The Dutch against the Spirit of Slovakia

Surprise package to the 16 squad Slovakia will be playing against the mighty Netherlands team today in a match that will decide who moves on to the quarter finals. The Dutch are well aware of the Slovakians who had infact been the major responsible ones to send Italy back home.

The 1974, 1978 World Cup finalists Dutch were unbeaten in their group clashes, and on the other hand Slovakia drew to New Zealand, lost to Paraguay and defeated Italy to emerge surprisingly in the squad of 16.

Robin van Persie acknowledges the Slovakian team and says “”Slovakia will be tough. They showed really good spirit and hung in there against Italy and it was a great result for their country.” He continued to say, “So far it’s looking good for us, but we can still improve on bits and pieces.”

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Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk mentioned that although he had complete confidence in his teams strength they still will not be taking the Slovakians for granted. After all it was them who sent defending champions packing back home. Marwijk said that his team did have a few slip ups in the previous matches and he was not looking forward for anything like that to happen again.

Robert Vittek the striker for Slovakia mentioned that his teams win against Italy had really pushed the limits off his team, and they were obviously happy that they did it. He said, “Beforehand we couldn’t have dreamt about this, I’m so happy, we showed everything that we’re capable of in achieving this.” Acknowledging that the Dutch are stronger and capable of winning the World Cup he said, “The Dutch are clear favorites but we will try to give them a hard time. As newcomers we have nothing to loose..”

Germany vs Serbia: World Cup 2010

Germany vs Serbia for World Cup 2010: Germany will play against Serbia on 18/06 13:30 in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth

Is there any doubt that Germany will qualify for the World Cup 2010? The three-time world champions landed in Group 4 with 24 points. They garnered a remarkable eight win out of ten games and were never in trouble. Key to their qualification was two victories over Russia that permitted the Germans to conclude a World Cup berth with a game to spare in the qualifiers. The lone setback the team suffered came on 10 November last year when Robert Enke a goalkeeper who was expected to be on the roster of Germany’s World Cup next year as a backup, committed suicide. He was 32. Their key to qualification is efficiency.

Yes, the Germans efficient, that is the best way to describe how they went out about their games, racking up victories in the qualifiers on their way to clinching a World Cup spot. Their Star player is Michael Ballack and Miroslav Klose who scored a team-high seven goals in the qualifiers it included the game-winner against Russia in Moscow.

Their potential problem is that they could be more creative in midfield. Chelsea star Michael Ballack can carry the bulk of the playmaking duties, but other players need to provide a bit of creative work and remove some pressure off the German captain.

Not like last year, Serbia can no longer pick from a talented pool of Montenegrin players, but it did not slow them down one bit to get in the qualifiers. Serbia made an impressive win in Group 7 with 22 points that beat France they were the 1998 world champions and also finalists in 2006 to get an automatic World Cup berth. With Inter Milan’s Dejan Stankovic pulling the imaginative strings in midfield and Nemanja Vidic Manchester United that will anchor a solid back line. The Serbs made a run through the qualifiers that left France in their wake.

Their key to being qualified is team effort. They notably topped their group in front of France, 2006 World Cup runners-up thanks to the whole team effort, with the defenders also helping out in the offensive contributions and the attacking midfielders helping out the back four.

The result is a comprehensive 5-0 win against Romania last 10 October 2009 in Belgrade and concluded the first place in the group for them that forced France into the European playoffs. Their star player is Midfielder Milan Jovanovic who became the revelation of the qualifiers for Serbia that scored a team-high five goals and using his attacking instincts to assist teammates with scoring chances.

Their potential problems are the forwards, especially Nikola Zigic and Marko Pantelic who do not intimidate the guts of opposing defenders. Serbia’s two strikers have to produce more and play more scientific with their finishing in the front goal. This will be an interesting World Cup 2010 Germany vs. Serbia game to watch.

Japan vs Cameroon in World Cup 2010

World Cup 2010 Japan vs. Cameroon with Japan in prospective. Japan just happened to be one of the toughest team in the Asian football region, Japan, who won three of the last five championships of the AFC Asian Cup, have very high expectation for winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. This will be their fourth appearance at the global competition.

First on the list is an upgrade on the unsatisfactory performance at Germany 2006, when the Samurai Blue won 3-1 in their first hurdle and a reverse happened versus Australia, Croatia got a draw 0-0 and a loss with Brazil 4-1. Japan will face their first finals without Hidetoshi Nakata their iconic midfielder. The former Roma featured in each of the national games at France 1998, Korea/Japan 2002 and Germany 2006 before deciding to leave the game and retire, hang up his boots after the event at age 29.

Going to the road leading to South Africa, after comfortably reaching the final round of the Asian Zone qualifying for South Africa 2010, Japan got four, drew three and lost just one on their eight matches on Group 1. A 2-1 turn around in Australia and a heart breaking draw 0-0 at home versus the same teams were the draw back of the final phase, in spite of the fact that coach Takeshi Okada’s team was able to finish well clear of Qatar, Bahrain, and Uzbekistan in the five-team section.

The Japan star players are Shunsuke Nakamura a former Celtic playmaker, who in the summer 2009 made the swap from Glasgow to La Liga with Espanyol. Another European-based performer is Keisuke Honda young midfielder at Eredivisie outfit VVV Venlo and similar to Nakamura a gifted left-footer. Their leading from the back is Captain Yuji Nakazawa a 31-year-old defensive rock and who has over 90 senior caps to his credit is Japan’s entire time third-most capped player.

Their coach is National supremo Okada. He is far and wide taken into account to be one of the finest Japanese strategists of all time. He was at the driver seat during the Samurai Blue’s first appearance in FIFA World Cup at France 1998; he was able to successfully negotiate a complicated play-off meeting with Iran, and after that enjoyed spells at club level with Yokohama F Marinos and Consadole Sapporo.

The 53-year-old past international defender’s stint in Sapporo included stepping up the team from the second division into top flight. And the tactician led Marinos to successive J.League titles in 2003 and 2004. Having stepped away from his role in Yokohama in 2006, he took the load over the reins of the national team for a second time after a year when a stroke was suffered by Ivica Osim previous incumbent. Don’t fail to watch the World Cup 2010 Japan vs. Cameroon match.

 

 

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