Will It Blend? - Vuvuzela World Cup 2010

Everyone has an opinion on the vuvuzela. Either you love them or hate them. Guess what Tom thinks in this latest installment of Will it Blend?



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Soccer Coaching Licenses - Discover The Best Ones To Get

There are so many different soccer coaching licenses that you can get to enhance your chances of getting a great job. In this article, I'll tell you which are the best.

Probably you are a big fan of soccer (or football as it is known in most of the world) already. But it's not enough to just be a fan of the beautiful game, you need to prove your worth in other ways. Luckily there are some industry recognised soccer coaching certificates that you can add to your armory.

There are really only two tracks that you need to choose from. One is the U.S. track and the other is the European track. Both are recognised worldwide but I would say that the European badges just edge it so, even if you live in the US, you might want to choose to do the European ones.

The U.S. badges are given out by the United States Soccer Federation. They are graded in different levels so you can start light and get the basics so that you can teach kids. Of course, to coach soccer, anyone can do it - but it is the soccer schools and then the clubs that demand the badges - this is why you need them.

Luckily the basic badges are easy to get. Then when you qualify for one, you can aim for the next one, all while still getting experience. Eventually you progress from the Youth license to the C, B and A which is the top level.

In Europe, the situation is slightly different. UEFA, the governing body of European football dish out the top tier of licenses - I'll come to them shortly. But national bodies will give you the lower level badges.

So in England, for instance, the Football Association will allow you to take the Level 1 and Level 2 soccer coaching qualifications. Especially the Level 1 is really easy and you need no experience to do it. Just having it on your resume is a great way of showing that you are serious about coaching as a career.

After that, UEFA allow you to take the "B" badge (also known as Level 3), the "A" badge and then the "Pro" badge. This last badge was recently made compulsory for all pro managers in Europe - yes, even the best have to take an exam! If you want to become the next Alex Ferguson then you should eventually aim to take this badge.

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World Cup 2014 - Can Brazil Host It?

In 2003 FIFA pronounced the World Cup will be in South America, under its new rotation system (which begins in South Africa in 2010). The last time the World Cup was hosted in South America was in Argentina in 1978.

However, mistrust started unnerving in September 2006, with Brazil's president admitting the country did not have the stadiums to host the event.

Brazil was the only country on the continent which said it wanted to hold the event and why not? They have plenty of space, many live out of football and a possibility of many investors.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country will need to build at least 12 FIFA approved new stadiums if it plans on hosting the 2014 World Cup. "We don't have any stadium which is in a condition to host World Cup games," Lula said during a speech. "We're going to have to build at least 12 new stadiums in this country."

Far be it from us to question a president, but surely a couple of Brazil's existing stadiums could be renovated sometime during the next six years. We also wonder how he came up with the number 12? While Germany had 12 stadiums in 2006, South Africa will have 10 venues in 2010.

The stadiums are only a part of the equation. Anyone who has lived through a World Cup can tell you that the investment in infrastructure to support the visitors is tremendous. They will plough money into infrastructure, accommodation, travel, tourism and facilities to cater for this.

Flights and accommodation will have to be increased dramatically, as well to supply for the influx of people that will be coming from all over the world!!! We are surely looking at a few hundred thousand alone each week? Also, this will draw in a lot of overseas investors and companies into Brazil, as well as real estate investors who ride on the backs of big worldwide events like this!!!

Now, we believe it is possible for this Billion dollar investment to take place, their economy has been
pretty steady the past years, but top official says Brazil is more than a year behind schedule in its construction projects for the 2014 football World Cup.

The president of SINAENCO, a Brazilian architectural and engineering association, says the government must improve its efforts or risk losing investment and the chance at hosting future events.

"Brazil is more than a year behind," Jose Roberto Bernasconi said recently at SINAENCO's annual meeting. "The authorities have to get involved." Bernasconi says the World Cup will "promote Brazil and attract more investment in the future." But all that is at risk if construction deadlines are not met.

Brazil hosted the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro last year without major glitches. Brazil is bidding for the 2016 Olympics, which also would take place in Rio, therefore they are looking forward in getting back full or even investment at long term. Looks pretty simple on paper, yet better tangible.

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FIFA 10 Barclays Premier League Big Match Preview, Manchester City vs Chelsea [HD]

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Ellies at Camp Jabulani Kick Off for FIFA World Cup 2010

Footage Courtesy of Univision 34 Elephants or "Ellies", as they are called in South Africa, at Camp Jabulani are dribbling around to prep for the FIFA World Cup 2010. South Africas Camp Jabulani is famous for their luxury elephant-back safaris. The camp was named after Jabulani, an abandoned baby elephant saved by hotel owner, Lente Roode. The profits from the five-star safari camp go directly to caring for the elephants and other animals that Lente has taken in at the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Center. Now thats travel with a purpose and a style! For more information go to: www.campjabulani.com or www.hesc.co.za



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2010 FIFA World Cup - Portugal Routs North Korea, 7-0

Portugal scores 3 early second half goals to rout North Korean 7-0



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England vs USA World Cup South Africa 2010 - Robert Green muff England Keeper FLOP

rkurl.com ..A classic error by englands number one keeper chiosen for the first match in Englands starting 11 vs USA in the Fifa World Cup 2010 in South Africa...so shocking the mobile phone goes off in the background...as it was that funny! not to say I don't want england to win, (comon england!)...but this was quality stuff lol (am from scotland)... ;)



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The 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw

The draw for the 32 teams participating in the FIFA World Cup 2010 finals discovered who they were playing when the final draw took place recently in Cape Town. The opening match will be on the 11th June with South Africa drawn to play Mexico but it was the group D that caused the biggest reaction.

Here, Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana will battle it for the two qualifying places in the round - effectively putting two nations with highly passionate support together will actually depart the tournament early.

The television audience for the draw exceeded over 200 million and there were 2,000 invited guests in the hall to watch the draw and it provided not just a football draw - but a colourful and exciting spectacle for all who saw it. Famous observers included the athlete Haile Gebreselassie, rugby player John Smit, cricketer Makhaya Ntini, and footballers Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu as well as England's David Beckham who over saw the eight playing groups reveal themselves.

• Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
• Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic, Greece
• Group C: England, USA, 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, Cote d'Ivoire, Portugal
• Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

The draw did not just attract stars from the sporting world as award-winning musician Johnny Clegg performed "Scatterings of Africa", a song made famous by the Academy Award-winning film Rain Main.
The first speech of the night was made by the former president, Nelson Mandela who at 91, spoke via a special video message urging his nation to make the most that the sporting opportunity afforded.

"We must strive for excellence in our hosting of the World Cup, while at the same time ensuring the event leaves a lasting benefit to all our people," he said. Stressing the importance of being the host nation of the tournament.

Next, two other special presidents took the stage, FIFA President Sepp Blatter and South African President Jacob Zuma both showing their excitement at both the Final Draw and the 2010 Fifa World Cup itself.

Portugal football striker Eusebio, who was born in neighbouring Mozambique, was hailed as an example of the "Win in Africa, With Africa" campaign which was showcased before the crowd and Beninese singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo also performed her Grammy-nominated song "Agolo".

In keeping further with the African theme, Academy Award-winning actress, Hollywood producer and proud South African Charlize Theron, showed off the official 2010 match ball,, made by Adidas. The Jabulani ball means "to celebrate" in Zulu. The world famous and Grammy award winning Soweto Gospel Choir sang their "Pata Pata" just as the draw master and Fifa secretary-general Jerome Valcke performed the draw.

The multiple Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir continued the theme of happiness with a lively rendition of "Pata Pata" before the arrival of signaled the moment of truth.

For some of the teams coaches, there will be a feeling of heading away confident of the task ahead but for others, there will be concerns about the match produced by the draw. At least they all know who they are facing in the groups and can now begin their planning and preparation for their part in the show which is the FIFA World Cup 2010.

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World Cup Soccer Results and Review

Italy was crowned world cup 2006 winners, Germany hosted the tournament superbly and played some great football on their way to the semi final. But was the standard of football great? I am not sure, the Italians were very strong in defence but are not a brilliant team as highlighted when they struggled to beat nine man USA and were fortunate to beat Australia with a last gasp penalty.

If we look at some of the 2006 world cup teams we can see many failed to deliver.

ITALY- Winners

Outstanding defence and in Buffon the best goalkeeper in the world as he highlighted with his great save from Zidane in extra time. More attacking formation than normal but no real strikeforce success with Toni failing to emulate his Serie A strike rate.

As with most good teams they managed to grind out some results and were very hard to beat. Many of their top players are now reaching their peak, interesting to see how they perform in Euro 2006.

FRANCE- Runners up

The veterans of France surprised many by reaching the final. Inspired by Zidane the French eliminated holders Brazil and also defeated Portugal in the semi final.

The French were unlucky in the final as for long periods they dominated the game, however the crazy sending off involving Zidane cost them dearly as with Zidane, Vierra and Henry all unavailable for the penalty shoot out, the French had to settle for runners up.

GERMANY- 3rd Place

The Germans went into the world cup as underdogs despite being the home nation due to a run of terrible results. The manager, Klinsmann was under intense pressure but the Germans performed superbly and only were denied a final spot when the Italians scored two late goals in extra time in the semi final.

The Germans provided the young player of the tournament and in Klosse they also grabbed the top goalscorer award.

PORTUGAL- 4th Place

Portugal have emerged as serious contenders in recent tournaments under the guidance of big Phil Scolari. Impressive wins over Holland and England were not matched when they performed poorly and were eliminated by France in the semi final.

Players such as Figo, Pauletta and Deco may have played their last world cup but they still have some young players such as Ronaldo emerging.

BRAZIL- Quarter final

The holders played some great football in the early stages despite Ronaldo not looking anywhere near fit. Ronaldinho showed some nice tricks but was quiet in many matches due to tight marking.

A very lacklusture showing against France sent the Brazilains home and for players such as Carlos, Ronaldo, emerson, Junior and Cafu it is probably the end of their world cup dreams.

ENGLAND- Quarter final

With so many quality players there is no doubt England under performed. They were terrible in the group stages struggling against big guns such as Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago!

Their manager failed to bring enough strikers and with Rooney clearly not fit and Owen out injured there was no real strength in depth to the squad. The long ball tactic was used too often and England yet again were beat on penalties at the quarter final stage.

ARGENTINA- Quarter final

The South Americans played some superb stuff in the early stages and had many outstanding players . However they were eliminated by the host nation on penalties as their early form failed to reappear in the latter stages of the tournament.

A narrow win against Mexico suggested they were not unbeatable and the Germans more than matched them in a dull quarter final. With young players emerging such as Messi there is no doubt that Argentina will be back challenging the next world cup.

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Uruguay's South American Class Beats South Africa 3-0

Uruguay showing the class and touch that at one time made their football the greatest in the world defeated a South African team that in all truth was simply outclassed and outplayed by their South American rivals. It was a game which both teams needed to win given the fact that both were held to a draw in their first game and it was with this in mind that Uruguay came out ready to play. South Africa, for its part was not able to get their game going as Uruguay managed not only to stifle their efforts but to use their superior technical skills to keep the ball. This making it harder for South Africa to get a hold of the ball.

Diego Forlan, as one can expect was the one who got Uruguay on the scoreboard when his long distance shot took a slight deflection off a South African defender and made its way in to the back of the net. This goal coming 24 minutes in to the game to give Uruguay a well deserved 1-0 lead which is how the first half would end.

The second half would continue with more of Uruguay's elegant South American play which South Africa did not seem to have an answer for. It not taking Uruguay long to double their lead at 2-0 when Forlan converted a penalty for his second personal goal of the game. It was at this point of the game that Uruguay not only had a comfortable lead but was playing with an extra man as South Africa's goalkeeper was shown the red card for the foul he committed that gave away the penalty. South Africa then continued bravely yet it was clear that Uruguay with more experience and class would not let them back in a game which they would go on to win by 3-0. Their third goal coming in added time thanks to a well placed shot from close range by Pereria.

In conclusion, I would say that Uruguay has taken a big step toward the second round which should see them get through with a win or even a draw against their next rival; Mexico. South Africa on the other hand is now in danger of being eliminated from the world cup in the first round which would make them the first host nation not to qualify to the second round.

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Denmark v Japan WC 2010, big screen in Brandts, Odense

I spent a few days on holiday in Odense, Denmark, in June 2010, during which time Denmark played Japan at the World Cup in South Africa. So, I decided to head along to the big screen in the Brandts area of town, with my camera. Not the result the Danes wanted, unfortunately. A few things: (1) I chose a terrible vantage point with lots of obstructions, but it was really busy (I think there had been a student event in the square earlier), and I ended up standing on a mound of really slippery rocks. (2) I admit I'm useless at holding a video camera, but I didn't think to take along a tripod. (3) I'm not very good at video editing either... Apart from that, enjoy. (ps this isn't the original audio either - the record companies/YT didn't like my first choice of the Danish national anthem/Nephew/Re-sepp-ten, so I had to replace it. C'est la vie!



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International Friendlies

This gave those teams heading for the World Cup Finals in South Africa later this year the chance to do a little experimentation with formations and tactics before the big event. It also gave the players a chance to stake their claims for positions on the plane to South Africa.

England vs Egypt

England faced a tough test against the Egyptians ranked once place below them as the 10th best team in the world. Having been beaten to World Cup qualification by Algeria, the Egyptians recently won their third African Nations Cup and took shoed their class from the outset dominating England early on before taking a deserved lead through Zidan in the twenty-third minute. Fabio Capello made a few changes at the break, most notably bringing Peter Crouch on for the lackluster Jermaine Defoe. It proved an inspired substitution as Crouch scored twice, one either side of a goal by Shaun Wright-Phillips to ease England to what was eventually a comfortable victory.

France vs Spain

Spain underlined their tag as World Cup favorites with a comfortable 2-0 victory of France in Paris. This was their 22nd win in 23 games since they won the European Championships and their first victory over the French in France since? Goals from Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos and Valencia's David Villa sealed the win. The tough French team turned against their own side with Thierry Henry booed and whistled at throughout following his controversial deliberate handball against the Republic of Ireland to seal qualification for the World Cup Finals. Coach Raymond Domenech wasn't spared either as once again he failed to spark a disjointed French team who were outplayed by the classy Spaniards throughout.
Germany vs Argentina

Argentina put their shaky World Cup qualifying campaign behind them with a strong performance against Germany in Munich, taking victory through a classy goal from Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain on the stroke of half-time. Argentina legend and coach Diego Maradona was in a confident mood after the match.

"This game had the character of a World Cup quarter-final and this is the level we were looking for," he said. "Maybe the press in Argentina won't like it, but we are going to play a very good World Cup in South Africa. What we showed is that we have a team who can become world champions for the first time after 24 years," Maradona said.

"But now I have got to reduce my squad from 30 players to 23. That is not going to be easy.

"We showed a lot of courage and the whole of Argentina was looking forward to this game. Germany has great potential and Argentina showed that they are on a par with them."

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How to Purchase England Tickets For the FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa 2010

England Football fans have always had problems following their national team, not least being the ability to obtain tickets to major tournaments like the FIFA Football World Cup. With a regular hundred thousand travelling soccer fans and the global popularity of the English Premier League, tickets to all England's games in World Cup Final Tournaments are always grossly oversubscribed, with demand at the last 2006 games in Germany exceeding supply by a factor of 20 with over 20 million requests from around the world on the official FIFA website, for just 750,000 available tickets. The tournament in June 2010 in South Africa will be no different and the demand for tickets for England matches will be exaggerated by the large number of English ex-pats that live and work in the Republic.

So how do England fans get tickets to see their team in South Africa this summer? Fortunately for this World Cup there are various alternative methods and means of obtaining tickets, however most of these come at a premium.

If you wish to purchase England World Cup tickets at face value, then there are two official channels; FIFA the tournament organising body and the English Football Association, known as the FA.

The first port of call for fans should be the official world cup ticket website at FIFA.com. You need to register on the site and confirm your identity before being guided through the ticketing application process where you can submit your request for England tickets. You can apply for a maximum of four tickets, for all seven England matches, which assumes they will reach the finals. You will need to supply valid passport details and hold a credit card. You can apply for tickets in categories one, two or three, which once you have applied, your name will then be entered into a lottery and if successful, you will be informed by email at the end of each draw. The tickets will only be available for collection at FIFA offices in South Africa, from April 2010 onwards, to deter people from buying tickets, with no intentions of travelling. The last FIFA lottery sales phases begins on Feb 9 and this will be followed by a first come, first served basis sales in April.

The second method of obtaining England World Cup Tickets at face value is to apply through the English FA official England Football Supporters Club. You will need to register an England fan and pay the annual membership fee. The FA has a limited World Cup ticket allocation, has preferential ticketing arrangement for long term members and is usually way over-subscribed. However, it is worth joining because the supporters club provide valuable assistance to members when travelling abroad and is often the source of last minute returned tickets.

The third way of getting to see England in South Africa is to purchase a tour package through an official FIFA backed tour operator. There are four official England Travel Agents partners for the 2010 World Cup; Keith Prowse, Thompson Sports Holidays, Thomas Cook, and BAC Sport. All offer a variety of travel and ticket packages, from single England match trips against USA, Algeria and Slovenia at around three to four thousand pounds per trip; to a four day trip to the World Cup Final starting from around six thousand five hundred pounds for the experience. However despite the tour operators insistence that they do not make a profit on England tickets, it is often much cheaper to buy the equivalent travel and accommodation services and World Cup Tickets yourself.

Another source of England World Cup tickets, often the very best seats in the Stadia, is from Corporate Hospitality. FIFA have announced that the full allocation of 308,000 seats has been reserved for corporate hospitality. However expect to pay a hefty premium for these services with hospitality starting from approximately double the price of tour packages for England games.

The final method of obtaining England World Cup tickets is to purchase online through a reseller, where tickets will be exchanged at four or five times face value. Due to the distribution methods employed by the organisers, a majority of England tickets will eventually find their way to these Internet resale sites, especially from football authorities around the world, individual touts or hospitality ticket sellers who have a surplus. You can guarantee that if you see two thirds of the stadium at an England World Cup game filled with England fans, that the majority would have obtained their tickets through an Internet reseller. eBay should be avoided as many scammers operate there, as should websites that operate in the UK where it is illegal to resale World Cup tickets that you do not possess. If you apply through these you run a serious risk of not receiving your tickets.

The safest way to buy England Tickets online is to purchase them from an established reseller. Check out on the Internet how long the reseller has been in business and if they are experienced in selling Football World Cup Tickets [http://www.footballworldcuptickets.com]. Certain World Cup ticket companies such as the USA based Razorgator, operate offices at all the venues and source England tickets exclusively from FIFA official sources, guaranteeing delivery and authenticity.

2010 FIFA World Cup - 2010 FIFA World Cup - Germany Cruises By Australia, 4-0

Germany dominates in their World Cup opener, 4-0



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Chile in Soccer World Cup - South Africa 2010

The whole country in Chile was proud of its National Team. The warm reception Chile paid to its National Team when they returned to Santiago reflects the fans' satisfaction and pride for the work they performed in the World Cup.

Chile conquered two consecutive triumphs in their first appearances in South Africa and multiplied the fervour they had generated before leaving. The Chilean fan felt, perhaps as never before that this team would not disappoint him and it was exactly what happened. since, Marcelo Bielsa arrived, Chile recovered their pride, respect and dignity.

Although they lost,they played the best match against the champion, Spain.

Chile started exerting pressure upon the rivals who were surprised and confused. Unfortunately a big error of goalkeeper Bravo,allowed David Villa to open the scoreboard and the match was divided in two.

Chile played with ten men from the 35 minutes approx of play due to Estrada's expulsion and it was a hard blow they could hardly put up with.

Chile began to attack Spain from the first minute and endangered the qualification of the future world champion. They kept their offensive attitude in all the matches they played.

The injury suffered by Humberto Suasso, ten days before the World Cup, was a hard blow to the team's offensive possibilities, similar to the absence of Cabañas in Paraguay. Suazo was able to recover and he was present in the second match against Switzerland.

In the final match against Brazil, they regretted the absences of Medel who is a fundamental figure for his temperament, and also Waldo Ponce, the squad's two regular backs and they were defeated by the team that was the favourite to win the title.

Nevertheless,their fans were pleased with the team's game proposal which was courageous and simple. They went ahead all the time, with great dynamics and initiative. They had a good possession of the ball and continuously resorted to the sides and what is even more important, the players were fully committed with the game.

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The Weekend Football Results As Unpredictable As Ever

This year the Barclays Premiership has already produced some unpredictable weekend football results and no doubt there are still many to come. Leading the pack are the champions Chelsea which is probably been the only predictable thing to come out of the season so far. Once the fixture list was produced ever single manager in the league would have concluded that it was most likely Chelsea would sit at the top of the table with 5 wins out of 5, even considering their poor pre-season results and their defeat to Manchester United in the curtain opener the Community Shield. However they strolled past West Brom, Wigan, Stoke, West Ham and Blackpool, scoring 21 goals in the process and only conceding a single goal. They already have a four point cushion over second place big spending Manchester City who they however failed to beat.

Money can't buy you success! This statement may have to be revisited at the end of the season. Manchester City have started slow but are steadily building some momentum and their new players are gelling a lot quicker than everyone predicted. They have already beaten Liverpool, Chelsea and drawn away to Spurs. They have a lot of energy about their play and are a strong physical youthful side with the right amount of flair to win games. The only concern they will face is keeping all of their multi-million pound players happy, which will be easier with the English players than the foreign ones I predict.

The year of the Berbatov! Has his time finally come after 2 years at Old Trafford? His early season form certainly suggests this. He sits on top of the goal scoring table with 6 leagues goals in 7 games already this season and how Manchester United have needed him as Rooney has failed on all fronts to spark any kind of his form from last season which this is largely due to his off the field antics, which we all know about so there is no need to delve further in to that. As ever they have started the season slowly, but what has been a shock to the system for all of their fans is the despicable state of their defensive performances. Last season they only conceded 28 goals and this season a goal a game already. However Rio Ferdinand returned to the starting line up away to Sunderland where they didn't concede and was in impeccable form for England against Montenegro.

Liverpool languish in the bottom three of the table! Yes you read that correctly, they are in dire straits at the moment, however it looks like the sale of the club from the current American owners will be pushed through by the High Court today (13/10/2010). Not that the takeover will change the on field prospects of the club straight away and being realistic there won't be any big names coming over in the January transfer window if they still languish in the bottom half of the table. So sadly their season is already over after all the pre-season ambitions they had.

The Premier League returns after the international break and the unpredictability will no doubt continue with the likes of Blackpool and West Brom especially shocking a few more teams. Will Chelsea build on their 4 point lead or come the next international break will we see Arsenal, Spurs or Villa competing for top stop.

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Part 18 -Argentina beats Mexico at World Cup Tevez scores one offside and one onside to lead South American powers Carlos Tevez scored two goals and Gonzalo Higuain added another Sunday to give Argentina a 3-1 win over Mexico and a spot in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals at South Africa. The match, however, was marred by a second refereeing blunder in as many games. Tevez was clearly offside when he headed in a pass from Lionel Messi in the eighth minute. The referee awarded the goal after consultation with his linesman as the pair was surrounded by angry Mexican and Argentine players. In the 33rd, Higuain rounded the goalkeeper to make it 2-0 after Ricardo Osorio, under no pressure, played the ball straight into his path. In the 52nd, Tevez sent in an unstoppable shot. Javier Hernandez pulled a goal back for Mexico in the 71st. ---- Germany, and Referee, Leave England Speechless BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — The Germans power on, but the English become the third of Europe's big five soccer nations to depart the World Cup woefully short of living up to their billing. Germany thrashed England, 4-1, here on Sunday. The score leaves little room for equivocation or excuse. Yet there was one: Before halftime, with Germany ahead, 2-1, and England seemingly in the ascendancy, the referee ruled out a clear tying goal. It was not even a close call. Frank Lampard's lob over the goalkeeper struck the crossbar and fell 18 inches behind the goal line. Neither the Uruguayan referee ...



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World Cup 2010 Predictions

The upcoming 2010 World Cup in South Africa starts on the 11th of June and will keep the whole wild world completely hooked on football for a month. The final is exactly 30 days later, on the 11th of July. This is the biggest sports event in the world that takes place just once every four years, so quite naturally there are a lot of expectations to be met and a lot of predictions to be made. Thus we give you our list of the best World Cup 2010 Predictions.

Spain - The Best Pick For Outright Winner

Of course our list of 2010 World Cup Predictions starts directly with naming the favorites to win the trophy - Argentina, Brazil, Spain and England. The two Latin American giants with two European forces - the inventors of the game along with the most impressive and perhaps most in-form team right now, Spain. Yes the Spaniards are big favorites to win it, as they have never done in their entire history!

That's a really big hit for a country that's so passionate about football as the Iberians and also having the best club teams in the world, Barca and Real. On top of that, Spain right now has an amazing team consisting of some of the best players in the world right now - Villa, Torres, Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, David Silva, Sergio Ramos, Iker Cassilas, Puyol, Pique, Xabi Alonso! So in practically every position of the pitch, Spain has a world class player including the most important position of them all - the goalkeeper. Iker Cassilass is called by fans at home "Saint Iker" and we all know he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world right now. That's why we pick Spain to win this World Cup! In addition to all that, they also have the necessary experience and confidence, after winning the last European Championship, Germany 2008, with practically the same team.

David Villa - The Best Pick For Goal Scorer Of the Tournament

When it comes to World Cup football predictions in general, for the Golden Boot bet, it's always best to pick a player from a team you expect to go far in the competition. One of our most accurate football predictions for this World Cup is that Spain will make it at least to the Semi Finals in the first week of July which means they will play at least 6 matches. That's enough for David Villa to score 5-6 goals and ultimately winning the Golden Boot. Thus, one of our World Cup 2010 Predictions is for David Villa to be the goalscorer of the Tournament.

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The Background History of the FIFA Soccer World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition played between the men's national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the governing global body of the sport. The tournament officially began in 1930, and the championship has been awarded every four years, except 1942 and '46, due to WWII.

Whether you refer to the sport as soccer, footy, futbol, or football, it is an international phenomenon which attracts more viewers than any other worldly event. The tournament consists of two parts: qualification phase, final phase. And 32 teams participate for the World Cup championship (Final). In 2006, the World Cup attracted 715-million viewers, shattering numbers put up by other sporting events such as the Super Bowl.

FIFA was founded in 1904 as a way to arrange an international football tournament between nations outside of the Olympic network. At first, the attempts were utter failures, and FIFA was on the brink of disbanding multiple times.

While the Olympics continued to only showcase amateur teams, Sir Thomas Lipton organized the Sir Thomas Trophy tournament in Turing in 1909. This tournament featured professional clubs from Italy, Switzerland, and Germany, and is thought to be the first "World Cup."

In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognize the Olympic tournament as an amateur-only world football championship, and took over the +managing responsibilities of the event. This ultimately paved the way for the world's first intercontinental football contest which took place at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games.

This game consisted of 13 European teams and Egypt, with Belgium winning the gold medal. Uruguay won the Olympic football tournament in 1924 and again in 1928. It was in '28 that FIFA decided to stage its own football tournament outside of the Olympic structure.

Because of the low popularity of football (soccer) in the United States, the game wasn't included in the 1932 Summer Olympics which took place in Los Angeles, California. Due to this news on the upcoming games, FIFA president Jules Rimet took preemptive action and planned the inaugural FIFA World Cup tournament in Uruguay in 1930.

Because of the long distance to travel, European teams would not commit to playing in the tournament. But after much convincing, Belgium, Romania, France, and Yugoslavia made the trek. Seven teams from South America played in the event, along with four European, and two North American, for a total of thirteen. Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 to become the first-ever World Cup champions.

The years to follow would be difficult in the growth and development of the World Cup. Travel was already a big concern, and World War II kept the tournament from happening at all in 1942 and 1946. Even after the war had ended, British teams withdrew from the World Cup, citing that they would not play against teams of nations with whom they were at war with years earlier.

In the years to come, Britain would put aside their grievances, means of travel became more convenient, and the World Cup began to grow exponentially. In 1982, the finals were expanded to include 24 teams, and then again to 32 in 1998. For the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup, 204 separate teams will attempt to qualify for the finals.

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Watch All the Games of the World Cup With Satellite TV

Whether you are from the United States and you call it soccer, or you're from the rest of the world and you call it football, this sport is probably the most popular one world wide. Although it has taken longer to become popular in the United States, it is quickly gaining popularity as more US teams pop up all over the country. If you are one of those people who cares more about soccer football than American football, or are just a big fan of the game, satellite TV has a great package for you.

With satellite TV's 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa package you can enjoy all 64 matches of the World Cup at home on your television. People look forward to this event all year from all over the world. Sometimes it can be difficult to catch the games that you want to see. This is especially true if you live in the United States. Even though soccer is gaining popularity here, other sports like American football, baseball, and basketball often take priority when it comes to the sports bars. It can also be difficult to catch all of the matches on your television unless you have a special package like the one that is offered by satellite television.

The competition will continue for one glorious month in which teams from 32 different countries will compete for the title. For one month you will be able to watch about 3 different games per day. You can watch soccer all day long if that's what you choose to do! You will be able to watch every game live on your television. If you are equipped for HD viewing, you will also be able to enjoy the games live in high definition. This is a great option when it comes to watching an exciting sporting event. You will be the envy all of your friends and your home will surely become the spot to watch the matches.

The best feature that you have access to has to be the 3D feature. As if it wasn't cool enough to have the ability to watch the games in high def, now you can watch 25 of those matches in 3D. That's more than a third of the matches. This is offered by a channel called ESPN 3D, which offers more than 85 different sporting events this year in 3D. This means that over a quarter of those events will be from the World Cup and included in your World Cup package. If high def has been advertised as being similar to being at the actual game than the 3D option certainly takes it one step farther.

You won't miss out on a minute of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa this year with this great package. Whether you want to see every game or you're only interested in your favorite teams, this is the way to enjoy it to the fullest.

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FIFA 10: Netherlands vs. Brazil (2010 FIFA World Cup)

www.jayandrob.com Higlights 0:14-1:14/ Goal of the match 1:16/ Pass & Effort of the match 1:39. "Great game from Brazil!" Rob won! Website designed and produced by: Rob Tiina Pyykkö: home.tamk.fi Juha Lindstedt: pakastin.fi "It is a shame that Finland is not in the World Cup.. They are not ready for the big tournaments. What can you do.. While they are struggling their way into big tournaments we have to enjoy the big matches from our couch, enjoy the beautiful nature of Tampere, Finland and study some photography. Enjoy the websites!" - Jay & Rob



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FIFA 2010 World Cup Booms South Africa

FIFA World Cup has long been the most famous event in the sports history. Every sport enthusiast is fond of this sports occasion. Many people travel to foreign lands in order to watch FIFA matches which are hosted by magnificent stadiums and exquisite cities. This year, South Africa is hosting FIFA 2010 World Cup for the very first time; many travelers who booked their flights to South Africa are having fun joining the large spectators at world cup. The first exhilarating football match was played on 11th June and the FIFA 2010 World Cup will continue the rule the country's grand stadiums till 11th of July 2010.

South Africans has proved to the world that they can host and manage this grand sports event with great passion and eagerness. The world was impressed by seeing the exuberant opening of the FIFA Cup 2010 in Johannesburg. The music concerts, parades and all the booming vibrancy were indeed spine tingling for more than thousands of spectators as well as viewers who were watching it on the television.

For the FIFA World Cup, ten venues have been sighted in nine cities of South Africa. This marvelous football tournament is exciting, as more than thirty-two national FIFA teams from all parts of the world have participated. For many tourists and travelers, as well as vacationers, South African government has launch great accommodation deals, which will facilitate them with great reception and quality. Vacationers have been having great time in South Africa during their vacation. Many have traveled from United Kingdom and United States exclusively for this mega event and with a touch of South African natural wonderments, their having a marvelous time in the country.

As this grand event is being hosted by the country for the first time, there is a lot being talked about the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Before the tournament kicked off, people were having many doubts regarding FIFA Cup in South Africa. However, the country and its lively natives managed to make this world cup a worth remembering event for every singly viewer. Five of the African nations were nominated for the hosting of FIFA 2010 Cup, these included Libya, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Having more votes and favors, South Africa won the bidding with 14 votes and became the host of this exquisite sport event. Following are the venues, which comprise great-enhanced stadiums, which have an ability to capacitate up to 60,000 people, and were chosen for the hosting of World Cup:

• Johannesburg


• Cape Town


• Pretoria


• Durban


• Johannesburg


• Polokwane


• Rustenburg


• Port Elizabeth


• Nelspruit


• Bloemfontein.

South Africa is rich with grand stadiums and when it comes to sports events, Africans are truly devoted. The country recently built five great stadiums and more than 70,000 workers were hired for the constructions and renovations of the South African major stadiums.

Tourists from all parts of African and the world have booked their South Africa flights to enjoy this grand sports event. For those who still have not book their tickets to South African must stop thinking now. Tourists are advised that they book cheap flights to South Africa and visit the country to experience its booming exuberance at the FIFA 2010 World Cup.

FIFA World Cup 2014 - Expectations Flying High

The recently concluded 2010 FIFA world cup held in the African country South Africa has just arrived and gone, and everyone's has already got their eyes fixated on the host of the next world cup to be held in Brazil. All of the satellites are now redirected towards the South American continent where the action is going to be taking place. Every football loving person hopes and expects the Samba Brazilians to put up a better performance than the South Africans.

Owing to the very fact that, the Brazil is the home of football, the expectations are on a continuous rise. Having being the winner of the football world cup more than any of the other countries and being the one single nation to have the pride to have participated in all of the editions, the whole world does certainly expects to notice something out of the box coming in the year 2014. In addition, they have also won the Under-17 cup; they have grabbed the U-20 and they are also the winner of the CONCACAF nations' cup for a good number of times.

To your general knowledge, the ever so popular Maracana stadium is certainly going to be a football fan's dream place to watch the biggest event on earth. South Africa has already surprised the entire world by a supreme organization of the hitch-free tournament; they offered true world class amenities that includes the 8 quality stadiums, standard roads, top quality telecommunication services, pleasure of staying at the 5 star hotels, great tourist spots, sufficient security, etc hence setting up the pace which would be really a tough call for the immediate host to match.

They offered something which was totally unique in nature and maintained the African flavor all the way through and of all the beauties the Jabulani ball was at the same time problematic and reason to have fun. Now, the question arises what are we supposed to expect in Brazil? Are they going to offer us something which would turn make the Samba dance into a thing to commemorate al the way through? What sort of football are we looking forward to see there? It's pretty certain that FIFA clearly knows that the notion of the Jabulani ball did not function as expected - not a lot of goals were being scored; in spite, it led to majority of our favorite stars failing to perform at the world stage and thence not scoring goals. It has made the likes of stars like Lionel Messi, English star Wayne Rooney, Spanish great Fernando Torres, the likes of etc. not able to even score one single goal, owing to it's of its slippery nature and the property of not having directions.

It's certainly hoped that the FIFA World Cup 2014 host would be able to offer us with sufficient security to the players, the officials and last but certainly not the least the fans. They assured at South Africa that Brazilians have already started preparing for 2014 big phenomenon. Let's thence hope that we will have better stadiums, quality roads, good communication and quality accommodation. Then again, Brazil can't afford to perform the way they did it on the ground, and it's a no secret that the world expects a great deal out of her.

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World Soccer

The FIFA 2010 World Cup is now truly up and running. With the 2010 World Cup group draw having been made on December 4th, people can now focus on the first Football WorldCup to be hosted on the African Continent and World Cup South Africa looks like it is going to be another corker. With eight seeded teams in eight groups the South African 2010 cup draw has once again left some seeded countries happy and other countries less so.

The 2010 World Cup's group of death as dubbed by the media is widely regarded as group G, with top seeds Brazil having been drawn with highly rated Portugal along with a quality North Korea side and the Impressive Ivory coast who with chelsea striker Didier Drogba, on their day are capable of beating anybody. Whilst group B seeds England and Group H seeds Spain and Group F Seeds Italy should be more happy with their respective draws.

World Soccer can look forward to a very different Tournament when the matches get underway with the opening match between hosts and group A seeds South Africa and opponents Mexico. The opening Soccer Match will take place on Friday 11th June 2010, when an expected 90,000 fans will gather to see the Hosts South Africa take on a much-fancied Mexico. fans will gather in the Johannesburg football stadium to see the Hosts South Africa take on a much-fancied Mexico. We can expect a very colourful and memorable tournament. With all the vibrant excitement brought by the south African fans and Mexican fans alike

Tickets for the WorldCup are bound to sell fast with a third of all World Cup 2010 Tickets going to the South African Football Federation for internal consumption and the rest spread around the host football federations of the other competing nations. To avoid disappointment it is advised to book early. This is going to be a fantastic world cup.

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FIFA World Cup 2010 - Team Profile England

Ranked 10th in the FIFA world rankings, England boast many star players. They are placed in a relatively easy group C, along with USA, Algeria and Slovenia. Though England are expected to be group leaders, they have consistently underperformed, whether at Euro 2004 and 2008, or World Cup 2006.

Arguably, England face greater pressure than other teams because of the British media that hold the players up to 24x7 scrutiny, and hype everything they do, to feed frenzied English fans who actually beg for more.

The players are thus converted into tabloid superstars, and their real or imagined talents are presented in an exaggerated way in newspapers and on television.

And it does not help that many of the England players earn king's ransoms playing in the Premier League.

At a certain point, the media start believing in their own hype. Consequently gullible fans who read these reports about their favourite players hold up the players to imaginary standards and are disillusioned when the stars don't fulfill their expectations.

Getting back to the matter at hand, like some of the other big teams, England have also appointed a new coach, Fabio Capello, in the hope of a better showing, this time around. Capello's presence did improve things, in the qualifiers, where England won all but one of their 10 matches, in style.

Wayne Rooney, Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch were particularly impressive, in the forward line; Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard did likewise in midfield. On a negative note, some of their stars are injury prone. Ashley Cole is returning after nursing a broken ankle. Ledley King is a good defender who's also injury prone. Another casualty of injury is the celebrated Beckham whose future as a player has been jeopardized by a career threatening industry he suffered recently. Needless to say, Beckham will not play in this World Cup.

Rio Ferdinand has taken over as captain from the sacked John Terry, but has chosen to retain his predecessor as a player in the squad, a move that Beckham has praised.

England are expected to head their group, although they will not have forgotten their loss to USA, at the 1950 World Cup. They are likely to meet France in the quarter-final, and if they survive that match, Brazil in the semi-final.

A team that won in 1966, and whose fans numbering in millions pray for a repeat performance, England would do well to reach the semi-final.

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