Thousands Of Fans In Boats Welcome Runners Up Dutch Team... Hundreds of thousands of fans took to the streets and canals of Amsterdam on Tuesday to celebrate the Dutch football team’s second place in the World Cup. The players waved at fans, swigged beer and blew vuvuzelas aboard an open-top ...

Unexploded Bomb Vest Found In Uganda, Death Toll 76... KAMPALA, Uganda : Investigators found an unexploded suicide vest with ball bearings in a disco hall in Uganda's capital, suggesting that militants had planned a third bombing during the World Cup final, officials said Tuesday. Four foreign suspects were arrested ...

Beckenbauer Critical Of World Cup Final... BERLIN :  German great Franz Beckenbauer says the World Cup final turned into something of an "anti-advertisement" for football and was impressed by Germany. Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 in a bad-tempered final on Sunday when 14 yellow cards and ...

Dutch Celebrate Second Place In World Cup... AMSTERDAM : The Netherlands' World Cup team was honored by Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at the start of a hectic day of celebrations for the tournament runner-up on Tuesday. Under bunches of orange balloons, coach Bert van Marwijk ...

Spain's World Cup Team Parades Through Madrid... Spain's World Cup champions went on an open air bus ride through the Madrid's historic centre on Monday (July 12).  At least several hundred thousand fans lined the streets of the capital to celebrate Spain's first ever World Cup title, ...

World Cup Overall Attendance Third Highest In History...  JOHANNESBURG :  South Africa's World Cup achieved the third highest overall attendance _ behind the 1994 tournament in the United States and the last World Cup in Germany.  FIFA said in a statement on Monday that 3.18 million fans attended ...

Players Should Have Behaved Better, Says FIFA Chief... JOHANNESBURG : FIFA president Sepp Blatter says the Netherlands and Spain players should have behaved better during the World Cup final.  Blatter says he expected more fair play during Sunday's match, which had the most yellow cards of any final ...

Octopus Oracle Paul To Retire... BERLIN :  No more World Cup, no more octopus oracle.  Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs _ all seven of Germany's games ...

Spain Celebrates First World Cup Win... MADRID (AP) _ Spain's World Cup champions flew home from South Africa on Monday for a massive celebration, including meetings with the Spanish king and prime minister and an open air bus ride through the city's historic center. At least ...

Dutch Point Finger Of Blame At Referee Webb... Johannesburg: Dutch stars Arjen Robben and Nigel de Jong launched a bitter attack on English referee Howard Webb after Holland had succumbed to Andres Iniesta's injury-time winner in the World Cup final. Spain lifted their first ever World Cup after ...

Man Tries To Grab World Cup Before Final... As Spain and the Netherlands prepared for their clash on Sunday evening, an unidentified man leapt onto the pitch and ran towards the halfway line, where the trophy was placed on a plinth. It appeared as if the pitch invader ...

Forlan Wins Golden Ball, Mueller Golden Boot... Uruguay's Diego Forlan won the best player of the tournament award on Sunday after lighting up the World Cup with some wonderful goals that helped his team become South America's only semi-finalist. The blond-locked striker won legions of admirers -- ...

Octopus Paul Is Right Again: Spain Wins Its First World... Johannesburg: Andres Iniesta struck deep into the second half extra time to give Spain their maiden World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in a drama-filled summit clash here.  Iniesta scored the winner in the 116th minute ...

Shakira Delights Fans At World Cup Close... JOHANNESBURG (AP) Shakira had fans dancing in their seats as South Africa began saying farewell to the 2010 World Cup in pulsating fashion. The highlight of the closing ceremony at Soccer City was to be an expected appearance by Nelson ...

Spain And Netherlands Seek The Ultimate Prize... Johannesburg: Two of Europe’s great flamboyant footballing nations are preparing to contest the World Cup, yet the Netherlands have suddenly become a pragmatic force who are difficult to defeat while Spain have at times been over elaborate in attack and ...

Paul Is Right Again: Germany Beat Uruguay 3-2 In Thriller... Germany struck a late match-winner to beat Uruguay 3-2 in a pulsating third-place play-off and end their World Cup campaign with a consolation victory in Port Elizabeth on Sunday . Psychic Octopus Paul had predicted Germany's victory in the playoff ...