WORLD CUP 2010..Road To africa

2010 FIFA World Cup official logoTournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates 11 June - 11 July
Teams 32 (from 5 or 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 10 (in 9 host cities

Sluggish Argentina Sneak Past Colombia

Team Line-ups

Argentina: Mariano Andujar, Gabriel Heinze, Daniel Diaz, Martin Demichelis, Javier Mascherano, Fernando Gago (Javier Zanetti 45'), Jonas Gutierrez, Juan Sebastian Veron, Sergio Aguero (Diego Milito 40'), Carlos Tevez (Nicolas Burdisso 83') and Lionel Messi

Colombia: David Ospina, Mario Yepes, Luis Perea, Pablo Armero (Carlos Quintero 81'), Cristian Zapata, Fabian Vargas, Vladimir Marin (Gustavo Ramos 65'), Camilo Zuniga, Fredy Guarin, Radamel Falcao Garcia (Hugo Rodallega 72') and Wason Renteria

Goal: Daniel Diaz (55')

Yellow Cards: Javier Mascherano (11'), Luis Perea (23'), Vladimir Marin (41'), Martin Demichelis (61') Pablo Armero (71') and Fabian Vargas (78')

New-Look Italy Cruise To Victory Over Northern Ireland
It was a routine win for the Azzurri...
6 Jun 2009 21:59:07

Three wonder debut goals from Rossi, Foggia and Pellissier handed Italy a comfortable victory over Northern Ireland in Pisa this evening…

Marcello Lippi opted to test out some new blood as Italy prepared for their Confederations Cup campaign in South Africa. The big news in the pre-match build up was the first start for young Inter starlet Davide Santon, who made his full international debut at just 18 years of age.

First Half

Italy started brightly as they looked to attack the visitors down the flanks. After just two minutes Santon showed why he is regarded so highly on the peninsula as he underwent a mazy run down the right, to penetrate right into the heart of the Irish defence. Unfortunately his lay off to Mascara was rushed and the Catania forward was easily dealt with by Casement.

As the Azzurri started to get into their stride they began to push the visitor’s back behind the ball. After just 15 minutes David Healy was beginning to look more and more isolated up top as his side made heavy work of joining him in attack.

The first real chance of the game fell to Pazzini on 17 minutes, when the Sampdoria forward was given a free shot from the edge of the box. After a wonderful floated assist from Montolivo, Pazzini sprayed over and should have tested the keeper from such a range.

Less than three minutes later however the Azzurri broke the deadlock through a wonderful strike from Giuseppe Rossi. After some clever link up play with Mascara, the Villarreal hitman carved through the Northern Ireland backline and smashed a shot in off the post from 20 yards.

As the half wore on Lippi’s side started to take a hold on the game and the visitors began to look increasingly short of ideas. With a buzzing atmosphere from the Pisa crowd, La Nazionale appeared full of energy as they looked to push on for a second.

Just minutes before the break the Azzurri should have doubled after a great move down the right left Montolivo open for a crack on goal. Unfortunately his shot took a deflection on route and Tuffey managed to stab the ball clear with an outstretched leg.

Second Half

After Lippi opted to make four changes during the interval, the visitors looked to take advantage with their first clear cut chance of the game. As Carson threaded Little through on the box, the subsequent shot was straight at Marchetti who parried wide with little trouble.

It took just five minutes however for Lippi’s substitutes to make their influence felt, when Foggia doubled the scoring on 52 minutes. After receiving a square ball from Rossi, the Lazio winger skipped past Casement with his trademark dribble and finished off the move with a delightful chip over Tuffey.

Just 60 seconds later the Azzurri were handed a golden opportunity to the result beyond doubt when Tuffey came sliding out at the feet of an advancing Pazzini in the box. The Sampdoria man failed to convert the penalty as he watched his effort come crashing off the post to leave the scoreline at 2-0.

Italy continued to push forward and there were promising signs from Lippi’s choice of personnel. Pasquale Foggia continued to cause a nuisance down the right as he looked to run at the visitor’s backline at every possible occasion.

On 72 minutes Italy added a third to their haul with another wonder strike this time from Sergio Pellissier. As the ball was lofted in from the left by Brighi, the Chievo hitman controlled on his chest and fired home a wonderful overhead kick past Mannus at the near post. The Gialloblu striker was obviously moved as he celebrated a goal on his international debut with the rest of the side.

As the game drew to a conclusion the home side coasted to the finish line much as they had done for the previous 80 minutes. Pasquale Foggia continued to show glimpses of brilliance and Lippi’s men saw out what proved to be a comfortable victory.

Marcello Lippi was undoubtedly pleased as his experimental side demonstrated a desire to prove their worth in the build up to the Confederations Cup.

World Cup qual - Terry: England still improving

Eurosport - Sun, 07 Jun 12:44:00 2009

England captain John Terry believes the best is yet to come from his team under coach Fabio Capello following the 4-0 win over Kazakhstan in Saturday's World Cup qualifier.


England, who failed to qualify for Euro 2008, recorded a sixth consecutive qualifying victory in Group Six and are now seven points clear of Croatia with four matches to play, starting at home to Andorra on Wednesday.

While Saturday's performance was far from fluent, particularly in a torrid opening half hour, Terry said England were beginning to gel.

"I can assure you have not seen anything yet, there is far more to come from this team," Terry said after the victory in the Central Stadium.

"We are really relishing these games. There is a confidence about the side, a confidence that we are looking to maintain."

Importantly, Terry believes the English public are finally back on board after a strained relationship with their national team during the ill-fated reign of Steve McClaren.

"There were times when people were on our back a little bit and we took a lot of criticism, but we have ridden that out now and the fans are showing the appreciation of the football we are playing," Terry said.

There is certainly a business-like look to England these days. Gone is the light-hearted training ground atmosphere often witnessed under McClaren and his predecessor Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Capello, judging by his angry demeanour for much of the first half, is a far harder taskmaster and England's millionaire players seem to like his style.

"The boss has stressed the importance of maintaining the high standard that we have set," Terry said. "We are working extremely hard, but we are not there yet.

"We're in a good position, but taking nothing for granted. We've got Andorra at home, and they can sit back and make it difficult. If we can get the seventh win out of seven, it will be fantastic."

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, who set up the first two goals in Almaty, said there is no danger of England getting complacent with qualification not yet sealed.

"What we are all conscious about is qualifying for the World Cup. Missing out on the European championship was a massive blow," he told the FA's website. "It took the players a long time to get over it.

"What we need to do is pay the fans back and qualify for the World Cup."
Reuters

Veron: The Most Important Thing Is For Argentina To Win

Ahead of the World Cup qualifier with Ecuador, "La Brujita" stated that obtaining results is most important...
8 Jun 2009 22:11:38
Juan Sebastian Veron, midfielder of the Argentine national team, affirmed to the press that "the results" and not "good football" will qualify them for the World Cup in South Africa.

Veron understands that Argentina didn't play well in their 1-0 victory over Colombia on Saturday, but he believes having claimed the three points was more important.

"What will take us to the World Cup are the results. The best we can do is not allow ourselves to get anxious about playing good football, we will concentrate on our objective and allow the individual quality of each one of us to move us closer to the ideal level of this team," said Veron.

The former Inter Milan, Manchester United and Chelsea playmaker thinks with "time" Diego Maradona's squad will live up to the expectations of the fans.

"I understand that the people and the journalists expect something more with the names we have, but the team will improve in a tactical aspect when the coach has sufficient time to work, when he knows us more as a team and when he knows what he wants."

In reference to the narrow victory over Colombia, Veron said that him and his teammates don't want to give any excuses for their poor performance because doing this "doesn't serve [us] to keep growing."

3 team asia...
yg sudah confirm layak tuk WC 2010...
congrattt...........

japanee....

korea selatan.....

n australia...baru join asia ek...

Argentina


Vs

Brazil

Date / Time: Competition: Live / Repeat:
September 5, 2009 - 8:30pm World Cup 2010 Qualifying Live

Game yg haruss kene layan selain game yg membabitkan azzuri...

kamoon messi+juan veronn...hehehehe

MATCH PREVIEW :
It is arguably the clash of the month across the whole world; Diego Maradona’s Argentina host this year’s Confederations Cup champions Brazil in a World Cup qualifier on September 5.

Brazil's Luis Fabiano tries to contain Argentina's Lionel Messi in a World Cup qualifierIt certainly couldn’t have been more crunching than that. This highly anticipated fixture falls at a moment when Argentina really need to put their World Cup campaign back on track, when the Brazilian look so confident and strong following their cup success in July, when the rivalry between Real Madrid’s superstar Kaka and Lionel Messi – now Europe’s best footballer of the year – has reached its peak.

It is difficult to pick up a favorite in this fixture although it is true that most people will go in for Brazil.

The Samba boys seem to have found their tonic after lifting the Confederations Cup trophy in South Africa two months ago.

It has been long since Brazil experienced defeat under Dunga. It takes us back to June 2008 when they endured their first defeat of this qualifying campaign.

Since then, things have shaped differently in the table. The 2002 World Cup Champions now top the group with 27 points from 14 games, and 5 points ahead of Argentina who seat fourth in the table.
An unconvincing goalless draw was all that both teams could manage in Brazil last year. Fans will definitely expect something better to come from their respective sides this time round.
Argentina: Not time to be charmed by the samba dance

Argentina’s World Cup winning captain, Diego Maradona, is experiencing strange things with his team. The 48-year-old coach enjoyed a bright start to his managerial career with the Albiceleste but these sweet moments now know some bitterness.

Two emphatic losses in three qualifiers is absolutely not the best result for the Argentines who are already looking forward to lifting the World Cup trophy in South Africa.

Expectations

A recent survey on the internet revealed that Brazilian people tip Argentina’s Lionel Messi well ahead of their own star Kaka in terms of skill value. However, the numbers of this poll will not count come September 5. What will matter for Messi’s Argentina is the result at the end of the 90 minutes.

The recently crowned European footballer of the Year is expected to dazzle against Brazil in this upcoming titanic clash. Messi was guilty of missing clear chances against Bolivia and Ecuador earlier this year. The young troublemaker will try not to repeat these mistakes against Brazil’s defense which includes the likes of Lucio and Maicon.

After a satisfactory 3-2 victory over Russia in August, Diego Maradona will be working around Argentina’s back line in order to repair the team’s problems in defense to boost Argentina’s chances of beating Brazil.
Brazil: The stars are many to be counted

Kaka, Robinho, Elano, Daniel Alves, Lucio, Maicon, Julio Cesar, Luis Fabiano… Well, so many star names make the Brazilian team as big as it is.Brazil's striker Adriano celebrates
They are all heroes of a successful Confederations Cup campaign in South Africa.

Adding to this list of superstars will be Inter Milan’s former striker, Adriano.
The forward has been called up by Dunga for Brazil’s qualifiers against Argentina and Chile after impressing with a tally of 10 goals in 16 games for his current club Flamengo.
How emotional of a return could this be for Adriano?

The striker is particularly sensational against Argentina. Good memories for Brazilian fans can recall Adriano’s injury time equalizer in the final of the Copa America in 2004 which Brazil eventually won.
In the final of the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany, Adriano scored a brace to help Brazil humiliate their hot rivals Argentina by four goals to one.

Meanwhile, Liverpool’s Lucas has also been added to the roster.

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...xkan kene teh sirapp kot...

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serabikk betull dungaa ni....

J.Milan22 wrote:

apens7 wrote:diego dok meng brazil kwn dok sapot mane2 pihok... ekekekekeke

diegoo raser dok dipanggil...
serabikk betull dungaa ni....

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apens7 wrote:

J.Milan22 wrote:

apens7 wrote:diego dok meng brazil kwn dok sapot mane2 pihok... ekekekekeke

diegoo raser dok dipanggil...
serabikk betull dungaa ni....

ni yg berat ke icon barca ni... sape? messsssssss...

yeke...padehell ke dani alveeekkkk

icon barca messsiiii la....
tapi benci lak ada tevez rumah teres kat argentine... mascehrano pun koi myampoh... hahahahaha.... sapa lagi... heinze? ok la....
harap2 fwd pair aguero ngn messi... tevez duk bench....