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South Africa prepares for World Cup opener

South Africa is ready to stage a "Ferrari" of a World Cup as today's big kick-off approaches.

Fri, 11 Jun, 2010

Qatar deny wrongdoing in World Cup bid

Qatar 2022 deny any wrongdoing in connection with their winning bid, according to a statement from the country’s World Cup organisers.

Mon, 30 May, 2011

Ireland join record number of applicants bidding to stage World Cup

IRELAND is among the record number of countries who have confirmed their intention for the right to host the Rugby World Cup either in 2015 or 2019.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2008

Platini: Qatar World Cup should be played in winter

UEFA president Michel Platini said today that he is willing to move European club competitions in order to allow the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played in the winter.

Fri, 02 Dec, 2011

Blatter backs winter World Cup for Qatar

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has thrown his weight behind moves to stage the 2022 World Cup in Qatar during the winter to avoid the heat problems.

Fri, 17 Dec, 2010

Australia to stage rugby league World Cup

Plans were today unveiled for a rugby league World Cup to be held in Australia in the autumn of 2008, as part of the celebrations to mark the centenary of the game in the southern hemisphere.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2004

Fifa to seed World Cup play-offs

Fifa has decided that the draw for the European Zone play-offs for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil will be seeded later this year.

Tue, 18 Jun, 2013

Joint World Cup bid

Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup would be much more suited to a joint bid with either Scotland or Wales, rather than expecting the GAA to make their grounds available.

Mon, 03 Sep, 2012

Sports sponsorship set to hit €90m

OVERALL spending by Irish companies on sports sponsorship is to grow by over 15% to almost €90m this year, according to forecasts Dublin consultancy Onside Sponsorship.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2006

Iceland players find out they're still in the World Cup on pitch

Well, this is just lovely.

Wed, 16 Oct, 2013

VIDEO: A behind the scenes look at life as a Rugby World Cup referee

Referees get a lot of stick in sport.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2015

Trouble after Germany win

Argentina’s World Cup ended in disgrace tonight after a fight broke out with Germany following the host’s dramatic penalty shoot-out victory.

Fri, 30 Jun, 2006

Zizu sits out France training

France playmaker Zinedine Zidane skipped training today but is not considered doubtful for Saturday evening’s World Cup quarter-final with Brazil.

Thu, 29 Jun, 2006

Thorne goes over for All Blacks

Rueben Thorne has pulled the All Blacks back into the World Cup semi-final at the Telstra Stadium today.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2003

Hat-trick dumps Poland out of World Cup

Portugal 4-0 Poland

Mon, 10 Jun, 2002

23 mins: Owen hits the post

England have had their first significant attack with Michael Owen hitting the post after a carbon copy run of his last World Cup goal against Argentina.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2002

Full-time: Germany 8 Saudi Arabia 0

Germany have hammered Saudi Arabia 8-0 in Group E of the World Cup.

Sat, 01 Jun, 2002

83 mins: Keane hits post

Robbie Keane has hit the post after 83 minutes of Ireland's Group E World Cup opener against Cameroon at Niigata.