Francisco Arce has doubled the score for Paraguay against South Africa in Group B of the World Cup. Latest Paraguay 2, South Africa 0.

FIFA could face a multi-million shortfall in funding for next year’s World Cup finals in Japan and Korea after the collapse of their marketing agents, ISL.

POPE Benedict will watch the most important matches of next year’s World Cup and believes Germany has a strong side, World Cup chief Franz Beckenbauer said after meeting the Pontiff yesterday.

TV3 has confirmed it has won rights to broadcast the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Germany’s foreign ministry today said it had granted a visa for an Iranian vice president, Mohammed Aliabadi, to attend the soccer World Cup, which starts on Friday.

Scotland hooker Dougie Hall has been ruled out of the World Cup due to a knee ligament injury.

Brazil 1-0 Germany

Brazil 0-0 Germany

Mexico 0 USA 2

Sweden 1 Senegal 1

England 1 Sweden 1

Roy Keane has scored his second two minutes from time in Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Cyprus.

David Seaman has declared himself fit for England's vital World Cup qualifying game against Greece in Athens tomorrow.

FIFA has committed to carrying out blood tests for banned drugs at next year’s World Cup and biological profiling for all players at the tournament which can indicate doping.

Qatar will host the World Cup finals for the first time after FIFA awarded them the rights to the 2022 tournament in Zurich today.

WEST GERMANY’S 1974 World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer has refused to rule himself out of the running to succeed Lennart Johansson as UEFA president in 2006.

Ireland U19s have beaten Scotland by five wickets to qualify for the U19 Cricket World Cup in 2004.

Italy are into the final of the World Cup after goals from Fabio Grosso and Alessandro del Pero very late in extra time.

Australia 1 Uruguay 0 (1-1 after extra-time)