England vs Algeria Highlights Video

England 0-0 Algeria Highlights Video

[Review after game].There was no happy birthday for Fabio Capello in Cape Town as England were booed by their own supporters following a dreadful performance against Algeria that leaves them needing to beat Slovenia to guarantee their World Cup progress.

[Review before game].England go into the game against Algeria with the media spotlight well and truly on them after their 1-1 draw with USA.Although this will be the first meeting between England and Algeria, the Three Lions have kept a clean sheet in four of their five World Cup encounters against African sides. (more…)

Honduras vs USA WorldCup Highlight Video

Honduras 2-3 USA WorldCup Highlight Video
47′ Julio Leon Goal 1 – 0
58′ 1 – 1 Goal Conor Casey
65′ 1 – 2 Goal Conor Casey
69′ 1 – 3 Goal Landon Donovan
78′ Julio Leon Goal 2 – 3
87′ Carlos Pavon (pen miss)

The U.S. soccer team is headed to South Africa for a chance to redeem itself in the World Cup.

Conor Casey scored his first two international goals in the second half, Landon Donovan added another and the United States clinched its sixth straight World Cup berth with a game to spare by rallying past Honduras 3-2 Saturday night.
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Argentina vs Peru WorldCup Highlights Video

Argentina  2-1  Peru WorldCup Highlights Video
47′ Gonzalo Higuaín Goal 1 – 0
90′ 1 – 1 Goal Hernan Rengifo
90′ Martín Palermo Goal 2 – 1

Substitute Martin Palermo struck two minutes into stoppage time to give Argentina a 2-1 victory over Peru in a dramatic finale to their World Cup qualifier on Saturday.

The victory keeps alive Argentina’s hopes of reaching the 2010 finals as they climbed into fourth place in the South American group before their last qualifier away to Uruguay on Wednesday. The top four go through to South Africa.
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Russia vs Germany WorldCup Highlights Video

Russia  0-1  Germany WorldCup Highlights Video
35′ 0 – 1 Goal Miroslav Klose
69′ Red Card Jerome Boateng

An artificial pitch and an in-form Andrei Arshavin could pose the biggest challenges for Germany as they seek to secure automatic World Cup qualification in their top-of-the-table clash with Russia on Saturday.

The Germans lead Russia by a point in Group Four and will clinch a place at next year’s finals with a win in Moscow while a draw would also leave them in the driving seat as they host eliminated Finland in their last match in Hamburg.
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Ukraine vs England WorldCup Highlights Video

Ukraine 1-0 England WorldCup Highlights Video
14′ Red Card Robert Green
16′ Andriy Shevchenko (pen miss)
29′ Serhiy Nazarenko Goal 1 – 0

Ukraine will be looking to put the first dent in England’s perfect World Cup qualifying record tomorrow night as they bid to secure their own ticket to South Africa.

With England already qualified for next summer’s World Cup, Fabio Capello’s side are now playing for a chance to collect 10 wins from 10 games, but Ukraine have much more on the line as they sit third in Group Six, two points behind Croatia but with this as their game in hand.
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Spain vs Estonia Highlights Video

Spain 3-0 Estonia Highlights Video
33′ Cesc Fábregas Goal 1 – 0
79′ Santi Cazorla Goal 2 – 0
90′ Juan Manuel Garcia Mata Goal 3 – 0

Spain secured their place at next year’s World Cup finals after seeing off Estonia in Merida with goals from Cesc Fabregas, Santi Cazorla and Juan Manuel Mata.

With Bosnia-Herzegovina being held by Turkey earlier in the evening, Spain knew a victory over Estonia would be enough to guarantee themselves top spot in Group Five.
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England vs Croatia Highlights Video

England 5-1 Croatia Highlights Video
8′ Frank Lampard (pen) Goal 1 – 0
18′ Steven Gerrard Goal 2 – 0
59′ Frank Lampard Goal 3 – 0
66′ Steven Gerrard Goal 4 – 0
73′ 4 – 1 Goal Eduardo
77′ Wayne Rooney Goal 5 – 1

Two years after Croatia triumphed in the Wembley rain to sweep England out of Euro 2008 and Steve McClaren out of a job, Fabio Capello showed how it should be done.

Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard scored two goals each to exact their own personal revenge for that horrible night, with Wayne Rooney adding another near the end.
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England vs Slovenia Highlights Video

England 2-1 Slovenia Highlights Video
31′ Frank Lampard (pen) Goal 1 – 0
63′ Jermain Defoe Goal 2 – 0
85′ 2 – 1 Goal Zlatan Ljubijankic

The England manager is expected to have already settled on his first XI for the meeting with Croatia and he could offer fringe players the opportunity to impress.

Captain John Terry was an injury doubt as the Chelsea centre-back, who signed a new deal with his headline-grabbing club at the beginning of this week, sustained a groin injury in training, but the centre-back now appears ready to play.
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World Cup:Mexico vs USA Highlights Video

World Cup:Mexico 2-1 USA Highlights Video
8′ 0 – 1 Goal Charlie Davies
19′ Israel Macias Castro Goal 1 – 1
81′ Miguel Sabah Goal 2 – 1

Miguel Sabah scored in the 82nd minute, lifting Mexico to a 2-1 victory over the United States in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday.

The win strengthened Mexico’s chances of reaching next year’s World Cup in South Africa. The Mexicans entered the game fourth in CONCACAF qualifying, with only the top three teams automatically advancing. Mexico now has nine points, moving ahead of Honduras (7), which played later Wednesday at group leader Costa Rica (12).
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Friendly: Holland vs England Highlights Video

Holland 2-2 England Highlights Video
10′ Dirk Kuyt Goal 1 – 0
38′ Rafael Van der Vaart Goal 2 – 0
49′ 2 – 1 Goal Jermain Defoe
77′ 2 – 2 Goal Jermain Defoe

England to Holland on Wednesday for Fabio Capello to the top, the friendly as a measure of their progress.

The three lions are undergoing qualification for the World Cup in 2010 to 100 percent of a track record in Group 6, and a positive result against Croatia in September guarantees a place in South Africa.
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