With the end of Brazil’s involvement in the World Cup on Friday came also, the end of any Spurs involvement in the competition.

Spurs’ first choice keeper Gomes was all that was left from what was originally a long list of Tottenham names.

Perhaps most disappointingly for many of the Tottenham faithful was the loss of our England stars in the first knock-out stage as the Three Lions fell to a strong Germany side in a 4-1 (two if you count Lampard’s goal which some book-makers paid out on) defeat. Lennon started Englands first two games, but was dropped for the sides only victory of the tournament as Fabio Capello opted for James Milner on the right instead. Defoe started the final two games, scoring one goal, while Peter Crouch was limited to coming on from the bench. Ledley King, started against the USA before coming off injured at half time, while Michael Dawson didnt feature at all as Capello opted for the experience of Carragher or Upson in favour of the actual talent that and defensive awareness that Dawson may have provided.

Out also in this round went starlet Giovanni  Dos Santos. Dos Santos had impressed in the group stages as he provided much of Mexico’s attacking threat, using his pace to good affect and a great menace on the counter attack.

In an interview with Talk Sport on Friday the 2nd of July Harry Redknapp was quoted as saying that he would like to see Giovanni stay with the Tottenham, and he could have a future, if only he could curb what Redknapp alludes to as an excessive drinking habit with the quote “if he could pass a nightclub as well as he could pass a ball, he’d be dangerous”

Honduras and Wilson Palacios never escaped the group stage.

Also falling in the first round were our representatives for  Cameroon, Disco Benny and Seb Bassong as Ghana became the only African team to make it through the group stages with former Tottenham player Kevin Prince Boateng amongst their ranks.