Wales captain Scott Quinnell will retire from international rugby after next year’s World Cup but admits he needs a ‘‘miracle’’ to recover from injury in time.

Organisers of the 2002 World Cup struggled to fix website problems which have left fans in Japan and South Korea unable to order tickets over the web.

Germany general manager Oliver Bierhoff has warned rivals his team will be aiming to lift the World Cup next summer.

Manchester United have now officially been world club champions twice following a ruling by FIFA on Friday.

Giovani Dos Santos is considering quitting Mexico’s World Cup squad following the omission of his brother Jonathan, according to the players’ father.

Matt Holland kept Ireland’s World Cup dream alive with only his fourth international goal as Mick McCarthy’s side were forced to settle for an opening Group E draw against African champions Cameroon.

Ireland can virtually confirm their place in the World Cup finals in 2002 in Japan and South Korea if they can defeat Portugal at Lansdowne road this afternoon.

Jonathan Zebina still thinks he has a chance of being named in the French squad for the World Cup finals.

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres faces a race against time to be fit for Spain’s opening match at next month’s World Cup, according to the club’s new head of sports medicine and sports science, Peter Brukner.

Tonight's draw for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers has pitted the Republic of Ireland against former manager Brian Kerr.

David Triesman's alleged comments about England's rival bidders for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup are to come under further scrutiny after football's world governing body announced this evening that the FIFA ethics committee will investigate the statements.

Western Province centre Jean de Villiers has replaced the injured Gcobani Bobo in South Africa's squad for the Rugby World Cup.

A WAR of words has broken out at the highest level of FIFA over criticism of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid due to extreme temperatures in the country in June and July.

THE World Cup was the biggest ever betting event for bookmakers with €1.2 billion staked in Ireland and Britain.

FRENCH rugby coach Bernard Laporte will quit his job at his contract’s end after next year’s World Cup to concentrate on his own business interests.

The company behind the Fifa World Cup computer games have run a simulation exercise that predicts Germany will win the upcoming tournament in Brazil.

The worst disaster in South African sporting history will not necessarily affect the country's chances of hosting the 2010 World Cup.

Jonah Lomu has targeted next year’s Sevens World Cup as his rugby comeback date, according to a Sunday newspaper in New Zealand.

Brazil legend Pele has upset his fellow countrymen with his choice of the 120 best living players in the world for FIFA.