2010 FIFA World Cup

This is the barely-managed-to-qualify group and, for France, Uruguay and Mexico: really lucky to have been drawn into this particular group. Why? Each group includes one of the top seven teams in the world or the home team. This year, the home team, South Africa, happens to be ranked 83rd.

Favorites: This is probably the most difficult group to predict, but unless France collapses like they did in the 2002 World Cup or the 2008 European Championship, South Africa may have the chance. If no, I go with France and Mexico.

FIFA Rank:9
Friendly match Pre World Cup 4 June 2010

France embarrassed by China with shock defeat 0:1 at Stade Michel Volnay, France.
Free kick goal from Deng Zhuoxiang was enough to hand Raymond Domenech and his team defeat in their third and final warm-up match, a week before their tournament opener against Uruguay.

In fact, China was lucky to win the match with only 31% ball possession.

Match Highlight France 0:China 1


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Num Pos Name
23 G Cédric Carrasso
1 G Hugo Lloris
16 G Steve Mandanda
3 D Eric Abidal
22 D Gaël Clichy
13 D Patrice Evra
5 D William Gallas
6 D Marc Planus
4 D Anthony Reveillere
2 D Bacary Sagna
17 D Sebastien Squillaci
19 M Abou Diaby
18 M Alou Diarra
8 M Yoann Gourcuff
15 M Florent Malouda
7 M Franck Ribery
14 M Jeremy Toulalan
20 M Mathieu Valbuena
21 F Nicolas Anelka
9 F Djibril Cisse
11 F André-Pierre Gignac
10 F Sidney Govou
12 F Thierry Henry

FIFA Rank:17
Friendly match Pre World Cup 3 June 2010

Mexico beat the champion 2:1 in World Cup friendly. Poor defending by Italy and ball possession was only 36%.
Mexico deserve the win. And this is the 1st away game they won on World Cup friendly and win all the home matches.

Match Highlight Italy 1:Mexico 2


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Num Pos Name
23 G Luis Michel
13 G Guillermo Ochoa
1 G Óscar Pérez
12 D Paul Aguilar
16 D Efrain Juárez
19 D Jonny Magallón
4 D Rafael Márquez
15 D Héctor Moreno
5 D Ricardo Osorio
2 D Francisco Rodríguez
3 D Carlos Salcido
20 D Jorge Torres Nilo
7 M Pablo Barrera
8 M Israel Castro
17 M Giovani Dos Santos
18 M Andres Guardado
22 M Alberto Medina
6 M Gerardo Torrado
21 F Adolfo Bautista
10 F Cuauhtémoc Blanco
9 F Guillermo Franco
14 F Javier Hernandez
11 F Carlos Vela

FIFA Rank:83
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Num Pos Name
22 G Moneeb Josephs
16 G Itumeleng Khune
1 G Shu-Aib Walters
14 D Matthew Booth
2 D Siboniso Gaxa
20 D Bongani Khumalo
3 D Tsepo Masilela
4 D Aaron Mokoena
19 D Anele Ngongca
21 D Siyabonga Sangweni
5 D Lucas Thwala
7 M Lance Davids
13 M Kagisho Dikgacoi
23 M Thanduyise Khuboni
12 M Reneilwe Letsholonyane
11 M Teko Modise
17 M Surprise Moriri
10 M Steven Pienaar
6 M MacBeth Sibaya
8 M Siphiwe Tshabalala
9 F Katlego Mphela
18 F Siyabonga Nomvete
15 F Bernard Parker

FIFA Rank:16
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Num Pos Name
12 G Juan Castillo
1 G Fernando Muslera
23 G Martin Silva
22 D Martín Cáceres
4 D Jorge Fucile
3 D Diego Godin
2 D Diego Lugano
6 D Andrés Scotti
20 D Mauricio Victorino
18 M Egidio Arévalo Ríos
8 M Sebastian Eguren
21 M Alvaro Fernández
5 M Walter Gargano
17 M Ignacio González
14 M Nicolas Lodeiro
11 M Alvaro Pereira
16 M Maximiliano Pereira
15 M Diego Perez
13 F Sebastian Abreu
7 F Edison Cavani
19 F Sebastián Fernández
10 F Diego Forlan
9 F Luis Suárez

This is another group of barely-made-its that could produce some exciting matches.

Argentina a perennial power and yet the last time they advanced to the semifinals was 20 years ago.
Having The FIFA World Player of the Year, Lionel Messi in the team while Diego Milito, who, over an 18-day period in May this year, playing for Inter Milan, scored the winning goal in the Italian Cup final, the winning goal in the final match of the season to give Inter the Italian Serie A championship, and both goals in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

The most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria also boasts many nationals who play in Europe, particularly in England and France.

South Korea has only played Nigeria three times and Greece twice and they have never been beaten by either one, although all the games against Nigeria were home friendlies.

Favorites: It would be a shock if Argentina didn't advance out of this group. As for the second team, it is tempting to give Nigeria some sort of semi-home team advantage, but South Korea could pull off an upset.

FIFA Rank:7
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Num Pos Name
21 G Mariano Andujar
1 G Diego Pozo
22 G Sergio Romero
4 D Nicolas Burdisso
12 D Ariel Garcé
6 D Gabriel Heinze
15 D Nicolás Otamendi
3 D Clemente Rodriguez
13 D Walter Samuel
5 M Mario Bolatti
2 M Martín Demichelis
7 M Ángel Di María
17 M Jonás Gutiérrez
14 M Javier Mascherano
23 M Javier Pastore
20 M Maxi Rodríguez
8 M Juan Verón
16 F Sergio Aguero
9 F Gonzalo Higuaín
10 F Lionel Messi
19 F Diego Milito
18 F Mart¡n Palermo
11 F Carlos Tevez

FIFA Rank:13
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Num Pos Name
1 G Konstantinos Chalkias
13 G Michalis Sifakis
12 G Alexandros Tzorvas
16 D Sotirios Kyrgiakos
22 D Stilianos Malezas
5 D Vaggelis Moras
8 D Avraam Papadopoulos
19 D Sokratis Papastrathopoulos
2 D Giourkas Seitaridis
4 D Nikos Spyropoulos
15 D Vassilis Torosidis
11 D Loukas Vintra
10 M Giorgias Karagounis
21 M Kostas Katsouranis
18 M Sotirios Ninis
3 M Christos Patsatzoglou
23 M Athanassios Prittas
6 M Alexandros Tziolis
9 F Angelos Charisteas
17 F Theofanis Gekas
20 F Pantelis Kapetanos
14 F Dimitrios Salpingidis
7 F Georgios Samaras

FIFA Rank:21
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Num Pos Name
23 G Bamidele Aiyenugba
16 G Austin Ejide
1 G Vincent Enyeama
15 D Ayodele Adeleye
5 D Rabiu Afolabi
21 D Uwa Echiejile
17 D Chidi Odiah
6 D Danny Shittu
3 D Taye Taiwo
2 D Joseph Yobo
20 M Dickson Etuhu
19 M Lukman Haruna
14 M Sani Kaita
10 M John Mikel Obi
12 M Kalu Uche
22 M John Utaka
13 M Atanda Yussuf
4 F Nwankwo Kanu
9 F Obafemi Martins
18 F Victor Obinna
11 F Peter Odemwingie
7 F Chinedu Obasi
8 F Ayegbeni Yakubu

FIFA Rank:47
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Num Pos Name
18 G Jung Sung-Ryong
21 G Kim Young-Kwang
1 G Lee Woon-Jae
22 D Cha Du-Ri
4 D Cho Yong-Hyung
3 D Kim Hyung-Il
6 D Kang Min-Soo
15 D Kim Dong-Jin
14 D Lee Jung-Soo
12 D Lee Young-Pyo
2 D Oh Beom-Seok
16 M Ki Sung-Yueng
23 M Kim Bo-Kyung
13 M Kim Jae-Sung
8 M Kim Jung-Woo
5 M Kim Nam-Il
17 M Lee Chung-Yong
7 M Park Ji-Sung
19 M Yeom Ki-Hun
9 F Ahn Jung-Hwan
10 F Park Chu-Young
20 F Lee Dong-Gook
11 F Lee Seung-Yeoul

Group C starts off with a bang, when England clashes with the United States on Day 2 of the World Cup.

The United States is one of only four large nations in which soccer is considered a minor sport compare to England.

You would think that England, inventor of soccer and home to a professional league that attracts a large number of the world's best players, would be one of the most successful nations in the history of the World Cup.

For Slovenia, with a population of barely two million, they are the smallest country in the World Cup, and they qualified by toppling a giant.

Algeria is the only Muslim nation to qualify for the 2010 World Cup compare previous WC with more than 3 country that qualify such as Tunisia, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Favorites: This group should be a sure in for England. As for the second spot, it's the Americans' to lose. If they play like they did last year against Spain, they won't have any problems with Algeria and Slovenia. But if their play is erratic, as it often is, either of the two outsiders could knock them off. Can Dempsey be American hero?

FIFA Rank:30
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Num Pos Name
16 G Fawzi Chaouchi
1 G Lounes Gaouaoui
23 G Rais M'Bolhi
3 D Nadir Belhadj
12 D Habib Bellaid
2 D Madjid Bougherra
5 D Halliche
18 D Abdelkader Laifaoui
14 D Carl Medjani
4 D Antar Yahia
22 M Djamel Abdoun
7 M Ryad Boudebouz
17 M Adlène Guédioura
21 M Foued Kadir
8 M Medhi Lacen
6 M Yazid Mansouri
13 M Karim Matmour
20 M Djamel Mesbah
19 M Hassan Yebda
15 M Karim Ziani
11 F Rafik Djebbour
9 F Abdelkader Ghezzal
10 F Rafik Saïfi

Pre-World Cup match (8 June 2010)
England v Platinum Star 3:0
Follow the action from England's final warm-up match before their World Cup opener against USA in five days time. The opponents are South African league side Platinum Stars. Let's just keep everything crossed that there aren't any further injuries before the tournament starts.

Well after this match the team for the opener seems­ like James, G Johnson, Terry, King, A. Cole, Lennon, Gerrard, Lampard, J. Cole, Rooney and Crouch.

FIFA Rank:8
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Num Pos Name
12 G Robert Green
23 G Joe Hart
1 G David James
18 D Jamie Carragher
3 D Ashley Cole
5 D Rio Ferdinand
2 D Glen Johnson
20 D Ledley King
6 D John Terry
15 D Matthew Upson
13 D Stephen Warnock
14 M Gareth Barry
22 M Michael Carrick
11 M Joe Cole
4 M Steven Gerrard
8 M Frank Lampard
7 M Aaron Lennon
16 M James Milner
17 M Shaun Wright-Phillips
9 F Peter Crouch
19 F Jermain Defoe
21 F Emile Heskey
10 F Wayne Rooney

Bet Rooney to help ENGLAND win the World Cup?

FIFA Rank:25
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Num Pos Name
1 G Jasmin Handanovic
12 G Samir Handanovic
16 G Aleksander Seliga
2 D Miso Brecko
5 D Bostjan Cesar
3 D Elvedin Dzinic
14 D Suad Filekovic
6 D Branko Ilic
13 D Bojan Jokic
22 D Matej Mavric
4 D Marko Suler
10 M Valter Birsa
17 M Andraz Kirm
20 M Andrej Komac
8 M Robert Koren
15 M Rene Krhin
18 M Aleksandar Radosavljevic
21 M Dalibor Stevanovic
14 F Zlatko Dedic
9 F Zlatan Ljubijankic
23 F Tim Matavz
11 F Milivoje Novakovic
7 F Nejc Pecnik

FIFA Rank:14
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Num Pos Name
18 G Brad Guzan
23 G Marcus Hahnemann
1 G Tim Howard
3 D Carlos Bocanegra
12 D Jonathan Bornstein
6 D Steve Cherundolo
15 D Jay Demerit
21 D Clarence Goodson
5 D Oguchi Onyewu
2 D Jonathan Spector
7 M DaMarcus Beasley
4 M Michael Bradley
13 M Ricardo Clark
8 M Clint Dempsey
19 M Maurice Edu
22 M Benny Feilhaber
11 M Stuart Holden
16 M José Francisco Torres
17 F Jozy Altidore
14 F Edson Buddle
10 F Landon Donovan
20 F Robbie Findley
9 F Herculez Gomez

Germany is the class of Group D, but anything could happen in the other clashes.

Germany is a model of consistency in the World Cup but unfortunately the captain, Michael Ballack will be out due to ankle injury.

Serbia could be the dark horse of the tournament. Four years ago they arrived at the 2006 World Cup with high hopes, having won their qualifying group ahead of Spain and without a loss.

For Australia, in the weeks before the World Cup, the Australians have tuned up with victories over New Zealand and Denmark, before losing to the United State 3-1 on June 5.

Ghana should have been led by midfielder Michael Essien, who plays for Chelsea, but Essien had to withdraw because of injury. This will definitely pay the cost for them!

Favorites: Germany should be a shoo-in, but the second place is really up for grabs.

FIFA Rank:20
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Num Pos Name
12 G Adam Federici
18 G Brad Jones
1 G Mark Schwarzer
6 D Michael Beauchamp
21 D David Carney
20 D Mark Milligan
3 D Craig Moore
2 D Lucas Neill
23 M Mark Bresciano
4 M Tim Cahill
11 M Scott Chipperfield
5 M Jason Culina
7 M Brett Emerton
19 M Richard Garcia
13 M Vincenzo Grella
15 M Mile Jedinak
10 M Harry Kewell
16 M Carl Valeri
22 M Dario Vidosic
8 M Luke Wilkshire
14 F Brett Holman
9 F Joshua Kennedy
17 F Nikita Rukavytsa

FIFA Rank:6
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Num Pos Name
22 G Jorg Butt
1 G Manuel Neuer
12 G Tim Wiese
4 D Dennis Aogo
14 D Holger Badstuber
20 D Jerome Boateng
3 D Arne Friedrich
2 D Marcell Jansen
16 D Philipp Lahm
17 D Per Mertesacker
5 D Serdar Tasci
6 M Sami Khedira
18 M Toni Kroos
21 M Marko Marin
8 M Mesut Özil
7 M Bastian Schweinsteiger
15 M Piotr Trochowski
19 F Cacau
23 F Mario Gomez
9 F Stefan Kießling
11 F Miroslav Klose
13 F Thomas Müller
10 F Lukas Podolski

Live MATCH in german translator

FIFA Rank:32
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Num Pos Name
1 G Daniel Adjei
16 G Stephen Ahorlu
22 G Richard Kingson
19 D Lee Addy
17 D Ibrahim Ayew
7 D Samuel Inkoom
5 D John Mensah
8 D Jonathan Mensah
4 D John Pantsil
2 D Hans Sarpei
15 D Isaac Vorsah
6 M Anthony Annan
21 M Kwadwo Asamoah
13 M André Ayew
9 M Derek Boateng
23 M Kevin-Prince Boateng
11 M Sulley Muntari
10 M Stephen Appiah
18 F Dominic Adiyiah
14 F Matthew Amoah
3 F Asamoah Gyan
20 F Owusu-Abeyie Quincy
12 F Prince Tagoe

FIFA Rank:15
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Num Pos Name
23 G Andjelko Djuricic
12 G Bojan Isailovic
1 G Vladimir Stojkovic
6 D Branislav Ivanovic
3 D Aleksandar Kolarov
13 D Aleksandar Lukovic
16 D Ivan Obradovic
2 D Antonio Rukavina
20 D Neven Subotic
5 D Nemanja Vidic
14 M Milan Jovanovic
4 M Gojko Kacar
17 M Milos Krasic
22 M Zdravko Kuzmanovic
11 M Nenad Milijas
18 M Milos Ninkovic
19 M Radoslav Petrovic
10 M Dejan Stankovic
7 M Zoran Tosic
8 F Danko Lazovic
21 F Dragan Mrdja
9 F Marko Pantelic
15 F Nikola Zigic

Group E should belong to the Dutch, while Africa's top-ranked team, Cameroon, goes for a Tier 2 breakthrough against Denmark.

the Dutch were impressive in qualifying, winning all eight of their matches and allowing only two goals.

Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon was only 17 years old when he played in his first World Cup in 1998. Now he plays for Inter Milan and, as captain of the Cameroon national team, he will lead them in South Africa.

Never feel the Danes can perform well in WC. Glory time was over with Peter Schmeichel time.

Japan spirit? Can they play like in the Pre-WC match vs England?

Favorites: Holland should be a shoo-in to advance, with Cameroon and Denmark battling for the second spot.

FIFA Rank:19
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Num Pos Name
16 G Souleymanou Hamidou
1 G Carlos Kameni
22 G Guy Ndy
2 D Benoit Assou-Ekotto
5 D Sebastien Bassong
12 D Gaetan Bong
8 D Geremi
21 D Joel Matip
19 D Stéphane Mbia
3 D Nicolas Nkoulou
4 D Rigobert Song
14 M Aurélien Chedjou
10 M Achille Emana
18 M Eyong Enoh
11 M Jean Makoun
20 M Georges Mandjeck
7 M Landry N`Guemo
6 M Alexandre Song
23 F Vincent Aboubakar
13 F Maxim Choupo-Moting
9 F Samuel Eto'o
17 F Mohamadou Idrissou
15 F Pierre Webó

FIFA Rank:36
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Num Pos Name
16 G Stephan Andersen
22 G Jesper Christiansen
1 G Thomas Sorensen
4 D Daniel Agger
6 D Lars Jacobsen
3 D Simon Kjaer
13 D Per Kroldrup
23 D Patrick Mtiliga
17 M Mikkel Beckmann
20 M Thomas Enevoldsen
21 M Christian Eriksen
8 M Jesper Gronkjaer
7 M Daniel Jensen
10 M Martin Jorgensen
12 M Thomas Kahlenberg
5 M William Kvist
2 M Christian Poulsen
14 M Jakob Poulsen
15 M Simon Poulsen
19 M Dennis Rommedahl
11 F Nicklas Bendtner
18 F Søren Larsen
9 F Jon Dahl Tomasson

FIFA Rank:45
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Num Pos Name
23 G Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
21 G Eiji Kawashima
1 G Seigo Narazaki
13 D Daiki Iwamasa
3 D Yuichi Komano
15 D Yasuyuki Konno
5 D Yuto Nagatomo
22 D Yuji Nakazawa
4 D Tulio Tanaka
6 D Atsuto Uchida
2 M Yuki Abe
7 M Yasuhito Endo
17 M Makoto Hasebe
18 M Keisuke Honda
20 M Junichi Inamoto
8 M Daisuke Matsui
14 M Kengo Nakamura
10 M Shunsuke Nakamura
19 F Takayuki Morimoto
9 F Shinji Okazaki
16 F Yoshito Okubo
11 F Keiji Tamada
12 F Kisho Yano

FIFA Rank:4
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Num Pos Name
22 G Sander Boschker
1 G Maarten Stekelenburg
16 G Michel Vorm
12 D Khalid Boulahrouz
15 D Edson Braafheid
3 D Johnny Heitinga
4 D Joris Mathijsen
13 D Andre Ooijer
5 D Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
2 D Gregory Van Der Wiel
20 M Ibrahim Afellay
8 M Nigel De Jong
14 M Demy De Zeeuw
18 M Stijn Schaars
10 M Wesley Sneijder
6 M Mark Van Bommel
23 M Rafael Van der Vaart
19 F Ryan Babel
17 F Eljero Elia
21 F Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
7 F Dirk Kuyt
11 F Arjen Robben
9 F Robin Van Persie

Defending champion Italy got the luckiest draw of any nation, as none of the other three teams in their group are major contenders.

Some observers think that Italy is not as strong this year as they usually are, but they have an easy group in which to work out the kinks in their game plan, and they will probably get a comparatively weak opponent in the round of 16.

Paraguay had a strong qualifying run. Although they placed only third in the South American group, they were only one point behind winners Brazil, and, in a critical match late in the tournament, they beat Argentina at home.

This is the first time that Slovakia will compete in the World Cup since achieving independence in 1993.

New Zealand- I wonder can they score a goal in this year World Cup?

Favorites: Italy and Paraguay should move forward, unless Slovakia upsets the South Americans.

FIFA Rank:5
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Num Pos Name
1 G Gianluigi Buffon
14 G Morgan De Sanctis
12 G Federico Marchetti
13 D Salvatore Bocchetti
23 D Leonardo Bonucci
5 D Fabio Cannavaro
4 D Giorgio Chiellini
3 D Domenico Criscito
2 D Cristian Maggio
19 D Gianluca Zambrotta
16 M Mauro Camoranesi
6 M Daniele De Rossi
8 M Gennaro Gattuso
15 M Claudio Marchisio
22 M Riccardo Montolivo
17 M Angelo Palombo
21 M Andrea Pirlo
10 F Antonio Di Natale
11 F Alberto Gilardino
9 F Vincenzo Iaquinta
20 F Giampaolo Pazzini
7 F Simone Pepe
18 F Fabio Quagliarella

FIFA Rank:78
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Num Pos Name
23 G James Bannatyne
12 G Glen Moss
1 G Mark Paston
18 D Andrew Boyens
3 D Tony Lochhead
17 D Dave Mulligan
6 D Ryan Nelsen
4 D Winston Reid
2 D Ben Sigmund
19 D Tommy Smith
5 D Ivan Vicelich
13 M Andy Barron
11 M Leo Bertos
22 M Jeremy Brockie
8 M Tim Brown
21 M Jeremy Christie
16 M Aaron Clapham
7 M Simon Elliott
15 M Michael McGlinchey
14 F Rory Fallon
10 F Chris Killen
9 F Shane Smeltz
20 F Chris Wood

FIFA Rank:31
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Num Pos Name
12 G Diego Barreto
22 G Aldo Bobadilla
1 G Justo Villar
21 D Antolin Alcaraz
5 D Julio Cáceres
4 D Denis Caniza
14 D Paulo Da Silva
3 D Claudio Morel
17 D Aureliano Torres
2 D Darío Verón
8 M Edgar Barreto
6 M Carlos Bonet
15 M Victor Cáceres
20 M Néstor Ortigoza
16 M Christian Riveros
11 M Jonathan Santana
13 M Enrique Vera
19 F Lucas Barrios
10 F Edgar Benitez
7 F Óscar Cardozo
23 F Rodolfo Gamarra
9 F Roque Santa Cruz
18 F Nelson Valdez

FIFA Rank:34
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Num Pos Name
22 G Dusan Kuciak
1 G Ján Mucha
12 G Dusan Pernis
4 D Marek Cech
16 D Jan Durica
23 D Peter Pekarík
2 D Martin Petras
21 D Kornel Salata
3 D Martin Skrtel
5 D Radoslav Zabavník
17 M Marek Hamsik
6 M Kamil Kopunek
8 M Jan Kozak
19 M Juraj Kucka
10 M Marek Sapara
15 M Miroslav Stoch
20 M Zdenko Strba
7 M Vladimir Weiss
13 F Filip Holosko
14 F Martin Jakubko
18 F Erik Jendrisek
9 F Stanislav Sestak
11 F Robert Vittek

Having Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast in the same group should guarantee some juicy matches, with North Korea providing an exotic element.

Brazil and Spain are the two betting favorites to take it all. Coach Dunga's selection of the World Cup squad was a topic of national importance in Brazil, as he chose to bypass star midfielder Ronaldinho.

Portugal will be heavy rely on 2008 FIFA Player of the Year, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Ivoirians have some top-level talent, most notably Didier Drogba, who this season, playing for champions Chelsea, led the Premier League in scoring with 29 goals. Unfortunately, Drogba fractured a bone in his arm during the match against Japan. Ivory Coast will still have Drogba's Chelsea teammate, striker Salomon Kalou.

North Korea-they do have two starters who play in Japan. One of them, forward Jong Tae-se, is known as "the Wayne Rooney of Asia."

Favorites: Brazil is an obvious choice to go through. For the second spot, the opening match on June 15 between Portugal and Ivory Coast could prove decisive.

FIFA Rank:1
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Num Pos Name
12 G Gomes
22 G Doni
1 G Julio César
13 D Daniel Alves
6 D Michel Bastos
3 D Lucio
8 D Gilberto
14 D Luisão
15 D Thiago Silva
4 D Juan
2 D Maicon
8 M Gilberto Silva
19 M Julio Baptista
17 M Josué
7 M Blumer Elano
10 M Kaká
20 M Kleberson
5 M Felipe Melo
18 M Ramires
11 F Robinho
23 F Grafite
9 F Luis Fabiano
21 F Nilmar

FIFA Rank:27
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Num Pos Name
1 G Boubacar Barry
23 G Daniel Yeboah
16 G Aristide Zogbo
2 D Brou Angoua
22 D Souleymane Bamba
3 D Arthur Boka
20 D Guy Demel
21 D Emmanuel Eboue
12 D Steve Gohouri
17 D Siaka Tiéné
4 D Kolo Toure
13 M Jean-Jacques Gosso
18 M Abdul-Kader Keita
19 M Emmanuel Koné
14 M Romaric
9 M Chiek Tiote
6 M Yaya Toure
5 M Didier Zokora
15 F Aruna Dindane
7 F Seydou Doumbia
11 F Didier Drogba
8 F Salomon Kalou
10 F Gervinho

FIFA Rank:105
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Num Pos Name
18 G Kim Myong-Gil
1 G Ri Myong-Guk
7 G Kim Myong-Won
13 D Pak Chol-Jin
2 D Cha Jong-Hyok
3 D Ri Jun-Il
5 D Ri Kwang-Chon
20 D Ri Kwang-Hyok
21 D Pak Nam-Chol
16 D Nam Song-Chol
14 D Pak Sung-Hyok
9 M Ri Chol-Myong
11 M Mun In-Guk
12 M Kim Kyong-Il
4 M Pak Nam-Chol
15 M Kim Yong-Jun
22 M An Young-Hak
8 M Ji Yun-Nam
19 F An Chol-Hyok
17 F Choe Kum-Chol
6 F Kim Kum-Il
23 F Jong Tae-Se
10 F Hong Yong-Jo

Pre-World Cup 8 June 2010
After the announcement of Nani's injury preventing him from playing in the World Cup, Portugal consoled itself with the return of Pepe after 6 months of absence from the pitch.
His return on this friendly game against Mozambique help Portugal won 3-0. Danny and Hugo Almeida also in the scored sheet.
Portugal vs. Mozambique 3:0



FIFA Rank:3
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Num Pos Name
12 G Beto
1 G Eduardo
22 G Daniel Fernandes
5 D Duda
2 D Bruno Alves
6 D Ricardo Carvalho
23 D Fábio Coentrão
21 D Ricardo Costa
4 D Rolando
3 D Paulo Ferreira
13 D Miguel
20 M Deco
15 M Pepe
16 M Raúl Meireles
8 M Pedro Mendes
19 M Tiago
17 M Nani
11 M Simão
14 M Miguel Veloso
10 F Danny
9 F Liedson
18 F Hugo Almeida
7 F Cristiano Ronaldo

Bet on Ronaldo to earn PORTUGAL as World Cup Champion?

It's a good thing that most Swiss are multi-lingual because Group H is definitely the Spanish-speaking group.

Spain looks as strong as any team in the World Cup. For his 23-man squad, Spanish coach Vicente del Bosco has chosen eight players from Barcelona and five from Real Madrid, for which he both played and coached.

This year, Chile appears to have a strong team. If all goes according to form, they should make it out of group play.

Switzerland played roller coaster football. Let see how they fare this round.

Honduras-very unfamiliar name to me. But this is their 2nd time after 1982.

Favorites: Spain off course, while the second spot is Chile's to lose.

FIFA Rank:18
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Num Pos Name
1 G Claudio Bravo
23 G Luis Murillo Marin
12 G Miguel Pinto
5 D Pablo Contreras
2 D Ismael Fuentes
4 D Mauricio Isla
18 D Gonzalo Jara
17 D Gary Medel
3 D Waldo Ponce
8 D Arturo Vidal
15 M Jean Beausejour
6 M Carlos Carmona
13 M Marco Estrada
14 M Matias Fernandez
19 M Gonzalo Fierro
11 M Mark Gonzalez
20 M Rodrigo Millar
21 M Rodrigo Tello
16 F Fabián Orellana
22 F Esteban Paredes
7 F Alexis Sánchez
9 F Humberto Suazo
10 F Jorge Valdivia

FIFA Rank:38
SQUAD
Num Pos Name
1 G Ricardo Canales
22 G Donis Escober
18 G Noel Valladares
5 D Victor Bernardez
2 D Osman Chavez
3 D Maynor Figueroa
14 D Oscar García
21 D Emilio Izaguirre
23 D Sergio Mendoza
4 D Johnny Palacios
16 D Mauricio Sabillon
17 M Edgar Alvarez
13 M Roger Espinoza
20 M Amado Guevara
10 M Julio Leon
7 M Ramon Nunez
8 M Wilson Palacios
6 M Hendry Thomas
19 M Danilo Turcios
15 F Walter Martinez
9 F Carlos Pavon
11 F David Suazo
12 F Georgie Welcome

Friendly match Pre World Cup 8 June 2010

Fernando Torres made a scoring return from injury as substitute in 66' to edge Poland 6:0 in their last warm-up match before departing for the World Cup. Unlucky, Andres Iniesta went off with a thigh problem, the Barcelona midfielder's fitness was the only concern for coach Vicente del Bosque.
Spain control the match with 72% ball possession and 11 Shot on target.
SPAIN vs POLAND 6:0



FIFA Rank:2
SQUAD
Num Pos Name
1 G Iker Casillas
23 G Pepe Reina
12 G Víctor Valdés
2 D Raúl Albiol
17 D Álvaro Arbeloa
11 D Joan Capdevila
4 D Carlos Marchena
3 D Gerard Pique
5 D Carles Puyol
15 D Sergio Ramos
14 M Xabi Alonso
16 M Sergi Busquets
10 M Cesc Fábregas
8 M Xavi
6 M Andrés Iniesta
21 M David Silva
20 M Javier Martínez
13 M Mata
22 M Jesus Navas
18 M Pedro
19 F Fernando Llorente
9 F Fernando Torres
7 F David Villa

Watch live match in SPANISH commentary

FIFA Rank:24
SQUAD
Num Pos Name
1 G Diego Benaglio
21 G Johnny Leoni
12 G Marco Wölfli
22 D Mario Eggimann
13 D Stephane Grichting
2 D Stephan Lichtsteiner
3 D Ludovic Magnin
4 D Philippe Senderos
5 D Steve von Bergen
17 D Reto Ziegler
7 M Tranquillo Barnetta
11 M Valon Behrami
16 M Gelson Fernandes
6 M Benjamin Huggel
8 M Gökhan Inler
14 M Marco Padalino
20 M Pirmin Schwegler
23 M Xherdan Shaqiri
15 M Hakan Yakin
18 F Albert Bunjaku
19 F Eren Derdiyok
9 F Alexander Frei
10 F Blaise N'Kufo