Reid scripts NZ golden chapter
New Zealand scored deep into stoppage time to earn their first ever World Cup point with a 1-1 draw against Slovakia on Tuesday.
A winning header from Slovak striker Robert Vittek in the 50th minute was matched by another successful header, this time from New Zealand’s Winston Reid, in the dying seconds of the match.
Green goof, England red
England’s World Cup campaign got off to a disappointing start on Saturday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by outsiders US in the opening game of Group C.
Lethal striker
When Wayne Rooney turned his ankle playing for Manchester United against Bayern Munich in the Champions League earlier this year, the whole of England flinched.
A broken metatarsal suffered against Portugal in the quarterfinal ruined his Euro 2004. A broken metatarsal suffered in the build-up hampered him at the 2006 World Cup.