After some dramatic final round and playoff matches, the footballing nations which will grace the stadiums in South Africa are now complete. France, though should be feeling very sheepish as they cheated their way into South Africa.
No one would've expected Thierry Henry to do a "mini-Maradona" but unfortunately, footballers will always try to gain an advantage whether legally or illegally. Click to continue reading...

The Qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup are over, except for the playoff games which will determine the last batch of teams that will travel to South Africa. Here is a breakdown of the qualified teams, and the teams that will fight for a spot in the playoffs.




Europe


Qualified teams: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland, England, Italy, Serbia, Spain
Playoff teams: Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine, France, Republic of Ireland
Many big teams had difficulty in Europe, Portugal and Sweden struggled, and eventually Portugal prevailed, leaving Sweden and Ibrahimovic out of the 2010 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

Malawi 1 - 1 Ivory Coast
Elephants book ticket
Cameroon 3 - 0 Togo
Lions too much for Togo
Republic of Ireland 2 - 2 Italy
Trap rues ability to hold lead as playoffs loom
Russia 0 - 1 Germany
Klose strikes to send Germans through
Serbia 5 - 0 Romania
Rout clinches spot in South Africa
France 5 - 0 Faroe Islands
Les Blues seal play-off spot
Denmark 1 - 0 Sweden
Late goal sends Danes through
Mexico 4 - 1 El Salvador
El Tri cruise through
Bolivia 2 - 1 Brazil
Selecao run out of steam in La Paz Click to continue reading...

After the big round of this Saturday, more than half of the 32 spots are taken. Those going to the cup are:

Africa:
South Africa
Ghana
Ivory Cost

Asia:
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Australia (weird, I know)

Europe:
Spain
Holland
Italy
Germany
England
Denmark
Serbia

North/Central America:
USA
Mexico

South America:
Brazil
Paraguay
Chile

And 28 nations still fight for the remaining 13 spots.

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Manchester United vs FC Barcelona, live from Roma at 1:30 pm tomorrow (Wed) on ESPN.

Plan on joining us at Quincy Magoo's and cheer on your favorite amongst a like-minded group. We had 75 last year at Coester's, bolstered by a group of Cote de Ivory MSU students cheering on Drogba and Chelsea.

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Manchester United vs FC Barcelona, live from Roma at 1:30 pm tomorrow (Wed) on ESPN.

Plan on joining us at Quincy Magoo's and cheer on your favorite amongst a like-minded group. We had 75 last year at Coester's, bolstered by a group of Cote de Ivory MSU students cheering on Drogba and Chelsea.

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CONMEBOL
Brazil 3-0 Chile.
CAF
Zimbabwe 0-0 Guinea
Benin 3-2 Angola
Niger 3-1 Uganda
Gabon 2-0 Lesotho
Madagascar 1-0 Botswana
Mozambique 1-1 Ivory Coast
Congo 1-0 Mali
Egypt 1-0 Congo DR Click to continue reading...

Argentina dominated a defensive Australian side but required a late strike from Ezequiel Lavezzi to ensure them of passage into the quarter finals of the Olympic Games.
Argentina 1 - 0 Australia
Nigeria 2 - 1 Japan
Goals from Anderson, Alexandre Pato, a double from Ronaldinho and substitute Rafael Sobis helped impressive Brazil smash unfancied New Zealand in Sunday's Olympic Games encounter. Click to continue reading...

5:00am EDT
Argentina vs. Australia
Nigeria vs. Japan
New Zealand vs. Brazil
Cameroon vs. Honduras
7:00am EDT
Serbia vs. Ivory Coast
United States vs. Netherlands
Belgium vs. China
Italy vs. South Korea Click to continue reading...

Ivory Coast Soccerstar, Didier Drogba will sign a new four year deal until 2012 with his club Chelsea despite the interest shown by AC Milan, FC Barcelona and Inter Milan. Drogba said that he still loves to play at Stamford Brodge and hope that an agreement can be reached as soon as possible.

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Marco's last ride in the Oranje bus The www.Ad.nl had this article today: San Marco's era in a nutshell: Best game June 9 2008 will be a historical day in Dutch football history. Better, more beautiful and fresher than ever under Marco van Basten's reign. The matches against France (this EC) and the Ivory Click to continue reading...

What happened to the Ghana vs Ivory Coast dream final? Well, it's off, that's what. Here's how: Ghana 0-1 Cameroon The hosts were outmuscled by Cameroon, in a match that was marred by the unbelievably inappropriate behaviour of Reading defender... Click to continue reading...

What happened to the Ghana vs Ivory Coast dream final? Well, it's off, that's what. Here's how: Ghana 0-1 Cameroon The hosts were outmuscled by Cameroon, in a match that was marred by the unbelievably inappropriate behaviour of Reading defender... Click to continue reading...

What happened to the Ghana vs Ivory Coast dream final? Well, it's off, that's what. Here's how: Ghana 0-1 Cameroon The hosts were outmuscled by Cameroon, in a match that was marred by the unbelievably inappropriate behaviour of Reading defender... Click to continue reading...

What happened to the Ghana vs Ivory Coast dream final? Well, it's off, that's what. Here's how: Ghana 0-1 Cameroon The hosts were outmuscled by Cameroon, in a match that was marred by the unbelievably inappropriate behaviour of Reading defender... Click to continue reading...

What happened to the Ghana vs Ivory Coast dream final? Well, it's off, that's what. Here's how: Ghana 0-1 Cameroon The hosts were outmuscled by Cameroon, in a match that was marred by the unbelievably inappropriate behaviour of Reading defender... Click to continue reading...

What happened to the Ghana vs Ivory Coast dream final? Well, it's off, that's what. Here's how: Ghana 0-1 Cameroon The hosts were outmuscled by Cameroon, in a match that was marred by the unbelievably inappropriate behaviour of Reading defender... Click to continue reading...

What happened to the Ghana vs Ivory Coast dream final? Well, it's off, that's what. Here's how: Ghana 0-1 Cameroon The hosts were outmuscled by Cameroon, in a match that was marred by the unbelievably inappropriate behaviour of Reading defender... Click to continue reading...