A broken Diego Maradona, his demeanour far removed from the exuberance of his previous World Cup news conferences, said Argentina’s 4-0 thrashing by Germany was the hardest day of his life.
A broken Diego Maradona, his demeanour far removed from the exuberance of his previous World Cup news conferences, said Argentina’s 4-0 thrashing by Germany was the hardest day of his life.
The Netherlands will not take Uruguay’s challenge lightly in Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final, Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk said on Saturday.
Argentina’s stars must play for their very lives in Saturday’s quarter-final with Germany to bring joy to fans at home desperate for World Cup success, charismatic coach Diego Maradona said Friday.
The World Cup quarter-final in South Africa between Germany and Argentina Saturday is a rematch of their last-eight clash in 2006, won by Germany on penalties.
Germany and Argentina have dazzled South Africa with attacking verve, raising expectations of a classic quarter-final encounter in Cape Town.
Argentine coach Diego Maradona sent superstar Lionel Messi back to bed because of a cold, Argentinian football officials said Thursday.
Determined to end his goal drought, Argentine star Lionel Messi has sought the advice of his one-time coach at Barcelona, Henk Ten Cate, ahead of a quarter-final clash against Germany in the World Cup football Friday.
DUBAI - The UAE Olympic National Team started their preparations in their external training camp at Nuremberg in Germany on Friday.
Wesley Sneijder headed a second-half winner as Netherlands battled back from a goal down to beat ten-man Brazil 2-1 and secure a place in the World Cup semi-finals.
Ten-man Brazil crashed out of the World Cup on Friday as Holland came from behind to win 2-1 in the quarter-finals.