Once upon a time, the last thing any country hosting the a major championship wanted was for England to qualify.
At Italia 1990, England were stationed on the island of Sardinia, with suspicions raised that FIFA had fixed the seedings to ensure the “English disease” of hooliganism was quarantined from the Italian mainland. As Mathew Engel […]
The draw’s in the bag, and obviously as an England fan, being drawn against Croatia again has just made my day. But there are also a number of other interesting matchups, for non-footballing reasons. Here’s a few that spring to mind:
There’s Cuba-U.S.A. I bet the guys at USSF are excited about organising that trip (at […]
Yesterday saw reports about delays in South Africa’s stadium preparation for 2010, but the Road to 2010 World Cup blog wonders if there isn’t a touch of unfair European skepticism about African capabilities behind the pessimism. What do you think? And would the U.S. be the right choice to step in if needed?
