Old order reasserts itself

World Cup 2006: The Review
After the mind-blowing number of upsets at the previous World Cup, the 2006 tournament - with the odd exception - saw football’s established names rule once more. And, though defences ruled and there were a lack of enthralling matches, there is still much to remember from the 2006 World Cup - […]

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.

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 two nations (Argentina and Spain) truly putting their hat in the winners ring. Going into the final round for each group, there are still qualification […]

Call Me Picky…

Only a cretinous curmudgeon would find a reason to moan after Ghana’s tremendously entertaining 2-0 win over the Czech Republic. Why, Mike Martin, as I live and breathe…
Yeah, yeah, great fun, attacking football, end-to-end action, blah blah blah. I want to have a whinge.

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