Showing posts with label World Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Cup. Show all posts
WAGs horror as they watch England crash to humiliating 4-1 defeat against Germany
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Christine Bleakley was looking decidedly glum this afternoon as she watched England crash out of the World Cup.
The TV presenter, whose boyfriend Frank Lampard was at the heart of the action during the eventful match, was joined in the stadium by John Terry's wife Toni Poole and Rolling Stones star Mick Jagger.
The celebrity fans were put through a rollercoaster of emotions, but eventually left disappointed as Germany beat England 4-1.
Read full story at www.dailymail.co.uk
Portugal feeling Spanish slight
Immediately after it qualified by winning its group, the team favoured to win this World Cup said it was happy it finished first so it could avoid playing Brazil.
That didn't sit very well with the team Spain will play . . . Portugal.
Portugal was made to feel like a second-class citizen and while most people would like to avoid Brazil, Portugal believes it can cause Spain the same problems as the Brazilians.
It will get that chance Tuesday when the two play the last knockout game before the quarter-finals in Cape Town.
Both Brazil and Portugal are skilled teams with skilled players. Both move the ball with speed and precision and can control play for long periods of time.
Even though the first-round game between Portugal and Brazil didn't mean much and ended 0-0, Portugal did enough to show that it is far more in form than when it struggled to qualify for this tournament.
The Portuguese also put together the most dominating performance in this tournament, a 7-0 win over North Korea.
More importantly, Portugal believes it can play with anyone.
It caused Spanish coach Vincente Del Bosque to avoid upsetting Portugal again.
"We've seen how they controlled the game against Brazil, hitting them on the counter-attack," he said. "Portugal is going to be a very tough side. I take no satisfaction from the fact we're up against Portugal instead of Brazil. They are both great national teams."
Portuguese player Simao believes other teams that can win the World Cup have been forgotten because so much focus has been on Spain and Brazil.
"Everybody is talking about Spain all the time," he said. "Sure, we have a lot of respect for them as well and they are the European champions.
"But that does not rule out what we've done over the last couple of years."
Portugal finished fourth at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, reached the semifinals of the 2000 European championship and made the final of the same competition four years later.
But Spain is confident for good reason.
After a loss to Switzerland, it came back to win two big games.
That's not the kind of response the Spanish would have had before they won their European title. A catastrophe like a loss to Switzerland would have caused Spain to go into a death spiral.
Instead, the Spanish confidence is on the rise and they believe they have La Furia Roja express back on track.
It helps that striker David Villa has been one of the top three forwards in the tournament, joining Lionel Messi of Argentina and Diego Forlan of Uruguay.
Portugal will need to continue to play the kind of defensive soccer that has allowed it to shut down the opposition completely in 22 of its last 26 internationals.
If the Portugese can do that, they may not have to worry about getting the same respect as teams like Spain and Brazil.
England team v Slovenia: fans cool on Jermain Defoe selection
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
With their team's World Cup hopes in the balance England supporters have voted for who they want to face Slovenia using Telegraph Sport's selector. But do they want Defoe to start, as seems likely? Goalkeeper: David James
James has cemented himself as the No 1 in the eyes of the fans.
Defenders: Glen Johnson, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Ashley Cole
Mexico vs. France World Cup 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Mexico was able to beat the struggling French squad in their match today, 2-0. The match was one of the more exciting that we have seen, despite the fact that France was unable to score a goal throughout. In a World Cup that has been filled with ties and teams that did not play up to their potential, team Mexico appeared to do so today, and was able to capitalize on the opportunities that were given to them throughout the day.
World Cup hosts voyage of discovery
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Travel to find in South Africa begins on Friday, when the difference in the 2010 World Cup match with Mexico City faces.
France and Uruguay at the end of the group, and does not host external competition a year until the 12-run win and feel threatened, many opponents were international featherweight.
Bafana Bafana poor in Thailand and Guatemala, Mexico, England, over a hot confrontation was much stiffer addressed, the Netherlands and Italy World Cup defending champions.
Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira after the defeat to avoid recover in the next round in November last year evidently was a great morale and spirits of the course is a real feeling that the team is gone.
Critics weak opposition, when Bafana, "said the plate five times champion Brazil and Zimbabwe took a modest African opponents in the final tuning is Parreira counters point to Tanzania.
Parreria history flattering on Friday the first man to have coached six World Cup tournaments and self-confidence, so that Mexico's fourth win and two losses before the crowd exudes.
He is a smart hotel in the northern parts of the city to require each meeting with the news business, and less impressive in Johannesburg is ready to prepare the ground on the outskirts of Bafana after many sessions.
The coach also people who, only in South Korea over a narrow victory in Slovenia has been published in the last two tournaments goes to the expectations the fun is obvious.
Itumeleng Khun fully recovered from injury in Colombia continues to win the brusing, Siboniso Gaxa, captain Aaron Mokoena, Bongani Khumalo and Tsepo Masilela behind the back four is mentoring.
Parreira and five midfield you MODIS, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Siphiwe Tshabalala and Steven Pienaar to stay for sure that at the beginning of Thanduyise Khuboni Kagisho Dikgacoi and drive other errors.
Katlego Mphela a lone striker, a South African-based footballer is not used, but made five World Cup warm-up six goals in adapting to the courts.
The biggest question concerns the central defense, where the exiled English Premier League outfit Portsmouth Mokoena free to produce the speed and positional kicking and Colombia is likely to expose deficiencies in intelligence.
And two goals against Colombia - the two penalties - one on each deomonstrates Bulgaria and other qualifiers against Bulgaria, which has not been logging plenty of scoring opportunities.
Mexican coach Javier Aguirre is the last four World Cup tournaments and reaching the last 14 -16 local stars from all over Europe and his team for nine years the minimum in the second round spot.
Guillermo Ochoa Efrain Juarez, Ricardo Osorio, Rafael Marquez, Carlos Salcido and the captain and goalkeeper seemed likely potential L 'back three and four. "
Aguirre, the former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson was born in Sweden, in the chair on the verge of derailment 4-5-1 record kept in the business organization.
Mexican Soccer City midfield player, and what the field is an area studded Giovani dos Santos is perhaps Israel Castro, Guillermo Franco, Gerardo Torrado and Andres Guardado.
Manchester United - talented individuals bound by Javier Hernandez, who always sings the same song are not alone in the flock squad - striker appears to play a strong candidate.
England’s World Cup Heroes Make Triumphant Return
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
England triumphant World Twenty20 team arrived at the house heroes welcome after a historic victory Sunday.
Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen walk trophy that the players landed at Gatwick airport after receiving the first event of the ICC One-day final against Australia. Collingwood has shown how special it felt to make history, and compared with the ashes victorious return last summer.
"We went there to win the World Cup and we did it," Collingwood said. "This is a great success. We had our backs with a monkey has not won the trophy for the ICC and put right. It is just up there with last year's Ashes victory.
"We had a lot of faith in the team and the team has many skills. Make cricket we played in was exciting. We've really taken the opposition. Honestly, it was some consistent performance in the right way through and we have created momentum in the right way to the final. "
England had lost the final of the previous World Cup in 1979, 1987 and 1992 and 2004 Champions Trophy heyday, but easily won the oldest of the three movements of the enemy to escape. However, Collingwood praised his team's newfound confidence is a major reason for turning the fortunes of England.
"I think it was the real side of faith," he said. "It was a couple of choices, which have a different impact on the England cricket team. When we looked at the team paper, before we went, all the guys felt that we could do something special.
"Faith was there early doors. Once we have spent Guyana and nearly slipped against Ireland, we had the skills, we thought so, the momentum was building, and confidence grows. It is an amazing, if you have a method that works ... guys were attached to the party plans, and it works so well. I'm just glad that we are so close we need the same brand of cricket we have talked about pressure situations. "
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