After a scintillating round of Quarter-Final matches that served up a cocktail of drama, injustice and revenge, only four teams remain in the hunt for the World Cup. Before we turn our attention to the Semi-Finals, let’s take a moment to reflect on the biggest and best of the Quarter-Finals.

It’s become the trendiest theory to explain England’s failure at this World Cup: Premiership clubs play too many games so that by the time the summer rolls around Premiership players are too exhausted to play well at international tournaments. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence to support this...

At the risk of dismissing the World Cup Quarterfinals and Semi-finals as non-events, it is quickly becoming clear that Brazil and Argentina are on course for their first World Cup Final face-off. The first World Cup to be staged in Africa still holds hope for several of the planet’s best football...

The awards are being doled out early here at Footy Factor as we recognize some of the players who have made an impact during the first couple of weeks of the World Cup. Take a bow, boys. You’ve earned it.

After being appointed England manager in December 2007, Fabio Capello boldly announced that the role would be the last of his career. Two and half years later and that prophecy has quickly turned pear-shaped. England’s embarrassing defeat to Germany sent the Three Lions crashing out of the World...

England’s World Cup crusade ended in humiliation yesterday as Joachim Low’s Germany tore the Three Lions apart 4-1. Fabio Capello’s side board the next plane for Heathrow and no, there won’t be the usual hullabaloo surrounding its arrival home. In a four-match England campaign...

While it is no surprise that Brazil and Argentina finished 1st in their respective groups, the continent of South America can be heard chanting a collective “OLE!” to celebrate the region’s dominance in the tournament thus far. Read more

The United States needed a miracle. With frustrations mounting and tensions soaring, the precious final seconds of US existence ticked away. And the time bomb appeared destined to destroy all hopes for survival in this tournament. That’s when Landon Donovan swooped in and saved the day, once again. Read...

It’s beginning to feel a lot like 2002. Remember when Turkey and South Korea slipped into the World Cup semi finals at the expense of traditional powers like Italy and Argentina? Well, the underdogs have once again reserved one of the spots in the final four. Read more

These have probably been the longest four days for the England squad. Subjected to a nonstop barrage of vitriol from the press and the public for their shambolic performances against Algeria and the USA, the Three Lions have just one more opportunity to save face – and it comes this evening. Read more