Australia fans will be disappointed in the events of the match but ultimately proud of the way their team held on and continued to push forward throughout the game.  Initially, the Aussies were off to a near-perfect start with the first 10 minutes seeing many scoring opportunities while Ghana seemed content to sit back and [...]

Moving through the groups at a pace now, and we find ourselves in Group E. Time to put our necks out and say who we think is going to get through this one. I haven’t been finding it too easy to rank the teams in each group from 1-4, and E is not really an [...]

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