The scoreboard read 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 was expected by many who have been following Nadals series of victories at the Wimbledon since the year 2007 final followed by victory in the year 2008.

Nadal bags wimbledon title

His victory this year has been phenomenal as he steered clear of the 1.95m Czechs biggest weapons to attain the eighth career grand slam. Today he is at   par with Roger Federer who is the top seed in the entire world.

The world rejoiced at the victory as Nadal slumped on his back on the baseline and one could see him holding his face in his hands and then embraced his opponent at the net and delighted everybody by performing a Roly Poly and a double fist pump in the direction of his entourage.

In Nadals words it was dream come true and it has always been a dream come true to play in the final. He said it was an amazing feeling holding the trophy in his hands.

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Spain would be playing against Uruguay and Paraguay. It was a dream come true, for Germany as Thomas Muller propelled the ball full speed into the net as the team made the fourth goal. The match came into action as Miroslav Klose doubled Germany’s chances of making it to the world cup by scoring against the champs from Argentina.

It happened at the 68^th minute,  and this was followed by Lukas Podolski made  a perfect pass from the left side  and the striker made a run for the perfect goal from a close range. Germany would be playing the winners of the quarter final match against  Spain and Paraguay that would be held on Saturday. It seems like the de ja vu as the world Cup of the Dutch that was held 1974.This is possible only if the Oranje can beat Uruguay in their own last four meetings.

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The coach had hinted that he wanted to leave the post after the quarter finals against the Dutch, which they lost.

The official website of the CBF (Brazilian Football Federation) read thus, “Ending the cycle of work that began in August 2006, and ended with the elimination of Brazil from the World Cup in South Africa, the CBF announces that the technical committee of the national team has been released,” the statement on the CBF’s official website read.
“The new technical committee will be announced later this month.”

After starting the tournament very well with good wins over North Korea and Ivory coast and then a draw against Portugal in the group stage, they beat Chile comfortably in the round of 16 with a 3-0 win.

In the match against Netherlands they missed quite a few good chances after the early goal in the 10th min by Robinho before a defensive mistake which led to the equalizer by sneijder which later on turned to be a nightmare when the Dutch scored again to win.
Dunga coached the team for the past four years after which his agreement ends.

He said “I have been contracted for four years and we knew this right from the start. During the last four years, I have been very happy to coach this Brazil team and if you were to look at our players’ faces now, you would probably understand how they feel.”

Nobody can forget the first time he won this prestigious grand slam in 2008 when he overcame the legend Roger federer to win an epic five setter that went down to the wire.

However, this time around he didn’t find it too tough to beat the tall Czech as Berdych was struggling to find the form that had seen him go past Federer and Djokovic in the earlier rounds.

This was Nadal’s consecutive grand slam win as he won the French open last month

The Spaniard after his feat said: “To have this trophy in my hands is more than a dream for me. Playing my fourth final was amazing after a difficult year last year.”

The first try from Brazil was from Robinho was called off as he was called off side. However, his second try gave him success and he scored a beautiful goal.

Brazil maintained their lead in the first half time. However, in the second half, Shenieders long shot and Brazilians mistake gave netherland an equalizer.

Next came the corner from netherlands which was head in to take lead by 2-1. Dutch maintained the score till the end only to exit Brazil out of world cup 2010.

This defeat was the biggest shocker of this tournament.

The fate of the match was decided when the defending champion Serena Williams enter the sports arena and beat the opponent t Li Na from China.

The scoreboard read 7-5,6-3 was as expected by at the same time her sister Venus  was beaten by Tsetana Pironkova  from Bulgaria. Vanus was not alone as Kim Cjisters who has been considered to a be amatory obstacle by the sisters was beaten by Vera Zvonareva who occupies the 21^st position.

It was an amazing three set defeat for Kim Cjisters while Pironkova who occupies the 82^nd position in the world, managed to defeat Venus with a 6-2 and 6-3 defeat.

The Wimbledon was filed with many surprises and the winners have the golden chance of making it to the grand slam final for the first time. On the other hand Serena holds a better chance of winning her fourth Wimbledon title.

It would also add another feather to her crown as she will be playing against Petra Kvoitova in another semi final. When asked to comment about the victory, Pironkova states that Wimbledon has been like a religion for her.

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The 6 time champion and the current reigning champion, Roger federer crashed out of Wimbledon in the Quarter finals to the 12th seed, Thomas Berdych.

This will be the first time that Roger Federer will not be present in a men’s singles wimbledon finals in the last 8 years.

The Swiss champ lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to the tall Czech.

The czech will now face Novak Djokovic in the semi finals.

It was exactly two years since Spain won the European Triumph in Austria, and now it was David villas turn to repeat history this year.

This was his fourth goal in the world cup tournament.David Villa,the most feared striker in South Africa scored a 63^rd minute goal and secured Spain’s future in the world cup quarterfinals.

This was a game, where Spaniards were finding it difficult to display some of their best skills that they are capable of. All eyes were of David Villa as the forged ahead for the target and made the winning shot.

He was awarded the man of the match, as he added yet another point to his scoreboard for goal scoring charts. Presently he is above Robert Vittek and Gonzalo Higuain and is right on target at the top of the goal scoring charts.

They are all set for a quarterfinal clash with South Americans Paraguay. But Costa Rica was given a red card by the referee Hector Baldassi for lashing out at Joan Capdevila and he will have to make a disappointing trip back home.

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Although the game of uneventful as no goals were scored from either side ,but there was an explosion of thrill and excitement in the spectators as Paraguay scored in all the five penalty kicks while Japan missed out on two shootouts.

Oscar Cardoza is a name that would be remembered in the world Cup as he brought life to the game after it was declared a 0-0 draw. His left footed aim for the net was perfect and it left the goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima dumbfounded and propelled Paraguay to the world cup quarterfinals.

Coach Gerardo Martino was very emotional after the win as it was the most difficult win the world Cup. He said that the match was tough as both teams made a great effort but it was God’s will to have Paraguay in the quarterfinals.

Even though Japanese players put up a great front, the Para guans controlled the ball. Paraguay has been full of surprises this season and Edgar Barreto, Lucas Barrios,Chistian Riveros, Nelson Valdez and Cardozo are some of the players to watch out for.

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The Slovakian goalkeeper put a strong front but some of the players from Netherlands turned the tables as they made a run fro the winning goal. The credit also goes to the Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg who made sure his country won the match by saving two strategic goals in the last few minutes of the match.

With this win he has added yet another feather to his record of unbeaten streak in 23 games. Although Robert vittek had a golden opportunity with a penalty kick and also scored but it was an unlucky day for the Slovakian players.

All fans have high hopes with Netherlands  as it is a team to look out for  as it combats with Brazil or Chile. Brazil has won over five championship titles, but Netherlands has been full of surprises this season.

The quarterfinals will witness the combat of the best of the best and Netherlands could clinches the world cup and create history.

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