So another qualification journey has ended causing heart ache for many, elation for a few and a downright sense of loathing from the rest.
Yes the world cup is one of the highlights of the football calender, the Holy Grail of national pride and showcase for the world’s best talent.
Every four years that illogical sense of [...]

Frank Lampard has refused to get carried away with England’s impressive form and believes success in South Africa will define their progress. Fabio Capello has a perfect record in qualifying for the World Cup with seven wins from seven games in his first campaign with the latest win a 6-0 drubbing over minnows Andorra.
The win [...]

As the saying goes, “You can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket.” Well, England are one win away from their ticket to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and it would be a disaster of monumental proportions to blow it now.
They almost guaranteed next summer’s trip with a 6-0 whitewashing over [...]

There were several World Cup qualifying games over the weekend (June 6th) and now the dust has settled, let’s take a quick look at how things are shaping up in Europe.
Group 1

Denmark (16 pts) beat Sweden (6 pts) 1-0 away to keep a stranglehold on first place. Sweden missed a penalty in the 12th minute [...]

It’s sometimes hard to criticize a team that wins its World Cup Qualifier 4-0 on the road after a long domestic season, but to me, England still don’t seem to be very convincing, even after today’s (June 6th) comfortable win in Kazakhstan.
The starting lineup wasn’t too bad. Although I’m not really sure how good Matthew [...]