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Semi-Finals Preview – World Cup 2006 Germany
The quarterfinals are over and finally we are left with the four best teams of the competition. In last four we have Germany which has scored most number of goals, Italy which has the best goal difference in the tournament and only goal conceded is an own goal, Portugal which defeated the much fancied English and Dutch side with so much in the tank and France which has risen from the ashes of miserable group stage with resurgence of Zidane.The journey so far of these teams is an interesting tale in itself; Germans were weak in defense and had a miserable run of matches under Klinsmann in last two years.Read more…World Cup 2006 Round Up - Quarter Finals
The World Cup is down to eight countries as we approach the business end of the tournament. This is what happened the four quarter finals and who will be squaring off against who in the semis.In a match billed as the 1990 World Cup final replay, hosts Germany ousted second favourites Argentina on a penalty shoot-out.Read more…How England can Win in Penalty Shoot-outs
England has failed again in penalty shoot-outs at major competition. I saw Stuart Pearce, Southgate, Gareth Batty, Bechkam, Lampard, Gerrard missing from the spot. Why England keep loosing it in the shoot-outs.Read more…World Cup Goalkeepers - Dragoslav Jevric
Dragoslav Jevric played his debut match for Serbia & Montenegro against Mexico in 2002 at the age of 28 years. But it was in the qualifying matches for World Cup 2006 that he made his name. Of the ten matches in which Jevric kept the goal, Serbia & Montenegro did not concede even one goal in nine matches.Read more…World Cup Goalkeepers - Edwin van der Sar
A towering personality Edwin van der Sar is probably the best goalkeeper to have played for Netherlands. Born on the October 29, 1970, he began his football career by playing for his local city team FC Foreholte in Voorhout.His athleticism and sharp reflexes under the bar brought him to the notice of major clubs.Read more…World Cup Goalkeepers - Jean-Jacques Tizie
Jean-Jacques Tizi? started his career as a handball goalkeeper. But he later developed interest in football and started playing for local clubs.Read more…Who Will Win in Quarter Finals of World Cup 2006 Germany
Germany vs Argentina The first match will be played between Germany and Argentina, what an enticing encounter it seems to be. Argentina in its marauding form and Germany egged by the home fans, if we able to get 40% of what it promises to be I believe it will define the World Cup in every sense.To my mind the last great world cup which is etched in every football fan memory is the one of 1986 in Mexico.Read more…Robinho, Robson de Souza
Date of birth: 25.01.1984 Country: Brazil Club: Santos Height: 170 cm Weight: 60 kg Role: forward BiographyA so-called “new Pele” appears in Brazil every year. Football journalists often give this name to good, but not super-talented, footballers.Read more…How to Pick the Winner of the World Cup
The World Cup is such a huge event that it has world implications in all aspects of its being. Bringing countries together from around the world just like the Olympics but bigger, that placing bets on the largest sporting event in the world can sometimes be a little tough. I am going to go over a few basic ideas of some of the best bets for the World Cup champion.Read more…How We Can Avoid Circus like Portugal vs Netherlands Match
As both sides were eager to increase the count of the cautions in the match, no surprise the referee found himself in a quagmire and try to get out of it by banishing players to dressing room. So in the end we had was a 9 on 9 rather than an 11 vs 11 contest.Two days and four matches after that madhouse we can surely believe that it would have been so much better if FIFA wouldn’t had interfered with common sense referring with its dictum.Read more…Referees Need Help to Avoid a Portugal vs Netherlands Kind Debacle
The person who runs most on football field is not a midfielder playing for one of the teams but he is the referee of the match. On an average referee runs almost double the amount an average players run in 90 minutes.Surprising isn’t it, just imagine along with strong lungs he also requires hawk eyes to spot every foul, every dive, every act of gamesmanship and has to make a right decision time after time and every time.Read more…World Cup 2006 Review - Last 16
The World Cup has been reduced from 32 to 16 participating nations as the knockout stages begin. This is how the last 16 faired as they battled for a place in the quarter finals.Argentina were firm favourites to see off Mexico but Ricardo La Volpe’s side were not there to simply make up the numbers.Read more…World Cup 2006 Brazilian Style
How exciting is this World Cup. All of the heavyweights in world soccer are battling it out. I have a interest in one team in particular, Brazil.Read more…England v Portugal Spread Betting Preview Part II
Although the boy wonder Rooney had the lowest possession of any England player at just 84.5 seconds, he looks ready to start scoring. With his Goal Minutes priced up at 14 to 17, you'd expect to see plenty of punters betting high at 17 minutes.Read more…What Went Wrong in Portugal vs Netherlands Game
We almost saw it coming in the USA – Italy game but that game is now remembered as how a match is fought in old style. It was all about the courage of 19 players who left the pitch that evening.In contrast to that the Portugal – Netherlands match was acerbic from the beginning and it just needed a moment to explode.Read more…World Cup 2006 Group Stage Review - Phase Three - Part Two
All 32 teams have completed the group stage and 16 are preparing for the knockout phase. This is a short round-up of Groups E to H, of the results as they stand after three matches. Did your country qualify or fall at the first hurdle?Read more…World Cup 2006 Group Stage Review - Phase Three - Part One
All 32 teams have completed the group stage and 16 are preparing for the knockout phase. This is a short round-up of Groups A to D, of the results as they stand after three matches. Did your country qualify or fall at the first hurdle?Read more…World Cup Prediction Match
How to predict a FIFA World Cup 2006 Match ResultTo predict a match's outcome would be difficult, but it can be done through several analysis such analyzing players who will be playing on field and analyzing their current player's form. Although it would take a while but it definitely worth doing it after having to see the exact result as what you have predicted.Finding out the team's previous meetings against an opponent By comparing team's previous meetings with the opponents and it gives you an idea on how much percentage of chances that the team can win over the opponent.Read more…The Offside Rule – Explained
Firstly, let’s look at the overall purpose of the offside rule. It was basically put in place to stop attackers from hanging by the goal and having their team kick long balls up to them. The offside rule promotes passing and ‘prettier’ football.Read more…World Cup 2006: Italy v Australia Betting Guide
The Italians come into the game after topping Group E with 7 points. De Rossi is serving the second match of a four-match ban after his sending off against the USA, while Nesta will sit out the Kaiserslautern clash with a thigh strain.Nesta has been struggling with the injury for the past couple of months and was substituted early in Italy's 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic.Read more…
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