World Cup 2010: a letter from ... Each day during the World Cup, a journalist from one of the competing countries offers their
opinion of how the tournament is going down where they are
World Cup 2010: Whiff of Calvinism doesn't diminish Dutch delight Arjan Terpstra: Van Bronckhorst's goal aside, the Holland victory over Uruguay was a sober and somewhat staid performance
Argentina hurt but not ashamed by Messi and Maradona's return Daniel Schweimler: Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona continue to divide opinions in Argentina after Germany deflated the sky blue balloon
World Cup: Dunga's men disowned with focus on prime suspect Bruno Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Tom Phillips: Brazil were so poor against Holland they even miss out on the headlines, with papers focusing on a murder investigation
World Cup 2010: An 'un-German' team is gathering support back home Kate Connolly in Berlin Kate Connolly: The mood in Germany is noticeably happier after the win over England - but now the ethnically diverse team face Lionel Messi
World Cup 2010: Chile salutes its new kids on the block Jonathan Franklin: Despite defeat by Brazil, Chile has finally cast aside its jealousies and rivalries and found inspiration in its young footballers
World Cup 2010: Why the Dutch aren't buying the Holland hype Arjan Terpstra in Alkmaar Arjan Terpstra: World Cup 2010 is a marketing bonanza but if only the safety-first Holland team played a little more … Dutch
World Cup 2010: Switzerland returns to order after a two-week party Celeste Neill-Duvoisin: Switzerland back to business after shock win against Spain caused some very uncharacteristic public hysteria
Letter from Ivory Coast: Why we still have hope at World Cup 2010 Pauline Bax in Abidjan
World Cup 2010: Stuttering campaign gives Italy splitting headache
World Cup 2010: Samurai Blues hope for another miracle Sarah Noorbakhsh: Football fever hits Japan as underdogs remain upbeat after unexpected success
World Cup 2010: Letter from Ghana on a country's 'one-goal project' Umar-Farouk Atipaga: Ghana gave a whole continent hope after beating Serbia but the nerves are back for the game against Germany
World Cup 2010: Horns still stay silent for the underdog USA Ed Pilkington : The USA doubled viewing figures against England but soccer remains in a halfway house between success and failure
World Cup 2010: New Zealand dream of outperforming Australia Winston Aldworth in Auckland Winston Aldworth: The draw against Slovakia have had the All Whites hoping for an All Black-style second-round exit
World Cup 2010: Super Eagles allow hopes to soar in land of so little Shyamantha Asokan : The Nigeria national team brings optimism and a sense of patriotism to a country where most people live on less than $2 a day
World Cup 2010: Portuguese adopt cautious approach to team's prospects Brendan de Beer: Portugal open their campaign amid air of caution from the fans on their chances in Group G
Now Australia can believe they are a real World Cup force – for now Letter from Australia: No other sport swamps Australia as powerfully and briefly as football. As long as the Socceroos are in the World Cup, the interest will be high
Mexico's 2010 hopes survive despite a bitter World Cup history Johanna Tuckman in Mexico City Johanna Tuckman: When not lurching between wild fantasies of becoming world champions and self-flagellation about getting nowhere, all agree Mexico's goal is to reach the elusive fifth game
