Spanish Football | Soccer

Continuing with our daily
WORLD CUP teams preview,
today we feature GROUP F:
Brazil,Australia, Japan &
Croatia.

Thanks to AS for the pics & info.

Tomorrow is GROUP G turn:
France,Sth.Korea, Switzerland
& Togo.

BRAZIL

Coach: Carlos Alberto Perreira
Titles : 5 World Cups - 1958,62,70,94 & 2002
Copa America: 1919, 22, 49, 89, 97, 99 & 2004

GROUP GAMES:
13/06:Brazil - Croatia (Berlin)
18/06:Brazil - Australia (Munich)
22/06:Japan - Brazil (Dortmund)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Ronaldinho
Forward 26 years old, currently recognized as the best
player in the World.Can win a match single handedly,this
is his moment to jump to the next level of Historical stars:
Cruyff,Zidane,Beckenbauar ...etc.& sit in the "Olympus".

Ronaldo
Forward 29 years old, one of the best "pure" strikers in
the last 10 years.Seems like he does nothing, to only
then pounce & send the opposition home. Dangerous
& clinical.

AUSTRALIA

Coach: Guss Hiddink
Titles - Oceania Cup: 1980, 96, 2000 & 2004

GROUP GAMES:
13/06: Australia - Japan (Kaiserslautern)
18/06: Australia - Brazil (Munich)
22/06: Croatia - Australia (Stuttgart)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Harry Kewell
Forward 27 years old ,Liverpool player with European
match experience.Very talented although irregular,this is
were he needs to prove his worth.

Mark Viduka
Forward 30 years old, many years in English Football &
natural leader for the young Socceroos. Powerful in the
air & in the body work , will be Australia´s reference
point upfront

JAPAN

Coach: Zico
Titles- Asian Cup: 1992, 2000 & 2004

GROUP GAMES:
13/06: Japan - Australia (Kaiserslautern)
18/06: Japan - Croatia ( Nuremburg)
22/06: Brazil - Japan (Dortmund)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder 28 years old,Celtic Glasgow player with
European experience( also played in Italy). One of
Asia´s most technically gifted players with plenty
of goal. Exceptional.

Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder 29 years old,big star who´s shine has dimmed
in the last years, but Zico depends on his personality &
experience to push the side on.

CROATIA

Coach: Zlatko Kranjcar

GROUP GAMES:
13/06: Croatia - Brazil ( Berlin)
18/06: Croatia - Japan (Nuremburg)
22/06: Australia - Croatia (Stuttgart)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Ivan Klasnic
Forward 26 years old,the new star of Croatian Football.
Has been proving to be a great striker in the Bundesliga,
now he needs to show the World.

Dario Srna
Midfielder 24 years old,very interesting & talented player.
The talk of the town & of Crotian Football, needs to shine.

Tomorrow GROUP G :France, Sth.Korea, Switzerland &
Togo.

If you missed Groups A, B, C, D & E, pls see below on
this page, or if not, click the May link on the side.