In preparation for South Africa, several World Cup bound teams are playing in friendlies today to physically warmup and mentally prepare for the juggernaut tournament this summer.  Amongst today’s games, fans can look forward to seeing former England coach Sven Eriksson’s Ivory Coast for the first time since he was hired, if Nigeria can overcome [...]

From the Hand of God to his pleading with the Almighty for a win against Peru, Argentine coach Diego Armando Maradona is making a believer out of me. His two month suspension for the now infamous profanity laden press conference wasn’t enough to dampen the power of Argentina’s D10cito.
No, he was not allowed to [...]

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.