Football Club

Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz admitted the best team won after Spain beat their Iberian neighbours 1-0 to book a World Cup quarter-final with Paraguay.

David Villa’s strike proved to be the difference in Cape Town.

“Spain had the better chances and I think, sadly, they deserved to win,” said Queiroz.

“Spain were much more effective moving the ball around. We were looking for chances on the counter-attack. We had our chances – we just didn’t score.”

Despite their conservative game plan – Portugal only really came to life in a desperate final five minutes – Queiroz insisted his side had given their all.

“We showed ambition and desire to win but it just wasn’t possible. We’ll have to come back stronger,” he added.

“I believe the fans have justifiable reason to be proud of the way the team has played.

“We wanted to do well and when we compete at this level, if we manage to obtain second or third, it is not satisfactory.

“We always have as our main goal to win. We also want to have an honourable performance to dignify Portuguese football.

“I wanted us to be able to leave the field with our heads held high, and I think we accomplished this.”

Portugal’s star player, Cristiano Ronaldo, had a frustrating night and was frequently marginalised as Spain controlled possession, and he refused to talk to reporters as he left the ground.

TEAM NEWS
Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso is a major doubt with a sprained ankle, so Javier Martinez is on standby to replace him. Reserve defender Raul Albiol is definitely out of this match after damaging ankle ligaments during training.

Deco is available again for Portugal after a hip injury, so coach Carlos Queiroz must decide whether to restore him to the starting line-up. Hugo Almeida or Liedson will come back into the team as Danny is expected to miss the game with a badly bruised leg.

One booking from suspension: Almeida, Coentrao, Duda, Mendes, Pepe, Ronaldo, Tiago (Portugal)

MATCH PREVIEW
Two years ago to the day of this match, Spain finally broke their major tournament duck and lifted the European Championship trophy. If they are to go one step further and break their World Cup hoodoo they are going to have to significantly up their performances, starting against their Iberian neighbours Portugal.

Fernando Torres scored the goal in the final in Vienna back in 2008, but his performances in South Africa have been synonymous with that of the rest of the Spanish team. He and many of his much-vaunted colleagues have started the tournament sluggishly and look like they are still recovering from the shock of losing to Switzerland in their opening match.

Portugal have played out two grim goalless draws sandwiched either side of a mauling of North Korea. Coach Carlos Queiroz has opted for a different striking formation in all three of their games so far, but while he ponders how to get goals at one end, he is losing no sleep about a defensive unit that has conceded just once in their last 12 matches.

The Portuguese have only beaten Spain five times in 32 encounters, but perversely have lost this fixture just once since 1958. Like many local derbies, a draw has proved to be a very common result, so penalties could be the only way of separating these neighbours at the Cape Town stadium.

MATCH OFFICIALS
Head-to-head
- They have met 32 times in international football. Portugal have won just five matches, Spain 15 and there have been 12 draws.

- But Portugal won their last meeting 1-0, which came at the Euro 2004 group stages and eliminated Sapin from the competition.

- And Spain have only beaten Portugal once in the ten matches since 1958.

Spain
- They must make history if they are to win the World Cup, as no country has lost its first group match and gone on to lift the trophy.

- David Villa has scored six goals in six starts at the World Cup and is now the all-time top scorer for Spain at the tournament.

- Spain became the first team since Hungary in 1986 not to collect a single card in the group stages of a World Cup tournament. In fact, they have not had a player cautioned in their last six matches since Sergio Ramos was booked against France on 3 March.

Portugal
- Portugal have conceded just one goal in their last 12 internationals.

- Should they get through against Spain, they will set a new unbeaten record for Portugal of 20 games in all competitions.

- They have failed to score in their last two World Cup knockout matches – 0-0 (aet) against England in the quarter-final and a 1-0 defeat to France in the semi-final in 2006.

Today, 12:00 Beijing time, draw for 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, Cape Town International Convention and Exhibition Center, the administrative capital, had begun. After drawing lots, Italy, Spain, England, to be signed, Brazil, Portugal and Côte d’Ivoire are drawn two rival had no chance of seeds of the French team did not encounter too, but the hosts South Africa, Mexico and Uruguay, the three rivals is not a good deal . According to race next year, June 11 carried out in the opening match by South Africa vs Mexico, Mexico is the second grade is almost the strongest team finals will be July 11 local time (GMT July 12) for.

Draw Review

In a natural scenery of the commercials in South Africa, in South Africa, the famous singer Johnny – Craig singing “SCATTERLINGS OF AFRICA” in the famous dance troupe in South Africa, Africa, the footprints of the dancers, the drawing of lots ceremony officially began with former South African President Man la via video address to the audience. 91-year-old Mandela could not visit the scene, he was the big screen to the expressed wishes for the World Cup: “Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, football is very popular. We are particularly honored and very responsible, South Africa has been This extraordinary honor, to be an African World Cup host country. African people in the long struggle for freedom have learned patience and tolerance, and perhaps to bring the World Cup returns to prove that the long wait is worth it. “South Africa’s other two Living the Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu and de Klerk were as guests.

Then invite the President of South Africa Jacob Zuma and FIFA President Sepp Blatter speech, the audience rose to applaud both. Blatter said: “Africa and the World Cup interpretation of the love story, the excellent organization of South Africa.” In the two speeches during the last World Cup champions Italy Football Federation president Abate will be handed back to the World Football Association FIFA World Cup Trophy. Then proceeded to introduce the World Cup’s 32 strong, and the order is Africa, Asia, Europe, China and North America and the Caribbean, Oceania, South America area. The following is to introduce the 1930-1966 World Cup history, because it is in Africa, live a special presentation on the World Cup in 1966, the African striker Eusebio shine, and then that is the operation of FIFA in Africa and support Introduction.

After a video introduction, and then became a cultural performance by the Grammy Award winner who Angelike Benin – Quito about singing “Agolo”, after the singing out of the famous South African actor, Oscar-winning actress Charlize – Theron, she will assist in the draw this time. Then began a promotional film, namely 1970-1990 World Cup video, World Cup mascot Xiaobao Zi “Zakou m” and the African animal 1994-2006 FIFA World Cup video, in the third paragraph in between commercials interlude introduces the star of Africa: Mira.

After three paragraphs commercials began the competition with the ball, Charlize – Theron picked up a Chinese name “celebrate” the session of the World Cup ball, she said that the ball has 11 colors, also known as Rainbow ball, in the flight to see rainbow colors. Followed by commercials, “South Africa is ready.” Then well-known music group in South Africa Soweto – Gesipaier – Joel show tracks “PATA PATA”.

Walker debut at the FIFA general secretary, the place an interesting scene, he kisses Theron voice is too large, spread through the microphone, audience, suddenly sparked laughter eased the tension by drawing lots on-site. Introduction of various grades of teams and balloting rules, the lottery started. Their assistance in this lot apart from the guests Charlize – Theron, there are also middle-distance champion Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, South Africa cricket team’s first black player En Dini, South Africa Rugby World Cup players Schmidt as well as David Beckham, Beckenbauer, Platini, Eusebio, Milla, Ruud Gullit, Ronald – de Boer, Matthew – Booth and so on.

South Africa, as host, the red ball is automatically pumped into the A1, and the other seeded teams draw lots to decide the ball through the white team Kwai Cheung, automatically enter the first one in this group. The first to be drawn is that Argentina, the last drawn is the European champion Spain. Other stalls of the team draw in two steps, first of all draw-owned group, and then decided that the group order of precedence. The stronger the second tranche of Mexico where the first group able to get into South Africa, and enter the A2 bit, then South Korea (B3), USA (C2), Australia (D2), Japan (E3), New Zealand (F3), Korea (G2) , Honduras (H3) were extracted.

For the same continents except Europe should avoid the team, so the first ballot out of the third tranche of the two African teams will work with Brazil or Argentina in the same group, the first South American team is out of the same group with South Africa. First out of Nigeria, and into Argentina, where the B group (B2), Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, where the group G3 into place, then turn out of Algeria (C3), Uruguay (A3), Ghana (D4), Cameroon (E4), Paraguay (F2) , Chile (H4).

Finally, the fourth tranche of the most critical European team ballot, the results of the first in South Africa has drawn the strongest team in this grade, the last runner-up France (A4), the presence of the audience a wow-yin, then out of the Greek ( B4), Slovenia (C4), Serbia (D3), Denmark (E2), Slovakia (F4), Portugal (G4) falling into the Brazil team caused another burst of sensation, while the last one settled in Switzerland (H2), thus 2010 the completion of the World Cup draw.

Odds to win: England second only to Spain

After the ballot, the famous William Hill betting the company announced the latest odds to win odds, as well as scorer. Spain pumped signed them with Switzerland, Honduras, and Chile, with the Division H group. Pairs of Spain, the group stage without any problems. Odds to win the Spanish team is a lose four lead of 32. The ranks of Spain is followed by England coach Fabio Capello’s Three Lions a good sign to avoid the transportation powerhouse, France and Portugal, England’s odds to win a lose 5. The Brazilian team’s odds to win 2 lose 11 came in third place!

Argentina’s odds to win a lose nine came in fourth place; and ranked fifth while Italy and France, these two teams are the odds of winning a lose 11. Followed by Germany, their odds of winning is 1 lose 12. Which came in eighth place while the Dutch team, and their odds of winning is 1 lose 14. Portugal signed bad luck, they with Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire and North Korea in the same group, to the group stage is not easy. Portugal is a team lose 25 championship odds ranked ninth. And ranked 10th place is the Côte d’Ivoire and Chile, and their odds of winning is 1 lose 33.

replica watches, fake watches, replica handbags, replica Rolex watches

Beijing November 20, FIFA’s official website announced the latest issue of the national team list. By the recent national team games, world ranking has also been significant changes. Spain’s go-ahead scoring another first in the world, Brazil throne, while the Portuguese team returned with two straight victories in the World preliminaries performance rounded out the top five.

Since the go-ahead since the Confederations Cup after Brazil, while Spain has been looking at a place to sit two, and now in the friendly against Argentina and Austria, after consecutive successful implementation of go-ahead. Ranked third and fourth in the Netherlands, Italy, have not changed, but the German team’s fifth place play-offs been two straight victories away the Portuguese, the latter gains 139 points this month from the first 10 Name leap to kill to 5, is the world’s top 15 teams in the biggest strides.

And Portugal, same as in the play-offs as winners of the French team has improved two, rose to No. 7 from No. 9, while Argentina, England and Croatia, respectively, fell 2 3 Strong, ranked No. 8 to No. 10 bit. It is worth mentioning that, in the world’s top 20 teams, only South Africa, Croatia and Russia both teams missed.

In Asia, the Asian Cup qualifiers with the Chinese team gained 15 points, moved up five to return to the top 100, ranked No. 97 in the world. Asia’s top teams, Australia is now ranked No. 3 increase in 21, Japan and South Korea were ranked No. 43 and No. 52.

Attachment: November 2009 FIFA national team rankings (top 20)

Rank Country Points

1 Spain 1622

2 Brazil 1592

3 The Netherlands 1279

4 Italy 1215

5 Portugal 1181

6 Germany 1170

7 France 1122

8 Argentina 1085

9 England 1063

10 Croatia 1050

11 Cameroon 1035

12 Greece 1028

13 Russia, 1019

14 United States 980

15 Mexico 931

16 Ivory Coast 927
17 Chile 926

18 Switzerland 924

19 Uruguay 901

20 Serbia, 900

replica watches, fake watches, replica handbags, replica Rolex watches

The specific ballot results are as follows (listed former first hit home, two rounds, respectively, November 14 and 18 day):

Ireland VS France

Portugal VS Bosnia and Herzegovina

Video – playoff draw will be fighting a powerful enemy, France, Portugal Zaiyu of life and death battle
 
Media Source: Oriental Broadband
  Greece VS Ukraine

Russia VS Slovenia

At the current qualifier in Europe a total of 13 places. 53 teams are divided into nine groups, eight groups of six former team, the first group 9 with only 5 teams. After a home and away double-cycle race, the first name of each group qualify directly. When you compare the flat points total score, total goal difference and overall goals, and then compare each other battle record. Better results the second catch of the 8 team home and away play-off, decided at another four admission volumes, as the first group of nine small a team, the second results in the comparison group, the first group of eight teams will be Excluding the final one in this group record of the confrontation.

After the group stage, the better results the second eight groups are:

Russia (Group 4, excluding the final one with the group results after the effective integration of 16 points points, goal difference effectively 9)

Greece (group 2, 16 points, 7 balls)

Ukraine (Group 6, 15 points, 4 goals)

France (7 groups, 15 points, 3 goals)

Slovenia (Group 3, 14 points, 6 goals)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (group 5, 13 points, 7 balls)

Portugal (Group 1, 13 points, 4 goals)

Ireland (8 groups, 12 points, 2 goals).

In the playoff draw, FIFA launched October 16 in accordance with the latest international rankings divided into four seeds, and four non-seeded, seeds, respectively, Russia, Greece, France, Portugal; non-seeded teams in Ukraine, Ireland , Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia.