NATIONAL TEAM - SWITZERLAND - 2014 WORLD CUP - Goodbye, Ottmar Hitzfeld. All the best and take care.

Hitzfeld has made a positive impression wherever he has been stationed and his name is still regularly chanted in the stands at Bayern Munich.

“He put together a really good team that will last for many years to come,” Granit Xhaka told FIFA.com, before Josip Drmic added: “He’s done a great job.” 

2 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - ARGENTINA VS SWITZERLAND 1:0

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Argentina vs Switzerland 1:0

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - BELGIUM VS USA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Belgium vs USA 2:1

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - ARGENTINA - KEY PLAYER - ‪LIONEL MESSI - PROFILE

Lionel Andrés Messi; born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team.

By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. 

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - USA - KEY PLAYER - ‪JERMAINE JONES - PROFILE

Jermaine Junior Jones, born 3 November 1981, is a German-American footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş. He has previously played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Blackburn Rovers and Schalke 04. He was born in Germany and represented them at U21 and senior level.

1 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - STEPHEN KESHI RESIGNS AFTER EXIT

He becomes the sixth manager to leave his job during the World Cup, following the departures of Honduras's Luis Suarez, Iran's Carlos Queiroz, Japan's Alberto Zaccheroni, Italy's Cesare Prandelli and Ivory Coast's Sabri Lamouchi.

Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, was previously in charge of Mali and Togo.

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - FRANCE vs NIGERIA 2:0

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

France vs Nigeria 2:0

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - GERMANY vs ALGERIA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

Germany vs Algeria 2:1

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - GERMANY - KEY PLAYER - THOMAS MUELLER‬ - PROFILE

Müller's role can be described as an attacking all-rounder, a player able to play in a variety of forward positions. He can play in any of the attacking midfield roles but usually plays in the center for Bayern Munich, and on the right for Germany.

He has been used as an out-and-out striker on occasion. Müller has been praised for his maturity, pace, technique, awareness and positioning.

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - FRANCE - KEY PLAYER - ‪KARIM BENZEMA - PROFILE

He has been named French Player of the Year twice for his performances in 2011 and 2012. Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. 

Benzema has earned over 65 caps and represented France at three major international tournaments; the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Football Championship and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

30 Jun 2014

2015 Africa Cup qualifier - 1st round- 2nd leg - all results

Lesotho and Rwanda advance in 2015 Africa Cup qualifying

AFRICA CUP 2015 PRELIMINARIES

Sunday's Results: 01.06.2014
• Congo vs Namibia 3:0
• Benin vs Sao Tome 2:0
• Chad vs Malawi 3:1
 Eq. Guinea vs Mauritania 3:0
• Zimbabwe vs Tanzania 2:2 
• CAR vs Guinea Bissau 0:0
• Botswana vs Burundi 1:0

Saturday's Results: 31.05.2014
 Rwanda vs Libya 3:0
 Uganda vs Madagascar 1:0
• Sierra Leone vs Swaziland 1:0
 South Sudan vs Mozambique 0:0
 Comoros Islands vs Kenya 1:1
 Lesotho vs Liberia 2:0

 

2015 Africa Cup Qualifying
first Round / first and second leg
all results:

• 18.05.14: Namibia vs Congo 1:0 
• 01.06.14: Congo vs Namibia 3:0 
Congo go through 3:1 on aggregate

• 18.05.14:  Libya vs Rwanda 0:0 
  (played in Tunis due to security concerns in Libya)
• 31.05.14: Rwanda vs Libya 3:0 
Rwanda go through 3:0 on aggregate

• 18.05.14: Sao Tome vs Benin 0:2 
• 01.06.14: Benin vs Sao Tome 2:0 
Benin go through 4:0 on aggregate

• 18.05.14: Malawi vs Chad 2:0 
• 01.06.14: Chad vs Malawi 3:1 
Malawi go through on away goals after 3:3 aggregate draw

• 18.05.14: Liberia vs Lesotho 1:0 
• 31.05.14: Lesotho vs Liberia 2:0 
Lesotho go through 2:1 on aggregate

• 18.05.14: Kenya vs Comoros Islands 1:0
• 30.05.14: Comoros Islands vs Kenya 1:1 
Kenya go through 2:1 on aggregate

• 18.05.14: Swaziland vs Sierra Leone 1:1 
• 01.06.14: Sierra Leone vs Swaziland 1:0 
Sierra Leone go through 2:1 on aggregate

• 18.05.14: The Gambia vs Seychelles c-c 
• 01.06.14: Seychelles vs The Gambia c-c 
Seychelles receive a bye into the second round after The Gambia are disqualified from all Caf competitions for two years.

• 18.05.14: Madagascar vs Uganda 2:1 
• 31.05.14: Uganda vs Madagascar 1:0 
Uganda go through on away goals after 2:2 aggregate draw

• 18.05:14: Mauritania vs Equatorial Guinea 1:0 
• 01.06.14: Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritania 3:0 
Equatorial Guinea go through 3:1 on aggregate

• 18.05.14: Tanzania vs Zimbabwe 1:0 
• 01.06.14: Zimbabwe vs Tanzania 2:2 
Tanzania go through 3:2 on aggregate

• 18.05.14: Mozambique vs South Sudan 5:0 
• 30.05.14: South Sudan vs Mozambique 0:0 
Mozambique go through 5:0 on aggregate

• 18.05.14:  CAR vs Guinea Bissau 0:0 
  (played in Brazzaville due to security concerns in CAR)
• 01.06.14: Guinea Bissau vs Central African Republic 3:1 
Guinea Bissau go through 3:1 on aggregate

• 18.05.14:  Burundi vs Botswana 0:0 
• 01.06.14: Botswana vs Burundi 1:0 
Botswana go through 1:0 on aggregate

 

2 Jun 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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