South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), can be proud of the actions that are taking their affiliated countries in the 2010 World Cup, four qualifiers and a fifth share won in a playoff, was what led the confederation to the World Cup.
Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, arrived in South Africa with the intention of having a performance worthy of his former world, the result of five teams qualified for the next phase.
If it had joined the three other global actors such as Latin America, Mexico and Honduras, members of the Football Association Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCAFAC) and European representative who speaks English as Spain. This second phase of the world speak in English. In other words, was American dominance in the second phase of the World.
Honduras only stayed in the first phase, with a bitter taste does not prevail in their last match, which could give the classification depending on other results, but the fact that South America is having a noticeable performance in the world, suggests that this continent is poised to become the football power ... something that could be ratified in 2014, when the world held in Brazil.
Although Chile was eliminated in the second round to face directly to a country of their own confederation, the possibilities that are wholly Latin American semifinals are high, but we can not discount the quality of football displayed Ghana, Germany, Holland and Spain, Eleventh to stop the progress of Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Will American final?
In world history there have been only two South American final in 1930 at the beginning of the world that took place in Uruguay, the hosts beat Argentina 4 to 2, and in 1950 the World Cup held in Brazil, but lost to Rio Uruguay 2 to 1, in what became known as the Maracana.
ever global Eighteen four teams from the same confederation have been in the top four in 1930, three American countries were at the top (Uruguay, Argentina and USA), accompanying Yugoslavia. In 1950, Uruguay and Brazil had a companion to Spain ended quarter, while Sweden finished third. Finally in 1970 were in the first four Brazil, Italy, Germany and Uruguay.
I note those three examples, because in the first case, three Americans were on the honor roll in the latter three countries that speak English, of which one was European and the last was when America had two representatives in the final frame.
Therefore these options could be starting tomorrow. Brazil will face Holland in a match that historically dominate in Rio in World Cup history by winning three and losing two, and four draws. Netherlands has twelve straight wins, eight in the playoffs and four in South Africa, Brazil for its part has a defeat in the last 16 World Cup matches and was against France in the quarter-finals at Germany 2006.
Holland will go to show that you have the arguments to defeat five-time world champion and have a line led by Robben, Van Persie and Van Bommel Sneidjer. For its part Brazil will be without Elano, but will have the support of Kaka, Robihno, Luis Fabiano and Maicon to control the Dutch.
The last time Holland was defeated Brazil in the World Cup 74, with a score of 2-0, great game full of dynamic that was decided on goals by Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens.
world's next confrontation was in the quarterfinals States USA 1994, full of great goals tally that ended 3-2: Romario, Bebeto and Branco scored for the Brazilians, Dennis Bergkamp and Aaron Winter did the orange goal.
Finally, in the semifinals in France in 1998, tied to a goal with goals from Ronaldo, Patrick Kluivert, the match must be decided on penalties, then scored all of Brazil (Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Emerson and The current coach, Dunga), by Frank de Boer scored tulips and Dennis Bergkamp, \u200b\u200bbut failed Phillip Cocu and Ronald de Boer.
Uruguay in turn face Ghana's sole representative African stood firm since the beginning of the world in a match that will for the first time. The Uruguayans are 60 years and not lift a trophy since 1974 are not in a semifinal, so that this generation of new players will have the honor to pay tribute to those past glories of historic classification. Ghana have committed to being the first African nation to reach the final stages.
Those who have more duels
Eighteen times they have faced Germany and Argentina in its history, including the selection of Argentina has eight wins against five of Germany, while both are tied on five occasions.
have met four times with two wins for Germany, one for Argentina and a draw.
The first duel in history between the two was in the group stage of World Cup Sweden-58, when Germany won 3-1 and the second in England-1966, also in the opening round and there was a tie. Then come the finals in Mexico-1986, with Argentine victory (3-2) and Italy-1990, with a 1-0 victory Germanic.
note that for the albiceleste will revive the previous World Cup duels Mexico eliminated in the second round and were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Germany ... will happen next .... To top the party is already seasoned as Maradona has said that the Germans are afraid because his team will flatten. While Lahm has reiterated that Argentines do not know how to lose and will be able to contain the trident formed by Messi, Higuain and Tevez.
These are the battles:
03.03.2010 (Munich, GER) Germany - Argentina 0-1 / Friendly
30.06.2006 (Berlin) Germany - Argentina 1-1 (4-2 on penalties) / World Cup Quarterfinal
21.06.2005 (Nuremberg) Argentina - Germany 2-2 Confederations Cup
09/02/2005 (Dusseldorf) Germany - Argentina 2-2
17.04.2002 (Stuttgart) Germany - Argentina 0-1
15/12/1993 (Miami) Germany - Argentina 1-2
07/08/1990 (Roma) Germany - Argentina 1-0 World Cup Final
02.04.1988 (Berlin) Germany - Argentina 1-0
(Buenos Aires) Argentina - Germany 1-0
06/29/1986 (Mexico) Argentina - Germany 3-2 World Cup Final
12.09. 1984 (Dusseldorf) Germany - Argentina 1-3
03/24/1982 (Buenos Aires) Argentina - Germany 1-1
01/01/1981 (Montevideo) Argentina - Germany 2-1 Gold Cup
12/09/1979 (Berlin) Germany - Argentina 2-1
06/05/1977 (Buenos Aires) Argentina - Germany 1-3
14/02/1973 (Munich) Germany - Argentina 2-3
07/16/1966 (Birmingham) Germany - Argentina 0-0 World Cup Group stage
08/06/1958 (Malmoe) Argentina - Germany 1-3 World Cup Group stage
Spain for glory
Three parties are in English and history Paraguay, killing for Spain with two draws. No doubt this game has a lot of importance to both eleventh. Spain looks to consolidate in the world, after a history full of failures in recent years, the last time they were the Iberians in the quarterfinals in the U.S. was 1994, since then have been able to reach that stage.
With a Euro in their hands, got two years ago to Germany, Spain, current world number two, hopes to crown a successful cycle that started Luis Aragones and is currently Vicente del Bosque. No one doubts the talent of the European workforce, David Villa with four goals to his credit, is plugged in and is the benchmark in the Catalan attack, awaiting the awakening of Fernando Torres to join the attack up with Xavi and Iniesta.
Paraguay for the first time get to this stage in its history, still dreaming away and has a rival to watch out, demanding that Japan, the current European champions for it the Tata Martino should ask their total delivery boys to dream of the semifinals and finish the dream that drew two years ago to start the playoffs.
There are four teams ready to prove they can get to the end, the road is difficult but not impossible, tomorrow we will know if the four semifinals access or at least know who they tried, but CONMEBOL history is written is proud and Blatter reiterated his desire to continue the four and a half quotas for South America, which will become six as host Brazil has secured its quota and if the fifth-placed play-off wins, the aspirations for 2014 are even more enormous and, of course, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia, countries that could not qualify for this World Cup, can dream of their classification in this world.
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