-finals. Tonight also sees the game-within-a-game of the race for the Golden Boot, lest we forget. "I think it's Spain who need to make a change because they are powderpuff at the moment.". We still think about that defeat and it still hurts. Found inside – Page 232... 2010 World Cup in South Africa, head coach Okada Takeshi made the bold prediction that Japan would reach the semi-final, in spite of its poor results ... From Woody: "Can't believe it's my pub teams first training session of the summer tonight! It's about £5 to watch a game, they have sellout crowds for each match and you can drink in your seat! Hello, good afternoon and welcome people. Villa is currently three minutes better off than Wesley Sneijder, helped by his substitution this evening. All our online converters are free to use. I don’t ask for you to get involved for the sake of it, I genuinely want to hear from you. Netherlands. It's a huge disappointment. Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary). The obvious criticism is the lack of end product. Two of the least entertaining sides in this World Cup. Haha, do you get it? Help: Soccer results at Soccer 24 offer soccer results, providing also goal scorers, soccer halftime results, red cards, goals and other soccer results information from World - World Cup 2010. I think 4-3-3 will be the way forward. Also in the World Cup news on this, the day they've already dubbed 'Matchday 23': Diego Maradona must decide whether he wants to continue as Argentina boss; Jim Beglin has an ear infection; and leading Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf simply led with "FINAL" this morning. Meanwhile, the US Embassy in Berlin says ambassador Philip Murphy bet his counterpart in Madrid a case of German Riesling wine that Germany will win. … Spain's David Villa, with five, and Germany's Miroslav Klose (four) will be aiming to get on the scoresheet and further their claims on that coveted prize - with only those two, Wesley Sneijder (five) of the Netherlands and Uruguay's Diego Forlan (four) left in the running in all likelihood. "German players from midfield are trying to commit defenders, but it isn't happening the other way around.". Proof? Germany 4 - 2 Costa Rica. Found insideHis best team, arguably, was that at the 2010 World Cup, when they played ... it did cost them against a Mario Balotelli-inspired Italy in the semi-final, ... By the way, if you're interested in warming up for tonight's gargantuan semi-final between Spain and Germany via the medium of video, check out our latest edition of World Football Focus, on which Manish Bhasin, John Motson and Mark Bright give their thoughts on the Durban showdown. Oh yes. A surprise considering his form at Barcelona. Oh, and Gary Lineker too.". Here's a starter for 10: Mark van Bommel, thoughts? As happened in the previous tournament, the defending champions were not given an automatic berth, and Italy had to participate in qualification. Paul the octopus, who correctly predicted the outcome of eight World Cup matches in a row, is retiring from the forecasting business. Found inside – Page 33The semi-final and final matches were packed with lively spectators. ... 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