Holland Vs Slovakia preview: Best team in the tournament, Holland will take on Slovakia who already created sensation by eliminating Italy. Holland is boosted by the return of Arjen Robben while Slovakia is famous for their fearless attacking game. Holland is set to thrash Slovakia who are playing without pressure in their first world cup appearance. Match timing: June 28, 7:25 PM Venue: Moses Mabhida stadium, Durban. Second Round HollandSlovakia FIFA Ranking434 Rating on paper9/106/10Rating on form9/107/10 Coach NameVan Marwijk Vladimir WeissCoach Rating8/108/10 Best Ranked PlayerArjen Robben Marek Hamsik CaptainBronckhorst Marek Hamsik World Cup performances: Holland: They won all the three group games without Arjen Robben and with moderate performances. They defeated Japan, Denmark and Cameroon in group stage. They scored 5 goals and conceded just one goal. Slovakia: They defeated Italy (3-2), drew with New Zealand (1-1), and lost to Paraguay (0-2). Despite slow start, they peaked against Italy. Coach always encourages players to attack. They scored 22 goals in qualifying games. Key players: Holland: Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and Robin Van Persie. Slovakia: Robert Vittek, Marek Hamsik and Stoch. Squad analysis: Holland team: Maarten Stekelenburg (GK), Van der Wiel , John Heitinga, Joris Mathijsen, Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Captain), Nigel de Jong, Wesley Sneijder, Mark van Bommel, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Dirk Kuyt. If Robben plays, Slovakia has no chance. But, without him, Slovakia can fancy their chances as it is not still not playing at peak. But, Robin Van Persie returned to form in the last game against Cameroon. Defensively, they are looking very strong with Van Bommel and De Jong … [Read more...]
Second round preview: Argentina Vs Mexico
Argentina Vs Mexico preview: Latin America Vs South America. Match timing: June 27, 11:55 PM Venue: Soccer City stadium, Johannesburg ArgentinaMexico FIFA Ranking7 17 Rating on paper8/10 7/10 Rating on form9/10 7/10 Coach NameDiego Maradona Javier Aguirre Coach Rating7 6 Best Ranked PlayerLionel Messi Andres Guardado CaptainJavier Mascherano Rafael Marquez World Cup performances: Argentina: They won all three group games and scored seven goals and conceded just one. Mexico: Mexico won 1 game, drew one game and lost against Uruguay. They scored 3 goals and conceded 2 goals. Key players: Argentina: Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Carlos Tevez and Juan Veron. Mexico: Javier Hernandez, Giovani Dos Santos, Andres Guardado and Rafael Marquez. Squad analysis: Argentina team: Sergio Romero (GK), Gabriel Heinze, Walter Samuel, Martin Demichelis, Jonas Gutirez, Javier Mascherano (Captain), Juan Veron, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain. Argentina is the only team that already tested fringe players in this world cup. Argentina and Holland are the only teams that won all the three group games. Mexico team: Oscar Perez (GK), Efrain Juarez, Rafael Marquez (Captain), Francisco Rodriguez, Carlos Salcido, Gerardo Torrado, Andres Guardado, Ricardo Osorio, Giovani Dos Santos, Guillermo Franco and Javier Hernandez Mexico is looking strong in defence and is a more compact team than Argentina. But, when you face Argentina, you always need to keep 6-7 players in and around penalty area that reduces your attacking efficiency. But, young and dynamic forwards like Javier Hernandez and Dos Santos will defintely trouble fragile Argentina defence - that is … [Read more...]
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