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Carles Puyol is the hero as Spain beat Germany 1-0 to make their first ever World Cup final, where they will face the Netherlands.

Vicente del Bosque's side won their third straight game 1-0 and will now play the Netherlands in Sunday's final at Soccer City.

Spain deserved their victory after controlling huge periods of the match, but once again it was far from a vintage performance.

Most awaited quarterfinal match Germany Vs Argentina FIFA world cup match was expected to be quiet equally competitive match from both side.
But much to Argentinian fans dismay, match turnout to be worst nightmare for Argentina and Argentinian fans, when Germany team gave not a single opportunity or loose chance to Argentina to even think about a single goal.

Brands associated with the FIFA World Cup in South Africa have seen a significant increase in their online awareness, according to the latest statistics.

Data from Experian Hitwise reveal South Africa Airways which sponsors the South Africa national football team saw a 127 per cent increase in the number of internet searches in the week ending June 12th when compared to the previous week.

Interestingly, the findings seem to support FIFAs strict line against ambush marketing.

South Africa World up 2010 Match Schedule in FIFA website

With Fifa officials downgrading the numbers expected to travel to South Africa for the World Cup to less than half the original half million estimate, what implications does it have for the travel and tourism industry, and who will be the winners and losers?

With just over one hundred days to go until kick-off at the FIFA 2010 World Cup, there are still a number of fantastically priced group accommodation options available in South Africa with the Beekman Group, which will appeal specifically to the bulk tour operator - over 150,000 bed nights still available.

All resorts are no more than four hours from the stadia, with Beekman Group offering operators a chance to block book lodgings for the entire six weeks of competition.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has the chance to add the Fifa World Player of the Year award to his Ballon d'Or prize for being Europe's best player.

The 22-year-old, who would be the first Argentine to win the award, has been shortlisted alongside his Barcelona team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta.

Last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo and his Real Madrid co-star Kaka complete the nominations.

In all fairness there are few things I'd rather less have appear to be in my living room than 22 footballers, but this is still rather exciting news...

In a joint announcement Sony and FIFA have announced the 2010 South African World Cup will be the first to be shown in 3D and Sony has secured the deal to produce it.

"3D will undoubtedly transform the way we enjoy content in the Living Room, said Fujio Nishida, president of Sony Europe. At Sony, the 3D entertainment experience will not only focus on the 3D TV alone, but from 2010 will also encompass a range of 3D compatible products such as Blu-ray Disc players, VAIO notebook computers and PlayStation 3 [via firmware update]."

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