Germany trounced Australia in their World Open opener. Ghana because the first Africa team to win, while Slovenia moved to the top of Group C. On this edition of the World Cup Buzz podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishanaiyer review Sunday's action and look for want to Mondays matches while taking time to get […]

First-half goals from Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose put Germany in total control of this match. Die Mannschaft have shown here against Australia that they can clearly not be counted out of being able to challenge for the World Cup. Germany's starting line-up still possessed all the features of being cautious and calculated, with Joachim […]

The 2010 World Cup clash between USA and England drew the fifth-best rating ever for a World Cup game. In addition to ranking behind the 1994 Romania-U.S. game (9.2), it trails only the 1994 Brazil-Italy final (12.8), the 1994 Brazil-U.S. game (10.4). The 2006 Italy-France final received an 8.6 rating. UPDATED: To put these numbers in […]

FIFA, what are you doing? With a global population that is so used to the quality of the Premier League coverage on television, it's ridiculous that FIFA's TV replays are so poor. How many times in this tournament have we already been frustrated with the lack of TV replays after crucial incidents? Even though the […]

The first few days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup have come and gone like Robert Green's stint as England's #1 and ESPN (so far) have impressed with their fantastic coverage here in the States. It seems like ITV is the Robert Green of the tournament thus far while ESPN's solid coverage, analysis and team of experts […]

Life is rosy if you are a Slovenian football fan. Not only have the Slovenians qualified for a World Cup for the second time, their Prime Minister Borut Pahor also cleaned the team’s boots as a reward, a charming act showing how football can emphasize a sense of community in a country. Earlier today, Matjaz […]

This afternoon marks the opening game of the 2010 World Cup for Germany as they face a physically strong Australia side. Before, during or after the match, feel free to share your opinions and observations about the big match here. Starting line-ups are: Germany: Neuer – Lahm, Mertesacker, Friedrich, Badstuber – Khedira, Schweinsteiger – Podolski, […]

Monday, June 14th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT 1 hour show re-capping the World Cup from the start up till the middle of Group F matches Guest: Sean Reid of Believe in US Soccer website joins me for the whole hour Call in Number for the show (646) 929-1823

Serbia's 'White Eagles' faced off in the group D opening game today against Ghana's 'Black Stars.' Serbia, on paper, have a technically superior squad, and despite carving Ghana open on numerous occasions early on, were unable to exert their authority on the African team. Battling midfield performances from Kevin-Prince Boateng, Kwadwo Asamoah and Anthony Annan, […]

It wasn't the prettiest game by either team, but Saturday's clash between England and the United States reached fever pitch levels at sports bars and restaurants across the US and around the world. One such party was held in South Florida at Wowies Sports Grill, the host site for EPL Talk's official World Cup viewing […]

England fans have traditionally been guilty of the sin of not really looking. Reading the English press, there seems a general sense of shock about how their team performed in their first game yesterday. But to a neutral observer, the result, and England’s sorry, tired performance, was not really all that much of a […]

It finally came. It finally went. The United States versus England, and as if there was any way we would forget the result, Robert Green made sure to make Saturday's match an inadvertent classic. On this show, Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself discuss the results of that match, Argentina's win over Nigeria, and South […]

It finally came. It finally went. The United States versus England, and as if there was any way we would forget the result, Robert Green made sure to make Saturday's match an inadvertent classic. On this show, Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself discuss the results of that match, Argentina's win over Nigeria, and South […]

The Sun newspaper is the type of tabloid filth that upsets people both in England and now, thanks to two condescending covers, people in the States. You may remember that back in December, The Sun newspaper ran a headline on its cover which declared "E-A-S-Y" in reaction to the news of the 2010 World Cup […]

Robert Green's blunder for England against the United States means that England coach Fabio Capello now faces the decision of whether to pick David James or Joe Hart for England's next game, against Algeria on Friday. But if you were Capello, who would you pick? David James has his strengths and weaknesses, but Joe Hart […]