Ireland have gone a goal down against the USA in their Pool B game at the World Cup in Perth.

Ireland are in action again today at the women's Hockey World Cup in Australia after losing 3-1 to England yesterday.

Steve Neville (@SteveNeville_) and Peter McNamara (@PeterMcNamara_) look ahead to the World Cup final and discuss where it will be won. 

France 0 Denmark 2

Roque Junior has received a yellow card for a foul after five minutes of the World Cup final.

Turkey have kicked off their World Cup second round match against hosts Japan today. Japan go into the game as favourites.

World Cup qualifiers latest

Next summer's World Cup winners will have to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Fifa have announced.

World Cup Group 4 qualifier result:

World Cup Group 4 Qualifier result:

Brazil kicked off one of the most troubled World Cups ever amid a nationwide wave of excitement mingled with wafts of tear gas.

World Cup Stats - Brazil v China

Brazil are out of the World Cup, after a 2-1 loss to the Netherlands.

Ireland 1 Spain 1

The organisers of the 2002 South Korea/Japan World Cup have been placed on an anthrax alert.

World Cup Group G

Sweden 1 Argentina 1

Italy have won the World Cup, beating France 5-3 on penalties after the teams finished level 1-1 following extra-time in Berlin.

The FAI are to join a feasibility study for the 2030 FIFA World Cup bid.

David O'Loughlin has finished fourth in the individual pursuit at the Denmark World Cup in Copenhagen.