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WORLD CUP 2010
Thursday, June 10
PIM’S STYLE IS ROUGH
AROUND THE EDGES
JONATHAN
COOK
Australia’s Dutch coach Pim Verbeek can
handle the criticism.
He’s a straight-shooter himself, so when
he hears complaints about his pragmatic
approach to the game he shrugs and smiles.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
And in Verbeek’s view, he will be proved
correct when the Socceroos progress to the
second round of the World Cup after their
Group D matches against Germany, Ghana
and Serbia.
Just as Guus Hiddink succeeded in taking
Australia into the round of 16 four years ago,
Verbeek has instilled in a remarkably similar
group of players the belief that progress
again is achievable.
So far, it has been hard to complain at
Verbeek’s success, even if some people have
found faults in the way he has gone about
achieving results. He was asked by Football
Federation Australia to qualify for the
World Cup.
He delivered with a stingy defence and
some hard-fought results, away to Japan,
Bahrain and Uzbekistan.
According to Verbeek, the Socceroos
play a style of soccer best suited to the
personnel at his disposal.
The method is low-risk football, which
generally means a no-frills approach
capable of frustrating opponents as much
as it does those fans and pundits who want
style over substance.
The fact remains, Australia have only
one genuine creative wizard. On his day,
Harry Kewell is a world beater. How many
such days he has left, if any, is another
matter entirely. The talismanic striker
cannot really be expected to be as effective
in South Africa as he was four years ago
when the then Liverpool player secured
Australia’s passage into the knockout round
with the equalising goal against Croatia.
Nonetheless, Verbeek needs the
Galatasaray attacker to shrug off a groin
problem and line up in the starting XI for
each of Australia’s group games.
Tim Cahill, another of Australia’s most
likely goal-scoring heroes, is also a rare and
valuable commodity.
But the man between the posts will
be burdened with most responsibility in
South Africa. Mark Schwarzer, who at 37
seems to have reached a peak this season
with Fulham, is the most important cog in
Verbeek’s team.
The longer he can preserve the
Socceroos’ goal, the more chance the team
will have of clinching the four or five points
they will need to progress.
Verbeek says a win against Germany in
the opening game is his aim. Even without
the influential Michael Ballack, who
has succumbed to injury, the European
heavyweights will be strong favourites.
A more likely chance of victory will
come for the Socceroos against Ghana in
game two.
The Black Stars have been rocked by
the withdrawal through injury of Chelsea
midfielder Michael Essien, although Ghana
reached the final of the African Nations Cup
in March with Essien making only a brief
contribution before injuring a knee.
Just as Ballack makes Germany tick,
Essien is a powerful influence in the Ghana
side. Their absence has boosted Australia’s
chances of progressing from the group, even
if some Socceroos have played down the
significance.
Serbia qualified first from their
group — ahead of fancied France — and
possess quality throughout their ranks.
Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic and Manchester
United’s Nemanja Vidic will form the
foundation of defence.
And in Valencia striker Nikola Zigic
they have a giant and effective striker who
will cause Lucas Neill and Craig Moore
plenty of problems.
Ideally, Australia would go into the last
group game against the Serbs with a place
in the first knockout round already secured.
The reality is likely to be entirely different,
and getting something out of a match against
a team packed with quality is likely to
determine whether Verbeek will be wearing
his familiar contented expression beyond
the group stage.
Calling the shots: Socceroos
coach Pim Verbeek.
Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
CONTENTS
The contenders .............................................. 4
Must-see matches....................................... 6
The history ............................................................. 8
Group A .............................................................. 10-11
Group B ............................................................... 12-13
Group C ............................................................... 14-15
TV guide ........................................................... 16-17
Group D............................................................ 20-21
Socceroos profiles ....................... 22-23
Group E ............................................................ 24-25
Group F............................................................ 26-27
Group G........................................................... 28-29
Group H ........................................................... 30-31
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04
SPANISH GUNS ARE
LOCKED AND LOADED
Red bulls: David Villa and Fernando
Torres form a fearsome attack.
Picture: Martin Rose/Getty Images
JONATHAN COOK
The stars of world soccer are coming out to
play again and many of them will be wearing
the red of Spain.
England have Wayne Rooney, Portugal
have Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazil have Kaka
and Spain have… well, where do you start?
Perennial underachievers until
their success at the 2008 European
Championships, Spain will go into the World
Cup as favourites, with Brazil, England and
even Argentina fancied to make their mark
in South Africa.
Germany’s hopes have wavered since the
withdrawal of influential skipper Michael
Ballack through injury, while defending
champions Italy might be a few years past
their best.
The Netherlands have had a capacity
for self-destruction in the past, although a
strong collective belief has enveloped Bert
van Marwijk’s side, which includes the
remarkable talents of Arjen Robben, Mark
van Bommel and Rafael van der Vaart.
Spain, though, seem ripe for success
in Africa’s first World Cup. Talking up the
Spanish team was once fraught with folly, but
their favouritism with bookmakers this time is
entirely understandable. Underachievement
has given way to optimism that manager
Vicente Del Bosque can reproduce the magic
conjured through Luis Aragones’ methods
in Europe’s most prestigious international
competition two years ago.
At his disposal, Del Bosque has some of
the best players in the game, while Spain also
have self-belief after their Euro triumph, as
well as depth to envy.
Even doubts over the fitness of Liverpool
striker Fernando Torres were tempered
by thoughts of a frontline still packed with
punch in the shape of Valencia’s David Villa.
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta and
Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas were also under
injury clouds, but Xabi Alonso and Xavi are
first-class players in their own right. The
group stage should pose few troubles unless
Switzerland, Chile and Honduras produce
some boilovers.
History has weighed heavily on England
since their 1966 triumph and again they
are being talked up (especially at home) as
potential winners.
Rooney is the key to their chances,
although having a squad based entirely in the
world’s fastest and most physical competition
— the English Premier League — should serve
England well.
The long English season might make
them weary, but it might also make them
battle-hardened. Their Italian manager Fabio
Capello should know exactly how to find the
balance and will have time up his sleeve, too.
Group games against the United States,
Slovenia and Algeria should allow enough
tweaking to ensure they are in fine form
heading into the knockout phase.
Five-time World Cup winners Brazil will
go into the tournament without former world
player of the year Ronaldinho after coach
Dunga’s decision not to include the AC Milan
attacking midfielder.
Instead, Brazil will look to Real Madrid
midfielder Kaka to provide the inspiration
and supply line for Sevilla striker Luis
Fabiano. Brazil’s South American rivals
Argentina stuttered through qualifying before
clinching their place with slim victories over
Peru and Uruguay.
Coach Diego Maradona, a legend of the
game and a crucial figure in Argentina’s
1986 success, celebrated qualification with a
maniacal rant aimed at those who doubted
his credentials.
Despite the potential for chaos in the
dressing room under Maradona’s charge,
in Lionel Messi Argentina have a footballing
genius, while the talents of Carlos Tevez,
Javier Mascherano, Gonzalo Higuain and Juan
Sebastian Veron will go a long way.
African nations have been improving
over the years but it might be too much to
expect either Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria or
Cameroon to provide much more than a few
surprise results.
Host nation South Africa will be lucky
to survive the group stage, while Algeria are
long shots to emerge from a group containing
England, the United States and Slovenia.
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Pietersburg
Peter Mokabe Stadium 46,000
THE 10 MUST-SEE
MATCHES
June 11, 10pm
Johannesburg
South Africa v Mexico
The host nation will kick off their campaign
in a game they must win if they are to
qualify from their group. Mexico will be
bracing for the deafening sound of almost
90,000 fans blowing the vuvuzela – a
crude trumpet-like instrument that FIFA
considered banning for the tournament.
June 12, 10pm
Johannesburg
Argentina v Nigeria
Can Diego Maradona’s unconventional
ways inspire talent-laden Argentina to
World Cup success? Can Lionel Messi’s
scintillating form for Barcelona be readily
transformed to the world stage? Or will
Nigeria spoil it all by producing a boilover?
June 13, 2.30am
Rustenburg
England v United States
OK, so it’s in the small hours. The best
stuff often is. England have been pumped
up as one of the favourites to win this
World Cup and the United States will
be out to give them a shock, just as
they did in the 1950 finals in Brazil.
June 14, 2.30am
Durban
Germany v Australia
This is what you’ve waited for. The Socceroos
in their first World Cup 2010 match. Germany
will be a tough nut to crack but the absence
of the injured Michael Ballack has given
Green Point Stadium,
Cape Town
Australia renewed optimism. Can the
Socceroos sneak a draw or even a win?
June 19, 10pm
Pretoria
Loftus Versfeld 50,000
Rustenburg
Nelspruit
Ellis Park 61,000
Soccer City 94,700
Training
venue
Bloemfontein
Free State Stadium
48,000
June 21, 2.30am
Johannesburg
Brazil v Ivory Coast
South American and African flamboyance
come together in the so-called group
of death. Portugal’s matches against
Brazil and Ivory Coast also promise to
Cape Town
Green Point Stadium
Nelspruit
Australia v Serbia
This is it. Last stop for the Socceroos or
just a stopover on their way to a knockout
clash against England (assuming Fabio
Capello’s team have kept to the script)?
June 25, 2.30am
70,000
48,000
be memorable, but it is hard to go past
this fixture for potential fireworks.
June 24, 2.30am
Durban
Durban
Stadium
Port Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
70,000
Italy v New Zealand
The Kiwis might have lost the fight against
Australia in that MCG farewell match last
month but the Socceroos left the venue with
a bloody nose. The All Whites have been
given no chance of repeating the act against
the Azzurri, which will suit New Zealand
coach Ricki Herbert, who is more than
comfortable with his side’s underdog status.
46,000
Johannesburg
Ghana v Australia
June 20, 10pm
Nelspruit
Mbmobela
Stadium
Royal Bafokeng
Stadium 42,000
Rustenburg
A result against Ghana – at least a draw
– is almost certain to be required if
Australia are to progress to the knockout
phase. The African Nations Cup finalists,
with their fast and rugged approach,
will test Australia to the limit.
06
Cape Town
Cameroon v Netherlands
We should know by now if a talented
Netherlands side is in with a genuine chance
of winning their first World Cup. If the
Dutch have collected the points they need to
advance from their previous matches, watch
them perform with the shackles released.
June 26, 2.30am
Pretoria
Chile v Spain
Chile could still be in with a chance of
progressing to the knockout phase, but Spain
should have their full complement fit and
firing. Fernando Torres and Andres Iniesta
in full flow should be something to behold.
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WORLD CUP 2010
Thursday, June 10
10 BEST WORLD CUP FINALS
1930 — Host: Uruguay
URUGUAY
ARGENTINA
1938 — France
4
2
Game of Two Halves:
Each team provides its
own ball for half the
match. Uruguay produce
a stunning second half
display with theirs to
claim the World Cup
trophy from Jules Rimet.
Dutch Despair:
After losing the 1974 final,
the Dutch face hosts
Argentina, but despite
playing “Total Football”
they fall short once
again — extra-time goals for
Argentina sealing victory.
4
2
Azzurri Double:
Italy become the first
team to defend the title
successfully. Player of the
tournament — the skilful
Silvio Piola — scores twice,
sealing victory for Italy
in a pulsating final.
1978 — Argentina
ARGENTINA
NETHERLANDS
ITALY
HUNGARY
1958 — Sweden
ARGENTINA
WEST GERMANY
Magnificent Maradona:
Creative flair, unstoppable
dribbling runs — and the
“Hand of God”. Maradona
ensures Argentina survive
a trademark German
comeback to claim their
second World Cup victory.
Samba kings: Pele and goalkeeper Ado celebrate
Brazil’s 4-1 win over Italy in Mexico. Brazil’s
third World Cup victory in 1970 meant they were
awarded the Jules Rimet trophy permanently.
5
2
Birth of a Legend:
At 17, Pele becomes the
youngest player in a
World Cup final.
He scores twice; the
second — a lob and volley
— one of the best goals
in World Cup history.
1986 — Mexico
3
1
BRAZIL
SWEDEN
1966 — England
WEST GERMANY
ARGENTINA
4
2
German Revenge:
One of the most ill-tempered
finals in World Cup history
— Dezotti and Monzon both
dismissed for Argentina —
as Germany clinch victory
with an 85th-minute
Brehme penalty.
FRANCE
BRAZIL
Fearless French:
Brazil’s sixth World Cup
final appearance, but the
compact French midfield
overpowers the Brazilian
playmakers as goals from
Zidane (2) and Petit ease
the hosts to victory.
BRAZIL
ITALY
4
1
Brazilian Masterclass:
After victories in 1958 and
1962, Brazil got to keep the
Jules Rimet trophy with an
emphatic win over Italy,
Pele ending his World Cup
career as the only player
to win three times.
1998 — France
1
0
WINNERS
1970 — Mexico
They Think It’s All Over:
An iconic moment in
English culture, Geoff
Hurst’s hat-trick — the only
one to date in a World Cup
final — seals a dramatic
extra-time victory over
bitter rivals Germany.
1990 — Italy
3
2
ENGLAND
WEST GERMANY
BRAZIL
GERMANY
Fifth for Brilliant Brazil:
In the first World Cup to
be held in Asia, Brazil
claim their fifth title with
two goals from Golden
Boot winner and all-time
World Cup top scorer
(with 15 goals) Ronaldo.
1930 IN URUGUAY
URUGUAY
ARGENTINA
4
2
1934 ITALY
ITALY
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
2
1
1938 FRANCE
ITALY
HUNGARY
4
2
1950 BRAZIL
URUGUAY
BRAZIL
2
1
1954 SWITZERLAND
GERMANY
3
HUNGARY
2
2002 — Korea/Japan
3
0
08
2
0
1958 SWEDEN
BRAZIL
SWEDEN
5
2
1962 CHILE
BRAZIL
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
3
1
1966 ENGLAND
ENGLAND
WEST GERMANY
4
2
1970 MEXICO
BRAZIL
ITALY
4
1
1974 WEST GERMANY
WEST GERMANY
2
NETHERLANDS
1
1978 ARGENTINA
ARGENTINA
NETHERLANDS
3
1
1982 SPAIN
ITALY
WEST GERMANY
3
1
1986 MEXICO
ARGENTINA
WEST GERMANY
3
2
1990 ITALY
WEST GERMANY
ARGENTINA
1
0
1994 UNITED STATES
BRAZIL
0
ITALY
0
(after extra time – Brazil
won 3-2 on penalties)
1998 FRANCE
FRANCE
BRAZIL
3
0
2002 KOREA & JAPAN
BRAZIL
2
GERMANY
0
2006 GERMANY
ITALY
FRANCE
(after extra time – Italy
won 5-3 on penalties)
1
1
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GROUP A
ALL EYES ON FRANCE AFTER LUCKY
PASSAGE THROUGH TO THE FINALS
Rarely can a team have arrived at a World
Cup with more baggage than France, whose
qualification for the showpiece tournament
was overshadowed by an outrageous
handball at the expense of Ireland.
The flick of a hand in a play-off last
November by none other than widelyadmired France captain Thierry Henry led to
the goal that broke Irish hearts and sent the
French to South Africa.
Henry was forced to make a public
apology, FIFA president Sepp Blatter
apologised and there was even talk at one
stage of the match being replayed. It wasn’t,
to the dismay of Ireland.
If that wasn’t enough, the French team
was then rocked by a sex scandal linking
members of the team, including star player
Franck Ribery, to an under-age call-girl.
Ribery and an entire nation of fans
now face an anxious wait to
find out whether the
judge leading the
inquiry will bring
charges against
arguably the most
gifted player in
coach Raymond
Domenech’s squad.
If charged and
found guilty Ribery,
who is married
and has two
daughters, could
face a maximum
sentence of three
years in prison and
a $69,500 fine.
Added to that is the standing of
Domenech, appointed in 2004 but widely
disliked in France and who will be replaced
by former skipper Laurent Blanc after the
World Cup.
Domenech only held on to his job by the
skin of his teeth after France’s disappointing
Euro 2008 campaign and was not a popular
figure as his team struggled through
qualification for what will be their 13th
World Cup.
But despite the damaging headlines,
France will still be among the traditional
favourites to be crowned world champions
after their exploits in winning the 1998 World
Cup on home soil and then making the final
in Germany in 2006.
The 2000 European champions also
managed third-place finishes in 1958 and
1986, as well as fourth spot in 1982 to confirm
their ability to produce the goods on the
big stage.
France have been drawn in Group A
alongside hosts South Africa, Mexico
and Uruguay.
They open their campaign against
Uruguay in Cape Town, before playing
Mexico in Pietersburg and wrapping up
their pool matches against South Africa
in Bloemfontein.
“The first thing that’s clear when you look
at the make-up of the eight groups — and ours
in particular — is that it’s not going to be easy
for anyone,” Domenech said.
“We are truly delighted and honoured
to be playing against an African
team at the first World
Cup to be held in the
Rafael Marquez
continent, but even more so against the host
nation.” Domenech will have to do without
Zinedine Zidane, Fabien Barthez, Claude
Makelele and Lilian Thuram, who all called
time on their international careers in 2006.
With Patrick Vieira having failed to
make the squad, sole France 1998 survivor
Henry has taken the captain’s armband, with
William Gallas (if fit) the leader at the back
and Jeremy Toulalan and Lassana Diarra
shoring up midfield.
The emergence of Yoann Gourcuff, the
talent of Ribery and the rejuvenation of
Nicolas Anelka have given the coach a variety
of options in attack, where Andre-Pierre
Gignac and Florent Malouda will also be
hoping to feature.
Nelson Mandela, home advantage and
plastic trumpets are among the elements
South Africa hope will help them survive the
humiliation of a World Cup first-round exit.
Becoming the first country not to
progress beyond the mini-league first phase
is a real prospect for arguably the weakest
football nation bestowed the honour of
staging the four-yearly international
football showpiece.
Bafana Bafana are in good hands, under
the guidance of Carlos Alberto Parreira, who
was coach of Brazil when they won the cup
in 1994.
Victory over more experienced and
better prepared Mexico in the opening
game on June 11 is all but essential to
survival and South Africans dream they
can take at least a point from 1930 and 1950
champions Uruguay, before tackling 1998
winners France.
This is not a great Bafana squad,
perhaps not even a good one with a solitary
star performer in wide midfielder Steven
Pienaar from Everton, but Parreira claims
nothing is impossible.
Pienaar has heard the doubters
but is convinced his team will be up to
the challenge of competing at the
global showcase.
“I rate our chances of doing well in the
tournament very high,” he said.
“In fact I am very confident that we will
go further than the second round. We are
definitely ready to go because the confidence
is there, the spirit is there and I believe we
will do well.”
Parreira felt his side showed signs of
improvement in a recent 1-1 friendly draw
against Bulgaria, but he knows that must be
sustained once the tournament starts.
Thursday, June 10
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1
1
1
1
2
“This is the level that we will face at
the World Cup. I doubt it will be higher than
this,” he said.
“This is the level of technique,
organisation, possession, experience, set
pieces, et cetera that we will face.”
Mexico are confident of a best-ever
World Cup showing in South Africa by
reaching the semifinals.
“We have the best Mexican team ever,”
manager Javier Aguirre said.
“We’re not scared of anything. We’re
prepared for this challenge. Our intention is
to have an historic World Cup.”
Since replacing former England manager
Sven Goran Eriksson in April last year,
Aguirre has formed a solid team from an
under-achieving Mexican side.
“I asked the players, ‘Do you want
to make history? It’s in your hands’,”
Aguirre said.
“I want to drill in their head that the
World Cup is the pinnacle in terms of
aspiring to represent your country.”
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Goalkeepers
Moeneeb Josephs
Itumeleng Khune
Shuaib Walters
Defenders
Matthew Booth
Siboniso Gaxa
Bongani Khumalo
Tsepo Masilela
Aaron Mokoena
Anele Ngcongca
Siyabonga Sangweni
Lucas Thwala
Midfielders
Reneilwe Letsholonyane
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Lance Davids
Kagisho Dikgacoi
Thanduyise Khuboni
Teko Modise
Surprise Moriri
Steven Pienaar
Macbeth Sibaya
Strikers
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Siyabonga Nomvete
Bernard Parker
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SuperSport Utd
Maccabi Haifa
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Racing Genk
Lamontville
Pirates
Chiefs
Chiefs
Ajax Cape Town
Fulham
Arrows
Pirates
Sundowns
Everton
Rubin Kazan
Sundowns
Moroka Swallows
Twente
Finals: First round 1998, 2002.
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SCHEDULE GROUP STAGE
11 June
12 June
17 June
18 June
22 June
South Africa v Mexico
Uruguay v France
South Africa v Uruguay
France v Mexico
Mexico v Uruguay
France v South Africa
10pm
2.30am
2.30am
2.30am
10pm
10pm
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Steven Pienaar
Brazil and Argentina have been
South America’s World Cup standard
bearers for the last 60 years, but prior
to World War II it was Uruguay who were
the standouts.
They collected the 1930 World Cup
and two Olympic titles in their golden era,
but since winning the first post- World War
II World Cup in 1950 they have rarely shone,
with fourth at the 1970 finals their best
performance since.
This time round expectations at
home are not high and coach Oscar Tabarez,
who is in his second spell in charge having
guided them to the second round in 1990,
is keen to ignore their glorious past and
focus instead on getting the best out of a
talented squad.
“When Uruguay won World Cups it was a
very different world then,” he said. “Football
has developed a lot since those days as well
and other factors have come into play, such
as that of population and we in Uruguay
have a small one of just 3.4 million.”
Tabarez, who numbers Serie A clubs
Cagliari and AC Milan among the 10 sides he
has coached, admits that it was hard work
qualifying for the finals, having only got
there by beating CONCACAF side Costa Rica
in a play-off after finishing fifth in the South
American standings.
However, the 63-year-old is confident
that Uruguay can still progress to the last 16.
“I believe that we can cause a surprise as
not much is expected of us,” he said.
Tabarez will be relying on veteran
striker Diego Forlan, scorer of 22 goals in his
55 appearances for the Sky Blues and who is
coming off a successful season with Atletico
Madrid, climaxing with both their goals in
the 2-1 victory over Fulham in the Europa
League final.
Much will also be expected of creative
Ajax pair Nicolas Lodeiro and Luis Suarez.
MEXICO
URUGUAY
FRANCE
Coach
Javier Aguirre
Goalkeepers
Memo Ochoa
Luis Ernesto Michel
Oscar Perez
Defenders
Rafael Marquez
Ricardo Osorio
Hector Moreno
Francisco Rodriguez
Carlos Salcido
Paul Aguilar
Efrain Juarez
Midfielders
Jonny Magallon
Jorge Torres Nilo
Gerardo Torrado
Israel Castro
Andres Guardado
Strikers
Pablo Barrera
Adolfo Bautista
Alberto Medina
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Javier Hernandez
Giovani dos Santos
Guillermo Franco
Carlos Vela
Coach
Oscar Tabarez
Goalkeepers
Fernando Muslera
Juan Castillo
Martin Silva
Defenders
Diego Lugano
Diego Godin
Andres Scotti
Jorge Fucile
Martin Caceres
Mauricio Victorino
Midfielders
Walter Gargano
Egidio Arevalo Rios
Sebastian Eguren
Diego Perez
Maximiliano Pereira
Alvaro Pereira
Ignacio Gonzalez
Nicolas Lodeiro
Alvaro Fernandez
Strikers
Luis Suarez
Diego Forlan
Sebastian Abreu
Edinson Cavani
Sebastian Fernandez
Coach
Raymond Domenech
Goalkeepers
Cedric Carrasso
Hugo Lloris
Steve Mandanda
Defenders
Eric Abidal
Gael Clichy
Patrice Evra
William Gallas
Marc Planus
Anthony Reveillere
Bacary Sagna
Sebastien Squillaci
Midfielders
Abou Diaby
Alou Diarra
Yoann Gourcuff
Florent Malouda
Jeremy Toulalan
Strikers
Nicolas Anelka
Djibril Cisse
Andre-Pierre Gignac
Sidney Govou
Thierry Henry
Franck Ribery
Mathieu Valbuena
America
Chivas/USA
Chiapas
Barcelona
Stuttgart
AZ Alkmmar
PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven
Pachuca
Pumas UNAM
Guadalajara
Atlas
Cruz Azul
Pumas UNAM
Deportivo La Coruna
Pumas UNAM
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Veracruz
Guadalajara
Galatasaray
West Ham
Arsenal
Lazio
Deportivo Cali
Defensor
Fenerbahce
Villarreal
Colo Colo
Porto
Juventus
Universidad de Chile
Napoli
Penarol
AIK Stockholm
Monaco
Benfica
Porto
Valencia
Ajax
Ajax
Atletico Madrid
Botafogo
Palermo
Banfield
Finals: Winners 1930, 1950; semifinals 1954,
1970; quarterfinals 1966; second round 1986,
1990; first round 1962, 1974, 2002.
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FAVOURITES: FRANCE
FANCIED: URUGUAY, MEXICO
UNDERDOGS: SOUTH AFRICA
Finals: Quarterfinals 1970, 1986; second round
1994, 1998, 2002, 2006; first round 1930, 1950,
1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978.
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Arsenal
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Arsenal
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Lyon
Chelsea
Panathinaikos
Toulouse
Lyon
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Marseille
Finals: Winners 1998; runners-up 2006;
semifinals 1958, 1982, 1986; quarterfinals 1938;
third round 1986; first round 1930, 1934, 1954,
1966, 1978, 2002.
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GROUP B
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR ARGENTINA,
SAYS COLOURFUL COACH MARADONA
All eyes will be on Group B thanks to the
presence in the Argentina dug-out of one
Diego Armando Maradona.
The star of the 1986 World Cup and one
of the greatest players ever, the colourful and
controversial 49-year-old is sure to attract
his fair share of headlines in his new guise as
national coach.
Having endured a turbulent qualifying
campaign, Maradona has overseen a marked
improvement since his side snatched a berth
at the finals in their last qualifying game
against Uruguay.
The impressive nature of their 1-0 friendly
win in Germany in March prompted critics
to reassess their preconceptions about
Argentina’s chances of success, while in
European Footballer of the Year Lionel Messi
they boast the world’s best player.
Their squad is also thick with guile
and experience, despite the surprising
omissions of Inter Milan pair Javier Zanetti
and Esteban Cambiasso.
Argentina will face Greece, Nigeria and
South Korea in the group phase and captain
Javier Mascherano believes there will be no
need to worry if the two-time champions
don’t click immediately.
“In the long run what really matters is
not what the pundits say but how well you do
during that month,” the Liverpool holding
midfielder said.
“Spain and Brazil look a cut above the
rest because they’ve both won trophies in
the last couple of years, but experience tells
me that the World Cup is won by the team
that improves through the tournament, not
necessarily the one who plays the best.”
Maradona is confident his team can go
all the way.
“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,” he said.
“An achievement like that is like touching
the sky. I played in World Cups and I reached
two finals. I know what it takes.”
Argentina qualified despite a humiliating
6-1 loss at altitude in Bolivia and a first
ever home qualifying defeat to Brazil. But
underwhelming pre-tournament form is
something of a feature in Group B.
South Korea, semifinalists on home soil
in 2002, overcame a sluggish start under new
coach Huh Jung-Moo but eventually qualified
with two games to spare to reach their eighth
finals — an Asian record.
“We were drawn in the so-called group
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“We believe we can do the job again in
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Nigeria are not the force who captivated
the world at the 1998 tournament, when
players like Jay-Jay Okocha and Sunday
Oliseh illuminated their participation, but
in Everton’s Joseph Yobo, Chelsea’s John Obi
Mikel and Wolfsburg’s Obafemi Martins they
possess a steely spine.
Greece edged out Ukraine by a single
goal in their qualifying play-off after
finishing behind Switzerland in European
qualifying Group 2.
Otto Rehhagel, the man who
masterminded their stunning Euro 2004
success, remains at the helm and can call
upon seasoned veterans from the Euro
adventure as well as 10-goal European
qualifying zone top scorer Theofanis Gekas.
FAVOURITES: ARGENTINA
FANCIED: GREECE, NIGERIA
UNDERDOGS: SOUTH KOREA
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Thursday, June 10
12 June
17 June
23 June
South Korea v Greece
Argentina v Nigeria
Argentina v South Korea
Greece v Nigeria
Nigeria v South Korea
Greece v Argentina
7.30pm Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
10pm
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
7.30pm
10pm
2.30am
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
2.30am
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GREECE
SOUTH KOREA
ARGENTINA
NIGERIA
Coach
Otto Rehhagel
Goalkeepers
Michalis Sifakis
Alexandros Tzorvas
Kostas Chalkias
Defenders
Giorgos Seitaridis
Loukas Vintra
Evangelos Moras
Socrates Papastathopoulos
Sotiris Kyrgiakos
Avraam Papadopoulos
Vasilis Torosidis
Nikos Spiropoulos
Stelios Malezas
Midfielders
Kostas Katsouranis
Alexandros Tziolis
Giorgos Karagounis
Sotiris Ninis
Christos Patsatzoglou
Sakis Prittas
Strikers
Angelos Charisteas
Dimitris Salpigidis
Pantelis Kapetanos
Theofanis Gekas
Giorgos Samaras
Coach
Huh Jung-Moo
Goalkeepers
Kim Young-kwang
Lee Woon-jae
Jung Sung-ryong
Defenders
Kim Dong-jin
Kim Hyung-il
Oh Beom-seok
Lee Young-pyo
Lee Jung-soo
Cha Du-ri
Cho Yong-hyung
Kang Min-soo
Midfielders
Ki Sung-yong
Kim Bo-kyung
Kim Nam-il
Kim Jae-sung
Kim Jung-woo
Lee Chung-yong
Park Ji-sung
Strikers
Park Chu-young
Ahn Jung-hwan
Lee Seung-ryul
Yeom Ki-hun
Lee Dong-gook
Coach
Diego Maradona
Goalkeepers
Sergio Romero
Mariano Andujar
Diego Pozo
Defenders
Nicolas Otamendi
Martin Demichelis
Walter Samuel
Gabriel Heinze
Nicolas Burdisso
Ariel Garce
Clemente Rodriguez
Midfielders
Jonas Gutierrez
Juan Sebastian Veron
Javier Mascherano
Angel Di Maria
Javier Pastore
Maxi Rodriguez
Mario Bolatti
Strikers
Lionel Messi
Gonzalo Higuain
Carlos Tevez
Diego Milito
Sergio Aguero
Martin Palermo
Coach
Lars Lagerback
Goalkeepers
Vincent Enyeama
Dele Aiyenugba
Austin Ejide
Defenders
Taye Taiwo
Elderson Echiejile
Chidi Odiah
Joseph Yobo
Ayodele Adeleye
Rabiu Afolabi
Danny Shittu
Midfielders
Kalu Uche
Dickson Etuhu
John Obi Mikel
Sani Kaita
Haruna Lukman
Yusuf Ayila
Strikers
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Nwankwo Kanu
Obafemi Martins
John Utaka
Victor Obinna Nsofor
Osaze Odemwingie
Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi
Aris Salonika
Panathinaikos
PAOK Salonika
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
Bologna
Genoa
Liverpool
Olympiakos
Olympiakos
Panathinaikos
PAOK Salonika
Panathinaikos
Siena
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
Omonia
Aris Salonika
Nuremberg
Panathinaikos
Steaua Bucharest
Hertha Berlin
Celtic
Finals: First round 1994.
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Ulsan
Suwon
Seongnam
Ulsan
Pohang
Ulsan
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Suwon
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Tomsk
Pohang
Gwangju
Bolton
Manchester United
Monaco
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Seoul
Suwon
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Catania
Colon
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Inter Milan
Marseille
AS Roma
Colon
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Estudiantes
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Benfica
Palermo
Liverpool
Fiorentina
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Manchester City
Inter Milan
Atletico Madrid
Boca Juniors
Finals: Semifinals 2002; first round 1954, 1986,
1990, 1994, 1998, 2006.
Finals: Winners 1978, 1986; runners-up 1930,
1990; quarterfinals 1966, 1998, 2006; second
round 1974, 1982, 1994; first round 1934, 1958,
1962, 2002.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv
Bnei Yehuda
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Marseille
Rennes
CSKA Moscow
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Salzburg
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Almeria
Fulham
Chelsea
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Monaco
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Everton
Portsmouth
Wolfsburg
Portsmouth
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Lokomotiv Moscow
Hoffenheim
Finals: Second round 1994, 1998; first round
2002.
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Robert Koren
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GROUP C
Thursday, June 10
ROONEY FORM HAS
CAPELLO SMILING
Madjid Bougherra
Few pundits expect England to be overly
troubled by any of their opponents in Group C.
Instead, meetings with the United States,
Slovenia and Algeria will be scrutinised for
pointers as to the ability of Fabio Capello’s
squad to progress deep into the tournament
after a domestic club season that has
provided the Italian with encouragement and
cause for concern in roughly equal measure.
The early departure of English clubs
in the Champions League reduced the
demands on his players in the final month
of the campaign, and Capello will have been
delighted by the prolific form of Wayne
Rooney and Frank Lampard.
On the negative side, other key figures,
Steven Gerrard, John Terry and Rio
Ferdinand, have all endured seasons
blighted by injuries and poor form.
The build-up to England’s opening
match, against the United States in
Rustenburg, is sure to involve plenty of
reminiscing about the only previous World
Cup meeting between the two countries.
The Americans’ 1-0 win in Belo
Horizonte, Brazil, in 1950, still ranks as
one of the greatest shocks in the history of
the tournament.
But it remains the only time England
have lost to their transatlantic allies and,
despite the United States beating Spain on
their way to the Confederations Cup final
last year, they would happily settle for a
point from the group opener.
ENGLAND
UNITED STATES
ALGERIA
SLOVENIA
Coach
Fabio Capello
Goalkeepers
David James
Robert Green
Joe Hart
Defenders
Jamie Carragher
Ashley Cole
Rio Ferdinand
Glen Johnson
Ledley King
John Terry
Matthew Upson
Stephen Warnock
Midfielders
Gareth Barry
Michael Carrick
Joe Cole
Steven Gerrard
Frank Lampard
Aaron Lennon
James Milner
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Strikers
Wayne Rooney
Emile Heskey
Peter Crouch
Jermain Defoe
Coach
Bob Bradley
Goalkeepers
Brad Guzan
Aston Villa
Marcus Hahnemann
Wolves
Tim Howard
Everton
Defenders
Carlos Bocanegra
Rennes
Jonathan Bornstein
Chivas USA
Steve Cherundolo
Hannover 96
Jay DeMerit
Watford
Clarence Goodson
IK Start
Oguchi Onyewu
AC Milan
Jonathan Spector
West Ham
Midfielders
DaMarcus Beasley
Rangers
Michael Bradley
Borussia Monchengladbach
Ricardo Clark
Eintracht Frankfurt
Maurice Edu
Rangers
Benny Feilhaber
Aarhus
Stuart Holden
Bolton
Jose Torres
Pachuca
Clint Dempsey
Fulham
Landon Donovan
LA Galaxy
Strikers
Jozy Altidore
Villarreal
Edson Buddle
LA Galaxy
Robbie Findley
Real Salt Lake
Herculez Gomez
Pachuca
Coach
Rabah Saadane
Goalkeepers
Fawzi Chouachi
ES Setif
Lounes Gaouaoui
ASO Chlef
M’bohi Rais Ouheb
Slavia Sofia
Defenders
Abdelkader Laifaoui
ES Setif
Madjid Bougherra
Rangers
Carl Medjani
Ajaccio
Rafi Halliche
Nacional
Anther Yahia
Bochum
Haib Belaid
Boulogne
Nadir Belhadj
Portsmouth
Midfielders
Djamel Mesbah
Lecce
Hassan Yebda
Portsmouth
Mehdi Lacen
Racing Santander
Yazid Mansouri
Lorient
Adlene Guedioura
Charleroi
Riad Boudebouz
Sochaux
Djamel Abdoun
Nantes
Fouad Kadir
Valenciennes
Karim Ziani
Wolfsburg
Karim Matmour
Borussia Monchengladbach
Strikers
Abdelkader Ghezzal
Siena
Rafik Djebbour
AEK Athens
Rafik Saifi
Istres
Coach
Matjaz Kek
Goalkeepers
Samir Handanovic
Jasmin Handanovic
Aleksander Seliga
Defenders
Bojan Jokic
Marko Suler
Bostjan Cesar
Branko Ilic
Matej Mavric Rozic
Elvedin Dzinic
Miso Brecko
Suad Filekovic
Midfielders
Andraz Kirm
Andrej Komac
Rene Krhin
Dalibor Stevanovic
Robert Koren
Aleksander Radosavljevic
Valter Birsa
Strikers
Milivoje Novakovic
Zlatko Dedic
Zlatan Ljubijankic
Nejc Pecnik
Tim Matavz
Finals: Semifinals 1930; quarterfinals 2002;
second round 1994; first round 1950, 1990, 1998,
2006.
Finals: First round 1982, 1986.
FIFA RANKING
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West Ham
Man City
Liverpool
Chelsea
Man Utd
Liverpool
Tottenham
Chelsea
West Ham
Aston Villa
Man City
Man Utd
Chelsea
Liverpool
Chelsea
Tottenham
Aston Villa
Man City
Man Utd
Aston Villa
Tottenham
Tottenham
Finals: Winners 1966; semifinals 1990;
quarterfinals 1954, 1962, 1970, 1986, 2002,
2006; second round 1982, 1998; first round
1950, 1958.
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Mantova
Sparta Rotterdam
Chievo
Ghent
Grenoble
Locomotiv Moscow
Coblenz
Maribor
Cologne
Maribor
Wisla
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Inter Milan
Vitesse Arnhem
West Bromwich
Larissa
Auxerre
Cologne
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Ghent
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FC Groningen
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13 June
18 June
19 June
23 June
England v United States
Algeria v Slovenia
Slovenia v United States
England v Algeria
Slovenia v England
United States v Algeria
2.30am
7.30pm
10pm
2.30am
10pm Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
10pm
Capello’s England comfortably outclassed
Bill Bradley’s side in a 2-0 friendly defeat in
May 2008, but were given far more problems
by Slovenia in a 2-1 win in another Wembley
friendly later that year.
Algeria represent more of an unknown
quantity but should hold no fears for a
squad that, under Capello, has regained the
confidence that had drained as a result of
their failure to reach Euro 2008 under
Steve McClaren.
Friendly defeats by Brazil, France and
Spain suggest Capello’s squad remain a little
behind the world’s best, but they have become
efficient at disposing of second-tier nations.
A qualifying group that included Croatia
was navigated with ease, England winning
nine of their 10 matches and scoring 34 goals
in the process.
FIFA’s rankings suggest Bradley’s mix of
veterans and new faces should join England
in the second round, but the Americans will
be wary of a Slovenia squad that created a
major upset by beating Russia in a play-off to
clinch their place in the finals.
Matjaz Kek’s squad will arrive in South
Africa determined to banish painful
memories of 2002, when the country’s first
World Cup appearance was overshadowed
by a row between star player Zlatko Zahovic
and coach Srecko Katanec, which resulted in
Zahovic being sent home after the first match.
The rest of the squad followed him
after three defeats in their group matches
but, according to captain Robert Koren, it
will be a much more focused and unified
squad this time.
Like the Slovenians, Algeria defied the
odds to reach their first finals since 1986, via a
play-off with arch rivals Egypt. Veteran coach
Rabah Saadane believes his squad can look
forward to playing without fear.
Steven Gerrard
Landon
Donovan
FAVOURITES: ENGLAND
FANCIED: UNITED STATES
UNDERDOGS: ALGERIA, SLOVENIA
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WEDNESDAY
JUNE 16
THURSDAY
JUNE 17
FRIDAY
JUNE 18
SA
JU
Opening
Ceremony
GROUP A
Uruguay
France
GROUP C
England
US
GROUP D
Germany
Australia
GROUP F
Italy
Paraguay
GROUP G
Brazil
North Korea
GROUP A
South Africa
Uruguay
GROUP A
France
Mexico
GR
En
Alg
Cape Town
Kick-off 2.30am
Rustenburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Durban
Kick-off 2.30am
Cape Town
Kick-off 2.30am
Johannesburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Pretoria
Kick-off 2.30am
Pietersburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Ca
Kic
GROUP B
South Korea
Greece
GROUP C
Algeria
Slovenia
GROUP E
Netherlands
Denmark
GROUP F
New Zealand
Slovakia
GROUP H
Honduras
Chile
GROUP B
Argentina
South Korea
GROUP D
Germany
Serbia
GR
Ne
Ja
Port Elizabeth
Kick-off 7.30pm
Pietersburg
Kick-off 7.30pm
Johannesburg
Kick-off 7.30pm
Rustenburg
Kick-off 7.30pm
Nelspruit
Kick-off 7.30pm
Johannesburg
Kick-off 7.30pm
Port Elizabeth
Kick-off 7.30pm
Du
Kic
GROUP B
Argentina
Nigeria
GROUP D
Serbia
Ghana
GROUP E
Japan
Cameroon
GROUP G
Ivory Coast
Portugal
GROUP H
Spain
Switzerland
GROUP B
Greece
Nigeria
GROUP C
Slovenia
US
GR
Gh
Au
Johannesburg
Kick-off 10pm
Pretoria
Kick-off 10pm
Bloemfontein
Kick-off 10pm
Port Elizabeth
Kick-off 10pm
Durban
Kick-off 10pm
Bloemfontein
Kick-off 10pm
Johannesburg
Kick-off 10pm
Ru
Kic
Johannesburg
8pm
GROUP A
South Africa
Mexico
Johannesburg
Kick-off 10pm
GROUPA B C D E
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France
Argentina
Nigeria
South Korea
Greece
GROUP STAGE
England
US
Algeria
Slovenia
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana
QUARTERFINALS
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon
S
SATURDAY
JUNE 26
SUNDAY
JUNE 27
MONDAY
JUNE 28
TUESDAY
JUNE 29
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 30
FRIDAY
JULY 2
SATURDAY
JULY 3
SUNDAY
JULY 4
W
JU
MATCH 1
Winner A
MATCH 3
Winner C
MATCH 2
Winner B
MATCH 7
Winner G
MATCH 8
Winner H
QF 3
Winner 5
QF 1
Winner 1
QF 4
Winner 6
SF
W
Runner-up B
Runner-up D
Runner-up A
Runner-up H
Runner-up G
Winner 7
Winner 3
Winner 8
W
Port Elizabeth
Kick-off 10pm
Rustenburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Johannesburg
Kick-off 10pm
Johannesburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Cape Town
Kick-off 2.30am
Port Elizabeth
Kick-off 10pm
Johannesburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Johannesburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Ca
Kic
MATCH 4
Winner D
MATCH 5
Winner E
MATCH 6
Winner F
QF 2
Winner 2
Runner-up C
Runner-up F
Runner-up E
Winner 4
Bloemfontein
Kick-off 10pm
Durban
Kick-off 10pm
Pretoria
Kick-off 10pm
Cape Town
Kick-off 10pm
All WA times. TV times subject to change.
Check The West Australian daily for amendments
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EWING GUIDE
Thursday, June 10
Matches broadcast live on
SBS One unless otherwise stated
SATURDAY
JUNE 19
SUNDAY
JUNE 20
MONDAY
JUNE 21
TUESDAY
JUNE 22
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 23
THURSDAY
JUNE 24
FRIDAY
JUNE 25
SATURDAY
JUNE 26
GROUP C
England
Algeria
GROUP E
Cameroon
Denmark
GROUP G
Brazil
Ivory Coast
GROUP H
Spain
Honduras
GROUP B
Nigeria
South Korea
GROUP D
Australia
Serbia
GROUP E
Denmark
Japan
GROUP H
Switzerland
Honduras
Cape Town
Kick-off 2.30am
Pretoria
Kick-off 2.30am
Johannesburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Johannesburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Durban
Kick-off 2.30am
Nelspruit
Kick-off 2.30am
Rustenburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Bloemfontein
Kick-off 2.30am
GROUP E
Netherlands
Japan
GROUP F
Slovakia
Paraguay
GROUP G
Portugal
North Korea
GROUP A
Mexico
Uruguay
GROUP B
Greece
Argentina
GROUP D
Ghana
Germany
GROUP E
Cameroon
Netherlands
GROUP H
Chile
Spain
Durban
Kick-off 7.30pm
Bloemfontein
Kick-off 7.30pm
Cape Town
Kick-off 7.30pm
Rustenburg
Kick-off 10pm
Pietersburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Johannesburg
Kick-off 2.30am
Cape Town
Kick-off 2.30am
Pretoria
Kick-off 2.30am
GROUP D
Ghana
Australia
GROUP F
Italy
New Zealand
GROUP H
Chile
Switzerland
GROUP A
France
South Africa
GROUP C
Slovenia
England
GROUP F
Slovakia
Italy
GROUP G
North Korea
Ivory Coast
Rustenburg
Kick-off 10pm
Nelspruit
Kick-off 10pm
Port Elizabeth
Kick-off 10pm
Bloemfontein
Kick-off 10pm
Port Elizabeth
Kick-off 10pm
Johannesburg
Kick-off 10pm
Nelspruit
Kick-off 10pm
GROUP C
US
Algeria
GROUP F
Paraguay
New Zealand
GROUP G
Portugal
Brazil
Pretoria
Kick-off 10pm
Pietersburg
Kick-off 10pm
Durban
Kick-off 10pm
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon
F G H
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia
Brazil
North Korea
Ivory Coast
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile
SEMIFINALS
3/4
FINAL
WEDNESDAY
JULY 7
THURSDAY
JULY 8
SUNDAY
JULY 11
MONDAY
JULY 12
SF 1
Winner QF 1
SF 2
Winner QF 2
3/4 PLACE
Runner-up SF 1
FINAL
Winner SF 1
Winner QF 3
Winner QF 4
Runner-up SF 2
Winner SF 2
Cape Town
Kick-off 2.30am
Durban
Kick-off 2.30am
Port Elizabeth
Kick-off 2.30am
Johannesburg
Kick-off 2.30am
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There’s no
better place
for your family
to experience
the excitement
of the World
Cup than at
Northbridge
Piazza. You’ll be
able to watch
all the action
live on Perth’s
biggest outdoor
LED screen,
the Piazza
Superscreen.
presents
Matches
Entertainment
Kick back with soccer films
Six pool matches will be screened
in the earlier timeslots of 7.30pm and
10pm to encourage families to enjoy
the atmosphere. The City will then
screen the Round of 16 and all
of the finals matches.
Each day that the World Cup matches are screening, head to the
Northbridge Piazza for pre-game activities. Come along to meet
Perth Glory players and try your foot at soccer with Football
West’s skill-tests and exhibition matches. In the hours before
the game colourful roving performers, giveaways and interactive
entertainment will be on site to help you get in the mood to cheer
on your favourite team to victory.
Round up your friends, family and
team-mates and head to Perth’s premier
entertainment district to grab a bite
to eat and watch cool soccer films,
documentaries and so much more
throughout the World Cup.
Visit www.perth.wa.gov.au or contact (08) 9461 3368 for more information.
The Northbridge Piazza Live Site is safe, family-friendly and alcohol-free. Street drinking and unruly behaviour will not be tolerated. There will be a strong
security and police presence on site. If you wish to view the World Cup in a licensed area, contact one of Northbridge’s many pubs and clubs for screening details.
Plan your journey to and from the Live Site at transperth.wa.gov.au or visit perth.wa.gov.au/parking for parking details.
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FRIDAY 11 JUNE
8pm
World Cup Opening Ceremony
Screening
SATURDAY 12 JUNE
3pm - 5pm
Football Family Fun feat.
Perth Glory and Football West
5pm
Film: Air Bud: World Pup
6.30pm - 7.30pm
Perth Glory Player Appearances
7.30pm
Korea Republic v Greece
FRIDAY 18 JUNE
3pm - 5pm
5pm
6.30pm - 7.30pm
7.30pm
SATURDAY 19 JUNE
3pm - 5pm
5pm
7.30pm
10pm
SUNDAY 20 JUNE
3pm - 5pm
5pm
7.30pm
10pm
Perth Glory
Film: Johnny Warren's
Football Mission
Germany v Serbia
Film: Gracie
Netherlands v Japan
Ghana v Australia
Perth Glory
"The Best Of" International Films
Slovakia v Paraguay
Italy v New Zealand
SATURDAY 26 JUNE
3pm - 5pm
5pm
Film: Kicking & Screaming
6.30pm
Football Farm
7.30pm
Film: Shaolin Soccer
8.30pm
10pm
Round 16: TBA v TBA
Midnight
Soccer TV
2.30am
Round 16: TBA v TBA
SUNDAY 27 JUNE
3pm - 5pm
8pm
8.30pm
9pm
10pm
Midnight
2.30am
Football Family Fun feat. Perth Glory
Manchester United DVD Annual 2008
Film: Ginga: the Soul of a Brasilian
Football Team
Never Say Die Matildas
Soccer TV
Round 16: TBA v TBA
Film: Goal 2, Living the Dream
Round 16: TBA v TBA
TUESDAY 29 JUNE
3pm - 5pm
5pm
5.30pm
10pm
Midnight
2.30am
Soccer TV
Nerds FC - Series 1 to 6
Round 16: TBA v TBA
Film: Goal 3
Round 16: TBA v TBA
FRIDAY 02 JULY
3pm - 5pm
5pm
6.30pm
7.30pm
8.30pm
10pm
Midnight
2.30am
SATURDAY 03 JULY
3pm - 5pm
5pm
6.45pm
7.30pm
8.30pm
9.15pm
10pm
Midnight
2.30am
Film: Ladybugs
Soccer TV
Film: Escape to Victory
Quarter Final: TBA v TBA
Film: Bend it Like Beckham
Film: She's The Man
Soccer TV
Film: In the Hands of the Gods
Soccer TV
Soccer TV
WEDNESDAY 07 JULY
1pm - 7pm
7pm
Soccer TV
11.15pm
Film: Sizzling Sydney the Champions
Sydney
2.30am
Semi Final: TBA v TBA
THURSDAY 08 JULY
1pm - 4pm
FRIDAY 09 JULY
1pm - 4pm
SATURDAY 10 JULY
3pm - 7pm
7pm
9pm
10.30pm
Midnight
2.30am
SUNDAY 11 JULY
3pm - 6pm
6pm
8.30pm
10.15pm
Midnight
2.30am
Perth Glory
2010 Official World Cup Preview
(SBS)
Film: Sixty Six
Soccer TV
Film: A Shot at Glory
Third Place: TBA v TBA
"The Best Of" International Films
Film: Rise of the Roos: The Road to
Germany
Soccer TV
Film: Feverpitch
Final: TBA v TBA
Proudly supported by:
MONDAY 05 JULY
7.30pm
10pm
Midnight - 2am
Perth Glory
"The Best Of"
International Films
Soccer TV
Round 16: TBA v TBA
Film: Goal! The Dream Begins
2.30am
Round 16: TBA v TBA
5pm
MONDAY 28 JUNE
3pm - 5pm
5pm
6.15pm
1pm - 4pm
TUESDAY 06 JULY
1pm - 7pm
7pm
Midnight
2.30am
Soccer TV
Film: Maradona
Semi Final: TBA v TBA
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Thursday, June 10
GERMANY WARNED TO GET
READY FOR A TOUGH RIDE
Germany may have the pedigree
of having won three World
Cup titles, but Joachim Loew’s
side will not have an easy ride
against Australia, Ghana and
Serbia in Group D.
Germany dominated their
qualifying group on the road
to South Africa, humbling
Russia home and away, but
each of their Group D rivals
also finished top of their
qualifying groups.
Having reached
the final of Euro 2008,
Germany have largely
been untested since
losing 1-0 to Spain in the final
“Ghana are going to be very difficult to
play against due to their physical strength.”
Having been the only African side to
reach the knockout rounds of the last
World Cup on their tournament debut,
Ghana, even without the injured Michael
Essien, are arguably Germany’s biggest
rivals in the group.
Under coach Milovan Rajevac, the
Black Stars easily navigated the final round
of African qualification and their midfield
pair of Sulley Muntari and Stephen Appiah
make them a match for anyone.
“Germany are a quality team, Serbia
too, but I’m convinced we can match them,”
Rajevac said.
“For me, Germany are the best team
in Europe.
GERMANY
AUSTRALIA
SERBIA
Coach
Milovan Rajevac
Goalkeepers
Richard Kingson
Daniel Agyei
Stephen Ahorlu
Defenders
John Paintsil
John Mensah
Samuel Inkoom
Hans Adu Sarpei
Rahim Ayew
Lee Addy
Isaac Vorsah
Jonathan Mensah
Midfielders
Kwadwo Asamoah
Anthony Annan
Sulley Muntari
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
Stephen Appiah
Andre Ayew
Derek Boateng
Strikers
Asamoah Gyan
Prince Tagoe
Dominic Adiyiah
Mathew Amoah
Coach
Joachim Low
Goalkeepers
Manuel Neuer
Tim Wiese
Jorg Butt
Defenders
Dennis Aogo
Holger Badstuber
Jerome Boateng
Arne Friedrich
Marcell Jansen
Philipp Lahm
Per Mertesacker
Serdar Tasci
Midfielders
Sami Khedira
Toni Kroos
Marko Marin
Mesut Ozil
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Piotr Trochowski
Strikers
Cacau
Mario Gomez
Stefan Kiessling
Miroslav Klose
Thomas Muller
Lukas Podolski
Coach
Pim Verbeek
Goalkeepers
Mark Schwarzer
Brad Jones
Adam Federici
Defenders
Craig Moore
Lucas Neill
Luke Wilkshire
Scott Chipperfield
David Carney
Mark Milligan
Michael Beauchamp
Midfielders
Jason Culina
Tim Cahill
Brett Emerton
Mark Bresciano
Vincenzo Grella
Brett Holman
Carl Valeri
Mile Jedinak
Richard Garcia
Dario Vidosic
Strikers
Harry Kewell
Josh Kennedy
Nikita Rukavytsya
Coach
Radomir Antic
Goalkeepers
Vladimir Stojkovic
Bojan Isailovic
Andjelko Djuricic
Defenders
Branislav Ivanovic
Antonio Rukavina
Nemanja Vidic
Neven Subotic
Aleksandar Lukovic
Ivan Obradovic
Aleksandar Kolarov
Midfielders
Dejan Stankovic
Nenad Milijas
Milos Krasic
Milan Jovanovic
Milos Ninkovic
Zdravko Kuzmanovic
Zoran Tosic
Gojko Kacar
Radosav Petrovic
Strikers
Nikola Zigic
Marko Pantelic
Danko Lazovic
Dragan Mrdja
Wigan Athletic
Liberty Pros
Heart of Lions
Fulham
Lyon
FC Basel
Leverkusen
Zamalek
Bechem Chelsea
Hoffenheim
Udinese
Udinese
Rosenborg
Inter
Portsmouth
Al Sadd
Bologna
Marseille
Getafe
Rennes
Hoffenheim
AC Milan
NAC Breda
Finals: Second round 2006.
FIFA RANKING
BETTING
Schalke 04
Werder Bremen
Bayern Munich
Hamburg
Bayern Munich
Hamburg
Hertha Berlin
Hamburg
Bayern Munich
Werder Bremen
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Bayer Leverkusen
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen
Bayern Munich
Hamburg
Stuttgart
Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich
Cologne
Finals: Winners 1954, 1974, 1990; runners-up
1966, 1982, 1986, 2002; semifinals 1934, 1958,
1970, 2006; quarterfinals 1962, 1994, 1998;
second round 1978; first round 1938.
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Fulham
Middlesbrough
Reading
No Team
Galatasaray
Dinamo Moscow
FC Basel
FC Twente
JEF United
Melbourne Heart
Gold Coast
Everton
Blackburn
No Team
Blackburn
AZ Alkmaar
Sassuolo
Antalyaspor
Hull
FC Nuremberg
Galatasaray
Nagoya Grampus
FC Twente
Finals: Second round 2006; first round 1974.
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BETTING
Wigan
Zaglebie Lubin
Uniao Leiria
Chelsea
Munich 1860
Manchester United
Borussia Dortmund
Udinese
Saragosse
Lazio
Inter Milan
Wolverhampton
CSKA Moscow
Standard Liege
Dynamo Kiev
Stuttgart
Cologne
Hertha Berlin
Partizan Belgrade
Valencia
Ajax Amsterdam
Zenit St Petersburg
Vojvodina Novi Sad
Finals: First World Cup
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nearly two years ago, but have a balance of
promising talent and seasoned veterans even
without the injured Michael Ballack.
Germany tend to cope well with the
pressure of the knockout stages and have
won all four penalty shoot-outs they faced at
previous World Cups.
But Loew is taking nothing for granted
and his side will be fully prepared.
“I wouldn’t say we were too lucky with
the draw,” said Loew, whose side face
Australia in their opening game in Durban.
“It’s not going to be an easy section, but
it’s certainly not beyond us.
“Serbia were fantastic in qualifying
and they have some extremely good
players, likewise we will have to be careful
against Australia.
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14 June
18 June
19 June
24 June
Serbia v Ghana
Germany v Australia
Germany v Serbia
Ghana v Australia
Ghana v Germany
Australia v Serbia
Lukas Podolski
10pm
2.30am
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10pm
2.30am
2.30am
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
“I’m confident we can make it into the
second round.”
The group’s dark horses are Serbia,
who beat France to pole position in their
qualifying pool and thrashed Romania 5-0 to
reach the finals.
They have some quality players in
Nemanja Vidic, Dejan Stankovic and Milan
Jovanovic and will not be easy to beat.
“It’s going to be a really interesting group
because each team has a very different
playing style,” Serbia coach Radomir
Antic said.
“My team is very young, physically and
technically strong and without a doubt the
best Serbian team there has ever been.”
Australia will be looking to build on their
impressive performance from four years
ago, but will not be the surprise package
they were.
At Germany 2006, Australia finished
second in their group behind Brazil and
ahead of Croatia and Japan.
Nemanja Vidic
It took a penalty deep into injury-time
for Italy to beat Guus Hiddink’s side in the
last 16 on their way to winning the final.
Now under Dutchman Pim Verbeek,
Australia have the chance to claim a
major scalp in their opening game
against Germany. “You have to say
Germany are the favourites to win the
group,” Verbeek said.
“They’re extremely strong, very
experienced and one of the best sides in
the world.
“Nonetheless, we’ll be doing
everything we can to reach the next
round. We did well in 2006, but now
we need to concentrate on 2010.
“The players are four years
older now and so they have four
years more experience.”
FAVOURITES: GERMANY
FANCIED: AUSTRALIA, GHANA
UNDERDOGS: SERBIA
Lucas Neill
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MARK SCHWARZER
1
TIM CAHILL
4
BRETT EMERTON
7
LUCAS NEILL
2
JASON CULINA
5
LUKE WILKSHIRE
8
SCOTT CHIPPERFIELD
11
CRAIG MOORE
3
MICHAEL BEAUCHAMP
6
JOSH KENNEDY
9
ADAM FEDERICI
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Age: 37
Position: Goalkeeper
Caps: 74 Goals: 0
Club: Fulham (England)
Long-time Socceroos keeper
who is improving with age, having a careerbest season. Brilliant for Socceroos in World
Cup qualifying campaign, single-handedly
saving team on several occasions.
Age: 32
Position: Defender
Caps: 55 Goals: 0
Club: Galatasaray (Turkey)
Australia’s star of 2006 World
Cup who remains Socceroos’ defensive
mainstay four years later. Can play anywhere
in back-four but has made name for
country as ball-playing central defender.
Age: 34
Position: Defender
Caps: 49 Goals: 3
Club: Uncontracted
Veteran of three World Cup
campaigns who is still first-choice centre-half
despite fitness queries. Excellent in air, cool
and composed, and has great combination
with Lucas Neill in heart of defence.
Age: 30
Position: Midfielder
Caps: 39 Goals: 19
Club: Everton (England)
Outstanding box-to-box
midfielder with great aerial power who
brings unique skill-set to Socceroos.
Regularly scores goals, netting on average
once every two games for his country.
Age: 29
Caps: 47 Goals: 1
Club: Gold Coast United (Australia)
Versatile, skilled, and can play in
any position in Pim Verbeek’s midfield
formation. Has pace, passes creatively
and can also break down attack
as a defensive midfielder.
Age: 29
Position: Defender
Caps: 21 Goals: 1
Club: Melbourne Heart
Central defender comes in from
the cold after lack of club action put him in
international wilderness. Recent move to
Melbourne Heart makes him one of few squad
members aligned to an A-League club.
Age: 31
Caps: 72 Goals: 17
Club: Blackburn (England)
Right-sided wing-back who loves
to get forward and can also play an
advanced midfield role. Strong tackler and
man-marker with deadly cross. Grows a leg
every time he dons a national team shirt.
Age: 28
Caps: 41 Goals: 2
Club: Dinamo Moscow (Russia)
Has gone from bolter at last
World Cup to one of Socceroos’ most
important players, filling a variety of positions
and excelling in qualifying campaign.
Age: 27
Position: Striker
Caps: 18 Goals: 7
Club: Nagoya Grampus (Japan)
Beanpole striker who provides
deadly aerial threat. Capable at ground level
and boasts good international scoring record.
Age: 31
Position: Midfielder/striker
Caps: 45 Goals: 13
Club: Galatasaray (Turkey)
Socceroo talisman for more than
a decade and has been converted to a lone
striker at national level under Pim Verbeek.
Can also play wide on left or behind strikers.
Capable of scoring as well as creating.
Age: 34
Position: Defender
Caps: 64 Goals: 12
Club: FC Basel (Switzerland)
Long-serving left-sided defender.
Always dependable in defence and
provides good attacking outlet
down flank.
Age: 25
Caps: 1 Goals: 0
Club: Reading (England)
Perennial squad keeper.
Comes off excellent season at club level
in English Championship, where his
shot-stopping ability came to fore.
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VINCENZO GRELLA
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BRETT HOLMAN
Age: 26
Position: Midfielder/striker
Caps: 31 Goals: 2
Club: AZ Alkmaar (Holland)
Much-maligned attacking
midfielder who gets himself into good positions
with his pace but has often struggled
for goals. Scored last-gasp winner in
recent 2-1 win over New Zealand.
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Age: 22
Position: Striker/midfielder
Caps: 3 Goals: 0
Club: FC Twente (Belgium)
Speedy striker or wide midfielder
who can hurt defences with
ability to get behind them.
MILE JEDINAK
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Age: 30
Position: Defensive midfielder
Caps: 43 Goals: 0
Club: Blackburn (England)
Tough-tackling, yet skilful
Socceroos enforcer. Excellent at breaking
down opposition attacks and getting
things started for his side, though he has
battled niggling injuries this season.
Age: 25
Caps: 11 Goals: 0
Club: Antalyaspor (Turkey)
Has made the most of every
opportunity in past 18 months to go from
obscurity to Socceroos squad regular. Solid
defensive midfielder who has taken game
to another level since move to Turkey.
CARL VALERI
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NIKITA RUKAVYTSYA
BRAD JONES
Age: 25
Caps: 21 Goals: 0
Club: Sassuolo (Italy)
Quality holding midfielder who
has grown in stature with each
Socceroos appearance. Comfortable
on the ball and excellent shield
in front of back-four.
RICHARD GARCIA
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MARK MILLIGAN
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DAVID CARNEY
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Age: 28
Caps: 2 Goals: 0
Club: Middlesbrough (England)
Mark Schwarzer’s regular
understudy who has had up and down season
at club level. Good shot-stopper and likely to
be next in line if anything happens
to Schwarzer.
Age: 28
Caps: 6 Goals: 0
Club: Hull City (England)
Wide midfielder who has had
a good career in England, but has
been plagued by knee trouble
over past 12 months.
Age: 24
Position: Defender
Caps: 10 Goals: 1
Club: JEF United (Japan)
Bolter for 2006 World Cup
squad and has rarely performed badly
in limited appearances for country.
Possesses excellent defensive versatility
and can also play as holding midfielder.
Age: 26
Position: Midfielder/defender
Caps: 25 Goals: 3
Club: FC Twente Enschede (Holland)
Has been converted from
attacker into left-back at national level.
Provides excellent thrust going forward, but
still working on some defensive aspects.
DARIO VIDOSIC
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Age: 23
Caps: 6 Goals: 1
Club: FC Nuremberg (Germany)
Attacking midfielder who has
improved with each international appearance.
Has been mainly used as attacking
weapon off bench.
Age: 30
Caps: 54 Goals: 11
Club: Uncontracted
Cultured midfielder with
thundering long-range shot who is also a
free-kick specialist. Creates opportunities
for others and has a happy knack of
scoring important goals himself.
PIM VERBEEK
COACH
Age: 54
Socceroos coach since
December 2007.
Dutchman who had successful
career with South Korea as
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World Cup and Dick Advocaat at the 2006
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GROUP E
NETHERLANDS VULNERABLE AT THE
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A talented Netherlands squad starts as firm
favourites in a tight Group E, with Japan,
Cameroon and Denmark set to fight for
second place.
A red-hot qualifying campaign saw the
Dutch sail through to the finals without
dropping a point and coach Bert van
Marwijk is happy with the way the draw
panned out for his star-sprinkled team.
Big things are expected from the
in-form “Oranje”, currently ranked No.4
in the world behind Brazil, Spain and
Portugal, but van Marwijk is taking
nothing for granted.
“A lot of people will probably think that
we will make it to the next round without
too much trouble. However, our opponents
shouldn’t be underestimated,” said van
Marwijk, who replaced Marco van Basten
after Euro 2008.
The Dutch are making their ninth World
Cup appearance, with runners-up spots
during their heyday in the 1974 and 1978
tournaments the highlight so far.
But with players like Arjen Robben, Dirk
Kuyt, Mark van Bommel and Robin van
Persie at his disposal, the pressure is on to
finally lift the trophy, although they can be
vulnerable at the back.
They must be careful of Denmark,
who finished ahead of Portugal, Sweden
and Hungary in qualifying, while Japan
are tenacious and have made the round of
16 before.
If the Netherlands top the group, their
opponents in the next round will be the
second-placed team in Group H. Italy are
expected to top that group, while Slovakia,
Paraguay and New Zealand battle for second.
Arsenal youngster Nicklas Bendtner is
Denmark’s star, while players such as Jon
Dahl Tomasson, Dennis Rommedahl and
Michael Silberbauer are all well respected.
Bendtner believes the Danes can make
an impression.
“It’s important that we stay realistic.
Of course we’re going there to win the
tournament, but having said that we
don’t have the same means as other big
countries,” he said.
“However, we’ll do our very best.
Denmark have produced plenty of upsets in
football history, so why not again?”
No African team boasts more experience
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appearance in South Africa will be a record
sixth for an African nation.
Cameroon can be physically
intimidating and also boast three-time
African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto’o,
who rivals Ivorian Didier Drogba as the best
striker from the continent.
Japan are three-time Asian champions
and carry high hopes into the tournament
with former Celtic player Shunsuke
Nakamura their talisman.
Despite being mocked at home, Japan
coach Takeshi Okada continues to insist his
side can make the semifinals.
“It will be the fourth World Cup finals
for Japan and we are aiming for a top-four
spot. We don’t intend to change our goal
and we continue to aim for a top-four spot,”
he said.
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DENMARK
JAPAN
Coach
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Goalkeepers
Sander Boschker
Maarten Stekelenburg
Michel Vorm
Defenders
Khalid Boulahrouz
Edson Braafheid
John Heitinga
Joris Mathijsen
Andre Ooijer
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Gregory van der Wiel
Midfielders
Ibrahim Afellay
Nigel de Jong
Demy de Zeeuw
Stijn Schaars
Wesley Sneijder
Mark van Bommel
Rafael van der Vaart
Strikers
Ryan Babel
Eljero Elia
Klaas Jan Huntelaar
Dirk Kuyt
Arjen Robben
Robin van Persie
Coach
Paul Le Guen
Goalkeepers
Hamidou Souleymanou
Carlos Kameni
Guy Roland Ndy Assembe
Defenders
Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Sebastien Bassong
Gaetan Bong
Aurelien Chedjou
Nicolas Nkoulou
Geremi
Midfielders
Stephane Mbia
Rigobert Song
Eyong Enoh
Jean II Makoun
Georges Mandjeck
Joel Matip
Landry Nguemo
Alexandre Song
Strikers
Vincent Aboubakar
Eric Choupo-Moting
Achille Emana
Samuel Eto’o
Mohamadou Idrissou
Achille Webo
Coach
Morten Olsen
Goalkeepers
Stephan Andersen
Jesper Christiansen
Thomas Sorensen
Defenders
Daniel Agger
Lars Jacobsen
William Kvist Jorgensen
Simon Kjaer
Per Kroldrup
Patrick Mtiliga
Simon Busk Poulsen
Midfielders
Mikkel Beckmann
Thomas Enevoldsen
Christian D Eriksen
Jesper Gronkjaer
Daniel Jensen
Martin Jorgensen
Thomas Kahlenberg
Christian Poulsen
Jakob Poulsen
Dennis Rommedahl
Strikers
Nicklas Bendtner
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Soren Larsen
Coach
Takeshi Okada
Goalkeepers
Seigo Narazaki
Eiji Kawashima
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defenders
Yuji Nakazawa
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Yuichi Komano
Daiki Iwamasa
Yasuyuki Konno
Yuto Nagatomo
Atsuto Uchida
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Shunsuke Nakamura
Yasuhito Endo
Kengo Nakamura
Junichi Inamoto
Yuki Abe
Makoto Hasebe
Keisuke Honda
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Shinji Okazaki
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World Cup holders Italy will be expecting
nothing less than plain sailing in a Group F
in which they are the clear favourites.
Being drawn with New Zealand,
Paraguay and debutants Slovakia makes
comfortable viewing for a team that has
been anything but brilliant since lifting the
world crown for a fourth time in Germany
four years ago.
Slovakia will be making their first cup
appearance and New Zealand only their
second, with their first back in 1982 when
they lost all three matches.
The toughest prospect will undoubtedly
be Paraguay, who battled through tough
South American qualifiers to reach the cup
for the fourth time in a row and eighth time
in total. But they have never been beyond
the second round.
While Italy will be the undoubted
favourites to win the group, all three of
their opponents will fancy their chances of
reaching the next round and there will be
quite a battle for the runners-up spot.
Italy head into Group F with a 100 per
cent record against their three opponents,
but that constitutes only four matches and
little should be read into it.
Their only previous meeting with
Slovakia was back in 1998, for a 3-0 win in a
home friendly in Catania, but Slovakia have
come on in leaps and bounds since then.
Italy open their campaign against
Paraguay in Cape Town and will be aiming
ITALY
SLOVAKIA
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Coach
Marcello Lippi
Goalkeepers
Gianluigi Buffon
Morgan De Sanctis
Federico Marchetti
Defenders
Salvatore Bocchetti
Leonardo Bonucci
Fabio Cannavaro
Giorgio Chiellini
Domenico Criscito
Christian Maggio
Gianluca Zambrotta
Midfielders
Mauro Camoranesi
Daniele De Rossi
Gennaro Gattuso
Claudio Marchisio
Riccardo Montolivo
Angelo Palombo
Simone Pepe
Andrea Pirlo
Strikers
Antonio Di Natale
Alberto Gilardino
Vincenzo Iaquinta
Giampaolo Pazzini
Fabio Quagliarella
Coach
Vladimir Weiss
Goalkeepers
Jan Mucha
Dusan Kuciak
Dusan Pernis
Defenders
Marek Cech
Jan Durica
Peter Pekarik
Martin Petras
Kornel Salata
Martin Skrtel
Radoslav Zabavnik
Midfielders
Marek Hamsik
Kamil Kopunek
Jan Kozak
Juraj Kucka
Marek Sapara
Zdeno Strba
Miroslav Stoch
Vladimir Weiss
Strikers
Filip Holosko
Martin Jakubko
Erik Jendrisek
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Udinese
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Italy v Paraguay
New Zealand v Slovakia
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to complete a hat-trick after previous
successes in 1950 at the World Cup in Brazil,
and in 1998 when they won a friendly
3-1 in Parma.
Paraguay looked dangerous as they led
the South American qualifying group from
beginning almost to the end when Brazil
finally overtook them.
And Italy will know from experience not
to treat New Zealand lightly, having had to
come back from a goal down three times in a
pre-Confederations Cup friendly in Pretoria
last June before two Vincenzo Iaquinta goals
in the last 22 minutes earned the world
champions a narrow 4-3 win.
Midfielder Aaron Clapham (Canterbury
United) was the main surprise when New
Zealand named their 23-man squad, with
coach Ricki Herbert revealing he had to
make some tough choices ahead of the All
Whites’ first appearance in the World Cup
finals since 1982.
“I’m not one to usually have sleepless
nights but this has been a very
difficult job settling on the
final pieces of the jigsaw,”
said Herbert, who played
in the 1982 World Cup for
New Zealand.
The core of the
team includes six other
Europe-based professionals in
Rory Fallon of Plymouth, Chris
Killen (Middlesbrough), Michael
McGlinchey (Motherwell), Winston
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PARAGUAY
NEW ZEALAND
Coach
Gerardo Martino
Goalkeepers
Justo Villar
Real Valladolid
Aldo Bobadilla
Independiente Medellin
Diego Barreto
Cerro Porteno
Defenders
Denis Caniza
Leon
Dario Veron
Puma
Julio Caceres
Atletico Mineiro
Paulo Da Silva
Sunderland
Claudio Morel Rodriguez
Boca Juniors
Antolin Alcaraz
Wigan
Carlos Bonet
Olimpia
Aureliano Torres
San Lorenzo
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Cristian Riveros
Sunderland
Enrique Vera
LDU Quito
Edgar Barreto
Atalanta
Jonathan Santana
Wolfsburg
Victor Caceres
Libertad
Nestor Ortigoza
Argentinos Juniors
Strikers
Roque Santa Cruz
Manchester City
Nelson Haedo Valdez
Borussia Dortmund
Oscar Cardozo
Benfica
Edgar Benitez
Pachuca
Lucas Barrios
Borussia Dortmund
Rodolfo Gamarra
Libertad
Coach
Ricki Herbert
Goalkeepers
James Bannatyne
Glen Moss
Mark Paston
Defenders
Andy Boyens
Tony Lochhead
David Mulligan
Ryan Nelsen
Winston Reid
Ben Sigmund
Tommy Smith
Ivan Vicelich
Midfielders
Andy Barron
Leo Bertos
Jeremy Brockie
Tim Brown
Aaron Clapham
Jeremy Christie
Simon Elliott
Michael McGlinchey
Strikers
Rory Fallon
Chris Killen
Shane Smeltz
Chris Wood
Finals: Second round 1986, 1998, 2002; first
round 1930, 1950, 1958, 2006.
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Kaka
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GROUP OF DEATH WILL
CLAIM A CASUALTY
A high-profile casualty is inevitable in Group
G, with Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast
fighting for two places, while North Korea
concentrate on damage limitation.
Brazil have lifted the trophy that
symbolises global supremacy a record five
times, Portugal finished fourth at the last
tournament in 2006 and many pundits
consider Ivory Coast the best African bet
for glory.
And while North Korea are universally
regarded as cannon fodder, none of the 32
challengers have prepared more thoroughly
than the mystery men from the east who
criss-cross the world playing warm-up games.
Superstars abound in the first-round
group of death as Brazil boast Real Madrid
midfielder Kaka, Ivory Coast have Chelsea
striker Didier Drogba and Portugal’s
superstar is Real Madrid midfielder-cumstriker Cristiano Ronaldo.
Brazil, the only country to compete
at all 19 previous tournaments, are
favoured to finish first and set up a possible
last-16 showdown with fellow South
Americans Chile.
The opening Group G clash between
Ivory Coast and Portugal in Port Elizabeth
could determine who else progresses, with
European champions Spain the probable
second-round opponents.
North Korea will defend en masse
and compete like tigers, but they lack the
firepower to emulate their countrymen of
1966, who defeated Italy in Middlesbrough to
cause one of the great World Cup shocks.
BRAZIL
IVORY COAST
PORTUGAL
NORTH KOREA
Coach
Dunga
Goalkeepers
Julio Cesar
Heurelho Gomes
Doni
Defenders
Maicon
Daniel Alves
Michel Bastos
Gilberto
Lucio
Juan
Luisao
Thiago Silva
Midfielders
Elano
Kaka
Gilberto Silva
Josue
Ramires
Felipe Melo
Kleberson
Julio Baptista
Strikers
Luis Fabiano
Nilmar
Robinho
Grafite
Coach
Sven Goran Eriksson
Goalkeepers
Boubacar Barry
Daniel Yeboah
Aristide Zogbo
Defenders
Sol Bamba
Arthur Boka
Emmanuel Eboue
Siaka Tiene
Kolo Toure
Guy Demel
Steve Gohouri
Benjamin Angoua
Midfielders
Didier Zokora
Romaric
Cheick Tiote
Yaya Toure
Jean-Jacques Gosso
Abdel Kader Keita
Strikers
Aruna Dindane
Seydou Doumbia
Didier Drogba
Salomon Kalou
Gervinho
Emmanuel Kone
Coach
Carlos Queiroz
Goalkeepers
Eduardo
Beto
Daniel Fernandes
Defenders
Duda
Bruno Alves
Paulo Ferreira
Miguel
Ricardo Carvalho
Rolando
Fabio Coentrao
Pepe
Ricardo Costa
Midfielders
Deco
Tiago
Raul Meireles
Pedro Mendes
Miguel Veloso
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Hugo Almeida
Danny
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Kim Jong-Hun
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Kim Myong Gil
Kim Myong Won
Ri Myong Guk
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Cha Jong Hyok
Ri Jun Il
Ri Kwang Chon
Nam Song Chol
Pak Nam Chol
Ri Kwang Hyok
Pak Chol Jin
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Ji Yun Nam
Mun In Guk
Pak Sung Hyok
Ri Chol Myong
Pak Nam Chol
An Yong Hak
Kim Kyong Il
Kim Yong Jun
Strikers
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Jong Tae Se
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Kim Kum Il
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AS Roma
Inter Milan
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Galatasaray
Real Madrid
Panathinaikos
Wolfsburg
Benfica
Juventus
Flamengo
AS Roma
Sevilla
Villarreal
Santos
Wolfsburg
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Thursday, June 10
15 June
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25 June
Ivory Coast v Portugal
Brazil v North Korea
Brazil v Ivory Coast
Portugal v North Korea
North Korea v Ivory Coast
Portugal v Brazil
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Coach Dunga has assembled a tactically
astute squad that focuses on work ethic
and plays as a team, with no place for the
prima-donna factor that has cost Brazil
dearly in the past.
Kaka aside, many consider Julio Cesar
of Inter Milan the best goalkeeper in the
world, Lucio and Juan form a solid central
defence barrier, Gilberto Silva does the
midfield graft and Luis Fabiano has few
peers as a goal poacher.
Brazil also know South Africa well as they
return with the stars who won the dressrehearsal FIFA Confederations Cup last June,
coming from two goals behind to pip the
United States 3-2 in Johannesburg.
Portugal needed a play-off against Bosnia
Herzogovina to reach South Africa after
a qualifying campaign in which Ronaldo
failed to score in seven matches before being
sidelined by injury.
Where to play the golden boy will occupy
much time of coach Carlos Queiroz, with
Didier Drogba
Ji Yun Nam
the options facing the former assistant to
Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United
including a wide or central midfield role, or
lone striker.
Fate has dealt Ivory Coast a cruel World
Cup hand twice after getting the Netherlands
and Argentina in Germany four years
ago. The late choice of Swede Sven Goran
Eriksson as coach hardly boosts continuity.
The Ivorians are formidable on paper
with Drogba, brothers Yaya and Kolo Toure
and Salomon Kalou heading a star cast, but
the promise of this squad remains unfulfilled
and this must be the last chance for many.
Perhaps the safest prediction ahead of
the group is that Myong-Guk Ri, the 23-yearold North Korea goalkeeper who considers it
his sacred duty to “safeguard the gates to the
fatherland”, faces an extremely busy June.
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Walter Martinez
Thursday, June 10
FLAWLESS SPAIN GUARD
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Spain are riding the crest of a
wave following their Euro 2008
victory and the record-breaking
achievements of Barcelona
in 2009.
In fact, La Roja are among
the favourites for the World
Cup having been drawn
alongside Honduras, Chile and
Switzerland in Group H.
They look well placed to
make the last 16, where Brazil,
Portugal and Ivory Coast are
all potential opponents if they
top their group.
Spain’s best previous
performance was a fourthplace finish in 1950, but in
Alexis Sanchez
players like goalkeeper Iker Casillas, midfield
magicians Xavi and Andres Iniesta and lethal
strikers David Villa and Fernando Torres,
they possess the kind of quality that emerges
only once in a generation.
Spain qualified with a flawless record,
winning all 10 matches in their European
group, but coach Vicente del Bosque
feels that will count for nothing when the
tournament gets underway.
“We don’t know, destiny is impossible to
predict,” he said.
“The key will be to prepare as well as we
possibly can for the battle ahead, because
we’ll come up against very, very strong
opponents. This includes those teams
who aren’t going into the finals among
the favourites.”
SPAIN
SWITZERLAND
CHILE
HONDURAS
Coach
Vicente del Bosque
Goalkeepers
Iker Casillas
Jose Reina
Victor Valdes
Defenders
Raul Albiol
Alvaro Arbeloa
Joan Capdevila
Carlos Marchena
Gerard Pique
Carles Puyol
Sergio Ramos
Midfielders
Xabi Alonso
Sergi Busquets
Cesc Fabregas
Andres Iniesta
Javi Martinez
David Silva
Jesus Navas
Xavi
Strikers
Juan Manuel Mata
Pedro Rodriguez
Fernando Llorente
Fernando Torres
David Villa
Coach
Ottmar Hitzfeld
Goalkeepers
Diego Benaglio
Johnny Leoni
Marco Wolfli
Defenders
Mario Eggimann
Stephane Grichting
Stephan Lichtsteiner
Philippe Senderos
Christoph Spycher
Steve Von Bergen
Reto Ziegler
Midfielders
Tranquillo Barnetta
Valon Behrami
Gelson Fernandes
Benjamin Huggel
Gokhan Inler
Marco Padalino
Pirmin Schwegler
Xherdan Shaqiri
Strikers
Eren Derdiyok
Alexander Frei
Blaise Nkufo
Marco Streller
Hakan Yakin
Coach
Marcelo Bielsa
Goalkeepers
Claudio Bravo
Miguel Pinto
Luis Marin
Defenders
Pablo Contreras
Ismael Fuentes
Mauricio Isla
Gonzalo Jara
Gary Medel
Waldo Ponce
Arturo Vidal
Midfielders
Rodrigo Tello
Gonzalo Fierro
Carlos Carmona
Marco Estrada
Rodrigo Millar
Matias Fernandez
Jorge Valdivia
Strikers
Mark Gonzalez
Esteban Paredes
Juan Beausejour
Fabian Orellana
Alexis Sanchez
Humberto Suazo
Coach
Reinaldo Rueda
Goalkeepers
Ricardo Canales
Noel Valladares
Donis Escober
Defenders
Victor Bernardez
Maynor Figueroa
Oscar Garcia
Sergio Mendoza
Emilio Izaguirre
Johnny Palacios
Mauricio Sabillon
Osman Chavez
Midfielders
Edgard Alvarez
Julio Cesar de Leon
Roger Espinoza
Amado Guevara
Ramon Nunez
Wilson Palacios
Hendry Thomas
Danilo Turcios
Strikers
David Suazo
Georgie Welcome
Carlos Pavon
Walter Martinez
Real Madrid
Liverpool
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Villarreal
Valencia
Barcelona
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Arsenal
Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao
Valencia
Sevilla
Barcelona
Valencia
Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao
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“To be honest, it’s going to be very
hard to compete for first place but we’ll
be looking to finish at least second and
qualify for the next round. Obviously the
games against Honduras and Switzerland
will be crucial.”
Making up Group H are Switzerland, who
reached the last 16 in 2006 before falling
on penalties to Ukraine. They overcame a
shocking 2-1 defeat to minnows Luxembourg
to top their pool in European qualification.
The team, now coached by German Ottmar
Hitzfeld, features a healthy blend of youth
and experience, combining talented younger
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Barnetta and goalkeeper Diego Benaglio
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Spain v Switzerland
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Rafael Callejas, head of the Honduran
federation, said much preparation lay ahead
for his team, which is ranked 38th in the
world and set for only its second World Cup
participation after an appearance in 1982
when they went out in the first round.
“We face very high-level teams in Spain,
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“Honduras must prepare itself
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Chile, ranked 18th by FIFA, make
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