By dastein @ World Soccer Insider 02/15/2011

It was almost the week that was not in the English Premier League.  After setting a record week for goals in the matches of in the week of February 12, 2011, many finishers had more difficulty finding the goal this week. See Dempsey's penalty kick...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/11/2010

Group D: Germany Ghana Australia Serbia Game 1: Germany vs. Australia, June 13th, Durban Tim Cahill will score a goal but it won't be enough for the Socceroos. Germany 2- Australia 1 Game 2: Ghana vs. Serbia, June 13th, Pretoria Ghana will miss Michael...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/11/2010

Group C: England United States Slovenia Algeria Game 1: England vs. United States, June 12th, Rustenburg Whoever wins the midfield, will win the game. Bradley and Clark will have a hard time keeping up with Lampard and Gerrard in the middle. England ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/11/2010

Group B: Argentina Greece Nigeria South Korea Game 1: Argentina vs. Nigeria, June 12th, Johanesburg Argentina faces a tough Nigerian squad and despite the antics of Maradona, take 3 points. Argentina 3- Nigeria 1 Game 2: Greece vs. South Korea, June ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/11/2010

Group A: South Africa Mexico France Uruguay Game 1: South Africa vs. Mexico, June 11th, Johanesburg The home crowd will be estatic for the opening game of the tournament. They will be behind Bafana Bafana as they know the Mexicans are expected to advance...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/10/2010

Sam's nation is an ever growing American epidemic. ESPN has made sure Americans will catch World Cup fever. America hosted the World Cup in 1994, when the country new little about the sport. That squad made it to the knockout stage and gave Americans...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/10/2010

Uruguay could be a dark-horse in South Africa. They are one of only five nations to have won multiple World Cups and have a very talented attack. Uruguay has been very successful in the years they qualified for the World Cup. They won the first ever ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/10/2010

The Swiss were being counted out of qualifying for the World Cup in September 2008. They were fresh off of a home loss to Luxemburg, a team with only two professional players and were playing at a terrible form just two games into the campaign. Swiss...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/10/2010

If there were ever a Spanish team capable of finally winning a World Cup, it would be this one. Of course the previous winners of the European Championship will always be one of the favorites to win the World Cup, but Spain has been looking very good....
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/10/2010

The South African national team has some big shoes to fill this summer. Every nation that has hosted the World Cup has advanced to at least the second round and what better time for Bafana Bafana to reach the knockout stage for the first time then on...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/09/2010

Slovenia is the smallest nation in the 2010 World Cup, with a population of just 2 million people. Although they are from a small nation, Slovenia is far from a small sized team. Loaded with size, Slovenia will look for success in their second World ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/09/2010

Slovakia will be one of the feel good stories of South Africa 2010. The Slovaks qualified for their first World Cup with a large variety of players. The team was quickly written off in qualifying after being drawn to such a difficult group, consisting...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/09/2010

A country formerly known as Yugoslavia, then Serbia and Montenegro, and now just simply Serbia has a successful history in the World Cup.  The nation has been to ten World Cups, have been in two semi-finals, four quarter-finals, and have only failed...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/08/2010

Predicting Portugal's World Cup fate is about as easy as predicting what idiotic plan BP will come up with next to try and stop the oil spill. Portugal has produced some of the best soccer players, who have guided the team throughout the years. The Portuguese...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/08/2010

Paraguay is a country rich with soccer history that appears to be on the threshold of breaking out as a world power. South Africa will be the 8th World Cup for this South American nation. They have been to the second round three times, in '86,'98 and...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/03/2010

Nigeria will be one of the six African nations representing the continent in South Africa. It is expected this year's African nations will be the strongest ever and Nigeria will be among those elite teams. Leading the Super Eagles into the tournament...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/03/2010

There is one nation that loves the fact that Australia moved from the Oceanic qualifying group to the Asian, and that country in New Zealand. Usually beaten out by Australia for the only qualifying spot (and also have to face the 5th place Asian team...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/02/2010

The versatile Dutch will enter this summer's World Cup looking for their first title. The Oranje are considered by many to be the best country to never have won a World Cup. This summer's team will be very talented and may have as good a shot as any ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/02/2010

The Mexicans have been through a lot on their way to South Africa. In the time since the 2006 World Cup in Germany, El Tri have been through four managers, have fielded more that 80 different players, and perhaps worst of all, suffered a country worst...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 06/02/2010

The Taeguk Warriors pulled off a miracle run in the 2002 World Cup that no one could have seen coming. They will try to pull off the same feat in 2010; however, they may not be under the radar this time. The South Koreans had a lot to live up to in the...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/31/2010

Little is known about the North Korean side, much like in 1966, when North Korea made their only other tournament appearance. The mysterious strategy worked for the Koreans back in '66, where they defeated Italy in what is probably the biggest upset ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/30/2010

The Japanese were the first team to qualify for South Africa, confirming their status as one of Asia's top teams. Qualification didn't come as smoothly as expected, however. The Samurai Blue lost their second game on the road to Bahrain, an unexpected...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/30/2010

There will be a familiar face leading the Ivory Coast to South Africa this summer. Former England coach Sven- Goran Eriksson will lead the Les Elephants to their second ever World Cup. The team has seen some inconsistant play lately. The Elephants...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/29/2010

The Italians will try to win back to back World Cups for the second time in their history. The Azzurri and the Brazilians are the only two nations that have repeated as World Cup champions. The Italian coach Marcello Lippi, the same skipper that led them...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/28/2010

The Germans will be attending their 14th straight World Cup, second only to the Brazilians. The memory of 2006 semi-final loss to Italy will surely be fresh on the minds of the German nation and will want more from this year's team. The Germans have ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/28/2010

Los Catrachos will be making their second ever World Cup appearance. The Hondurans are led by Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda who is a hero to the people of Honduras after leading them through qualification. Violent political outcries have distracted ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/27/2010

The Greeks weren't known for their soccer team until German coach Otto Rehhagel came into the equation in 2001. Prior to Rehhagel's arrival, the Greeks' only appearance in the World Cup came in 1994, where they failed to score a goal. The side has been...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/27/2010

The Black Stars will be one of many African nations expected to do well in South Africa. Led by world renowned central midfielder Michael Essien, the Black Stars will look to expand upon their second round finish in 2006. While Ghana has long been one...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/27/2010

Les Bleus will be making a record 4th straight appearance in the World Cup and are the reigning runner-ups from the tournament; however, their qualifying campaign stirred up great controversy. The French almost didn't qualify for the World Cup. They ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/20/2010

It has been 44 years since England won their first and only World Cup. For the passionate English fans, that is way too long. If any English team since their last World Cup has had a chance to win the tournament, it's this one. Loaded with star ...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/19/2010

The Danes were expected to be on the bottom half of a qualifying group that included Portugal and Sweeden. Instead they surprised everyone by knocking Sweeden out of the World Cup and securing their own berth in the tournament. Led by Coach Morten Olsen,...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/18/2010

The Chileans had quite an eventful qualifying campaign; however, they still managed to finish second in South America behind Brazil. Much to the dismay of many Chileans, former Argentina national team coach Marcelo Bielsa was appointed the new head coach...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/18/2010

The Indomitable Lions will look to repeat the success they had in the 1990 World Cup again in South Africa this summer. The 1990 squad was able to defeat defending champions Argentina in the group stage en route to the quarter...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/16/2010

Just like their fellow world power Argentina, Brazil will be bringing a former player in as coach for the World Cup. Former captain of the 1994 Brazil team that won the World Cup in the USA, Dunga returns to the national team as head coach for the upcoming...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/16/2010

The Australian Socceroos will be playing in their third World Cup this summer in South Africa. The Aussies will try to improve upon their last World Cup performance, where they were ousted by eventual champions Italy in the second round on a controversial...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/12/2010

Diego Maradona, arguably the best player of all time, is back on the world stage. Maradona returns to the World Cup, this time as Argentina's coach, for the first time since 1994. As a player Maradona help lead Argentina to their second World Cup title....
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/12/2010

US National Team Coach Bob Bradley released the 30-man roster that will attend traning camp for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Forward Charlie Davies' name was left often the list. Davies made a remarkable comeback from an automobile accident...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/11/2010

Algeria weren't exactly expected to be in South Africa this summer for the World Cup. The team has missed out on both the 2006 and 2008 African Nations Cup Finals and have seen a drastic fall in the FIFA World Rankings. The Algerians reached the tournament...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/11/2010

With the arrival of the 2010 World Cup in a few short weeks comes the release of the FIFA World Cup video game created by EA Sports. This game, put out by EA Sports every World Cup year, differs from the normal FIFA titles put out by the company....
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 05/11/2010

Unfortunately exam season conflicts with two of the most crucial weekends in Premier League soccer. Nevertheless, here's a recap of an exciting season in the English Premier League. The final weekend saw Chelsea needing a win to wrap up the title. The...
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 04/19/2010

Paul Scholes late goal puts Manchester United back in title chase.
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By cdruple @ World Soccer Insider 04/12/2010

Chris Ruple   With the recent results from Manchester United, it appears there won't be a repeat as Premier League champions or even another shot at a Champions League crown. Sir Alex Ferguson surprised the world last week by starting striker...
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