Author Archives: Dennis Rose

[Translate] September 2nd is over and there was much to see! Some teams really put on a show and others did not. First South Korea showed up and even though I watched only like 20 minutes of the game they still scored 3 goals which gave them a 6-0 win over Lebanon. Japan on the other hand was a disappointment I understand that 2 of their starters were out but...

[Translate] OOOOOOO NO Honda is out of the FIFA Qualifiers. What a blow to a team that I can’t wait to watch a team that will deliver greatness in the next world cup. Nakamura Honda was injured while playing for his club team CSKA Moscow. Honda will also miss upcoming league play against Spartak, Moscow. But as for his national team Japan there group is the...

[Translate] Yet another team bowed out of the world cup 2014 qualifiers. Reports that team Bahamas did not wanted to play the next round of the North American qualifiers. Rumors have it that they were upset that they could not play in a new stadium that the Chinese gave them back in June. The stadium has a 23,000 capacity the only problems is that it would not...

[Translate] Bad news for Syria as their hopes and dreams of making it to Brazil ended August 19 when they were disqualified. This is because of allowing an ineligible player in their round two first game back on July 23ed and game two on the 28th. In both games Syria beat Tajikistan. It now will be a 3-0 win for Tajikistan and a forfeit for Syria. These decisions...

[Translate] Number 5 on my list of games to watch for September 2 would be El Salvador vs. Dominican Republic. I don’t know what it is I just have a feeling about this game. So let’s look at the stats. The two teams are in group A in North America. This group is evenly match the highest ranked team is El Salvador at 78 and the lowest ranked team is the Cayman...

[Translate] September 2 is a day I just asked off from work so I can watch soccer all day. One game that will have my attention will be Qatar vs. Bahrain. Another middle-eastern showdown pins these two neighbors against each other. The two teams are close in ranking Qatar at 90 and Bahrain at 100. If either team plans on going to the World Cup this is a must win...

[Translate] On September 2: team Canada will take on St. Lucia. Now Canada is ranked much higher in the world standings but this is soccer and anything can happen. Canada is just over 100 at 105 and St. Lucia is just below 200 at 183. Both teams are in group D. witch the win moves on to the next rounds Group C. group C already has Cuba and Honduras and the winner...

[Translate] September 2 has 22 games: it’s a day closer, there’s so much to watch for I just can’t wait. In my last post I talked about the five games to look for. Game two on my list is Iraq vs. Jordan. Two middle-east power houses. Iraq beat there round two opponents by only two goals in two games where Jordan killed Nepal in one game with nine goals. There...

[Translate] September 2 has 22 games: teams like Canada, Japan, Panama and Haiti will be playing. So what I’m saying is it a BIG day for soccer. So there will be plenty of games to watch. But with that many games witch one should you watch? Well if you read a bit more I’ll tell you. Now I don’t know when most of the times are and I try to watch all games but...

[Translate] Been looking forward to so many great games but there are teams that I really can’t wait to teams. Japan, New Zealand , Italy, Greece, Egypt and the USA. Japan is in group C with North Korea, Syria and Uzbekistan. It was great watching Japan in the last world cup Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito Endo two midfielders for Japan but on a show for us with key...

[Translate] Although the lights are out in South Africa and all they have now are memories; they put on a great show one that will be talked about years to come. I personally liked South Africa more than Germany, Even though Italy won. Even with the controversy of should be goals by the USA and England and the sounds of vuvuzelas. Yes South Africa will be missed. But...

[Translate] USA USA that’s right today’s post is all about the USA, but what about the USA? They have a new coach. Jurgen Klinsmann, has played in some of the top teams in the world and his home country Germany. He played in teams like Inter Milan, Tottenham, and Bayern Munich. He played major roles in Germany winning the 1990 world cup and the European championship...