Nigeria vs. Ethiopia Score, Grades and Post-Match Reaction

Nigeria secured their place at next summer’s 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil with a 2-0 win over Ethiopia, which gave them a 4-1 aggregate victory. FT: Nigeria 2-0 Ethiopia. (Agg 4-1) Nigeria are going to Brazil for the FIFA world cup in 2014. They are the first African team to qualify. — Bolarinwa (@iambolar) November 16, 2013 Nigeria led 2-1 from the first leg and looked very much... 

Japan vs. Netherlands Score, Grades and Post-Match Reaction

Japan and Holland fought out an entertaining 2-2 draw in Belgium on Saturday as they partook in a friendly match, stepping up their World Cup 2014 preparations. Japan had the early chances in the match, with Keisuke Honda blazing a free-kick over, Hotaru Yamaguchi shooting wastefully from 15 yards out and Shinji Okazaki missing from close range, all in the first seven or eight minutes of the game. It... 

Nigeria vs. Ethiopia: World Cup Playoff Live Score, Highlights, Recap

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Play-off Second Leg Nigeria 2-0 Ethiopia (aggregate score 4-1) (FT) Scorers: Victor Moses, penalty 19′ (1-0), Victor Obinna, 82′ (2-0)   Lineups: Nigeria: Enyeama; Efe, Echiejile, Oboabona, Omeruo; Onazi, Mikel, Moses; Musa, Brown, Emenike Ethiopia: Bancha; Alula, Aynalem, Bargecho, Abebaw; Megersa, Minyahile; Bekele, Adane, Kebede; Said.   Follow... 

Japan vs. Netherlands: International Friendly Live Score, Highlights, Recap

Live international friendly match Japan 2-2 Netherlands (FT) Scorers: Rafael van der Vaart, 12′ (0-1), Arjen Robben, 38′ (0-2), Yuya Osako, 43′ (1-2), Keisuke Honda, 59′ (2-2).   Lineups:  Japan: Nishikawa, Uchida, Nagatomo, Konno, Yoshida, Honda, Yamaguchi, Hasebe, Kiyotake, Okazaki, Osako. Netherlands: Cillessen, Janmaat, De Vrij, Vlaar, Blind, Nigel De... 

Diego Costa Can Be Spain’s Biggest Weapon for 2014 FIFA World Cup

Diego Costa has confirmed that he wishes to represent Spain, not Brazil, at international level after signing a legal document which will be presented to the Brazilian Federation. Joaquin Maroto of AS.com reports that the document was signed before a notary—where all legal documents in Spain must be prepared and signed to bind—with the Atletico Madrid striker intent on rejecting any call-up... 

How the Merseyside Connection Can Spearhead England 2014 World Cup Hopes

As the London press wound down praising Roy Hodgson to the heavens for masterminding England’s way past the testing double-header of an underwhelming Poland and a Montenegro side who were beaten 5-2 at home by Moldova, one facet of the nation’s team was apparent: This England side is heavily influenced by the two teams from Merseyside. Liverpool and Everton, for so long during the 1980s... 

Charting Bosnia’s 2014 World Cup Success

Amid all the fanfare about the World Cup holders Spain qualifying for the 2014 edition, about England scraping through at the top of their group and Russia holding off the challenge of Portugal, another story emerged: that of Bosnia-Herzegovina qualifying for their first-ever finals. As a country, Bosnia-Herzegovina has only existed since 1992. However, the end of the nation of Yugoslavia did not immediately... 

England Victory Shouldn’t Mask Dreadful Home Nations World Cup Performance

Thanks to Andros Townsend’s timely debut goal, England were able to put something of a seal on their win over Montenegro on Friday before the late-in-the-game jitters started to set in. The three points don’t seal England’s passage to the World Cup next year, but they are top with one game remaining. So should everything be rosy and carefree as the nation looks forward to the final... 

How England Can Cope Without Theo Walcott for World Cup Qualifiers

Arsenal and England have both received a setback after injury news filtered through about winger Theo Walcott. While the exact date of his return from a stomach injury is unknown, his club have made it quite clear via their official Twitter account that he will not be available for England’s final two vital World Cup qualifiers in early October: Theo Walcott will have a minor procedure... 

5 Possible Managers to Replace Giovanni Trapattoni for Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland have parted company with their manager, Giovanni Trapattoni, after two defeats in four days condemned them to almost certainly miss out on the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The BBC report that the decision was by “mutual consent” following the 1-0 loss to Austria on Tuesday, which leaves Ireland in fourth place in Group C for the qualifiers, six points off second place with two... 

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