Category: FIFA World Cup

Barcelona Batter Santos To Lift World Club Cup

| December 18, 2011 | 0 Comments
Barcelona Batter Santos To Lift World Club Cup

Spain’s Barcelona thrashed Brazil’s Santos 4-0 to establish themselves as the world’s best club team, in Japan, on Sunday, December 18, 2011. Lionel Messi with a brace of goals. Xavi and Cesc Fabregas scored for the champions in what was a one-sided contest. Messi gave his side the lead on 16 minutes after a one-two [...]

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The Draw For 2014 FIFA World Cup

| July 31, 2011 | 1 Comment

England have been placed in a tough Group H in the 2014 World Cup qualifying draw held in Rio de Janeiro. Fabio Capello’s wards will compete with Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and San Marino, to qualify for a place, in the World Cup in Brazil. Capello is due to retire after Euro 2012, and there [...]

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FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying Draw In Brazil

| July 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

The Draw for FIFA World Cup 2014 was out on 30th July 2011. Please follow the link to read about the results: The Draw For 2014 FIFA World Cup The qualifying draw for FIFA World Cup 2014 is due to be held in Brazil on Saturday, July 30. To find out what time it will be in [...]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011: Japan Are World Champions

| July 18, 2011 | 1 Comment

Japan made the FIFA Women’s World Cup their own, trumping USA 3-1 in the penalty shoot out following a final that went into extra time only to produce a 2-2 stalemate. Earlier, regulation time ended with the teams locked at 1-1, with goals in the 69th and 81st minutes from USA’s Morgan and Japan’s Miyama, [...]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Player Profile: Homare Sawa

| July 16, 2011 | 1 Comment
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Player Profile: Homare Sawa

Homare Sawa is Japan’s most capped player and their most prolific goal scorer, to whom the squad will look to deliver an unlikely win in the FIFA World Cup final against USA, on July 17. ( For a match report on the final between USA and Japan, click here.) Sawa, 32, began her international career [...]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Player Profile: Abby Wambach

| July 16, 2011 | 0 Comments

USA and Japan are set to meet in the final of the FIFA women’s world cup 2011, on Sunday, July 17. USA are favourites to win their third world cup title, and Abby Wambach is a player they will depend on to lead them, on the night. ( For a match report on the final [...]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Third Place Play Off Preview: Sweden Vs France

| July 16, 2011 | 0 Comments

Sweden and France will be playing for pride when they face off on Saturday, to decide which team will finish third at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup, in Germany. Both teams lost by an identical score of 3-1 to Japan and France in the semi-finals, but France emerged as the more dominant team, as [...]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Final: 6 Reasons Why USA Should Be Afraid Of Japan

| July 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

USA and Japan are set to meet in the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011, on Sunday, July 17. While USA are the more experienced squad, there are at least six reasons why they should be afraid of Japan, ahead of the big game: 1. Midfield: The likes of Boxx, O’Reilly, Lloyd, Rapinoe [...]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011: USA’s Probable Eleven Against Japan In Final

| July 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

USA and Japan have reached the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, a game that they will contest on Sunday, July 17. and ahead of the match both teams would be looking to have their best players fit and ready for the big game. In this article, I take a look at the best [...]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011: Japan’s Probable Eleven For The Final Against USA

| July 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

Japan and USA are set to meet in the final of the FIFA world Cup 2011, on Sunday, July 17. Both teams came through their semi-final matches against Sweden and France respectively, with the identical score-line of 3-1. In this article, I am going to analyse who are the best eleven players Japan should use [...]

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