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Read the Spain v Paraguay preview. Spain 1-0 Portugal 2010 FIFA World Cup 29 June 2010 Spain would fail to convert several chances but a second half goal from David Villa moved them into the quarterfinals. The Spanish had much …

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Join Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg on the latest edition of the pint-size Soccerlens World Cup Podcast. The duo do their best to analyse what went wrong for England and what the future holds for Fabio Capello and his boys …

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Morning all, and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Today sees the start of the World Cup proper, with the first (and second) of the last 16 ties taking place this afternoon. It’ll be good to see …

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In a sentence Off-colour Spain are helped to victory by  a mad dash from Chile’s keeper and an early sending-off.   Not looking like favourites Spain are another European team who have been poor in the group stages (at least …

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Chile 1-2 Spain 2010 FIFA World Cup 25 June 2010 Spain would get two first half goals and hang onto their lead as they won Group H and advanced to the next round. Chile also advanced despite the loss as …

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The rights and wrongs of foreign managers of national teams. Where do you stand on it?

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Good day all and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. The big(gest) news today is that England’s ‘rabble-rouser’ John Terry, after a full day of brave defiance, has fallen back in line following his ‘player power’ speech …

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Fernando Torres and Pepe Reina discussed the current state of their Spanish side after their shock loss to Switzerland. Torres stressed putting the Swiss game behind them, the importance to stay true to their unique style and his side’s preparation …

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Good morning, and may I once again welcome you all to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Yesterday we saw the first proper shocker of the tournament, as the unfancied Swiss ‘did a number’ on Spain, lulling them into …

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Spain 0-1 Switzerland 2010 FIFA World Cup 16 June 2010 The favorites heading into the 2010 World Cup, Spain, were shocked by the Swiss in their first group stage match of the tournament. Despite dominating possession and most stats, Spain …

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Iker Casillas Fernández is the captain of la furia roja, current European Cup holders, Spain. He has been the Spanish first-choice keeper for over 10 years. Iker grew up in the Real Madrid youth system. On Wednesday night, Spain opens …

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Now I can point to endless articles I have written on here that have been so on the money, in terms of their predictions/forecasts, that it’s scary! Only recently I predicted the demise of Benitez and that Chelsea would win …

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