Algunas vez as querido soltarte un pedo durante un partido pero no lo hiciste por temor a que el pedo sale con sorpresa? Levi Foster es un hombre de pocos temores por eso durante el encuentro de su equipo el AFC GOUP (quien?) y Apsley House (who?) el delantero se doblo para ajustarse las botas y en eso PRRRRT se solto un espanta fantasmas que para colmo fue justamente al frente del arbitro. Click to continue reading...

The 2010 World Cup Qualification process has finished and all of the 32 teams have been determined. There aren't too many surprises as many of the favorites such as Brazil, Spain, Italy, and England will all be there. Some nations such as France and Argentina struggled to advance but in the end will be there in South Africa.

Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, the World Cup field was finalized. There were 6 play-off games that were all pretty exciting. My favorite was Algeria sending Egypt home. I'm also glad that Ireland were eliminated on such a controversial goal. I've never liked them.

Here are the 32 teams that will compete.

Click to continue reading...

Six teams qualified for next year's World Cup in South Africa today, finalizing the field that will compete in the first World Cup in African soil.

France, Slovenia, Uruguay, Portugal, Greece and Algeria advanced to the finals ending the dreams of Ireland, Russia, Costa Rica, Ukraine and Egypt in the process.

Click to continue reading...

There are a number of international friendlies on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Many of the top countries who have qualified for next summer's World Cup Final include Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, and the United States. Our other site, Free Live Sports TV, will be providing live coverage of the matches at the links below.

Click to continue reading...

Good piece by Henry Winter in todays Telegraph, about how dangerous a First Round Draw England could get despite the fact that we will almost certainly be seeded (won't be officially announced untill all the teams are through and FIFA has worked out the best way to get the big teams through the fairest way for everyone to play against each other.

Click to continue reading...

There are a few international friendlies on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 as most countries have completed 2010 World Cup Qualifying matches. The matches on Tuesday include Slovakia v Chile, South Africa v Jamaica, and Qatar v Belgium. All three will be covered live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the links below.

Click to continue reading...

The venue of the return leg - Rajamangala Stadium (picture credit: Wikipedia)
However, I will be very appreciative if some of you guys, who might be watching the game via some alternative sources, could post your thoughts, comments after watching this match.
Thank you...get your instant update of this Blog! Click to continue reading...

So unfortunately the Australian under-16 girls team has failed to qualify for next year's FIFA under-17 women's World Cup after going down to Japan 6-2 in the third-placed play-off at this year's AFC under-16 championship in Bangkok tonight.
Japan went up 2-0 right on halftime, and then they opened the floodgates in the second-half. Click to continue reading...

There are two international friendlies on Sunday, November 15, 2009 which included Iraq v Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates v Czech Republic. None of these teams have qualified for the 2010 World Cup. The matches will be covered live at our other sites, Free Live Sports TV, at the links below.

Iraq v Azerbaijan LIVE International Friendly Sunday, November 15, 2009 12:45 GMT, 07:45 EST

United Arab Emirates v Czech Republic LIVE International Friendly Sunday, November 15, 2009 15:30 GMT, 10:30 EST

Click to continue reading...

Tonight the under-16 Australian girls team will play for a place in the 2010 FIFA under-17 World Cup. The team won eve ry one of its three group games, against China, Taiwan and Japan, but then lost its semi-final against North Korea – who are the reigning world champions at that age group.
But tonight they will play Japan in Bangkok and the winner will be the third-placed team in this year's AFC under-16 c hampionships. Click to continue reading...

It was an important day in all the regions as the final spots for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa are being deteremined. In UEFA there are eight teams competing for four spots in two legged ties. The first leg was on Saturday with the second coming on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. There are two playoff matches between regions including the AFC/OFC Playoff and CONCACAF/CONMEBOL Playoff.

Click to continue reading...

SHORT SCRIBE OF THE GAME
The first thing you noticed at the ground was the heavy security at the stadium.
Given the stakes were high and big crowds were expected that the organizers had decided to segregate both groups of fans from one and other.
And like most games played in Kallang in the recent years, it would always be the away fans that drummed up the atmospher (Why are we the passive lot? Click to continue reading...

The final spots for the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be determined within a few days. One of them includes the playoff between the AFC (Asia) and OFC (Oceanic) regions. The first leg was at Bahrain and ended in a 0-0 draw with New Zealand hosting the second leg on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

Click to continue reading...

Singapore coach Raddy said he's glad with the media turn out today that he felt this must be something good about the game tomorrow.
Thailand's coach Bryan Robson this is first time he comes to Singapore in a capacity as a coach and he's looking forward to the game and challenge ahead.
At the meantime, the former England skipper gave an update to the media on his team preparation and said,"everything is going well. Click to continue reading...

So very late last night Australian time, unfortunately the Aussie girls had their first loss of the AFC under-16 tournament when DPR Korea came back to clinch a 4-3 win in the 85th minute. Australia had scored first, in just the 8th minute through Brittany Whitfield and but then Korea equalised in the 18th minute. Click to continue reading...

It's a busy weekend of international matches on Saturday, November 14, 2009 in the world of soccer. In UEFA there are playoff matches in 2010 World Cup Qualifying while other regions such as CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and AFC also have qualification matches taking place. Many matches will be televised and here's a full set of TV listings for the United States and United Kingdom.

Click to continue reading...

Starting this weekend, the final slots for the 2010 World Cup will be decided around the world. So, let's have a bit of fun with the playoffs.
Today until Saturday, entries are open for picks for the first leg of the CONCACAF/COMNEBOL and UEFA first legs and for the AFC/OFC second leg. We'll pick the CONCACAF/COMNEBOL and UEFA second legs starting on Sunday or Monday. Click to continue reading...

Indonesia U23 v Malaysia U23 1-3 (Sultan Sama;Amri Yahya, Baddrul Bahtiar, Safiq Rahman)
Indonesia's preperations for the SEA Games to be held in Lao next month were dealt a severe blow when they were beaten by the Malaysians in a friendly held in Palembang yesterday. The visitors goals came in a whirlwind six minute spell. Click to continue reading...

So Australia move through to the semis of the AFC under-16 women's championships as the only team not to drop a game after beating Japan 3-1 in Thailand tonight. The two Korean teams, DPR Korea and Korea Republic drew in their round game, so they both finished on seven points in Group A while Australia topped Group B with a perfect nine points, three wins from three games. Click to continue reading...

Estamos ya a nada de iniciar el Mundial de clubes 2009 donde participarán los clubes campeones de cada confederación.
UEFA (Europa)
Barcelona
Campeón de la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA (2008-09) Conmebol (Sudamérica)
Estudiantes de La Plata
Campeón de la Copa Libertadores de América (2009) Concacaf (Norte, Centroamérica y Caribe)
Atlante
Campeón de la Concacaf Liga Campeones (2008-09) AFC (Asia)
Pohang Steelers
Campeón de la Liga de Campeones de la AFC (2009) CAF (África)
TP Mazembe
Campeón de la Liga de Campeones de la CAF (2009) OFC (Oceanía)
Auckland City
Campeón de la Liga de Campeones de la OFC (2009) Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AFC)
Al-Ahli Dubai
Campeón de la UAE League (2008-09)
Auckland City vs. Click to continue reading...

The AFC Region (Asia) wraps up its 2009 season of the Champions League on Saturday, November 7, 2009. The final has Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad facing South Korean side Pohang Steelers. Live coverage of the match will be provided at Free Live Sports TV. The link is below and the match is set to start at 05:00 EST, 10:00 GMT, or 19:00 JST.

Click to continue reading...

Media information by Football Association of Singapore)
SINGAPORE, 6th November 2009: Match Tickets for the crucial AFC Asian Cup Qualifier between Singapore and Thailand on 14 November will go on advanced sale from Sunday, 8 November during the RHB Singapore Cup final at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Click to continue reading...

So very late last night in China, well 10.30pm Australian time, Australia kicked off its campaign to qualify for the under-17 FIFA Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago. And they kicked it off in some sort of style with an impressive 4-0 win over China.
Newcastle Jets striker Tara Andrews claimed all four goals in the win, scoring in the 18th, 58th, 63rd and then 87th minute. Click to continue reading...

Sido Jombati extended his hand, and with a warm smile on his face said, 'My name is Sido.'
I couldn't help but laugh. I had just contacted him a few days ago to tell him what a big fan I was, and to request an interview with him for this blog. I certainly knew who his name. I was to learn, though, that Sido is as unassuming as he is friendly. Click to continue reading...

The second of our articles to mark the First Round Proper of The FA Cup heads west to Paulton, a village between Bath and Bristol tonight. This weekend, the village team, Paulton Rovers, plays host to Norwich City in a live, televised match, but the club has already won financially, at least.

Click to continue reading...

So it's been a while since an Australian youth girls team has qualified for a FIFA under-17 or under-20 World Cup. The last team was the one that went in 2006 to the under-20 event in Russia. And just to clarify, these events are held every two years, not four like the senior World Cups. The under-19 girls just missed out in controversial circumstances earlier this year for next year's under-20 tournament. Click to continue reading...

So the girls took on Thailand in the final of the ASEAN under-16 girls final in Myanmar, and though it's not up on the FFA website yet, you can read all about it here on the ASEAN website.
Australia ended up winning 8-0, but the scoreline doesn't reflect that it was pretty close. Up until the 67th minute, it was 2-0, but Sam Kerr then scored and it seemingly opened up the floodgates. Click to continue reading...

I would consider myself a SAFFC's jinx if they couldn't beat Sengkang Punggol at Jalan Besar Stadium just now, as I was in person to see their last two matches (against Gombak United and Super Reds),which they played below expectation, that would have allowed them to pop open the champagne.
So third time lucky for the Warriors with their victory over the Dolphins at Jalan Besar Stadium, thus sealed their fourth consecutive league title and another shot to next year's ACL tournament. Click to continue reading...

FIFA's official ranking system for nations was officially introduced in 1992. Initially it was a rather simplistic system, in which a win gave a team 3 points whilst a draw gave the team 1 point. This created a number of problems, based mainly around the fact that it didn't take into account that some countries continually played weaker nations and as a result would constantly rank higher than more accomplished sides.

Click to continue reading...

The following teams have already Qualified for the 2010 World Cup:

2010 World Cup Teams:

South Africa
Japan
Australia
South Korea
Netherlands
North Korea
Brazil
Ghana
England
Spain
Paraguay
Ivory Coast
Germany
Denmark
Serbia
Italy
Chile
Mexico
United States
Switzerland
Slovakia
Argentina
Honduras

In addition, the following teams are in the playoffs to determine the final 9 teams to join the above group in South Africa next year:

Bahrian (AFC) v New Zealand (Oceania)
Costa Rica (CONCACAF) v Uruguay (Conmebol)

UEFA Playoff teams:

Russia
Greece
Ukraine
France
Slovenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal
Republic of Ireland

"2010 World Cup Teams" was originally published at Soccerlens. Click to continue reading...

The World Cup of 2010 is already taking shape, with twenty-three of the 32 teams on offer having already staked a claim towards a tournament berth.
Already Qualified:
South Africa (CAF - as hosts)
Japan (AFC)
Australia (AFC)
South Korea (AFC)
Netherlands (UEFA)
North Korea (AFC)
Brazil (CONMEBOL)
Ghana (CAF)
England (UEFA)
Spain (UEFA)
Paraguay (CONMEBOL)
Cote d'Ivoire (CAF)
Germany (UEFA)
Denmark (UEFA)
Serbia (UEFA)
Italy (UEFA)
Chile (CONMEBOL)
Mexico (CONCACAF)
USA (CONCACAF)
Switzerland (UEFA)
Slovakia (UEFA)
Argentina (CONMEBOL)
Honduras (CONCACAF) Click to continue reading...

These Countries Will Be There:
South Africa (CAF - as hosts)
Japan (AFC)
Australia (AFC)
South Korea (AFC)
Netherlands (UEFA)
North Korea (AFC)
Brazil (CONMEBOL)
Ghana (CAF)
England (UEFA)
Spain (UEFA)
Paraguay (CONMEBOL)
Cote d'Ivoire (CAF)
Germany (UEFA)
Denmark (UEFA)
Serbia (UEFA)
Italy (UEFA)
Chile (CONMEBOL)
Mexico (CONCACAF)
USA (CONCACAF)
Here's the situation for those still on the path. Click to continue reading...

With less than 250 days left to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, the qualifying rounds are coming to an end in exciting matches that are determining who will come to South Africa next year and take their place in the Top 32 soccer teams in the world.� This week will see the last of the 2010 qualifying games before the play-offs take place.

Click to continue reading...

KUALA LUMPUR: AFC has produced a unique educational pack tailored towards referees' instructors in order to enhance the learning and teaching experience for Asia's top educators.
The pack comprises 34 CDs and DVD that provide vast amounts of information on teaching methods, fitness aspects, laws of the game and other valuable tools. Click to continue reading...