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The match was only 25 minutes old and the puffy white clouds hanging over the Free State Stadium had yet to take on sunset's pink-orange hue when the Colombian referee, Oscar Ruiz, reached for his pocket.
South Africa went out with heads high on Tuesday, despite being the only hosts ever to exit the World Cup's first round, but France headed home in shame and Latin American giants Argentina cruised into the second round.
Martin Demichelis and Martin Palermo scored second-half goals Tuesday to help Argentina beat Greece 2-0 at the World Cup and earn the two-time world champions first place in Group B.
The do-or-die stage of the World Cup starts on Saturday with the United States plotting to dash African dreams and Uruguay hoping to extend Latin America's remarkable run so far in the tournament.
The do-or-die stage of the World Cup starts on Saturday with the United States plotting to dash African dreams and Uruguay hoping to extend Latin America's remarkable run so far in the tournament.
The do-or-die stage of the World Cup starts on Saturday with the United States plotting to dash African dreams and Uruguay hoping to extend Latin America's remarkable run so far in the tournament.
Portugal exploded for seven goals in its second match at the World Cup, dominating the DPRK and knocking the Asian team out of the tournament.
Franck Ribery made an emotional attempt to quash the rumors surrounding the embattled France team during an unscheduled appearance live on French television on Sunday morning.
French referee Stephane Lannoy contrived to anger both teams with his handling of the Brazil-Cote d'Ivoire match on Sunday, one of the roughest of the World Cup so far.
Australia coach Pim Verbeek hailed his side's performance against Ghana as one of the great examples of the country's combative spirit.
Semifinals Fixtures
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Top Scorers
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Player |
Team |
Goals |
David Villa | ESP | 5 |
| Sneijder | NED | 5 | |||
| Diego Forlan |
URU |
5 | |||
| Mueller |
GER |
5 | |||
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Vittek |
SVK | 4 | |||
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Klose |
GER |
4 |
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Higuain |
ARG |
4 |
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Asamoah Gyan |
GHA |
3 | |||
| Donovan | USA | 3 | |||
| Luis Suarez | URU | 3 | Fabiano | BRA | 3 |
URU 2 - 3 NED 
GER 0 - 1 ESP 