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France coach Laurent Blanc will drop all 23 World Cup players for his first match next month as collective punishment for the team's embarrassing fiasco in South Africa.

At least 23 people have been killed in twin explosions in the Ugandan capital Kampala that targeted World Cup fans, police say.

Spain stunned the Netherlands to win their first World Cup on Sunday in sensational fashion with a goal in the last minutes of extra time.

Excitement built in Johannesburg on Sunday with Dutch and Spanish fans roaming the streets ahead of a mouth-watering climax of Africa's first World Cup between the tournament's two most impressive teams.

Three-time champions Germany finished third for the second successive World Cup after coming from behind to defeat Uruguay 3-2 in Port Elizabeth on Saturday night.

Germany and Uruguay will hope to salvage some pride in their third-place playoff match on Saturday after devastating semi-final defeats earlier this week.

The World Cup will have a new winner on Sunday after Spain beat Germany 1-0 to set up a mouthwatering clash with the Netherlands.

The Spanish team reached the semifinals for the first time by beating Paraguay, 1-0, on a late goal by David Villa, the tournament’s leading scorer.

Ironclad defense helps Germany not only prevail 4-0 in a wide-open game that was full of attacking play by both teams, but remain on course to win a fourth title since its last victory 20 years ago.

Irresistible force met immovable object in the World Cup quarterfinals in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon.

Victories - and defeats - don't come any tougher than this. Not the shot kicked away at the goal line. Not the block ruled a handball an instant later as extra time ticked to a close. Not the subsequent penalty kick that sure-footed Asamoah Gyan sent bouncing straight up off the crossbar.