FIFA World Cup News

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The Spanish press rejoiced on Sunday at the national team's "historic" but "agonising" victory over Paraguay that takes them into the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time.

 

Spanish press exults in 'agonising' win

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Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller have really made an impact on the FIFA World Cup™ and even Per Mertesacker says he is surprised at how well they have done.

German youngsters impress Mertesacker

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Uruguay captain Diego Lugano has discussed his race to be fit for the semi-final with the Netherlands and his country's desire to lift the Trophy.

Lugano desperate to make semi

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Dirk Kuyt has dreamt of playing in a FIFA World Cup™ Final all his life, but the Netherlands winger is not looking past Uruguay in the last four.

Kuyt close to realising dream

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Nigel De Jong has to sit-out the semi-final with Uruguay through suspension and has urged his Netherlands team-mates to give him the chance to appear in the Final.

De Jong rues semi-final absence

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FIFA.com looks at the decisive penalties taken at FIFA World Cups, some of which have provoked delight; other of which have caused despair.

The joy and pain of penalties

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Among the for remaining goalkeepers at South Africa 2010, none has made more saves than German No1 Manuel Neuer, who plans to "play for a zero" against Spain.

Neuer plots Spanish shut-out

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Dutch skipper Giovanni van Bronckhorst is more concerned with winning the FIFA World Cup™ than with the style in which the achieve that goal.

Dutch not worried about 'beautiful' football

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Sir Alex Ferguson claims the weight of expectation on Wayne Rooney was to blame for the striker's below par performances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Ferguson defends Rooney

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Germany coach Joachim Low says he has not been surprised by his side's  coming of age at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.

Mature Germany ready to sink Spain