Group G: England / USA / Algeria / Slovenia
FIFA World Ranking: 14
Manager: Bob Bradley
Captain: Carlos Bocanegra
World Cup Appearances: 9
Best Performance: 1930 Third Place
The 2009 Confederations Cup put the Americans on the map as a potential threat to top teams. The USMNT looks to make history in South Africa with a fast and fit squad of now mostly European clubs. Although not featuring many starters in their recent friendly with Czech Republic, the US failed to impress. Days later, the US came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 before their sendoff to South Africa. The Red, White, and Blue will face England in the opening game of Group C and hope to match their performance in 1950 that has been dubbed the “Miracle on Grass.” England were 3-1 favorites to win the whole tournament and after the 1-0 defeat, papers in England read a victory of 10-0 or 11-0. The US, by the way, represents the best performance in the World Cup from a country outside of Europe and South America. The United States placed third in the first ever World Cup in Uruguay.
The USA attack is led by Landon Donovan, Jose Altidore, and Clint Dempsey, all who play or have played in England. Carlos Bocanegra and Oguchi Onyewu will anchor the defense.
Roster:
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England)
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany), Jay DeMerit (Watford, England), Clarence Goodson (IK Start, Norway), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan, Italy), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United, England).
Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus, Denmark), Stuart Holden (Bolton Wanderers, England), Jose Torres (Pachuca, Mexico).
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Hull City, England), Edson Buddle (LA Galaxy), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Puebla, Mexico).
Group Stage Fixtures:
6/12 18:30 GMT vs England
6/18 14:00 GMT vs Slovenia
6/23 14:00 GMT vs Algeria
Prediction:
The US will face their biggest challenge in their first match versus England. A defeat by a large margin could mean disaster for the Stars and Stripes, but look for the boys to come out of the knockout stages behind England, most likely to face Germany in the second round. Could be considered a sleeper team, as they were in the Confederations Cup, but the USA is no longer a surprise in International football.
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South Africa's Government Ban The Hooligans
South Africa's ban the fanatic and grid England team's suporter of foot ball Hooligan. They often made trouble and anarchy actions, Hooligans always made crazy event organizer World Cup and Euro Class. Although World Cup 19th executes in South Africa didn't make Hooligans give a way up. At the fact since last month several hooligan attempts to intrude to that black continent.
Noticed 3.200 hooligan identified involved anarchy activity. They banned tresspass South Africa. If they appear, they enforced give they documents to the police authority
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World Cup 2010 South Africa Deadline Player Announce
1 June deadline for applied final scuad South Africa 2010 rehersal completed by 31 teams. In D group, australia was the latest team to announced their scuad. Coach Pim Verbeek just announced his team at Tuesday (2/6). Caused he waited some players last condition get injured when whacked Denmark 1-0 in tryout match at Johannesberg Monday (1/6). From A group, South Africas Couch, Carlos Alberto Parreira made a brave step to stripped out veteran bomber Benny McCarthy. No worthy surprized from Mexico, Uruguay, and France.
In B group, Diego Armando Maradona have been appeared controversion decision to stripped out capten Javier Zanetti dan Esteban Cambiasso. the weared was he called three less experience goal keepers, old half back Sebastian Veron, and old striker Martin Palermo. Three rivals of Argentina, South Korea, Greece, and Nigeria defend with first decisioned.
The Hot news came from C group that Fabio Capello waited for last minutes to announced 23 player that would carry to South Africa. From 30 players, at last, Capello stripped out 7 persons, Theo Walcott, Tom Huddlestone, Leighton Baines, Michael Dawson, Darrent Bent, Scott Parker, and Adam Johnson.
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The Netherlands - 2010 World Cup squad
DUTCH: DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE
Fifteen minutes three goals. Dutch squeeze Ghana
The "Oranje" team wouldn’t patient for waited the first action inn World Cup 2010 againts Denmark at June 14th.
The Dutch "Oranje" Team get back the glory after wining the friendly match toward World Cup 2010 South Africa. This time the gray team folded Ghana 4-1 at De Kuip Stadium, Rotterdam, Wednesday (2/6). Dutch controlled the match at the first minutes and Dirk Kuyt made first goal, at 30th minute. One goal deficit didn’t made Ghana give up. But disaster came at 72th minute until 87th. During 15 minutes Dutch arrange three goal more by Rafael Van Der Vaart, Weasley Sneijder and Robin Van Parsie. Ghana only get one goal by Asamoah Gyan at 78th.
Dirk Kuyt believed that Dutch getting strong and wouldbe tested as the best team and repeat succeed story at World Cup 1974 and 1978.
Dutch noticed rather bad result in two biggest football events before. They kicked away by Portugal at big sixteen World Cup 2006 in Germany. And stopped gy Russia at Final quarter Euro 2008.
The Netherlands - 2010 World Cup squad
Goal keepers 1 Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax) 16 Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht) 22 Sander Boschker (FC Twente) Defenders 2 Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax) 3 John Heitinga (Everton) 4 Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg) 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord) 12 Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart) 13 André Ooijer (PSV) 15 Edson Braafheid (Celtic) Midfielders 6 Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich) 8 Nigel de Jong (Manchester City) 10 Wesley Sneijder (Inter) 14 Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax) 18 Stijn Schaars (AZ) 20 Ibrahim Afellay (PSV) 23 Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid) Forwards 7 Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool) 9 Robin van Persie (Arsenal) 11 Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) 17 Eljero Elia (Hamburg) 19 Ryan Babel (Liverpool) 21 Klaas Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan)
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