English commentators launched scathing attacks Monday on their football team’s dire performance against Germany which ended the country’s World Cup hopes, as calls mounted for Fabio Capello to quit.

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque takes no pleasure in avoiding Brazil in the World Cup second round, with Iberian rivals Portugal an equally tough hurdle for the European champions on Tuesday.

Fifa lavished praise on South Africa for its hosting of the World Cup as the second round kicked off Saturday, saying the country was on track for a “perfect” tournament.
Despite some initial problems, especially transportation on the opening day when traffic jams caused many late arrivals, Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said South Africa had overcome its challenges.

Hundreds of Ghanaians took to drinking, drumming and dancing on Sunday as they savoured the Black Stars 2-1 victory over the United States which gave them a berth in the World Cup quarterfinals.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona believes South America will never catch up with Europe despite the continent’s stunning success at the World Cup in South Africa.
South America had five representatives in the competition and all five made it to the knockout stages, with four of them winning their groups.

Frank Lampard’s ‘goal’ against Germany in their World Cup last 16 match on Sunday may have been mistakenly ruled as not having crossed the line, but England’s bookmakers have decided to pay out on it in any case.

Samuel Inkoom believes Ghana can become the first African team to win the World Cup after beating the USA 2-1 to reach the quarterfinals on Saturday where they will play two-time winners Uruguay.

Frank Lampard had a perfectly good goal ruled out in England’s World Cup last 16 clash with Germany on Sunday, an incident which will once again spark a debate over the use of goal-line technology in football. Here we list some of the recent goals that never were:

North Korea said on Sunday it was open to inter-Korean military talks to address the sinking of a South Korean warship but urged the United States to cease its involvement in the case.

Tropical Storm Alex headed toward the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, but while it was not expected to hit the oil spill area, experts warned strong waves and winds could hamper clean-up efforts there.