East and West lock horns for hosting 2018 FIFA World Cup
Comments OffBetween East and West, a new cold war is brewing up, as the bidding battle to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup heats up.
Sepp Blatter, the President of FIFA has hinted that the choice may come down to his two preferred bidders – England and Russia. By the day, the scenario of these two superpowers [...]
Torres – Hot favorite for the Football Clubs
Comments OffLiverpool striker Fernando Torres says, before committing his future to the club, he wants to know what is really happening at the club.
In recent weeks following Liverpool’s failure to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League, Torres has been linked with a big-money move to the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona and Inter Milan. However, in [...]
Dunga: Enjoying his time in South Africa
Comments OffBrazil made a subdued entrance on to South African soil ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. What were absent were neither the drums nor any sounds of Brazilian samba.
Dunga said, “It’s a joy to be in a World Cup and to be here in South Africa. Most importantly, the players feel the same way, [...]
Slovakia: Will their history help bring them the Cup
Comments OffSlovakia is appearing this major international tournament for the first time. Although they aren’t filled with popular names in the team but they are well organized team with plenty of admirable attributes to become a popular team in this World Cup.
In Group 3, Slovakia continued their rise by sealing top spot. Many thought that the [...]
Expectations of South Africa Hometown Crowd
Comments OffThe 2010 World Cup is hosted by South Africa and well performance is hoped by this hosting team for their hometown crowd. South Africa has had two previous appearances at the World Cup.
Being the hosts made South Africa automatically qualified for the World Cup. Despite not having to qualify, The South African squad is quickly [...]
Mexico Still Needs Some Good Strikers
Comments OffMexico has failed to when very many titles to prove that, but has been very successful internationally. A regular at the World Cup Finals is Mexico. The past few years have been difficult for the Mexican team going through three coaches and losing more than 60 players. The Mexicans struggled in qualifying, but managed to [...]
World Cup Finals Aspirant – Greece
Comments OffA team that came out of nowhere and surprised many is Greece. They demanded respect and showed that they could play with the best when they won the Euro in 2004. Greece has only been to the World Cup one time before, which was 16 years ago. Despite their World Cup presence they have skill [...]
World Cup Finals 2010 – France
Comments OffA successful team throughout history has been France, also known as the “Les Bleus”. One World Cup title is having France under their belt and has advanced far in the cup before. France lost only one game in their qualifying matches, but it was no easy road. France gained their spot in the Group stage [...]
Slovenia: Aims For A World Cup Knock Out Round
Comments OffA very small country is Slovenia, but enough talent was being able to pool by them to beat many larger countries in the World Cup qualifying matches. It has only been made by Slovenia to the World Cup finals twice before. By qualifying for the Group stage Slovenia pushed out larger countries like the Czech [...]
The Most Famous Soccer Team – Argentina
Comments OffOne of the most famous soccer teams in the world is Argentina. The World Cup has been won by the Argentineans two times before and regular appearances have been made at the finals.
Playing in South America, some difficult teams had to be played with by Argentina in their qualifying matches. A 1-0 win against Uraguay [...]