Best World Cup apps: Back of the mobile Net
We name the best apps to keep track of all the World Cup action on and off the pitch in your pocket
The World Cup has kicked off today, and it's never been easier to keep Rooney, Tevez, Torres and Kaká in your pocket. Here's our team sheet of the best apps to keep track of the action on and off the pitch on your computer, laptop and phone.
Even if you can't make it to South Africa, you can still see every game on your TV, and even on your computer or phone. Here are some apps to ensure you don't miss a second.
iPlayer
Web and mobile Watch BBC games live or up to seven days later on the BBC's excellent catch-up service.
Free
ITV1 2010 FIFA World Cup
iPhone Live games and catch-up highlights, backed with stats and classic videos.
Free
Footy Pubs 2010
Nokia Find your local pubs showing the game, and let Nokia's free navigation walk you right up to the bar.
Free
There doesn't need to be a game on for you to have a game...
Foosball World Tour
iPhone Get a handle on the World Cup with this digital table football game.
59p
EA Sports FIFA Superstars
Facebook Build your dream team and play against friends.
Free
EA FIFA 10
iPhone Guide your country to World Cup with the classic game.
£3.99
Spotflick
iPhone Flick to kick in a penalty shootout against bobble-head versions of legendary 'keepers.
59p
Summer of Football
Xbox Live Dress up your avatar in your national colours and play the new FIFA 2010 demo, with free Gold membership for all Xbox Live members this weekend 11 June to 13 June.
Free
Foursquare
Mobile Follow Bing and CNN on Foursquare and unlock special World Cup badges when you check in to watch games at selected venues. US only, sadly.
Free
The Internet has gone football-crazy, football-mad...
Web Google 'World Cup' and the fixtures and news are right there at the top, with the traditional logo at the bottom now reading "Gooooal!".
Free
Google Earth
Web If you can't make it to South Africa in person, don't worry: you can still visit with 3D models of each stadium in Google Earth.
Free
Sudafrica Especial Munidal 2010 Calendar
Web By far the coolest fixture list ever made, this animated interactive calendar lets you see the schedule any way you want.
Free
Yahoo Penalty Shootout
Web Challenge friends and fans from around the world in a virtual penalty shootout, and you could win a place in a shootout against David Seaman in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Free
Great Goals
Nokia Video of classic goals to rock your Nokia.
Free
Web Twitter has added a football icon to World Cup-tagged tweets, which takes you to a page aggregating tweets for each match.
Free
Crunch those World Cup numbers...
Official England App
iPhone Behind the scenes of the England camp with the official app from the FA.
£2.99
The Game - World Cup Edition
iPhone
The Times newspaper's news, chat, podcast and blog.
£2.39
2010 Football News HD
iPad iPad-optimised news.
Free
World Cup Reader
Android Super-speedy Android version of the official World Cup mobile Web site.
Free
World Cup Universe
iPhone Like having Statto in your pocket, this database of World Cup info is packed full of trivia and facts.
Free
Sun Football - World Cup
Android
The Sun's super, soaraway coverage.
£2.39
South Africa for on BlackBerry
BlackBerry Goal and match alerts, fixture calendar syncing and videos.
Free
Bing
Web Microsoft's Bing search engine visualises a wealth of stats for each team.
Free
Make some noise...
Vuvuzela 2010
iPhone Recreate the sound of the 2010 World Cup with this virtual version of the annoying horn.
Free
England Fan Chants and Songs
iPhone Sing along to such chants as the one that goes "England! England!" or the one that goes "England!"
Free
The Beautiful App
iPhone Blow a horn or shake a rattle, show red and yellow cards and watch classic World Cup YouTube videos.
59p
It'll be over before you know. But it's only a few years to the next one, and the one after that...
England 2018
iPhone The official app of England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
Free