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.
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Every fan of the US team has been hoping that the stars could align, the flipped coin could land
on its edge and that somehow the US could be seeded in the World Cup draw. Being among those top
eight seeds would make a huge difference and the path to the final 16 would be much easier.
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We are just days, alot of them to be fair, from another glorious World Cup. So what better time
than now to give you a run down of the Top Ten World Cup Teams Ever, with Video evidence to back up
our claims and to entertain you the viewer. Enjoy
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Soccer Pie 10 October @ 02:01 AM EST
South American Zone of the World Cup qualifiers have never been very
interesting as Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay would always qualify for the final tournament, while
two or three other side used to fought for one remaining place. This is so not the case this term
as no less than six teams are fighting for two plus one qualifying berths with
just two rounds to go.
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Liverpool slump to their third defeat. Losses to Chelsea, Aston Villa and Tottenham mean that
Liverpool have already lost more games than the whole of last season. But it's still early in the
season, isn't it? Plenty of time to turn things around! This campaign will be different. there are
new challengers, Manchester City, Aston Villa, and Spurs are in the top half too!
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Will Argentina qualify for 2010 world cup? This seems to be the question in everyones mind
nowadays. If you have asked me this before the Argentina- Brazil match, I would have definitely
said a Yes; but now even I am doubtful. Argentina has been my favourite natioonal team for years.
Mr.
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All of a sudden, after the week that's just passed, 'Diego Maradona's Argentina' sounds less like a
porteño schoolboy's fantasy and more like a sneering insult from Brazilians and Paraguayans
towards their neighbours. If you've not had quite enough of reading (and, through The Enganche
Argentine football podcast)Â about it yet, though, you can click here [.
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Argentina travel to Asunción to take on Paraguay later tonight, with the team unlikely to be
announced until very shortly before kick off. Whether Diego Maradona has any idea what it's going
to be himself is anyone's guess. There are some educated guesses to be made, though. There's also
some discussion to be had of [.
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Saturday night saw the big South American clásico in Rosario as Argentina hosted Brazil in the
qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup, and Diego Maradona's reign as manager will be marked forever by
the result: Argentina lost a qualifier at home for only the second time in their history. The first
was the 0-5 loss [.
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Some good news has already come Argentina's way prior to Saturday night's clásico against Brazil
in the Gigante del Arroyito in Rosario. Both Ecuador (0-2 away to Colombia) and Uruguay (0-1 away
to bottom placed Peru) lost, meaning Argentina are guaranteed to still be in the top four even if
they suffer their second ever [.
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Kaká, Dunga and Adriano ponder tonight's clash with Argentina
Brazil head to Argentina today knowing that a win could see them qualify for next year's World
Cup in South Africa. Dunga's men need the three points in the estádio Gigante in Rosario and
require Colombia to beat Ecuador in Medellin earlier in the day.
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A full slate of World Cup qualifying matches will kick off around the world on Saturday and no
match will have more international interest than Brazil vs. Argentina.
Argentina finds itself in the improbable position of fourth place in the South American World
Cup qualifying, just a spot away from missing out on automatically qualifying for the 2010 World
Cup.
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Saturday is going to be a soccer fan's dream. Over 70 World Cup matches to be played all over the
planet and some very interesting scenarios that could play themselves out.
In the evening, there will be confrontations that will tantalize the palette of any soccer fan in
this region of the world.
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Only a quick news update here: there have been a few late call-ups by Diego Maradona for the
Argentine national team as they prepare for their World Cup qualifiers at home to Brazil (in
Rosario, on Saturday) and away to Paraguay (in Asunción next week). This was expected because
Maradona left the door open for [.
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Arsenal's Emirates Stadium might still be shiny, but it lacks history and has
been criticised for its soulless feel, a fact recognised by Arsene Wenger. "Highbury had a natural
soul, because of the history," said Wenger "We have to create history here at the Emirates.
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Soccerblog 14 August @ 01:10 AM EST
Barca is to meet Atletico Madrid this Sunday without Leo Messi recuperating from an adductor
strain. Pep Guardiola does not want to take a chance and aggravate his injury. He is likely to rest
Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic also recovering from injuries.
Messi is also requesting Pep Guardiola time off to prepare for the colossal Argentina Brazil
World Cup qualifier that takes place September 5th which means he will miss the Liga opener against
Sporting Gijon.
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SoccerLens 04 July @ 03:48 PM EST
CONMEBOL is the South American Football Confederation (officially known as the Confederación
Sudamericana de Fútbol) which covers the majority of the continent of South America. It is the
oldest of FIFA's confederations, originally forming in 1916, almost a century ago. The federation's
formation was begun by Héctor Rivadavia Gómez who had a grand plan for a federation for South
American football.
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After falling out with River Plate over the appalling pitch surface for the recent World Cup
qualifier at home to Colombia, the AFA have submitted a request to FIFA that Rosario Central's
stadium, El Gigante Del Arroyito, be accredited as an alternative venue. It's possible the
qualifier against Brazil could be played there if the [.
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Argentina's underwhelming showing in the Sudamericano Sub 20 continued on Monday evening as they
lost 2-0 in the final group stage to bitter rivals Brazil. In torrential rain, Argentina actually
turned in their best performance of the tournament so far - but lost for the first time. Unlucky,
boys... Argentina started the better side, dealing more [.
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We know it's been a week or two since the most recent round of World Cup qualifiers took place, but
we never quite got round to summing up all the action from outside Europe, so here's our
whistle-stop tour of all you need to know, starting with...
South America
It seems we were a little hasty to cast our judgement on Brazil after the September 6th/7th
matches.
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The Olympic Football Tournament is the one international tournament Brazil have never won (of the
ones they compete in of course, because obviously they've never been crowned champions of Europe or
what have you), and it will have to remain as such for at least the next four years. On Tuesday the
selecção met the [.
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Last night I told Beckie that I wanted to wake up early to watch the Argentina/Brazil semi-final
match. I didn't know the exact time but believed it was either at 6 or 7. I didn't sleep too well
and woke up first at 5am and then at 6.
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