World Cup 2010

Argentina coach Diego Maradona admitted on Saturday that he is concerned sa pamamagitan ng the threat posed sa pamamagitan ng Mexico's attacking players ahead of Sunday's segundo round clash.

Argentina qualified for the last 16 sa pamamagitan ng winning all three of their group games while Mexico's progress was madami erratic, drawing with hosts South Africa, losing to Uruguay but beating France 2-0 in a stunning performance.

And it is the prospect of a repeat of that swashbuckling attacking display that has Maradona biting his nails.

"Mexico have Rafael Marquez, (Andres) Guardado, Giovanni Dos Santos, many players that worry us," sinabi Maradona....

The clash between arch-rivals Germany and England in the Round of 16 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ rates as one of the glamour fixtures in world football. On the eve of Sunday afternoon’s showdown in Bloemfontein, FIFA.com spoke exclusively to Germany striker Lukas Podolski. "We have no reason to fear them,” declared the 25-year-old, who insists "our goal has to be the quarter-finals."

After beating Ghana and reaching the last 16, what’s the mood like in the Germany camp?
It's very good. Obviously, we were under a certain amount of pressure before the last match. We knew a...