World Cup Blog - Euro 2008 Championships

LTU 0-1 GRE: Following the Leader

nick — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Greece walked out of Vilnius today with all three points after a narrow but valuable 1-0 victory over Lithuania. The victory puts Greece at 13 points just three behind Bosnia who have 16 after defeating Latvia 5-0. This insures our team keeps a small as possible gap to retain chances [read more]

Preview LTU-GRE: Keeping on Bosnia's Tail

nick — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This Friday, Greece will be resuming their journey to Brazil 2014. After suffering a 3-1 defeat to Bosnia in Zenica, it is absolutely paramount that our team walks away with three points. A victory will keep Greece right behind the Bosnians and ready to take the top spot should they [read more]

POR-RUS: Perfection in Sight

nick — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

One of the biggest matches in Europe will be taking place this Friday, June 7, in Lisbon. Portugal and Russia will be taking on the most important match in UEFA's Group F. Fabio Capello has led Russia to four wins out of four matches while Bento's side have struggled. A [read more]

The New Nike Kit

nick — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Nike has revealed the new kit for the national team today due to be first used against Lithuania on Friday. There would be an image in this post but since WordPress is having issues with its image uploader today, a link is the only remedy.

The design follows Nike's minimalistic theme [read more]

Squad for Lithuania Annouced

nick — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Fernando Santos finally released his squad list on Friday for the June 7 qualifier in Lithuania to take place in at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius.

Greece will be without centerbacks Avraam and Kyrgiakos Papadopoulos due to injury while Sotiris Ninis is recalled since the November 2012 friendly against the Republic [read more]

BRA 1-1 RUS: A Tale of Two Hosts

nick — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The hosts for the upcoming World Cups in 2014 and 2018, Brazil and Russia squared off in Stamford Bridge, London today in friendly match. Both teams started and ended on level terms with opportunities coming at both ends. Brazil came in to the match from a 2-2 draw with [read more]

Blogging Les Bleus

jeff — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

If you've come here looking for blogging on France's national football team, Les Bleus, continue on to Le Foot en Bleu. [read more]

Preview BRA-RUS: Snow Delays

nick — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This weekend's qualification fixture against Northern Ireland in Belfast was called off twice due to massive snowfall. But with the cancellation, we move on to a very high profile friendly match against Brazil at Stamford Bridge in London. Fabio Capello and his men view this as a major learning experience [read more]

BIH 3-1 GRE: Disastrous Defending But Why Greek Fans Should Not Be Too Upset

nick — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Greece displayed a terrible match performance today against Bosnia in Zenica. Edin Džeko scored two headed goals from free kicks while an Orestis Karnezis penalty blunder provided them with the third tally. The Greek fans were largely silenced as the final whistle was blown. Naturally every Greek fan is upset [read more]

Preview NIR-RUS: Capello Looks to Continue Perfection

nick — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Just a day from now, Russia will be taking on Northern Ireland in Belfast to continue an undefeated perfect run in their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. So far, Russia defeated Northern Ireland, Israel, Portugal, and Azerbaijan. This match will set the stage for the Lisbon showdown against Portugal in [read more]