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Electrifying UEFA Euro 2012 finals draw to take place on Friday, December 2
The event will kick-off at 6:00pm CET (12:00pm EST, 5:00pm GMT and 7:00pm Ukraine local time) at the Palace of Arts in Kyiv. The 16 participants will be separated in four groups (from A to D) of four teams. Initially, the finalists will be drawn in four seeding pots. Poland and Ukraine, along with Spain and the Netherlands have been tagged as top seeds.
What is already confirmed is that co-hosts Poland will compete in the tournament as A1 contenders in Group A while Ukraine will vie as D1 contenders in Group D. Here’s a look at the pots again according to the UEFA National Team Coefficient:
Euro 2012 seeding done as Spain, England, Portugal & France could be in one group
Ukraine and Poland have been seeded due to their status as co-hosts. Spain and the Netherlands complete Pot 1. La Roja and the Oranje are currently superior to any other team in the competition in terms of coefficients.Pot 2 sees Germany, Italy, England and Russia lined up. The Germans boast of showcasing the best football in the world since the past 12 months, the Italians claim to have found their new talisman in the form of Italy’s “problem child” Mario Balotelli, the Three Lions are looking forward to life at Euro 2012 without Wayne Rooney and the Russians want to keep progressing in the world of football.
France vs USA Preview
Jurgen Klinsmann has won only one game in charge of the United States, while Laurent Blanc’s France will come into this game looking to extend an unbeaten run that goes back over a year.Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is sidelined with injury for France, while Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has also withdrawn from the squad.
Yohan Cabeye, Loic Remy and Chelsea winger Florent Malouda are injury doubts for the French and will be assessed ahead of kickoff.
Striker Karim Benzema has scored nine goals so far this season for Real Madrid, and is expected to lead the France attack in this game.
France have already secured qualification for Euro 2012, but Blanc has insisted that his team will be taking this game very seriously.
Champions League: Arsenal facing the hunger of Olympique Marseille in France
The French giants won both of their first two matches as they beat Olympiacos 1-0 and Dortmund 3-0 last month. Marseille now have the edge in the standings over Arsenal. Coach Didier Deschamps spoke to UEFA.com on Tuesday to reveal his expectations ahead of his team’s fixture against Arsene Wenger’s Gunners:“I won't be satisfied with a draw. We have two games against Arsenal and need to take points as these six points could be decisive. Arsenal are a competitive team who can upset any team in Europe.
“The situation will be a bit clearer tomorrow; if we can take three points it would put us in the ideal position to reach the knockout rounds.”
Manchester City Duo Nasri and Dzeko on Target in Crunch EURO 2012 Qualifier
France held a one-point lead over second placed Bosnia and Herzegovina at the top of Group D, and the winner of this game in Paris would seal automatic qualification.When all was said and done the French would seal qualification to their ninth successive major tournament courtesy of a 1-1 draw. The game would have a distinct Manchester City influence, as club teammates Edin Dzeko and Samir Nasri would score both goals.
Bosnia started quickest and Senad Lulic dispossessed Anthony Reveillere only to fire into the side netting. France hit back but Loic Remy was unable to convert after being sent one on one with goalkeeper Kenan Hasagic.
France vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Preview
The distance between the French and the Bosnians is extremely small. Bosnia and Herzegovina have the edge in terms of goal scored but France can boast of possessing the group’s best defense having conceded only thrice in 810 minutes of football. One more thing which differentiates the French from the Bosnians is each team’s away record. Thanks to an unbeaten run away from home, Les Bleus have a 1-point lead over their upcoming counterparts.
France looked pretty well prepared for Tuesday’s battle in their penultimate game. Likewise, Bosnia and Herzegovina took a handful of their chances against minnows Luxembourg. Their 5-0 triumph last Friday currently stands as the biggest win in Group D.
France vs Albania Report
News about Bosnia & Herzegovina’s trouncing of Luxembourg put Les Bleus under pressure early on. Thankfully for the home crowd, the French responded quite well to their demands. The inclusion of Gomis, Patrice Evra, Florent Malouda and Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri in Laurent Blanc’s lineup increased France’s chances of beating the Albanians who eventually were second-best throughout the match.
Cabaye was unlucky enough to see his 25-yard strike fly just wide. It was Florent Malouda who broke the deadlock. He opened the scoring with a deflected shot of which the cross came through the efforts of Remy.
France vs Albania Preview
The French are poised to edge past Albania to remain in the lead in the table. After opening their UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a shocking home defeat to Belarus, Les Bleus bounced back with 2 wins in Paris. Laurent Blanc’s men are expected to record their third consecutive victory on home soil against Albania. But they will have to do so without the likes of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema who netted an 11th minute goal in Tirana back in September. Benzema has been out of action since picking up a hamstring injury against Ajax in the UEFA Champions League.
Brazil become 2011 FIFA U-20 champions, Mexico take bronze
Golden Ball and Golden Shoe winner Henrique didn’t steal the show as many were expecting. Instead, Oscar came to Brazil’s rescue with a hat-trick that stunned Portugal’s seemingly invincible Mika.
The Brazilian match hero put his side in front as early as inside the 5th minute but Alex and Nelson Oliveira rekindled the Portuguese’s hopes. With a quarter of an hour to go in normal time, Portugal looked to have one hand on the 2011 FIFA U-20 title.
However, Oscar’s skill and ambitious spirit proved that any defense can be troubled. A 78th minute equalizer sent the match into extra-time where Portugal couldn’t find the means to get another goal. Oscar turned up one more time with a 111th minute wonder strike—arguably the best of the tournament—as Brazil edged the 5-goal thriller.
FIFA U-20 Third-place final—Mexico vs France: “Devastated” Mexicans want bronze
With 10 minutes of normal time remaining in the semis against Brazil, Mexico were perhaps thinking of regenerating their strength to play extra-time football. But Henrique’s late goals for Brazil forced the Mexicans to settle for Saturday’s third-place final.Playmaker Ulises Davila couldn’t hide his frustration during an interview with FIFA.com ahead of Mexico vs France. He revealed the team’s disappointment at missing out on a date with Portugal by declaring:
“We’re devastated. Our goal was to reach the final and we didn’t make it. That’s why there wasn’t exactly a party atmosphere in the dressing room.
FIFA U-20 World Cup semis: Brazil vs Mexico and France vs Portugal in quotes
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At this stage of the competition, losing hurts probably the most! The stage for the final showdown is so near and no team wants to miss out on the dream of being crowned 2011 FIFA U-20 champions. Brazil, Mexico, France and Portugal all have a genuine chance of making their nations proud.
The reality, however, remains this way: only 2 teams will make it to the final and only 1 of the 4 teams will win the title. Tonight, the 2011 FIFA U-20 semi-finals will get underway. The quarter-finals stage is now gone and it produced some great results.
Brazil ousted pre-tournament favorites Spain. Amat and current top scorer Vazquez became the victims of Gabriel’s splendid goalkeeping as the Brazilians won 4-2 on penalties after playing a 2-2 draw. Elsewhere, Portugal had triumphed in spot-kicks against Argentina in dramatic fashion.
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup quarter-finals: 4 questions to ask
FIFA U-20 World Cup tournaments have strongly contributed in the growth of world football’s top stars. Former U-20 stars Diego Maradona (winner of the Golden Ball in Japan 1979), Javier Saviola, Lionel Messi or Sergio Aguero can confirm this fact.
The U-20 World Cup competition, which was founded in 1977, has seen countries like Argentina, Brazil, Spain and Germany among others top the best performances list. This only makes it hard for one to question the success of those countries’ senior national teams or senior footballers.
This year, it will be no different. The quarter-final stage at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be contested by Portugal, Argentina, Mexico, hosts Colombia, France, Nigeria, Brazil and Spain. With all players involved sharing the unique dream of reaching higher standards individual and collectively in their career, August 13 and August 14’s fixtures promise to be very competitive.
2014 FIFA World Cup draw—UEFA, CAF, AFC, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, OFC & the groups
A total of 824 qualifying games will help define the other 31 participating nations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup where Brazil have qualified as the host nation since October 30, 2007. Here’s how the qualification spots have been distributed among the 6 confederations under FIFA:Europe (UEFA) have been awarded 13 places, Africa (CAF) 5 places, Asia (AFC) 4 or 5 places, South America (CONMEBOL) 4 or 5 places making it 5 or 6 with host Brazil, Oceania (OFC) 0 or 1 place, North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) 3 or 4 places.
The road to the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final: How the USA got there
The USA have booked their precious tickets for the final of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and they’ve done it in style. Colombia, North Korea, Brazil and more recently France all fell against the mesmerizing authority of Pia Sundhage’s powerful women—led by veteran Abby Wambach, safe pair of hands Hope Solo and super influential sub Rapinoe.
Why not go down the past few weeks to see how the United States made it from Group C to the Women’s World Cup final at the Frankfurt’s Commerzbank-Arena on July 17, 2011?
Match-day 1—How the United States set the tone
It’s important to kick-off a project on a good tone and that’s exactly what the USA did on June 28 when they went head to head with Asian rivals North Korea. Patience was key to the Americans’ success as the first period of the game ended goalless.
France vs USA Report
An early goal from Cheney gave the Americans some much needed confidence which seemed to transform into complacency at some point. In reply to the United States’ 1-0 lead, the brave French women refused to give up and dominated the USA for the most part of the first period. Necib’s energy down the left wing gave a lot of problems to the Americans’ defense as Wambach seemed to have disappeared for a while. Not that surprising since Georges was instrumental for France at right-back. But the United States will need to thank Hope Solo for her tremendous performance in post. France's shots were so powerful that the rest of the story could have been miserable for the Americans.
France vs USA lineups info: Wambach under the spotlight as Buehler’s suspended
France coach Bruno Bini has captain Soubeyrand available for the match. Number 10 Camille Abily, who missed her spot kick against England last weekend, will partner with Elise Bussaglia in midfield with the mission of mastering the USA’s strong combination of midfielders.
In goal, Sapowicz has been tasked to deal with the fiery of Cheney and veteran player Abby Wambach. France have recorded only 1 clean sheet so far against Canada in the group stages of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Note that Buehler has no chance of playing a part in the France vs USA semi-final match. Buehler was flashed a red card for a challenge on Marta in the quarter-finals of the competition. The lineup for each team goes as follows:
France vs USA Preview
It’s huge. It’s captivating. It’s going to be a 90 or 120 minutes battle full of thrills and skills. And the events of this match will create a final picture—with the players of one team all smiles in ecstasy and the players of the other team completely confused in disgust and anguish.USA are relishing the fact of being tagged as hot favorites. They indeed are, and deservedly so. Don’t mess up with Abby Wambach, Rapinoe, Hope Solo or any of the United States’ women’s football team.
Brazil’s number 1 goalkeeper Andreia could tell you best how it feels to be stunned by a last-second header from Wambach in a knock-out stage match. Team mate and defender Daiane could explain better what it means to score an own goal and have a penalty kick saved by Hope Solo under the influence of stress.
France vs USA: Global TV Schedules for Women's World Cup Semi-Finals.
The Semi-finals for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup kick-off in a few hours. The USA will face tough competition with France in their 12:00 EST Semi-final. Later this afternoon at 2:45pm EST, Japan will face Sweden in the other Semi-Final. Both games will be televised live for all soccer fans to enjoy. The FIFA Women's World Cup has been breaking viewing and attendance records. Don´t miss some of the best football to be played this summer. No dis-respect to the Copa America teams, but you are sure to see more goals in the Women's World Cup.
Impossible is nothing as USA meet France in the Women’s World Cup semi-finals
The United States actually did the impossible against Brazil, which explains why hero Wambach still cannot believe how they managed to book a semi-final meeting against France. Her injury-time equalizer in extra-time turned things around in perhaps the most fashionable manner one could have ever imagined. “I literally can't believe what happened. It's probably the most emotional moment of my life,” said an ecstatic Wambach to FIFA.com. At any other random moment, Rapinoe might have never been able to bend in such a wonderful cross from inside the midfield area and Wambach might have never been able to make a perfect jump and a perfect header to send the ball home.
2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Meet Group A’s Germany, Canada, Nigeria & France
Just as it’s about to kick-off, Live Soccer TV presents you with an educative trip around the 4 sections—from Group A to Group D. To start, we commence with Group A!
Group A: Germany, Canada, Nigeria, France
It contains the host nation, Germany. Die Nationalelf is of course the most successful nation in Women’s Football—having won the 2 last editions of the World Cup convincingly. The Germans will commence the defense of their title against Canada on June 26.
Despite carrying a poor World Cup history, 2010 Women’s Gold Cup titleholders Canada will be looking to upset Germany. Note that Canada have been granted the right to host the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.