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

AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS 2017 - GROUP Stage - 4th & 5th matches - preview

AFRICA  CUP 2017 QUALIFIERS

 

GROUP STAGE
5th & 6th matches 
5th June & 4th September 2016
preview

 

Group A

3-5 June 2016
Djibouti vs Tunisia -:-

3-5 June 2016
Liberia vs Togo -:-

2-4 September 2016
Tunisia vs Liberia -:-

2-4 September 2016
Togo vs Djibouti -:-


Group B

3-5 June 2016
Madagascar vs DR Congo -:-

3-5 June 2016
Central African Republic vs Angola -:-

2-4 September 2016
DR Congo vs Central African Republic -:-

2-4 September 2016
Angola vs Madagascar -:-


Group C

3-5 June 2016
South Sudan vs Mali -:-

3-5 June 2016
Benin vs Equatorial Guinea -:-

2-4 September 2016
Mali vs Benin -:-

2-4 September 2016
Equatorial Guinea vs South Sudan -:-


Group D

4 June 2016 / 15:00 UTC+3
Comoros vs Burkina Faso -:-

4 June 2016 / 16:00 UTC+2
Botswana vs Uganda -:-

3 September 2016 
Uganda vs Comoros -:-

3 September 2016
Burkina Faso vs Botswana -:-


Group E

3-5 June 2016
Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia -:-

3-5 June 2016
Kenya vs Congo -:-

2-4 September 2016
Zambia vs Kenya -:-

2-4 September 2016
Congo vs Guinea-Bissau -:-


Group F

3-5 June 2016
São Tomé and Príncipe vs Cape Verde -:-

3-5 June 2016
Libya vs Morocco -:-

2-4 September 2016
Cape Verde vs Libya -:-

2-4 September 2016
Morocco vs São Tomé and Príncipe -:-


Group G

3-5 June 2016
Chad vs Nigeria cancelled

4 June 2016
Tanzania vs Egypt -:-

2-4 September 2016
Nigeria vs Tanzania -:-

2-4 September 2016
Egypt Cancelled Chad


Group H

3-5 June 2016
Mauritius vs Ghana -:-

4 June 2016 / 15:30 UTC+2
Rwanda vs Mozambique -:-

2-4 September 2016
Ghana vs Rwanda -:-

2-4 September 2016
Mozambique vs Mauritius -:-


Group I

3-5 June 2016
Ivory Coast vs Gabon -:-

2-4 September 2016
Sudan vs Gabon -:-


Group J

3-5 June 2016
Seychelles vs Algeria -:-

5 June 2016
Lesotho vs Ethiopia -:-

2-4 September 2016
Algeria vs Lesotho -:-

2-4 September 2016
Ethiopia vs Seychelles -:-


Group K

3-5 June 2016
Burundi vs Senegal -:-


3-5 June 2016
Namibia vs Niger -:-

2-4 September 2016
Senegal vs Namibia -:-

2-4 September 2016
Niger vs Burundi -:-


Group L

3-5 June 2016
Swaziland vs Guinea -:-

3-5 June 2016
Zimbabwe vs Malawi -:-

2-4 September 2016
Guinea vs Zimbabwe -:-

2-4 September 2016


Group M

3-5 June 2016
Mauritania vs Cameroon -:-

3-5 June 2016
Gambia vs South Africa -:-

2-4 September 2016
Cameroon vs Gambia -:-

2-4 September 2016
South Africa vs Mauritania -:-

 

 

 

 

27 May 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

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