Showing posts with label sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sport. Show all posts
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Friday, 16 October 2009
World Cup 2010 Qualification: Only one month to go
England have won their final qualification game 3-0 against Belarus with a relatively experimental line-up. Peter Crouch opened the scoring in the 4th minute, sliding home a cross from Gabriel Agbonlahor, and it remained 1-0 until half time. In the second half, 59 minutes into the game Shaun Wright-Phillips made it 2-0 after a corner from David Beckham's corner. Crouch completed his brace with on 74 minutes. The game finished 3-0 to England, with England playing well against a poor Belarus side. After the last game, a clean sheet is also very welcome. Despite coming on as a substitute and only playing for 32 minutes, David Beckham was awarded man of the match, which manager Fabio Capello laughed off.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
World Cup 2010 Qualifying: Latest action on 10/10 and 11/10
England lost their 100% record, going down 1-0 against Ukraine at Dnepropetrovsk on Saturday. On a night where England had to contend with flares thrown from the home crowd, England were generally poor, especially in defence, and Ukraine deserved their victory overall.
Friday, 9 October 2009
World Cup 2010 Qualifying: October previews
Next Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, some very crucial World Cup qualifiers are going to be played all over the world. After Wednesday night's action, we will know most of the teams who have qualified automatically. All that will then remain is the European and other remaining intercontinental playoffs, and the remaining African qualifying matches scheduled for November.
Sunday, 13 September 2009
World Cup 2010 Qualification: September roundup
England have qualified for next summer's World Cup in style, after an outstanding 5-1 drubbing of Croatia on Wednesday. England not only won Group 6, but still have a 100% record and two games to spare.
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
World Cup 2010 Qualification: Previews and Round-up
Tomorrow is another round of crucial World Cup qualifiers throughout the world, including England's qualifier at home to Croatia. It was so different when England last played Croatia in Wembley in a qualifying match, the final Euro 2008 qualifying match against Croatia. In that game, Croatia won 3-2 against an England side bereft of confidence. That match that sealed then-manager Steve McClaren's fate.