Ghana win 2-1 with a slightly dodgy penalty. USA out, Ghana through. Good effort from the Americans, but their tactics were maybe a little too timid. Ghana are the only African team to go through.
Final: Ghana 2-1 United States

It is all over and Italy wins it. The Azzurri got the job done in a must win game and they are through to the round of 16. You can read the blow-by-blow below and leave your comments about the match and the teams.
Final: Czech Republic 0-2 Italy

One of the things I like the most about the World Cup is that it is just that – a world’s event. Countries both big and small, rich and poor, new and old, are able to compete with one another regardless of their history, their culture and their standing in the global economy. [...]

Good golly, Thursday is a huge day of World Cup football. Brazil is the only team playing today that is guaranteed a spot in the round of 16. The seven other teams are all still mathematically alive. With two games going on at the same time, you will need at least four [...]

Argentina, Netherlands, Ivory Coast and Serbia and Montenegro – before the World Cup kicked off Group C was tapped by most of the football world as the Group of Death. But death came quickly to two of the four teams with Ivory Coast giving a good showing and Serbia and Montenegro’s vaunted defense proving [...]

USA held on to draw 1-1 after the game was reduced to 9 v 10 by a ref who just couldn’t stop showing off his red card.
Final score: Italy 1-1 United States

We have ourselves an upset. The Black Stars of Ghana have knocked off the Czech Republic to make Group E very, very interesting. You can read the blow-by-blow below and as always feel free to leave your thoughts about the match.
Final: Ghana 2-0 Czech Republic

An entertaining match ends with the favored Italy winning 2-0. Ghana held their own in this one and there was no shortage of action. Check out the play-by-play below and leave your thoughts about the match.
Live: Italy 2-0 Ghana

USA absolutely demolished by a classy Czech Republic team in this World Cup’s first one sided game. Nedved and Rosicky were both outstanding, though Koller picked up a nasty looking hamstring injury.
Full Time: USA 0-3 Czech Republic

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 [...]