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Schweinsteiger ‘humbled’ by the Spanish
The Spanish really rubbed their victory in Bastian Schweinsteiger’s face as he was giving an interview. Poor guy.
Uruguay vs Germany: World Cup Third-Place Play-off Preview
The two defeated, deflated semi-final losers will have to rejig themselves and climb back into the saddle for one last swansong, as the World Cup’s final running order is still in need of settling.
World Cup News: Paul’s 100% Record Continues As Spain Reach The Final
Buenos dias a usted and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Spain raised their game (slightly) to beat Germany in last night’s semi-final clash, but I’m afraid they actually had precious little say in the outcome of the game – as their fate had already been sealed by a certain clairvoyant mollusk….
Germany 0-1 Spain – Video Highlights
Germany 0-1 Spain 2010 FIFA World Cup 7 July 2010 Spain would move into their first ever FIFA World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Germany. The score was the same as the 2008 Euro Final but this time it was Carlos Puyol who would score the winning goal. The opening match didn’t have…
Has European Flair Triumphed Over South American Pragmatism?
Ah! There’s that word again. ‘Pragmatism’. It surely is the most overused term at this summer’s World Cup and probably for a good reason. Whereas as beforehand I’d only ever heard it used in a footballing context by the more ‘scholarly’ amongst the punditry circle, this summer the word has found it’s way into the…
World Cup News: Diego Maradona Is Completely Monumental!
Morning all and welcome, once more, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. In what may turn out to be the smallest statue ever conceived, the Argentinian house of congress is mulling over a proposal to erect a monument in honour of diddy ‘ickle Diego Maradona – presumably for his services to the drug…
Frank Lampard’s Denied Goal – Linesman explains his position
Mauricio Espinosa, the referee’s assistant during the England vs Germany quarterfinal match, gave an interview to Ovacion, an online portal of the El Pais newspaper from Montevideo, Uruguay shortly after his return from South Africa. Espinosa discussed the actual apparent goal by Frank Lampard, the nature of refereeing, how he didn’t see a replay at…
The Renaissance of German Football
Brazil, Spain, Argentina, England and Holland. These were the five nations who were most people’s favourites to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Only Spain and Holland are left as Germany accompany the Spaniards in the eagerly-anticipated semi-final. But it is not the guile of Spain which has left the world drooling or the classy Dutch. It…
Germany v Spain: Historic excellence vs pure talent
Historically, there’s no comparison between Germany and Spain. Except for 1930, 1938, 1950 and 1978 Germany has been right up there in the final stages of the World Cup. Three quarterfinals, four semifinals, four runners up and of course three times champions out of their 17 appearances. Whereas, Spain was fourth in 1950 and reached…
World Cup News: Fidel Castro Doesn’t Fancy Holland Much!
Welcome once more to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Today’s ‘Who Asked You?’ award goes to former Cuban prime minister Fidel Castro, who wins hands-down for his oddly selective summary of the Netherlands victory over Brazil (see below). For example, where many saw Felipe Melo petulantly stamping all over Arjen Robben‘s upper thigh,…
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