World Cup Schedule

First Round
Local Time Malaysia

Group A
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France

Group B
Argentina
Nigeria
Korea Republic
Greece

Group C
England
United States
Algeria
Slovenia

Group D
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

Group E
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon

Group F
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia

Group G
Brazil
Korea DPR
Côte d'lvoire
Portugal

Group H
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile



Date...................Time

11-06-2010 (Fri) 10:00 PM ........South Africa v Mexico
12-06-2010 (Sat) 2:30 AM ........Uruguay v France
12-06-2010 (Sat) 10:00 PM .......Argentina v Nigeria
12-06-2010 (Sat) 10:00 PM .......Korea Rep v Greece
13-06-2010 (Sun) 2:30 AM ........England v United States
13-06-2010 (Sun) 10:00 PM .......Algeria v Slovenia
13-06-2010 (Sun) 10:00 PM .......Germany v Australia
14-06-2010 (Mon) 2:30 AM ....... Serbia v Ghana
14-06-2010 (Mon) 10:00 PM .......Netherlands v Denmark
14-06-2010 (Mon) 10:00 PM .......Japan v Cameroon
15-06-2010 (Tue) 2:30 AM .........Italy v Paraguay
15-06-2010 (Tue) 10:00 PM .......New Zealand v Slovakia
15-06-2010 (Tue) 10:00 PM .......Brazil v Korea DPR
16-06-2010 (Wed) 2:30 AM ........Côte d'lvoire v Portugal
16-06-2010 (Wed) 10:00 PM ......Spain v Switzerland
16-06-2010 (Wed) 10:00 PM .......Honduras v Chile
17-06-2010 (Thu) 2:30 AM .........South Africa v Uruguay
17-06-2010 (Thu) 10:00 PM ........France v Mexico
17-06-2010 (Thu) 10:00 PM ........Argentina v Korea Republic
18-06-2010 (Fri) 2:30 AM ..........Greece v Nigeria
18-06-2010 (Fri) 10:00 PM .........England v Algeria
18-06-2010 (Fri) 10:00 PM .........Slovenia v United States
19-06-2010 (Sat) 2:30 AM .........Germany v Serbia
19-06-2010 (Sat) 10:00 PM ........Ghana v Australia
19-06-2010 (Sat) 10:00 PM ........Netherlands v Japan
20-06-2010 (Sun) 2:30 AM .........Cameroon v Denmark
20-06-2010 (Sun) 10:00 PM .......Italy v New Zealand
20-06-2010 (Sun) 10:00 PM .......Slovakia v Paraguay
21-06-2010 (Mon) 2:30 AM .........Brazil v Côte d'lvoire
21-06-2010 (Mon) 10:00 PM .......Portugal v Korea DPR
21-06-2010 (Mon) 10:00 PM .......Spain v Honduras
22-06-2010 (Tue) 2:30 AM .........Chile v Switzerland
22-06-2010 (Tue) 10:00 PM .......Mexico v Uruguay
22-06-2010 (Tue) 10:00 PM .......France v South Africa
23-06-2010 (Wed) 2:30 AM .......Greece v Argentina
23-06-2010 (Wed) 2:30 AM .......Nigeria v Korea Republic
23-06-2010 (Wed) 10:00 PM .......United States v Algeria
23-06-2010 (Wed) 10:00 PM .......Slovenia v England
24-06-2010 (Thu) 2:30 AM ........Australia v Serbia
24-06-2010 (Thu) 2:30 AM ........Ghana v Germany
24-06-2010 (Thu) 10:00 PM .......Denmark v Japan
24-06-2010 (Thu) 10:00 PM .......Cameroon v Netherlands
25-06-2010 (Fri) 2:30 AM .........Paraguay v New Zealand
25-06-2010 (Fri) 2:30 AM .........Slovakia v Italy
25-06-2010 (Fri) 10:00 PM ........Korea DPR v Côte d'lvoire
25-06-2010 (Fri) 10:00 PM ........Portugal v Brazil
26-06-2010 (Sat) 2:30 AM .........Switzerland v Honduras
26-06-2010 (Sat) 2:30 AM .........Chile v Spain


Salam Sayang Dari Raf Dan LIsa Surihani....hehe...

MD wrote:tq Raf,
melalui topik ini boleh post apa input berkaitan dgn Schedule WC nanti...

yeah...yeah...kita update kat sini....tak sabor nengok world cup....
oh yea...Lisa Surihani kem salam kat ko....hehehehe...dia kata terpikat tengok gambo ko masa muda2...

Banyak main kul 10..bagus ni...
nak tau gak predictions korang camana... aku pilih Argentina dari first round semua menang sampai ke final. Korang lak?
Mari2...mana budak Argentina...aku nak cari geng subahat ni...sape nak masuk fans Argentina permohonan masih bukak lagi....borang leh amek kat aku. Tarikh tutup permohonan adalah malam pembukaan sebelum game Afrika Selatan lepas tu anda tak dikira penyokong Argentina atau mana2 team peberet dah. Kena la amek team Honduras ke apa. Wakakakaka..... Surat menyurat tak dilayan.


p/s penyokong2 lalang adalah dilarang

mekasih raf atsa jadual yg ditepet.....

sy jangka pasukan hizbullah ke separuh akhir....kikikiki

wahhh...game semua jam 10...best...leh tengok kesemua perlawanan....yahoooooo!!!!

Abang Jem wrote:mekasih raf atsa jadual yg ditepet.....

sy jangka pasukan hizbullah ke separuh akhir....kikikiki

wahhh...game semua jam 10...best...leh tengok kesemua perlawanan....yahoooooo!!!!

Pasukan Hizbullah?
A'ah...nasib baik byk kul 10....kira time premier nengok bola la kita yek...lepas2 makan malam.....tengok bola sambil supper....
Nanti round of 16 kita update lagi jadual dia....

Sape nak jadual lengkap WC2010 boleh aku hantarkan ke alamat e-mail korang. Kami dah buat jadual kat opis ni guna Excel. Korang hanya perlu letak result je kat column tu lepas tu otomatik dia akan kira jaringan gol, bolos, points etc kat dalam permarkahan grouping tu...

sape nak mail aku asraf@kenanga.com.my

aku dah e-mail..
masehhh !! ekekek

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ishh...biar betul ni....hehe

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masehhh !! ekekek

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Abang Jem wrote:

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RAFtegang wrote:

Abang Jem wrote:

RoyKay33 wrote:aku dah gersang..
masehhh !! ekekek

ishh...biar betul ni....hehe

Gersang ngan sape la pulak ni....

dia gersang dgn " KOLUMPO je..alaaa depan Carrefour Cheras..." awok kenal ke?wakakkakaka

Abang Jem wrote:

RAFtegang wrote:

Abang Jem wrote:

RoyKay33 wrote:aku dah gersang..
masehhh !! ekekek

ishh...biar betul ni....hehe

Gersang ngan sape la pulak ni....

dia gersang dgn " KOLUMPO je..alaaa depan Carrefour Cheras..." awok kenal ke?wakakkakaka

Eh macam aku je tu......siot je Jem ni.....

RAFtegang wrote:

Abang Jem wrote:

RoyKay33 wrote:aku dah gersang..
masehhh !! ekekek

ishh...biar betul ni....hehe

Gersang ngan sape la pulak ni....

"Masih aku terasa..
Seperti baru semalam kita berpisahhh.."

Man Bai, Kumpulan Gersang..ekekek

-the 0range-

Golden Ball
The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media. Those who finish as runners-up in media voting receive the adidas Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the 2nd and 3rd most outstanding players in the tournament respectively.

World Cup
1930 Uruguay
1- Jose Nasazzi
2- Guillermo Stábile
3- José Leandro Andrade

1934 Italy
1-Giuseppe Meazza
2-Ricardo Zamora
3-Oldřich Nejedlý

1938 France
1-Leônidas
2-Silvio Piola
3-György Sárosi

1950 Brazil
1-Zizinho[1]
2-Juan Schiaffino
3-Ademir

1954 Switzerland
1-Ferenc Puskás
2-Sándor Kocsis
3-Fritz Walter [2]

1958 Sweden
1-Didi
2-Pelé [3]
3-Raymond Kopa

1962 Chile
1-Garrincha[2]
2-Josef Masopust
3-Leonel Sánchez

1966 England
1-Bobby Charlton
2-Bobby Moore
3-Eusébio

1970 Mexico
1-Pelé
2-Gérson
3-Bobby Moore

1974 West Germany
1-Johan Cruijff
2-Franz Beckenbauer
3-Kazimierz Deyna

1978 Argentina
1-Mario Kempes
2-Paolo Rossi
3-Dirceu

This Award was first awarded in 1982.
World Cup,Golden Ball,Silver Ball and Bronze Ball

1982 Spain
1- Paolo Rossi
2- Falcão
3- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1986 Mexico
1- Diego Maradona
2- Harald Schumacher
3- Preben Elkjær

1990 Italy
1- Salvatore Schillaci
2- Lothar Matthäus
3- Diego Maradona

1994 USA
1- Romário
2- Roberto Baggio
3- Hristo Stoichkov

1998 France
1- Ronaldo
2- Davor Šuker
3- Lilian Thuram

2002 Korea/Japan
1- Oliver Kahn
2- Ronaldo
3- Hong Myung-Bo

2006 Germany
1- Zinedine Zidane
2- Fabio Cannavaro
3- Andrea Pirlo

Golden Boot
The Golden Boot Award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup.
The award was introduced at the 1930 World Cup. The 1994 World Cup in the United States was the first time that Silver and Bronze boots awards were added to reward the second and third top scorers in the tournament.[3] Since 1994, if there is more than one player with the same amount of goals, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has contributed the most assists (with the FIFA Technical Study Group deciding whether an assist is to be counted as such). If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of time.
World Cup Top Goalscorer Goals

1930 Uruguay
Guillermo Stábile
8

1934 Italy
Oldřich Nejedlý
5(1)

1938 France
Leônidas da Silva
7(2)

1950 Brazil
Ademir
9(3)

1954 Switzerland
Sándor Kocsis
11

1958 Sweden
Just Fontaine
13

1962 Chile
Garrincha
Vavá
Leonel Sánchez
Dražan Jerković
Valentin Ivanov
Flórián Albert
4

World Cup Golden Shoe Award Goals
1966 England
Eusébio
9

1970 Mexico
Gerd Müller
10

1974 West Germany
Grzegorz Lato
7

1978 Argentina
Mario Kempes
6

• Silver and bronze shoes have been awarded since 1982.
World Cup,Golden Shoe,Silver Shoe,Bronze Shoe

1982 Spain
Paolo Rossi 6

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 5

Zico 4

1986 Mexico
Gary Lineker 6
Diego Maradona 5
Careca
Emilio Butragueño

Jorge Valdano 4
Preben Elkjaer Larsen
Alessandro Altobelli
Igor Belanov

1990 Italia
Salvatore Schillaci 6

Tomáš Skuhravý5

Roger Milla 4
Gary Lineker
Lothar Matthäus
Míchel

1994 USA
Hristo Stoichkov 6
Oleg Salenko

Romário 5
Jürgen Klinsmann
Roberto Baggio
Kennet Andersson

Gabriel Batistuta 4
Florin Răducioiu
Martin Dahlin

1998 France
Davor Šuker 6

Gabriel Batistuta 5
Christian Vieri

Ronaldo 4
Marcelo Salas
Luis Hernández

2002 South Korea/Japan
Ronaldo 8

Rivaldo 5
Miroslav Klose

Jon Dahl Tomasson 4
Christian Vieri

2006 Germany
Miroslav Klose 5

Hernán Crespo 3
Ronaldo

1 FIFA initially credited Nejedlý with only four goals, which would make him joint top scorer with Angelo Schiavio of Italy and Edmund Conen of Germany. However, FIFA changed it to five goals in November 2006, making Nejedlý the outright top scorer. [4]
² FIFA initially credited Leônidas with eight goals. However, in November 2006, FIFA confirmed that in the quarter-final tie against Czechoslovakia, he scored once, not twice as FIFA had originally recorded, meaning he scored only seven goals in total. [5] Moreover, in some sources, Leônidas was mis-credited one Brazilian goal in the first-round match against Poland, scoring four goals instead of three in the match.
³ There was controversy regarding how many goals Brazilian Ademir Menezes scored in 1950, because of incomplete data concerning the Final Round game Brazil vs. Spain (6:1). The first goal had been credited as an own goal by Spanish defender Parra, and the 5:0 goal had been credited to Jair. However, recently FIFA credited Ademir with both these goals. The next highest scorers in the World Cup scored five goals each.
4 During the tournament, after the group stage match against Turkey, Ronaldo logged a protest against the crediting of a goal as own goal, and FIFA granted him the change.

Yashin Award
The Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper is named in honor of the late goalkeeper Lev Yashin (USSR). The FIFA Technical Study Group recognizes the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player’s performance throughout the final competition. Although goalkeepers have this specific award for their position, they are still eligible for the Golden Ball as well, as when Oliver Kahn was awarded in 2002. Although the Yashin was first awarded in 1994, every All-Star Team in World Cups prior to 1998 included only one goalkeeper:
World Cup Goalkeeper included in the All-Star Team
1930 Uruguay
Enrique Ballesteros

1934 Italy
Ricardo Zamora

1938 France
František Plánička

1950 Brazil
Roque Máspoli

1954 Switzerland
Gyula Grosics

1958 Sweden
Harry Gregg

1962 Chile
Viliam Schrojf

1966 England
Gordon Banks

1970 Mexico
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz

1974 West Germany
Jan Tomaszewski

1978 Argentina
Ubaldo Fillol

1982 Spain
Dino Zoff

1986 Mexico
Harald Schumacher

1990 Italy
Sergio Goycochea

The Yashin Award was first awarded in 1994
World Cup Yashin Award winner
1994 USA
Michel Preud'homme

1998 France
Fabien Barthez

2002 Korea/Japan
Oliver Kahn

2006 Germany
Gianluigi Buffon

Best Young Player Award
The Best Young Player award was awarded for the first time at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and given to Germany's Lukas Podolski[4]. The award is given to the best player in the tournament who is at most 21 years old. For the 2006 FIFA World Cup this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January, 1985. The election took place on FIFA's official World Cup website with the help of The FIFA Technical Study Group.
FIFA organized a survey on the Internet for users to choose the "best young player" of the World Cup, between 1958 and 2002, named the best young player of each tournament.[5] With 61% of the overall vote, the winner was Pelé. "O Rei" (The King) finished ahead of the Peruvian Teofilo Cubillas, the best young player at Mexico 1970, and England’s Michael Owen, who reached similar heights at France 98. [6]
World Cup,Young Player,Age

1958 Sweden
Pelé
17
1962 Chile
Florian Albert
20
1966 England
Franz Beckenbauer
20
1970 Mexico
Teofilo Cubillas
21
1974 West Germany
Władysław Żmuda
20
1978 Argentina
Antonio Cabrini
20
1982 Spain
Manuel Amoros
21
1986 Mexico
Enzo Scifo
20
1990 Italy
Robert Prosinečki
21
1994 USA
Marc Overmars
21
1998 France
Michael Owen
18
2002 Korea/Japan
Landon Donovan
20
The Best Young Player Award was first awarded in 2006.
World Cup,Best Young Player Award,Age
2006 Germany
Lukas Podolski
21

FIFA Fair Play Trophy
The FIFA Fair Play Trophy is given to the team with the best record of fair play during the World Cup final tournament. Only teams that qualified for the second round are considered. The winners of this award earn the FIFA Fair Play Trophy, a diploma, a fair play medal for each player and official, and $50,000 worth of football equipment to be used for youth development.[7]
The Appearance of the award was originally a certificate but from 1982-1994 it had been a golden trophy based on Sport Billy, a well known football-playing cartoon character from 1982 who became an icon for FIFA Fair play. More recently it is simply a trophy with an elegant footballer figure.


Peru's FIFA Fair Play trophy award. Peru won the award after receiving no yellow or red cards in the tournament.
World Cup,FIFA Fair Play Trophy Winners
1970 Mexico
Peru

1978 Argentina
Argentina

1982 Spain
Brazil

1986 Mexico
Brazil

1990 Italy
England

1994 USA
Brazil

1998 France
England
France

2002 Korea/Japan
Belgium

2006 Germany
Brazil
Spain

Most Entertaining Team
The FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team is a fairly new accolade for the FIFA World Cup. It is a subjectively awarded prize for the team which has done the most to entertain the public with a positive approach to the game. The award is always organized through public participation in a poll. Recent awards have been determined by an Internet vote which may not fairly and accurately represent fan demographics.
World Cup Most Entertaining Team Award
1994 USA
Brazil

1998 France
France

2002 Korea/Japan
Korea Republic

2006 Germany
Portugal

Group A
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France

Group B
Argentina
Nigeria
Korea Republic
Greece

Group C
England
United States
Algeria
Slovenia

Group D
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

Group E
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon

Group F
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia

Group G
Brazil
Korea DPR
Côte d'lvoire
Portugal

Group H
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile

team yang bold kawan pilih untuk layak ke pusingan kedua

Pilihan ko sama la dgn aku. Tapi yg jadi juara team yg jalur2 biru putih tu....team apa tah.....

Deto_8 wrote:

RAFtegang wrote:Pilihan ko sama la dgn aku. Tapi yg jadi juara team yg jalur2 biru putih tu....team apa tah.....

argentina lah tu...

kawan pilih spain...

Owh Argentina nama team tu ye...heheheheheh

aku supot Korea Utara dgn Mexico..jd underdog bru syokk...

strikerbuncit wrote:aku supot Korea Utara dgn Mexico..jd underdog bru syokk...

koi mmg sapot Belande dari dulu tp x penoh jadi jore lg stakat nie..ekekek

ARGENTINA LINE UP

Squad List

Nr.	Name	Date of Birth	Position	Clubs	Height
1	Diego POZO	16/02/1978	GK	Atletico Colon (ARG)	183
2	Martin DEMICHELIS	20/12/1980	DF	Bayern Munich (GER)	184
3	Clemente RODRIGUEZ	31/07/1981	DF	Estudiantes La Plata (ARG)	166
4	Nicolas BURDISSO	12/04/1981	DF	AS Roma (ITA)	174
5	Mario BOLATTI	17/02/1985	MF	Fiorentina (ITA)	189
6	Gabriel HEINZE	19/04/1978	DF	Marseille (FRA)	178
7	Angel DI MARIA	14/02/1988	MF	Benfica (POR)	180
8	Juan VERON	09/03/1975	MF	Estudiantes La Plata (ARG)	183
9	Gonzalo HIGUAIN	10/12/1987	FW	Real Madrid (ESP)	182
10	Lionel MESSI	24/06/1987	FW	Barcelona (ESP)	170
11	Carlos TEVEZ	05/02/1984	FW	Manchester City (ENG)	173
12	Ariel GARCE	14/07/1979	DF	Atletico Colon (ARG)	175
13	Walter SAMUEL	23/03/1978	DF	Inter (ITA)	182
14	Javier MASCHERANO	08/06/1984	MF	Liverpool (ENG)	171
15	Nicolas OTAMENDI	12/02/1988	DF	Velez Sarsfield (ARG)	171
16	Sergio AGUERO	02/06/1988	FW	Atletico Madrid (ESP)	170
17	Jonas GUTIERREZ	05/07/1983	MF	Newcastle Utd. (ENG)	182
18	Martin PALERMO	07/11/1973	FW	Boca Juniors (ARG)	188
19	Diego MILITO	12/06/1979	FW	Inter (ITA)	177
20	Maxi RODRIGUEZ	02/01/1981	MF	Liverpool (ENG)	173
21	Mariano ANDUJAR	30/07/1983	GK	Catania (ITA)	180
22	Sergio ROMERO	22/02/1987	GK	AZ Alkmaar (NED)	191
23	Javier PASTORE	20/06/1989	MF	Palermo (ITA)	173

Coach: Diego MARADONA (ARG)

Appearances 14

Victories 2






Profile



Despite a tortuous qualification campaign, Argentina are travelling to South Africa with serious designs on winning the title for the first time in 24 years. To achieve that goal, the 1978 and 1986 world champions have pinned their faith in coach Diego Armando Maradona, the country's most famous footballing son and the inspiration behind the second of those memorable triumphs.

His task is made easier by the fact that he has a star-studded squad at his disposal, one that features several survivors of the team that reached the quarter-finals at Germany 2006, not to mention Lionel Messi and a host of other young stars with several youth titles to their name. Given that roll call, the Argentinians appear to have the resources to atone for recent disappointments and win the country's first international trophy since the Copa America in 1993.

The road to South Africa
The Argentinians made extremely hard work of qualifying for the finals, just as they did in 1985, the prelude to an electrifying charge to glory at the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™. The two-time world champions started the campaign under the stewardship of Alfio Basile, who made way for Maradona after a defeat to Chile on Matchday Ten had relegated them to third place. Yet after a series of setbacks, they eventually hauled themselves over the line with narrow victories in their final two games against Peru and Uruguay.

La Albiceleste collected 28 points in all, their lowest tally since the introduction of the ten-team group system, recording eight wins, four draws and six defeats. Three of those reverses proved particularly painful. After going down to their first competitive defeat to Chile, Argentina slumped to a humiliating 6-1 reverse in Bolivia and suffered only their second-ever home qualifying loss at the hands of Brazil. Maradona's men engineered a late revival, however, with Martin Palermo scoring a dramatic late winner in the driving rain against the Peruvians. And days later the Argentinians made sure of their place in the finals with a battling 1-0 win over La Celeste in Montevideo.

The star players
Most of Argentina's hopes are invested in Lionel Messi, widely regarded as the best footballer in the world. Having earned that reputation thanks to his consistently brilliant performances for Barcelona, La Pulga (The Flea) has yet to fire on a regular basis in the famous blue and white striped shirt, something he will be hoping to make amends for in South Africa.

Providing the midfield ballast for the darting Messi will be their captain and driving force Javier Mascherano and the hugely experienced Juan Sebastian Veron, who will be out to prove a point or two after coming in for criticism during Argentina's fateful display at Korea/Japan 2002.

The coach
Considered by many to be the finest footballer ever to walk the Earth, Diego Maradona now has the opportunity to repeat as a coach his finest achievement as a player. Straight-talking, impulsive and a born competitor, Maradona retains the aura that made him such a revered figure during his playing days and will be hoping to impart his experience and know-how to a group of players who figure among his most ardent admirers.

Prior to taking on the national job, the legendary former No10 enjoyed brief spells in the hotseat at lesser lights Mandiyu in 1994 and Racing Club a year later, before making a return to the playing fields with his beloved Boca Juniors. A nine-year sabbatical from the game ended with his appointment as Basile's successor, and having steered his side into the finals he now faces a challenge he has already risen to once in his career.

Previous FIFA World Cups
- Argentina have reached four FIFA World Cup Finals in all. They beat Netherlands in 1978 and Germany in 1986 but lost to Uruguay in 1930 and to the Germans in 1990.
- La Albiceleste will be appearing in the FIFA World Cup for the 20th time at South Africa 2010, their tenth consecutive appearance.
- Set to make his first appearance as a coach, Diego Maradona played in four successive finals competitions between 1982 and 1994.

What they said
"I tell my players that 30 days of sacrifice for the chance to kiss the World Cup is nothing in the life of a man. An achievement like that is like touching the sky. I played in World Cups and I reached two Finals. I know what it takes. I know how to lead the group and how to coach the players. I've earned the right to talk about the subject. I didn't come eighth, ninth or get knocked out in the first round. I know something about this." Coach Diego Maradona

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB

1 GK Maarten Stekelenburg September 22, 1982 (1982-09-22) (age 27) Netherlands Ajax
16 GK Michel Vorm October 20, 1983 (1983-10-20) (age 26) 4 0 Netherlands Utrecht
22 GK Sander Boschker October 20, 1970 (1970-10-20) (age 39) 1 0 Netherlands Twente
2 DF Gregory van der Wiel February 3, 1988 (1988-02-03) (age 22) 10 Netherlands Ajax
3 DF John Heitinga November 15, 1983 (1983-11-15) (age 26) 54 England Everton
4 DF Joris Mathijsen April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05) (age 30) 56 3 Germany Hamburg
5 DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst Captain sports.svg February 5, 1975 Netherlands Feyenoord
12 DF Khalid Boulahrouz December 28, 1981 (1981-12-28) (age 28) 29 Germany Stuttgart
13 DF André Ooijer July 11, 1974 (1974-07-11) (age 35) 54 3 Netherlands PSV
15 DF Edson Braafheid April 8, 1983 (1983-04-08) (age 27) 7 0 Germany Bayern Munich
6 MF Mark van Bommel April 22, 1977 (1977-04-22) (age 33) 56 10 Germany Bayern Munich
8 MF Nigel de Jong November 30, 1984 (1984-11-30) (age 25) 42 England Manchester City
10 MF Wesley Sneijder June 9, 1984 (1984-06-09) (age 26) 61 14 Italy Internazionale
14 MF Demy de Zeeuw May 26, 1983 (1983-05-26) (age 27) 25 0 Netherlands Ajax
18 MF Stijn Schaars January 11, 1984 (1984-01-11) (age 26) 12 0 Netherlands AZ
20 MF Ibrahim Afellay April 2, 1986 (1986-04-02) (age 24) 23 0 Netherlands PSV
23 MF Rafael van der Vaart February 11, 1983 (1983-02-11) (age 27) Spain Real Madrid
7 FW Dirk Kuyt July 22, 1980 (1980-07-22) (age 29) 63 15 England Liverpool
9 FW Robin van Persie August 6, 1983 (1983-08-06) (age 26) 44 18 England Arsenal
11 FW Arjen Robben January 23, 1984 (1984-01-23) (age 26) 47 13 Germany Bayern Munich
17 FW Eljero Elia February 13, 1987 (1987-02-13) (age 23) 9 2 Germany Hamburg
19 FW Ryan Babel December 19, 1986 (1986-12-19) (age 23) 39 5 England Liverpool
21 FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar August 12, 1983 (1983-08-12) (age 26) 32 Italy Milan

~Oranje~

THE SAMBA TEAM

Squad List

Nr.	Name	Date of Birth	Position	Clubs	Height
1	JULIO CESAR	03/09/1979	GK	Inter (ITA)	186
2	MAICON	26/07/1981	DF	Inter (ITA)	186
3	LUCIO	08/05/1978	DF	Inter (ITA)	188
4	JUAN	01/02/1979	DF	AS Roma (ITA)	182
5	FELIPE MELO	26/06/1983	MF	Juventus (ITA)	183
6	MICHEL BASTOS	02/08/1983	DF	Lyon (FRA)	179
7	ELANO	14/06/1981	MF	Galatasaray (TUR)	174
8	GILBERTO SILVA	07/10/1976	MF	Panathinaikos (GRE)	184
9	LUIS FABIANO	08/11/1980	FW	Sevilla FC (ESP)	186
10	KAKA	22/04/1982	MF	Real Madrid (ESP)	186
11	ROBINHO	25/01/1984	FW	Santos (BRA)	175
12	GOMES	15/02/1981	GK	Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)	191
13	DANI ALVES	06/05/1983	DF	Barcelona (ESP)	173
14	LUISAO	13/02/1981	DF	Benfica (POR)	193
15	THIAGO SILVA	22/09/1984	DF	AC Milan (ITA)	183
16	GILBERTO MELO	25/04/1976	DF	Cruzeiro (BRA)	180
17	JOSUE	19/07/1979	MF	Wolfsburg (GER)	169
18	RAMIRES	24/03/1987	MF	Benfica (POR)	179
19	JULIO BAPTISTA	01/10/1981	MF	AS Roma (ITA)	185
20	KLEBERSON	19/06/1979	MF	Flamengo (BRA)	175
21	NILMAR	14/07/1984	FW	Villarreal (ESP)	180
22	DONI	22/10/1979	GK	AS Roma (ITA)	194
23	GRAFITE	02/04/1979	FW	Wolfsburg (GER)	189

Coach: DUNGA (BRA)


Profile



It almost goes without saying that Brazil, the five-times world champions, go into every FIFA World Cup™ heavily favoured to add yet another star to the legendary Amarelinha shirt. Having played for A Seleção at three editions of the global showpiece, coach Dunga will be fully aware that any outcome other than a sixth world crown will likely be considered a failure.

The road to South Africa
The fans' at times vitriolic reaction to Brazil's results and performances particularly early on in the qualifying phase illustrates just how demanding they can be. Despite ending the preliminary event on top of the standings, after recording nine wins, seven draws and two defeats, and having clinched a South Africa 2010 berth with three matchdays to spare, the Auriverde camp had been subjected to a torrent of abuse after successive goalless home draws against Argentina, Bolivia and Colombia. Dunga's charges really hit their stride from April 2009, however, racking up five wins in a row including two landmark away results: a 4-0 humbling of Uruguay in Montevideo and a 3-1 defeat of arch-rivals Argentina in Rosario. It was the latter which confirmed their passage to South Africa.

The star players
Picking just a few names from a country so prolific at producing footballing talent is no easy task, though 2009 did underline the importance of certain key players. Starting between the sticks and we have keeper Julio Cesar, whose safe hands are a vital feature of A Seleção's miserly defence. The triumphant FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 campaign cemented Kaka's place as the man Brazil look to for inspiration, a fact reflected in him taking the adidas Golden ball. Meanwhile up front, Luis Fabiano proved himself a truly world-class finisher with five goals including a priceless brace in the 3-2 final win over the USA.

The coach
Upon taking the job in August 2006, Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, better known as Dunga, had already experienced the full gambit of emotions that come with playing for Brazil. Indeed, having been among the scapegoats targeted after the disappointment at Italy 1990, the powerful midfielder skippered Brazil to victory four years later in the USA. Despite the Brazilian national team position being his first coaching role, Dunga answered those who doubted his credentials by guiding A Canarinha to triumph in the 2007 Copa America, the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and qualifying the team for South Africa 2010 with room to spare.

Records
- Brazil are preparing to contest their 19th consecutive FIFA World Cup finals. They are the only country to have taken part in every edition of the global showpiece.
- They are also the only country to have won the title five times: amassing a total of 64 victories, 14 draws and 14 defeats in 92 games played.
- Between 15 June 2008 and 11 October 2009, A Seleção went 19 games unbeaten.

What they said
"We have to learn to live with the favourites' tag. We mustn't let it turn into something negative, as it has done in previous years." Kaka, following the win over Argentina which clinched qualification.

Malam ni pembukaan S. Africa v Mexico. Dari 2 pertemuan yg 1st Mexico menang, yg 2nd Africa lak menang. Aku rasa aku pilih Africa la sebab home ground..... my prediction 2-1
Meh..bet...bet...ada branie?