From: NEW YORK POST on Wed, Jul 07 2010 5:41 PM

Dutch football fans scrambled Wednesday for pricey, last-minute tickets to South Africa as the country went football crazy after reaching the World Cup final for the first time in 32 years. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Wed, Jul 07 2010 5:41 PM

Dutch football fans scrambled Wednesday for pricey, last-minute tickets to South Africa as the country went football crazy after reaching the World Cup final for the first time in 32 years. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Wed, Jul 07 2010 1:38 AM

Uruguayan supporters rallied together for the semifinal World Cup match, but even their support from downtown Montevideo was not enough to keep their team from bowing out against the Netherlands, 3-2.

From: NEW YORK POST on Wed, Jul 07 2010 1:38 AM

Tens of thousands of Dutch fans celebrated late into the night in the streets of Amsterdam after their team stormed into their first World Cup final since 1978 on Tuesday, beating Uruguay 3-2.

From: NEW YORK POST on Tue, Jul 06 2010 9:38 PM

Thousands of Dutch and Uruguayan fans descended on Cape Town on Tuesday for their World Cup semi-final showdown. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Tue, Jul 06 2010 9:38 PM

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez admitted on Monday to only having a modest hope that his team would beat the Netherlands in the World Cup semi-finals, but said he was allowing them to dream. Images and soundbites of the Uruguay press conference and training session. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Tue, Jul 06 2010 9:38 PM

Ghana’s heartbreaking World Cup loss to Uruguay in penalty kicks came as the team was trying to become the first African nation in the tournament's semi-finals.

From: NEW YORK POST on Tue, Jul 06 2010 9:38 PM

Thousands of Dutch fans celebrated in the South African city of Cape Town after their team stormed into their first World Cup final since 1978, beating Uruguay 3-2.

From: NEW YORK POST on Tue, Jul 06 2010 4:37 PM

He could be called the world’s biggest football fan. By the end of the World Cup, Thulani Ngcobo will have attended 38 of the 64 World Cup fixtures — a match marathon that has earned the 29-year-old a spot in the Guinness book of world records. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Tue, Jul 06 2010 2:34 AM

On the eve of the Netherlands' World Cup semi-final, Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk insisted he is focused solely on beating Uruguay on Tuesday and dismissed any talk about the final as premature. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Mon, Jul 05 2010 7:32 PM

Coach Dunga is sacked and Maradona is under pressure as their teams, Brazil and Argentina, return home after disappointing World Cup campaigns.

From: NEW YORK POST on Mon, Jul 05 2010 3:28 AM

It’s official: footballing fans now know the names of the final four teams left in the 2010 competition. Uruguay and the Netherlands battle it out for a ticket to the final in the first semi-final on Tuesday. On Wednesday German and Spain will meet. WC2010.

From: NEW YORK POST on Sun, Jul 04 2010 5:26 PM

For members of Bror Hayil, Israel’s Brazilian kibbutz, the World Cup was meant to bring respite from the often harsh reality of the Middle East. But the carnival atmosphere cultivated on this collective farm founded by Jewish Brazilian immigrants quickly vanished Friday as Holland sent their tea...

From: NEW YORK POST on Sun, Jul 04 2010 5:26 PM

Young footballers — from some of the most disadvantaged communities -- have taken to the pitch in South Africa for a tournement being held in parallel with the World Cup. Football for Hope was organised by FIFA in partnership with NGOs from across the globe. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Sun, Jul 04 2010 5:24 AM

Germany stormed into the World Cup semi-finals on Saturday with a 4-0 demolition of Diego Maradona’s outclassed Argentina. In Buenos Aires disappointed fans watched on as their side was eliminated from the competition. WC2010.

From: NEW YORK POST on Sun, Jul 04 2010 5:24 AM

Spain have made it through to the World Cup semi-finals having beaten Paraguay by one goal to nil. They go on to meet Germany in the next round. In Madrid, fans turned out in their thousands to support their national side. WC2010.

From: NEW YORK POST on Sun, Jul 04 2010 5:24 AM

The Netherlands is preparing for a tough battle as it takes on Uruguay on Tuesday. Dutch coach Bert Van Marwijk guided his team into their fourth World Cup semi-final with a thrilling 2-1 win over five-time winners Brazil. WC2010.

From: NEW YORK POST on Sat, Jul 03 2010 6:22 PM

Thousands of football fans flooded into central Cape Town on Saturday to watch the hotly awaited quarter final clash between football heavyweights Argentina and Germany. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Sat, Jul 03 2010 6:22 PM

Brazil coach Dunga has accepted the blame for the World Cup quarter-final defeat by the Netherlands that brought his four-year reign to a bitterly disappointing end. WC2010

From: NEW YORK POST on Sat, Jul 03 2010 6:22 PM

There’s more to South Africa than just football! For four days the World Cup host nation also presents Africa Fashion Week — a chance for designers to show off the latest made in Africa labels to the thousands of visitors in their country. WC2010