The page which you can expect to be published during a two-minute period between 1pm and 2pm every day until the World Cup finishes...
Friday, June 23:FIFA president Sepp Blatter will push ahead with the introduction of goal-line technology after admitting that France had a legitimate goal denied to them in their last match...Graham Poll's World Cup looks to be over after he blundered by giving one player three yellow cards in last night's match between Australia and Croatia...David Beckham insists England can put a "bad day" behind them on Sunday and reach the last eight of the World Cup...Brazilian legend Zico has set his sights on working in Europe after confirming he will stand down as Japan coach following their elimination from the World Cup...Martin O'Neill has emerged as a shock candidate for the Australia post which will be vacated by Guus Hiddink after the World Cup.
Tuesday, June 20: FIFA have stepped in to end the row over Togo players' pay demands by agreeing to pay the squad's bonuses directly. The players had threatened to boycott their remaining World Cup matches because they feared the Togo football federation would not keep their promise to pay the bonuses after the tournament. FIFA have now agreed to pay the players' bonuses directly rather than pay the federation first and leave it to them to pass the money on to the squad...Miroslav Klose has dismissed reports about a potential rift between him and attacking partner Lukas Podolski following the future Bayern Munich star's dip in form...Mark Viduka has condemned the critics who have labelled Australia as over-aggressive...Harry Kewell has been cleared to play in Australia's final group match after FIFA dropped a charge that he had insulted referee Markus Merk following the 2-0 defeat by Brazil...President Luis Inacio "Lula" Da Silva believes the pressure of expectation has prevented Brazil from playing to their potential in the World Cup so far. Silva spoke about the team's campaign during his weekly radio show, 'Breakfast With The President', and admitted he was one of the many Brazilians who has been a little disappointed.
Monday, June 19: Owen Hargreaves is set to replace Steven Gerrard for England's final group match against Sweden on Tuesday - with reports also claiming that Sven Goran Eriksson is contemplating drafting in Jermaine Jenas at Frank Lampard's expense. The England coach has already confirmed that Wayne Rooney will start the match, most probably at Peter Crouch's expense...Togo's World Cup Group G match with Switzerland has kicked off after reports that the players had been paid overdue bonuses for qualifying...Italy are hopeful midfielder Simone Perrotta will be fit in time for Thursday's crucial World Cup Group E clash against the Czech Republic, while Daniele De Rossi will know by Friday his punishment for elbowing United States striker Brian McBride in the teams' draw at the weekend...Harry Kewell could miss Australia's final group match after being charged by FIFA with insulting referee Markus Merk following the 2-0 defeat by Brazil. The Liverpool winger has been reported by Merk for swearing at the German official several times after the final whistle and disciplinary proceedings have been opened against him.
Friday, June 16:Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is unsure if he will be fit to face England next week after revealing he injured his groin in the warm-up yesterday but failed to inform the coach...Trinidad and Tobago defender Brett Sancho claims he was fouled by Peter Crouch before the England striker scored in the opening goal in their 2-0 defeat...Senior England duo David Beckham and Michael Owen have welcomed Wayne Rooney's return to action, but have warned against putting too much pressure on the youngster...Jan Koller could be set for a miraculous return to action in Czech Republic's final group game against Italy...Paraguay's veteran members have called for younger players to be included in future squads...Portugal captain Luis Figo is expecting Iran to be difficult opponents on Saturday...Portugal are sweating over the fitness of Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of that encounter with Iran...Switzerland midfielder Valon Behrami's World Cup may be over after failing to overcome a knee injury.
Thursday, June 15:Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to play for England against Trinidad and Tobago this evening by independent medical advisors...Assistant boss Graham Arnold believes Australia cannot afford to rest players on yellow cards in Sunday's World Cup clash with Brazil...FIFA have branded the violence between German and Polish hooligans which led to 429 arrests in Dortmund on Wednesday night as "disgusting". Police announced today they have already charged 96 people as a result of the clashes...Sweden go into their must-win match against Paraguay tonight insisting their World Cup hopes are not being undermined by unrest in the camp. Skipper Olof Mellberg and Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg were involved in a heated exchange in the dressing room after their goalless draw with Trinidad and Tobago. But Marcus Allback, the former Aston Villa striker now with FC Copenhagen, claims the squad is united...Luis Gonzalez will replace Esteban Cambiasso on Argentina's left wing against Serbia & Montenegro on Friday, with Lionel Messi on the bench.
Wednesday, June 14:Gary Neville pulled out of training only 15 minutes into England's final session in the Frankenstadion. The 31-year-old spent a couple of minutes on the sidelines before heading down the players' tunnel with England physio Gary Lewin...Aston Villa striker Milan Baros is still suffering from a foot injury and is uncertain when he will be available to play for the Czech Republic in the World Cup...Veteran striker Ali Daei is doubtful for Iran's World Cup game against Portugal as Branko Ivankovic's team try to come back from their opening day loss to Mexico...Otto Pfister's long-term future as Togo coach again remains unclear...Paraguay coach Anibal Ruiz has confirmed that Aldo Bobadilla and Jorge Nunez will start against Sweden in Berlin on Thursday.
Tuesday, June 13:erbia and Montenegro defender Nemanja Vidic's World Cup has been ended by a knee problem...Wayne Rooney has not yet been ruled out of making a shock England World Cup comeback against Trinidad and Tobago but it looks unlikely...Peter Crouch says that he will not do 'The Robot' again...Czech Republic striker Jan Koller hopes to be back in training by Friday after scans revealed his thigh injury is not as serious as was first feared...Freddie Ljungberg has claimed that there are no problems between players in the Sweeden squad...Arjen Robben has revealed his delight at scoring the goal which lifted Holland to victory over Serbia & Montenegro...Ruud van Nistelrooy has warned the players not to take Ivory Coast for granted on Friday...
Monday,
June 12:Harry Kewell will start and Tim Cahill will be on the bench, but neither is ready to play the full 90 minutes for Austaralia in their opening game against Japan...Italy defender Alessandro Nesta has been passed fit for their opening game against Ghana...South Korea and Togo will play under a closed roof at Frankfurt's Commerzbank Arena on Tuesday, despite temperatures forecast to be well over 30 degrees...Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo admits he was not happy to be substituted during his country's 1-0 win over Angola...Paraguay have been rocked by the news that Delio Toledo has not recovered from a knock picked up at the weekend...Iran's legendary striker Ali Daei is unlikely to play against Portugal on Saturday after sustaining a back injury.
Saturday, June 10: Otto Pfister has confirmed his resignation as coach of Togo just three days before their World Cup opener against South Korea. The 68-year-old German stormed out of the team's hotel in Wangen on Friday night because of the ongoing dispute with the country's football federation over player bonuses...Sven-Goran Eriksson says he has forged a close emotional bond with his England players...France coach Raymond Domenech has given midfield enforcer Patrick Vieira a ringing endorsement and all but dismissed reports the 29-year-old might start the World Cup on the bench...Czech Republic striker Milan Baros will almost certainly miss Monday's World Cup opener against USA...Jens Lehmann has been declared fit for Germany's World Cup match with Poland on Wednesday despite twisting his ankle on Friday.
Friday, June 9:Sven Goran Eriksson is on collision course with Sir Fergie over his plans to use Wayne Rooney in the group stages...Michael Ballack has declared himself fit for Germany's opening game this afternoon, but Jurgen Klinsmann may not agree...Roque Santa Cruz declared himself fit yesterday for Paraguay's game against England, but he has now suffered a fresh injury doubt...Deco will miss Portugal's opening game...Milan Baros and Alessandro Nesta are both battling to be back in action before Group E gets underway on Monday...Dick Advocaat thinks his South Korea side can reach the semi-finals, as they did in 2002 under Guus Kiddink.
Thursday, June 8: Wayne Rooney is 'injury free', says Sven... Michael Ballack is out of the World Cup opener...France have called up Lyon forward Sidney Govou to replace Liverpool's Djibril Cisse, who was ruled out of the World Cup finals on Wednesday after breaking his leg...Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz has declared himself fit to face England in their opening World Cup match...Sweden's first choice goalkeeper AAndreas Isaksson has been ruled of their opening game against Trinidad & Tobago...Mexico's first choice goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez has returned home after the death of his father on Wednesday...England captain David Beckham is 'desperate' for the World Cup to start and is confident the squad can live up to expectations...Brazil star Ronaldo missed training on Thursday after picking up a fever.
Wednesday, June 7:Wayne Rooney is having his scan and told Sven he was '300% confident' he'll play...Steven Gerrard sat out England's training with a back problem, but should be fine...Paul Robinson has criticised the World Cup ball for being too light...Ronaldinho has pleaded with referees to protect Brazil from bad tackles...Michael Ballack has claimed Germany are too inexperienced to win the World Cup...Rafael Van der Vaart has returned to training for Holland...Gennaro Gattuso has joined Gianluca Zambrotta in being ruled out of Italy's opener v Ghana...
Tuesday, June 6: Wayne Rooney warms up with England squad...David Beckham, John Terry and Gary Neville are back training...Ashley Cole is not...Stevie Gerrard has a slightly stiff back but should be okay...Holland have called up Nigel de Jong and Stijn Schaars as cover for his injury-hit squad...Tomas Rosicky is hopeful about playing in the first World Cup match for the Czech Republic...Raul claims he is set to prove critics wrong and make a major impact for Spain in the World Cup...
Monday June 5: England fly out to Germany this afternoon...Jermain Defoe flies with the squad as back-up to Wayne Rooney...David Beckham, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Gary Neville and Rooney all failed to train with squad...Radio One are reported to have banned all 'England' songs during the World Cup...Holland sustained three injuries in their match with Australia...Tim Cahill says he feels fine after that game...Mateja Kezman is ready to return to training with Serbia & Montenegro...Alex Santos has joined Akira Kaji on Japan's injury list...Brazil convincingly won their only international World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand in Geneva...
Sunday June 4: Sven-Goran Eriksson says England have as good a chance as any side to win the World Cup...David Beckham can't wait to face Brazil again and admits he will probably burst into tears if he wins the World Cup...Mark Viduka is considering retiring from international football after the World Cup...Jurgen Klinsmann has confirmed that he intends to remain as Germany coach after the World Cup...Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned Cristiano Ronaldo to control his temper...Pele has expressed his surprise at Theo Walcott's inclusion in the England World Cup squad...Sir Clive Woodward fears England are underprepared for a penalty shootout in Germany...
Friday June 2:WorldCup365 is officially launched...Scandalously, Paraguay's Roberto Acuna faces the threat of a FIFA ban after asking a Swedish photographer out on a date...Contrary to previous reports, the papers are awash with claims that Sven-Goran Eriksson is ready to give Owen Hargreaves another chance against Hungary after handing the Bayern Munich player a first-team bib in training...Wayne Rooney steps up his bid to play at the World Cup by taking part in running and ball work at England's training ground...Rangers midfielder Libor Sionko is called into the Czech Republic's squad as replacement for Vladimir Smicer...
Thursday June 1: Brazil are rocked by the confirmation that midfielder Edmilson will miss the entire tournament with a knee injury suffered in training on Tuesday...Freddie Ljungberg reports no ill-effects after returning to training...Reports suggest Sven Goran Eriksson is set to ditch England's experimental 4-5-1 formation and revert to a standard 4-4-2...Holland beat Mexico in a friendly...
Wednesday May 31: Sven-Goran Eriksson says Michael Owen will peak for World Cup after looking off the pace in 3-1 win over Hungary...Ji-sung Park is a doubt for South Korea's World Cup warm-up match against Norway in Oslo on Friday...Asier Del Horno looks likely to be ruled out of the tournament...Michael Ballack returned from injury and played 90 minutes for Germany v Japan...Lionel Messi returned to action for Argentina...
Tuesday May 30: Michael Owen is given the all-clear after an injury scare in training...Jamie Carragher is tipped to start in tonight's friendly with Hungary, with Steven Gerrard given a 'roving' midfield role...Gianluca Zambrotta is an injury doubt for Italy's opening match...But Arsenal's new signing Tomas Rosicky is expected to recover in time for the Czech Republic's opening World Cup match but Vladimir Smicer remains likely to miss the entire tournament...Saudi Arabia's royal family donates £6.5m to aid the national team's World Cup bid...3,300 banning orders on known English troublemakers come into force which require their passports to be handed into their local police station....
