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Monday's WCup lookahead capsules
Jun 27, 2010 15:49 EDT
Monday's WCup lookahead capsules. Capsules for Monday's second-round matches at the World Cup (FIFA rankings in parentheses):
Brazil-Chile not always fair fight
Jun 27, 2010 09:55 EDT
Brazil has dominated Chile for a decade; now they meet in World Cup second round. South America's dominance in the early phase of this World Cup has led to a second-round showdown between Brazil and Chile.
Perfect in group play, pressure looms for Dutch
Jun 26, 2010 03:11 EDT
Dutch fly through qualifying, seek to shrug off tendency to sink in must-win games. The Dutch have mastered breezing through the first round. Winning those all-or-nothing games, well, that's a different matter.
Holland beat Cameroon for Slovakia showdown
Jun 24, 2010 17:40 EDT
The Netherlands reaffirmed their status as one of the World Cup favourites on Thursday by beating Cameroon 2-1 to set up a knockout round clash with Slovakia.
Dutch beat Cameroon 2-1
Jun 24, 2010 17:30 EDT
Van Persie leads Dutch to 2-1 win over Cameroon to set up Slovakia match. The players were delighted, the coach was discomforted.
Dutch march on with 2-1 win over Cameroon
Jun 24, 2010 17:29 EDT
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Netherlands continued their impressive charge at the World Cup when they beat Cameroon 2-1 on Thursday to make it three wins out of three in Group E and advance to a last 16 meeting with Slovakia.
Holland beat Cameroon for Slovakia showdown
Jun 24, 2010 16:48 EDT
The Netherlands reaffirmed their status as one of the World Cup favourites on Thursday by beating Cameroon 2-1 to set up a knockout round clash with Slovakia.
Netherlands top Group E after 2-1 win vs. Cameroon
Jun 24, 2010 16:38 EDT
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Netherlands maintained their 100 per cent record in the World Cup on Thursday when they finished on top of Group E after a 2-1 win over Cameroon.
Cameroon, Netherlands at 1-1 after 75 minutes
Jun 24, 2010 16:03 EDT
Eto'o scores on penalty kicks as Cameroon, Netherlands at 1-1 after 75 minutes at World Cup. Samuel Eto'o scored from the penalty spot and Cameroon is tied with the Netherlands 1-1 after 75 minutes of their Group E World Cup match.
Van Persie gives Holland 1-0 half-time lead
Jun 24, 2010 15:29 EDT
Robin van Persie gave the Netherlands a 1-0 half-time lead against Cameroon here on Thursday as the Dutch stayed on track to make it three out of three World Cup wins.
No Robben as Dutch go for three wins out of three
Jun 24, 2010 13:49 EDT
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk resisted the urge to start winger Arjen Robben against Cameroon on Thursday as the Netherlands look to top World Cup Group E with three wins out of three.
Dutch look to fine-tune against Cameroon
Jun 24, 2010 12:00 EDT
Netherlands coach Bert Van Marwijk says his in-form team has room to improve when they meet a Cameroon side playing to salvage their pride on Thursday.
Dutch look to fine-tune against Cameroon
Jun 24, 2010 04:33 EDT
Netherlands coach Bert Van Marwijk says his in-form team has room to improve when they meet a Cameroon side playing to salvage their pride on Thursday.
World Cup: Netherlands beats Japan 1-0, advances
Jun 19, 2010 16:25 EDT
World Cup: Netherlands beats Japan 1-0 and advances to the second round. The Netherlands is showing it doesn't have to be flashy to advance at the World Cup.
Dutch do just enough to beat Japan
Jun 19, 2010 11:27 EDT
DURBAN (Reuters) - Netherlands proved they have mastered the art of winning ugly with an uninspired 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday that put them on the verge of qualifying for the second round at the World Cup.
Dutch face Japan in potential group topping game
Jun 19, 2010 04:38 EDT
The Netherlands face Japan here on Saturday with both teams in a position to battle for top spot in Group E, a position that would see them potentially avoid Italy in the second round.
Dutch face Japan in potential group topping game
Jun 19, 2010 04:32 EDT
The Netherlands face Japan here on Saturday with both teams in a position to battle for top spot in Group E, a position that would see them potentially avoid Italy in the second round.
Study tries to evaluate performances of players
Jun 16, 2010 19:02 EDT
Scientific study tries to evaluate performances of soccer players at Euro 2008. Xavi Hernandez was voted player of the tournament after Spain won the 2008 European Championship. Teammate Sergio Ramos didn't even make the all-tournament squad.
Netherlands win but fall flat again at World Cup
Jun 15, 2010 08:31 EDT
Dutch disappoint again at World Cup despite opening with 2-0 win over Denmark at Soccer City. Bursting with goals and confidence, the Dutch entered the World Cup showing signs they might finally win it all for the first time.
Dutch coach keen to keep Robben in reserve
Jun 14, 2010 21:31 EDT
Coach Bert van Marwijk says he hopes to be able to unleash winger Arjen Robben on the Netherlands' World Cup rivals soon, but only when the Bayern Munich star has fully recovered from injury.
