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 [...]
Preview of Nigeria World Cup Campaign
Comments OffThe most populated nation in Africa is Nigeria and it has been to the World Cup four times before. The disappointment was their last appearance in 2006, getting knocked out in the Group stage. Nigeria is looking to do better this year in South Africa. Nigeria secured their spot in the 2010 World Cup finals [...]
World Cup Finals –Honor to Algeria
Comments OffThe World Cup has been qualified by Algeria only three times in the past, but it has been many years since those qualifications. Struggle was being made by the Algerians to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals. They won all of their home qualifying matches, but failed to perform when they were at away [...]
USA Could Be the Surprise World Cup Winner
Comments OffThe team which has yet to win a World Cup is USA, but it has been made it to the finals the past six times consecutively by them. It was qualified very well by the USA coming out on top of the six teams in the CONCACAF Zone. The USA won six out of their [...]
Eyes On Knock Out Round – Australia
Comments OffThe second appearance in the World Cup Finals was made by Australia, also known as the Socceroos, in 2006. The Socceroos have gained experience and are ready to do better this time around after a disappointing showing was made by them in 2006, being absent for 32 years. Australia qualified strong in the Asia Campaign [...]