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Chelsea Defender Branislav Ivanovic Suffers EURO 2012 Heartbreak in Slovenia
Serbia entered this game unbeaten in their previous five qualifying games, and had drawn 1-1 with group leaders Italy over the weekend.Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic had played in eight of Serbia’s qualifying games, and scored the goal for his country during the draw with Italy.
In Slovenia, Ivanovic played his role during an opening half hour when both defenses were on top, and very few clear goal scoring chances were created.
Serbia conceded a free kick during injury time at the end of the first half, and would go on to pay a hefty price. Dare Vrsic stepped up for Slovenia, and fired a fantastic effort into the top corner beyond the despairing dive of Bojan Jorgacevic.
Serbia vs Italy Preview
When both teams clashed against each other in the first leg of this UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier, ugly scenes robbed the headlines. The match had to be abandoned after only 6 minutes of play because of rioting by Serbian hooligans. Eventually, the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body awarded Italy with a 3-0 forfeit victory. But Cesare Prandelli can now consider Friday’s qualifier to be more or less like a friendly despite the rivalry that stands between Italy and Serbia.
The Azzurri have absolutely nothing to lose since they have already qualified for the 2012 European Championship. The pressure is strictly on the Serbians to achieve a positive result on Friday night.
Estonia Vs Serbia: Nemanja Vidic Set To Make Comeback
Serbia manager Vladimir Petrovic has revealed that Nemanja Vidic is ready to start his first game since injuring his calf two weeks ago when they take on Serbia tonight. Vidic injured himself while playing for Manchester United and has unexpectedly made a quick return from that injury to be deemed fit to play against Estonia.Petrovic is quoted by The Telegraph as saying: "Vidic is with us again and he is ready to play from the beginning. My only concern is about the condition of the pitch because it is a winter landscape."
Jovanovic Deserves A Chance At Liverpool - Petrovic
Milan Jovanovic joined the English giants on a free transfer from Standard Liege last summer but he has never really made any impact on the team so far. Having started slowly under Roy Hodgson, he has found opportunities under Kenny Dalglish something even harder to come by; making only two appearances since Dalglish took over.Jovanovic was praised for his performances in Serbia's World Cup campaign last summer- starting all three of their group matches and even scoring the winner against Germany. However, he has not been given a lot of chances at Liverpool and has relatively been slipping down the ranks there.
Ghana Appoint Goran Stevanovic; England vs Ghana Friendly Test Awaits The Serbian
A statement from the GFA read:“The Ghana Football Association have appointed a new coach for the Black Stars. He is in the person of Goran Stevanovic.
“We have successfully negotiated with the coach and he would replace his compatriot, Milovan Rajevac.
“The coach will be presented to the public at a press conference at the GFA on Wednesday, 12 January 2011 at 10:00am.”
Goran Stevanovic is now Ghana’s 4th Serbian coach. His CV includes a UEFA Pro Licence coaching qualification and a Serbian League and FA Cup title too with Partizan Belgrade among other achievements.
Serbia Likely To Be Punished By UEFA As People Wonder Why Crowd Incident In Italy Happened
Italy vs Serbia Crowd Incident Was Predictable
It was certainly just a matter of time for such an unfortunate incident to happen on Tuesday night at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa, although for the majority of the public, it came as a surprise. Just as much as no match preview in the news had referred to such a possible matter, no-one really among the public around the world had anticipated the Italy vs Serbia Euro 2012 qualifier to experience crowd trouble.
The focus of the public ahead of the encounter was purely on the football between two sides that were keen to take all three points for different reasons. But what happened in Genoa revealed something else altogether.
The beautiful game of football went overshadowed by angry supporters in the stands – best identified as hooligans. Actually, hooliganism isn’t a rare case in the sport – especially in Italy or in Eastern European countries where police officers have had a tough time dealing with violent fans. There was no exception of such incident in Genoa on Tuesday, October 12; but what keeps puzzling many football lovers around the world is how unexpected the situation seemed to occur.
Italy vs Serbia Report
Serbian vandals and hooligans prevented the game between Italy and Serbia to go ahead. In what has been described as "the darkest day in Serbian football," players and other fans watched on as a group of sociopaths potentially decided the destiny of Serbia in Group C.In the end, there was no game between Italy and Serbia. A game on which so much rested for the Serbs will now surely be awarded 3-0 to Italy, after visiting hooligans vandalized the Marassi stadium.
Video - Serbian hooligans spoil the Italy - Serbia Euro 2012 Qualifier
Officials and security forces could only watch on as the Serbian fans took matters into their own hands in the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa. The Serbians lit flares and threw them on the pitch as the Serbian players looked on in disbelief. The hooligans were seen cutting security nets, smashing glass...
Milos Krasic Asks: Why Should Serbia Fear Italy?
Despite having played 3 games in the campaign already, Serbia possess only 4 points and they are also 3 points behind the unbeaten Italians. The point here is that a victory for the Serbians is much needed as the country looks forward to try their luck in another major tournament after controversially crashing out from the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. However, after their stunning 3-1 defeat against Estonia last week, they are left with a tough mission to overcome away to Italy. Cesare Prandelli’s men will prefer not to take their opponents lightly as Milos Krasic also believes that Serbia don’t need to entertain any fears.
Italy vs Serbia Preview
Estonia upset the balance of Group C with a shocking 3-1 win over Serbia. The Serbs, therefore, will be looking to gain all three points against Italy, which is a tall task away from home. Italy coach Cesare Prandelli will also be looking to bounce back from his team's latest unspectacular performance against Northern Ireland in Belfast.After a 0-0 draw against Northern Ireland, Italy themselves will be eager for maximum points against Serbia in Genoa tomorrow. Coach Cesare Prandelli is set to start with a 4-4-2, relinquishing momentarily his 4-3-3 after midfielder Daniele De Rossi pulled out with an injury.
Euro 2012 Qualifying – Serbia vs Slovenia Match Preview
Having both been dumped out from the group stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Serbia and Slovenia dream of a better future. Reaching Poland and Ukraine is a must in a group that contains Italy. Serbia look to be on a good track after thrashing Faroe Islands 3-0 away from home on match-day one of their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.
Coach Radomir Antic can be happy ahead of Tuesday’s encounter since his squad is free from injury. The Serbian manager revealed how confident he was as he declared:
Where to watch Australia vs Serbia Live - June 23, 2010
GROUP D matches Australia vs Serbia and Germany vs Ghana will be played at 2:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM Local time. All Group D matches will be played at the same time, to avoid any sympathetic gestures on the pitch that may affect the outcome of the group standings and therefore minimize any favoritism that could potentially occur. It´s squeeky bum time for Australia and Serbia. To advance both teams must win this match.
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Australia vs Serbia – 2010 World Cup Match Preview
Australia and Serbia will have everything to play for tonight as the doors are open for any team in Group D to qualify into the Last 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Australia vs Serbia will be staged at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit while Ghana vs Germany will kick off at the same time at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.
Australia and Serbia – Their Chances Of Qualifying From Group D
Ghana – 4 points, +1
Germany – 3 points, +3
Serbia – 3 points, +0
Australia – 1 point, -4
Austrialia’s fate is not in their hands. The Socceroos will have to rely on the result that will occur between Ghana and Germany in Group D’s other fixture which will be played simultaneously. The standings explain that Australia’s sole option is to beat Serbia. But then, that is not all. They will only qualify if Ghana defeat Germany or if Germany defeat Ghana by a wide margin.
2010 FIFA World Cup Quotes: Australia Face Serbia And Hope Germany Beat Ghana
In this article, Live Soccer TV looks at both Serbia and Australia’s views prior to their match, but instead of making usual analysis on both countries, we turn our attention to their quotes in order to get direct, and explicit ideas from the players which are anticipated to get involve in June 23’s clash at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. For the reader’s information, quotes in this World Cup post are mainly taken from FIFA’s website.
Australia Quotes – 2010 FIFA World Cup – Group D
Brett Emerton: “Australia does not have any physical disadvantage against Serbia”
The midfielder has declared that the Socceroos had a great opportunity to defeat the Serbians tonight, since Australia was not having any physical problem. Harry Kewell and Tim Cahill are two players who have already been punished with match-bans in the 2010 World Cup on the Australians’ side, but Emerton is confident that his team can get out of Group D. Below is his quote:
2010 World Cup: Ghana-Germany Draw Will NOT Favor Australia Against Serbia
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In fact, a 5-0 result in favor of the DFB Eleven will be the perfect score line for the Socceroos, if ever they get a narrow 1-0 victory over the dangerous Serbians; yet, Australia would be advised to get a higher goal-margin win tonight so as to extend their chances on their own. In this 2010 World Cup article, Live Soccer TV looks at the various scenarios in Group D which could favor the Socceroos, as well as the statistics emerging from the race between Ghana, Germany, Serbia, and Australia.
FIFA World Cup tie-breaking criteria
The 2010 World Cup uses the same criteria as in the past, to rank teams accordingly in their groups. The most important part, of course, is the amount of points obtained after the final standings. Next is the goal difference formed, and finally, the number of goals scored by each team completes the rules for the World Cup group standings. If equality in a group still takes place despite the application of the criteria previously mentioned, then the FIFA Organizing Committee will have draw lots and end all speculations or misunderstandings.
2010 World Cup: Germany 0-1 Serbia – Report
Germany vs Serbia, First Half: A Collision Between Two Positive Game Plans
As they promised they will, the Serbians started off positively with Kuzmanovic attempting to test Germany’s goalkeeper with a long range strike that couldn’t find the target anyways. Lucas Podolski showed his hunger for goals as well by pushing Serbia’s Stojkovic all the way to the end line in a fight for the ball. Inside the 7th minute of the game, Podolski again had a go with a left footed first time shot that certainly frightened Serbia’s defense.
In response to that, Krasic provided an excellent cross from the right wing which found Ninkovic but the midfielder fired his shot way over the bar. As the Germans tried to multiply their attacks, the Serbians also fought to avoid negativism. But as each side opted to use an offensive game plan, fouls were also committed. Ivanovic and Kolarov for Serbia, and Klose and Khedira for Germany all went into the referee’s book before the half hour mark.
Germany vs Serbia – 2010 World Cup Match Preview
Disgusted Serbia Have It All To Do
Seating third in Group D with no point and a (-1) goal difference, Serbia are in danger of crashing out from the 2010 World Cup in the first round. The robust side, best known for its strong defense, was deceived by a spirited Ghanaian team that believed in its positive game plan from A to Z.
For Serbians, their regret is based on the fact that despite their defensive tactics against the Black Stars of Ghana, there were still numerous chances in attack for them to snatch a victory. Skipper Dejan Stankovic lamented Serbia’s loss on Match-day One, saying:
“It was a very negative start for us. We had our opportunities, but we couldn’t make the most out of them. Now, we have to show the desire to overcome our difficulties.”
Serbia Team Profile – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Serbia – The country, the football
The Republic of Serbia, best known as Serbia, is a European country located in the central part, as well as in the southeastern part of the European continent.
Its land – which reaches the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans – is the neighbor of Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.
Serbia’s total area is said to be around 88,361 km2, and it has an estimated population of about 7,334,935 people. The Serbian national football team, which carries the nickname “Beli Orlovi” (meaning “White Eagles” in English), endured years in the dark since last competing in a FIFA World Cup. This achievement takes us back to the year 1990.
2010 World Cup: Serbia 0-1 Ghana – Review
Serbia vs Ghana, First Half: The Black Stars Lift The Tempo High
From A to Z, the game was hot. The Black Stars of Ghana understood Serbia’s potential in defense and didn’t waste time to impose their explosive performance through the likes of youngsters Ayew and Prince Boateng. Kwadwo Asamoah was powerful in the center of the pitch and thus provoked the Serbians to foul him a lot. Germany-born Kevin-Prince Boateng came close to netting a goal inside the first 15 minutes.
On 18 minutes, Zigic picked up a yellow card for crashing Dede Ayew on the ground. The resulting free-kick got wasted by Captain John Mensah’s header. A few moments later, Boateng and Gyan almost combined for a perfect finish but Serbia’s keeper saved his side from suffering any danger. In response midway through the first half, Pantelic tried to deceive Ghana’s goalkeeper Richard Kingson but a poor control of the ball during a free-kick saw the chance go missing.
Serbia vs Ghana – 2010 World Cup Match Preview
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Ghana On The Brink Of Making History
South Africa failed to beat Mexico on Friday, Nigeria bow down to Argentina on Saturday (despite all their pre-match warnings against Diego Maradona’s side). Now what will Ghana achieve on Sunday afternoon? Can they be the first sub-Saharan nation to record a victory in the first ever World Cup tournament held on African soil?
Ghana haven’t played a World Cup match since June 27, 2006. On that day, they were thrown out from the 2006 World Cup in Germany following a 3-0 defeat to Brazil in a match accused of being fixed. During the period of almost four years that followed this event, Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars, have improved as a unit. Like Mexico, Ghana can also boast of a great blend of young and experienced players.