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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

World Cup 2006 Blog

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Daily Dose: March 30th, 2009.

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 06:30 PM PDT

Stuff to read while you enjoy a patented Artur Boruc howler……

So after South Africa 2010 goes down the tubes we can criticize Polkraine 2012. (101 Great Goals)
Dean Gordon makes a rookie mistake at 36, shows up at wrong stadium. (Dirty Tackle)
Luton Town attempting to beat the drop via a 30 pt penalty. (Unprofessional Foul)
Frank Sinatra now sets Joey Barton’s moods. (The Spoiler)
Hoffenheim aren’t an original. (ESPN)
The Prem’s unsung heroes. (SoccerLens)
Drogba speaks on the Ivory Coast tragedy. (guardian)
David Bentley needs help coping with the break. (Studs Up)

Lionel Messi: Worth Twice the Price of Admission.

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 03:30 PM PDT

For each moment that Maradona has been a pompous, self-serving blowhard, he’s matched it with genius - even with his words:

“If that last chance had gone in, we would all have had to leave the stadium, pay for another ticket and come back in again.”

That’s in reference to Messi’s ‘miss’ against Venezuela, capping a brilliant game during which the limelight shone firmly on the halos atop his heaven-sent feet. The boy’s a genius.

For the rest of The Messi Show, highlights after the jump.

[Spotted on 101 Great Goals]

CAF World Cup 2010 Qualifying Roundup

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 10:20 AM PDT

Remember our CAF World Cup 2010 qualifying preview on Friday? The general consensus was that nothing is ever as straightforward as it seems. Yes, there were favourites to win each group (and therefore qualify for WC 2010) but there’s a big difference between favourites and certainties. Just ask Emmanuel Adebayor.

The Arsenal striker seemed a certainty not to play for Togo after being out for six weeks with a dodgy hamstring. But Togo called up Adebayor for the big Group A game vs Cameroon anyway. And they started him. And he scored the winner after just 11 minutes:

Gabon also beat Morocco 2-1 in Casablanca, leaving Group A looking a little bit upside down:

In Group B, Nigeria were held 0-0 away to Mozambique which leaves the Super Eagles already two points behind Tunisia (who beat Kenya 2-1).

Group C is almost perfectly square after draws all round. But you’d still back Egypt to win it, right?

Advantage Ghana in Group D with a 1-0 win over Benin, while Mali and Sudan drew 1-1.

Fantastic result for unfancied Burkina Faso, who pulled off a 4-2 win over Guinea. But there was tragedy in Cote d’Ivoire, where 19 people were killed and 130 injured in Abidjan when a wall collapsed before Cote d’Ivoire’s 5-0 win over Malawi. FIFA are calling for an investigation.