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Don’t get me wrong. I’m a proud Aussie and by no means a Verbeek-hater. But after wiping away the small tears rolling down my frosty cheeks at 6am this morning (yes, we are in a bad time zone for football …

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In a sentence Germany thrash Australia with the tournament’s first “contender’ performance. Familiarity over class Based on their domestic records, Klose and Podolski should not form a prolific pair. Yet the level of understanding leads to fine link-up play. Interesting …

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Germany 4-0 Australia 2010 FIFA World Cup Group Stage 13 June 2010 The third place finishers from the 2006 World Cup, Germany, kicked off their 2010 Group Stage with an impressive 4-0 win over Australia. Overall, it was a solid …

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As Australia and Germany line up to open their respective 2010 World Cup campaigns, there’s no arguments about who is the “underdog” here. On paper (and if you look at the odds on any betting website), this match should be a one-sided affair.

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Now I can point to endless articles I have written on here that have been so on the money, in terms of their predictions/forecasts, that it’s scary! Only recently I predicted the demise of Benitez and that Chelsea would win …

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The Socceroos final pre-World Cup hit-out has ended in a disappointing 3-1 loss to the United States at Ruimsig Stadium. With national coach Pim Verbeek fielding a strong side, they were expected to challenge their more-illustrious opponents. But from the moment …

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Blog readers, football fans, sod it, people of the world… We all owe Kevin Prince Boateng a pint. Thanks to his awful tackle in the FA Cup final, Germany are in this tournament without their chief playmaker, and of course …

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ESPN is playing the lead role in 2010 World Cup coverage worldwide even leaving the host nation’s TV channel way behind. The top commentators of the game John Motson and Andy Gray have also signed up with ESPN and it …

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Austalia 2 – 1 New Zealand.  Much was made before the game (in some small part by me) of the ‘no holds barred’ attitude that New Zealand would have for this fixture. Yet it was Australia who were guilty of some horrific …

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International Friendly: Australia vs. New Zealand Date: Monday 24th May. Venue: MCG Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Capacity: 10,000 Mark Schwarzer, the Australian shot stopper, is so far the only injury worry ahead of Monday nights clash with the All Whites. Schwarzer strained his thumb during training …

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Australia Coach:  Pim Verbeek No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club 1 GK Mark Schwarzer 6 October 1972 (aged 37) 73 Fulham 2 DF Lucas Neill (c) 9 March 1978 (aged 32) 54 Galatasaray 3 DF Craig Moore 12 December 1975 …

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It would seem to be a formality that Germany will be in the knockout rounds of the World Cup yet again, and after the ease with which they qualified, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them breeze through Group …

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