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WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN
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| Follow our count-down to the next World Cup which kicks off on June 11th 2010 for the first time ever on African soil, in South Africa. |
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THE ALL-TIME WORLD CUP
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| Did you ever wonder if Paolo Maldini could withstand Garrincha? Could
Batistuta have scored against Lev Yashin? Would Zidane and Platini have
fitted into one team? Nobody will ever know since these were stars from
different eras. But there is good news! Now Planet World Cup brings you The
All Time World Cup. |
 Check out the all-time World Cup
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THE KINGS OF NEW YORK
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| In this edition of "Flashbacks" we look back at Bulgaria's sensational
win over Germany in the 1994 World Cup. |
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Read the story
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The Road To South Africa 2010
| 19 Nov |
AFC |
Bahrain v Australia |
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| 19 Nov |
AFC |
United Arab Emirates v Iran |
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| 19 Nov |
AFC |
Qatar v Japan |
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| 19 Nov |
AFC |
Saudi Arabia v South Korea |
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UEFA |
San Marino v Czech Republic |
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| 19 Nov |
CONCACAF |
Suriname v Haiti |
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| 19 Nov |
CONCACAF |
United States v Guatemala |
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CONCACAF |
Honduras v Mexico |
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CONCACAF |
El Salvador v Costa Rica |
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CONCACAF |
Jamaica v Canada |
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CONCACAF |
Trinidad & Tobago v Cuba |
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OFC |
New Zealand v Fiji |
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Follow the qualification campaigns of every confederation:
| Africa | Asia | Europe | N/C America | Oceania | South America |
31 of the 32 spots are up for grabs during the qualifying competition. South Africa is automatically qualified as host nation. Europe
(UEFA) has 13 spots, Africa (CAF) 5, Asia (AFC) 4½, North/Central America (CONCACAF) 3½, South America (CONMEBOL) 4½ and Oceania ½.
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Prince Dornu-Leiku:
Africa WCQ: Surprises ... you got them
(Sep 13)
Yssouf Kone. That is the name. His name may never have been heard by many
a football fan but the man who plays his professional football in Romania set the second phase of African
qualifiers alight on the very opening qualifying Match Day. Last time for Germany 2006, he enjoyed....
[Read more] |
Ruud Doevendans:
Twice Thuram
(Aug 12)
Now picture yourself this: You are a well respected right-back for your country,
played 37 caps but never scored. You're with your team in the semi final of the World Cup and you go a goal behind
just seconds after the break, mainly because you and your fellow left back ignore the offside trap....
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Ruud Doevendans:
State of shock
(Jun 24)
This country is in a state of shock. Before you can understand, you have to
realize what the state of the Dutch team was before they entered Euro 2008. In spite of his superb qualities as
striker two decades ago, Marco van Basten's days as the national team manager brought not much....
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Chambi Sey:
Regional Round-up CONMEBOL
(Jun 14)
The fifth and sixth rounds of South American qualifying begin on June 14 and
conclude June 19. Following the first four qualifying rounds that ran October 13 – 17, 2007 and
November 17 – 21, 2007, Paraguay sits atop the table followed by Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. One
point....
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Paul Marcuccitti:
The marvellous month of June
(Jun 01)
We're now around halfway between the most recent World Cup finals in
Germany and the next edition in South Africa. To mark the occasion, FIFA
has scheduled a feast of international football for the month of June. Indeed, a total of 168
World Cup qualifiers (if we use poetic licence to....
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Prince Dornu-Leiku:
Africa and surprises ... off we go
(May 31)
I can count them on my fingers at once. How can I leave out my own country of
birth? Of course Ghana, then Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Egypt (or Morocco or Tunisia): The five African
countries which will join hosts South Africa do battle on behalf of the continent when we....
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Prince Dornu-Leiku:
Africa's new big idea
(Apr 19)
My dearest Ghana, Libya, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zambia were among 11
winners who over the weekend negotiated their ways into the 1st Round stage of the African Nations
Championship after overcoming 11 other opponents in the preliminary round over two legs. Libya, held....
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Prince Dornu-Leiku:
Review: African Cup of Nations 2008
(Feb 16)
Hello everyone, Prince Dornu-Leiku is my name and I welcome you to my first ever
column on this your most distinguished website. I will be writing a lot on African football and in the coming weeks,
focus will return to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, the first on African soil. I live....
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Paul Marcuccitti:
Here we go ... sort of
(Feb 13)
Since the Asian Cup ended, I've spent some time pondering what an odd
period this is in the World Cup cycle. The international football focus in the twelve months between the 2007 and
2008 European off-seasons is mainly on continental championships -
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL....
[Read more] |
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