World Cup Adventure

Adidas introduces official ‘JABULANI’ WC match ball

worldcupadventure — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:31:37 +0000

CAPE TOWN – Adidas and FIFA present the adidas “JABULANI,” the Official Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

The “JABULANI,” which means “to celebrate” in isiZulu, features a South African inspired design and radically new technology. The new match ball will be available in stores starting December 4.

The Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup features a completely new, ground-breaking technology. Eight 3-D spherically formed EVA and TPU panels are molded together, harmoniously enveloping the inner carcass. The result is an energetic unit combined with perfect roundness.

Following the first tests, players all over the world are enthusiastic about the new ball:

Michael Ballack: “Fantastic, the ball does exactly what I want it to.”

Petr Cech: “You can feel the energy coming towards you, like a shot.”

Frank Lampard: “A very strong ball, true to hit.”

Kaka: “For me, contact with the ball is all-important, and that’s just great with this ball.”

World Cup 2010 Draw Results

worldcupadventure — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:51:56 +0000

GROUPS:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
1. South Africa	1. Argentina	1. England	1. Germany
2. Mexico	2. Nigeria	2. United States	2. Australia
3. Uruguay	3. South Korea	3. Algeria	3. Serbia
4. France	4. Greece	4. Slovenia	4. Ghana

Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
1. Netherlands	1. Italy	1. Brasil	1. Spain
2. Denmark	2. Paraguay	2. North Korea	2. Switzerland
3. Japan	3. New Zealand	3. Cote d’Ivoire	3. Honduras
4. Cameroon	4. Slovakia	4. Portugal	4. Chile

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) FINAL Standings

worldcupadventure — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:40:28 +0000

FINAL South American World Cup Qualifiying Standings.

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	18	9	7	2	33	11	+22	34
Chile	18	10	3	5	32	22	+10	33
Paraguay	18	10	3	5	24	16	+8	33
Argentina	18	8	4	6	23	20	+3	28
Uruguay	18	6	6	6	28	20	+8	24
Ecuador	18	6	5	7	22	26	−4	23
Colombia	18	6	5	7	14	18	−4	23
Venezuela	18	6	4	8	23	29	−6	22
Bolivia	18	4	3	11	22	36	−14	15
Peru	18	3	4	11	11	34	−23	13

Uruguay and Costa Rica will compete in a two-legged play-off, with the winner advancing to South Africa 2010.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Standings

worldcupadventure — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:31:53 +0000

Latest South American Standings.

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	16	9	6	1	32	9	+23	33
Paraguay	16	9	3	4	22	13	+9	30
Chile	16	8	3	5	27	20	+7	27
Ecuador	16	6	5	5	21	23	−2	23
Argentina	16	6	4	6	20	19	+1	22
Uruguay	16	5	6	5	26	18	+8	21
Venezuela	16	6	3	7	22	27	−5	21
Colombia	16	5	5	6	10	14	−4	20
Bolivia	16	3	3	10	20	34	−14	12
Peru	16	2	4	10	9	32	−23	10

Nations face day of destiny

worldcupadventure — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:00:16 +0000

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Chile are just one win away from qualifying.

Chile and Paraguay can secure two more South American places at the 2010 World Cup alongside five-times champions Brazil if they win their qualifiers on Wednesday.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

worldcupadventure — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:30:40 +0000

ONLY 3 GAMES LEFT!!!!! THIS IS GETTING CLOSE!

Standings

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	15	8	6	1	28	7	+21	30
Chile	15	8	3	4	25	16	+9	27
Paraguay	15	8	3	4	21	13	+8	27
Argentina	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	22
Colombia	15	5	5	5	9	11	−2	20
Ecuador	15	5	5	5	18	22	−4	20
Uruguay	15	4	6	5	23	17	+6	18
Venezuela	15	5	3	7	19	26	−7	18
Bolivia	15	3	3	9	19	31	−12	12
Peru	15	2	4	9	8	29	−21	10

Conmebol Standings: South America

worldcupadventure — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:36:43 +0000

Standings

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	14	7	6	1	25	6	+19	27
Chile	14	8	2	4	23	14	+9	26
Paraguay	14	7	3	4	20	13	+7	24
Argentina	14	6	4	4	19	15	+4	22
Ecuador	14	5	5	4	18	20	−2	20
Uruguay	14	4	6	4	23	16	+7	18
Colombia	14	4	5	5	7	11	−4	17
Venezuela	14	5	2	7	17	24	−7	17
Bolivia	14	3	3	8	19	30	−11	12
Peru	14	1	4	9	7	29	−22	7

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

Colombia and Venezuela are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Qualification:

Peru is eliminated.

Conmebol Standings: South America

worldcupadventure — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:00:15 +0000

6 GAMES REMAIN!!! Every Game will be crucial for every team from here on out! losers of up and coming games can expect to drop 2 or 3 places. Round 13 will start June 6th.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paraguay	12	7	3	2	19	9	+10	24
Brazil	12	5	6	1	19	5	+14	21
Chile	12	6	2	4	17	14	+3	20
Argentina	12	5	4	3	18	13	+5	19
Uruguay	12	4	5	3	21	10	+11	17
Colombia	12	3	5	4	6	10	−4	14
Ecuador	12	3	5	4	14	19	−5	14
Venezuela	12	4	1	7	14	22	−8	13
Bolivia	12	3	3	6	19	25	−6	12
Peru	12	1	4	7	6	26	−20	7

World Cup 2010 Ticket Sales launched!

worldcupadventure — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:12:29 +0000

20 Feb- 31 March

FIFA has kicked off the ticket sales process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa with the launch of the first sales phase.

To Get started you will need to go the fifa website and fill out the application. Click on the link to get started.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/ticketing/index.html

Please note: It makes no difference whether you apply early, on 20 February 2009, or late, on 31 March 2009.

Each correctly submitted application will have the same opportunity of being successful in the draw.

Conmebol: Battle for places hots up

worldcupadventure — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:18:40 +0000

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paraguay	10	7	2	1	18	6	+12	23
Brazil	10	4	5	1	15	4	+11	17
Argentina	10	4	4	2	13	7	+6	16
Chile	10	5	1	4	14	13	+1	16
Uruguay	10	3	4	3	19	10	+9	13
Ecuador	10	3	3	4	12	17	−5	12
Colombia	10	2	5	3	4	8	−4	11
Venezuela	10	3	1	6	12	18	−6	10
Bolivia	10	2	3	5	13	22	−9	9
Peru	10	1	4	5	5	20	−15	7

Matchday ten of the South American qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ proved a perfect one for Paraguay. While they were winning again to put one foot firmly in the finals, Argentina and Brazil stumbled to leave the race for the remaining three automatic spots tighter than ever. Only five points separate the quintet of sides chasing the Albirroja, and with eight rounds still to go the two continental giants still have much to do.