Category: Football

Day eight Argies v Serbia Milosevic is a useless donkey. Can Kezman show his worth? Argies were one of most impressive teams in first round..Serbia were defensively solid…

Ecuador v Costa Rica Espinoza and Hurtado, together in the centre of defence are ruthlessly secure….Tenorio can be lively…good width..Delgado very tidy. Rwandan ref Costa Rica 3-5-2 Wanchope….want to come…

Day six- mayhem in the branches of the palm trees that line the field opposite the stone-cold block of flats where I dwell..dogs roaming the park…more non-humans than…

Togo VKorea SouthPark Ji sung and song Chong Goo are the only players I know…Togans.. just the word itself gives rise to visions of tribal warriors, planting their…

The Preview CLick above to download the MS Word version ofthe Valdez World Cup Guide, complete with pictures, sub-standard grammar, laughs and cries of horror. read it and…

Day four-Japas V Australia- It has been 32 years since the gold and green of Australia was seen at the world cup finals. Guided by ace tactician Guss…

Day three Serbia v Dutch Both teams undefeated in qualifying…Recent Dutch friendly against Aussies showed attacking flair and purpose but fragile defence, though Van de Sar is still…

Day 2 England v Paraguay.. Pre-match hype-The England XI should be as it was a week ago when they demolished Jamaica 6-0. Gerrard has been passed fit to…

There isn't time for me to edit this, the start of my world cup diary, up to the standard of my news reports, but I hope I can…