FIFA 2010 World Cup warm up results

Friendly matches results before World Cup.

(Green - won, Red - lost, Orange - draw)
02.03.10 - Republic of Ireland vs Brazil 0-2
03.03.10 - France vs Spain 0-2
03.03.10 - Netherlands vs USA 2-1
03.03.10 - Germany vs Argentina 0-1
03.03.10 - New Zealand vs Mexico 0-2
03.03.10 - Slovakia vs Norway 0-1
03.03.10 - Ivory Coast vs Korea Republic 0-2
03.03.10 - Austria vs Denmark 2-1
03.03.10 - Italy vs Cameroon 0-0
03.03.10 - South Africa vs Namibia 1-1
03.03.10 - Turkey vs Honduras 2-0
03.03.10 - Nigeria vs Congo DR 5-2
03.03.10 - Greece vs Senegal 0-2
03.03.10 - Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Ghana 2-1
03.03.10 - England vs Egypt 3-1
03.03.10 - Switzerland vs Uruguay 1-3
03.03.10 - Slovenia vs Qatar 4-1
06.03.10 - Venezuela vs Korea DPR 2-1
17.03.10 - Mexico vs Korea DPR 2-1
24.03.10 - Mexico vs Iceland 0-0
31.03.10 - Chile vs Venezuela 0-0
31.03.10 - Paraguay vs South Africa 1-1
07.04.10 - Japan vs Serbia 0-3
21.04.10 - Honduras vs Venezuela 0-1
22.04.10 - South Africa vs Korea DPR 0-0
28.04.10 - South Africa vs Jamaica 2-0
05.05.10 - Argentina vs Haiti 4-0
05.05.10 - Chile vs Trinidad and Tobago 2-0
07.05.10 - Mexico vs Ecuador 0-0
10.05.10 - Mexico vs Senegal 1-0
13.05.10 - Germany vs Malta 3-0
13.05.10 - Mexico vs Angola 1-0
15.05.10 - Paraguay vs Korea DPR 1-0
16.05.10 - Mexico vs Chile 1-0
16.05.10 - Korea Republic vs Ecuador 2-0
16.05.10 - South Africa vs Thailand 4-0
24.05.10 - Argentina vs Canada 5-0
24.05.10 - Australia vs New Zealand 2-1
24.05.10 - Japan vs Korea Republic 0-2
24.05.10 - Portugal vs Cape Verde Islands 0-0
24.05.10 - South Africa vs Bulgaria 1-1
24.05.10 - England vs Mexico 3-1
25.05.10 - Greece vs Korea DPR 2-2
25.05.10 - Republic of Ireland vs Paraguay 2-1
25.05.10 - USA vs Czech Republic 2-4
25.05.10 - Georgia vs Cameroon 0-0
25.05.10 - Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia 0-0
26.05.10 - Netherlands vs Mexico 2-1
26.05.10 - Uruguay vs Israel 4-1
26.05.10 - Chile vs Zambia 3-0
26.05.10 - France vs Costa Rica 2-1
27.05.10 - Belarus vs Honduras 2-2
27.05.10 - Denmark vs Senegal 2-0
27.05.10 - South Africa vs Colombia 2-1
28.05.10 - Republic of Ireland vs Algeria 3-0
29.05.10 - Hungary vs Germany 0-3
29.05.10 - New Zealand vs Serbia 1-0
29.05.10 - USA vs Turkey 2-1
29.05.10 - Slovakia vs Cameroon 1-1
29.05.10 - Spain vs Saudi Arabia 3-2
30.05.10 - Tunisia vs France 1-1
30.05.10 - Paraguay vs Ivory Coast 2-2
30.05.10 - Chile vs Northern Ireland 1-0
30.05.10 - Nigeria vs Colombia 1-1
30.05.10 - Belarus vs Korea Republic 1-0
30.05.10 - Japan vs England 1-2
30.05.10 - Mexico vs Gambia 5-1
31.05.10 - South Africa vs Guatemala 5-0
01.06.10 - Netherlands vs Ghana 4-1
01.06.10 - Portugal vs Cameroon 3-1
01.06.10 - Australia vs Denmark 1-0
01.06.10 - Switzerland vs Costa Rica 0-1
02.06.10 - Greece vs Paraguay 0-2
02.06.10 - Serbia vs Poland 0-0
02.06.10 - Azerbaijan vs Honduras 0-0
02.06.10 - Zimbabwe vs Brazil 0-3
03.06.10 - Germany vs Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1
03.06.10 - Spain vs Korea Republic 1-0
03.06.10 - Italy vs Mexico 1-2
04.06.10 - France vs China PR 0-1
04.06.10 - Slovenia vs New Zealand 3-1
04.06.10 - Japan vs Ivory Coast 0-2
05.06.10 - Netherlands vs Hungary 6-1
05.06.10 - Slovakia vs Costa Rica 3-0
05.06.10 - South Africa vs Denmark 1-0
05.06.10 - Algeria vs UAE 1-0
05.06.10 - Romania vs Honduras 3-0
05.06.10 - USA vs Australia 3-1
05.06.10 - Serbia vs Cameroon 4-3
05.06.10 - Ghana vs Latvia 1-0
05.06.10 - Switzerland vs Italy 1-1
06.06.10 - Nigeria vs Korea DPR 3-1
07.06.10 - Tanzania vs Brazil 1-5
08.06.10 - Spain vs Poland 6-0
08.06.10 - Portugal vs Mozambique 3-0
The last game for players take a break before World Cup Finals starts on 11th June 2010.

Korean Drama: Shining Inheritance aka Brilliant Legacy

The drama plots:

Go Eun Sung (Han Hyo Joo) has always had an easy life. The daughter of a wealthy, adoring father, she is encouraged to pursue her dreams and goes abroad to study. The only cloud on her horizon is the fact that her much-loved little brother is autistic. But in a single night she loses her entire world.

When her father suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, the family discovers that his company has crashed and he left behind a huge number of debts. Her stepmother promptly throws her and her brother out of the house in favor of her own daughter, Seung Mi (Moon Chae Won).

Homeless and penniless, Eun Sung takes a job as a waitress at a night club to support herself and her brother, only to have her brother Eun-woo disappear one day. Eun Sung has hit rock bottom. Her fortunes turn, however, when she takes in an amnesiac old woman she finds at the bottom of some stairs after a fall. When the old woman recovers her memory, she turns out to be Jang Sook Ja, the wealthy CEO of a large food company.

Sook Ja takes Eun Sung in and gives her a job at her company, where she clashes constantly with Sun Woo Hwan (Lee Seung Ki), Sook Ja's spoiled grandson (and heir to the company). Eun Sung's sunny disposition and hardworking principles quickly win everyone over, however, and even begin to thaw the heart of selfish Hwan. What Eun Sung doesn't know is that her stepsister Seung Mi and Hwan are childhood friends, and that her evil stepmother is determined to have Seung Mi marry Hwan...

The main lead of actress & actor are posted below:

Han Hyo Joo as Go Eun Sung

Lee Seung Gi as Sun Woo Hwan (Eun Sung's enemy & boyfriend)

Bae Soo Bin as Park Jun Se (Eun Sung's friend)

Moon Chae Won as Yoo Seung Mi (Eun Sung's step-sister)

Kim Mi Sook as Baek Sung Hee (Eun Sung's wicked step-mother)

Min Young Won as Lee Hye Ri (Eun Sung's close friend)

Yun Joon Suk as Go Eun Woo (Eun Sung's lovely brother)

Jung Suk Won as Jin Young Suk (Woo Hwan's friend)

Han Ye Won as Sun Woo Jung (Woo Hwan's sister)

Ban Hyo Jung as Jang Sook Ja (Woo Hwan's grandma)

FIFA 2010 World Cup stadiums

The venues for 2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums

Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
Capacity: 91,141
Built: 2009

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Capacity: 70,000
Built: 2009

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Capacity: 69,070
Built: 2009

Coca-Cola Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Capacity: 62,567
Built: 1928

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Tshwane
Capacity: 51,762
Built: 1924

Nelson Mandela Stadium. Port Elizabeth
Capacity: 48,459
Built: 2009

Vodacom Park Stadium, Bloemfontein
Capacity: 48,000
Built: 1995

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Capacity: 46,000
Built: 2009

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Capacity: 43,500
Built: 2009

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Capacity: 42,000
Built: 1999

FIFA World Cup 2010 - Prediction

The FIFA World Cup will begin from June 11th till July 11, 2010. Since after 4 years of Italy winning champion, this time Italy will be a favorite of winning the title again. I would like to mention that other stronger teams will make a cut to win this year World Cup. Since then, I supported Brazil playing the most World Cup appearances of all time.

Group A:
France looks a good team but due to Thierry Henry's controversial hand-ball that made a goal helped his country to qualify in a European play-off with Republic of Ireland (FAI). The controversial was heated up by FAI to recall for replay but was rejected by FIFA. The host nation, South Africa should progress to Round of 16. Uruguay & Mexico are both equal in good positions.
Players to watch: Nicolas Anelka, Thierry Henry, Djibril Cisse (FRA), Diego Forlan (URU), Cuauhtemoc Blanco (MEX), Benni McCarthy (RSA).
My top 2 will be France & South Africa.
Results: Uruguay & Mexico advanced to round of 16

Group B:
Argentina also a good team to be watched, coached by football great "Hand of God" Diego Maradona who played his 1986 Mexico World Cup. During his coaching years, his team flopped up & down, causing his team suffered shock defeat in a World Cup 2010 qualifying matches. As far as Lionel Messi was a top scorer for his Barcelona club this season, he may cause trouble in his opponent's defense. A few Argentine players also played in English Premier League especially Liverpool, Manchester City & Newcastle United. Nigeria will advance for Round of 16, if it's impossible for Korea Republic & Greece to go through.
Players to watch: Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano, Juan Sebastian Veron (ARG), Nwankwo Kanu, Yakubu Aiyegbeni (NGA), Park Ji-Sung (KOR), Giorgos Karagounis (GRE).
My top 2 will be Argentina & Nigeria.
Results: Argentina & Korea Republic advanced to round of 16

Group C:
It's an easy group for England & USA to advance for round of 16 as Algeria & Slovenia were no outsiders in their previous World Cup. Mostly English players played in English Premier League are well known personalities, therefore not mostly I should recognized US faces currently played in US Soccer League, so better watch out for US keeper Tim Howard who currently played for Everton club.
Players to watch: Wayne Rooney, Peter Crouch, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, John Terry (ENG), Tim Howard (USA), Yazid Mansouri (ALG), Milivoje Novakovic (SVN).
My top 2 will be England & USA.
Results: USA & England advanced to round of 16

Group D:
Germany is a favorite team to advance for ¼-finals, therefore for me is hard to predict who will advance to Round of 16. Do you think Australia can make it again like in 2006 Germany World Cup? I don't think so. As for Serbia which was formerly Yugoslavia in previous World Cup history has a chance to enter Round of 16. Ghana & Australia are no outsider to World Cup teams.
Players to watch: John Mensah, Michael Essien, Matthew Amoah (GHA), Mark Schwarzer, Tim Cahill, Harry Kewell (AUS), Lukas Podolski, Miloslav Klose (GER), Nemanja Vidic Milan Jovanovic (SRB)
My top 2 will be Germany & Ghana.
Results: Germany & Ghana advanced to round of 16

Group E:
Netherlands aims for top group. It's a hard time for Cameroon, Denmark & Japan to move on to Round of 16. I expect Cameroon & Denmark to fight for second place in their group.
Players to watch: Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel, Arjen Robben, Robie van Persie (NED), Daniel Agger, Lars Jacobsen, Jon Dahl Tomasson (DEN), Shunsuke Nakamura, Keiji Tamada (JPN), Samuel Eto'o, Rigobert Song (CMR).
My top 2 will be Netherlands & Denmark.
Results: Netherlands & Japan advanced to round of 16


Group F:
Easy group for Italy, the 2006 World Cup champion, would make through ¼-finals. A big test for Slovakia & Paraguay to make second place in a group, therefore a second time New Zealand's appearance will not make it to next round.
Players to watch: Alberto Gilardino, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon (ITA), Paulo da Silva, Roque Santa Cruz (PAR), Ryan Nelsen (NZL), Robert Vittek, Miroslav Karhan (SVK).
My top 2 will be Italy & Paraguay.
Results: Paraguay & Slovakia advanced to round of 16


Group G:
Brazil & Portugal are favourite teams due to their native language. Brazil has potential in football style with familiar personalities. Will Portugal overcome Ivory Coast for a second place? A big test for their matches to decide, therefore North Korea will make a surprise. The last time in World Cup 1966, the Koreans advanced through ¼-finals. What a big surprise!!!
Players to watch: Robinho, Kaka, Luis Fabiano (BRA), Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco, Ricardo Carvalho, Pepe (POR), Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou (CIV), Hong Yong-Jo (PRK).
My top 2 will be Brazil & Portugal.
Results: Brazil & Portugal advanced to round of 16

Group H:
Spain is a favourite team for top group. Therefore, Chile & Switzerland will be their hard time to fight for a second place. Honduras is not easy to make it.
Players to watch: Fernando Torres, David Villa, Xabi Alonso, Xavi Hernandez, Carles Puyol (ESP), Mark Gonzalez (CHI), Alexander Frei (SUI), Wilson Palacios (HON).
My top 2 will be Spain & Chile.
Results: Spain & Chile advanced to round of 16


Round of 16:
France vs Nigeria - Nigeria (both eliminated in Round 1)
Results: Uruguay vs Korea Republic - Uruguay
Argentina vs South Africa - Argentina (South Africa eliminated in Round 1)
Results: Argentina vs Mexico - Argentina
England vs Ghana - England (England eliminated in Round of 16)
Results: USA vs Ghana - Ghana
Germany vs USA - Germany (USA eliminated in Round of 16)
Results: Germany vs England - Germany
Netherlands vs Paraguay - Netherlands
Results: Netherlands vs Slovakia - Netherlands
Italy vs Denmark - Italy (both eliminated in Round 1)
Results: Paraguay vs Japan - Paraguay
Brazil vs Chile - Brazil
Results: Brazil vs Chile - Brazil
Spain vs Portugal - Spain
Results: Spain vs Portugal - Spain

¼-finals:
Nigeria vs England - England (England eliminated in Round of 16)
Results: Uruguay vs Ghana - Uruguay
Netherlands vs Brazil - Brazil
Results: Netherlands vs Brazil - Netherlands
Argentina vs Germany - Argentina
Results: Argentina vs Germany - Germany
Italy vs Spain - Spain (Italy eliminated in Round 1)
Results: Paraguay vs Spain - Spain

½-finals:
England vs Brazil - Brazil (eliminated in ¼-finals)
Results: Uruguay vs Netherlands - Netherlands
Argentina vs Spain - Spain (Argentina eliminated in ¼-finals)
Results: Germany vs Spain - Spain

3rd place:
England vs Argentina - Argentina (eliminated in ¼-finals)
Results: Uruguay vs Germany - Germany

Final:
Brazil vs Spain (Brazil eliminated in ¼-finals)
Results: Netherlands vs Spain - Spain

The 2010 World Cup champion will be Brazil.
Results: Spain

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