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The current ongoing FIFA World Cup in South Africa has just reached the second round stage. The tournament group stage completed few days ago with the following 16 teams qualified into the next round. For now onwards, the team that loses will be knocked out of the tournament. They will have to wait for another 4 years before they can have another shot at the title.

The World Cup is moving into the knockout stage now which together with joy and thrill is the deadly penalty. This do-or-die way of deciding the winner of the match has created some of the most memorable moments in World Cup’s history, and many of the big stars have tasted the bitter feeling of failing the shootout including Diego Maradona, Michel Platini and David Beckham. Let’s analyze based on the point of sport psychology to see what can be learnt to better perform penalty kick…

The ride was amazing, as the US mens team tied an England team (in a come from behind fashion), tied a Slovenia team after going down 2-0 and then in the 91st minute (yes during stoppage time) scored the winning goal over Algeria. They entered the round of 16 without a loss and were poised to make another emotional victory after again coming from behind on a penalty kick to 1-1 tie at the end of regulation.

If you have ever asked yourself the question, “Where to watch the 2010 World Cup live?”, then you better listen to what this article is about to tell you, especially if you are currently located in Japan. Japan is actually one of the small number of nations that were able to qualify for the World Cup.

Before the South Africa World Cup, nobody could ever imagine that France,the runner up of World Cup 2006, would fall down that badly with two defeats, one draw, foul-mouthed squabbles in the dressing room and a team strike. So what happened with the French players psychologically?

On Saturday 26th June 2010 the American soccer players left the Royal Bakofeng Stadium in Rustenburg defeated by Ghana 2:1, even if they were convinced to make it until the end of the overtime. Will the World Cup 2010 TV Schedule in USA change now, that the American team is out?

On June 11, 2010, history has once again been marked by one of the most celebrated competitions ever to be introduced to the world, the FIFA World Cup. Every four years, select teams from all over the world are to compete in a month-long battle on the astro-turf. People from different walks of life come together to celebrate the assembly for the love of football because of this.

The best way to get your favourite footballer’s autograph is to ask for it in person, at least that way you can know for certain that it is authentic. However, this can be difficult if for example they live in a different country or if they don’t make many public appearances. The next best way to get your favourite player’s autograph is to write to them.

On Sunday, Bloemfontein’s Free State Stadium will see a match up between two former champions, England and Germany, a game that Beckenbauer has labelled aptly as being more worthy of a semi-final than a round of 16 affair. Germany began their World Cup campaign, spectacularly, with a 4-0 thumping of Australia. Just when fans and the media were going berserk with superlatives, they were brought rudely down to earth, with a 1-0 loss to Serbia that witnesses some contentious refereeing.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is undoubtedly the most widely viewed sporting event in the world today. The soccer tournament is held every four years. In the finals match of 2006 alone, an estimated 715.1 million individuals were said to have watched the match. You can stay updated about the standings by finding who will win World Cup 2010 polls.

These South American teams will clash for a place in the World Cup quarter-final, at the Soccer City Stadium in Jo’burg on Sunday. A match that promises to be hard-fought, open and exciting…

When England departed these shores for South Africa a few short weeks ago, there was so much hope that at long last, England could bring the trophy home. However, that dream was destroyed in no uncertain terms by the old enemy Germany in Bloemfontein as England crashed out of the tournament losing 4-1.