Turmoil surrounds Nigeria

Nigeria doesn't lack talent, but turmoil surrounds the squad, with rumors of internal strife and ongoing instability at coach. Mark Young weighs in.

Essien, Muntari and Gyan given fines

The Ghana Football Association has fined Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari and Asamoah Gyan and told them they must apologise after they failed to attend a friendly match.

Ghana coach will do Serbia no favours

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has said he will not do his Serbian compatriots any favours when the teams meet in next year's World Cup Group D opener.

Antic confident Serbia will reach last 16

Serbia have a great opportunity to reach the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup finals after they were drawn in Group D with Germany, Australia and Ghana, coach Radomir Antic said.

World Cup live draw instant analysis

Who will be in the Group of Death? Where will the U.S. end up? And what will it all mean? Ravi Ubha has the instant analysis.

World Cup reaction from across the globe

The World Cup draw took place on Friday evening and reaction is flooding in from across the globe.

Team analysis of the draw

The World Cup draw took place on Friday night and, as always, had some interesting pairings. Here, we break down each of the teams and their chances of progressing from their groups.

Ghana boss unconcerned by England

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has said he would rather be drawn against England than Brazil, Spain, Argentina or his home country, Serbia.

The World Cup wish list

Now that the procedures for Friday's World Cup draw have (finally) been set, whom do the Americans want to see in the first round next June? Because t...

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Assessing the World Cup contenders

The 2010 World Cup will see 32 teams slug it out for the trophy, but which teams have a genuine shot? Freddie Ljungberg separates the contenders from the pretenders.

2010 World Cup draw and qualifiers

As the draw for the finals on December 4 gets close, we look at the shape of the pots and assess each of the 32 qualifying nations.

Ghana aiming high on home continent

Ghana is aiming high while playing on its home continent, but it will be tough to make an impression. Mark Young weighs in.

Breaking down the World Cup draw

Need a quick primer of the draw? John Brewin examines all 32 teams headed to South Africa in 2010.

Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari in action for Ghana

Ghana FA set to punish Essien, Muntari and Gwan

The Ghana Football Association has vowed to take action against Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari and Asamoah Gyan after they failed to report for the friendly match against Angola on Wednesday.