Are England Heading For Football Wilderness?
As the debate still rages as to where England went wrong at the World Cup here at Football Banter we’re wondering what the future holds for the England Football team? Are we about to enter the wilderness years where tournament qualification isn’t as nailed on as it once was? England took the oldest squad they’d ever taken to the World Cup and...
Continue ReadingFIFA World Cup Standings
Fifa today released their post-World Cup standings with England slipping to an all time low in 13th place after a dismal display at the finals. There were no real surprises after a number of big teams failed to perform in South Africa. Spain Netherlands Germany Uruguay Argentina Brazil Ghana Paraguay Japan Chile Portugal United States England Mexico South ...
Continue Reading10 Facts From The 2010 World Cup
With the World Cup now over and the focus quickly turning back to the domestic leagues here are some facts from South Africa 2010 that you may or may not already know… New Zealand were the only unbeaten team in the tournament (3 draws). Spain are the lowest scoring team in history to lift the World Cup, scoring just 8 goals in their 7 matches. The Golden...
Continue ReadingSpain Crowned World Champions
Tonight Spain were crowned World Champions after beating Holland 1-0 in extra time in a game that was rather fitting of a disappointing World Cup. The game went the way many would have predicted before kick-off – the Spanish having the lion’s share of the ball with Holland closing down and looking to break quickly. And it almost worked for the Dutch...
Continue ReadingSpain, Holland Grind Their Way Into The Final
On Sunday 11th July a team that has never lifted the World Cup before will be celebrating as Holland meet Spain in the final of the 2010 World Cup. Much has been made of the way Spain play football and retain possession of the ball but their slow build up play and sideways passing forces the opposition into defending deep which in turn kills the game as a spectacle....
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7 Reasons To Be Optimistic
In the aftermath of England once again reaching the knockout stages of a tournament only to be sent packing by the first decent team they play there has been a lot of doom and gloom. But surely there are some positives? You’re damn right there are, and no matter how small they may be, here they are… 1) Germany never managed to find the goal that would...
Continue ReadingWhere The Hell Is Martin Demichelis?
Just two short days after Martin Demichelis claimed that if he put in a performance like John Terry did against Germany he wouldn’t be able to go back to his country he did exactly that. Demichelis did his best to emulate Terry’s performance as he watched from the pitch and indeed helped Germany to get the four goals it would take to make him eat...
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Stop The Comparisons
If there’s one thing I really hate when watching football, it’s hearing the pathetic comparisons to previous tournaments that pundits constantly ram down our throats. After England’s draw against the USA in our opening game of the tournament we were faced with ‘It’s not all bad news, in 1966 England drew their opening game’...
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Dunga Sacked
After failing to take Brazil past the quarter finals at the World Cup the Brazilian Football Federation have sacked Dunga and his entire coaching staff. In truth the Brazilian public never really got behind Dunga and the style of football he chose to play. It is not known when the Federation will appoint a successor but expect former coach and World Cup winner...
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Messi is no Maradona
The quarter finals are now over and there were some thrilling games involved. Holland stunned Brazil, Uruguay squeezed past Ghana, Germany thrashed Argentina and Spain rode their luck to send Paraguay packing. There were some great moments in every one of the quarter finals and they were four very different football matches. Brazil never quite found top gear...
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