NU Mad - World Cup Report - Monday

Last updated : 21 June 2010 By Footy Mad - Editor

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With Ledley King injured and Carragher suspended, coach Fabio Capello confirmed Upson will play in Port Elizabeth.

Capello was left to choose between Upson and uncapped Tottenham defender Michael Dawson who was called up as a late replacement for injured captain Rio Ferdinand.

King sustained a groin injury against the US which ruled him out for three weeks.

His replacement Carragher picked up bookings against both the US and Algeria which has resulted in a one-game ban.

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Frank Lampard insists England and Chelsea team-mate John Terry spoke out about Capello because he wants to "hit things head-on".

Lampard: "I don't think anyone wants to give too much away about what was said.

"I think it's been particularly overdone in terms of a 'crisis meeting'...but I understand what John Terry was saying because he's passionate like that, as a player as a person.

"Every person deals with things differently. Some won't say much and others want to hit things head-on.

"But people want to see a reaction and people have said he (Terry) has said some positive things.

"We'll try to hit things head-on on the training ground.

"It's always been the same thing with football - you have your up and down moments.

"I've really enjoyed working with him and, yes, I would like him to stay.

"I've been lucky enough to work with some fantastic managers and Fabio Capello is right up there.

"The meeting was just the manager dealing with the Algeria match and we moved on.

"I'm not a rebel - but I've had my moments! The fact I'm seen as 'a rebel' baffles me.

"It was lads sitting down talking about the game. That's the only way I've known a team to talk about results. Socialising is a completely normal thing.

"I'm sure he's spoken to certain individuals because there are times he's done it to me.

"He's a strong manager and his style is very strong but we respect him very much, have faith in him and have faith we'll win on Wednesday."

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BRAZIL 3 IVORY COAST 1

Kaka was controversially sent off as a brace from Luis Fabiano and an Elano strike helped Brazil ease to a 3-1 victory in their battle with Ivory Coast at Soccer City.

Didier Drogba grabbed a late goal for the Elephants, but the game was marred by the late dismissal of Kaka for an off the-the-ball foul on Kader Keita.

It came too late, though, for the Elephants to respond as they slipped to defeat that leaves them with just a point in Group G, while Brazil now have six.

Chelsea forward Drogba, a second half substitute in the goalless draw against Portugal last week, was named in the starting line-up by coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, while Brazil were unchanged for the much-anticipated encounter in Johannesburg.

The South Americans had a chance inside the opening 60 seconds when a quick break through the middle ended with Robinho sending a dipping shot narrowly over Boubacar Barry's goal from 30 yards.

The Elephants had three free-kicks in dangerous positions on the right, but the quality of delivery was poor, including one from Drogba that flew over.

When Emmanuel Eboue did manage to send over a decent set-piece from the left, Julio Cesar punched the ball away.

At the other end, Gilberto Silva smashed an Elano corner from 12 yards out into a defender after 19 minutes, before the deadlock was eventually broken by Luis Fabiano six minutes later.

Robinho and Kaka were heavily involved in the build-up with the Real Madrid midfielder threading a neat final pass to the striker to blast home from six yards out on the right.

The goal initially deflated the Africans, but Aruna Dindane and then Eboue sparked some life back into their attack with decent long-range efforts before half-time.

Five minutes after the restart, the advantage was doubled by Luis Fabiano, who looked to have used his arm to control the ball in the build-up.

The initial problem was created when Siaka Tiene allowed the ball to bounce, letting the striker take charge and beat two defenders, before volleying home.

Drogba should have grabbed a goal straight back for his side, but could only head Dindane's cross wide.

The former Portsmouth striker was immediately replaced by Yao Gervinho, but it was Brazil that continued to press.

After Kaka's close-range effort was punched away by Barry, the Ivorian goalkeeper was helpless to stop Elano scoring a third - the Madrid midfielder providing a telling low pass from the right that was guided in by Elano at the far post.

That goal came after 65 minutes and shortly afterwards Maicon sent a low 20-yard shot into the side-netting with Brazil well on top.

With nothing to lose, Eriksson threw on Ndri Romaric, who almost made an instant impact with his driving 20-yard shot only parried by Cesar.

Drogba finally made his mark in the 79th minute in a move inspired by Gervinho.

The Lille striker ran almost the length of the pitch and then, after being stopped in his tracks, pulled the ball back to Yaya Toure to lift over a good cross for the Chelsea forward to head home.

The game got slightly scrappy late on and Kaka received his marching orders after being shown a second yellow card.

Cheik Tiote forced Cesar to tip over a late effort but the game was decided by then.

BRAZIL: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos,Elano (Dani Alves 67), Silva, Felipe Melo, Kaka, Luis Fabiano,Robinho (Ramires 90).

Goals: Luis Fabiano 25, 50, Elano 62.

IVORY COAST: Barry, Demel, Toure, Zokora, Tiene, Dindane (Gervinho 54), Eboue (Romaric 72), Toure Yaya, Tiote, Kalou (Keita 68), Drogba.

Goal: Drogba 79.

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ITALY 1 NEW ZEALAND 1

World champions Italy needed a controversial penalty from Vincenzo Iaquinta to claim a 1-1 draw against World Cup minnows New Zealand in Nelspruit.

The Juventus forward hauled Italy level following a debatable decision after former Halifax striker Shane Smeltz had handed New Zealand a shock early lead at the Mbombela Stadium.

Italy dominated a compelling Group F contest thereafter but could not find a way past outstanding goalkeeper Mark Paston.

The surprise result keeps alive New Zealand's hopes of reaching the second round for the first time in their history and leaves Italy with much still to do.

The All Whites, buoyant after their last-gasp equaliser against Slovakia, made the perfect start as Smeltz crept into the box to give them a seventh-minute lead.

Italy coach Marcello Lippi had warned New Zealand's greatest threat would come from set-pieces and his side were caught out as Simon Elliott swung in a free-kick from the left.

The ball dipped over Alberto Gilardino and Leo Bertos and wrong-footed Fabio Cannavaro, who could only divert it into the path of Smeltz.

The Gold Coast forward, who has also played for Mansfield and AFC Wimbledon, gleefully accepted and poked past second-choice goalkeeper Federico Marchetti.

Italy responded with a free-kick from Claudio Marchisio bouncing awkwardly and forcing Paston to save.

New Zealand were incensed when Rory Fallon was booked for catching Cannavaro in the face and replays did suggest contact had been minimal.

Italy complained soon after when Fallon's elbow appeared to connect with Giorgio Chiellini but this time Guatemalan referee Carlos Batres was lenient.

Moments earlier Chiellini had stabbed wide when well placed and then Riccardo Montolivo hit the post with a long-range shot as Italy stepped up the pressure.

New Zealand were caught out after 28 minutes as Daniele de Rossi went down in the area after the slightest of shirt pulls from Ipswich defender Tommy Smith.

The Kiwis complained about the decision but Iaquinta stepped up to convert from the spot, much to Italian relief.

New Zealand recovered their composure but Paston made a good save from a 20-yard De Rossi effort in first-half injury time.

Italy played at a slower tempo in the second period but dominated possession.

Half-time substitute Antonio di Natale threatened with a smart shot on the turn but Paston was equal to the half-volley.

Iaquinta controlled on the edge of the area but Winston Reid did enough to force him to fire wide as he turned.

New Zealand struggled to break out of their own half and it was not until just after the hour they threatened again, Ivan Vicelich firing narrowly wide after a Cannavaro clearance fell invitingly.

The introduction of Mauro Camoranesi gave Italy extra drive and he put Montolivo through to force a fine save from Paston from 25 yards.

Reid then claimed to have been caught in the face by Chiellini and stayed down as Italy attacked but the Danish-born defender soon recovered.

Italy's urgency increased as time ran down but Camoranesi and Di Natale both shot wide and Chiellini missed the target with a header.

Kiwi substitute Chris Wood, of West Brom, almost caught Italy off guard on a rare counter-attack eight minutes from time but shot across goal.

In a frantic finish Camoranesi then tested Paston from long range and Ryan Nelsen blocked well from Iaquinta as New Zealand held on for a famous draw.

ITALY: Marchetti, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Criscito, Pepe (Camoranesi 46), De Rossi, Montolivo,Marchisio (Pazzini 61), Iaquinta, Gilardino (Di Natale 46).

Goal: Iaquinta 29 pen.

NEW ZEALAND: Paston, Reid, Nelsen, Vicelich (Christie 80),Smith, Fallon (Wood 62), Bertos, Elliott, Lochhead,Killen (Barron 90), Smeltz.

Goal: Smeltz 7.

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PARAGUAY 2 SLOVAKIA 0

Paraguay are in sight of the second phase of the World Cup after goals from Enrique Vera and Cristian Riveros gave them a 2-0 victory against Slovakia in Group F.

It was just the result coach Gerardo Martino was looking for after the draw with reigning world champions in their opening game.

Vera made the breakthrough in the 27th minute after a spell of sustained pressure at the Free State Stadium.

Paraguay then squandered a number of good chances to extend their advantage before Riveros added a second with five minutes to go.

It is Slovakia's first appearance in the finals and they are heading for an early exit.

The team's only effort of note came in stoppage time when substitute Filip Holosko's shot was turned over the bar by goalkeeper Justo Villar.

Paraguay dictated the pace from the start and Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz, who returned after a minor injury, came close to scoring twice.

He almost gave his side the lead in the third minute, his effort turned away at the post by Everton-bound goalkeeper Jan Mucha.

Then Nelson Valdez turned quickly but saw his effort go wide before play switched back down the other end. Marek Hamsik played the ball out to Jan Durica but he sent his shot over the bar.

Paraguay were having the majority of possession and Paulo Da Silva was only inches away from making contact at the back post following a free-kick by Claudio Morel.

Then Cristian Riveros drilled a shot from the edge of the area but Mucha was equal to it before Lucas Barrios was off target from an acute angle.

Slovakia again found themselves on the back foot in the 24th minute but Valdez fired wide.

Paraguay's pressure paid on the 27th minute when they made the breakthrough. Barrios released Vera and he got the better of Durica to hook the ball home.

Slovakia hit back and Kornel Salata headed over the bar from inside the area in the 37th minute.

It proved brief respite, however, with Santa Cruz almost adding a second a minute later only for Mucha to boot the ball clear.

Slovakia tried to step up the tempo at the start of the second half but Paraguay looked well in control.

Vera should have scored his second goal of the game in the 72nd minute following a swift counter attack.

However he steered a header wide in front of the posts following a cross and some good skill from Santa Cruz, who was unhappy at some of his treatment from Liverpool's Martin Skrtel.

Then substitute Aureliano Torres saw his effort take a deflection off a Slovakia defender and finish high over the bar.

Paraguay extended their advantage in the 85th minute when Da Silva played the ball into Riveros and he curled a shot into the corner.

SLOVAKIA: Mucha, Pekarik, Skrtel, Salata (Stoch 83), Durica, Sestak (Holosko 70), Strba, Hamsik, Weiss, Kozak, Vittek.

PARAGUAY: Villar, Bonet, Da Silva, Alcaraz, Morel Rodriguez,Vera (Edgar Barreto 87), Victor Caceres, Riveros, Santa Cruz,Haedo Valdez (Torres 68), Barrios (Cardozo 82).

Goals: Vera 27, Riveros 86.

 

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GROUP A FIXTURES

Friday, 11 June 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 1 MEXICO 1

SOUTH AFRICA: Khune, Gaxa, Mokoena, Khumalo,Thwala (Masilela 45), Tshabalala, Dikgacoi, Letsholonyane,Modise, Pienaar (Parker 83), Mphela.

Goal: Tshabalala 55.

MEXICO: Perez, Aguilar (Guardado 56), Rodriguez, Osorio,Salcido, Torrado, Marquez, Juarez, Giovani,Franco (Hernandez 73), Vela (Blanco 69).

Goal: Marquez 79.

URUGUAY 0 FRANCE 0

URUGUAY: Muslera, Victorino, Lugano, Godin, Pereira,Maxi Pereira, Perez (Eguren 87), Arevalo Rios,Gonzalez (Lodeiro 63), Forlan, Suarez (Abreu 73).

FRANCE: Lloris, Sagna, Gallas, Abidal, Evra, Govou (Gignac 85),Gourcuff (Malouda 75), Toulalan, Diaby, Ribery,Anelka (Henry 71).

Wednesday, 16 June 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 0 URUGUAY 3

SOUTH AFRICA: Khune, Gaxa, Mokoena, Khumalo, Masilela, Tshabalala, Dikgacoi, Letsholonyane (Moriri 57), Modise, Pienaar (Josephs 79), Mphela.

URUGUAY: Muslera, Maxi Pereira, Lugano, Godin, Fucile (Alvaro Fernandez 71), Arevalo Rios, Perez (Gargano 90), Pereira, Suarez, Forlan, Cavani (Sebastian Fernandez 89).

Goals: Forlan 24, 80 pen, Pereira 90.

Thursday, 17 June 2010
FRANCE 0 MEXICO 2

FRANCE: Lloris, Sagna, Gallas, Abidal, Evra,Govou (Valbuena 69), Toulalan, Diaby, Malouda, Ribery,Anelka (Gignac 46).

MEXICO: Perez, Osorio, Moreno, Rodriguez, Salcido, Marquez,Giovani, Juarez (Hernandez 55), Torrado, Vela (Barrera 31),Franco (Blanco 62).

Goals: Hernandez 64, Blanco 79 pen.

Tuesday, 22 June 2010
France v South Africa, 15:00
Mexico v Uruguay, 15:00

GROUP B FIXTURES

Saturday, 12 June 2010
SOUTH KOREA 2 GREECE 0

SOUTH KOREA: Jung, Cha, Cho, Jung-Soo Lee, Young-Pyo Lee,Chung-Yong Lee (Jae-Sung Kim 90), Ki (Nam-Il Kim 74),Jung-Woo Kim, Ji-Sung Park, Chu-Young Park (Seung-Youl Lee 87),Yeom.

Goals: Jung-Soo Lee 7, Ji-Sung Park 52.

GREECE: Tzorvas, Torosidis, Papadopoulos, Vyntra, Seitaridis,Samaras (Salpingidis 59), Tziolis, Katsouranis,Karagounis (Patsatzoglou 46), Charisteas (Kapetanos 61), Gekas.

ARGENTINA 1 NIGERIA 0

ARGENTINA: Romero, Gutierrez, Demichelis, Samuel, Heinze,Veron (Maxi 74), Mascherano, Di Maria (Burdisso 85), Tevez,Messi, Higuain (Milito 79).

Goal: Heinze 6.

NIGERIA: Enyeama, Odiah, Yobo, Shittu, Taiwo (Uche 74), Kaita,Etuhu, Haruna, Obasi Ogbuke (Odemwingie 60), Yakubu,Obinna (Martins 52).

Thursday, 17 June 2010
ARGENTINA 4 SOUTH KOREA 1

ARGENTINA: Romero, Gutierrez, Demichelis, Samuel (Burdisso 23),Heinze, Maxi, Mascherano, Di Maria, Higuain (Bolatti 82),Messi, Tevez (Aguero 75).

Goals: Chu-Young Park 16 og, Higuain 33, 76, 80.

SOUTH KOREA: Jung, Oh, Cho, Jung-Soo Lee, Young-Pyo Lee,Chung-Yong Lee, Ki (Nam-Il Kim 46), Jung-Woo Kim, Yeom,Ji-Sung Park, Chu-Young Park (Dong-Gook Lee 81).

Goal: Chung-Yong Lee 45.

GREECE 2 NIGERIA 1

 GREECE: Tzorvas, Kyrgiakos, Vyntra, Papadopoulos, Torosidis,Tziolis, Papastathopoulos (Samaras 36), Katsouranis,Karagounis, Gekas (Ninis 79), Salpingidis.

Goals: Salpingidis 44, Torosidis 71.

NIGERIA: Enyeama, Odiah, Yobo, Shittu, Taiwo (Echiejile 55),Kaita, Etuhu, Haruna, Uche, Yakubu,Odemwingie (Obasi Ogbuke 46), Echiejile (Afolabi 77).

Goal: Uche 16.

Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Greece v Argentina, 19:30
Nigeria v South Korea, 19:30
 

GROUP C FIXTURES

Saturday, 12 June 2010
ENGLAND 1 USA 1

ENGLAND: Green, Johnson, Terry, King (Carragher 46),Ashley Cole, Lennon, Lampard, Gerrard,Milner (Wright-Phillips 30), Heskey (Crouch 79), Rooney.

Goal: Gerrard 4.

USA: Howard, Cherundolo, DeMerit, Onyewu, Bocanegra, Dempsey,Bradley, Clark, Donovan, Findley (Buddle 77),Altidore (Holden 86).

Goal: Dempsey 40.

Sunday, 13 June 2010
ALGERIA 0 SLOVENIA 1

ALGERIA: Chaouchi, Bougherra, Yahia, Halliche, Belhadj,Kadir (Guedioura 82), Lacen, Ziani, Yebda,Djebbour (Ghezzal 58), Matmour (Saifi 80).

SLOVENIA: Samir Handanovic, Brecko, Suler, Cesar, Jokic, Kirm,Koren, Radosavljevic (Komac 87), Birsa (Pecnik 84), Novakovic,Dedic (Ljubijankic 52).

Goal: Koren 79.

Friday, 18 June 2010
SLOVENIA 2 USA 2

SLOVENIA: Samir Handanovic, Brecko, Suler, Cesar, Jokic,Birsa (Dedic 87), Koren, Radosavljevic, Kirm,Ljubijankic (Pecnik 73), Novakovic, Pecnik (Komac 90).

Goals: Birsa 13, Ljubijankic 42.

USA: Howard, Cherundolo, DeMerit, Onyewu (Gomez 80), Bocanegra,Donovan, Torres (Edu 46), Bradley, Dempsey, Altidore,Findley (Feilhaber 46).

Goals: Donovan 48, Bradley 82.

ENGLAND 0 ALGERIA 0

ENGLAND: James, Johnson, Carragher, Terry, Ashley Cole,Lennon (Wright-Phillips 63), Barry (Crouch 84), Lampard,Gerrard, Rooney, Heskey (Defoe 74).

ALGERIA: M'Bohli, Bougherra, Belhadj, Yahia, Kadir,Yebda (Mesbah 88), Lacen, Halliche, Boudebouz (Abdoun 73),Ziani (Guedioura 80), Matmour. 

Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Slovenia v England, 15:00
USA v Algeria, 15:00

GROUP D FIXTURES

Sunday, 13 June 2010
SERBIA 0 GHANA 1

SERBIA: Stojkovic, Ivanovic, Lukovic, Vidic, Kolarov, Krasic, Milijas (Kuzmanovic 62), Stankovic, Jovanovic (Subotic 76), Pantelic, Zigic (Lazovic 69).

GHANA: Kingson, Pantsil, Vorsah, John Mensah, Sarpei, Tagoe, Annan, Kevin-Prince Boateng (Addy 90), Andre Ayew, Asamoah (Appiah 73), Gyan (Owusu-Abeyie 90).

Goal: Gyan 84 pen.

GERMANY 4 AUSTRALIA 0

GERMANY: Neuer, Lahm, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Badstuber,Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Muller, Ozil (Gomez 73),Podolski (Marin 81), Klose (Cacau 69).

Goals: Podolski 8, Klose 27, Muller 68, Cacau 70.

AUSTRALIA: Schwarzer, Wilkshire, Moore, Neill, Chipperfield,Valeri, Grella (Holman 46), Emerton (Jedinak 74), Culina,Garcia (Rukavytsya 64), Cahill.

Friday, 18 June 2010
GERMANY 0 SERBIA 1

GERMANY: Neuer, Lahm, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Badstuber (Gomez 77), Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Muller (Marin 70), Ozil (Cacau 70), Podolski, Klose.

SERBIA: Stojkovic, Ivanovic, Subotic, Vidic, Kolarov, Krasic, Ninkovic (Kacar 69), Kuzmanovic (Petrovic 75), Stankovic, Jovanovic (Lazovic 79), Zigic.

Goal: Jovanovic 38.

Saturday, 19 June 2010
GHANA 1 AUSTRALIA 1

GHANA: Kingson, Pantsil, Jonathan Mensah, Addy, Sarpei,Tagoe (Owusu-Abeyie 56), Annan, Asamoah (Muntari 77),Kevin-Prince Boateng (Amoah 88), Andre Ayew, Gyan.

Goal: Gyan 25 pen.

AUATRALIA: Schwarzer, Wilkshire (Rukavytsya 85), Neill, Moore,Carney, Culina, Valeri, Emerton, Holman (Kennedy 68),Bresciano (Chipperfield 66), Kewell.

Goal: Holman 11.

Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Australia v Serbia, 19:30
Ghana v Germany, 19:30

GROUP E FIXTURES

Monday, 14 June 2010
HOLLAND 2 DENMARK 0

HOLLAND: Stekelenburg, Van Der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen,Van Bronckhorst, Kuyt, Van Bommel, De Jong (De Zeeuw 88),Van der Vaart (Elia 67), Sneijder, van Persie (Afellay 77).

Goals: Agger 46 og, Kuyt 85.

DENMARK: Sorensen, Jacobsen, Agger, Kjaer, Simon Poulsen,Enevoldsen (Gronkjaer 56), Christian Poulsen,Kahlenberg (Eriksen 72), Jorgensen, Rommedahl,Bendtner (Beckmann 62).

JAPAN 1 CAMEROON 0

JAPAN: Kawashima, Nagatomo, Nakazawa, Tanaka, Komano,Matsui (Okazaki 68), Honda, Abe, Hasebe (Inamoto 88), Endo,Okubo (Yano 81).

Goal: Honda 38.

CAMEROON: Hamidou, M'bia Etoundi, N'Koulou, Bassong,Assou-Ekotto, Matip (Emana 63), Makoun (Njitap 75), Enoh,Eto'o, Webo, Choupo-Moting (Idrissou 75).

Saturday, 19 June 2010
HOLLAND 1 JAPAN 0

HOLLAND: Stekelenburg, Van Der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen,Van Bronckhorst, Kuyt, Van Bommel, De Jong,Van der Vaart (Elia 72), Sneijder (Afellay 82),van Persie (Huntelaar 87).

Goal: Sneijder 53.

JAPAN: Kawashima, Nagatomo, Nakazawa, Tanaka, Komano,Hasebe (Okazaki 77), Matsui (Shunsuke Nakamura 64), Abe, Endo,Okubo (Tamada 77), Honda.

CAMEROON 1 DENMARK 2

CAMEROON: Hamidou, M'bia Etoundi, N'Koulou,Bassong (Idrissou 72), Assou-Ekotto, Alex Song, Njitap,Enoh (Makoun 46), Emana, Webo (Aboubakar 79), Eto'o.

Goal: Eto'o 10.

DENMARK: Sorensen, Jacobsen, Kjaer, Agger, Simon Poulsen,Gronkjaer (Kahlenberg 66), Christian Poulsen,Jorgensen (Jensen 46), Rommedahl, Bendtner,Tomasson (Jakob Poulsen 86).

Goals: Bendtner 33, Rommedahl 61.

Thursday, 24 June 2010
Cameroon v Netherlands, 19:30
Denmark v Japan, 19:30

GROUP F FIXTURES

Monday, 14 June 2010
ITALY 1 PARAGUAY 1

ITALY: Buffon (Marchetti 46), Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini,Criscito, De Rossi, Marchisio (Camoranesi 59), Montolivo, Pepe,Gilardino (Di Natale 72), Iaquinta.

Goal: De Rossi 63.

PARAGUAY: Villar, Bonet, Alcaraz, Da Silva, Morel Rodriguez,Vera, Victor Caceres, Riveros, Torres (Santana 60),Haedo Valdez (Santa Cruz 68), Barrios (Cardozo 76).

Goal: Alcaraz 39.

Tuesday, 15 June 2010
NEW ZEALAND 1 SOLVAKIA 1

NEW ZEALAND: Paston, Reid, Nelsen, Vicelich (Christie 78),Smith, Bertos, Elliott, Lochhead, Fallon, Smeltz,Killen (Wood 72).

Goal: Reid 90.

SLOVAKIA: Mucha, Zabavnik, Durica, Skrtel, Cech, Strba, Weiss,Sestak (Holosko 81), Hamsik (Kucka 90), Vittek (Stoch 84),Jendrisek.

Goal: Vittek 50.

Sunday, 20 June 2010
SLOVALIA 0 PARAGUAY 2

SLOVAKIA: Mucha, Pekarik, Skrtel, Salata (Stoch 83), Durica, Sestak (Holosko 70), Strba, Hamsik, Weiss, Kozak, Vittek.

PARAGUAY: Villar, Bonet, Da Silva, Alcaraz, Morel Rodriguez,Vera (Edgar Barreto 87), Victor Caceres, Riveros, Santa Cruz,Haedo Valdez (Torres 68), Barrios (Cardozo 82).

Goals: Vera 27, Riveros 86.

ITALY 1 NEW ZEALAND 1

ITALY: Marchetti, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Criscito, Pepe (Camoranesi 46), De Rossi, Montolivo,Marchisio (Pazzini 61), Iaquinta, Gilardino (Di Natale 46).

Goal: Iaquinta 29 pen.

NEW ZEALAND: Paston, Reid, Nelsen, Vicelich (Christie 80),Smith, Fallon (Wood 62), Bertos, Elliott, Lochhead,Killen (Barron 90), Smeltz.

Goal: Smeltz 7.

Thursday, 24 June 2010
Paraguay v New Zealand, 15:00
Slovakia v Italy, 15:00

GROUP G FIXTURES

Tuesday, 15 June 2010
IVORY COAST 0 PORTUGAL 0

IVORY COAST: Barry, Demel, Toure, Zokora, Tiene,Eboue (Romaric 88), Toure Yaya, Tiote, Gervinho (Keita 82),Dindane, Kalou (Drogba 65).

PORTUGAL:  Eduardo, Ferreira, Bruno Alves, Carvalho, Fabio Coentrao, Deco (Tiago 62), Mendes,Raul Meireles (Ruben Amorim 85), Ronaldo, Liedson,Danny (Simao 55).

BRAZIL 2 NORTH KOREA 1

BRAZIL: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos,Felipe Melo (Ramires 84), Silva, Elano (Dani Alves 73),Kaka (Nilmar 78), Robinho, Luis Fabiano.

Goals: Maicon 55, Elano 72.

NORTH KOREA: Myong-Guk Ri, Cha, Chol-Jin Pak, Nam-Chol Pak,Kwang-Chon Ri, Mun (Kum-il Kim 80), Jun-Il Ri, Ji, Hong, Ahn,Jong.

Goal: Ji 89.

Sunday, 20 June 2010
BRAZIL 3 IVORY COAST 1

BRAZIL: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos,Elano (Dani Alves 67), Silva, Felipe Melo, Kaka, Luis Fabiano,Robinho (Ramires 90).

Goals: Luis Fabiano 25, 50, Elano 62.

IVORY COAST: Barry, Demel, Toure, Zokora, Tiene, Dindane (Gervinho 54), Eboue (Romaric 72), Toure Yaya, Tiote, Kalou (Keita 68), Drogba.

Goal: Drogba 79.

Monday, 21 June 2010
Portugal v North Korea, 12:30

Friday, 25 June 2010
North Korea v Ivory Coast, 15:00
Portugal v Brazil, 15:00

GROUP H FIXTURES

Wednesday, 16 June 2010
HONDURAS 0 CHILE 1

HONDURAS: Valladares, Mendoza, Chavez, Figueroa, Izaguirre,Wilson Palacios, Guevara (Thomas 65), Alvarez,Nunez (Martinez 78), Espinoza, Pavon (Welcome 60).

CHILE: Bravo, Isla, Medel, Ponce, Vidal (Contreras 81),Millar (Jara 52), Carmona, Fernandez, Sanchez,Valdivia (Gonzalez 87), Beausejour.

Goal: Beausejour 34.


SPAIN 0 SWITZERLAND 0

SPAIN: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Puyol, Pique, Capdevila,Busquets (Torres 61), Silva (Jesus Navas 61), Alonso, Xavi,Iniesta (Pedro 77), Villa.

SWITZERLAND: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Senderos (Von Bergen 35),Grichting, Ziegler, Barnetta (Eggiman 90), Inler, Huggel,Fernandes, Derdiyok (Yakin 79), Nkufo.

Goal: Fernandes 52.

Monday, 21 June 2010
Chile v Switzerland, 15:00
Spain v Honduras, 19:30

Friday, 25 June 2010
Chile v Spain, 19:30
Switzerland v Honduras, 19:30