ITALY WINS
ON PENALTIES!
1 France
1 Italy
3 Germany
1 Portugal
2 Italy
0 Germany
0 Portugal
1 France
*advanced to the second round
Poland
*Germany
Costa Rica
*Ecuador
*England
Paraguay
Tinidad & Tobago
*Sweden
*Argentina
Ivory Coast
*Netherlands
Serbia & Montenegro
Angola
Iran
*Mexico
*Portugal
Czech Republic
*Ghana
*Italy
United States
*Australia
*Brazil
Croatia
Japan
*France
South Korea
*Switzerland
Togo
Saudi Arabia
*Spain
Tunisia
*Ukraine
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Until the fat lady sings
Final Pool Results
Two Footballers in Search of an Author
A Championship Christening
The Golden Head-Butt
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Iberian players take the stage
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Don't cry for Pekerman
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Italy v. Ukraine, 3:00
Rivalry Renewed: Germany-Argentina
Lessons from Eduardo Galeano
Pool Update - Round 2
El Fracaso Nacional
And on the twentieth day, the World Cup rested
O Fenômeno
A Defense of Diving
Pool Update - Round 1
Day 19: The golden possum
Day 18: Italy lifts the penalty curse
Ukraine v. Switzerland, 3:00
Day 18 Preview: Socceroos look to bounce the Azzurri
Day 16: Maxi magic
Day 16 Preview: The Argentine connection
Day 15: My secret identity
Day 14: A carnival at last
Tunisia v Ukraine, 10:00
Day 15 Preview: Go Switzerland, seriously
Day 14 Preview: A victory in itself
Day 13: Elephant swansong
Serbia & Montenegro v. Ivory Coast, 3:00
Day 13 Preview: Portuguese matinee
Day 12: Two world wars and what?
Day 12 Preview: La Tri meet the hosts
Day 11: Contest alert!
Day 10: The last waltz
Day 9: Art Deco
Day 8: As the World Cup turns
9:00 Togo v. Switzerland
Our man in Deutschland II: Forza Italia?
3:00 France v South Korea
It takes 10 to tango
World Cup Jukebox
Day 7: Ecuador? Si, Si.
Our man in Deutschland
Day 6: Fireworks in stoppage time
Ecuador v Costa Rica, 9:00 a.m.
die reine Spekulation, corrected!
Day 5: Togo strikes, scores
Day 4: One man's 0-0 draw is another man's 0-0 draw
Two Things about Arjen Robben
Day 3: War and peace
Italy v. Ghana, 3:00
If you’re not watching Argentina-Holland, follow my live commentary of the other match on the Times Blog.
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Day 13 Preview: Portuguese matinee
Day 13: Elephant swansong