Daily Archives: March 29, 2009

Omar Bravo

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Wikipedia – “Omar Bravo Tordecillas (born March 4, 1980 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa) is a Mexican international football striker. He Currently Plays for UANL Tigres on loan from spanish club Deportivo De La Coruña as a forward.” (Wikipedia). Omar Bravo Biography 

U.S. Grabs Late Goals and Tie in El Salvador (NYT)
“The rewarding side of the United States national team’s 2-2 tie in a World Cup qualifier at El Salvador on Saturday night was rallying from two goals down with 18 minutes to play. The disappointing aspect: falling behind by two goals against a team considered one of the weakest in the six-nation qualifying group.”
In Central America, U.S. Team Often Faces More Than 11 Men (NYT)
For Hejduk, Success Comes in Waves (NYT)
U.S. rallies for 2-2 draw at El Salvador in qualifier (FOX)

Italy, Germany, Spain, France win qualifiers (SI)
“World Cup champion Italy moved into strong position to qualify for the 2010 tournament with a victory Saturday night, and fellow European powers Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands also picked up wins.”

Trapattoni prepares for Italian job (ESPN)
“As Giovanni Trapattoni needs a special occasion to get his pulse racing at the ripe old age of 70, the Republic of Ireland’s legendary manager is relishing a battle against his beloved Italy next Wednesday.”
Kilbane absolved of Republic blame (FOX)

Mexico, the lone winner (FIFA)
“Mexico were the only winners on the second matchday of CONCACAF’s final round of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.”
Mexico beats Costa Rica 2-0 in qualifying (FOX)

Spain, Netherlands edge closer (FIFA)
“After moving eight points clear of closest Group 9 rivals Iceland and Scotland, the Netherlands are making giant strides towards becoming the first European side to guarantee a place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.”

My World (OleOle)
“The XI players that I think would dominate the world of footabll (formation 4-4-2); Goalkeeper: in my opinion there are four outstanding keepers in the world, being Gg Buffon, Iker Casillas, Edwin Van Der Sar and Petr Cech. Even thought Casillas is my favourite goalie without a doubt. I believe that there is no better goalie in the world than Buffon. Week in week he shows his talent to the world and is head and shoulders above his peers.”

World Cup: CONCACAF Team Of The Week (Yahoo)
“The second match-day of the Hexagonal was home to some very exciting matches despite Mexico being the only side to claim all three points. As such, the team of the week has a heavy Mexican presence, though is also includes a number of players from the surprising El Salvador side that earned a draw with the U.S. No substitutes are listed, due to the small number of options, since only six teams were involved in the competition.”

Bosnia dreaming of World Cup finals after beating Belgium (Reuters)
“National pride and raucous celebrations swept across Bosnia into the early hours of Sunday after a 4-2 World Cup qualifying win in Belgium left the Balkan country on course to reach the 2010 finals in South Africa.”

Beckham’s England career in photos (BBC)
“1 September 1996 – New England coach Glenn Hoddle hands the fresh-faced Beckham his first cap in a World Cup qualifier against Moldova…”