Who can wait a month? I had to speculate the pots and make my own groups:
GROUP A -- South Africa, Greece, North Korea, Paraguay GROUP B -- Brazil, Slovenia, Honduras, Nigeria GROUP C -- Germany, Denmark, New Zealand, Uruguay GROUP D -- Spain, Slovakia, USA, Ghana GROUP E -- Argentina, Netherlands, Mexico, Cameroon GROUP F -- Italy, Serbia, South Korea, Chile GROUP G -- France, Portugal, Australia, Algeria GROUP H -- England, Switzerland, Japan, Ivory Coast
Nemanja Vidic looks almost certain to return to the Manchester United defence for Saturday's
Premier League clash with Everton. The Serbian and Red Devils centre-half had been sidelined for
the past three weeks with a calf injury. Vidic was recently seen playing for his country against
South Korea in a World Cup warm-up match. Click to continue reading...
Now that we have the official list of thd 32 nations taking part in next summers World Cup
Finals, all eyes are on the draw December 4th and how teams will be seeded for that draw.
There will be eight groups of four teams, so FIFA needs to split the 32 countries into 4
categories. According to FIFA's regulations:
"The FIFA Organising Committee forms groups for the final competition by seeding and drawing
lots whilst taking sports and geographic factors into consideration, as far as possible.
Yes, that was a handball. Deux handball, no less. Thierry Henry's
last-gasp equalizer sent the French through to South Africa and sent Ireland scrambling to try to
force a replay "in the interests of fair play."
I agree that's the fair thing to do. I don't think there's any way in hell it'll happen.
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.
The 32-team field is set for the 2010 World Cup and for the next two weeks until the World Cup
Draw on Dec. 4 you will see plenty of sample draws to give soccer fans around the world a sense of
where teams just might wind up.
The 32-team field is set for the 2010 World Cup and for the next two weeks until the World Cup
Draw on Dec. 4 you will see plenty of sample draws to give soccer fans around the world a sense of
where teams just might wind up.
On Friday December 4th we will find out how the group stages will look for the XIX World Cup to
take place in South Africa next Summer. We now know the 32 countries that qualified for the world Cup: For CONCACAF it was The United States, Mexico and Honduras. For CONMEBOL it was Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Click to continue reading...
Thierry Henry is the villain of the soccer world today. He will be for a while. In one of the shadiest moves on the big stage in recent memory, the French legend (after being
offside) intentionally handled the ball in setting up the game-winning goal to send his country to
the World Cup, and unfairly end Ireland's dreams. Click to continue reading...
Irish Heartbreak - 1-0 loss to France in WC Qualifier
The following are those 32 teams who will take part in South Africa 2010. And perhaps what's a bit
special is the 32 include every single World Cup winner in history, with Uruguayan defeating Costa
Rica to advance.
And I assume you've heard about the controversy regarding the Ireland vs France game?
Irish Heartbreak - 1-0 loss to France in WC Qualifier
The following are those 32 teams who will take part in South Africa 2010. And perhaps what's a bit
special is the 32 include every single World Cup winner in history, with Uruguayan defeating Costa
Rica to advance.
And I assume you've heard about the controversy regarding the Ireland vs France game?
No more. Done. Finito. Acabou. The fight for the 32 golden spots to play the most
exciting football (and sports) tournament on the planet has ended. Some big ones almost did not
manage. And some return after 24 years.
Today was the day for the last 6 squads to qualify. The brave (or lucky?
Six teams qualified for next year's World Cup in South Africa today, finalizing the field that
will compete in the first World Cup in African soil.
France, Slovenia, Uruguay, Portugal, Greece and Algeria advanced to the finals ending the dreams
of Ireland, Russia, Costa Rica, Ukraine and Egypt in the process.
There are a number of international friendlies on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Many of the top
countries who have qualified for next summer's World Cup Final include Spain, Italy, Netherlands,
Germany, and the United States. Our other site, Free Live Sports TV, will be providing live
coverage of the matches at the links below.
The announcement of the draw for the FIFA Club World Cup was actually last week, but got buried in
my run-up to the first leg of the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff. Atlante, the 2008-09 CONCACAF
Champions League winners, received a beneficial draw when they were paired with the winners of the
Al Ahli (UAE) - Auckland City (New Zealand) match. Click to continue reading...
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.
According to Spanish daily MARCA, the bowls for the World Cup final draw have already been
arranged. Now, the arrangements are pending approval by the FIFA Executive Committee, and MARCA
tends to be wrong quite a bit, so take this with some grains of salt. Given all that, the
composition of the bowls is the following: Seeds (Bowl 1): South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Italy,
Germany, Argentina, England, France (if they beat Ireland) Bowl 2: the remaining UEFA teams Bowl 3:
the CAF/CONMEBOL teams Bowl 4: the AFC/CONCACAF teams (Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Australia,
New Zealand, USA, Mexico, Honduras) The. Click to continue reading...
Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand all qualified for the 201 World Cup last weekend with key
victories, leaving just six spots remaining as we head into the last day of qualifying for next
summer's World Cup.
Here are the 26 teams that have already qualified for the 2010 World Cup:
Brazil, Spain, England, Argentina, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Cote d'Ivoire, USA, Mexico,
Denmark, Paraguay, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Ghana, Chile, Serbia, Switzerland, Honduras,
Slovakia and North Korea, South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand
There are 12 teams vying for the remaining six spots.
Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand all qualified for the 201 World Cup last weekend with key
victories, leaving just six spots remaining as we head into the last day of qualifying for next
summer's World Cup.
Here are the 26 teams that have already qualified for the 2010 World Cup:
Brazil, Spain, England, Argentina, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Cote d'Ivoire, USA, Mexico,
Denmark, Paraguay, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Ghana, Chile, Serbia, Switzerland, Honduras,
Slovakia and North Korea, South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand
There are 12 teams vying for the remaining six spots.
While a few countries still have World Cup Qualification matches left, most are playing
international friendlies during this week. These include some of the favorites for next summer's
world cup such as Brazil who face Oman, Italy v Sweden, Austria v Spain, Denmark v United States,
and Italy v Sweden.
Cameroon and Nigeria have guaranteed a spot in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa today.
Cameroon beat Morroco 2-0 (second goal by Eto'o) and Nigeria beat Kenya 3 2.
So far 26 countries are going to South Africa next June: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile,
Mexico, USA, Honduras, Netherlands, Spain, England, Germany, Denmark, Serbia, Italy, Slovakia,
Switzerland, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Australian, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon,
New Zealand and South Africa.
There are a number of International Friendlies on Saturday, November 14, 2009 as most nations
are done with 2010 World Cup Qualification. Some of the friendlies including Brazil v England,
Slovakia v USA, Spain v Argentina, and Italy v Netherlands. All of these matches and more will be
covered live at our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the links below.
The Danish Football Association has officially unveiled the Denmark adidas World Cup 2010 home kit.
The new strip will serve as Denmark's first choice uniform for the 2010/12 period. The new Denmark
adidas kit will make its on the field debut on Saturday when the Danish Dynamite meet fellow FIFA
World Cup 2010 qualifiers South Korea [. Click to continue reading...
Just weeks to go until the bubbly is uncorked and the drunken masses spill into messy versions
of auld lang syne. We here at Footy Factor are celebrating the decade's end by
honouring the best football teams, figures, matches and moments of the past 10 years.
Albert Riera admits Liverpool FC are suffering from a mental block as they struggle to overcome
their poor run of form and a crippling injury list. The 2-2 draw with Birmingham City on Monday means the Anfield outfit has won only one of their last
nine games to fall 11 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea. Click to continue reading...
Liverpool will work feverishly during the international break to find a solution to Daniel Agger's
on-going back problem. The Denmark international played in last week's Champions League 1-1 draw in Lyon, and also in
Monday's stalemate with Birmingham. But boss Rafa Benitez revealed his concerns about the player's injury problem that has dogged him
all season and needed an operation during the summer. Click to continue reading...
It is almost two years since the South Korean national team last ventured outside the borders of
Asia. This weekend sees the Taeguk Warriors in Europe for the first of two 2010 World Cup warm-up
matches against tough opposition. Saturday sees the team in Denmark and then four days later; Huh Jung-moo takes his players west to
London to face Serbia. Click to continue reading...
Let's start this off by congratulating our two new continental champions. South Korea's Ponang
Seelers took the AFC Champions League title this weekend with a 2-1 defeat of Saudi club
Al-Ittihad. In Africa, the CAF Champions League title was won by Congo Democratic Republic's TP
Mazembi who defeated Nigeria's Heartland FC.
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...
Landon Donovan continues to impress. (Getty Images)
While I realize that the news of Landon Donovan winning his latest US Soccer's Honda Player Of
The Year award isn't exactly new, I thought it was important to discuss the progress of the USA's
number 10. I myself will be the first to admit was one of his fiercest critics not because of his
three stints in the Bundesliga, but because at one time his attitude was all wrong.
Brazil v. Ghana 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final Cairo International Stadium (Cairo, Egypt) Friday, 16th October, 20:00 EET
After three exciting weeks of action in Egypt, the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup culminates tomorrow
in Cairo with what should be an exciting final between four-time champions Brazil and Ghana.
Confirmed qualifiers in alphabetical order: Australia, Argentina (yes, they did it - and it
wouldn't have been the same without them), Brazil, Chile, Denmark, England, Germany, Ghana,
Honduras, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, North Korea, Paraguay, Serbia, Slovakia,
South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and USA.
The following teams have already Qualified for the 2010 World Cup:
2010 World Cup Teams:
South Africa Japan Australia South Korea Netherlands North Korea Brazil Ghana England Spain Paraguay Ivory Coast Germany Denmark Serbia Italy Chile Mexico United States Switzerland Slovakia Argentina Honduras
In addition, the following teams are in the playoffs to determine the final 9 teams to join the
above group in South Africa next year:
Bahrian (AFC) v New Zealand (Oceania) Costa Rica (CONCACAF) v Uruguay (Conmebol)
UEFA Playoff teams:
Russia Greece Ukraine France Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina Portugal Republic of Ireland
