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It ain't over til it's over
My Saturday began with a pre-dawn viewing of the England versus Algeria match from Cape Town.
Monday 21 Jun 2010, 10:33PM
Highlights from Group B at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
The weekend the World Cup kicks-off marks the 60th anniversary of Australia's first international match on African soil, against a forgotten country called Southern Rhodesia, in a city then called Salisbury, writes Trevor Thompson.
With the World Cup just days away and Pim Verbeek's Socceroos squad finalised, there is one big question that remains unanswered for Australian football fans: where are the goals going to come from?
The Socceroos are almost at the top of the mountain about to take the plunge down the other side.
It was the moment when winning ugly never had a more beautiful outcome for Australian women's football, in the toughest of assignments, writes Peter Wilkins.
Matildas coach Tom Sermanni has learnt to expect anything when it comes to playing in Asia, writes Morgan Kasmarik.
The cost of living in the financially stressed A-League has just got higher, with clubs now able to pay a top Australian player outside the salary cap.
Grandstand's Zane Bojack questions whether Townsville can support four national sporting teams, as the deadline looms for a decision on North Queensland future in the A-League.
Rarely have two sides been so evenly matched heading into the season decider as Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory are, writes Steve Pearce.
Two Australian sporting superstars of the future helped announce themselves to the world this week, writes Grandstand's Quentin Hull.
It is unlikely North Queensland football fans will have a team to cheer in the next A-League season, writes Grandstand's Zane Bojack.
Grandstand takes a look at midfielder Collette McCallum ahead of the Matildas' international with DPR Korea - catch all the action live on ABC 1 and ABC HD Channel 20 from 2:30pm Saturday March 6.
Grandstand goes one on one with Matildas veteran Thea Slatyer ahead of Australia's international clash with DPR Korea in Brisbane on Saturday.
With soccer again starting to wane in the popularity stakes, the World Cup cannot come quick enough for the FFA, writes Guy Stayner.
Listen to Grandstand's live commentary of tonight's A-League semi-final first leg clash between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC at Docklands.
A wonderful goal from John Aloisi has secured the premier's plate for Sydney FC and capped off the A-League regular season in grand style.
Sydney and Melbourne will meet on Sunday to decide which of them is the top dog in what may well be a dress rehearsal for the grand final.
Trevor Thompson reviews an A-League round dominated by Queensland teams and highlights the tetchy encounter at Robina.
John Aloisi's threat to Newcastle's defence earned him a spot in Trevor Thompson's Team of the Week for round 24.
Perth's forgotten man Eugene Dadi has started the New Year as the hero of Wellington with a brace of goals to keep the Phoenix well in the running for A-League finals football.
Alex Brosque earned his selection in Trevor Thompson's Christmas Team of the Week with some fine work in Sydney FC's frontline.
Grandstand takes a look back at 10 of the defining moments in sport over the past decade.1. Socceroos break 32-year World Cup drought
