1. B. William - England
2. C. Rodriguez - Argentina
3. R.Isabell - United States
USA beat Colombia in the Rose Bowl, Pasadena in 1994. After the game, Andrés Escobar was shot. What likely was the reason for that?
1.He caused a penalty kick
2.He scored an own goal
3.He missed a penalty kick
4.He got a red card
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Nigeria received a pre-FIFA World Cup™ boost with a 3-1 triumph over fellow qualifiers Korea DPR in a warm-up friendly match.
A Super Eagles squad that battled just to qualify for South Africa face a difficult Group B debut on 12 June against Argentina and drab draws last month with Saudi Arabia and Colombia deflated morale. However, they always had the measure of the busy but largely toothless Koreans at Makhulong Stadium in this sprawling township north-east of Johannesburg after Everton striker Yakubu Aigeybeni scored on 16 minutes.
Obinna Nsofor converted a penalty midway through the second half, Tae-Se Jong reduced arrears almost immediately and substitute Obafemi Martins confirmed the dominance of the Eagles with a late goal. This was the final warm-up for both teams with Korea DPR also starting against South American opposition in the shape of record five-time winners Brazil on 15 June in Johannesburg.
The Asians had fullback Jong-Hyok Cha sent off when trailing 2-1 after he disputed a decision by the referee to flash a yellow card for not retreating sufficiently at a free0kick. Coaches Lars Lagerback and Jong-Hun Kim experimented with Martins sitting on the bench until late in the game while Russia-based striker Yong-Jo Hong appeared only for the second 45 minutes.
Slick passing set Yakubu clear after early Nigeria pressure and he gave goalkeeper Myong-Guk Ri no chance with a fierce close-range shot that flew into the far corner. Jong, one of two Japan-based stars in the Korean line-up, impressed up front only to be starved of support in a 5-3-2 system adopted by a country back at the FIFA World Cup after a 44-year absence.
Ri guessed correctly by diving to his right for the Nsofor spot kick, but the low penalty had power and accuracy that gave a star of the 16-match Korean qualifying campaign no chance. Jong got his reward for tireless running and deft touches by intercepting a careless cross-field pass from Elderson Echiejile and giving goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama no chance.
Nigeria put the result beyond doubt five minutes into added time when a cross eluded Ri and unmarked former Newcastle United striker Martins nodded over the line.
Honduras coach Reinaldo Rueda received some rare good news on Sunday with engouraging fitness reports on injured players Wilson Palacios and David Suazo.
Honduras, winless in their last five games heading into a 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Group H campaign against Spain, Chile and Switzerland, saw Tottenham midfielder Palacios leave Saturday's 3-0 warm-up defeat to Romania on a stretcher with a shin injury.
Palacios was taken to an Austrian hospital for tests, while Suazo had left the field with a right leg injury. "I thought I had a pulled muscle but thank God everything is good," Palacios told reporters at the Honduras training base in Austria.
Team athletic trainer Carlos Velasco said the outlook for both players was good, although Palacios' problem would take longer to heal. "We all thought Suazo's was a simple, little injury in his right leg," Velasco told Honduras newspaper La Prensa. "We're taking it seriously but we have to wait (longer) for Wilson because he has for some time had some stiffness and we have some concerns."
Honduras open their campaign against Chile in Nelspruit on 16 June.
Korea Republic
“This the third time I have been in South Africa, the players have long been preparing for the finals and they are happy to be here in South Africa to play at this World Cup. I hope they will be able to show what they are capable of and leave a giant footstep of Korean football at this tournament.”
“The atmosphere within the group is good, they are training in a joyful mood and they are eagerly looking forward to playing in the finals. The morale is very high,” said Korea Republic coach Huh Jung-Moo.
Korea Republic will open their tournament in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth against Greece on 12 June. They will then make the trip to Johannesburg to play Argentina at Soccer City Stadium on 17 June. Their final group match will be in Durban against Nigeria on 22 June.
Uruguay
“It's an immense joy to finally be where the World Cup is going to be played. Of course I dream about winning the cup, but speculating about the subject makes no sense. We will know our real level on the 11th of June, when we face France,” said the Uruguay national coach, Oscar Washington Tabarez.
Uruguay will kick off their campaign in Cape Town against former World Champions, France on 11 June. From there, they will travel to Tshwane/ Pretoria to play South Africa at the Loftus Versveld Stadium on 16 June. They will then move to Rustenburg to play Mexico on 22 June.
France
France will kick off their tournament in Cape Town against Uruguay on 11 June. From there, they will take the long journey to Polokwane to play Mexico on 17 June. France will then travel to Mangaung/ Bloemfontein to face hosts, South Africa, in their final group match on 22 June.
Mexico
Mexico will kick off their tournament against hosts South Africa at Soccer City Stadium on 11 June. They will then move to Polokwane to face France on 17 June. Their final group match will be against Uruguay in Rustenburg on 22 June.
Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France.
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece.
Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana.
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon.
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia.
Group G: Brazil North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal.
Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile.
Group AJun. 11
South Africa vs. Mexico
10:00 am, Johannesburg
Jun. 11
Uruguay vs. France
2:30 pm, Cape Town
Jun. 16
South Africa vs. Uruguay
2:30 pm, Pretoria
Jun. 17
France vs. Mexico
7:30 am, Polokwane
Jun. 22
Mexico vs. Uruguay
10:00 am, Rustenburg
Jun. 22
France vs. South Africa
10:00 am, Bloemfontein
Group B
Jun 12
Argentina vs. Nigeria
7:30 am, Johannesburg
Jun. 12
South Korea vs. Greece
10:00 am, Port Elizabeth
Jun. 17
Greece vs. Nigeria
10:00 am, Bloemfontein
Jun. 17
Argentina vs. South Korea
2:30 pm, Johannesburg
Jun. 22
Nigeria vs. South Korea
2:30 pm, Durban
Jun. 22
Greece vs. Argentina
2:30 pm, Polokwane
Group C:
Jun. 12
England vs. United States
2:30 pm, Rustenburg
Jun 13
Algeria vs. Slovenia
7:30 am, Polokwane
Jun. 18
Slovenia vs. United States
10:00 am, Johannesburg
Jun. 18
England vs. Algeria
2:30 pm, Cape Town
Jun. 23
Slovenia vs. England
10:00 am, Port Elizabeth
Jun. 23
United States vs. Algeria
10:00 am, Pretoria
Group D:
Jun. 13
Germany vs. Australia
10:00 am, Durban
Jun. 13
Serbia vs. Ghana
2:30 pm, Pretoria
Jun. 18
Germany vs. Serbia
7:30 am, Port Elizabeth
Jun. 19
Ghana vs. Australia
7:30 am, Rustenburg
Jun. 23
Ghana vs. Germany
2:30 pm, Johannesburg
Jun. 23
Australia vs. Serbia
2:30 pm, Nelspruit
Group E:
Jun. 14
Netherlands vs. Denmark
7:30 am, Johannesburg
Jun. 14
Japan vs. Cameroon
10:00 am, Bloemfontein
Jun. 19
Netherlands vs. Japan
10:00 am, Durban
Jun. 19
Cameroon vs. Denmark
2:30 pm, Pretoria
Jun. 24
Denmark vs. Japan
2:30 pm, Rustenburg
Jun. 24
Cameroon vs. Netherlands
2:30 pm, Cape Town
Group F:
Jun. 14
Italy vs. Paraguay
2:30 pm, Cape Town
Jun. 15
New Zealand vs. Slovakia
7:30 am, Rustenburg
Jun. 20
Slovakia vs. Paraguay
7:30 am, Bloemfontein
Jun. 20
Italy vs. New Zealand
10:00 am, Nelspruit
Jun. 24
Slovakia vs. Italy
10:00 am, Johannesburg
Jun. 24
Paraguay vs. New Zealand
10:00 am, Polokwane
Group G:
Jun. 15
Ivory Coast vs. Portugal
10:00 am, Port Elizabeth
Jun. 15
Brazil vs. North Korea
2:30 pm, Johannesburg
Jun. 20
Brazil vs. Ivory Coast
2:30 pm, Johannesburg
Jun. 21
Portugal vs. North Korea
7:30 am, Cape Town
Jun. 25
North Korea vs. Ivory Coast
10:00 am, Nelspruit
Jun. 25
Portugal vs. Brazil
10:00 am, Durban
Group H:
Jun. 16
Honduras vs. Chile
7:30 am, Nelspruit
Jun. 16
Spain vs. Switzerland
10:00 am, Durban
Jun. 21
Chile vs. Switzerland
10:00 am, Port Elizabeth
Jun. 21
Spain vs. Honduras
2:30 pm, Johannesburg
Jun. 25
Switzerland vs. Honduras
2:30 pm, Bloemfontein
Jun. 25
Chile vs. Spain
2:30 pm, Pretoria
Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and final
| Day | Venue & Time | Stage | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
| Friday, 11 June | Johannesburg, 16:00 | Group A | South Africa | - | A2 |
| Cape Town, 20:30 | A3 | - | A4 | ||
| Saturday, 12 June | Johannesburg, 13:30 | Group B | B1 | - | B2 |
| Port Elizabeth, 16:00 | B3 | - | B4 | ||
| Rustenburg, 20:30 | Group C | C1 | - | C2 | |
| Sunday, 13 June | Polokwane, 13:30 | C3 | - | C4 | |
| Durban, 16:00 | Group D | D1 | - | D2 | |
| Pretoria, 20:30 | D3 | - | D4 | ||
| Monday, 14 June | Johannesburg, 13:30 | Group E | E1 | - | E2 |
| Bloemfontein, 16:00 | E3 | - | E4 | ||
| Cape Town, 20:30 | Group F | F1 | - | F2 | |
| Tuesday, 15 June | Rustenburg, 13:30 | F3 | - | F4 | |
| Port Elizabeth, 16:00 | Group G | G3 | - | G4 | |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | G1 | - | G2 | ||
| Wednesday, 16 June | Nelspruit, 13:30 | Group H | H3 | - | H4 |
| Durban, 16:00 | H1 | - | H2 | ||
| Pretoria, 20:30 | Group A | South Africa | - | A3 | |
| Thursday, 17 June | Polokwane, 13:30 | A4 | - | A2 | |
| Bloemfontein, 16:00 | Group B | B4 | - | B2 | |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | B1 | - | B3 | ||
| Friday, 18 June | Port Elizabeth, 13:30 | Group D | D1 | - | D3 |
| Johannesburg, 16:00 | Group C | C4 | - | C2 | |
| Cape Town, 20:30 | C1 | - | C3 | ||
| Saturday, 19 June | Rustenburg, 13:30 | Group D | D4 | - | D2 |
| Durban, 16:00 | Group E | E1 | - | E3 | |
| Pretoria, 20:30 | E4 | - | E2 | ||
| Sunday, 20 June | Bloemfontein, 13:30 | Group F | F4 | - | F2 |
| Nelspruit, 16:00 | F1 | - | F3 | ||
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Group G | G1 | - | G3 | |
| Monday, 21 June | Cape Town, 13:30 | G4 | - | G2 | |
| Bloemfontein, 16:00 | Group H | H4 | - | H2 | |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | H1 | - | H3 | ||
| Tuesday, 22 June | Bloemfontein, 16:00 | Group A | A4 | - | South Africa |
| Rustenburg, 16:00 | A2 | - | A3 | ||
| Polokwane, 20:30 | Group B | B2 | - | B3 | |
| Durban, 20:30 | B4 | - | B1 | ||
| Wednesday, 23 June | Pretoria, 16:00 | Group C | C2 | - | C3 |
| Port Elizabeth, 16:00 | C4 | - | C1 | ||
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Group D | D4 | - | D1 | |
| Nelspruit, 20:30 | D2 | - | D3 | ||
| Thursday, 24 June | Johannesburg, 16:00 | Group F | F4 | - | F1 |
| Polokwane, 16:00 | F2 | - | F3 | ||
| Rustenburg, 20:30 | Group E | E2 | - | E3 | |
| Cape Town, 20:30 | E4 | - | E1 | ||
| Friday, 25 June | Durban, 16:00 | Group G | G4 | - | G1 |
| Nelspruit, 16:00 | G2 | - | G3 | ||
| Pretoria, 20:30 | Group H | H4 | - | H1 | |
| Bloemfontein, 20:30 | H2 | - | H3 | ||
| Saturday, 26 June | Port Elizabeth, 16:00 | Round of 16 – Match 1 | 1A | - | 2B |
| Rustenburg, 20:30 | Round of 16 – Match 3 | 1C | - | 2D | |
| Sunday, 27 June | Bloemfontein, 16:00 | Round of 16 – Match 4 | 1D | - | 2C |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Round of 16 – Match 2 | 1B | - | 2A | |
| Monday, 28 June | Durban, 16:00 | Round of 16 – Match 5 | 1E | - | 2F |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Round of 16 – Match 7 | 1G | - | 2H | |
| Tuesday, 29 June | Pretoria, 16:00 | Round of 16 – Match 6 | 1F | - | 2E |
| Cape Town, 20:30 | Round of 16 – Match 8 | 1H | - | 2G | |
| Wednesday, 30 June | Rest days | ||||
| Thursday, 01 July | |||||
| Friday, 02 July | Port Elizabeth, 16:00 | Quarter-final C | 5 | - | 7 |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Quarter-final A | 1 | - | 3 | |
| Saturday, 03 July | Cape Town, 16:00 | Quarter-final B | 2 | - | 4 |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Quarter-final D | 6 | - | 8 | |
| Sunday, 04 July | Rest days | ||||
| Monday, 05 July | |||||
| Tuesday, 06 July | Cape Town, 20:30 | Semi-final I | A | - | C |
| Wednesday, 07 July | Durban, 20:30 | Semi-final II | B | - | D |
| Thursday, 08 July | Rest days | ||||
| Friday, 09 July | |||||
| Saturday, 10 July | Port Elizabeth, 20:30 | Third place play-off | Loser I | - | Loser II |
| Sunday, 11 July | Johannesburg, 20:30 | FINAL | Winner I | - | Winner II |
Ronaldo is one of the best strikers in Brazil.Also he is the top scorer in FIFA world cup finals.He scored 15 goals in FIFA world cup finals.
But he admitted that he is not in the frame for FIFA world cup 2010.If the coach call him for Brazil team .It is like this from his own words."Given the few matches I have played this season I don't deserve to be in the Brazilian squad, that's clear. But I am still at the call of the coach - after all, it's my country."
Ronaldo did not play any international level game after lost against France in 2006 FIFA world cup quarter final.He also go to end up his career in the end of next year.Have to say.Ronaldo is one of the best in Football.
There are ten stadiums for FIFA 2010 in South Africa.Full complete stadiums with higher facilities for this great event.The infrastructure facilities in South Africa is in higher standards.moving between cities become relatively easy. The FIFA World Cup 2010 has been a gold moment for infrastructural developement in the many towns and rural areas in South Africa. The South African government authorities is investing more than nine billion South African Rand for further works in the stadiums and other infrastructures.
Green Point Stadium - Cape Town
Green point is one of the most admirable stadiums in South Africa, the stadium is situated in the city of Cape Town which is the most crowded city in South Africa. Green Point is one of the two semi-final venues for the FIFA World Cup 2010.
This is also multi purpose venue which is going to use for concerts and many sports events. Fans of cape town will also provide the backdrop for matches. The location is so much near to city. then lots of crowds coming to have enjoy.This new stadium has been built on land that was previously used as a golf course in cape town city.The stadium was built in December of year 2009 and maximum capacity is 70,000.It is such a huge stadium which one built fir
11 June - 20:30 Group A Uruguay vs France
14 June - 20:30 Group F Italy vs Paraguay
18 June - 20:30 Group C England vs Algeria
21 June - 13:30 Group G Portugal vs Korea DPR
24 June - 20:30 Group E Cameroon vs Netherlands
29 June - 20:30 Round of 16
03 July - 16:00 Quarter-finals
06 July - 20:30 Semi-finals
Durban Stadium is situated in the Durban city which surround in awesome background.The maximum capacity also near to 70,000 and one of the semi finals also will be held on this ground.This is world class stadium which has many symbols to show the unity of the country.This stadium is built on the site of old kings park stadium.The stadium authority made everything which are need for people to have fun.
13 June - 20:30 Group D Germany - Australia
16 June - 16:00 Group H Spain - Switzerland
19 June - 13:30 Group E Netherlands - Japan
22 June - 20:30 Group B Nigeria - Korea Republic
25 June - 16:00 Group G Portugal - Brazil
28 June - 16:00 Round of 16
07 July - 20:30 Semi-finals
