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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras —The body of Ángel Alfredo Villatoro Rivera, a Honduran journalist for HRN radio, was found late May 15 on the outskirts of the capital a week after he was kidnapped on his way to work. Above, a forensic technician searches for fingerprints on the vehicle used to kidnap the journalist. (Jorge Cabrera/Reuters)
It's about 14 inches tall and weighs about 14 pounds, yet 31 teams won't be strong enough to hoist the 18-carat gold statue on July 11 by winning the World Cup. But one will. The FIFA World Cup Trophy is up for grabs in South Africa. Infosurhoy.com will comprehensively cover each of the eight teams from the Western Hemisphere competing for glory – and to return home with the world's most coveted trophy.
Countdown to the World Cup
- BRAZIL
- Brazil seeks to survive ‘group...
- Dunga, Brazil on verge of hist...
- Brazil’s Dunga under pressure
- Kaká has the world at his feet
- Dunga’s Chosen Ones
- Maradona’s forgotten ones
- Seleção heads to South Africa
- URUGUAY
- ‘We have a duty to our country...
- Uruguay’s Tabárez: ‘The object...
- Muslera emerges as the keeper ...
- PARAGUAY
- Paraguay’s national soccer tea...
- Santa Cruz: ‘This is probably ...
- Paraguay’s Villar seeking to m...
- In Paraguay, La Albirroja to b...
- ARGENTINA
- ‘He’s on his way to being the ...
- Maradona's long road to recove...
- World Cup: Lionel Messi powers...
- MEXICO
- World Cup 2010: José Torres, a...
- World Cup: Cuauhtémoc Blanco, ...
- World Cup: Javier Aguirre, Mex...
- World Cup: Mexico’s high hopes...
Groups
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | D | GF | GA | P |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| France | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Group B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | D | GF | GA | P |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Greece | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Group C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | D | GF | GA | P |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Algeria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Group D | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | D | GF | GA | P |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Serbia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Group E | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | D | GF | GA | P |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Denmark | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Group F | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | D | GF | GA | P |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Group G | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | D | GF | GA | P |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| North Korea | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Group H | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | D | GF | GA | P |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Honduras | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
GF: Goals For | GA: Goals Against | P: Points
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“We have all done an incredible job. I don't think we even realize what we have done.” – Spain midfielder Andrés Iniesta, who scored the decisive goal in a 1-0 win over the Netherlands to give his country its first World Cup title.
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