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Mon, July 12th 2010

Spain’s 8 goals in 7 games is the lowest total by 3 goals - quite some distance. England in 66 and Brazil in 94 previously held the record with 11.

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Spain edge poor final

Spain 1 - Holland 0

A goal from Iniesta minutes from the end of extra time settled a poor World Cup final.

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Mon, June 14th 2010

Should Heskey start against Algeria?

Despite a good performance against USA, Heskey’s weaknesses are impossible to hide.

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Sat, June 12th 2010

Green slip gives USA draw

England 1 - USA 1

A calamitous slip from England’s Rob Green gifted USA a draw after England took an early lead.

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Fri, June 4th 2010

England captain Rio Ferdinand will miss the World Cup after suffering ligmament damage to his left knee in the team’s first training session in South Africa.

Steven Gerrard will now take over as England captain for the tournament.

From: BBC

Ferdinand will be replaced by Spurs’ Michael Dawson.

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Tue, June 1st 2010

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott was the surprise omission from Fabio Capello’s 23-man England World Cup squad.

Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Michael Dawson, Leighton Baines and Tom Huddlestone also miss out.

From: BBC

The final squad is:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham).

Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).

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Sun, May 30th 2010

England v Japan

England 2 - Japan 1

An experimental England rely on 2 own goals as they scrape a victory against Japan.

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Sat, May 29th 2010

World Cup memories: Brazil 82

Brazil 1982: the best team never to win?

The Brazil team of Espana ‘82 were arguably one of the best attacking teams Brazil had ever produced. Defending was a different matter…

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Capello names team for final warm-up

Capello gives Bent and Huddlestone starts against Japan

What clues are there for England’s South Africa 2010 squad?

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Thu, May 27th 2010

Who’s on the plane

The Fan chooses its 22 for South Africa

With one more friendly against Japan before the World Cup, who should Capello take, and who should be staying at home?

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