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England vs USA Match at 2010 FIFA World Cup http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/06/england-vs-usa-match-at-2010-fifa-world-cup/ http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/06/england-vs-usa-match-at-2010-fifa-world-cup/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:11:33 +0000 admin http://www.sportspiks.com/?p=108 England vs USA Match at 2010 FIFA World Cup. With the World Cup just went underway, fans are already excited for the big match that will happen in the first round. The match is making buzz as these are the two powerhouse nation in Group C. The match that i am talking about is the England vs USA game. The game will be played in June 12, the 2nd day of the tournament.

The last time these two countries played in the World Cup was 1950, in a group match won by the United States 1-0. That’s right. The Americans won. The British lost. And it was best summed up by American defender Harry Keough when he said, “Boy, I feel sorry for those bastards. How are they ever going to live down the fact that we beat them?” The U.S. then went on to miss the World Cup the next 40 years. England won the World Cup in 1966.

England’s squad for 2010 is loaded, as always, with far superior players then that of the American squad. Forward Wayne Rooney (club: Manchester United), Midfielders Frank Lampard (Chelsea) and Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), and Defender John Terry (Chelsea) are undoubtedly the best players on the pitch for England. Their experience playing in previous World Cups and also playing for top club teams in the English Premier League (EPL) give them such a massive advantage over the Americans.

]]> http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/06/england-vs-usa-match-at-2010-fifa-world-cup/feed/ 0 Woman, Cause of Problem for French Team http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/04/woman-cause-of-problem-for-french-team/ http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/04/woman-cause-of-problem-for-french-team/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:03:48 +0000 admin http://www.sportspiks.com/?p=83 With the nearing of the Fifa World Cup 2010, one of the top teams is having a problems as their key players are in trouble. The French national Team that is heading in South Africa is currently having a problem as 3 of their top and key players are being questioned the authorities for using an under aged woman working as a prostitute.

Three French players — Franck Ribéry, 27; Sidney Govou, 30; and Karim Benzema, 22 — are accused of soliciting sex from an under-age prostitute; none of them have been charged with a crime. The scandal revolves around the testimony of Zahia Dehar, 18, who was a minor when she said she had a relationship with two of the players.

The concern as of this time is that the players will not be named to the World Cup team, which will be announced next month.

The picture of woman in this article is Zahia Dehar, the woman allegedly the cause of the problems on the French team.

]]> http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/04/woman-cause-of-problem-for-french-team/feed/ 0 The Fifa World Cup Ball http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/04/the-fifa-world-cup-ball/ http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/04/the-fifa-world-cup-ball/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:18:49 +0000 admin http://www.sportspiks.com/?p=76 The Fifa World Cup Ball. The photo on the right side will be the official ball that will used in the upcoming Fifa World Cup 2010 in South Africa this June. The Adidas is still the makers of the ball which has made every ball for the World Cup since 1970.

The balls nicknamed Jabulani, which means “rejoice” or “celebration” in Zulu are measured in 16 different places, and the diameter can’t vary by more than 1.5%. They are dropped from more than six feet onto a steel plate and must bounce 4 ½ to five feet. They are turned and squeezed 250 times in a water tank and can’t absorb more than 10% of their weight. They are inflated and observed for 72 hours during which they can’t lose more than 20% of their pressure. They must withstand minimal damage after being fired at a steel plate 2,000 times.

There are also critics about the design of the balls and ask why is it the every world cup, the ball changes? Of course money is the motivation factor on why the ball is design like these. Fifa will sell some replicas of the ball in different size and in return the Fifa will receive royalty sales for the balls. Many goalkeeper also skeptical about the balls as they are now less predictable in flights.

]]> http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/04/the-fifa-world-cup-ball/feed/ 0 Schedules of Matches in FIFA World Cup 2010 http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/03/schedules-of-matches-in-fifa-world-cup-2010/ http://www.sportspiks.com/2010/03/schedules-of-matches-in-fifa-world-cup-2010/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:03:15 +0000 admin http://www.sportspiks.com/?p=10 Here are the List of the Matches and Schedules for this year FIFA World Cup 2010. All times local (GMT+2). Group-stage kickoff times are subject to change for television or scheduling reasons.

Match Date – Time Venue Results
1 11/06 16:00 Johannesburg – JSC South Africa South Africa - Mexico Mexico
2 11/06 20:30 Cape Town Uruguay Uruguay - France France
17 16/06 20:30 Tshwane/Pretoria South Africa South Africa - Uruguay Uruguay
18 17/06 20:30 Polokwane France France - Mexico Mexico
33 22/06 16:00 Rustenburg Mexico Mexico - Uruguay Uruguay
34 22/06 16:00 Mangaung / Bloemfontein France France - South Africa South Africa
Group B
Match Date – Time Venue Results
3 12/06 16:00 Johannesburg – JEP Argentina Argentina - Nigeria Nigeria
4 12/06 13:30 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Korea Republic Korea Republic - Greece Greece
19 17/06 16:00 Mangaung / Bloemfontein Greece Greece - Nigeria Nigeria
20 17/06 13:30 Johannesburg – JSC Argentina Argentina - Korea Republic Korea Republic
35 22/06 20:30 Durban Nigeria Nigeria - Korea Republic Korea Republic
36 22/06 20:30 Polokwane Greece Greece - Argentina Argentina
Group C
Match Date – Time Venue Results
5 12/06 20:30 Rustenburg England England - USA USA
6 13/06 13:30 Polokwane Algeria Algeria - Slovenia Slovenia
22 18/06 16:00 Johannesburg – JEP Slovenia Slovenia - USA USA
23 18/06 20:30 Cape Town England England - Algeria Algeria
37 23/06 16:00 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Slovenia Slovenia - England England
38 23/06 16:00 Tshwane/Pretoria USA USA - Algeria Algeria
Group D
Match Date – Time Venue Results
7 13/06 20:30 Durban Germany Germany - Australia Australia
8 13/06 16:00 Tshwane/Pretoria Serbia Serbia - Ghana Ghana
21 18/06 13:30 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Germany Germany - Serbia Serbia
24 19/06 16:00 Rustenburg Ghana Ghana - Australia Australia
39 23/06 20:30 Johannesburg – JSC Ghana Ghana - Germany Germany
40 23/06 20:30 Nelspruit Australia Australia - Serbia Serbia
Group E
Match Date – Time Venue Results
9 14/06 13:30 Johannesburg – JSC Netherlands Netherlands - Denmark Denmark
10 14/06 16:00 Mangaung / Bloemfontein Japan Japan - Cameroon Cameroon
25 19/06 13:30 Durban Netherlands Netherlands - Japan Japan
26 19/06 20:30 Tshwane/Pretoria Cameroon Cameroon - Denmark Denmark
43 24/06 20:30 Rustenburg Denmark Denmark - Japan Japan
44 24/06 20:30 Cape Town Cameroon Cameroon - Netherlands Netherlands
Group F
Match Date – Time Venue Results
11 14/06 20:30 Cape Town Italy Italy - Paraguay Paraguay
12 15/06 13:30 Rustenburg New Zealand New Zealand - Slovakia Slovakia
27 20/06 13:30 Mangaung / Bloemfontein Slovakia Slovakia - Paraguay Paraguay
28 20/06 16:00 Nelspruit Italy Italy - New Zealand New Zealand
41 24/06 16:00 Johannesburg – JEP Slovakia Slovakia - Italy Italy
42 24/06 16:00 Polokwane Paraguay Paraguay - New Zealand New Zealand
Group G
Match Date – Time Venue Results
13 15/06 16:00 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Côte d'Ivoire Côte d’Ivoire - Portugal Portugal
14 15/06 20:30 Johannesburg – JEP Brazil Brazil - Korea DPR Korea DPR
29 20/06 20:30 Johannesburg – JSC Brazil Brazil - Côte d’Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire
30 21/06 13:30 Cape Town Portugal Portugal - Korea DPR Korea DPR
45 25/06 16:00 Durban Portugal Portugal - Brazil Brazil
46 25/06 16:00 Nelspruit Korea DPR Korea DPR - Côte d’Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire
Group H
Match Date – Time Venue Results
15 16/06 13:30 Nelspruit Honduras Honduras - Chile Chile
16 16/06 16:00 Durban Spain Spain - Switzerland Switzerland
31 21/06 16:00 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Chile Chile - Switzerland Switzerland
32 21/06 20:30 Johannesburg – JEP Spain Spain - Honduras Honduras
47 25/06 20:30 Tshwane/Pretoria Chile Chile - Spain Spain
48 25/06 20:30 Mangaung / Bloemfontein Switzerland Switzerland - Honduras Honduras
Saturday26 June Port Elizabeth, 16:00 Round of 16 – Match 1 1A – 2B
Rustenburg, 20:30 Round of 16 – Match 3 1C – 2D
Sunday27 June Bloemfontein, 16:00 Round of 16 – Match 4 1D – 2C
Johannesburg (SC), 20:30 Round of 16 – Match 2 1B – 2A
Monday28 June Durban, 16:00 Round of 16 – Match 5 1E – 2F
Johannesburg (Ellis), 20:30 Round of 16 – Match 7 1G – 2H
Tuesday29 June Pretoria, 16:00 Round of 16 – Match 6 1F – 2E
Cape Town, 20:30 Round of 16 – Match 8 1H – 2G
Wednesday30 June Rest days
Thursday1 July
Friday2 July Port Elizabeth, 16:00 Quarterfinal C 5 – 7
Johannesburg (SC), 20:30 Quarterfinal A 1 – 3
Saturday3 July Cape Town, 16:00 Quarterfinal B 2 – 4
Johannesburg (Ellis), 20:30 Quarterfinal D 6 – 8
Sunday4 July Rest days
Monday5 July
Tuesday6 July Cape Town, 20:30 Semifinal I A – C
Wednesday7 July Durban, 20:30 Semifinal II B – D
Thursday8 July Rest days
Friday9 July
Saturday10 July Port Elizabeth, 20:30 Third Place play-off Loser I – Loser II
Sunday11 July Johannesburg (SC), 20:30 Final Winner I – Winner II



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