It doesn’t get much more dramatic than what we saw in Tuesday’s semifinal with Italy pulling out the victory in extra time, but perhaps the final can top it. If you look at the two potential matches, Italy vs. France or Italy vs. Portugal, which one do you think would produce the best final? [...]

If you are fan of one of the 28 teams no longer playing in the World Cup, you are faced with a tough decision. Do you adopt one of the four teams that are left or do you simply enjoy the action from a neutral point of view? Of the four teams that [...]

Some players had a lot of hype heading into the World Cup and their performance during the competition has gone a long way to justify it. Others were expected to lead their teams to glory but their play was less than spectacular and their teams are sitting at home right now.

And then there were four. We’ve worked our way down from 32 teams to just four, each a mere two wins away from lifting the World Cup trophy in Berlin on July 9. Some of you nailed your quarterfinals predictions from last week, while others were off the mark. The vast majority [...]

Sixty games down and only four more to go before we bring a close to the 2006 World Cup. The semifinal matchups are set with Germany and Italy slugging it out on July 4 in Dortmund, and Portugal and France on June 5 in Munich.

Before the World Cup began, most oddsmakers had Brazil, Germany, Argentina, England and Italy as the top picks to win it all. Indeed, each of those teams is still alive and just three wins away from lifting the trophy in Berlin on July 9.

The eight teams that are in the quarter-finals of this year’s World Cup bring a lot of history and tradition to the competition. They also have been involved in some of the more memorable games in World Cup history. All of this makes for some delicious potential match ups for the final.

We’re down to eight teams, each only need three more wins to lift the World Cup trophy. The final eight features some of the biggest name countries in international football. We have past champions, the defending champion and the host country still left.

Another day, another controversial red card and decision by the referee. Even with ten games left to be played in the World Cup, there have already been a record number of red cards handed out. Throw in an unbelievable amount of yellow cards and seemingly at the end of every day fans from [...]

Fifty-two games have been played and we have twelve more to go. Not every game has been a thriller, but there certainly hasn’t been a lack of excitement. When you look back over the past 17 days of action, how would you rate this World Cup so far?