Month: June 2010

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….

Brazil got off to a good start earning all three points from their opening fixture against Korea DPR a.k.a. North Korea. Ivory Coast, on the other hand, kept level with Portugal.

The Group F is perfectly balanced at the moment with all teams having drawn their opening game and scored one goal each.

To be a goalkeeper requires more than just agility and a safe pair of hands, but mental strength, more self belief than your average multi-million record selling diva and a…

Manchester City are pulling out all the stops to strengthen their squad this summer, and while one Spain-based player is all but signed, sealed, and delivered, City might not yet…

The Mail has a story today about a 29-year-old woman who blew the vuvuzelas too hard and as a result ruptured her throat. The lady says: ‘I had never blown…

Morning everyone and welcome, welcome, once again welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Apologies if none of today’s news makes sense, I think a part of my…

Cameroon and Denmark have both lost their opening games to Japan and Netherlands respectively. Although FIFA ranks Cameroon (19) over Japan (45) but on the day the Samurai Blues got one up on the Indomitable Lions. And well, Netherlands is just a better team than Denmark – the Danes were lucky to get out of it with just a 2-0 loss in my opinion.

Daniele De Rossi of the Azzurri was the protagonist of the first group round match against Paraguay. He accepted blame for the Paraguayan goal and scored the equalizer. He commented…

In a sentence Precious few chances for either side as confident Algeria hold England. Heskey is effective but the front-line isn’t working Emile Heskey has been as good as any…

England 0-0 Algeria 2010 FIFA World Cup 19 June 2010 England would once again struggle in the attack as they were held to a 0-0 draw against Algeria. It was…

Well, if you watched the train wreck this morning, you’ll know why. The gaping maw of Coulibaly’s face is the last thing Jozy Altidore wanted to see post-match after Edu’s…

Slovenia 2-2 USA 2010 FIFA World Cup 18 June 2010 The United States would storm back in the second half from an 0-2 deficit and denied a win by a…

Germany 0-1 Serbia 2010 FIFA World Cup 18 June 2010 Serbia would get a crucial win in Group D over Germany on Friday afternoon at Port Elizabeth. The match was…

I know it’s a bit late but we just couldn’t resist it after we have been crazy about this song around the same time that the 2010 version of the…

I know it’s a bit late but we just couldn’t resist it after we have been crazy about this song around the same time that the 2010 version of the…

It would appear that all and sundry are claiming Fulham manager Roy Hodgson to be the prospective candidate that the Liverpool board would prefer to see succeed Rafa Benitez at…

Check out the latest episode of the pint size Soccerlens World Cup Podcast with Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg. Ahead of England’s big match against Algeria the duo debate Fabio Capello’s…

Real Madrid are being linked with a raid on the Premier League for a Liverpool star this morning, although it’s not the one you’re probably thinking of. New Real coach…

Football and poetry don’t go along too often. Even the wittiest and the cleverest of managers (hint: Jose) have never used poetry in anyway and we know usually football fans…

Bienvenue and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. The big story from yesterday was France‘s abject performance against Mexico, that saw El Tri post their first ever…

Federico Marchetti will replace the injured Gigi Buffon for the Azzurri against the All Whites of New Zealand on Sunday afternoon from Nelspruit. Buffon’s herniated disc and sciatic nerve problems…

Round 2 of the group stage has officially begun, if you want to call it that. With Mexico beating France this afternoon, things are beginning to shape up in some…

France are on the verge of elimination from the FIFA World Cup as they were humbled 2-0 by Javier Aguirre’s Mexico who fully deserved their victory. Les Bleus were appalling…

Serbia need at least a point from this game and will be hoping that Australia can nick points off Ghana, otherwise it’ll be curtains for them at this World Cup. Germany, on the other hand, know that a victory will secure qualification and put them in the second round alongside the likes of Mexico and Argentina.

After a surprising draw with England, the U.S. soccer team now finds themselves in a much different position: the favorite. The opposition, Slovenia, goes into the game as a confident underdog, knowing that even a defeat would not eliminate them from contention.

Because of this difficult position, a loss by the U.S. team suddenly seems more than possible, and perhaps likely.

France 0-2 Mexico 2010 FIFA World Cup 17 June 2010 Mexico would get an important win to move one step closer to the knockout stage while France continued to struggle….