JOCURILE OLIMPICE - BEIJING 2008
Belgia 0 - 3 Brazilia (Finala Mică - medalia de bronz)
GOLURILE MARCATE DE JO ('45, '90) ŞI DIEGO ('28)
Nigeria 0 - 1 Argentina (Finala Mare - medaliile de aur şi argint)
GOLUL MARCAT DE DI MARIA ('57)
JOCURILE OLIMPICE - BEIJING 2008
Belgia 0 - 3 Brazilia (Finala Mică - medalia de bronz)
GOLURILE MARCATE DE JO ('45, '90) ŞI DIEGO ('28)
Nigeria 0 - 1 Argentina (Finala Mare - medaliile de aur şi argint)
GOLUL MARCAT DE DI MARIA ('57)
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Mijlocaşul de la FC Vaslui, Marian Aliuţă s-a arătat surprins de convocare, dar în acelaşi timp este sigur că va reuşi să demonstreze tuturor celor care îl contestă că poate face faţă la echipa naţională.
"Mă bucur că am fost convocat, este bine că se poate ajunge şi din provincie. Sincer nu mă aşteptam să fiu convocat pentru această dublă, dar este o şansă mare pentru mine. Nu contează vârsta, echipa naţională reprezintă apogeul pentru orice jucător. Voi demonstra tuturor că merit la naţională. Probabil că a contat şi poziţia în clasament a clubului meu. Suntem o echipă foarte bună cu jucători foarte importanţi. Urmează nişte meciuri foarte grele la care sper din tot sufletul să fac faţă. Franţa, România şi Serbia sunt favorite la calificare, este o grupă extrem de grea", a declarat Aliuţă la conferinţa de presă de la Mogoşoaia.
Ballack out of Liechtenstein World Cup game
Germany captain Michael Ballack has pulled out of their first World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein on Saturday, the German football federation said.
Ballack's bruised and inflamed left foot however may not exclude him from the September 10 game in Helsinki, the federation added.
The absence of Ballack, who has played 87 times for his country and scored 38 goals, is not a surprise however as German coach Joachim Loew said at the weekend the star midfielder was a serious doubt for the matches.
Loew added that Ballack's injury was not as serious as his left ankle problem which put him out of the sport for eight months in 2007.
The 32-year-old got injured on August 17 playing for his club Chelsea in their 4-0 thrashing of Portsmouth on the first day of the season.
He then pulled out of Germany's friendly 2-0 victory over Belgium three days later, but played the entire match against Wigan in the Blues' second Premiership match.
Injury forces Silva to miss opening qualifiers
Bad news for Spain coach Vicente del Bosque, who already had to do without the injured Fernando Torres for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Valencia player David Silva is added to the list of absences as result of an ankle injury suffered this week.
Silva was one of Spain's most influential players during their successful Euro 2008 campaign, often serving the strikers from the wing or finding his way into the penalty area himself.
Spain begin their qualifying campaign versus Bosnia and Armenia on Saturday and Wednesday respectively.
Spain Stay Top, Italy Up To Second In FIFA Rankings
There have not been too many changes in the top 10, as Euro 2008 champions Spain remain at the top of the tree. Italy and Germany have swapped places, with the Azzurri moving up to second despite their disappointing 2-2 friendly draw against Austria last month.
Places four to nine are as they were in August, with Holland and Croatia completing the top five, and South American giants Brazil and Argentina still struggling in sixth and seventh respectively.
Turkey are the biggest movers, as they go up three places to break into the top 10. England's international misery continues, as they drop another position, and are now down in 15th.
Current top 20:
1 Spain
2 Italy
3 Germany
4 Netherlands
5 Croatia
6 Brazil
7 Argentina
8 Czech Republic
9 Portugal
10 Turkey
11 France
12 Russia
13 Romania
14 Cameroon
15 England
16 Scotland
17 Bulgaria
18 Greece
19 Israel
20 Ghana
Yakubu to captain Nigeria against South Africa
English Premiership outfit Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni will captain Nigeria against South Africa in this weekend's 2010 World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifier in Port Elizabeth, officials disclosed on Wednesday.
"In the absence of team skipper Nwankwo Kanu and Joseph Yobo, Yakubu is the most experienced player in the squad and so he will lead the team out on Saturday", said team official Peterside Idah.
Yakubu, scorer of 16 goals in his 43 appearances since first being capped in 2000, will have a hefty responsibility as the side will be without several key players like Kanu, Yobo, Obi Mikel and Obafemi Martins, who are all injured.
Nigeria's Super Eagles lead Group 4 of the qualifying tournament for both the World Cup and Nations Cup with maximum 12 points from 4 matches.
South Africa - who need not worry about World Cup qualification as they are hosting the event - are second with 4 points ahead of third-placed Sierra Leone.
Super Mario was 'always Italian'
Azzurrini new boy Mario Balotelli can't wait to represent Italy and claims that he never considered wearing a Ghana shirt.
The Inter striking starlet was born in Palermo to Ghanaian immigrants and grew up in Brescia under the care of an Italian family.
Despite spending his entire life in the peninsula, Balotelli only became eligible for Italy when he turned 18 and had already rejected the chance to play for Ghana.
“I never considered playing for Ghana, not even in the two years when they picked me,” Balotelli revealed.
“I am here with the Azzurrini squad at Pierluigi Casiraghi's disposal. If I am in the starting 11 I will give my all for this team, if I'm on the bench I will cheer them on.”
Italy's Under-21 side play Greece in Castel Di Sangro tomorrow in a qualifier for the 2009 European Championship.
Robinho a venit la antrenament cu... elicopterulNoua achiziţie a lui Machester City, Robinho, a venit la antrenamentul de miercuri al naţionalei Braziliei cu elicopterul.
"N-am vrut să vin cu elicopterul la antrenamente, deoarece lumea va spune acum că succesul mi-a luat minţile, dar n-am avut altă soluţie. Alfel aş fi întârziat la antrenament, după ce oricum, oficialii federaţiei au fost înţelegători şi mi-au acordat o zi în plus de vacanţă", a spus atacantul pentru presa din Brazilia.
Fostul jucător al lui Real Madrid a ţinut să precizeze faptul că este mulţumit de transferul la Manchester City, chiar dacă a avut şi oferte de la Chelsea: "Am vrut să merg la Chelsea deoarece ei au fost singurii care m-au ofertat. Dar m-am transferat la un club care se va lupta pentru trofee, City este Chelsea de acum patru ani".
Italy Suffer Del Piero Injury Blow
La Nazionale travel to Lanarca this weekend for their first Group 8 match but the Juventus man may not be available for selection.
Del Piero was forced to skip training on Thursday afternoon at Coverciano and he underwent examinations this evening.
The doctor’s report revealed that Pinturicchio has a muscular strain which is the result of a previous injury which has now been aggravated.
It is highly unlikely that the striker will play against Cyprus following these results as Marcello Lippi will not want to risk his man to further injuries.
The Azzurri medical staff will keep a close eye on Del Piero and he is set to undergo further examinations on Friday morning.
Thankfully, there were no such problems for the rest of the side as everyone else trained as normal.
The coach tried different attacking options with Alberto Gilardino and Luca Toni alternating with Vincenzo Iaquinta and Antonio Di Natale.
Del Piero’s injury is not the news Italy or Juventus wanted to hear. The Bianconeri will be involved in the Champions League in two weeks and they need their striker to be fully fit.
Romania suffer further injury blow
Romania suffered another injury blow ahead of their first two 2010 World Cup qualifiers on Friday as midfielder Bănel Nicoliţă was forced to withdraw with a left ankle injury.
The 26-year-old Steaua Bucharest player joins Inter Milan's central defender Cristian Chivu, who is recovering from a shoulder operation, and Fiorentina's star forward Adrian Mutu on the sidelines for the two matches with Lithuania and Feroe Islands.
"It is tough to miss the start of the qualifiers but my ankle is hurting and I simply would not be fit enough to play in either match", said Nicoliţă, who quit training after just a quarter-of-an-hour.
"I sprained my ankle during the Champions League match with Galatasaray on August 27 and I really tried to push it to make it back in time", added Nicoliţă, who scored his first goal for the national side in 24 appearances in August's friendly against Latvia.
Romania go on to play France in Constanţa on October 11 - the other two countries in the Group 7 are Serbia and Austria.
Shut Up England - Zambrotta
Milan and Italy defender Gianluca Zambrotta has taken a swipe at the English game and he insists that they have no right to criticise the Italians when the Three Lions failed to qualify for Euro 2008.
The stopper has hit back and he has some tough words for England.
“Retirement home? That’s all I need at 31,” said Zambrotta.
“I have all the experience to be able to motivate myself.
“What makes me laugh is that the English are always the first to talk when they should be the last. Just look at them, they didn’t even qualify for Euro 2008.”
“The impact of Milan is simple they are a top club and well organised like Juventus,” added Zambro.
“I think the quality of Serie A has improved and then you always have the same certainties like Maurizio Zamparini firing the coach after the first game.”
The Rossonero is currently on international duty with La Nazionale as he tries to help defend the World Cup trophy they won in 2006.
Italy have travelled to Lanarca to take on Cyprus on Saturday night in group 8 of the World Cup South Africa 2010 qualifying campaign.
Brazilia (cantonament)
Germania (cantonament)
Se apropie iar golul 1000
Pe lângă miza punctelor, meciurile cu Lituania şi cu Feroe pot avea şi o semnificaţie importantă pentru statistică.
Unul dintre tricolorii convocaţi de Victor Piţurcă pot intra în istoria echipei naţionale ca autor al golului jubilar cu numărul 1000, bornă de care ne mai despart doar 3 reuşite. Adrian Mutu atinsese acest prag în 2005, după cel de-al doilea gol marcat în partida cu Andorra (2-0) de la Constanţa din preliminariile CM 2006, dar a pierdut "premiul" după ce FIFA a scos din palmaresul naţionalei României rezultatele selecţionatei olimpice.
"Sper să fac un meci bun mâine"
"Mă înţelegeam foarte bine cu Petre pentru că îi cunoşteam toate mişcările. Sper ca mâine să iasă bine şi oricine intră în teren să îşi facă datoria. Mă simt bine pe postul de mijlocaş şi sper să fac un meci bun", a spus Contra.
"Dacă era Bănel cred că mâine nu aş fi jucat, probabil pentru că nu am meciuri în picioare. Am evoluat doar 20 de minute în campionat", a adăugat fundaşul.
Despre faptul că dintre cei convocaţi el este jucătorul cu cele mai multe goluri marcate pentru echipa naţională, Cosmin a declarat: "E un paradox să joci ca fundaş şi să fi cel mai bun marcator la naţională. Nu contează însă cine va marca mâine, important e să o facă cineva."
"Nu e o tragedie să nu te califici, războaiele şi alte evenimente de aceste gen sunt tragedii, în fotbal există doar decepţii. Dacă vom avea ghinion şi nu vom câştiga, vom face tot ce e posibil să ne calificăm", a mai declarat Contra.
Ferdinand out of Andorra clash
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of England's opening World Cup 2010 qualifier against Andorra here on Saturday after failing to recover from a back injury.
Coach Fabio Capello said he thought Ferdinand would probably be fit for Wednesday's crunch clash against Croatia in Zagreb.
"We have only one serious injury. That is Rio. He will not be ready for the game on Saturday. He should be fit for the Croatia game", Capello said.
In the absence of the United stalwart, skipper John Terry is likely to be partnered at the heart of the defence on Saturday by either Matthew Upson or Joleon Lescott.
Terry admitted Ferdinand's absence was a real blow but the Chelsea star is confident either Upson or Lescott will prove a capable deputy for the England vice-captain.
"It's a big blow. Obviously he has been on fire for the last couple of years and at the start of this season as well", Terry said. "He'll be a big miss but we've got the squad and strength in depth to replace Rio."
Anglia (cantonament)
Noua Zeelandă, drum deschis către Cupa Mondiala
Fotbaliştii de la Antipozi conduc grupa Oceania şi nu mai pot fi ajunşi de niciuna dintre urmăritoare. Practic, jucătorii din ţara unde sportul-rege este rugby-ul, au câştigat zona lor, dar pentru a se califica la turneul final din Africa de Sud vor trebui să înfrunte, într-o dublă manşă, pe ocupanta locului cinci din zona Americii de Sud.
Noua Zeelandă s-a calificat o singura dată la un turneu final mondial, în 1982, la ediţia din Spania, acolo unde au pierdut toate partidele disputate în grupă. Singurul fotbalist cunoscut a fost Winton Rufer, care a evoluat ani buni în Bundesliga, dar care în timpul liber era pastor protestant şi chiar predica în faţa enoriaşilor.
De menţionat că neozeelandezii profită de faptul că Australia, super favorita zonei, a "emigrat" în zona Asia, care oferă mai multe şanse de calificare pentru jucătorii din ţara cangurilor. Ca ultim amănunt, fotbaliştii din echipa naţională sunt denumiţi "All Whites". Asta, în antiteză cu băieţii de la rugby, arhicunoscuţii "All Blacks".
World Cup 2010
GRUPA 5
Armenia 0 - 2 Turcia
REZUMATUL MECIULUI
GRUPA 6
Croaţia 3 - 0 Kazakstan
REZUMATUL MECIULUI
GRUPA 9
Norvegia 2 - 2 Islanda
REZUMATUL MECIULUI
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Se întâmplă şi la case mai mari: Austria-Franţa 3-1
Echipa Franţei a fost spulberată în această seară de formaţia lui Karel Bruckner, cu 3-1, în primul meci din campania de calificare pentru Campionatul Mondial din 2010.
Nici echipa lui Domenech n-a fost mai norocoasă decât selecţionata noastră, în minutul 8 Austria deschizând scorul prin Janko.
La o lovitură liberă de pe partea dreaptă a atacului austriac, defensiva Franţei s-a bâlbâit, permiţându-i lui Janko să marcheze din careul mic.Austria a şocat înainte de pauză, când, la o altă fază fixă, Austria a majorat scorul la 2-0 prin Aufhauser (minutul 41).Gouvou a readus speranţele în tabăra franceză în minutul 61, când a redus din handicap.
Deşi Franţa a avut jumătate de oră la dispoziţie pentru a forţa egalarea, Ivanschitz a refăcut avantajul de două goluri, în minutul 72. Mijlocaşul a înscris din penalty, după o fază prelungită de atac a austriecilor.
Meciul din Austria ne-a arătat o echipă a Franţei la fel de impotentă ca la Campionatul European, o echipă cu 14 jucători valoroşi şi un antrenor depăşit.
Selecţionerul Franţei a trimis în teren următorul 11:
Mandanda - Sagna, Gallas, Mexes, Evra - Gouvou, Toulalan, Diarra, Nasri - Benzema, Henry
Austria [3 - 1] France
8' [1 - 0] M. Janko
42' [2 - 0] R. Aufhauser
62' [2 - 1] S. Govou
73' [3 - 1] A. Ivanschitz (pen.)
Spain [1 - 0] Bosnia-Herzegovina
58' [1 - 0] D. Villa
Andorra [0 - 2] England
49' [0 - 1] J. Cole
55' [0 - 2] J. Cole
Cyprus [1 - 2] Italy
8' [0 - 1] A.D. Natale
29' [1 - 1] E. Aloneftis
90' [1 - 2] A.D. Natale
Argentina [1 - 1] Paraguay
12' [0 - 1] G. Heinze (o.g.)
60' [1 - 1] S. Agüero
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