South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

With Argentina on the brink of elimination from the 2010 World Cup, which would be the first time it missed out on the finals in 40 years, immediate measures need to be taken. Diego Maradona, who will remain the coach for Argentina’s final two qualifiers versus Peru and Uruguay next month, will need to pick [...]

Check out who I think will be the top.10 World Cup contenders… 1. Brazil The Selecao are the hot favourites to win a record sixth World Cup in South Africa. With their heroic victory over Chile last week, they extended their winning streak to 11 matches and their unbeaten run to 19. Brazil are highly [...]

Below are my reasons why the great Diego should go… 1. Argentina are facing World Cup elimination. The two-time world champions have lost their last three World Cup qualifiers, and will need to claim positive results against Peru and Uruguay in order to remain with a chance. Their destiny is likely to be determined in [...]

With only two rounds remaining until the conclusion of two years of South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, only Brazil and Paraguay have booked their tickets to South Africa. The past week of action has been some of the most dramatic of the entire competition, with several surprising results. Argentina lost both of [...]

With their extraordinary victory over arch-rivals Argentina in Rosario on Saturday, Brazil became the first South American nation to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. The Selecao came into the contest as the overwhelming favourites and once again proved superior to their arch-rivals. The win extended Brazil’s winning streak to 10 matches and their unbeaten [...]

In a little more than a week, we’ll likely know if Argentina is a contender for the 2010 World Cup or a pretender, and a serious risk to miss out on South Africa altogether. Diego Maradona’s squad has little option but to claim all three points on Sept. 5 when it takes on archrival Brazil [...]

With South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup resuming next month, the top four positioned teams of the continent tested their strength in what ended up being worthwhile friendly matches on Wednesday. While Brazil, Argentina and Chile claimed hard-fought victories in Europe, Paraguay lost in Asia. While all four nations are expected to qualify [...]

Believe it or not but it is very likely that Argentina will fail to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Every statement needs to be backed up with proof and evidence, and with not too long left in the South American World Cup qualifiers there is reason to believe that Argentina will [...]

If there were still any doubts, Lionel Messi last week proved he is the best player in the world after playing a key role in Barcelona’s victory over Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final. Messi wasn’t at his best that day, but he still made the difference, scoring Barça’s second goal with a [...]

With the South American World Cup qualifiers set to resume on the weekend after more than a five-month break, all eyes will be glued on Diego Maradona and the exploits of the Argentine national team. Since replacing Alfio Basile as the head coach of Argentina last November, Maradona has found out that coaching the two-time [...]