The group which promised so much actually delivered very little in terms of drama and excitement. Five time winners Brazil eased through with two wins and a draw, Portugal pipped Ivory Coast to second spot while the Korean DPR as expected failed to get a point on the board. The deciding factor in the group came in the second round of matches, Portugal taking on North Korea in a re run of the classic 1966 quarter final which Portugal won...More

KOREA DPR 0 IVORY COAST 3Y Toure 14, Romaric 20, Kalou 82 Ivory Coast began the match strong favourites to follow their opponents, Korea DPR, out of the World Cup, faced with the unlikely task of reaching Portugal’s high goal-difference. However, Sven-Göran Eriksson’s team began the game with an attacking mentality and in the first minute Yaya Toure played Kader Keita in on the right-hand side of the box, but his shot was saved by...More

The final day of the group stage promises to be a cracker. The two fixtures of the day revolve around Portugal and Brazil, the winner of which will top Group G, and Chile and Spain, the winner of which assures their place in the last-16 and leaves the other sides guessing. The other two games are of equal importance, but are overshadowed by these mammoth ties. Korea DPR meet Ivory Coast in the earlier game, with Switzerland and Hondu...More

After all the pre-tournament confidence, backed up by a solid qualifying campaign, Korea DPR are out of the World Cup. Although qualification was always going to be nigh-on impossible for the un-fancied Chomilla given the group they were drawn in, the manner of their exit was particularly abrasive following Tuesday’s hammering at the hands of Portugal. Coach Kim Jong-Hun took the buck for the humiliating defeat, which ironically was sho...More

Day 11 of the World Cup 2010 saw the biggest win of the tournament take place when Portugal demolished Korea DPR 7-0, seemingly on their way to the second round. In Group H, Chile recorded a crucial win over 10-man Switzerland while Spain cruised to a comfortable success over Honduras that keeps their tournament hopes alive after an opening game defeat. PORTUGAL 7 Meireles 29, Simao 53, Almeida 59, Tiago 60, 89, Liedson 81, Ronaldo 87 ...More

PORTUGAL 7Raul Meireles 29, Simao 53, Almeida 56, Tiago 60, 89, Liedson 80, Cristiano Ronaldo 87 KOREA DPR 0 Portugal routed Korea DPR in Cape Town thanks to a superb second half display. Raul Meireles gave the Portuguese a half time lead before quickfire goals from Simao, Hugo Almeida and Tiago wrapped up the game before an hour had been played. Liedson added a fifth 10 minutes from time before late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo...More