Australia 2 South Korea 1 (after extra-time)

Spain arrived in Madrid on Tuesday and unlike four years ago, after a triumphant World Cup in South Africa, there were few fans waiting for them at the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport.

AUSTRALIA 0 SPAIN 3

Holland will on Monday meet Chile in a play-off for top spot in Group B after World Cup holders Spain crashed out of the tournament.

WORLD CUP GROUP B:

Australia 2 Holland 3

Robin van Persie admits Holland face a challenge of expectation as they prepare to take on Australia.

GROUP A

What better to brighten up a Premier League-less Saturday than with some belting goals - and one absolute howler!

'Women should shut up in public,' according to the Socceroos head honcho

Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones accepts his international chances may have been hampered by remaining at the club.

THE Ireland U18 schools’ side let an interval lead slip yesterday as they suffered defeat by Australia in Coolock in their season opener.

Liverpool will have to wait until later this week to discover the full extent of the groin injury sustained by striker Fernando Torres in yesterday’s World Cup final victory.

Australia 2 Serbia 1

SERBIA coach Radomir Antic is backing his players to make history tonight – but claims they are under no pressure.

NORMALLY it is the ‘Poms’ who are accused of whinging, but then Harry Kewell has spent a lot of his playing career in England.

Ghana 1 Australia 1

Ghana 1 Australia 1

GHANA are not only going to beat Australia in Rustenburg tonight, they will become the first African nation to win the World Cup, according to Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi.

RADOMIR ANTIC dedicated his side’s stunning World Cup victory over Germany yesterday to the Serbian people as Group D was blown wide open.

Germany 0 Serbia 1

Australia were today boosted by the news key man Tim Cahill will only miss one World Cup game following his sending-off against Germany.

Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer says it is up to the experienced players in the squad to ensure morale remains high in the wake of the 4-0 thrashing by Germany in their opening group game.

GERMANY coach Joachim Low wants his players to forget their four-goal rout of Australia on Sunday night and begin concentrating on the next World Cup game against Serbia.

Germany striker Lukas Podolski insists he and his team-mates will not get carried away by their convincing triumph over Australia in their World Cup opener.

An inconsolable Tim Cahill has described his red card in Australia’s 4-0 defeat to Germany in their World Cup opener as the saddest moment of his career before breaking down in tears in front of the media.

Germany 4 Australia 0

FRANZ BECKENBAUER has predicted a place in the semi-finals for Germany at the World Cup, but warned them at the same time not to underestimate their opening opponents Australia.

Tim Cahill and not Harry Kewell is now looming as Australia’s biggest injury cloud ahead of their World Cup opener against Germany on Sunday night in Durban.

Socceroos captain Lucas Neill says Australia will draw inspiration from Brad Jones’ son’s battle with leukaemia when they take on Germany in their World Cup opener on Sunday.

AUSTRALIA’S backup goalkeeper Brad Jones has had to leave the World Cup in order to be by the side of his four-year-old son Luca, who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Denmark 0 Australia 1

Former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit has said he would consider taking up the role as Australia coach when Pim Verbeek leaves the post after the World Cup finals in South Africa.

Scott McDonald was one of three players axed from Australia’s World Cup squad today.

REPUBLIC of Ireland international defender Sean St Ledger has joined Middlesbrough from Preston on a three-month loan deal with a view to a permanent move in January.

Republic of Ireland midfielder Keith Andrews is warning Cyprus they will face a backlash as the sides renew World Cup battle on Saturday.

TICKET prices for Ireland’s upcoming friendly with South Africa at Thomond Park next month have been slashed in a bid to sell out the famous Limerick stadium.

Richard Dunne has said the Republic of Ireland will be a different prospect in September from the one that lost to the Socceroos last night.

Kevin Kilbane has said the Republic of Ireland players must hold their hands up following their 3-0 loss to the Socceroos last night.

Damien Duff does not believe his Republic of Ireland team-mates will dwell on their 3-0 friendly defeat to Australia last night as they prepare for next month’s key World Cup qualifier against Cyprus.

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni admitted his side had been handed a “severe lesson” after they were humbled 3-0 by Australia in Limerick tonight.

Republic of Ireland 0 Australia 2

Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane believes his team-mates have shown their commitment to the national team’s cause, even before a ball has been kicked in their friendly against Australia in Limerick tonight.

IRISH football fans who complain about the renaming of Lansdowne Road should perhaps be grateful that they don’t have to get behind a team called the Aviva Green Boys.