Off the Field
For Diego Maradona's Argentine squad, sex is fine as long as it is not 2 a.m. and accompanied by a bottle of bubbly.
Wrapped in large blankets, long coats and hats pulled low, some 2,000 homeless people streamed into a vast church in a wealthy suburb of Pretoria on Wednesday night to hear a spiritual message and watch Bafana Bafana in the World Cup.
Walking down the streets in the heart of Chilean capital of Santiago, one will have Chile's symbolic red, white and blue colors jumping into his sight, and cries of "Viva Chile" resound in the air.
Argentine soccer icon Gabriel Batistuta found his money and credit cars stolen Wednesday in a hotel of Johannesburg, where he is working as commentator of the World Cup for an international TV chain.
A crawfish holds on to a miniature soccer ball filled with food in a tank which has been decorated as a football pitch, at the Sea Life Aquarium in Berlin, June 16, 2010.
Despite the heavy rain, over 3,000 residents were gathering in front of a some 50 m2 LED screen to celebrate the opening of South Africa World Cup on Friday night in the South Lake Park of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province.
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minster David Cameron on Saturday placed a bet of beer on the outcome of the football match later in the day between U.S. and England national teams in South Africa, according to the White House.
The World Cup opening concert in Soweto attracted nearly 8.5 million television viewers in South Africa, the highest for an entertainment event in recent history, a survey showed on Friday.
The World Cup opening concert in Soweto attracted nearly 8.5 million television viewers in South Africa, the highest for an entertainment event in recent history
The death of Nelson Mandela's granddaughter cast a shadow over the opening day of the World Cup on Friday. South Africa ready for World Cup party 
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Semifinals Fixtures
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Top Scorers
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Player |
Team |
Goals |
David Villa | ESP | 5 |
| Sneijder | NED | 5 | |||
| Diego Forlan |
URU |
5 | |||
| Mueller |
GER |
5 | |||
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Vittek |
SVK | 4 | |||
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Klose |
GER |
4 |
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Higuain |
ARG |
4 |
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Asamoah Gyan |
GHA |
3 | |||
| Donovan | USA | 3 | |||
| Luis Suarez | URU | 3 | Fabiano | BRA | 3 |
URU 2 - 3 NED 
GER 0 - 1 ESP 