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Brazil vs Portugal FIFA world cup 2010 game will be start 25/06/2010 time 16:00 venue Durban.
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"We have to learn to live with the favourites' tag. We mustn't let it turn into something negative, as it has done in previous years." Kaka.Brazil are preparing to contest their 19th consecutive FIFA World Cup finals. They are the only country to have taken part in every edition of the global showpiece.They are also the only country to have won the title five times: amassing a total of 64 victories, 14 draws and 14 defeats in 92 games played.
Portugal set the bar incredibly high on their first FIFA World Cup appearance in 1966, walking away with a third-place finish along with a golden boot award for Eusebio. That maiden voyage remains their best performance to date on football’s biggest stage.
After failing to progress past the first stage in 1986 and 2002, Germany 2006 marked a return to FIFA World Cup form for the Portuguese. Undefeated during the group phase, they went on to overcome Netherlands and England en route to the semi-finals, only to lose 1-0 to France and then go down to the hosts in the play-off for third place. South Africa 2010 will be Portugal’s fifth FIFA World Cup appearance."Portugal are candidates for the trophy. We have great players and we made a statement with great pedigree and determination. This is a unique moment," Liedson after eliminating Bosnia-Herzegovina to qualify for South Africa 2010.

South africa vs uruguay LIVE streaming

South africa vs uruguay FIFA world 2010 will be start at Tshwane/Pretoria in south africa.This is South Africa's third appearance at the FIFA World Cup.
South africa vs uruguay LIVE streamingTheir first participation was at France 1998 and they also qualified for Korea/Japan 2002.Benni McCarthy scored the country's first goal at the FIFA World Cup in a 1-1 draw against Denmark on 18 June 1998. South Africa's incumbent captain, Aaron Mokoena remains the country's most capped player. South Africa hosted and won the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in 1996 at their first attempt, beating Tunisia 2-0 in Johannesburg's Soccer City. They went on to finish as runners-up at the following edition in 1998, losing to Egypt 2-0 in the final."We are all aware that it is a huge honour to play in a World Cup on home soil; not many players have had such a privilege. We are also aware of the task that lies ahead. For us, the World Cup is our priority, it's our biggest goal. We need to represent our country with pride," Aaron Mokoena, South Africa captain.Uruguay will be appearing in the FIFA World Cup for the 11th time at South Africa 2010.Uruguay hosted the inaugural FIFA World Cup finals in 1930 and went on to win the tournament after defeating Argentina 4-2 in the Final.The last time that the men in sky blue advanced beyond the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup finals was at Mexico 1970, when they finished fourth.“We had to work hard to qualify, especially in the games in Montevideo. Luckily for us, though, the World Cup’s taking place far away from home! I know we have to improve a lot if we are to perform well in South Africa but we do have a lot of strong points and we hope to be able to show them.” Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez.

Spain vs Switzerland LIVE streaming

Spain vs Switzerland FIFA world 2010 1st game will be start at Durban stadium in south africa.Spain have taken part in the finals of 12 FIFA World Cups and have not missed a single edition since failing to reach Germany 1974.
Spain vs Switzerland LIVE streamingLa Roja's best performance at the global showpiece was a fourth-placed finish at Brazil 1950.At senior international level, Spain have two major titles to their name: the 1964 and 2008 European Championships. Spain recorded ten wins from ten South Africa 2010 qualifiers.La Selección were the European Zone's second-highest scorers, firing 28 goals to end the campaign just six strikes short of the Fabio Capello's England."We've got good players and a well-oiled team, but there are some very strong sides out there. Our aim is to challenge for the next World Cup but we know how difficult it is. We're not the favourites but we are among the hopefuls." Vicente del Bosque, Spain coach. In South Africa, Switzerland will be appearing at the FIFA World Cup for the ninth time. The Swiss reached the quarter-finals in 1934, 1938 and 1954. They were knocked out in the Round of 16 at the 2006 finals in Germany."If my father had known I'd be this successful as Switzerland coach - not as Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund coach - he'd have been overjoyed. It's the place we call home, you see." Ottmar Hitzfeld, Switzerland coach.

Brazil VS Korea DPR LIVE streaming

Today Brazil VS Korea DPR FIFA world cup football game will be start in Johannesburg stadium.Brazil are preparing to contest their 19th consecutive FIFA World Cup finals. They are the only country to have taken part in every edition of the global showpiece.They are also the only country to have won the title five times: amassing a total of 64 victories, 14 draws and 14 defeats in 92 games played.
Brazil VS Korea DPR LIVE streaming
"We have to learn to live with the favourites' tag. We mustn't let it turn into something negative, as it has done in previous years." Kaka.Korea DPR reached the last eight in their last and only previous appearance at the finals of a FIFA World Cup. "It was as a result of our hard work that we will return to the World Cup, 44 years after we reached last eight at England 1966." We are likely to meet European teams once more at South Africa 2010 and I hope we can repeat the feats of our predecessors." Korea DPR head coach Kim Jong-Hun.

Italy vs Paraguay LIVE streaming

Italy vs Paraguay FIFa World cup 2010 1st game will be start today.Italy have qualified for 16 of the 18 FIFA World Cup finals, failing to book themselves a place in 1958 and having not opted to take part in the first edition in 1930. They have won the competition on four occasions, in 1934, 1938, 1982 and four years ago in 2006. They also finished runners-up in 1970 and 1994 and claimed third place on home soil in 1990."No team is superior to Italy. I don't want to say that we're better than everyone, but you might say that we're not inferior to any other team," Marcello Lippi, coach.
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Paraguay will be making their eight FIFA World Cup finals appearance next year and their fourth in a row.La Albirroja have never won two games at the same finals and have yet to progress beyond the Round of 16.In those eight appearances they have won six matches, drawn seven and lost nine. "The secret to our qualification was the fact that the players and all the professionals involved with the national team went about their job responsibly and with a minimum of fuss. If we had failed to do what previous coaches achieved and missed out on qualifying, then we would have become a negative footnote in Paraguay's footballing history. Anyone who coaches a national team does so for one of two reasons: to stay in the job or go down in history. I've chosen the second option." Coach Gerardo Martino.

Japan vs Cameroon LIVE streaming

Japan vs Cameroon 1st game will be stat today.South Africa 2010 will be Japan's fourth FIFA World Cup finals, and their fourth in a row. Their best finish came as hosts at Korea/Japan 2002, when they topped Group H ahead of Belgium, Russia and Tunisia to advance to the knockout stages for the first and so far only time.
Click here Japan vs Cameroon LIVE streaming Once in the Round of 16 they put in a brave fight only to go down 1-0 against eventual third-place finishers Turkey, the goal coming after 12 minutes from Umit Davala.At his first finals as Japan coach, back at France 1998, Okada's charges lost each of their three group games, scoring once and conceding four times in the process.Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first ever FIFA World Cup finals goal, netting in the 74th minute of the 2-1 reverse against Jamaicaon French soil."We are not going to change our tactics because when I set this team's basic tactical approach, it was already done with a view to winning against the world's biggest teams. Our main target in South Africa is to reach the semi-finals." Japan coach Takeshi Okada.
Cameroon were eliminated at the group stage of Spain 1982 despite not suffering a defeat. They lost out to Italy for second in the table on the goals scored ti-ebreaker after three draws.Cameroon have played in 17 FIFA World Cup matches, the most of any national team from Africa. Their 1-0 defeat of holders Argentina to kick off the 1990 FIFA World Cup is one of the great upsets in the history of the event.Roger Milla was a record 42 years and 39 days old when he scored for the Lions against Russia in the 1994 World Cup. He was also the first African to play in three World Cup finals.“We have again made people believe in this team. It’s a great achievement for all of us to be able to play in a World Cup, especially one in Africa. We are dangerous because we have a good mix of experience, and we have learned to play together,” Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o.

USA and England LIVE stream

USA and England FIFA world cup 2010 match will be start Rustenburg in south africa.The World Cup knows that one of the biggest upsets ever took place in 1950 when the United States defeated England, 1-0, in Brazil.South Africa, a U.S. win would not be considered such an upset. While England is currently ranked eighth in the world, the United States is not far behind at qnumber 14."It's nice when there's a little connection to the past, but at the same time as you prepare for this game that's not a big factor," said Bob Bradley. "Whenever we're playing we do a good job of knowing what our opponents are all about. We respect our opponent. We've played against top teams in the last four years and we know what that's like. So England fits all that. They're a top team. We know their players well. We respect them, but we're excited about playing them.
USA and England LIVE streamWe look forward to it.""I think I've played enough against them that I like to think I have a little bit of an advantage but I don't think that's huge just because I've played against them," said Tim Howard. "In fact it's probably the opposite, you know. With the unknown you're a little bit carefree and gung-ho, you know. Knowing what I know about them, sometimes I'm actually a little bit cautious, but hopefully not in this case.""I think it'll be tough but at the same time great because I think the first game always sets the tone for the rest of the tournament," said Jozy Altidore. "So it'll give us a real good opportunity to put us either in the driver's seat or a put us in a good place going into the next game for sure.""In a World Cup, you know you're going to need every guy, from the first guy to the 23rd guy," said Michael Bradley. "So the fact that we have good options, that's only going to help our team."The other two teams that England and the USA will face later in Group C are Algeria and Slovenia. But both know this head-to-head opening match is the one that is drawing the most interest.

Korea Republic vs Greece live stream

Korea Republic vs Greece 4th match FIFA world cup 2010 will be start Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in south africa.South Korea has participated in seven World Cup final tournaments and became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-finals, doing so when it co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Japan. South Korea is considered as one of the most successful international football teams in Asia. It has qualified for its eighth World Cup final tournament, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, having been the only unbeaten team during the AFC qualification tournament.
Korea Republic vs Greece live streamThe 2002 FIFA World Cup was hosted jointly with Japan. Led by Dutch coach Guus Hiddink and assistant coach Pim Verbeek, South Korea defeated Portugal as well as European powerhouses Italy and Spain.During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, South Korea achieved their first World Cup victory outside of Asia by beating Togo 2-1 in Frankfurt on June 13. Against France, the team managed a late equalizer from Park Ji-Sung to end up with a 1-1 tie and this put them tied with Switzerland on top of their group. However, they were knocked out of the tournament after a controversial 2-0 loss against Switzerland, while France advanced with a 2-0 win against Togo.After winning the Euro 2004, Greece were considered favourites to top their group, in the 2006 World Cup qualification. The team was drawn into Group 2 along with Ukraine, Turkey, Denmark, Albania, Georgia and Kazakhstan.
In their first qualifier, Greece could not handle the game with Albania and lost 2-1, which was the reason Greece could not go to Germany for the 2006 World Cup. Afterward their matches were followed by draws (home and away respectively) with Turkey and Ukraine, before defeating Kazakhstan 3-1 at home. It was thought that the team was back on course as the 2-1 win over Denmark, with Zagorakis scoring his first ever goal in over 100 caps. This was followed by wins against Georgia and Albania and a respectable away draw with Turkey. However, despite dominating the game, Greece lost at home to Ukraine 1-0 having two goals disallowed. Three months later, Greece barely escaped embarrassment as they scraped to a 2-1 away win against Kazakhstan in the dying seconds. Greece was defeated 1-0 by Denmark in Copenhagen as chances for a qualification through a playoff looked dismal after a 1-0 win of Turkey in Kiev against the already qualified Ukrainian side. In their last game, Greece defeated Georgia finishing 4th, four points behind first-placed Ukraine and two behind Turkey. Throughout the match, the 30,000 fans in the Karaiskákis Stadium chanted the name of Otto Rehhagel in their utmost support and he said afterwards "Even if 10 years pass, part of my heart will be Greek". There was a dissatisfaction with the selection of the team by Otto Rehhagel throughout qualification campaign from some journalists as they argued that he was sticking to exactly the same Euro 2004 squad even though some players didn't even have a club and was overlooking others most notably Ieroklis Stoltidis of Olympiacos and Akis Zikos of Monaco.On 25 May 2006, less than a month before the opening of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Greece lost 1-0 to Australia in a friendly match in front of 95,103 people at the MCG.

Uruguay V France : LIVE

The FIFA world cup 2010 2nd match will start the Green point Stadium in cape town.2006 runners-up France againest inaugural world champions uruguay in an early tussle for Group A supremacy.Uruguay, a nation which has qualified for the finals just once since 1990, are former winners of the competition back in 1930, the inaugural World Cup, and in 1950.They needed a 2-1 aggregate win over Costa Rica in a two-legged play-off to make the finals which epitomises Uruguay’s lack of appearances in the finals in recent tournaments.Uruguay first-team won’t resemble household names, coach Oscar Tabarez does have a handful of dangerous individuals ready and waiting to be unleashed in South Africa. Their main man, the superstar within the La Celeste ranks if you like, is recent UEFA Europe=a League winner Diego Forlan, who scored 13 goals in 18 qualifiers and has a tidy record of 24 goals in 62 appearances.Uruguay’s previous appearance in the finals of a World Cup was back in 2002 over in Korea and Japan, where Uruguay failed to win any of their three group encounters. They do, however, have a decent record against France at the World Cup, having never lost to France in two World Cup clashes. At a time, though, when French football has expanded and Uruguay have somewhat gone backwards, you feel Tabarez’s men will do well to preserve their unbeaten record against Les Bleus on Friday evening.
Uruguay V France : LIVE

France, who were losing finalists at the 2006 World Cup in Germany after losing a tense shoot-out with Italy, will look to go one better in South Africa by becoming the first country to win the FIFA World Cup on African soil. If their form in recent finals is anything to go by, France should fair alright – Winners on home soil in 1998 and runners-up in Germany four years go – but at the same time we shouldn’t forget their abysmal performance back at Japan/Korea in 2002 when finishing bottom in, somewhat ironically, Group A.However, we just can’t steer ourselves away from the French despite their recent poor showing in internationals. In fairness, France have rarely warmed up for any major tournament with too many inspiring results, so their recent friendly mishaps shouldn’t be taken too much into consideration in our opinion. Raymond Domnech doesn’t just have the best squad in terms of classy individuals, he has the stronger squad in terms of depth and should France need a goal at some point, if plan A does goes array, he does have a host of players he can bring on in a bid to alter proceedings, none more so than Thierry Henry.

Player for player, there is no better national team than ours

world champions in 1978 and 1986, were far from impressive in qualifying for this year's event and are not considered one of the main favourites to lift the Trophy.Messi was warned against underestimating his side, saying in Clarin: "Player for player, there is no better national team than ours".Lionel Messi feels that, man for man, there are no better teams than Argentina at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.Much is now expected of the 22-year-old in the FIFA World Cup, but Messi has shrugged that off, saying: "At this stage I don't have to prove anything. I've come there to do things well for me and for my team-mates."

I feel ten out of ten:Carlos Tevez

Argentina striker Carlos Tevez is fully preparedmentally and physically for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.Tevez and Argentina struggled in the qualifiers and only scraped into the finals courtesy of a 1-0 win over Uruguay in their final match. Manchester City forward claims they will do much better in South Africa, where they line up alongside Korea Republic, Nigeria and Greece in Group B. He said: "This is a World Cup. Who can not been motivated when they have this opportunity?I feel ten out of ten. I am a lot more focused than four years ago, I'm preparing myself very much for the first game. Since I got on the plane from England to travel to Argentina and join the group, I have been thinking about the opener against Nigeria."

Greece national football team profile

The Greece national football team represents Greece in international football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation.Greece national football team participated only twice in the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, in 1994 and 1980 respectively.They have also been proven more competitive than they used to be and often reach high places in the FIFA World Rankings.The team's success in qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA, marked the first time they had made it to the FIFA World Cup finals. Greece finished first and undefeated in their qualifying group, surpassing Russia in the final game. In the final tournament Greece were drawn into group D with Nigeria, Bulgaria, and Argentina.After winning the Euro 2004, Greece were considered favourites to top their group, in the 2006 World Cup qualification. The team was drawn into Group 2 along with Ukraine, Turkey, Denmark, Albania, Georgia and Kazakhstan.In their first qualifier, Greece could not handle the game with Albania and lost 2-1, which was the reason Greece could not go to Germany for the 2006 World Cup.By way of the November 2007 FIFA World Rankings, Greece was seeded in Pot A for the European zone group stage draw for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying. They were drawn into Group 2 with Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia and Luxembourg. Greece's group stage campaign began and ended with matches against Luxembourg on 6 September 2008 and 14 October 2009. While earning only three clean sheets in ten qualifying games, Greece relied heavily upon the scoring prowess of Theofanis Gekas, who led all Europeans in scoring with 10 goals. Two losses to Switzerland placed the Greeks one point behind the Swiss group winners, leaving Greece's 2010 World Cup hopes to be decided in a play-off with Group 6 runner-up Ukraine. A 0-0 tie in Athens preceded a 0-1 second-leg Greek triumph in Donetsk to secure a spot in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Provisional squad list:
GK Konstantinos CHALKIAS
GK Michail SIFAKIS
GK Alexandros TZORVAS
Angelos CHARISTEAS
Lazaros CHRISTODOULOPOULOS
Georgios GALITSIOS
Theofanis GEKAS
Pantelis KAPETANOS
Georgios KARAGOUNIS
Konstantinos KATSOURANIS
Sotirios KYRGIAKOS
Evripidis MAKOS
Stelios MALEZAS
Konstantinos MANOLAS
Stergos MARINOS
Konstantinos MITROGLOU
Vangelis MORAS
Sotiris NINIS
Avraam PAPADOPOULOS
Sokratis PAPASTATHOPOULOS
Christos PATSATZOGLOU
Athanasios PRITTAS
Dimitrios SALPINGIDIS
Georgios SAMARAS
Giourkas SEITARIDIS
Nikos SPIROPOULOS
Vasileios TOROSIDIS
Georgios TZAVELAS
Alexandros TZIOLIS
Loukas VYNTRA

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Netherlands national football team profile

The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands. It is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association.It is won Euro '88 and reached two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978, but lost both finals to their respective host nations, West Germany and Argentina.At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football.It is currently ranked fourth in the FIFA World Rankings and third in the World Football Elo Ratings.
Contents.The Netherlands played their first international match in Antwerp against Belgium on 30 April 1905. The players were selected by a five-member commission from the Dutch football association.The Netherlands made their first appearance at the World Cup final tournament in 1934, and after coming back in 1938, the Dutch national team entered the wilderness of world football.In 1974, the Netherlands beat both Brazil and Argentina in the second group stage, reaching the final for the first time in their history. However, the team lost to West Germany in the final in Munich, despite having gone 1–0 up through Johan Neeskens' early penalty kick before any German had even touched the ball. The Dutch were trying to embarrass the Germans at home while they were only up 1–0. This would prove their undoing. Supported by the crowd, a converted penalty by Paul Breitner and the winner from Gerd Müller led to a victory for the Germans. In spite of losing the final, the Clockwork Oranje and Johan Cruyff had already written a new page in football's history.In 1978, the Netherlands again reached the final of a World Cup, only to be again beaten by the hosts, Argentina.Euro '80 was the last tournament that the generation of Total Football qualified for, but they did not advance past the group stage, despite the tournament format being expanded that year. Veterans such as Krol and Rensenbrink retired soon afterwards and the Netherlands missed the 1982 World Cup, Euro '84, and the 1986 World Cup in succession.
The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and finished second in Group C after beating Serbia & Montenegro (1–0) and the Côte d'Ivoire (2–1) and drawing Argentina (0–0). Both Argentina and the Netherlands finished the group stage with seven points, but the Argentinians had a superior goal difference and finished first as a result.The Dutch team went on to secure a 100 percent record in their World Cup 2010 qualification campaign, winning all eight games and becoming the first European team to qualify for the World Cup. The World Cup Draw in Cape Town on the 4 December 2009 saw the Dutch being placed alongside Denmark, Cameroon and Japan in Group E.
Provisional squad list:GK Sander BOSCHKER,GK Maarten STEKELENBURG,GK Michel VORM,Ibrahim AFELLAY,Vurnon ANITA,Ryan BABEL,Otman BAKKAL,Khalid BOULAHROUZ,Edson BRAAFHEID,Wout BRAMA Nigel DE JONG,Demy DE ZEEUW,Eljero ELIA,Orlando ENGELAAR,John HEITINGA,Klaas Jan HUNTELAAR,Dirk KUYT,Jeremain LENS,Joris MATHIJSEN,David MENDES DA SILVA,Andre OOIJER,Arjen ROBBEN,Stijn SCHAARS,Wesley SNEIJDER,Mark VAN BOMMEL,Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST,Rafael VAN DER VAART,Gregory VAN DER WIEL,Robin VAN PERSIE,Ron VLAAR.

Uruguay national football team profile

Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international football competition. It is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol.
Uruguay have won two FIFA World Cups, including the first ever World Cup in 1930 as hosts, beating Argentina 4-2 in the final. They won their second title in 1950, upsetting hosts Brazil 2-1 in the final match. They also won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. They also won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament among former World Cup champions Uruguay hosted in 1980 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup. Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won 18 official titles: 2 FIFA World Cup, 2 Olympic Games and 14 Copa América.Uruguay is the only country in the world to win a World Cup with a general population of under 4 million inhabitants and is by far the smallest nation to do so. The second smallest country to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a total population of over 40 million people. Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals.Uruguay is also the smallest member nation of CONMEBOL, South American Football Association. Nevertheless, Uruguayan national team also have won the Copa América 14 different times, a record it shares with Argentina.Uruguay was chosen as the host nation for the first World Cup, held in 1930, the centenary of Uruguay's independence. During the World Cup, Uruguay won all its matches, and converted a 1-2 half-time deficit to a 4-2 victory against Argentina at the Estadio Centenario. Due to the refusal of some European teams to participate in the first World Cup, the Uruguayan Football Association urged other countries to reciprocate by boycotting the 1934 World Cup played in Italy. For the 1938 World Cup, France was chosen as host, contrary to a previous agreement to alternate the Championships between South America and Europe, so Uruguay again refused to participate.Uruguay again won the World Cup in 1950, beating hosts Brazil in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup History. The final was at the Maracanã Stadium in Brazil. Uruguay came from behind to beat the host nation in a match which would become known as the Maracanazo. Many Brazilians had to be treated for shock after the event, such was the surprise of Uruguay's victoryMay 1, 2009 Uruguayan National Team are ranked by FIFA 16th in the world and 3rd in South America, below Brazil and Argentina only.
Uruguay Provisional squad list: GK Juan CASTILLO,GK Fernando MUSLERA,GK Martin SILVA,Sebastian ABREU,Egidio AREVALO,Martin CACERES,Edinson CAVANI,Sebastian EGUREN,Alvaro FERNANDEZ,Sebastian FERNANDEZ,Diego FORLAN,Jorge FUCILE,Walter GARGANO,Diego GODIN,Alvaro GONZALEZ,Ignacio GONZALEZ,Nicolas LODEIRO,Diego LUGANO,Jorge MARTINEZ,Alvaro PEREIRA,Maximiliano PEREIRA,Diego PEREZ,Jorge RODRIGUEZ,Andres SCOTTI,Luis SUAREZ,Mauricio VICTORINO.

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Switzerland national football team profile

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland. And it is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.ts best performances in the World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals three times, in 1934, 1938 and when the country hosted the event in 1954. Switzerland also won silver at the 1924 Olympics. The youth teams have been more successful, winning the 2002 U-17 European Championship and the 2009 U-17 World Cup.
In 2006, Switzerland set a FIFA World Cup record by being eliminated from the competition despite not conceding a goal, losing to Ukraine in a penalty shootout in the last 16, by failing to score a single penalty - becoming the first national team in Cup history to do this.
Switzerland co-hosted Euro 2008 with Austria, making their third appearance in the competition. As with the two previous appearances, they did not clear the group stages.
In October 2009, Switzerland booked their place at the 2010 World Cup finals with a goalless draw against Israel at St Jacob stadium in Basel.
Switzerland qualified for the Euro 2004 in Portugal by finishing first in group 10 of the qualifying, ahead of Russia and Ireland.The World Cup 2006 in Germany was the first World Cup for Switzerland since their participation at the World Cup 1994. After finishing second behind France in qualifying group 4, they defeated Turkey in the play-off round 2–0 and 4–2 to qualify for the main tournament.Switzerland co-hosted the Euro 2008 together with Austria and was therefore automatically qualified.Switzerland played in group 2 of the UEFA qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Despite an embarrassing home loss against Luxembourg, they finished first in their group, ahead of Greece, Latvia and Israel.
Provisional squad list:GK Diego BENAGLIO,GK Johnny LEONI,GK Marco WOELFLI,Francois AFFOLTER,Tranquillo BARNETTA,Valon BEHRAMI,Nassim BEN KHALIFA,Albert BUNJAKU,Eren DERDIYOK,Mario EGGIMANN,Gelson FERNANDES,Alexander FREI,Stephane GRICHTING,Benjamin HUGGEL,Gokhan INLER,Stephan LICHTSTEINER,Fabian LUSTENBERGER,Ludovic MAGNIN,Alain NEF,Blaise NKUFO,Marco PADALINO,Pirmin SCHWEGLER,Philippe SENDEROS,Xherdan SHAQIRI,Christoph SPYCHER,Valentin STOCKER,Marco STRELLER,Steve VON BERGEN,Hakan YAKIN Reto ZIEGLER.

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Argentina football team profile

The Argentina national football team is the national association football team of Argentina.Argentina has won the most international titles by any national team (19), a record shared with Uruguay.Argentina is one of the most successful national football teams in the world.The team has twice won the FIFA World Cup, in 1978 and 1986. Argentina has won the Copa América 14 times, a record shared with Uruguay, won the Confederations Cup in 1992 and the Olympic Football Tournament in 2004 and 2008.Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it fourteen times and also winning the 'extra' South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946. The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, and an Argentine team (with only three players of over 23 years of age included in the squad) won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. Argentina also won six of the fourteen football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995 and 2003. In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time. World Cup 2006 Argentina had been eliminated at the group stage at Korea/Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup, although they had been among the pre-tournament favorites. There was a high expectation of a better performance in the Germany 2006. Argentina qualified for the knockout stages with wins over Ivory Coast (2–1) and Serbia and Montenegro (6–0), and a 0–0 draw with the Netherlands. Copa América 2007 Argentina won all three games in the group stage, beating United States, Colombia and Paraguay. After convincing victories over Peru and Mexico in the quarter final and semi final respectively, they were favorites to beat Brazil in the final, but were defeated 0–3. Source by wikipedia.org

Italy Profile

2006 champions Italy will naturally be one of the leading contenders to emerge triumphant at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. The only country along with Brazil to have won the tournament twice in succession, Marcello Lippi's men will be vying to match the performance of their pioneering predecessors in 1934 and 1938.
Italy have qualified for 16 of the 18 FIFA World Cup finals, failing to book themselves a place in 1958 and having not opted to take part in the first edition in 1930. They have won the competition on four occasions, in 1934, 1938, 1982 and four years ago in 2006. They also finished runners-up in 1970 and 1994 and claimed third place on home soil in 1990.
4 FIFA World Cups (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
1 UEFA European Championship (1968)
1 Olympic Football Tournament (1936)

Italy will play Group F team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

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Marcello Lippi, coach said, "No team is superior to Italy. I don't want to say that we're better than everyone, but you might say that we're not inferior to any other team,"