Spain earns slot in round of 16 with winSpain learned from Italy and .But Chile still is alive, and South America keeps on rolling.With Spain staring at an early exit from the World Cup, David Villa and Andres Iniesta each scored and the Spanish beat Chile, 2-1, on Friday in Pretoria, .The result sent both teams to the round of 16.Spain finished at the top of Group H with six points and will play
NELSPRUIT, South Africa - Sven-Goran Eriksson has resigned as coach ofIvory Coast after the team was eliminated from the World Cup.Appointed only three months ago, Eriksson says continuing in the post had'never been a discussion' and that he always planned to walk away after IvoryCoast was knocked out of the tournament in South Africa. 'It was clear when I took the job that it was until the end
NELSPRUIT, South Africa - Tim Cahill said he would continue playing forAustralia as the team braced for a possible exodus of veterans following itsWorld Cup exit.The Everton midfielder scored Australia's first goal in a 2-1 victory overSerbia on Wednesday, taking his tally to three in World Cup finals, a nationalrecord.The victory was not enough to advance Australia, which finished on fourpoints