Brazil thrash Argentina 3-1 to book a place in the World Cup 2010, South Africa. Argentina Coach, Diego Maradona took complete blame for the defeat. Brazil joined South Africa, Japan, Australia, Korea Republic, Netherlands, Korea DPR and Ghana as  qualified teams for the Cup. Portugal ended up with a 1 – 1 draw against Denmark. With Portugal and Argentina both struggling to cement their place in the World Cup, the [...]

2007 defending champions India beat Syria 5-4 on penalties to record their second consecutive Nehru Cup title at the Ambedkar Stadium on 31st August 2009. This cup title pushed India to the 149th spot in the FIFA Rankings, although the win in the final was not counted in the rankings since it ended in a tie-break. Man of the Match, keeper Subroto Paul was the hero for the day saving [...]