This news would have been unheard of four years ago in Germany:
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- World soccer's governing body says one-third of World Cup tickets
remain unsold less than five months before the first tournament held in South Africa.
About 1 million of the 3 million tickets are still available, FIFA officials said Wednesday.
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Futblog 26 January @ 04:13 PM EDT
Importante información sobre la copa del mundo nos presentan en la BBC se trata de un mapa
interactivo, el Mapa de la Copa del Mundo 2010, en el que los avances podrán apreciarse a través
de fotografías, vídeos, audio y textos.
De este modo, todo lo que suceda se irá actualizando de forma periódica y, para conocer un
poco más del lugar, sólo bastará con posicionarse sobre la foto del mismo, pinchar allí e
inmediatamente la misma se ampliará y un texto debajo explicará los detalles.
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Futblog 12 January @ 05:16 PM EDT
Como ya lo hemos mencionado aquí Estados Unidos buscara ser sede del mundial 2014 o en su
defecto del 2018.
Tiene infinidad de estadios en buenas condiciones y de primer nivel, pero los aficionados mexicanos
y latinos estan contentos por que ciudades como Los Angeles y San Diego California estan entre las
18 escogidas.
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Futblog 01 January @ 02:58 PM EDT
Estamos en el primer día del año 2010, el año mundialista, uno muy especial. La copa mundial de
futbol 2010 tan lejos y tan cerca para millones de aficionados en el mundo, todos quisieramos estar
en las tribunas de los estadios apoyando a nuestra selección nacional, muy pocos lo harán, hay
quienes en sus mas grandes sueños y anhelos esta el participar de esta fiesta mundial por lo menos
como espectador.
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Futblog 21 December @ 09:24 PM EDT
Lionel Messi festeja con beso, originalmente cargada por prismatico.
El argentino Lionel Messi fue elegido este lunes por la FIFA como el "Mejor Futbolista del
Mundo" de 2009, premio que corona un año en el que la estrella del FC Barcelona recibió
reconocimientos sin precedentes. noticia vía espn.
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Futblog 16 December @ 02:14 PM EDT
El Atlante futbol club salio concentrado y con un bonito uniforme azul cielo, para no
confundirse con los colores del Barcelona, los dos equipos azulgranas, el Atlante tuvo 30 minutos
de gloria, Guillermo Rojas anoto apenas iniciado el partido y sorprendio al
estadio completo, Pep Guardiola no lo podía creer y el ¨Profe¨Cruz no gritaba un gol así desde
la final con Pumas UNAM.
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A catamaran glides past Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, site of the England-Algeria World Cup
group game among others. (AP Photo)
Thinking of going to South Africa for the World Cup?
Read this.
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To say the U.S. got a tough draw at the 2006 World Cup would be an understatement. Paired with
European heavyweights Italy and the Czech Republic and African upstart Ghana, the Americans
struggled in Germany and finished a disappointing fourth place in their group.
But it was a different story this time around for the U.
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Futblog 04 December @ 03:32 PM EDT
Gracias a la gente de adidas en especial Monica Luna por su atención y la
cortesía de mandarme la información completa del balón Jabulani, que días antes hablamos de el
en este espacio de la red, así que literalmente aquí esta para que llenes tu cabeza de
gol.
adidas "JABULANI" Balón Oficial de la Mundial FIFA™ 2010
Perfil Grip'n'Groove para la celebración del futbol en África
Ciudad del Cabo/Herzogenaurach, 4 de diciembre, 2009- Hoy en Ciudad del Cabo, adidas y la FIFA
presentaron "JABULANI", el Balón Oficial para el Mundial FIFA Sudáfrica 2010™.
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Futblog 03 December @ 03:55 PM EDT
Anuncio: este post es un autobombo así que avisado estas.
Hace tres años decidí abrir un blog sobre el deporte que mas me apasiona, el fútbol, contar
mis experiencias en mis andares y dar mi vision del deporte.
Pensé que en esta ocasión no hablaria de estos 3 años, pero gracias a una nota que saque en los
dias del aniversario es que me doy cuenta del alcance en la red.
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Futblog 30 November @ 12:18 AM EDT
FIFA Worldcup 2010 Trophy, originally uploaded by Jabed.
¿Cuantos dias/horas/minutos faltan para el mundial Sudafrica 2010? FIFA Worldcup 2010 conteo
.
Esta pregunta se la han de estar haciendo todos los aficionados al futbol soccer mundial, por eso
la respuesta la tenemos en tiempo real.
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Soccerblog 28 November @ 09:14 AM EDT
N. Waleed sends us this clip with Maradona using his hand on three other occasions apart from
the infamous hand of God goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.
1981 against River Plate, 1985 Napoli, 1990 WC against USSR.
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If you are planning to travel to South Africa for the World Cup next year, make sure you follow
some basic tips for a safe and enjoyable stay.
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office is kicking off its ‘Be on the Ball' campaign, aimed
at helping England fans heading to South Africa, with a press conference tomorrow.
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Soccerblog 18 November @ 01:59 AM EDT
It took 20 seconds to shatter the France's march to the 1994 World Cup. In the 90' minute Emil
Kostadinov lashed a ball past Bernard Lama to win the game for Bulgaria, 2-1 and shatter French
hopes for qualifying for the 1994 World Cup. David Ginola could have run out the clock but his
errant cross led to the Kostadinov disaster.
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Jogaram amistosamente em Le Mans, na França, no estádio Léon-Bollée, para um público de 17.500
pessoas, as seleções do Congo (107º no ranking da FIFA) e Coréia do Norte (91º no ranking da
FIFA).
Não encontramos muitas informações desse jogo, mas pelo menos descobrimos que o jogo não teve
abertura de placar.
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Now that the U.S.have qualified for South Africa the question arises: should you attend in
person?
I will not pretty much for the reasons spelled out by excellent Sports Illustrated writer Grant
Wahl, who just spent seven months in the country while writing the book "The Beckham Experiment,"
in this article: crime, bad weather (it's winter down there), a lack of transportation options and
expensive, hard to come by accommodation.
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Soccerblog 08 October @ 01:00 AM EDT
When the analytical nerds get going, it's best to smile and step out of the way.
According to them, the best soccer team in the world has only a 28 percent chance of
winning the World Cup even if it makes it through to the knockout stages.
So how do they explain the fact that Brazil has won five World Cups?
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Soccerblog 17 September @ 10:54 PM EDT
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar's Emir and football association president
Saving the world's oldest football club has an emotionally satisfying ring to it. Like bringing
back the Elgin Marbles And what grander experiment then taking it from League 2 all the way to the
Premier League.
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LONDON (AP) -- England coach Fabio Capello has given a strong indication that Galaxy midfielder
David Beckham will make it to a fourth World Cup, hailing the former captain's ability to bring the
squad together.
The 34-year-old Beckham made his 114th international appearance as England routed Croatia 5-1 on
Wednesday to qualify for next year's tournament with two games to spare.
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Done. 3 Points. On to the next. The best thing that can be said about this game is "we won"
everything else was looked at in utter disbelief. I must be completely oblivious to what exactly
Hungary needed to keep alive any hope on qualifying for this worldcup because it looked like
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From the press release: "The USA Bid Committee Inc. announced Thursday that Kansas City and
Arrowhead Stadium are one of 27 cities and 32 venues, down from 70 initial stadia in 52 cities, on
the short list to be included in the United States' bid to host the FIFA World Cup™ in either
2018 or 2022. The USA Bid Committee will submit their bid to world soccer's governing body,
Fédération
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It could happen.
Notwithstanding the fact U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati held a teleconference this morning
to discuss potential venues should the U.S. win another World Cup bid and "declared Los Angeles is
a very important market for us."
Notwithstanding the fact Los Angeles hosted more games - including the final - than any other
U.
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