It's a Winner - Spain (1) Netherlands (0)

South Africa may have been knocked out in the first round but we were also winners in the World Cup. Congratulations Spain ... our Spanish guest Guido who was with us in Durban for both of the Spain games is so excited... it is so sad to see the end of the festivities, but what a journey. Check out our Spain Durban stories in the run up to the final.

A big thank you to all the fans who stayed with us at the Guesthouse for making the event so exhilarating for us too. Durban will miss the football spirit, but at least we still have our glorious weather... spent the day on the beach today watching the Durban Airshow. Brilliant sunshine and show... please all come back soon.

Road trip to Cape Town after the Germany (0) Spain (1) semi-final

After the semi-final in Durban we jumped in Mark's car to drive it to Cape Town for his time at Varsity in Stellenbosch, stopping in Clarens in the Golden Gate National Park area, and Tsitsikamma forest where we did the Canopy Tour, staying at the nearby Storms River Mouth and Big Tree. See the album of photos on Facebook here.

Also see some more selected photos on this blog here.

Germany vs Spain semi-final in Durban Wed 7 Jul

With a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Paraguay last night, Spain joins Germany who had a exciting 4-0 win over Argentina in the earlier game to produce a Germany vs Spain semi-final for Durban on Wednesday next week.

Both teams and fans were in Durban for the opening games of the World Cup when Germany beat Australia and Spain lost to Switzerland, so the return will be a hard-fought battle.

Podolski scores as Germany beats England in an earlier round

David Villa of Spain scores against Honduras in the run-up to the semi-final

Germany back for semi-final in Durban

Germany's footballer Podolski has everything to be proud of with Germany's (4) win tonight over Argentina (0) in the World Cup quarter-finals in South Africa.

This brings Germany back to Durban, for the semi-final next week. We had a house-load of proud German fans at our Guesthouse here in Durban for the opening game against Australia and they will be back for some more fun in the sun hopeful of making it to the finals.

Netherlands (2) Slovakia (1)

Guests Georgina and Roee (left, from Melbourne) celebrate with Jenny and Edwin (right, from the Netherlands) and Llewellyn (guesthouse co-owner, 2nd from right) after the teams victory last night against Slovakia. This takes Netherlands through to the quarter-final where they meet Brasil (3) who also notched up a win against Chile (0) in the later game.

Brasil (0) Portugal (0)

Stunning architecture and vibrant colours were our impressions of the new Durban Stadium on our first visit for the Brasil (0) vs Portugal (0) Game on Friday. In the pics Dave and Llewellyn pose with fans and in front of the Stadium with it's impressive arch and cable car that can take visitors to the top (although this facility is closed during the World Cup). A disappointing goal-less game however as spectators rather did the Mexican wave. Even the Pope was there... is he a Brasil supporter? lol

South Africa (2) France (1)

Ok so South Africa is now out of the World Cup, going out in a blaze of glory with a victory over France last night, but with insufficient goal differences to make it through to the next round. France, Nigeria and Greece also join South Africa in an exit from the World Cip as we get closer to the Round 16 next phase of the tournament.

South Korea (2) vs Nigeria (2) Tues 22 June

Meet Park Chu Young, South Korea's star player for the Fifa World Cup squad in South Africa. We hope to see him in action in Durban for the game against Nigeria which kicks off at 4pm today.

You can read more about the South Korean team on the World Cup blog by clicking on the link here.

Players in action for the Nigerian team include Adeleye, Ike Uche, Ajilore & Lukman for their World Cup team in South Africa.

Netherlands (1) Japan (0)

The victory for Netherlands in Durban certainly did not disappoint the fans who were celebrating even before the start of the game. The Mayor of Durban, Obed Mlaba,  addressed the fans saying we have "much to learn from you" and will aim to organise our Bafana South African fans better next time. The OranjeFans even brought  their own double-decker bus to Durban and fans were also seen decked out in orange karate-gear for the game against Japan.

South Africa (0) Uruguay (3)

Before the game Dave was confident of win for Bafana Bafana, but it was not to be!

Switzerland (1) Spain (0)

What a surprise win for the Switzerland team and great excitement for the Swiss guys from Berne, Patrick, Thomas, Boris and Roman - and disappointment for their Spain supporting Swiss friend Chris. In the photos the friends show their support in the bar at the Guesthouse before the game, and here is Chris who found  Manolo just down the road from the Guesthouse on the way to the Stadium. Chris also took some stunning photos of the Durban Stadium and the supporters from Switzerland.

Germany beats Australia 4-0

The Germany vs Australia game was awesome and we ended up with 7 Germans and 7 Ozzie supporters in the house. The result of Germany (4) and Australia (0) made for much rivalry and drinking afterwards and the Ozzies insisted the Germans had to do the paying. In the 1st photo above guests Nelson (Perth), Tino (Germany), Les (Perth) and Michael (Sydney) enjoy a drink after the game and a night on the town.

In the next photos Germany supporters gather for some TV news after the game, a rasta man celebrates in the street, a Germany supporter gives and interview and in the last photo above Durban Stadium View Guesthouse guest Tino joins a group of Germany supporters for hischance to be seen on TV aroundthe world as Germany celebrated their win over Australia.