FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 stage is set for the first quarter-final between TP Mazembe Englebert and CF Pachuca at Al Jazira’s Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The kick-off is at 11 gmt.

TP Mazembe vs CF Pachuca

TP Mazembe lost their opening encounter in 2009 to Korea Republic outfit Pohang Steelers and next yielded to defeat against New Zealand club Auckland City in the match for fifth place. Coach Lamine N’Diaye said: “Every player should give his best, and this is to be done always. They have understood this since my arrival, and they keep surprising me at each game.”

Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. By winning the CAF Champions League, they qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. In their first match in the quarter-finals they lost by 2-1 to Pohang Steelers after taking the lead in the first half, achieving 6th place. Pachuca Club de Fútbol, is a Mexican football team based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, and competes in the Mexican Primera División.

In 2009 Pachuca made it to the Clausura 2009 Final,they became runner-up after they lost to UNAM Pumas. On April, 2010, Pachuca clenched their fourth CONCACAF Champions Cup Title after defeating Cruz Azul,and secured a berth for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup. During the Bicentenario 2010 Pachuca made it to the semi-finals with a 2-2 draw at Estadio Hidalgo,and then losing 1-0 on Toluca soil,losing 3-2 on aggregate score.

TP Mazembe vs Pachuca Odds
TP Mazembe 6.60
draw 4.50
Pachuca 1.65

TP Mazembe vs Pachuca Competition – FIFA Club World Cup
Date – 10 December 2010
Kick-off- 11 GMT
Venue- Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium (Abū ẓabī (Abu Dhabi))

England's 2018 World Cup bid

England is bidding to host the World Cup in 2018. FIFA technical team arrived to judge England’s 2018 World Cup bid.

A five-strong technical team with the president of the Chilean FA Harold Mayne-Nicholls arrive in London tomorrow for a four-day trip. They will visit prospect venuse including Manchester, Sunderland and Newcastle, as well as Wembley.

Chief executive, Andy Anson said “England’s bid is based around stadiums and facilities that are already in place. So there is minimal construction and planning required. We believe our bid book reflects a strong proposal to Fifa from a country that can deliver on facilities, commercial opportunities and general infrastructure.”

Former England captain David Beckham – vice president of the bid – has urged the entire country to show their support for the bid

Maradona Voted Out

Has Paul Octopus predicted about Maradona? Argentinean legend player and Diego Maradona was kicked off his post as the manager of Argentina’s national team post disappointing 0-4 defeat of his team against Germans in the FIFA World Cup 2010

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) collectively voted Maradona out despite the calls of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to keep Maradona on the post.

Maradona said that he was betrayed by Julio Grondona the President of Argentine football association (AFA) and Carlos Bilardo the team’s co-coach. He added in speeach “I have given everything. Treason is everywhere. There are people who do not want the best for Argentine football. They only have their own personal interests at heart.”

Argentina President Cristina Kirchner has expressed her sadness at Diego Maradona’s dismissal as national football coach.

Spain is World Cup 2010 Final Winner

Spain defeated Netherlands with 1-0 score to win its first World Cup. Andres Iniesta scored the winning goal in extra time. Netherlands had missed good chance to score after 75 minutes of World Cup final. It’s the first World Cup victory for Spain. Spain came into the tournament as co-favourites with Brazil and held down the second spot in the FIFA rankings when the tournament began.

Arjen Robben took a through ball from playmaker Wesley Sneijder and went one-on-one with goalkeeper Iker Casillas, but his 62nd-minute shot was kicked out for a corner by Casillas’ right foot.  In the knockout stage they beat rival Portugal 1-0 in the round of 16, ousted Paraguay by the same score in the quarter-finals and edging Germany 1-0 in the semifinal.

They now hold both the European championship, won in 2008 and World Cup 2010.

World Cup final Spain vs Netherlands Live Streaming

Netherlands vs Spain Live Stream World Cup 2010 final game will be at Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg on Sunday July 11, 2010, kick-off 19.30 BST. Spain has won 30 of its 32 matches while the Dutch are on a 25-match unbeaten streak. Watch Netherlands vs Spain live TV coverage on Canal+, Telecinco, Cuatro, NOS, BBC and ESPN.

• Holland: Stekelenburg; Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst (capt); Van Bommel, De Jong; Kuyt, Sneijder, Robben; Van Persie
• Spain: Casillas (capt); Ramos, Puyol, Pique, Capdevila; Busquets, Alonso; Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro; Villa.

The opening ceremony was really colorful with Shakira’s Waka Waka and special effects.

Spain’s two playmakers, will be the Netherlands’ top challenge. Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk is likely to recall Gregory van der Wiel and defensive midfielder Nigel de Jong. Spain Cesc Fabregas to have overcome a training-ground injury.

World Cup Closing Ceremony Live Streaming

FIFA World Cup 2010 closing ceremony and final match would be broadcasted live to 215 countries to an expected audience of more than 500 million. The 30 minute ceremony will be held at Soccer City Stadium on Sunday, 11 July.The closing ceremony of the tournament will take place directly before the final match of the tournament.

The presidents of Malawi, Burundi, Ghana, Togo, Burkina Faso and Djibouti are also expected to be present. The organisers said the closing ceremony to precede the game will be “more youthful and a bit more technologically advanced.”

Today is exciting 2010 FIFA World Cup Final match for Spain vs Netherlands / Holland and also World Cup 2010 Closing Ceremony. Google is expecting a lot of crowd today to hit Google Search. Google Search has put “2010 FIFA World Cup Final” logo in its custom style on homepage as always. You can watch 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, Spain vs Netherlands / Holland live streaming on your favorite TV Channels.

Here is logo:

Google Search Engine with 2010 FIFA World Cup Final

The logo displays Spain and Netherlands flags on Stadium. The complete stadium is written with Google.  Thanks Google to be so creative and we loved that!!

Howard Webb, Referee World Cup 2010 Final

While Spain vs Holland Final match is being played today. You can watch Spain vs Holland Final live streaming on your favorite channels including ESPN, BBC, Canal+, Cuatro, Telecinco, NOS. It is important to know who is referre appointed for the match.

Howard Webb is the first Englishman to referee a World Cup final since 1974 who is appointed as referee to the pitch in Johannesburg for the Spain vs Holland final World Cup 2010. The last Englishman to referee be given the role was Jack Taylor. He is former Police Sergeant.

Howard Webb is 6’3”, weighs more than 15 stones, is just 35 years of age. Howard passed the refereeing course when he was just 19 and started officiating matches immediately. He has ability to control the players and their ever-bubbling emotions saw him through difficult times.

Howard Melton Webb , full name of Howard Webb is an English football referee who operates in the Premier League and has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2005. Howard Webb lives in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. He is counted amongst the top referees of all time in a list maintained by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

Golden Boot Award 2010

World Cup 2010 Final is today. The final match will be played between Netherlands and Spain at 12:00am, Indian time at Johannesburg Soccer City Stadium. You can watch Spain vs Holland Final Live streaming on ESPN, BBC, Canal+, Cuatro, Telecinco, NOS.

It is time to appreciate who scored high and made their team to reach at Finals and Semifinals. The Golden Boot Award is given to the top scorer of the FIFA WORLD CUP-2010. The player who will score the maximum goal will get the Golden Boot Award.

Thomas MUELLER of Germany, David VILLA of Spain and Wesley SNEIJDER of Netherlands are in competition of Golden Boot Award 2010.

German player Thomas Mueller scored one goal in yesterday’s Germany vs Uruguay match which placed him in the top of Golden Boot Award over the Spain’s David Villa and Netherland’s Wesley Sneijer.

Today is final and we will see who will win this title of the Golden Boot. The winner will be declared after the final match of FIFA-2010.

Germany Vs Uruguay Live streaming

Watch Germany Vs Uruguay Live streaming Online on ARD, SABC, BBC and ESPN : Tonight is World Cup 2010 third-place game between Uruguay and Germany at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth on Saturday July 10, 2010, kick-off 19.30 BST. You can watch Germany vs Uruguay live streaming online on ARD, SABC, BBC and ESPN.

Uruguay v Germany
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Kick-off: Sat July 10, 7.30pm BST
TV: ITV1 7pm

Germany hate losing the match after missing out to Spain. Third is better than nothing. Even Paul the octopus agrees. This will be Germany’s 99th game in World Cup finals, more than any other nation.

Germany Lineup : Neuer, Lahm, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Jansen, Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Mueller, Oezil, Podolski, Klose

Uruguay Lineup: Muslera, M. Pereira, Victorino, Lugano, Caceres, D. Perez, Arevalo, A. Fernandez, Forlan, Cavani, Suarez

Uruguay’s star striker Diego Forlan got his team back in the game. Uruguay tried to tie the game and got close, but it was too late. Both sides could have used the players in the semis. Mueller’s replacement, Piotr Trochowski isn’t nearly as creative and doesn’t play direct, fast passes like Mueller does. Dutch just gave the Germans the blueprint for beating the Uruguayan defense. German striker Miroslav Klose has 14 goals in his World Cup career, only one less than Brazilian Ronaldo. He will look to score twice to take the all time lead in scoring at the World Cup.