South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

A rock-solid Paraguay defeated Slovakia 2-0 at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, on Sunday, leaving the Guaranies on the brink of qualification for the World Cup knockout phase. Enrique Vera scored in the first half and Cristian Riveros closed the game late in the second half, giving the Paraguayans a well-deserved victory that took them to [...]

The 2010 World Cup has commenced in the best possible manner for South American teams, who up until now have yet to taste defeat in the group stage (5 wins and 2 draws from seven matches). Traditionally only Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay have made a stand in the competition — winning 9 World Cup titles [...]

Argentina thrashed South Korea 4-1 at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday to become the first team to secure a place in the round of 16 stage of the 2010 World Cup. Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain starred for Los Albicelestes, converting a superb hat-trick to top the scoring charts of the competition. Diego [...]

Uruguay climbed to the top of Group A of the World Cup after crushing hosts South Africa 3-0 before almost 50,000 locals at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Wednesday. The two-time world champions completely dominated their opponents, securing a comfortable victory that puts them in an ideal position to advance to the round of 16 stage [...]

Jean Beausejour scored from close-range in the first half to hand Chile a 1-0 victory over Honduras in their World Cup debut at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Wednesday. With the win Chile put an end to a 48-year wait for their first World Cup victory, and climbed to the top of Group H, which [...]

Brazil opened their World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over a determined North Korea at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Brazil’s goals came courtesy of strikes from Inter Milan defender Maicon and Galatasaray midfielder Elano in the second half. The Koreans pulled a goal back right at the end with a goal [...]

Paraguay took an important leap forward in their 2010 World Cup campaign with a solid 1-1 draw with defending champions Italy at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Monday. Los Guaranies were very organised throughout the game and could have claimed all three points had goalkeeper Justo Villar not made an unconventional mistake when [...]

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi stated on Sunday that his national team don’t depend exclusively on him because anyone in the team can resolve a match. “This national team doesn’t depend on me because it counts with good players and anyone can resolve a match. I also depend on receiving the ball (good supply) and for [...]

Argentina opened their World Cup campaign with a hard-worked 1-0 victory over Nigeria before 50,000 fans at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, on Saturday. Los Albicelestes dominated much of the Group B match, creating several clear-cut opportunities to extend their advantage after Gabriel Heinze gave them an early lead. Diego Maradona’s side started strongly, pushing to [...]

Uruguay were held to a goalless draw by France in a highly frustrating World Cup Group A match played before a crowd of 64,000 at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Friday. La Celeste created a couple of clear-cut opportunities to find the back of the net, however, almost ended up losing the match [...]