France coach sets May 18 World Cup deadline

Last Updated: Friday, April 2, 2010, 14:58

France players not fit by May 18 will not be involved in the World Cup, coach Raymond Domenech was quoted as saying on Friday.

The Big Five: Stadiums could become white elephants

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 17:16

Are the new stadiums built for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, a country where football jostles with rugby and cricket for audience, destined to become white elephants after the month-long tournament?

Brazil’s Kaka says England are tough opponents

Last Updated: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 09:22

Brazilian midfielder Kaka expects a tough game against England on Saturday and sees manager Fabio Capello as key to their recent development into one of the strongest teams in next year’s World Cup.

Morocco name squad for World Cup qualifier

Last Updated: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 18:16

Morocco coach Hassen Moumen has named the following 24-man squad for their World Cup African zone Group One qualifier at home to Cameroon in Fes on Nov. 14.

German boss wants Loew to stay coach after World Cup

Last Updated: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 17:00

The head of Germany’s football federation would like coach Joachim Loew to stay in charge of the national team after next year’s World Cup in South Africa.

Capello pleased despite losing perfect record

Last Updated: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 16:54

Fabio Capello claimed not to be too diappointed after losing his first competitive match as England manager in Saturday’s World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine in Dnepropetrovsk Saturday.

FIFA World Cup trophy set for world tour

Last Updated: Monday, September 21, 2009, 19:02

The FIFA World Cup trophy is to set off an a tour of the world including all 54 nations in Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup.

Scotland beat Macedonia to cling on to qualification hope

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 23:37

Scotland kept their slim World Cup qualification hopes alive with a 2-0 home win over Macedonia on Saturday that strengthened their grip on second place in Group Nine.

European countries focusing on World Cup finals

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 23:35

World champions Italy could lead a procession of as many as seven European countries into next year’s World Cup in South Africa over the next few days.

World Cup teams could attract terrorists - police

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 09:27

Some nations participating in next year’s soccer World Cup could attract a potential attack even though South Africa is not itself a target of international terrorism, police said on Monday.