The 2014 World Cup is heading to Brazil. In less than a year, the greatest football spectacle of them all will be heading to the country that introduced the notion of the beautiful game. For the first time in 64 years, football’s biggest event will grace Brazil’s shores and a feast of football is sure to be served up in front of passionate crowds. True, there is the small matter of the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 to contend with first, but football fans across Brazil and indeed the world are rubbing their hands in anticipation of the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
Who will be there? Who will be defending champions? These are questions we have no answers to. Yet. Follow the route to the Brazil World Cup in 2014 with us as we will keep you up to date with all the ups and downs right up until the trophy is lifted at the end of the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
With the 2014 World Cup being awarded to Brazil, it could be easily argued that football is going home. Ok, so football originated in Britain and we invented the game but the Brazilians have perfected it. They’ve taken the game to their hearts and elevated it to the extent that it is a religion to the people. The blue and yellow clad players of Brazil have given us some memorable moments and play the game with a style and rhythm that no other nation on earth seems capable of. The game is played to a samba beat that runs through the heart and soul of the entire country. When they are on song, they are unstoppable and people the world over clamour to see them play. Chances are, if you asked people to name the team they want to see win aside from their own it would be the magicians from Brazil.
Over the years, the Brazilians have given us players that are routinely rated as the best in the world and of course given the game arguably the greatest player ever to have lived, Edson Arantes du Nascimento or Pele as we know him best. If you look through the annals of Brazilian Internationals it reads like a who’s who of footballing greats. From Gerson, Garrincha, Rivelino and Jarzinho in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, to Socrates and Zico in the 80’s. In more recent times we have enjoyed the skill of Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and of late Ronaldinho, Kaka and Adriano. All of these players at their peaks would waltz into a world XI. It's not as though they’ve had a few stars in the sides over the years but full squads of players that other international coaches would dream of having in their starting elevens.
Having great individuals does not always make a great side but the Brazilians have won more World Cups than any other nation. They stand at 5 wins, with Italy in 2nd place with four. But they’ve also played in a number of finals where they’ve been beaten, most recently in 1998 against the host nation France. Winning, however, isn’t the only thing, it’s winning with style that matters to Brazilians. The World Cup win in 1994 was a triumph but was not won in Brazilian attacking flair and flamboyance. The 1982 side of Zico and Socrates, that were foiled by Italy, probably bring more of a misty eyed response than the side that were victorious in the USA.
The 2014 finals will be a celebration of football. The fans will embrace it and produce a carnival of colour, noise and passion that the local people are already world famous for. It will be a fantastic world cup to travel to and see how the Brazilians party. It will have been 64 years since the last world cup was held in Brazil and those who were alive to see it will hope that it doesn’t end the same way. The hosts were beaten in the final by South American rivals Uruguay. Anything less than a win will send the country into mourning, but a victory will spark the biggest party Brazil has ever seen and that in itself would be saying something.
Jose Mourinho has told Roy Hodgson to repay the loyalty of his players when he chooses his squad to go to the World Cup this summer.
Chelsea’s Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole are not sure of their places in Hodgson’s 23-man squad, to be announced on 13 May. But Mourinho said that if he were a national manager he would respect a moral obligation to the players who took him to a tournament.
“It’s not my decision,” the Chelsea manager said last night. “But I try to be pragmatic, so if one day I am the national team manager of any country, I think the players that take me to the Euros or to the World Cup are the players I’m going to take to the Euros or the World Cup. They took me, by qualifying; after that, I take them on my plane. I don’t think it makes a lot of sense if you trust some players to do qualification and, after that, you don’t select them and pick others.”
Lampard played seven of England’s 10 qualification matches, scoring four goals, second only to Wayne Rooney. Cole played four of the games but both players were in every squad when fit. Cole has missed just 16 minutes of tournament football for England since the start of the 2002 World Cup.
But Hodgson warned this week that he may have to disappoint a senior player when he names his 23 men, and seven replacements, two days after the end of the Premier League season.
“I am very conscious of the fact that I could have to leave a big name out,” Hodgson said. “I am pretty sure there will be a lot of debate.”
Lampard is under threat from the form of Jordan Henderson and Ross Barkley, while Cole, who has lost his place at Chelsea to Cesar Azpilicueta, could suffer from the emergence of Southampton teenager Luke Shaw.
Mourinho also said that national teams should only be for players born in the country, or with close family connections. Fernando Torres has lost his place in the Spain squad to Brazilian striker Diego Costa, while England are interested in the possibility of recruiting Manchester United’s Kosovan-Belgian midfielder Adnan Januzaj.
“When one day I’m a national coach, I will take only players born in my country. That’s for sure. Or if not born in my country, then with parents with a big connection with the country,” Mourinho said. “I will never take a player just because he has a passport from my country, thinking he can make my team stronger. If one day I coach Portugal, I’ll go with the Portuguese.”
Chelsea visit Fulham this afternoon and Mourinho said he has an “emotional connection” with their local rivals and hopes they stay up. “If I could choose I’d take defeat tomorrow, then 10 victories and the title,” he said.
The Everton youngster scored a wondergoal against Newcastle, and put his hands up for a place on Roy Hodgson's England squad.
After Ross Barkley's stunning solo goal against Everton, during which he carved open the Newcastle defence with an incisive 70-yard run, has the Everton youngster made his claim to be on the plane?
Data from Kickdex shows that, on form, Ross Barkley is actually slipping out of contention for a place on Roy Hodgson's World Cup squad.
Kickdex data currently suggests that the England midfield should be largely made up of players from Everton's Merseyside rivals Liverpool, with Gerrard, Henderson and Sterling all in the mix.
Henderson regains his place in the Kickdex starting eleven, after being previously being usurped by Everton's Gareth Barry.
One man teams do not win trophies, even when that man is the best player in the world.
Of course, overlooking the frightening attacking prowess of a Cristiano Ronaldo led frontline is ridiculous, but the fact remains that Portugal are no longer the fearsome unit they once were across the pitch. I feel their powers peaked at Euro 2004, and gone are the days when Portugal can call upon a squad with a great depth, beyond the likes of world superstars Luis Figo and Rui Costa.
We seem to have a case where if Ronaldo has an off day, then Portugal have an off day, and this could be severely detrimental at the finals. Whilst the Portuguese side an abundance of pedigree (Pepe, Joao Moutinho and the likes), chronic over-reliance on Ronaldo combined with a lack of squad depth and alternative attacking options could see them slip up.
Drawn in a tough group against Germany, Ghana and an under-rated USA side, I would predict that Portugal could crash out early in the summer.
Italy
Perhaps this is just blind hope for England’s sake that Italy’s star-studded team doesn’t show up at the finals, but I really do think that the Azzurri could be in for a stinker in Brazil.
Yes, pound for pound Italy possess one of the strongest squads at the tournament, but that squad is ageing and lacks pace. Key players Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo exhibiting this.
Whilst an attack spearheaded by Mario Balotelli looks menacing, many of the Italian players seem to be incredibly erratic and inconsistent in fulfilling their on-field potential (AC Milan’s Stephane El Sharaawy an example).
Manager, Cesare Prandelli has been tinkering his side in recent friendlies, struggling to find his best XI for Brazil. Given their tough draw against fellow giants England and Uruguay in the ‘group of death’, any Italian side will have to be on top form to progress to the knock-out stage.
Spain
Spain probably have the best team going into the finals on paper, but having had a monopoly over international football for the past six years, it is surely time for this legendary side to start waning.
The formerly irrepressible duo of Xavi and Andres Iniesta are beginning to be found out at Barcelona, as the Catalan club are currently undergoing something resembling a mini-crisis, and the Spanish central defence remains lethargic and lacking in depth.
Though the addition of deadly Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa to the national pool certainly gives Spain a boost, they may struggle to find a middle way between their abundance of playmakers and the more direct style of play that the selection of Diego Costa would encourage.
If nothing else, by law of averages, it is about time someone came along and knocked Spain off their perch.
Construction delays, safety concerns and financial troubles are among the various obstacles Brazil faces as it prepares to host the World Cup in 2014.
Most recently, the construction of the Itaquerão stadium in São Paulo -- where the Cup’s opening match is set to take place in June 2014 -- has hit a snag over financing after failing to receive a $202 million loan from Brazil’s state-run banks.
"There's a risk of work stopping or [the stadium] not being ready on time," said Andres Sanchez, the former president of the Brazilian soccer club Corinthians, which has been financing construction of the $400 million Itaquerão stadium along with Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht, Reuters reports.
Sanchez has been serving as the unofficial spokesman for the project in recent months, keeping the project in the media spotlight and demanding that the government banks issue the loan under less stringent terms.
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