WC 2022: Goalkeeper Gets First Red Card

IMAGE: Wales Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey is shown a red card by Referee Mario Alberto Escobar Toca. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Wales Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey received the first......

Brazil held goalless in opener, Argentina lose to Portugal

IMAGE: Neymar of Brazil during the match. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters. Brazil failed to make a winning start despite home advantage, a multi-million dollar strike force and a man......

Hosts say early goal took wind out their sails

South Africa said they were caught cold by Uruguay's early goal in Wednesday's World Cup clash in Pretoria and found themselves unable to fight their way back into the game. But the hosts also......

South Africa hopes in danger after Forlan double

A goal in each half from Diego Forlan helped Uruguay to a 3-0 victory over hosts South Africa who finished with 10 men after keeper Itumeleng Khune was sent off in their World Cup Group A match on......

Tshabalala scored the tournament's first goal

Siphiwe Tshabalala gave hosts South Africa the perfect start.  The Kaizer Chiefs' midfielder, who was playing in his 50th international, crashed home an unstoppable left foot shot high and......