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US Team heads to Germany, hopes no one expects too much
After three games, three days rest and reserving three seats for Oguchi Onyewu, the US team is on their way to Germany and will resume practice on Friday. The Associated Press happened by a talk among several of the players, so you can read about that here, but I loved the part where Landon Donovan [...]
Jamaica lose Friendly, World Cup Referee
Monday was not a good day for the good people of Jamaica. The country’s Reggae Boyz were soundly beaten 4-1 by Ghana in a friendly played in England. Sulley Muntari, Damion Stewart, Stephen Appiah and Matthew Amoah all notched goals for the victorious Black Stars. Ghana finally appear to be getting their [...]
A Case of Mistaken Identity
Hey, we all make mistakes. For the past six months I have thought that Austria made the World Cup, but really it is Australia. Same difference, right? It is good to know that even publications that are slightly more esteemed than World Cup Blog can get a bit confused. As Daryl [...]
United States Defeat Venezuela
Brian Ching and Clint Dempsey scored to lead the United States to a 2-0 victory over Venezuela Friday night in Cleveland, Ohio. Following a poor performance in a loss to Morocco earlier in the week, the United States faired better against Venezuela. You can read the blow-by-blow account on Daryl’s USA Blog. [...]
Reyna Limps off as USA Lose to Morocco
The United States lost to Morocco 1-0 in Nashville on Tuesday night. Mohamed Madihi scored the game winner in the 90th minute. The big concern for US fans is the health of captain Claudio Reyna. The much injured midfielder for Manchester City pulled up lame with a strained hamstring and was taken [...]
Domenech not making Friends; Lippi Receives Backing
France coach Raymond Domenech isn’t endearing himself to his country’s press and to some of the players. The coach is under fire for the way he handled the roster announcement last week. In front of a national television audience, Domenech merely pointed to the players faces as they were projected on a wall [...]
Lippi Feeling Heat as Some Call for a new Italy Coach
Italy coach Marcello Lippi’s possible involvement in a match-fixing scandal that has hit Italian football has led to some in the country to call for his resignation just three weeks ahead of the World Cup. “Lippi has got to go,” was the headline in Il Manifesto Sunday. “It’s the least we can do to [...]
US Fans Betting on 5th Ranked Team to Win World Cup
Maybe some people pay attention to those FIFA rankings after all. That might explain why an American gambling company says that nearly 20% of total wagers have been placed on the United States team winning the World Cup – second only to bets on Brazil. Perhaps the American betting public has been duped [...]
Italian Referee Out; Buffon’s World Cup Spot in Question
A string of scandals that have rocked Italy’s Serie A are now carrying over to the World Cup. On Saturday, Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was questioned by magistrates about allegations that he bet on football after a ban on such activity was enacted in 2005. This had led the Italian media to speculate [...]
Tickets Have Arrived!
The excitement for the World Cup has been slowly building for the last five months here at the World Cup Blog bunker. From reading all the latest news articles, watching highlight videos and the odd international friendly thrown in, the tournament might still be 26 days away, but I can hardly wait.
Well that excitement [...]
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