2010 World Cup - World Cup Team Check: Group C

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Six more days until the World Cup in South Africa. Eurosport.yahoo.de takes each day one of the eight preliminary round groups under scrutiny. The team and group check C: England, USA, Algeria and Slovenia.

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England:
The World Cuptitle has since calling England fans and media. The "Three Lions" are as good as since 1966 no longer, the last and only previous title. In the fourth round is already a showdown with the DFB-team coming.
World Cup record: England takes 13th Time in World Cup finals in part. Besides the world title in 1966, there was no significant successes. At the latest in the quarter was mostly concluded. 1950 and 1958 had already packed their bags in the first round after, in 1998 the island entered the fourth round kicker after the journey home.
The coach: The upswing under Fabio Capello has faith in football motherland one end the bankruptcy series at major tournaments in the reinforced. Now the 63-year-old has to prove whether he two chronic weaknesses in the English national team, the Lord will also: the nervous fluttering of a penalty kick and the dark margins Statistics of the goalkeepers.
The Star: Wayne Rooney. The 24-year-old played for ManUnited an outstanding season, the Player of the Year was chosen. Rooney makes the fans in the UK but worry. Groin complaints forced England's superstar season sprint to break. "For that I'll be fresh for the World Cup," promised the extremely responsive and powerful striker.
eurosport.yahoo.de Forecast: The World Cup-qualification have passed the English with flying colors (nine wins in ten games). Coach Fabio Capello has found the right mix and takes a team to South Africa, winning the title of a few do not trust. In addition to superstar Wayne Rooney, who is in a superb constitution, Gerrard and Lampard are another cornerstone of the team. But Gareth Barry plays an important role in the tactical considerations Capello. The versatile player from Manchester City to Gerrard and Lampard the freedom to create for their major offensive. In the first round gets England no problems and is the first group. But at least against Germany it is narrowly - even if only in a penalty shoot-out. Football editor Toni Mabert from the London sports desk for cutting € England: "I think England in theory, can get the title, but they will not do it."
USA:
"We play in a group where we have good chances of reaching the next round. But it's a fine line between winning and losing," admits Michael Bradley to Borussia Moenchengladbach before the World Cup confident typically American.
World Cup record: The United States take for the ninth time a World Cup finals attend. Best result was reaching the semi-finals 1930 (1:6 against Argentina). Good memories of Germany in the quarterfinals in 2002 as the U.S. boys, the DFB-Elf documents with 0:1.
The Trainer: The 52-year-old Bob Bradley took over the team after the World Cup in 2006 by Bruce Arena. In the World Cup qualifiers, he led the U.S. to a place before Mexico. Rarity value, the combination father and son in a team, but for coaches and players Bob Bradley should Michael WM with the U.S. national team more than a family outing, the.
The Star: For years, played Landon Donovan of Bayer Leverkusen, its lending commitment to FC Bayern Munich in the winter of last year but was of short duration. As the Major League Soccer (MLS) in late March the venue takes up only, Donovan is preparing for Everton in the Premier League at the World Cup before, so that the U.S. boys in their ninth World Cup participation is not like four years ago in the preliminary round eliminated.
eurosport.yahoo.de Forecast: second place behind England in Group C with a little luck there. Much depends on the first group game on 12 June against England starting. U.S. kickers have the makings of a surprise that, they showed two years ago - in South Africa. Only in the final against world champion Brazil was at the Confed Cup final. In the semifinals, they had the superior force than European champions Spain beat.
Algeria:
The Bochum Anthar Yahia Algeria secured with the 1-0 winning goal in the deciding game against Egypt on 18 November 2009 the third World Cup participation after 1982 and 1986. For Gladbach Karim Matmour "reaching the next round would be something huge." Probably not only for him, quite Algeria would probably celebrate for days.
World Cup record: Algeria's third time participating in a World Cup finals. In its World Cup debut in 1982, the "desert fox" after the sensational 2-1 victory against Germany victims of "Shame of Gijon. According to the "non-aggression pact" between the DFB-Elf and Austria in their final group game (1-0) missed the second round of Algeria. Algerians occupied in 1986 after a draw and two defeats, the last place in their group.
The Coach: Rabah Saadane had preparation in Herzogenaurach complete the. The 64-year-old is already the fifth time national coach of Algeria.
The Star: ... is the team. Algeria builds South Africa the three Bundesliga players Anthar Yahia (VfL Bochum), Karim Ziani (VfL Wolfsburg) and Karim Matmour (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
eurosport.yahoo.de Forecast: More recently, Algeria lost a test match against Ireland 0-3. That the second round would be a sensation. The team will play three years ago, although a few exceptions, largely along to, but there is a lack of class to international litter to land the big ones. Fourth place in Group C.
Slovenia:
For the small country to participate in the World Cup is already a huge success, according to great was the rejoicing and the subsequent euphoria after the 1:2 and 1:0 in the play-off matches of the qualifying match against Russia. No less than Zlatko Dedic from VfL Bochum was responsible for the decisive goal.
World Cup record: In the only previous World Cup finals participation in Japan,South Korea 2002 / Slovenes after three defeats last preliminary round (against Spain 1:3, 0:1 and 1:3 against South Africa against Paraguay). Slovenia is following the disintegration of Yugoslavia, but only since 1992 member of FIFA.
The Coach: Matjaz Kek took over in 2007, the Slovenian national team. Previously, the 48-year-old had the U-15 and U-16 national team training. In his active career as a player Kek was active in Maribor.
The Star: Midfield ace and captain Robert Koren of West Bromwich Albion in the Bundesliga and the well-known Milivoje Novakovic 1 FC Cologne are only goalkeeper Samir Handanovic (Udinese Calcio), the supports of the team that the skills of his team spirit lived. Besides Novakovic are still with the Cologne Team-mate Miso Brecko and Zlatko Dedic by VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga this.
eurosport.yahoo.de forecast: A team of the nameless, but who in the World Cup qualifiers off Russia, before the opponents should be warned. Perhaps there is something wrong with the first game of a World Cup, more than third place, it will not end the rich.