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Here’s a new post from World Cup Soccer – South Africa 2010 about “U19 European Championship: Day 2 Wrapup” . Here is the original post:
U19 European Championship: Day 2 Wrapup

Spain celebrating their win over Portugal…

Spain became the first team to qualify for the semifinals on Day 2 of the U19 European Championships Group Stage.  Spain’s second consecutive win means they will feature in the semifinals for the first time since they won the tournament in 2007.  Meanwhile, Italy failed to score in their second consecutive game, Croatia failed to take advantage of an extra man against Italy, France continues their scoring streak with five more goals against Austria and Netherlands rebounded from their game 1 loss by beating England (making Group A very interesting going into Day 3).

SPAIN 2 – 1 PORTUGAL

In a rematch of the World Cup round of 16 between the two neighbors on the Iberian Peninsula, Spain once again emerged victorious.  The Portugese team was confident going into the match having beaten Spain 1-0 in the qualifying round, but couldn’t best the two goals scored by Daniel Pacheco (Liverpool).  Pacheco’s second goal, which was scored in the final minutes of overtime, was the reward of a game largely dominated by Spain not only by possession but by quality of chances as well.  Portugal can thank their goalkeeper, Tiago Maia, for keeping them in the game as he denied several promising shots by Spain in the opening minutes of the match.

CROATIA 0 – 0 ITALY

The losers of both Group B matches from Day 1 faced each other, with both sides appearing desperate for a win.  In the opening moments, Croatia looked to be leaving Italy in the dust as they got themselves into several dangerous positions- particuarly a freekick from Ozobi? and a shot Vukuši? that just barely sailed over the goal.  But, in typical Italian fashion, Italy managed to absorb the Croatian attack and slowly inched their way back into the match, despite being a man down for the last 30 minutes of normal time once left back Michelangelo Albertazzi received two yellow cards in less than 2 minutes.  The top goal scorer from qualifying, Destro, managed to force a few saves from the Croatian keeper but ultimately neither team were rewarded for their diligence and entertaining performances.

ENGLAND 0 – 1 NETHERLANDS

After losing 4-1 to France on Day 1 (including conceding an own goal), the Netherlands team definitely had something to prove in this game.  The England team being from England almost always have something to prove- especially after some harsh criticism in the press on their first game against Austria.  Given the pressure on both teams, the stage was set for an entertaining game- and though the Netherlands dominated most periods of the game, the score line is an accurate reflection of how the game felt to watch.  Throughout the game, England managed to carve out a few good opportunities, but didn’t manage to become dangerous.  While the Netherlands only had 4 attempts on goal, England didn’t manage a single shot on goal except a goal that was a ruled to be a result of a handball, voiding the equalizer.  Both England and Netherlands have the opportunity to advance – though the Netherlands will be facing almost certainly eliminated Austria while England face the group’s top side (and tournament host), France.

FRANCE 5 – 0 AUSTRIA

Two doubles by Antoine Griezmann and Alexandre Lacazette and a single effort by Enzo Reale helped to continue the winning streak France established in their Day 1 game against the Netherlands.  In the first two qualifying games, France have score 9 goals- which is 2 goals more than the sum of goals scored by their Group A competitors combined (NED=2,ENG=3,AUT=2).  So while France seem to be thriving in front of a home crowd, it remains to be seen if they can sustain both the motivation and these types of performances for the rest of the competition.  Fortunately, the U19 tournament is much shorter than senior tournaments and thus the fear of “peaking too soon” is much less dangerous.  Fans of France will be happy to know that the goal scorers in this game weren’t the only bright spots-both Mavinga (formerly Liverpool,now PSG) and Gael Kakuta were also a pleasure to watch…

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Here’s a good article from World Cup Soccer – South Africa 2010 about “International Football Tournaments Between Now and World Cup 2014″ . View original post here:
International Football Tournaments Between Now and World Cup 2014

World Cup 2010 gets a little smaller in the rear view mirror every day now, and the next big show isn’t until 2014. But if you find yourself in need of an international football tournament fix, then don’t worry. There are plenty of events scheduled. Below you’ll find an extensive (but not complete) list of the international tournaments happening between now and Brazil 2014.

There are some obvious big ones in there. Euro 2012 stands out, as does Copa America 2011. The double does of 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations should be fun too (I think that’s happening so that the tournament can start playing in odd numbered years to avoid scheduling future tournaments the same year as World Cups, in case you were wondering). The Asian Cup is next January too (and thanks to Aidan for pointing that out).

So have a look at the international soccer tournaments below, and let us know about any we missed in the comments.

2010

July 13 – August 1: U-20 Women’s World Cup 2010 in Germany
September 5 – September 25: U-17 Women’s World Cup 2010 in Trinidad & Tobago

2011

January 7 – January 29: Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar
June 11 – June 25: U-21 European Championship 2011 in Denmark
June 26 – July 17: Women’s World Cup 2011 in Germany
July 3 – July 24: Copa America 2011 in Argentina
Dates TBD: U-20 World Cup 2011 in Colombia
Dates TBD: U-17 World Cup 2011 in Mexico
Dates and location TBD: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011

2012

January/February: Africa Cup of Nations 2012 in Gabon & Equatorial Guinea
June 8 – July 1: European Championship 2012 on Poland & Ukraine
July 28 – August 11: Football at the Summer Olympics 2012 in Great Britain

2013

January/February: Africa Cup of Nations 2013 in Libya
June: Confederations Cup 2013 in Brazil
Date and location TBD: U-20 World Cup 2013
Date and location TBD: U-21 European Championship 2013
Date and location TBD: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013

2014

13 June – 13 July: World Cup 2014 in Brazil

Of course there’s more to life than international football. There’s club football too. Read The Offside blogs for club football coverage, including this list of European league kickoff dates.

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Here’s a new article from FIFA.com – 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ – News

Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given has urged Fabio Capello to begin England’s UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign with Joe Hart in goal.

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Given wants Hart for England

Four Ukraine cities will host games at the 2012 European Championship, with Kiev staging the tournament final, UEFA announced Friday after backing off from a threat to scrap planned matches in the co-host country. Delays in building stadiums and infrastructure had raised doubts about whether all of Ukraine's proposed venues would be ready for Euro 2012, which it is to co-host with neighbor…

The logo and visual identity of the 2012 UEFA European Championship will be unveiled, along with the competition slogan, in a special ceremony in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on 14 December.

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UEFA EURO 2012™ logo to be unveiled

Pompey boss “relieved of his duties” at Fratton Park…

United hoping for some Turkish delight at Old Trafford…

France coach Raymond Domenech says he never thought about quitting despite being heavily criticized by fans. Domenech has been under heavy criticism since France's failure at the 2008 European Championship, and the team's struggles during World Cup qualifying only increased the calls for his resignation.

The Republic of Ireland will be in the third tier of seed for the 2012 European Championship draw which takes place in Warsaw in February.

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Irish in third tier for Euro 2012 draw

Frustrating: United chief Sir Alex
Sir Alex Ferguson admits the toughest part of his job is dealing with today’s ‘fragile’ footballers…

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Fergie reveals dealing with pampered players is worst part of being the boss