As the tournament reaches its climax, Evan Harding previews the final between the Netherlands and Spain, while also searching through the ranks of the World Cup’s most inept for a nightmare ‘team’.
All creatures great and small are coming out of the ark to inform us all who will win between Spain and the Netherlands, writes Evan Harding, but what does it all really mean?
Two days out from the World Cup Final and the Dutch are talking tough, but then that’s exactly what you’d expect them to say, writes Evan Harding.
As the tournament reaches its climax, Evan Harding previews the final between the Netherlands and Spain, while also searching through the ranks of the World Cup’s most inept for a nightmare ‘team’.
All creatures great and small are coming out of the ark to inform us all who will win between Spain and the Netherlands, writes Evan Harding, but what does it all really mean?
Two days out from the World Cup Final and the Dutch are talking tough, but then that’s exactly what you’d expect them to say, writes Evan Harding.
Day 13 and with their immediate future on the line, will the Socceroos run out of luck? Evan Harding looks at tonight’s big matches from Groups C and D, while reviewing the fate of the vanquished from last night.
It was satisfaction for the good-looking last night, and Evan Harding looks forward to the first four entries into the knockout stages tonight.
Last night we saw more Shane Smeltz magic as New Zealand stole a point from the defending champions, and Brazil turned on the joga bonito as another referee got duped into flashing the red card, writes Shane Palmer.
Day 10 is already upon us and so Evan Harding doesn’t mention the words ‘red’ or ‘card’, in his review of the last day’s events and the preview of tonight’s action.
The England boo-boys pipe up as Algeria park the team bus; the USA unlucky not to claim a sensational comeback; and the Germans are stunned by Serbia. All this and more as Shane Palmer looks at day nine of the FIFA World Cup.
The 2010 World Cup finally got what it needed on Day 8 and the tournament’s most polarising figure is the man behind it all, writes Evan Harding. And what’s that thing he’s got in his head?
It was the biggest shock so far, but for the sake of the tournament this was one underdog we didn’t want to win, writes Evan Harding as he looks back on the first round and ahead to Day 7.
Shane Palmer looks back as the Kiwis earn a point against Slovakia, Franz Beckenbauer hasa whinge and Brazil turns on the style in a result Kim Jong-il says was ‘inevitable’.
Day 5 gets underway soon, but it seems the entertainment is being taken away by the J-word and the V-word, writes Evan Harding. Is it all just hot air?
The world’s premier sporting event is here and we’re taking it on with a daily column filled with expert analysis, reasoned opinion and accurate predictions. Except for the ‘expert’, ‘reasoned’ and ‘accurate’ parts…
In his look at Day 4 of the World Cup, Evan Harding believes in the power of positive thinking and suggests an upset on the cards for tonight.
It’s Day 3 of the World Cup and Shane Palmer reviews the action, previews the Socceroos opener, and begins to feel the magic of the tournament.
It’s Day 2 of the World Cup and Evan Harding reviews last night’s action, previews tonight’s, and takes a brief detour into Wrongtown.
In what is planned as the first of a daily series, Evan Harding kicks off a semi-informed look at the world’s biggest tournament, and even briefly enters Nelson Mandela’s head.
In part two of our World Cup 2010 preview, Adele Truefeldt caught up with some of Melbourne’s soccer enthusiasts to answer the question, why is soccer the world game?
Forget the Olympics, the Rugby and Cricket World Cups: the FIFA World Cup is days away. Shane Palmer suggests the best ways to enjoy the party in South Africa back home in Australia.
