South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

With less than four months remaining until the opening match of the 2006 World Cup, José Pekerman is evidently in a race against time. The Argentine national team boss is yet to determine the most important part of his squad: the attack. Some may think his job can’t be too difficult when you take into [...]

I can hardly believe my eyes. Australia is going to the World Cup. Having lived in Australia practically my entire life, I have seen the Socceroos go from one failure to another. From being eliminated by Argentina in qualification in 1994, to a repeat performance against Iran in ’98, to a heartbreaking loss to Uruguay [...]

The mad dash is near an end. With 27 spots in Germany secured, we’re in the final, most desperate stages of World Cup ’06 qualification: the playoff rounds for the final five berths. Win and you’re in, with a chance to mix it up with the world’s best. Lose and you go home a failure, with [...]

The final round of the marathon that has been South American World Cup qualifying concludes on Wednesday night with Uruguay entertaining its biggest rival, Argentina, at the historic Centenario Stadium in Montevideo. That’s the same venue where the two countries met back in the 1930 World Cup final, where the home side defeated its River [...]