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Odds To Win the FIFA 2010 World Cup
Brazil
+400
Argentina
+525
Italy
+900
Spain
+1000
Germany
+1000
England
+1100
France
+1400
Holland
+1400
Portugal
+2200
Czech Republic
+3500
Ivory Coast
+3500
Cameroon
+4500
Mexico
+5500
South Africa
+6500
Nigeria
+7500
Poland
+12500
Russia
+7500
Ghana
+8000
Sweden
+8000
Australia
+10000
Croatia
+9000
Senegal
+10000
Denmark
+10000
Norway
+15000
Switzerland
+10000
Turkey
+9000
Ukraine
+10000
USA
+10000
Colombia
+12500
Togo
+20000
Tunisia
+15000
Japan
+17500
Uruguay
+15000
Romania
+15000
Belgium
+15000
Greece
+15000
Egypt
+20000
Austria
+25000
South Korea
+25000
Republic of Ireland
+20000
Chile
+25000
Bulgaria
+25000
Angola
+50000
Scotland
+50000
Wales
+100000
Northern Ireland
+250000
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Kyilees Site
Kawaiis Site
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“Club Deportivo Victoria fall 3-0 to Deportivo Marquense” or something along those lines was certainly one of the top stories across Central America three days ago as the final brackets for the 2007 CONCACAF Champion's Cup takes shape. Marquense, a Guatemalan club, trounced the Honduran side, Victoria, to secure the final position for Central American contenders.
The other two Central American representatives took to the pitch on Wednesday to decide who would take the lead for the Central Americans in qualification. Puntarenas F.C. hosted C.D. Olimpia in Costa Rica and just snuck by the Hondurans 3-2 with a goal from Alvaro Guerrero in the final minute of play. This match helped determine the hierarchy for the draw which will place teams in the final brackets for the CONCACAF Club Championship.
Currently, the “pots” look something like this. “Pot A” for Mexico and the United States has only three of the four teams decided as the Liga Mexicana has not finished its Apetura for 2006. CF Pachuca was the first Mexican side to qualify for the regional tournament after winning the Clausura earlier this year.
Major League Soccer will send D.C. United, who finished the regular season with the best record in league, and the Houston Dynamo, who won the MLS Cup. D.C. United is one of two American teams to have won the regional tournament, but the last time United won was in 1998.
Last year, both American sides were knocked out of the tournament in the opening round, but this year promises to be different. The traditional powers from Central America struggled to earn berths into the tournament. Niether Saprissa nor Alajuelense from Costa Rica nor Municipal of Guatemala earned spots in the big show. Also, of the traditional Mexican favorites only one can earn a spot in the upcoming championship. With Pachuca eating up one of Liga Mexicana's berths, it will be impossible for Club America and Pumas to make an appearance.
Also of note, with only one week of play left in the regular season, Cruz Azul holds the top spot in Liga Mexicana. Cruz Azul has had successful runs in the CONCACAF Club Championship in both 1996 and 1997 but is often not consider one of the region's dominant powers.
“Pot B” is also waiting for its fourth and final team. The first three teams to qualify for this group were the Central American teams, Puntarenas (CRC), Olimpia (HON), and Marquense (GUA). The fourth position will go to the winner of the Caribbean tournament. This fifteen team tournament is often won by a team from Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago, but with Portmore United (JAM) and Defense Force (TNT) out of contention, this final spot could go to almost anyone.
The champions for Trinidad and Jamaica are still held as the favorites, so teams will be weary of W Connection and Waterhouse F.C., but other teams should feel confident to leave their mark on this year's tournament. The Puerto Rico Islanders of the United Soccer Leagues will certainly have a fair shot if they can manage to get past W Connection of Trinidad and Tobago. Unfortunately for the Islanders, their top striker Alen Marcina, who scored 13 goals this summer, recently signed with the Knights in the Australian League.
In the end, the Cental American and Caribbean teams will likely be weaker than usual. This gives the edge to the teams from Mexico and the United States. Olimpia from Honduras is likely the best team from “Pot B”. Olimpia boasts a roster which features four members of the Honduran National Team: Figueroa, Valladares, Palacios, and Morales. Although Puntarenas gave a good showing against Olimpia earlier this week, Kurt Bernard will not be able to carry the team through the regional tournament. The same can also be said of Carlos Quinonez, who plays in back for Marquense and the Guatemalan National Team.
As for the other section, both D.C. United and Pachuca will likely struggle. D.C. finished the MLS season poorly. A lack of communication between Facundo Erpen and Bobby Boswell seemed to cause lots of confusion in the back. The team dominated the first half of the MLS regular season but couldn't seem to buy a win after the All-Star break. Although United has been the most successful American team when facing foreign opposition, including a 4-0 win over Celtic this year, D.C. will need to find a new way to shine to have any success in the upcoming tournament.
Pachuca has more potential than D.C., but only because their Apetura campaign has been fairly successful. However, they do not face the toughest competition in their league. With America, Pumas, and Toluca in one group and with Chivas and Cruz Azul in another, Pachuca's table simply doesn't look as tough as the other two. What may actually hurt Pachuca in the tournament isn't their form, but the lack of a big name player to carry the burden can be devasting for a team in this kind of tournament.
The current favorite to take the final Mexican slot in the regional tourament is Cruz Azul, whose roster includes two members of the Mexican National Team: Gerardo Torrado and Jose Rafael Garcia Torres. The experiences these players carry with them into these kinds of competitions always serves a team well. If Cruz Azul takes the final open slot, look for them to do very well. This team would have a very real chance of winning the CONCACAF Championship.
Of the team's that have already qualified, the Houton Dynamo look the best on paper. As the San Jose Earthquakes, this franchise made a number of appearances in the CONCACAF Championship but never managed to win the title. The team has won three MLS Cups since 2001 and has a very solid core group of players. Left wing Brad Davis and forward Brian Ching have spent a fair amount of time with the U.S. National Team, as has defensive midfielder Ricardo Clark.
However, the real key to this team will be the play of their two stars from Canada. Dwayne De Rosario will have to marshal the troops from the “number ten” position for the team to mount a powerful attack. At the other end, Pat Onstad will likely be kept busy in the nets if the Central American teams are successful in using a direct style of play.
The team has plenty of guns with Venezuelan Alejandro Moreno, Paul Dalglish the son of the famed Kenny Dalglish, Brian Ching, and Dwayne De Rosario playing on the attacking side of the ball. If their midfield and defense can hold off the typically strong Central American counterattacks, the Dynamo have a very real shot of being the first MLS team to take the regional cup since the 2000 L.A. Galaxy.
The Dynamo proved that they have the ability to face impossible odds when Brian Ching equalised in the second overtime period only a minute after New England took a 1-0 lead during the MLS Cup. If the team can muster that kind of confidence during this tournament, even a team like Cruz Azul will struggle against the current American champions come the end of February.
from: Kishas Weblog
Cheryls Weblog
Accas Site
Here is the official Press Release from FIFA
FIFA Press Release
The FIFA Emergency Committee decided yesterday, 11 May 2010, to suspend the Salvadoran Football Association (FESFUT) on account of government interference. This decision by FIFA is based on the fact that the statutes ratified by the FESFUT general assembly in August 2009 have not been formally entered in the country’s official register, and that the government has failed to acknowledge the authority of the Normalisation Committee set up to represent FESFUT.
Consequently, FIFA considered that it was not possible for FESFUT to organise the elective general assembly in line with the action plan that had been drawn up and has suspended FESFUT until the Salvadoran authorities formally accept the legitimacy of the Normalisation Committee installed by FIFA and sign the new statutes that were adopted by the FESFUT general assembly in August 2009.
If the Salvadoran authorities do not revise their position by noon (GMT) on 8 June 2010, the FIFA Executive Committee will be obliged to propose to the FIFA Congress that FESFUT be suspended. If the Congress upholds this proposal, it will not be possible to lift the suspension until the next FIFA Congress in June 2011.
Furthermore, during the period of suspension, FESFUT will not be able to be represented in any regional or international competitions. For example, the refereeing trio selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ will not be able to participate in this competition if FESFUT remains suspended.
Despite the seriousness of this situation, the FIFA Executive Committee has expressed its full support for the FESFUT Normalisation Committee, the authority currently recognised by FIFA
FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa cheats to unlock teams
Looking for FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa cheats codes for unlockable teams, celebrations and the like? Here are various secrets for the different versions of the game. It was released for Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, and iPhone on April 27, 2010 in the USA, April 30th Internationally and in Australia on April 29th.
How to Unlock World Classic XI Team (Wii Version)
You can unlock the World Classic XI Team by earning a Bronze Medal against all of the teams in Zakumi’s Dream Team. After that, beat the World Classic XI Team in two out of three matches. This will then make them playable by you in the “Hit the Pitch” Mode.
1. Play Against the World Classic XI Team – Earn at least a Bronze Medal against every team in Zakumi’s Dream Team mode.
2. Use the World Classic XI Team – Beat the World Classic XI Team (Hit the Pitch Mode only).
How to Unlock Coca-Cola Celebrations (Xbox 360 Only?)
There are 8 additional Coca-Cola Celebrations that you can unlock by going to “My 2010 FIFA World Cup”, EA Extras, “Unlockable Code Entry” and then entering the following codes.
1. Enter: ZTSMBDRGJLQBUMSA
2. Enter: XRNPAQSDMCYIWTRY
3. Enter: QCZCGTXKWYWBNPJK
4. Enter: VXYJZLXTRPBZUXXJ
5. Enter: BNDIPYYTCDZVJCCN
6. Enter: NLGAHWCHCCUCTNUH
7. Enter: YMEOCBDOIWYUEVQN
8. Enter: TLHDMYMCUITLAYJL
Once unlocked, press the following buttons to perform the celebrations.
1. African Dance – Press: LT + B
2. Baby Cradle – Press: LT + A
3. Flying Dive – Press: LT + Y
4. Ice Skating – Press: RB + A
5. Prancing Bird – Press: RB + B
6. River Dance – Press: RB + X
7. Side Slide – Press: RB + Y
You are not the only one waiting impatiently for the 2010 FIFA World Cup to start at Johannesburg in South Africa June 11 — a tiny insect in a remote corner of the earth is also expected to join the football frenzy!
Residents in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district are waiting to welcome the Niangtaser, an insect species — of Chremistica genus of the Cicada family — that emerges from the ground every four years, typically one month ahead of the world cup football tournament.
“Yes, Chremistica is an insect that remains inside the ground and comes out once in four years. That's why tribal people in the area have nicknamed it as world cup insect,” B. Kharbuli, a zoologist, told IANS.
Chremistica is one of the 2,500 species of the Cicada family found in South East Asian countries.
Banteiborlang Nongshli of Saiden area in Ri-Bhoi district has been following Chremistica for the last four seasons — 1998, 2002, 2006 and in 2010 – during which the FIFA World Cup was held.
“We have given a new name to this insect — World Cup insect — as it emerges only during the World cup and stays till the end of the world cup,” Nongshli said.
Not only that, the insect, which has two white markings on either side of the abdomen, is also a favourite delicacy of the tribals, birds and fishes. It costs about Rs.300 to Rs.400 per kg as the local tribals relish it.
“Everyone, from young to old, enjoy eating this insect but we don't know whether it has any health benefits,” Nongshli added.
Kharbuli said that the insect feeds on the sap of woods and bamboo and undergoes moulting for at least four times. After the final moulting, wings come out.
After mating, the females lay their eggs in the stems of herbaceous plants, small bushes and even bracken stems. The eggs hatch after 50-125 days, when the nymphs burrow into the soil.
The male cicadas sing from the low bushes and vegetation, the song being a high pitched ringing buzz lasting several minutes and produced through the membrane within the thorax of the insect which clicks to-and-fro at a rapid rate.
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With the EPL title decided–Chelsea–and La Liga set to go down this weekend–either Real Madrid or Barca–many of the World Cup squads have players in flux on league rosters and not soon after their seasons end they will need to be in camp with their World Cup squads getting ready for the monthlong tournament in South Africa.
How do these league races effect the World Cup? Well, every guy who’s playing the World Cup and is already “out of it” will have plenty of time to rest and recuperate–plus they will have time to mentally rest and recuperate.
It’s the mental aspect that helps the most as there are guys who are just bodies with no brains and they are simply tired of thinking. Look at someone like Kobe Bryant. He wins a Gold Medal in Beijing, then he wins the NBA title, but he had some down time between the two and he actually lost the NBA title before the Olympics in 2008.
I don’t know how he managed at the Olympics, but he is the exception to the rule because most people just wouldn’t be able to mentally handle the strain of losing, winning, doing the whole season, and winning a title.
The same is true here. Even the best players need a break and teams like Portugal and Argentina–who count on guys like Messi and Ronaldo–will have some early hiccups with their stars playing so late into their own club seasons.
I don’t expect these hiccups to be big, but they will be there. A few scares here and there before they pull themselves together, but if one of those hiccups lasts too long them someone is going to have a really bad summer.
I don’t wish it on anyone, I’m just saying. Club play is hard and doing it right before the World Cup is harder still.
photo credit: CLF
Soccer WAGs pose in Umbro’s World Championship Collection
May 5, 2010 – 9:00 am by King Ing
Umbro has designed these shirts to celebrate the 7 countries that have taken home the World Cup. And in an even better idea they have chosen some of the hottest soccer wives and girlfriends to model them.
Thankfully they got Peter Crouch’s fiancee Abigail Clancy to represent England. The only thing that would have made it better would have been some body paint.
While Alice Bregol, girlfriend of Alberto Gilardino represent Italy and Uruguay has Diego Forlan’s wife Zaira Nara
Marcell Jansen’s wife Julia Godicke dons the German colors, and Susana Werner, the wife of Julio Cesar wears the bright yellow of Brazil.
Gael Clichy’s wife Charlene Suric shows off the France design, while Luli Fernandez, the girlfriend of Pablo Mouche wears the Argentina uni.
For a little behind the scenes action of the photo shoot Umbro gives us this video. The accents are just killer.