Togo took the early lead with a goal by Mohamed Kader. South Korea answered with a goal off of a free kick by Lee Chun Soo and a goal by Ahn Jung Swan. Emmanuel Adebayor was MIA but Togo was added to the list of possibly underestimated African teams.
Final: South Korea 2-1 Togo

There was a great finish to this Group F clash. Read the blow-by-blow account below and leave your thoughts on the match.
Live: 3 Australia – 1 Japan

Perhaps the Japanese World Cup team didn’t get the memo about not mentioning the war. In a delightful bit of irony, Japan’s World Cup team has been buoyed by the arrival of their good luck dog named Rommel. The miniature dachshund survived the long flight to Germany where he was met by a [...]

People everywhere are waiting eagerly for the next 24 hours or so to pass before we finally kick off the World Cup. One way you can pass the time, naturally, is to stage bizarre World Cup competitions. It is simple, really. Just take any living creatures, choose sides, give them a ball [...]

Croatia’s red and white checkerboard kits are distinctive. It turns out they also have been illegal. Proving that it has nothing better to do with its time, FIFA has ordered Croatia to alter the design of its kits before the start of the World Cup. FIFA demanded the change because the Nike-made [...]

Brazil striker Ronaldo is keeping our Ronaldowatch™ interns busy today. First we learn what he thinks about his expanding waistline. Speaking to reporters, he said he is quite comfortable with a little flab in the middle. “Nobody ever takes about exact numbers, about the percentage of fat. It’s down to a lack [...]

Cheer up, Luxembourg. Your team might have been trounced by Germany 7-0 on Saturday, but at least you didn’t let in 13 goals. That honor goes to the under-20 team of Brazilian club Fluminense, which lost to Brazil 13-1 on Sunday in an exhibition match in Switzerland. The man of the match [...]

One thing we’ve learned from watching Brazil’s World Cup training camp on television is that practices are pretty darn boring. Sure there are some fun moments when the players get to show off their skills, but there’s also countless minutes of standing around, stretching and more standing around. If you are a fan [...]

The Socceroos had a successful send off match in Melbourne, beating Greece 1-0 in front of 95,000 or so fans. Josip Skoko’s goal in the 16th minute proved to be the game winner for Guus Hiddink’s boys. If you are like me and you missed the game, you can read the blow-by-blow account [...]

Ah, the life of a World Cup football player. Not only do you get to play in the world’s greatest sporting event, but you also get to have some fun during training. For the French team, the fun involved a three-hour hike on an alpine glacier Wednesday. I find it hard to [...]