All the Football fans are getting a treat nowadays, as EPL is going hard, Champions League starting from next week, World Cup Qualifiers going on, the fans are chanting their favourite team's name to go on to the biggest stage of them all, 2014 Brasil Fifa World Cup. Italy & Netherlands are the first European Teams to qualify for next year's World Cup. United States, Argentina & Costa Rica also grabbed place in the tournament. Giorgio Chiellini scored in the 51st minute & Mario Balotelli converted a penalty in the 54th minute, giving Italy a 2-1 victory, coming from behind aginst Czech Republic. Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon made his 136th international appearance, coming equal to Fabio Cannavaro's record. Robin Van Persie's goals in 49th & 53rd minutes took Netherlands to a 2-0 win. They joined host Brazil, Australia, Iran, Japan & South Korea in the 32-team field for the World Cup, that kicks off June 12, 2014.
Second half goals by Eddie Johnson & Landon Donovan lifted the US to 2-0 home vitory over Mexico. The US secured its 7th straight World Cup appearance when, Honduras drew 2-2 against Panama. Two time champion Argentina got in with a 5-2 victory over Paraguay, sealing its spot with 2 games to spare in South american qualifying. Uruguay had a 2-0 home win over Colombia to move into 5th place behind the fourth placed Ecuador on goal difference. Three-time champion Germany won 3-0 through the gols by Per Merteswacker & Thomas Mueller around Ozil's penalty. Sweden is 2nd after winning 1-0 with Ibrahimovic scoring in the first minute. England drew 0-0 at Ukraine as Frank Lampard made his 100th international appearance.
(Italy vs Czech Republic)
Below are the results of the matches:
Bolivia 1 Ecuador 1 Costa Rica 1 Jamaica 1
Uruguay 2 Colombia 0 Italy 2 Czech Republic 1
Paraguay 2 Argentina 5 Faroe Islands 0 Germany 3
USA 2 Mexico 0 Andorra 0 Netherlands 2
Ukraine 0 England 0
Second half goals by Eddie Johnson & Landon Donovan lifted the US to 2-0 home vitory over Mexico. The US secured its 7th straight World Cup appearance when, Honduras drew 2-2 against Panama. Two time champion Argentina got in with a 5-2 victory over Paraguay, sealing its spot with 2 games to spare in South american qualifying. Uruguay had a 2-0 home win over Colombia to move into 5th place behind the fourth placed Ecuador on goal difference. Three-time champion Germany won 3-0 through the gols by Per Merteswacker & Thomas Mueller around Ozil's penalty. Sweden is 2nd after winning 1-0 with Ibrahimovic scoring in the first minute. England drew 0-0 at Ukraine as Frank Lampard made his 100th international appearance.
(Italy vs Czech Republic)
Below are the results of the matches:
Bolivia 1 Ecuador 1 Costa Rica 1 Jamaica 1
Uruguay 2 Colombia 0 Italy 2 Czech Republic 1
Paraguay 2 Argentina 5 Faroe Islands 0 Germany 3
USA 2 Mexico 0 Andorra 0 Netherlands 2
Ukraine 0 England 0
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