Soccerblog 22 November @ 01:53 PM EST
Amidst all the swirl of Hiddink's possible moves, the Chelsea rumours seem to carry most
credibility. They could soon have Guus Hiddink back as technical director. It would look a bit
crowded at the top with Carlo Ancelotti as manager, Frank Arnesen as director of football, and Ron
Gourlay elevated to CEO in place of Peter Kenyon.
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Below is a list of teams with some quality players which will unfortunately miss the World Cup
next summer:
Ireland- The Irish team may not be the most talented to miss out on
qualification but certainly was unjustly eliminated by France. The Ireland squad is not as deep as
other but has talented players such as Aiden McGeady who plays as a winger and/or forward for
Celtic.
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Guus Hiddink could be making an announcement as early as next month about his future. He has a
contract with as Russia's head coach until the end of June 2010 and now with the failure to qualify
for the World Cup it is thought he will quit and become Technical Director at Chelsea. Hiddink had
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Spain regain top slot in this month's Fifa world rankings. Brazil are second followed by the
Netherlands, Italy and Portugal. England are in 9th place. Argentina are 8th.
France are in 7th after Thierry Henry handed them victory in their World Cup play off encounter
with Ireland in Paris. Cameroon are the highest African team in 11th.
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The Offside 19 November @ 03:40 PM EST
The Germans become comic book heroes before our very eyes. Looking back at Russian disappointment.
(Russian Football Now) Hands were flying in Brazil yesterday too. (See The Cup) The US World Cup
uniform leaks. (Football Fashion) The pitch invader from Sweden-Denmark gets a huge fine. (BBC)
Take the stadium aerial challenge and waste loads of time at work.
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KICKETTE 19 November @ 11:17 AM EST
Let's take a moment to reflect on the many different faces we've seen recently in World Cup
qualifying action.
There's the good-old fashioned happy face, as seen (above), by Algerian keeper, Faouzi
Chaouchi.
The "don't want you to see the tears" Face (Ukraine's Shevchenko)
The "I could give a shite if you see me cry, I'm a man and I have feelings" Face (Egypt's
al-Hadary)
The "bish, I'll cut you" Face (Anyukov, Russia)
The "aggro-happy" Face (Pepe, Portugal)
The "my abs are overjoyed with emotion about this victory" Face (Perez, Uruguay)
And, our personal favourite, the "Who farted?
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KICKETTE 19 November @ 11:17 AM EST
Let's take a moment to reflect on the many different faces we've seen recently in World Cup
qualifying action.
There's the good-old fashioned happy face, as seen (above), by Algerian keeper, Faouzi
Chaouchi.
The "don't want you to see the tears" Face (Ukraine's Shevchenko)
The "I could give a shite if you see me cry, I'm a man and I have feelings" Face (Egypt's
al-Hadary)
The "bish, I'll cut you" Face (Anyukov, Russia)
The "aggro-happy" Face (Pepe, Portugal)
The "my abs are overjoyed with emotion about this victory" Face (Perez, Uruguay)
And, our personal favourite, the "Who farted?
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Soccerblog 19 November @ 10:15 AM EST
Two of his former projects, Australia and South Korea, that he nurtured to World Cup glory are
in. Russia, his current and most talented team which in actuality should have the easiest of
playoff passages, are out.
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WorldCupBlog 19 November @ 09:40 AM EST
The games didn't really have everything, did they? The results did some upsets, some heroics, a
few of the expected teams going in but outside of the one game which forced a playoff (Egypt 2
Algeria 0), some of these games were completely zapped of the necessary drama.
(Not, of course, that one played in the Stade de France.
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WVHooligan 19 November @ 09:27 AM EST
Yesterday ended the long and difficult road that is World Cup qualifying. The 32-team field is
set and while we won't know until next month what the groups are it does present a good time to
discuss each team and how they got there.
(Note: I hope this is a start of many more World Cup posts going into next year.
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I was so sure Russia were going to progress to the World Cup next year [statement made here] that I
went and bet my house on the outcome... oops! Anyone care to spare a bit of room at their place for
me and Guus Hiddink? I'm sure he's going to ...
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EPL Talk 19 November @ 07:37 AM EST
In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the thirteenth
episode of RNF's podcast.
Russia was many's dark-horse in South Africa. One problem: getting there.
Slovenia completed their upset of Russia with a 1-0 win in Maribor, going through on away goals
after a 2-2 aggregate.
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A Parigi, ieri sera, un clamoroso "errore" arbitrale spezza definitivamente il sogno del Trap di
portare l'Eire ai Mondiali e regala, invece, il pass per il Sudafrica ai galletti di Domenech. Ma
la qualficazione della Francia ai Mondiali del prossimo anno è immeritata e, soprattutto, viziata
da un fallo di mano pazzesco di Henry che consente a Gallas di realizzare il prezioso pari (gli
irlandesi erano passati in vantaggio con Robbie Keane).
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Slovenia reached the 2010 World Cup finals at the expense of nine-man Russia thanks to Zlatko
Dedic's 44th-minute goal on a dramatic night in Maribor. Russia, who had Aleksandr Kerzhakov and
Yuri Zhirkov sent off in the second half, were left to rue some poor defending and an overall
disjointed performance.
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goalpost.tv 19 November @ 06:35 AM EST
Image via Wikipedia The Russians would be kicking themselves for not completing the match on
Saturday as a shocker allowed Slovenia to qualify for South Africa at Russia's expense. The Russian
team had a one goal advantage but squandered, missed and ultimately lost everything at the hands of
the lesser favoured opponents.
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Soccerblog 18 November @ 07:39 PM EST
I think I have heard it all now. In the last couple of days we've heard about "Hardnut" Kalou and
his fighting!...yes fighting! (Still can't get over that) and now Yuri Zhirkov is blaming his move
to London for his injury problems. The world's gone mad!!. He said in an interview:
"The English doctors see my problems as a reaction of the body to drastic changes - in the climate,
lifestyle, training work and in everything else, and no-one can tell me what the medical
predictions of my rehabilitation are.
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It has been a bleak season for VfL Bochum. The club sits 17th in the table, switched coaches
instead of fortunes and only had Hertha Berlin to cheer them up. A trip to the national team can be
a welcome change of scene for the players. Bochum's central defender Anthar Yahia and their striker
Zlatko Dedic chose to make the most of it by sending their nations to South Africa in a decisive
World Cup playoff.
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Slovenia managed a shock victory over Guus Hiddink's Russia to reach the World Cup Finals.
Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!
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It will be talked about for a long time: a World Cup berth "handed" to France. Thierry's Henry
helping hand assist (and a blown offside call) teed up William Gallas for the extra time clincher
to leave Ireland feeling backhanded...... but that was hardly the only drama on hand.Earlier,
Algeria, Greece and Slovenia procured invites to South Africa via upsets, with Portugal closing out
a tidy sweep
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Goal video highlights from the Slovenia vs Russia Second Leg World Cup Playoff Tie at Stadion
Ljudski vrtin Maribor. The first leg in Moscow ended 2-1 in favour of the Russians. Final full time
score :- Slovenia 1-0 Russia ( Zlatko Dedic 44′) The game ends 2-2 on aggregate, but Slovenia
qualify for the 2010 World Cup [.
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I've just heard the news that Russia have failed to qualify for the World Cup.
I suppose it's our fault for not giving Roman Pavlyuchenko enough playing time? I do wonder what
'the world's greatest manager', Hiddink, will do now (Chelsea anyone)?
Didn't it bug you the way the Dutchman went on last season, telling us all just how good
Pavlyuchenko was?
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Hello all Russia fans. Russia will be playing Slovenia today (in about 30 min) in Maribor. As you
all know this is the final hurdle before the World Cup in South Africa next summer. Russia I think
that Russia have to work hard not to concede a goal as Slovenia have all
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WorldCupBlog 18 November @ 12:00 PM EST
The final six World Cup 2010 places all get decided today, with the second legs of the four
European playoffs and the CONMEBOL vs CONCACAF game, plus the special Algeria vs Egypt single game
playoff for the final African qualifying spot.
It's all very very tight. The winners of these six ties get the the glory, the losers learn
firsthand the meaning of the word "nearly".
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There are six places left in the 2010 World Cup, and 12 teams will spend today fighting to be
one of those lucky six.
Today marks the last day of World Cup qualifying and matches on three continents will determine
who rounds out the field of 32. European powers France, Portugal and Russia will look to secure
places in South Africa, while bitter rivals Egypt and Algeria will kick off today's proceedings in
a winner-take-all playoff.
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Bloody hell. It finally all comes down to this. After today, we're done.
CAF
Egypt vs. Algeria
12:30 EST
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan
Preview
Preview II
Battle for final African spot at fever pitch
UEFA
France vs. Ireland (1-0 agg.)
3pm EST
U.
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Just-Football 18 November @ 09:00 AM EST
Edin Dzeko - Bosnia's dangerman (AFP)When FIFA announced back in September that they were going to
seed the UEFA European playoffs for World Cup 2010 qualification, they instantly drew the ire of...
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The UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying Playoff wraps up on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 with the
second legs. Russia currently leads 2-1 on aggregate with Slovenia hosting the second leg. Who will
advance to South Africa? Find out on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, which will be providing
live coverage of the link below.
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USA - Denmark starts on ESPN Classic at 2:30pm and picking up on ESPN2 when their coverage of
Ukraine - Greece (starts at 1pm) ends. ESPN Classic will show the entire game uninterrupted. GolTV
has Italy - Sweden at 2:30pm. Setanta has Bosnia - Portugal at 2:40pm and Slovenia - Russia on Xtra
at the same time (5pm on Setanta).
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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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Sabato scorso sono andati in scena i match di andata degli spareggi per i Mondiali del 2010. Benino
Francia e Portogallo che, di misura e non facilmente, hanno avuto la meglio su rispettivi
avversari. I galletti di Domenech hanno espugnato Dublino con un "gollonzo" di Anelka (conclusione
nettamente deviata) e si apprestano quindi a completare l'opera in terra transalpina.
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Russia are only one game away from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup and have released the new home
shirt that they will wear should they reach the finals in South Africa. Russia finished second in
their qualifying group for the World Cup 4 points behind Germany, who never lost a ...
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