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South Korea held; Australia romp to win
ESPN South Korea warmed up for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates with a 2-2 draw against Poland at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Robert Lewandowski scored in the first half for the Euro 2012 co-hosts but two goals from Park Chu-young … |
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World Cup winner Capdevila joins Benfica
AFP Capdevila has been Spain's first-choice left-back for several years, and formed part of their Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup-winning sides. Capped 57 times, Capdevila has spent the last four seasons at Villarreal. Prior to that he was on the books at … Official: Benfica complete signing of Joan Capdevila from Villarreal |
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Germany beat Uruguay 2-1 in pre-qualifier friendly
Deutsche Welle Germany managed a 2-1 victory over Uruguay on Sunday in a friendly rematch of last year's third-place World Cup playoff. The game precedes qualifiers for Euro 2012, against Austria and Azerbaijan. Germany prepared for their Euro 2012 qualifiers with a … Germany vs Uruguay Report Germany get first friendly win in a year, 2-1 over Uruguay Germany see off Uruguay in low-key friendly |
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Torres not missed as two-goal Llorente keeps Spain in class of their own
Sports Features Communications France and England, hoping to put their World Cup failure bbehind them by the time of the Euro finals, were not in action. The French host Romania in Group … Germany, Netherlands win in Euro 2012 qualifying Germany, Netherlands seal wins in Euro 2012 qualifying Euro 2012 Special: Ten things we learned from Friday's Euro 2012 Qualifiers |
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Slovakia have already upset Russia at home – which other teams are capable of following their lead? The Euro 2012 qualifiers are underway, and though it is still early in the process, it is never too early to start making predictions! At this point, most teams have already played two games and its mathematically possible for every team to still qualify at this point. And there is no guarantee that the teams struggling (or excelling!) now will continue that trend. Afterall, a lot can happen between now and the end of qualification (October 2011) – players can get injured, lose their place on their club team, lose confidence, become embroiled in off-field scandals etc. Of course, things can also improve and get better. But despite all these “what ifs” – there are a few teams that look like they can beat the odds to qualify for the tournament hosted by Poland & Ukraine in 2012. Before we get into my nominations – I’d like to clarify what I mean by “surprise.” No one wants to hear that their team isn’t considered a European heavy-weight that strikes fear into the heart of their opponents fans. I wouldn’t be too offended. Frankly, a lot of those so-called heavy-weights that always qualify (France, Italy) have been less than impressive- and at the most recent World Cup those same ‘giants’ were the teams least able to put on an intimidating performance. For the purposes of this list, I only considered teams eligible if they hadn’t qualified for a major senior international tournament since Euro 2004. Meaning that Slovakia – who already gave their fans a reason to book their Euro qualifying tickets by upsetting Russia in Moscow- are ineligible for this list…
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World Cup runners-up Holland to field reserves against Ukraine
Malaysia Star KIEV: Bert van Marwijk, the head coach of this year's World Cup runners-up Holland, is set to test a reserve team ahead of the start in the Euro 2012 … The Netherlands rests WCup stars against Ukraine Friendly: Ukraine vs Holland Preview International Friendly Betting: Ukraine v Holland |
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