This Wednesday was a busy match day where the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers were concerned, so
let's take a quick look at all the important news from around the globe...
Europe
And where better to start (from our point of view) than with news that England have qualified for
their 13th World Cup Finals.
Wow, writing this match preview feels like déj vu. Oh wait, it's because I wrote one exactly
a year ago, involving the exact same teams and coaches. So here's hoping the outcome (which was a
2-2 last season) is at least more in our favor this time.
September 16, 2009
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
2:45 PM ET (20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT)
Match Background:
I was sorely tempted to copy and paste what I wrote about Fiorentina last year, simply because
their squad hasn't gone through any drastic changes since then.
