All Entries in the "2010 World Cup Qualifiers" Category
6 more qualify: 2010 World Cup in South Africa is complete.
No more. Done. Finito. Acabou. The fight for the 32 golden spots to play the most exciting football (and sports) tournament on the planet has ended. Some big ones almost did not manage. And some return after 24 years.
Today was the day for the last 6 squads to qualify. The brave (or lucky?) one were: [...]
Cameroon and Nigeria going to South Africa.
Cameroon and Nigeria have guaranteed a spot in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa today. Cameroon beat Morroco 2-0 (second goal by Eto’o) and Nigeria beat Kenya 3 – 2.
So far 26 countries are going to South Africa next June: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Mexico, USA, Honduras, Netherlands, Spain, England, Germany, Denmark, Serbia, Italy, [...]
New Zealand in the World Cup!
Going against what this writer wanted, New Zealand became the 24th nation with a ticket for South Africa by beating Bahrain at home. The only goal of the match was scored by Rory Fallon in the final moments of the first-half. The first-leg of this playoff ended 0-0, which gave Bahrain the chance of qualifying [...]
Photo: Europe’s Playoff for the World Cup
The matches will be:
Ireland – France
Portugal – Bosnia
Greece – Ukraine
Russia – Slovenia
Photo via The Offside
9 Spots in the World Cup for 19 Nations
23 nations are in the World Cup. That leaves 9 spots. And by November 18th, we will know who is going to have fun next summer and who only be playing friendlies. 19 nations are still alive. They are:
New Zealand, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Uruguay, France, Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Russia, Bosnia, Ireland, Ukraine, Cameroon, Gabon, [...]
Costa Rica on “How to Lose a Spot in the World Cup”
For 94 minutes, Costa Rica was on its third World Cup on a row. But the squad headed by Brazilian coach Rene Simoes provided another example of the saying “it’s over when it’s over.” The USA team, who started 2 goals behind the visitors, tied in the stoppage time. The goal by Bornstein turned Honduras [...]
End of qualifiers story: Brazil 0 – 0 Venezuela
It wasn’t the prettiest match in football history, nor was it supposed to be. Brazil had already qualified and Venezuela had almost no chances of qualifying (unless they beat Brazil 6-0 and Argentina beat Uruguay 9-0!), so it was what it was. Dunga did some experimenting and some things are definitely clear: Robinho should never [...]
World Cup Qualifiers: Portugal still alive. Argentina qualifies.
Argentina is playing in South Africa. Maradona can breathe. The hermanos beat Uruguay 1 – 0 with a goal on the 84th minute by Bolatti. This ends Argentina’s war to qualify, as they take the 4th and last spot for a South American country. Uruguay will now go to play-offs (against Honduras or El Salvador), [...]
Altitude 2 -1 Brazil
There’s nothing that can be demanded from Dunga and his players.
The team was already qualified, which turned the match against Bolivia into a open lab in the skies. The skies of La Paz took the reserve side of Brazil closer to hell than heaven. The 3600 meters above sea level suffocated the players. And no, [...]
