Sabella: Messi is my captain

August 31st, 2011 FIFA.com - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - News Posted in World Cup 2010 No Comments »

Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella has said that Lionel Messi will be his captain and confirmed that he plans to build his team around the Barcelona star.


Honda, Nakamura to miss qualifiers

August 31st, 2011 FIFA.com - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - News Posted in World Cup 2010 No Comments »

Keisuke Honda and Kengo Nakamura have been ruled out of Japan’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Korea DPR and Uzbekistan, with knee and toe injuries respectively.


Jordan chasing slice of history

August 31st, 2011 FIFA.com - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - News Posted in World Cup 2010 No Comments »

Jordan’s aspirations to progress in the qualifiers for Brazil 2014 will be tested in the coming days with tough assignments against Iraq and China PR. FIFA.com looks at what their coach and players have to say.


Israel: Salvadorans play with joy

August 29th, 2011 FIFA.com - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - News Posted in World Cup 2010 No Comments »

“This new generation of players has shown an impeccable level of composure. It is a group of players that plays with joy, with perfect calmness and a true professionalism.” Ruben Israel, El Salvador coach