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Bafana Bafana vs Jamaica Preview

Vuvuzela South Africa 17 November @ 09:16 AM EST

When I wanted to write a preview of the Bafana Bafana vs Jamaica match in Bloemfontein this evening, I thought I would just go and see what the online experts say.

Kickoff.com Bafana's One problem is Two Shoes

Former Bafana Bafana midfielder John "Shoes" Moshoeu says that while South Africa has not been doing very well in their last few international games, all is not yet lost.

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Reggae Boyz of Jamaica Pick a Medium-Strength Team for International Friendly

Vuvuzela South Africa 16 November @ 12:23 AM EST

Jamaica Coach, Tappa Whitmore

Even though the media may be reporting that Jamaica has picked a media strength team for its international friendly against Bafana Bafana in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, this is going to be no walkover for the South African National Team.

According to the Reggaeboyz website, Jamaica coach, Tappa Whitmore said his players had worked hard and well together in training and that this game was an opportunity to show that they can compete with anybody.

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Benni is Back in the Bafana Bafana Squad for Japan and Jamaica

Vuvuzela South Africa 05 November @ 11:28 PM EST

Benni McCarthy is Back in the Bafana Bafana Squad

When Carlos Alberto Parreira returned as head coach, the writing was on the wall, Benni Mc Carthy would be asked to come back. The door to the Bafana Bafana team would once again be opened to the man who has scored 31 goals in 76 caps for his country.

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World cup soccer schedule

It's a Simple Game 10 September @ 05:59 AM EST
As I already wrote week ago about world cup 2010 schedule., I wanted to give you some more informations about matches schedule (WC games schedule) and about places where matches will be played.
Here is a complete table of2010 World Cup schedule
2010 World Cup schedule
Day Venue & Time Stage Team 1 Result Team 2 Friday, 11 June Johannesburg, 16:00 Group A South Africa – A2 Cape Town, 20:30 A3 – A4 Saturday, 12 June Johannesburg, 13:30 Group B B1 – B2 Port Elizabeth, 16:00 B3 – B4 Rustenburg, 20:30 Group C C1 – C2 Sunday, 13 June Polokwane, 13:30 C3 – C4 Durban, 16:00 Group D D1 – D2 Pretoria, 20:30 D3 – D4 Monday, 14 June Johannesburg, 13:30 Group E E1 – E2 Bloemfontein, 16:00 E3 – E4 Cape Town, 20:30 Group F F1 – F2 Tuesday, 15 June Rustenburg, 13:30 F3 – F4 Port Elizabeth, 16:00 Group G G3 – G4 Johannesburg, 20:30 G1 – G2 Wednesday, 16 June Nelspruit, 13:30 Group H H3 – H4 Durban, 16:00 H1 – H2 Pretoria, 20:30 Group A South Africa – A3 Thursday, 17 June Polokwane, 13:30 A4 – A2 Bloemfontein, 16:00 Group B B4 – B2 Johannesburg, 20:30 B1 – B3 Friday, 18 June Port Elizabeth, 13:30 Group D D1 – D3 Johannesburg, 16:00 Group C C4 – C2 Cape Town, 20:30 C1 – C3 Saturday, 19 June Rustenburg, 13:30 Group D D4 – D2 Durban, 16:00 Group E E1 – E3 Pretoria, 20:30 E4 – E2 Sunday, 20 June Bloemfontein, 13:30 Group F F4 – F2 Nelspruit, 16:00 F1 – F3 Johannesburg, 20:30 Group G G1 – G3 Monday, 21 June Cape Town, 13:30 G4 – G2 Bloemfontein, 16:00 Group H H4 – H2 Johannesburg, 20:30 H1 – H3 Tuesday, 22 June Bloemfontein, 16:00 Group A A4 – South Africa Rustenburg, 16:00 A2 – A3 Polokwane, 20:30 Group B B2 – B3 Durban, 20:30 B4 – B1 Wednesday, 23 June Pretoria, 16:00 Group C C2 – C3 Port Elizabeth, 16:00 C4 – C1 Johannesburg, 20:30 Group D D4 – D1 Nelspruit, 20:30 D2 – D3 Thursday, 24 June Johannesburg, 16:00 Group F F4 – F1 Polokwane, 16:00 F2 – F3 Rustenburg, 20:30 Group E E2 – E3 Cape Town, 20:30 E4 – E1 Friday, 25 June Durban, 16:00 Group G G4 – G1 Nelspruit, 16:00 G2 – G3 Pretoria, 20:30 Group H H4 – H1 Bloemfontein, 20:30 H2 – H3 Saturday, 26 June Port Elizabeth, 16:00 Round of 16 - Match 1 1A – 2B Rustenburg, 20:30 Round of 16 - Match 3 1C – 2D Sunday, 27 June Bloemfontein, 16:00 Round of 16 - Match 4 1D – 2C Johannesburg, 20:30 Round of 16 - Match 2 1B – 2A Monday, 28 June Durban, 16:00 Round of 16 - Match 5 1E – 2F Johannesburg, 20:30 Round of 16 - Match 7 1G – 2H Tuesday, 29 June Pretoria, 16:00 Round of 16 - Match 6 1F – 2E Cape Town, 20:30 Round of 16 - Match 8 1H – 2G Wednesday, 30 June Rest days Thursday, 1 July Friday, 2 July Port Elizabeth, 16:00 Quarter-final C 5 – 7 Johannesburg, 20:30 Quarter-final A 1 – 3 Saturday, 3 July Cape Town, 16:00 Quarter-final B 2 – 4 Johannesburg, 20:30 Quarter-final D 6 – 8 Sunday, 4 July Rest days Monday, 5 July Tuesday, 6 July Cape Town, 20:30 Semi-final I A – C Wednesday, 7 July Durban, 20:30 Semi-final II B – D Thursday, 8 July Rest days Friday, 9 July Saturday, 10 July Port Elizabeth, 20:30 Third place play-off Loser I – Loser II Sunday, 11 July Johannesburg, 20:30 FINAL Winner I – Winner II
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Full world cup 2010 schedule

It's a Simple Game 28 August @ 04:41 AM EST
South Africa 2010 world cup schedule, as I promised yesterday is here. art of the Five African nations who placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup, was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations (which was later abandoned in October 2007). Click to continue reading...

Q & A with Heath Pearce, World Traveller

U.S. MNT Blog 25 July @ 11:54 AM EST
U.S. Men's National Team defender Heath Pearce has been with the team since the beginning of the summer when the team met up May 26 in Miami. Since then he's been to Costa Rica, Chicago, Pretoria, Rustenberg, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago (again), and finally New York. Click to continue reading...

Notes from South Africa: Final Thoughts

The Run of Play - Soccer in Style 09 July @ 09:22 AM EST

- The U.S. upset of Spain in the semifinal delighted everybody in South Africa. In addition to giving Bafana Bafana hope of an equally improbable victory against Brazil, the win by the U.S. erased the sour taste left by the previous crowd favorite, Egypt.

The game was in Bloemfontein, on a bitterly cold night, and it started off slow.

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Brazilian blowback ends American dream

Soccerphile World Cup Blog 28 June @ 03:34 PM EST
FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Johannesburg
BRAZIL 3:2 USA
USA - Dempsey 10'
USA - Donovan 27'
BRA- Luis Fabiano 46'
BRA- Luis Fabiano 74'
BRA- Lucio 84'
Brazil retained the Confederations Cup after a real game of two halves at Ellis Park saw the United States take a shock 2-0 lead before succumbing to a Brazilian tempest in the second half to lose 3-2. Click to continue reading...

video resultado Estados Unidos 2-0 Brasil mediotiempo Final Copa Confederaciones

Futblog 28 June @ 02:59 PM EST
FBL-WC2010-CONFED-ESP-USA-MATCH13
Originally uploaded by katnguyen2 Aunque usted no lo quiera creer o aceptar el equipo de las barras y las estrellas va ganando a los brasileños al medio tiempo de la gran Final de la confederaciones.
Landon Donovan y Dempsey pusieron arriba a los norteamericanos, Luis Fabiano acorto distancias apenas empezando el segundo tiempo. Click to continue reading...

REPORT: Battle of the Americas - Win Sparks US Football Frenzy

MLS Rumors 26 June @ 01:22 PM EST
As part of our coverage of the US Mens National Team's road to South Africa we present to you the following article as a US media partner of Media Club South Africa. The original article appears on their website here.
MediaClubSouthAfrica.com reporter

The US football team's entry into the Confederations Cup final after their shock win over heavyweights Spain has sparked enormous American interest in the 2010 Fifa World Cup, according to officials.

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Taça das Confederações - 3 -

Todos Somos Portugal 26 June @ 05:19 AM EST
www.fifa.com
Ainda o Espanha/EUA. Para mostrar a minha abertura de espírito aí vai mais um artigo sobre o assunto:Ler todo o atigo aqui
"Puyol, a fiercely proud competitor, was obviously angry about Spain's loss and performance, but normally you'd expect the captain of a big side to show enough respect for his opponent to shake their hands. Click to continue reading...

America's Got Talent - even the Brits say so

No Short Corners 25 June @ 05:41 AM EST
London- Watching the Miracle of Bloemfontein from England was doubly delightful as the BBC were forced to eat their words on the US for the first time since World Cup 2002.Korea was a flash in the pan, as the 2006 edition and the US defeat to England at Wembley last year confirmed, you see.3-0 and 4-0 to the Spanish, confidently predicted the punditry duo of former Arsenal and England defenders Click to continue reading...

Calcio, Bradley esalta l'impresa con la Spagna: "E' stata una grande serata"

CitySport...un Mondo nuovo... 25 June @ 05:11 AM EST
Che impresa. I pronostici erano, alla viglia, tutti dalle parti dell'undici di Del Bosque. I campioni d'Europa erano attesi da una passeggiata "di salute", contro gli Stati Uniti di Bradley, già entusiasti e soddisfatti di aver conquistato la qualificazione in un girone che contava Brasile e Italia. Click to continue reading...

U.S.-Spain: It's here; Which U.S. team will show up?

Soccer y Fútbol 24 June @ 01:13 PM EST
The moment of truth has arrived. The United States face European champion Spain today at Free State Stadium in Mangaung/Bloemfontein in the first semifinal of the Confederations Cup. Watch it live beginning at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN and Univision. The...


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REPORT: Spanish Juggernaut Awaits USA Heroes

MLS Rumors 24 June @ 11:46 AM EST

June 24 (ProstAmericaSoccer)They are undefeated for 35 games. They are Champions of Europe. They have won the last 15, and they stand between unfancied Team USA and the Confederations Cup final.

At 11.30 Pacific time, soccer fans all over our nation will take early lunch breaks, extend late ones, tune in on the internet, or just open a cold one or brew a hot one, and sit back, watch and hope.

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FIFA Confederations Cup Semi-Final Previews: United States vs. Spain

Sanford's Soccer Net 24 June @ 07:47 AM EST
What: Semifinal round, Confederations Cup
When: 2:30 ET, Wednesday, June 24
Where: The Free State Stadium; Mangaung/Bloemfontein, South Africa
TV: ESPN, ESPN360.com, Univision
Preview
Latham: U.S. believes it can win
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Final a la vista

Contra Remate 23 June @ 05:30 PM EST

España y Brasil parece ser que no van a tener el mínimo problema de clasificarse a la final de la Copa Confederaciones, pues el nivel mostrado por este par de selecciones ha quedado muy lejos.

El campeón de Europa, España, se medirá ante la Selección de Estados Unidos, mientras que Brasil disputara su pase a la final ante el país anfitrión, Sudáfrica.

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Preview: Spain - United States

Yanks Abroad 23 June @ 03:44 PM EST
The US will attempt to further its newly acquired penchant for miracle working as they face European champions and world number one Spain on Wednesday night in cold and rainy Bloemfontein. Click to continue reading...

Brazil v South Africa - 2009 Confederations Cup Semifinal

SoccerLens 23 June @ 03:30 PM EST

Watch the Brazil v South Africa semifinal live online - right here.

Spain v USA (1st Semifinal)
Date: Wednesday 24th June 2009
Venue: Bloemfontein
Kickoff: 19:30 GMT

Brazil

On paper alone Brazil should win this - such is the gulf in class when talent between the two sides is compared.

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Spain v USA - 2009 Confederations Cup Semifinal

SoccerLens 23 June @ 03:08 PM EST

Watch the Spain v USA semifinal live online - right here.

Spain v USA (1st Semifinal)
Date: Wednesday 24th June 2009
Venue: Bloemfontein
Kickoff: 19:30 GMT

The Spanish juggernaut faces surprise package USA in the first semifinal on Wednesday night.

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Notes on the Confederations Cup

Center Holds It 23 June @ 12:33 PM EST

The Confederations Cup: before and now

The Confederations Cup has removed its nerdy glasses and shaken out its hair... why, but you're beautiful. Who knew?
The 2009 Confed Cup has been, if not quite a revelation, then a very enjoyable surprise. I had presumed that the players, most of whom arrived in South Africa off the back of long domestic campaigns, would treat the event, like, meh. Click to continue reading...

Confederations Cup In Full Swing

Soccerphile World Cup Blog 23 June @ 09:46 AM EST
With South Korea safely qualified for the 2010 World Cup, it was time to head to South Africa and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. This competition is a rehearsal for the massive festival of football that comes next summer. It features the champion of each of the six continental confederations as well as the World Cup host, South Africa obviously, and the world champions, Italy. Click to continue reading...

US MNT Faces Spain Wednesday

Springfield MO Soccer 23 June @ 12:14 AM EST

Advancing to the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semifinals by defeating Egypt 3-0 and scoring more goals overall in Group B than Italy, the U.S. now faces a No. 1-ranked Spain team that has been on an runaway train of an international record 15-consecutive victories and tying Brazil's international record with 35 games unbeaten.

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FIFA Confederations Cup: United States 3 - 0 Egypt

Sanford's Soccer Net 22 June @ 08:35 AM EST
The United States secured an unlikely place in the Confederations Cup semifinals by beating Egypt 3-0 Sunday. The Americans had looked to be heading out of the tournament after losses to Italy and Brazil, but Charlie Davies, Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey scored in a vastly improved performance to edge the African champions for a place in the next round on goal difference. Click to continue reading...

(video gol) Confederation Cup: Spagna-Sudafrica 2-0. Vittoria numero 15 e doppio record per le Furie Rosse. Iraq pari, in festa i Bafana-Bafana

CitySport...un Mondo nuovo... 21 June @ 03:54 AM EST
(Spagna-Sudafrica 2-0)
SPAGNA (4-3-1-2) - Reina; Puyol, Piqué, Raul Albiol, Arbeloa; Fabregas, Sergio, Riera (dall'81' Cazorla); Xavi; Torres (60' Llorente), Villa (60' Pablo). Ct: Vicente Del Bosque.
SUDAFRICA (4-2-3-1) - Khune; Gaxa, Mokoena, Booth, Masilela; Mhlongo, Sibaya (83' Mashego); Pienaar, Dikgakoi, Modise; Parker (93' Tshabalala). Click to continue reading...

Video: Spain 2 – South Africa 0 (FIFA Confederations Cup 2009)

Football Fashion 20 June @ 04:31 PM EST
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein: Scorers: David Villa 52, Fernando Llorente 72 Missed penalty: David Villa 51 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 38,212 Teams South Africa: 16-Itumeleng Khune; 2-Siboniso Gaxa, 4-Aaron Mokoena, 14-Matthew Booth, 3-Tsepo Masilela; 10-Steven Pienaar, 6-MacBeth Sibaya (21-Katlego Mashego 83), 13-Kagisho Dikgacoi, 5-Benson Mhlongo, 12-Teko Modise; 17-Bernard Parker (8-Siphiwe Tshabalala 90+2). Click to continue reading...

Spain v South Africa - 2009 Confederations Cup

SoccerLens 18 June @ 12:17 PM EST

You can watch the Spain v South Africa match live online - here.

Spain v South Africa (Group A)
Date: Saturday 20th June
Venue: Bloemfontein
Kickoff: 19:30 GMT

Hosts South Africa could join Spain in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup if they avoid defeat in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

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(video gol) Confederation Cup: Spagna-Iraq 1-0. Villa stende i leoni di Mesopotamia. Furie Rosse in semifinale

CitySport...un Mondo nuovo... 18 June @ 04:08 AM EST
(Spagna-Iraq 1-0)
A Bloemfontein, le Furie Rosse di Del Bosque superano, di misura, l'ultradifensivista Iraq di Milutinovic e restano a punteggio pieno (sei reti fatte e zero subite) dopo il pokerissimo rifilato alla Nuova Zelanda. Ai campioni d'Europa basta, dunque, il gol di David Villa, siglato al 10' del secondo tempo di una gara difficile per gli iberici, ma solamente per la difficoltà nel penetrare le blindatissime linee nemiche. Click to continue reading...

FREE Tickets to Confederations Cup

Road to 2010 World Cup Final 17 June @ 07:04 PM EST
Are you in South Africa and in need of tickets to the FIFA Confederations Cup?
Well, you might be in luck!Â
FIFA's giving away free tickets!Â
FIFA spokesman Nicolas Maingot said a number of complimentary (i.e. FREE) tickets will be handed out to institutions "which have been very supportive of the event. Click to continue reading...

Where will David Villa go?

La Liga Report 17 June @ 04:35 PM EST

In-demand Valencia striker David Villa has stated that he has already made a decision on where his future lies.

Barcelona and Real Madrid are leading the chase for the Spanish striker, who is also reportedly wanted by Premier League giants Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.

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Victoria por la mínima y a semifinales

Liga de Fútbol Profesional 17 June @ 12:09 PM EST

Un solitario tanto de David Villa, diez minutos después del comienzo de la segunda mitad, fue suficiente para que la selección española doblegara a la iraquí y consiguiera de esta forma el pase matemático a las semifinales de la Copa Confederaciones.

A diferencia del encuentro ante Nueva Zelanda, a España le costó mucho abrir la lata, ya que el sistema defensivo armado por Bora Milutinovic, seleccionador del combinado asiático, imposibilitó la creación de oportunidades de gol por parte del ataque de 'la roja' en buena parte del choque.

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Egypt v Italy - 2009 Confederations Cup

SoccerLens 16 June @ 10:19 AM EST

You can watch the Italy v Egypt match live here.

Egypt v Italy (Group B)
Date: Thursday 18th June
Venue: Johannesburg
Kickoff: 19:30 GMT

After giving defending champions Brazil a scare in Bloemfontein, Egypt take on Marcello Lippi's Italy in Johannesburg in their second Group B match.

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FIFA Confederations Cup: Brazil 4 - 3 Egypt

Sanford's Soccer Net 16 June @ 06:05 AM EST
Brazil had to rely on a 90th-minute Kaka penalty to overcome plucky Egypt and claim a barely-deserved win to start their Confederations Cup defence in Bloemfontein.
Egypt lodge protest after alleged use of video evidence.
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Un horrible Brasil derrota a un magnífico Egipto en el descuento

Liga de Fútbol Profesional 15 June @ 11:42 AM EST

Hasta el minuto 90 tuvo que esperar Dunga para poder respirar tranquilo. Fue en el descuento cuando Kaká transformó una pena máxima cometida por Al Muhamadi al despejar con el brazo derecho un balón que se colaba en la portería egipcia. De esta forma, el nuevo jugador del Real Madrid le dio a la canarinha una victoria que no se mereció en absoluto.

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