Quarter-final Preview: The Case For Upsets

Though each match has a solid favorite, upsets are sure to occur, says Emmett Williams.

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A case of 16

Footballing World scours for the likely qualifiers into the quarter-finals, the matches of the round and one for the underdogs.

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Gladiatorial Clash Serves As Euro Taster

The big nations had better get used to group stage clashes ahead of Euro 2008, writes Mike Martin.
It’s Argentina v Holland tonight. No, not a semi final, but an […]

Group Stage Final Match Previews

Who’s in the next round, which nations are on hold and who is heading home?
The first two rounds of the World Cup have contained few surprises, some disappointments, and only […]

Goals of the World Cup

I don’t think anyone can remember a World Cup with so many great goals in such a short period. The group stages are still to be concluded but already there […]

“Oh Bugger” (Everybody except Argentina, 2006)

Mike Martin hopes Argentina’s thrashing of Serbia & Montenegro will spur on the rest of the tournament’s big contenders.
After about seventy minutes, Argentina started to play games with the Serbians […]