Five Who Will Miss Out on the World Cup

By Richard Farley, on September 7th, 2009

Carlos Quieroz has led Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal to a dubious distinction.

You now know five teams who could win it all come next summer, but there are a number of highly rated nations who look unlikely to get that opportunity.

There are a number of nations who, though close calls for this list, still have [...]

September 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Opinion | Leave a comment

Egypt, Cameroon Play Like Favorites

By Richard Farley, on September 5th, 2009

Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o scored the Lions’ insurance goal.

Egypt and Cameroon are one of three African group favorites that came into this qualifying period chasing the lead in their group. With only one bid available per four-term group, that meant the favorites were in near-must-win situations. Tomorrow, we’ll see if Nigeria can perform [...]

September 5th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Matches | Leave a comment

Egypt’s National Team Omissions Nothing to Worry About, Yet

By Richard Farley, on August 27th, 2009

Egypt’s Mohamed Zidan

Yesterday it was announced that Egypt, the reigning African champions who are currently on the outside looking in on an African region World Cup spot, will not have three of its most talented attackers for their next qualifier on September 5.

Coach Hassan Shehata, in announcing is squad, omitted strikers Mohamed Zidan, Amr [...]

August 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: News | Leave a comment