Sidelines and bloodlines

The Boateng brothers could be making World Cup history on June 23, explains Uli Hesse.

The greatest games of the decade

Tom Adams offers his selection of the ten greatest games of the past decade.

The greatest goals of the decade

Tom Adams offers his selection of the ten finest goals scored in the past decade.

Danish dynamite ready to blow

As Sweden and Portugal will attest, count the Danes out at your peril. Mark Young weighs in.

Huntelaar joins Quaresma in the Golden Bin

Dominic Raynor on a week when the nominees for the Bidone d'Oro award for Serie A's worst player were announced.

Diego Perez and Christian Bolanos struggle with the conditions

Austria 1-5 Spain: David Villa double adds to rout

Irrepressible Spain thumped Austria 5-1 in a friendly on Wednesday to celebrate in style their return to the stadium where they won Euro 2008.

Uruguay 1-1 Costa Rica

Uruguay reached the 2010 World Cup finals after a 1-1 draw at home to Costa Rica in the second leg of their South America/CONCACAF play-off.

World Cup 1998

Host country France

World Cup 2002

Host countries Japan and South Korea

Team Profile: Denmark

UEFA Qualifiers

Blazevic seeks Croatian inspiration

David Davutovic explains how Bosnia coach Miroslav Blazevic will be drawing inspiration from Croatia in the play-offs.

Italy boss Marcelo Lippi recalls Giampaolo Pazzini for friendlies

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has rewarded in-form forward Giampaolo Pazzini by recalling him in a 25-man squad for this month's friendlies with Netherlands and Sweden.

When refs get an 'F' at the World Cup

Whether it's a "Hand of God" or a crimson tide of red cards, the World Cup is subject to the whims of official business -- sometimes painfully so. Read on for a recent history of refs gone wild.

France 3-1 Austria: Easy play-off warm up

France warmed up for their World Cup playoff by beating Austria 3-1 in their final Group Seven qualifier at Stade de France on Wednesday.