Sweden snatched a late goal to draw England. England defended terribly from set pieces and corners, while Rooney looked pissed about being taken off just after halftime. England finish top of the group with 7 points, and Sweden join then in the Round of 16 with 5 points. Thanks for all your comments and looking [...]

Paraguay closes the door on the Soca Warriors’ dreams with a solid victory. Both teams are out of the Would Cup. You can read the play-by-play below and leave your comments on the match.
Live: Paraguay 2-0 Trinidad and Tobago

Today we kick off four straight days where there are four matches played. If you don’t have two televisions lined up side-by-side you’ll want to get your setup in place because two games will be played simultaneously and you won’t want to miss any of the action as the drama unfolds. Today might [...]

Another late winner. Freddie Ljungberg headed home for Sweden in the 88th minute, giving them a very good chance of going through.
Full Time: Sweden 1-0 Paraguay

England gains its second win of the 2006 World Cup with a lackluster perfomance against a plucky team from Trinidad and Tobago. Read all of the play-by-play below and leave your thoughts on the game.
Final: England 2-0 Trinidad and Tobago

For all of you putting your money down on Italy to win the World Cup you’ll want to factor this into the equation: the team will not have holy water on its bench. In 2002, Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni kept holy water in plastic bottles on the bench. This time coach Marcello Lippi [...]

Trinidad and Tobago tied Sweden 0-0 in their first World Cup match ever. Playing a man down for most of the second half, the Soca Warriors hung on to get a point. Follow all the play-by-play below and leave your comments about the match.

England comes away with a 1-0 win against Paraguay. See the blow-by-blow account below and feel free to leave your comments about the match.

Take a gangly 6-foot-7 striker, add a dance that hasn’t been popular for 20 years and include a country desperate for a World Cup title and the result is genuine sensation. We’d hate to think that goal celebrations have already peaked before the World Cup but when you watch Peter Crouch in action below [...]

There’s news today out of England that Wayne Rooney used his dinged foot to kick a ball and that he might kick a ball again on Monday. This naturally has set off a wave of hysteria with money flooding in on the Rooney to play in World Cup bet. The tension will only [...]