Match Previews

Match Preview – Andorra V England – Three Lions Need Tonic To Resurrect Euro Campaign – Lampard To Be Replaced By Hargreaves

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Wed, 28/03/2007 - 14:01.

England need a tonic to get back the energy and put their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign back on track and tonight’s clash with 163rd ranked Andorra could be a perfect opportunity for Steve McClaren’s side to run into some kind of form.


Scotland Take On Italy in Crucial Euro Qualifier - Alex McLeish Feels A Point Will Be Good - Roberto Donadoni Under Pressure

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Wed, 28/03/2007 - 09:48.

A keen contest is expected when Alex McLeish’s Scotland takes on Roberto Donadoni’s world champions Italy in a Euro 2008 qualifier in Bari on Wednesday.


England Look To End Goal-Drought Against Andorra In Euro 2008 Qualifier – Micah Richards Likely To Start At Right-Back

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Tue, 27/03/2007 - 05:11.

England will hope to end their nightmarish goal-drought, which has endured in their four of the last five matches, when they take on Andorra in the Euro 2008 qualifier at Barcelona’s Olympic stadium on Wednesday.


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Barcelona Travel To FIFA Club World Cup To Face Club América In Semi-Final - Winner To Face El Ahly Or Sport Club Internacional

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Wed, 13/12/2006 - 04:51.

Barcelona, the favourites to lift the FIFA Club World Cup tournament trophy on Sunday, were greeted by an enthusiastic mob of about 200 fans as they arrived in Japan on Monday for their semi-final Club World Cup match against Mexico’s Club América in the tournament in Japan...


Ballack, Joe Cole Return For Chelsea For Werder Bremen Clash

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Tue, 21/11/2006 - 20:28.

Michael Ballack and Joe Cole will start for Chelsea in their Champions League Group A match against Werder Bremen on Wednesday, Jose Mourinho said. German international Ballack will step in for the suspended Frank Lampard while Cole gets a chance to kick-start his season in place of Arjen Robben.


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Italy v France Match Preview: Azzurri Out To Win 4th World Cup, Les Bleus See Zidane & Thuram Playing Last Ever Internationals

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Sun, 09/07/2006 - 17:56.

Italy face France in the final of the World Cup Finals 2006 in the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday evening, with Italy’s Azzurri hoping to lift their fourth World Cup, and France hoping to win their second, in addition to the one they won on home-soil in 1998...


Germany v Portugal Match Preview: Arsenal's Lehmann Gives Way To Bayern's Kahn, Boro's Huth Expected To Start

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Sat, 08/07/2006 - 15:35.

World Cup 2006 hosts Germany face Portugal in Saturday's World Cup third-place play-off at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stüttgart...


Portugal v France Match Preview: Portugal Out For Revenge For Les Bleus' EURO 2000 Defeat, Deco & Costinha Return

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Wed, 05/07/2006 - 15:20.

France meet Portugal on Wednesday in the second semi-final of the World Cup Finals 2006, with Portugal hoping to erase the memory of the semi-final’s in EURO 2000, when Les Bleus beat Portugal on the way to claiming the title...


Germany v Italy Match Preview: Germany's Ballack & Klose Fit - Totti, Gilardino & Luca Toni Likely To Start Attack For Azzurri

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Tue, 04/07/2006 - 12:18.

World Cup 2006 hosts Germany face Italy’s Azzurri in the World Cup’s first semi-final in Dortmund on Tuesday evening...


Brazil v France Match Preview: Brazil's Seleçao Hoping To Erase Memory Of World Cup Final '98 Defeat To Les Bleus

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Sat, 01/07/2006 - 15:55.

World Cup champions Brazil face France in the last quarter-final match of the World Cup Finals in Frankfurt on Saturday evening, with the winner meeting either England or Portugal in the semi-finals...


England v Portugal Match Preview: Spurs' Carrick To Be Replaced By Hargreaves, Man Utd's Neville Returns, Ronaldo A Doubt

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Sat, 01/07/2006 - 04:00.

England's Three Lions face Portugal in the third quarter final of the World Cup Finals in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday with the winner facing either Brazil or France in the semi-finals...


Italy v Ukraine Match Preview: Totti To Start For Del Piero In Azzurri Attack, Rusol & Sviderskyi Return For Ukraine

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Fri, 30/06/2006 - 19:45.

Italy face Ukraine in the second quarter-final of the World Cup Finals in Hamburg on Friday, with the winner to face Germany in the Semi-finals...


Germany v Argentina Match Preview: Ballack & Klose Shake-Off Injuries Roma's Cufre To Replace West Ham's Scaloni, Burdisso Doubt

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Fri, 30/06/2006 - 14:42.

Argentina’s Albiceleste face the World Cup hosts, Germany in the first quarter-final of the World Cup in the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Friday in what promises to be one of the most exciting games of the tournament...


Spain v France Match Preview - Zizou Returns - Arsenal's Henry Lone Striker For France, Torres, Raul & Villa In Attack For Spain

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Tue, 27/06/2006 - 19:24.

Spain meet France in the last match of the second round in Hanover on Tuesday with La Furia Roja’s in-form team looking to secure a quarter-final encounter with Brazil at the expense of a so-far unconvincing Les Bleus side...


Brazil v Ghana Match Preview: Black Stars & Chelsea's Essien Suspended, Robinho Out For Seleçao, Ronaldinho May Partner Ronaldo

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Tue, 27/06/2006 - 14:21.

Brazil’s Seleçao face Ghana’s Black Stars in Dortmund on Tuesday in the second, knockout round of the World Cup Finals, with the winner to face either Spain or France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup...


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