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Category Archives: World Cup Soccer

World Cup 2010 Is One Year Away

11-Jun-09

I’ve set up a Countdown timer on this website, you can find it in the center column between my Twitter feed and the Comments section.
My Scandinavian forebears aren’t doing to well at the moment, with Sweden in 4th place after 6 games, 4 points back of Hungary and tied with Portugal while Denmark [...]

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US Soccer Update

24-May-09

We’ve got a nice treat to wrap up the holiday weekend. The US Women are playing Canada on Monday at 6:00 pm in a friendly that will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel. This match will be the first of a three-game summer series with Canada as the USA will also face [...]

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US Under-17 Men’s Team Qualifies For 2009 U17 World Cup

24-Apr-09

The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team defeated Canada 4-2 on Thursday evening to earn a place in the semifinals of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship and one of the region’s four berths to the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The U.S. is the only country to qualify for every FIFA U-17 World Cup since the tournament’s inception [...]

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Springfield Shut Out In World Cup Venue Bidding Process

09-Apr-09

The US Soccer Bid Committee mailed letters last week to public officials and stadium operators in metropolitan markets across the United States in an initial and important step toward preparing a formal bid to play host to the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022. Springfield was not included in the list of over [...]

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This Week In Ozarks Soccer

30-Mar-09

The US Men’s team continues their pursuit of a place in World Cup 2010, facing off against Trinidad and Tobago in Nashville on Wednesday, April 1st. The game is being broadcast on ESPN2 at 6:30 pm. I’ll be at Quincy Magoo’s at 900 E Battlefield for the game, feel free to come out [...]

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Weekend Opportunities – World Cup Qualifiers, MLS, Snow?

27-Mar-09

Sorry, knowing the quality of our weather prognosticators around here I probably shouldn’t even bring up the Winter Storm Watch that flashed across Twitter yesterday afternoon. Any bets there won’t be any in Springfield?
While pondering the weather and it’s impact on your schedule, have you added these quality options?
US Men at El Salvador – [...]

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This Week In Soccer in Southwest Missouri

23-Mar-09

I’m drafting this after midnight while mulling the details of my client call in St Louis Monday morning. Probably a sign of things to come this season as my Small Business consulting efforts continue to bear fruit. Do you struggle to manage the technology needs of your firm, and wonder about all these [...]

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I’m Going To USA vs Honduras June 6th

10-Mar-09

Time to go home and visit my best friends, the ones I made playing soccer in the greatest city in the world. I apologize in advance to any regional girls teams that make it to the Final 4 this year (Catholic and ?) since I can only be in one place at a time. [...]

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Tickets For Chicago World Cup Qualifier On Sale Thursday

05-Mar-09

CHICAGO (March 3, 2009) — Tickets for the U.S. Men’s National Team’s FIFA World Cup qualifier against Honduras on June 6 in Chicago will go on sale beginning March 14 to the general public. Kickoff at Soldier Field is set for 7 p.m. CT, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic and [...]

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Quincy Magoo’s Viewing Party Update

12-Feb-09

Well, we had a nice group out last night, with two dozen taking advantage of the VIP room and it’s 8 leather chairs and three screens while the dining area and the bar saw another 15-18 folks enjoying the game. I enjoyed the chicken wings during the game (breaded, available in several flavors) and [...]

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