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Delight and despair as fans watch World Cup final at home

NewshoursBD International desk : As the Netherlands and Spain clashed in the final for the ultimate World Cup glory, football fans in the respective capital cities celebrated in their own unique way, writes Christian Fraser in Amsterdam and Sarah Rainsford in Madrid. In Amsterdam, the flashpoint for World Cup enthusiasm was Museum Square, where one [...]

Puyol puts Spain in World Cup final

(NewshoursBD.com/BBC) : Spain reached the World Cup final for the first time after a second-half header from Carles Puyol secured a narrow victory over Germany after an intriguing match in Durban. Vicente del Bosque’s side won their fourth straight game 1-0 and will now play the Netherlands in Sunday’s final at Soccer City. Spain deserved [...]

World Cup 2010: Uruguay make plans to stop Robben

(NewshoursBD.com/BBC) : Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has drawn up a plan to stop Netherlands forward Arjen Robben in their World Cup semi-final in Cape Town on Tuesday. Sebastian Abreu, hero of the shoot-out win over Ghana, said: “Tabarez has been talking to us about Robben and how to stop a player like him. “But it’s [...]

Argentina thrashed by ruthless Germany

(NewshoursBD.com/BBC) : By Chris Bevan, Cape Town Germany tore Argentina apart to book their place in the semi-finals and, for now at least, end Diego Maradona’s dream of winning the World Cup as coach to go with his victory as captain in 1986. Inspired by Bastian Schweinsteiger and two-goal hero Miroslav Klose, Joachim Loew’s side [...]

Paraguay 0-1 Spain

NewshoursBD desk : David Villa snatched a late winner to book Spain’s first appearance in a World Cup semi-final as they beat Paraguay in a largely disappointing quarter-final tie that nonetheless boasted moments of incredible drama. Villa’s goal after 82 minutes – his fifth of the tournament- struck one post, rolled across the goal-line and [...]

Brazil crash out to Netherlands in World Cup quarterfinals :Netherlands 2-1 Brazil

(NewshoursBD.com/BBC) : The Netherlands produced a stunning second-half comeback to reach the semi-finals as Brazil’s World Cup imploded in a dramatic game in Port Elizabeth. After taking an early lead through Robinho’s cool finish, the pre-tournament favourites were pegged back following an awful defensive mix-up early in the second-half and were found wanting in defence [...]

World Cup 2010: Spain feel under pressure – Del Bosque

NewshoursBD desk : Coach Vicente del Bosque admits Spain are feeling the weight of expectation after edging into the last 16 of the with a fractured 2-1 win over Chile. World Cup favourites Spain face Portugal on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals in South Africa but have still to click in the tournament. [...]

Defoe fires England into last 16

(NewshoursBD/BBC) : England finally made their presence felt at the World Cup by securing the win they needed over Slovenia to reach the last 16, and a clash with arch-rivals Germany on Sunday. Jermain Defoe’s close-range strike midway through the first half was enough to give Fabio Capello’s side the three points they required to [...]

Brazil qualified in last 16

NewshoursBD desk : Brazil qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup with a 3-1 win against Ivory Coast in their Group G clash at Soccer City on Sunday, but had star midfielder Kaka controversially sent off. Kaka was dismissed for a second yellow card in the final minutes for pushing Abdelkader Keita, but [...]

‘Looked for toilet but found dressing room’- England fan

NewshoursBD desk : The fan who burst into the England dressing room at the World Cup says he was looking for a toilet. Pavlos Joseph told the Sunday Mirror he accidentally stumbled across the England players in Cape Town’s Green Point stadium. The incident took place following the team’s 0-0 draw with Algeria on Friday. [...]

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