No. – Number / DoB – Date of Birth / MP – Matches Played / GS – Goals Scored / YC – Yellow Card /
RC – Red Card / History – All South American Qualifiers
Top scorers
4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal
Nelson Valdez Riveros Da Silva Ayala
Santa Cruz Cardozo
Cabanas Benitez
Line Ups
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
12/10/2008 Venezuela - Brazil 0-4 Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal - Venezuela
Goals: Kaká (6’), Robinho (9’ and 66’), Adriano (19‘)
Brazil: Julio César; Maicon, Lúcio, Juan (Thiago Silva), Kléber; Josué (Mancini), Elano,
Gilberto Silva, Kaká (Alex); Adriano, Robinho.
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
15/10/2008 Brazil - Colombia 0-0 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Goals: -
Brazil: Júlio César; Maicon, Lúcio, Juan (Thiago Silva), Kléber; Gilberto Silva, Josué, Kaká, Elano (Mancini); Robinho (Alexandre Pato), Jô.
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
29/03/2009 Ecuador - Brazil 1-1 Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito - Ecuador
Goals: Júlio Baptista (72’)
Brazil: Júlio César; Maicon (Daniel Alves), Lúcio, Luisão, Marcelo; Gilberto Silva, Felipe Melo, Elano (Josué), Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Júlio Baptista); Robinho, Luís Fabiano.
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
01/04/2009 Brazil – Peru 3-0 Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre - Brazil
Goals: Luis Fabiano (17´and 27´), Felipe Mello (18´second half)
Brazil: Julio Cesar; Daniel Alves, Lucio, Luisao (Miranda), Kleber, Gilberto Silva, Felipe Mello, Elano (Ronaldinho Gaucho), Kaka, Robnho (Alexandre Pato), Luis Fabiano
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
06/06/2009 Uruguay – Brazil 0-4 Centenario, Montevideo - Uruguay
Goals: Daniel Alves (11´), Juan (35´), Luis Fabiano (51´), Kaka (74´)
Brazil: Júlio César; Daniel Alves, Lúcio, Juan, Kleber; Gilberto Silva, Felipe Melo, Elano (Ramires), Kaká (Júlio Baptista); Robinho (Josué), Luís Fabiano
Next Matches
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
10/06/2009 Brazil – Paraguay - - - Brazil
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
05/09/2009 Argentina - Brazil - - - Argentina
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
09/09/2009 Brazil - Chile - - - Brazil
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
10/10/2009 Bolivia - Brazil - - - Bolivia
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
14/10/2009 Brazil - Venezuela - - - Venezuela
Line Ups
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
11/10/2008 Colombia – Paraguay 0-1 Nemesio Camacho, El Campin
Goals: Salvador Cabanas
Paraguay: Villar; Veron, Caceres, Barreto (Bonet), Cabanas (Cardozo), Vera, Da Silva, Victor Caceres, Christian Riveros, Torres, Nelson Valdez (Ariel Bogado)
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
15/10/2008 Paraguay - Peru 1-0 Defensores Del Chaco, Asunción - Paraguay
Goals:-
Paraguay: Villar; Claudio Morel, Caniza, Julio Caceres, Cabanas (Jorge Achucarro), Barreto (Jorge Britez), Enrique Vera,
Paulo da Silva, Victor Caceres, Christian Riveros, Nelson Valdez (Oscar Cardozo)
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
28/03/2009 Uruguai - Paraguay 2-0 Centenario, Montivideo- Uruguai
Goals: -
Paraguay: Villar; Dario Veron, Julio Caceres, Edgar Barreto, Cabanas, Estigarribia (Sergio Aquino), Enrique Vera (Oscar Cardozo), Paulo da Silva, Cristian Riveros, Torres (Samudio), Nelson Valdez.
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
01/04/2009 Ecuador – Paraguay 1-1 Olimpico, Atahualpa
Goals: Edgar Benitez (90+2)
Paraguay: Villar, Dario Veron, Julio Manzur, Denis Caniza, Sergio Aquino (Osvaldo Martinez), Cabanas, Enrique Vera (Carlos Bonet), Paulo da Silva, Victor Caceres, Cristian Riveros, Nelson Valdez (Edgar Benitez)
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
06/06/2009 Paraguay – Chile 0-2 Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion
Goals: -
Paraguay: Villar;
Marcos Caceres, Denis Caniza, Julio Caceres, Oscar Cardozo (Edgar Benitez), Edgar Barreto (Osvaldo Martinez), Enrique Vera (Eduardo Ledesma), Julio Manzur, Victor Caceres, Cristian Riveros, Nelson Valdez
Next Matches
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
10/06/2009 Brazil – Paraguay - Arruda, Recife - Brazil
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
05/09/2009 Paraguay - Bolivia - Defensores Del Chaco, Asunción - Paraguay
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
08/09/2009 Paraguay - Argentina - Defensores Del Chaco, Asunción - Paraguay
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
10/10/2009 Venezuela - Paraguay - Defensores Del Chaco, Asunción - Paraguay
Date Match Result Stadium/Venue
13/10/2009 Paraguay -Colombia - --Venezuela
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Team
|
MP
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Pts
|
|
Brazil
|
13
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
23
|
5
|
24
|
|
Paraguay
|
13
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
19
|
11
|
24
|
|
Chile
|
13
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
19
|
14
|
23
|
|
Argentina
|
13
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
19
|
13
|
22
|
|
Uruguay
|
13
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
21
|
14
|
17
|
|
Ecuador
|
13
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
16
|
20
|
17
|
|
Venezuela
|
13
|
5
|
1
|
7
|
15
|
22
|
16
|
|
Colombia
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
14
|
|
Bolivia
|
13
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
19
|
26
|
12
|
|
Peru
|
13
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
7
|
28
|
7
|
Regulation
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, which is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. It will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football, leaving the Oceania Football Confederation as the only FIFA Confederation never to have hosted the event.
SOUTH AMERICA
All 10 teams in the group play each other home and away and the top 4 teams qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa. The fifth placed team goes through a two-leg home and away play-off against the top team from the Oceania group with the winner qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa.
Fixtures – FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2010
Date Opponent Result Goalscorers
14/10/2007 Colombia (A) 0-0 -
17/10/2007 Ecuador (H) 5-0 Kaká (2), Ronaldinho, Love
18/11/2007 Peru (A) 1-1 Kaká
21/11/2007 Uruguay (H) 2-1 Luis Fabiano (2)
15/06/2008 Paraguay (A) 0-2 -
18/06/2008 Argentina (H) 0-0 -
07/09/2008 Chile (A) 3-1 Luis Fabiano (2), Robinho
10/09/2008 Bolivia (H) 0-0 -
12/10/2008 Venezuela (A) 4-0 Robinho (2), Kaká, Adriano
15/10/2008 Colombia (H) 0-0 -
29/03/2009 Ecuador (A) 1-1 Julio Baptista
01/04/2009 Peru (H) 3-0 Luis Fabiano (2), Felipe Melo
06/06/2009 Uruguay (A) 4-0 Daniel Alves, Juan, Luis Fabiano, Kaká
Next Matches
09/06/2009 Paraguay (H) -
05/09/2009 Argentina (A) -
08/09/2009 Chile (H) -
10/10/2009 Bolivia (A) -
13/10/2009 Venezuela (H) -
Top Scorers
7 goals
Luis Fabiano
5 goals
Kaká
3 goals
Robinho
1 goal
Vagner Love, Ronaldinho, Juan, Julio Baptista, Felipe Melo, Elano, Daniel Alves, Adriano
Fixtures – FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2010
Date Opponent Result Goalscorers
13/10/2007 Peru (A) 0-0 -
17/10/2007 Uruguay (H) 1-0 Valdez
17/11/2007 Ecuador(H) 5-1 Valdez, Riveros(2), Santa Cruz, Ayala
21/11/2007 Chile (A) 3-0 Cabanas, Da Silva(2)
15/06/2008 Brazil (H) 2-0 Santa Cruz, Cabanas
18/06/2008 Bolivia (A) 2-4 Santa Cruz, Valdez
06/09/2008 Argentina (A) 1-1 Heinze – own goal
09/09/2008 Venezuela (H) 2-0 Riveros, Valdez
11/10/2008 Colombia (A) 1-0 Cabanas
15/10/2008 Peru(H) 0-1 Cardozo
28/03/2009 Uruguay (H) 0-2 -
01/04/2009 Ecuador (A) 1-1 Benitez
06/06/2009 Chile (H) 0-2 -
Next Matches
10/06/2009 Brazil (A) -
05/09/2009 Bolivia (H) -
08/09/2009 Argentina (H) -
10/10/2009 Venezuela (A) -
13/10/2009 Colombia (H) -
Top Scorers
4 goals
Nelson Valdez
3 goals
Santa Cruz, Cabanas, Riveros
2 goals
Da Silva
1 goal
Ayala, Cardozo, Benitez
Coach
Brazil – Dunga
Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, more known as Dunga, is the actual coach of the Brazilian National team. Dunga was born in the city of Ijuí, Porto Alegre, on 31 October of 1963. Dunga is a retired football player that used to play as a defensive midfielder. He played for several clubs in Brazil (Internacional, Corinthians, Santos and Vasco da Gama), and Italy (Pisa, Fiorentina and Pescara). Played in Stuttgart-GER and Júbilo Iwata-JAP, and ended his career in Internacional, 2000. For Brazil, Dunga played 96 matches and scored 7 goals between 1987-1998, when he retired after losing the FIFA World Cup final do France. He played 3 FIFA World Cups (1990, 1994, 1998). Dunga was the captain of the champion’s team of Brazil in 1994 (World Cup).
As a coach, Dunga debut training Brazil against Norway (1-1) in august 16, 2006 , then two wins against Argentina (3-0) and Wales (2-0). Dunga has a 72% of average coaching Brazil.
Paraguay – Gerardo Martino
Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino (born November 20, 1962 in Rosario, Argentina) is a former football midfielder that now works as a coach. Martino was assigned as head coach of the Paraguayan national football team in February 2007, replacing Uruguayan Anibal "Maño" Ruiz. His knowledge and success while coaching Paraguayan clubs were the parameters that positioned him as the best option for the job (other candidates were Nery Pumpido and Miguel Angel Russo).
Referee
referee: Oscar Ruiz (COL)
assistant referee: Abraham Gonzalez (COL)
assistant referee: Wilson Berrio (COL)
4th referee: Hernando Buitrago (COL)
Name Nat. DoB Languages
Óscar Ruiz COL 01/11/1969 Spanish
Óscar Julián Ruiz Acosta (born 1 November 1969 in Villavicencio) is a Colombian football referee. He has been a referee since 1 January 1995, and his international debut was on 12 July 1995 (Paraguay vs. Venezuela). He has officiated in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. He caused controversy with his decisions in the Netherlands vs. Côte d'Ivoire match in 2006, which the Dutch won 2–1. He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Stadium - City
Arruda Stadium
‘Estádio José do Rego Maciel’, also known as Estádio do Arruda, is a multi-use stadium in Recife, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1972 and is able to hold 60,044 people. Estádio do Arruda is owned by Santa Cruz Futebol Clube. The stadium is named after José do Rego Maciel, who was Recife's mayor between 1952 and 1955. Unfortunatelly to the stadium, Arruda will not be used in the FIFA World Cup 2014: the state of Pernambuco organization will built a stadium to 46 000 people named ‘Arena Cidade da Copa’ (Cup City Arena).
Recife - Brazil
Recife was elected one of the 12 host cities to the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. Recife is the fourth largest Metropolitan area in Brazil and the capital of the state of Pernambuco. The population was 1,549,980 in 2007. Recife is located where the Beberibe River meets the Capibaribe River to flow into the Atlantic Ocean. It is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Recife means "reef" in Portuguese, in allusion to the coral reefs that are present by the city's shores. The many rivers and bridges found in Recife characterize its geography and gives it the moniker of the "Brazilian Venice".