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THREE FOR PORTUGAL
Posted on: Tue 01 Jun 2010
Ricardo Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira and Deco all started in Portugal's 3-1
win over Cameroon on Tuesday, before being confirmed in their country's
final 23 for the World Cup.
The result marked a considerable improvement for the side coached by
Carlos Queiroz, who drew 0-0 against Cape Verde a week earlier.
In the absence of Jose Bosingwa, Ferreira has reverted to right-back, his
favoured position, for the national team, and it was from there that he
played the first 45 minutes against Cameroon.
Carvalho and Deco, who both missed the close of the club season with
injury, each played the 90 minutes to gain valuable match fitness ahead of
South Africa.
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Deco is challenged by Alex song
Raul Meireles scored in either half for the Portuguese, who were facing 10
men after Cameroon forward Samuel Eto'o was dismissed for two yellow cards,
the first a foul on Ferreira. Manchester United's Nani scored the third
for Portugal 10 minutes from time after Achille Webo had pulled one back.
Portugal's final pre-tournament friendly is against Mozambique on June 8.
Elsewhere Holland beat Ghana, who are missing Michael Essien this summer,
4-1, Australia triumphed 1-0 against Denmark and Switzerland suffered a
1-0 defeat against Costa Rica.
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CLEAN SHEET FOR IVANOVIC
Posted on: Thu 03 Jun 2010
Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic played 90 minutes in Serbia's disappointing
0-0 draw with Poland on Wednesday night.
The defender returned to the side after sitting out the weekend's defeat
to New Zealand, and will be pleased to have kept a clean sheet, though the
team's poor form continues.
Ivanovic played at right-back, the position he has become accustomed to
both at club and international level, but was not partnered on the night
by Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic.
The Serbs had the better of the game, but again proved impotent in front
of goal, Birmingham City's new signing Nikola Zigic having little sight of
goal, while Arsenal's Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was on hand to
prevent Danko Lazovic.
The Serbs have one more game to prepare for the World Cup, against
Cameroon on Saturday, before they start their campaign against Ghana on
June 13.
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FRENCH STRUGGLES CONTINUE
Posted on: Fri 04 Jun 2010
France's World Cup preparations continue to stutter after a 1-0 defeat to
China on Friday, with both Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka playing the
first hour.
Before the game Malouda had called for Les Bleus to sharpen up defensively,
particularly in the first half, and while they did not concede early this
time, eventually falling to a 68th minute free-kick from Zhou Xiang Deng,
their struggle for goals continues.
The Chelsea pair almost combined for a goal in the first minute, when
Malouda's effort was smothered by the Chinese goalkeeper, and again in the
26th when Malouda laid on a smart pass for Anelka, who shot wide.
The wide man later shot high himself after escaping the attentions of his
markers, before both were withdrawn in the 62nd minute.
This was France's last preparatory game before heading to South Africa,
and coach Raymond Domenech has plenty of work to do before their first
game of the tournament, against Uruguay on June 11.
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DROGBA SUFFERS ARM FRACTURE
Posted on: Fri 04 Jun 2010
Didier Drogba has fractured a bone in his right arm, during Ivory Coast's
friendly against Japan on Friday.
The forward, 32, picked up the injury after a clash with Japanese defender
Marcos Tulio Tanaka in the first half of Les Elephants' 2-0 win. Drogba
had flicked the ball over the defender's head before he was caught by a
high boot. The striker refused a stretcher but left the field immediately.
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Drogba injury
Moments earlier he had opened the scoring with a deflected free-kick.
Salomon Kalou also played, staying on for the entire 90 minutes.
Drogba is a major doubt for the World Cup, which kicks off in South Africa
a week today.
Team spokesman Eric Kacou said that Drogba's fracture was confirmed by
doctors after he left the field.
'It is a fracture in his right arm,' Kacou said. 'The doctor hasn't said
yet whether he can play in the World Cup.'
'He had a lot of pain,' said Ivory Coast boss Sven-Goran Eriksson. 'Of
course I'm worried. He's captain and one of the world's best players. It
was unlucky. It wasn't bad or stupid. He (Tanaka) didn't want to hurt
anyone. Football is a game of contact.'
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WORLD CUP: STOCH AND IVANOVIC SATURDAY WINNERS
Posted on: Sat 05 Jun 2010
Chelsea's Eastern European representatives at the World Cup, Miroslav
Stoch and Branislav Ivanovic, both enjoyed victories in their final games
on home soil before departing for South Africa.
Slovakia were 3-0 winners over Costa Rica on Saturday afternoon, Stoch
starting the game on the left wing and playing 77 minutes before being
replaced by Erik Jendrisek. The Chelsea man had a part in the first goal
having gone close to scoring himself early in the game.
The big news of the game was the ankle injury suffered by Liverpool
defender Martin Skrtel, which makes him a doubt for the World Cup.
Slovakia's goals were scored through an own goal, Robert Vittek and
Stanislav Sestak.
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Ivanovic
Later in the day Ivanovic played the full 90 minutes of Serbia's win
although it wasn't the best of evenings for his side's defence. They
shipped three goals, coming from behind twice to beat Cameroon 4-3.
Serbia were without Nemanja Vidic and suspension made Samuel Eto'o
unavailable for Cameroon. Former Chelsea player Geremi came on for
Cameroon at half-time.
Milos Krasic, Dejan Stankovic, Wolves's Nenad Milijas from the penalty
spot and Marko Pantelic were the Serbian scorers, all in a first-half that
ended 4-2. The African side pulled another back on 67 minutes but the
Europeans held on for a welcome victory after a warm-up defeat by New
Zealand and a draw with Poland.
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JOE NETS IN ENGLAND WARM-UP
Posted on: Mon 07 Jun 2010
Joe Cole played the full 90 minutes, while his three Chelsea team-mates
played one half of England's 3-0 win over South African club side Platinum
Stars on Monday afternoon.
The game, an unofficial friendly, which will not count towards players'
cap counts or goals records, was used as a final warm-up game before the
World Cup kicks off on Friday, with England's involvement beginning on
Saturday when they meet USA.
Cole netted England's second goal, which came after John Terry, Frank
Lampard and Ashley Cole had been substituted, the Chelsea number 10 the
only man to play on after half-time with manager Fabio capello making 10
changes. Terry, Lampard and Ashley Cole were all withdrawn having made low
key appearances.
Spurs forward Jermain Defoe converted captain Steven Gerrard's pull-back
three minutes in to open the scoring, after former Chelsea man Shaun
Wright-Phillips had put the Liverpool man through, before ex-Blue Glen
Johnson gave away a penalty, missed by the Platinum forward.
Joe's extended spell on the pitch paid off midway through the second half,
as he converted England's second following a fast England breakaway, Wayne
Rooney laying the goal on.
The Manchester United man added a third himself with a sharp volley after
James Milner had crossed.
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TWO IN, ONE OUT FOR PORTUGAL
Posted on: Tue 08 Jun 2010
Ricardo Carvalho and Deco both played for Portugal as they beat Mozambique
3-0 in their final pre-World Cup friendly on Tuesday.
Paulo Ferreira was an unused sub and Deco was withdrawn on the hour as the
Selecao laboured to victory in Johannesburg, despite having the better of
the play.
They had to wait until the second half to break the deadlock, when seven
minutes in Deco supplied a delicate pass for Danny to run through and
finish.
Those same two players had linked up well in the first half to create a
chance for Simao, who was denied by Mozambique goalkeeper Otshudia Lama.
The goalscorer turned provider fifteen minutes from time when he squared
for Hugo Almeida, and Almeida grabbed a second close to the end when
Cristiano Ronaldo's shot was only parried by Lama.
For Carvalho (pictured far left) then, it is two full matches completed in
a week, with a 45 minutes against Cape Verde to boot. Deco too earned
much-needed minutes with his club season ending early, his hour today
added to a full game against Cameroon and another 60 against Cape Verde.
Ferreira will probably now be questioning whether he will be a starter
when Portugal kick off their World Cup campaign against Ivory Coast on
June 15. The full-back played only 45 minutes against Cameroon, and 68
against Cape Verde.
Manchester United's Nani has been withdrawn from the Portugal squad with a
shoulder injury. Benfica's Ruben Amorim replaces him.
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DROGBA BACK IN TRAINING
Posted on: Fri 11 Jun 2010
It is the picture all Chelsea and Ivory Coast fans want to see - Didier
Drogba returning to training.
Less than a week after fracturing his right arm and undergoing emergency
surgery, the 32-year-old forward was back out on the pitch yesterday to
boost his country's hopes ahead of the World Cup.
Wearing a light protective cast, Drogba underwent a light training session
in front of supporters, and coach Sven Goran Eriksson is hopeful he will
be fit to face Portugal in their opening group game in South Africa on
Tuesday.
'If the match had been today or tomorrow, he wouldn't be able to play,'
said the former England coach, 'but it's in a few days. He might play.'
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Drogba waves to fans after training
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