World Cup Diary

World Cup Diary July 12: My team of the tournament

Jonathan Wilson / 12 July 2010 / Leave a comment

Jonathan Wilson is full of praise for Spain, who were more than worthy winners of a good World Cup. Here, in a 4-2-1-3 which the winners used to such devastating effect, is his team of the tournament.... Read more »

World Cup July 11: Tournament Top 10

Dave Farrar / 11 July 2010 / Leave a comment

In his final diary from South Africa, Dave Farrar looks back at 10 of the best and worst moments from World Cup 2010...... Read more »

World Cup Diary July 10: Lost in Troyeville

Editor / 10 July 2010 / Leave a comment

Jonathan Wilson feels a bit like Bill Murray but, with no Scarlett Johansson to help him, he heads out on a tour of some of Johannesburg's lesser known watering holes...... Read more »

World Cup Diary July 9: Soweto still at the heart of it all

Dave Farrar / 09 July 2010 / Leave a comment

Dave Farrar visits Soweto, a place that was at the heart of the struggle against Apartheid and a place where football is a religion....... Read more »

World Cup Diary July 8: What we've learned from this tournament...

Jonathan Wilson / 08 July 2010 / Leave a comment

As the finalists are now known and the tournament winds down Jonathan Wilson thinks about what conclusions we can draw from the last three weeks, including how successful a WC this was for Africa and whether Germany were really all... Read more »

World Cup Diary July 7: To Vuvuzela or not to vuvuzela

Dave Farrar / 07 July 2010 / Leave a comment

Dave Farrar gives us his take on the plastic horn that has divided opinion more than any other aspect of this World Cup.... Read more »

World Cup Diary June 6: Food For Thought

Jonathan Wilson / 06 July 2010 / Leave a comment

Jonathan Wilson on Argentinean steaks, South African seafood, how grilling is cheating and why Germany are doing so well at the World Cup.... Read more »

World Cup Diary July 5: Getting Lucky on the JoBurg streets

Dave Farrar / 05 July 2010 / Leave a comment

Close encounters with South African taxi drivers, part II.... Read more »

World Cup Diary July 4: Not always as glamorous as it seems

Jonathan Wilson / 04 July 2010 / Leave a comment

Jonathan Wilson gives us the latest on Daniel the taxi driver, World Cup exhaustion and the mystery behind Germany's success as they prepare to face Spain in a mouth-watering clash.... Read more »

World Cup Diary 3 July: When the favourite becomes the underdog

Dave Farrar / 03 July 2010 / Leave a comment

Dave Farrar tells us why it wasn't just money that made him side with Uruguay last night and how despite being a Holland fan for much of his life, he doesn't want this class of 2010 to come out on... Read more »

World Cup Diary 2 July: "Taxi" for the taxi driver

Jonathan Wilson / 02 July 2010 / Leave a comment

Jonathan Wilson tells us about the taxi ride from hell in his bid to meet up with fellow betting.betfair World Cup diarist Dave Farrar...... Read more »

World Cup Diary July 1: In praise of cool guy Carlos

Dave Farrar / 01 July 2010 / Leave a comment

One of the highlights of working at a World Cup is how close you can get to former superstars. Some let you down but others, like Carlos Valderrama, are everything you want them to be, says Dave Farrar... Read more »

World Cup Diary June 30: Goodbye to Rustenberg and some pretty average food

Jonathan Wilson / 30 June 2010 / Leave a comment

Jonathan Wilson on why malls are evil, rubbish restaurant managers and the aeroplane that landed on a motorway whilst he was stuck in a traffic jam...... Read more »

World Cup Diary June 29: It's England's off-field failings that sadden me

Dave Farrar / 29 June 2010 / Leave a comment

Dave Farrar has seen England fail at tournaments before and will see them fail again. But there was something more depressing about it all this time round and it had nothing to do with poor defending or their inability to... Read more »

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