Se disputa en Nigeria el 13er Campeonato Mundial Sub 17 de la FIFA (Sub 16 hasta 1991). Nigeria es, precisamente, el último campeón y el país que comparte con Brasil el podio de la categortía, con tres copas cada uno.
Son 24 selecciones Sub 17 que juegan 52 partidos en ocho estadios de ocho ciudades: Abuja, Lagos, Bauchi, Calabar, Kano, Kaduna, Ijebu Ode y Enugu. Click to continue reading...

The group phase of the U-17 World Cup is now over, and Mexico and the USA are the only two CONCACAF sides in the knockout stages. USA defeated UAE 1-0 on Sunday to finish second in their group, while Mexico beat Japan 2-0 on Friday to finish second in Group B. Now the Mexicans will face South Korea in their round of 16 match, and the Americans will play Italy. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram pela última rodada do Mundial Sub-17, no Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, em Enugu, com uma temperatura de 28º C, as seleções de Burkina Faso (55º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Costa Rica (43º no ranking da FIFA).
Esse foi o primeiro jogo na história, entre essas 2 seleções. Click to continue reading...

La palabra Halloween es una derivación de la expresión inglesa All Hallow's Eve (Víspera del Día de los Santos). Se celebraba en los países anglosajones, principalmente en Canadá, Estados Unidos, Irlanda y el Reino Unido. Pero hoy la globalización extendió este festejo proveniente de la cultura celta por todo casi todos los países occidentales. Click to continue reading...

This morning FIFA confirmed the match referees who will be in charge of the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff. Alberto Undiano Mallenco, who is from Spain, will direct the first leg. He was the match referee for the 2007 U-20 World Cup final, the most recent Real Madrid-Barcelona match, and a number of UEFA Champions League matches. Click to continue reading...

As I expected, René Simões has promoted some players from Costa Rica's U-20 side to the senior team for the big playoff against Uruguay. The inclusion of Bryan Oviedo was not a surprise, as he was one of the Ticos' best players in Egypt. The selections of Mena and Gamboa indicate that Simões wants to bolster his defensive unit, especially in the central positions. Click to continue reading...

This is november Update to Africa world cup fixtures, take a look(source fifa.com):
14/11/09TBARepublic of Ireland-France14/11/09TBAPortugal-Bosnia-Herzegovina14/11/09TBAGreece-Ukraine14/11/09TBARussia-Slovenia14/11/09 15:00MaputoMozambique-Tunisia14/11/09 15:30FesMorocco-Cameroon14/11/09 15:30LomeTogo-Gabon14/11/09 15:30KigaliRwanda-Zambia14/11/09 16:00NairobiKenya-Nigeria14/11/09 16:00OuagadougouBurkina Faso-Malawi14/11/09 16:00AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire-Guinea14/11/09 19:30CairoEgypt-Algeria14/11/09 20:00San JoseCosta Rica-Uruguay14/11/09 20:00WellingtonNew Zealand-Bahrain14/11/09 20:00OmdurmanSudan-Benin15/11/09 17:00KumasiGhana-Mali18/11/09TBAFrance-Republic of Ireland18/11/09TBABosnia-Herzegovina-Portugal18/11/09TBAUkraine-Greece18/11/09TBASlovenia-Russia18/11/09 21:00MontevideoUruguay-Costa Rica Click to continue reading...

Jogaram pelo Mundial Sub-17, devido ao adiamento do jogo, por causa das fortes chuvas que assolaram a Nigéria ontem, no estádio Nnamdi Azikiwe, na cidade de Enugu, com uma temperatura de 28ºC, as seleções da Turquia (39º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Costa Rica (43º no ranking da FIFA). Click to continue reading...

For the second game in a row, Honduras held their own at the U-17 World Championships in Nigeria. Unfortunately, for the second time in a row they lost, this time to the host team by the minimum. The match told the tale of a Honduran side that were organized in the back but couldn't generate sustained possession in their opponent's half. Click to continue reading...

Jogo 1 - Alemanha x Colômbia
Jogo 2 - Turquia x Nigéria
Jogo 3 - Suiça x Estados Unidos
Jogo 4 - Coréia do Sul x Espanha
Jogo 5 - Emirados Arábes x Nova Zelândia
Jogo 6 - Irã x Japão
Jogo 7 - Brasil x Itália
Jogo 8 - Argentina x Costa Rica. Click to continue reading...

O oitavo jogo do Mundial Sub-17, foi realizado na cidade de Enugu, no Nnamdi Azkiwe Stadium, jogaram as seleções da Costa Rica (43º no ranking da FIFA) e Nova Zelândia (83º no ranking da FIFA), com uma temperatura de 27º C.
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções apenas jogaram 1 vez:
24-03-2007 - Costa Rica 4x0 Nova Zelândia - Amistoso. Click to continue reading...

The U-17 World Cup kicked off in Nigeria yesterday, and while three of the four CONCACAF sides gave creditable performances, only Costa Rica managed to win points. (USA play tomorrow against Spain.) Honduras ceded most of the possession to Argentina, but they came close to scoring when Néstor Martínez struck the bar and crossbar on a free kick. Click to continue reading...

Both Costa Rica and Uruguay are making their arrangements for the World Cup playoff next month and scrambling to find out as much about the opponent as possible. René Simões is in Brazil right now, but he made a side trip to Montevideo with his head trainer to reserve training and living accommodations and do some additional scouting. Click to continue reading...

USA defender Oguchi Onyewu had surgery this week to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee, that he injured in the recent World Cup qualifying game against Costa Rica.

After the game the U.S. Soccer Federation estimated that his recovery at three to four months, but the federation issued a new estimate of six months on Thursday after his operation.

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Been really busy lately and did not get a few interviews posted like I should have. Sorry about that the delay...First up is Jimmy Conrad, I talked to him right after he got back to Kansas City from his time with the National Team. He talks about being in Honduras when the US qualified for the World Cup, the last qualifier with Costa Rica and his chances on being on the World Cup squad. Click to continue reading...

By now you've probably heard the terrible news regarding the U.S. national squad.� One week after losing one player indefinitely to a terrible single car accident,� this week things didn't exactly� get better for the U.S. injury report.� Oguchi Onyewu will � be out for around six months making his presence in the World Cup this summer questionable thanks to a horrific knee injury in the final qualifier match against Costa Rica.

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Qualifying for the 2010 World Cup was a two-year process that the U.S. men's national team capped with an unforgettable comeback victory in Honduras and a thrilling 2-2 tie vs. Costa Rica last week. Those results helped the Americans finish first in the CONCACAF Hexagonal.

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Qualifying for the 2010 World Cup was a two-year process that the U.S. men's national team capped with an unforgettable comeback victory in Honduras and a thrilling 2-2 tie vs. Costa Rica last week. Those results helped the Americans finish first in the CONCACAF Hexagonal.

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by Matt - US Soccer Daily The past couple months were aptly referred to as "The Summer of Soccer" by the top figures in American soccer, and for good reason. World Cup qualifiers, MLS play, the...

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Começa nesse sábado, o Mundial Sub-17, e essa é a sequência de jogos do campeonato.
Grupo A
24-10 - Nigéria x Alemanha
24-10 - Honduras x Argentina
27-10 - Argentina x Alemanha
27-10 - Honduras x Nigéria
30-10 - Alemanha x Honduras
30-10 - Nigéria x Argentina
Grupo B
24-10 - Brasil x Japão
24-10 - México x Suiça
27-10 - Suiça x Japão
27-10 - Brasil x México
30-10 - Japão x México
30-10 - Suiça x Brasil
Grupo C
25-10 - Irã x Gâmbia
25-10 - Colômbia x Holanda
28-10 - Holanda x Gâmbia
28-10 - Colômbia x Irã
31-10 - Gâmbia x Colômbia
31-10 - Holanda x Irã
Grupo D
25-10 - Turquia x Burkina Faso
25-10 - Costa Rica x Nova Zelândia
28-10 - Nova Zelândia x Burkina Faso
28-10 - Turquia x Costa Rica
31-10 - Burkina Faso x Costa Rica
31-10 - Nova Zelândia x Turquia
Grupo E
26-10 - Emirados Árabes x Malawi
26-10 - Espanha x Estados Unidos
29-10 - Estados Unidos x Malawi
29-10 - Emirados Árabes x Espanha
01-11 - Malawi x Espanha
01-11 - Estados Unidos x Emirados Árabes
Grupo F
26-10 - Uruguai x Coréia do Sul
26-10 - Argélia x Itália
29-10 - Itália x Coréia do Sul
29-10 - Uruguai x Argélia
01-11 - Coréia do Sul x Argélia
01-11 - Itália x Uruguai
Iremos acompanhar todos os jogos aqui no blog. Click to continue reading...

Seguem os grupos do Mundial Sub-17, que inicia amanhã que será acompanhado aqui no blog.
Grupo A - Nigéria, Alemanha, Honduras e Argentina
Grupo B - Brasil, Japão, México e Suiça
Grupo C - Colômbia, Holanda, Irã e Gâmbia
Grupo D - Costa Rica, Nova Zelândia, Turquia e Burkina Faso. Click to continue reading...

23 teams have now qualified for the World Cup. Only nine places are left for sport's biggest show. Australia will be feeling some empathy for Costa Rica as they face a playoff against Uruguay for a spot. Uruguay finished fifth in South American qualifying while Costa Rica finished fourth ... Click to continue reading...

Con 24 equipos de diez países, ya está en marcha la edición 2009/10 de la Champions League de la Concacaf. Aunque a los organizadores no le guste el apodo, ya toda Centroamérica la llama "la Concachamps".
RONDA PRELIMINARHerediano (Costa Rica) - Jalapa (Guatemala) - Liberia Mia (Costa Rica) - Luis Ángel Firpo (El Salvador)
New York Red Bull (Estados Unidos) - Olimpia (Honduras) - San Francisco (Panamá) - Toronto FC (Canadá)
28/7: DC United (EE. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram em Washington DC, no Estádio RFK Stadium, para um público de 26.243 pessoas, as seleções dos Estados Unidos (11º no ranking da FIFA) e Costa Rica (43º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo: 16 jogos, 8 vitórias de Costa Rica, 3 empates, 5 vitórias dos Estados Unidos, 21 gols da Costa Rica, 16 gols dos Estados Unidos. Click to continue reading...

Potencias en la categoría, los africanos nunca se habían consagrado campeones mundiales Sub 20. Lo consiguió Ghana, en el 17º Campeonato Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA, disputado en Egipto. Sin la presencia de Argentina, último campeón, 24 selecciones Sub 20 disputaron 52 partidos en siete estadios de cinco ciudades. Click to continue reading...

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Oguchi Onyewu's knee injury could leave his World Cup status in jeopardy for next summer. Onyewu, who suffered the injury in the dying minutes of the U.S.'s 2-2 tie against Costa Rica last week, went under the knife this week after tearing a tendon in his knee.

The surgery, completed by U.

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Oguchi Onyewu's knee injury could leave his World Cup status in jeopardy for next summer. Onyewu, who suffered the injury in the dying minutes of the U.S.'s 2-2 tie against Costa Rica last week, went under the knife this week after tearing a tendon in his knee.

The surgery, completed by U.

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Mexican outfit Cruz Azul continue their fine Champions League form with this win in Costa Rica.

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Hoy dos de nuestros cuatro equipos que participan en la concachampions tuvieron acción:

El Toluca recibió en el Nemesio Diez al equipo estadounidense DC United.� Aunque el partido terminó empatado a un gol, los Diablos Rojos del Toluca conquistaron la primera posición del Grupo B de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaaf.

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Probably not...which is a shame. It's got a really good goalscoring record against one of the top teams in the Premiership.

Anyway, here's the line up for the UEFA playoffs: all of them kick off at 7pm GMT on Saturday November 14th 2009.

Greece v Ukraine

Ireland v France

Portugal v Bosnia & Herzegovina

Russia v Slovenia

It's also worth noting that on the Saturday� the second leg of the New Zealand/Bahrain� (0-0) playoff kicks off at 7am GMT that Saturday� and the first leg of Costa Rica v Uruguay kicks off an hour later than the European games.

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United States and Watford defender Jay DeMerit underwent cornea replacement surgery on Saturday. He is expected to need four to eight weeks of recovery. United States and Milan defender Oguchi Onyewu is scheduled for knee surgery on Wednesday. Onyewu ruptured his patellar tendon during last Wednesday's World Cup Qualifier against Costa Rica. Click to continue reading...

"Messi volvió a ser, al igual que contra Perú, el peor jugador de Argentina"GUSTAVO FLORES"Cuando Maradona tomó el cargo de seleccionador tomó responsabilidades... Sabía que iba a estar expuesto a críticas"LUISA ARTEGA"Para mí a Costa Rica lo robaron en Estados Unidos. Si eso hubiera pasado con El Salvador todavía estarían insultando al árbitro y a la FIFA"GUSTAVO FLORES"Sería un retroceso muy Click to continue reading...

Jason and Zach discuss the USMNT's emotional draw with Costa Rica, bring in Shane Evans of Goal.com to cover the mood of the team and evironment at RFK, talk about the American injury concerns, and break down MLS "indoors" and RFK as a National Team home. Match Fit USA on the Champions Soccer Radio Network.

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Jason and Zach discuss the USMNT's emotional draw with Costa Rica, bring in Shane Evans of Goal.com to cover the mood of the team and evironment at RFK, talk about the American injury concerns, and...

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So now AC Milan wants to sue the US Soccer Federation for Oguchi Onyewu's knee injury picked up in the USA's 2-2 draw with Costa Rica. It now looks like he won't be recovered and match fit for at least six months.
Well gee Milan, since you've barely used him since bringing him to the team, was there some secret plan to start actually letting him play that we didn't know about? Click to continue reading...