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Now that the World Cup is over and the players are returning home for a couple of weeks of vacation and then joining their respective clubs for training and the pre-season. Managers will looking at the players that out-shone the …

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With so many of the ‘big guns’ misfiring at this summer’s World Cup, I thought it was high time to take a look at some of the ‘lesser lights’ that have sparkled in South Africa. Below are the 20 players …

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Morning all, and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. There’s a bit of a strange hush falling across the planet today, as we face the first football-less day in nearly three weeks – and I tell ya, …

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Read the Paraguay v Spain preview. Paraguay 0-0 (5-3) Japan 2010 FIFA World Cup 29 June 2010 It would go down to a penalty shoot-out in the penultimate round of 16 match as Paraguay edged Japan. The match didn’t have …

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Paraguay vs Japan Round of 16, 2010 World Cup Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Tuesday, 29 June 2010 1500 (BST) / 1600 (Local Time) Watch Paraguay vs Japan live online. Match Preview Paraguay’s knockout opponents will be group E runners up …

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So here we are….2 weeks and 48 games into South Africa 2010 and if I had to sum up the World Cup so far I’d say it has been nothing but a load of balls! Or to be more specific…..a …

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Check out the latest pint size Soccerlens World Cup Podcast with Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg. The two journalists study the tactical strengths and weaknesses of England and Germany ahead of their winner takes all clash in Bloemfontein on Sunday, …

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Buon giorno and welcome, one and all, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. It may have caught your attention that the reigning champions Italy did a bit of a whoopsie last night, failing to overturn ‘little’ Slovakia (see …

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Denmark 1-3 Japan 2010 FIFA World Cup 24 June 2010 Japan would move into the knockout stage with a great 3-1 victory over Denmark. The Asian side started off quickly with goals from Keisuke Honda in the 17th minute. They …

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And lo, we find ourselves face-to-face once more. Welcome, friends, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. It would appear that, despite bravely limiting Mexico to only two goals the other night, all is not well within the French …

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Netherlands 1-0 Japan 2010 FIFA World Cup 19 June 2010 The Dutch would move to six points in Group E with a solid 1-0 win over Japan on Saturday afternoon. The match would remain scoreless until the second half as …

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Good afternoon all, and welcome once again to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens, where you can sate all your World Cup needs in one easy-to-swallow dose. Here’s the best of today’s South African-hued tidbits… (If you would like …

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