Spanish Football | Soccer

The Spanish Football & Sports
site wishes to warm up the
upcoming WORLD CUP
Championships with a DAILY
series of Team previews for
its readers.
Today we will start with
Group A,tomorrow Group B &
so on until Group H. Therefore
this series will take 8 days.
I would like to thank "AS" for
the pics & the info.

GERMANY

Coach : Jurgen Klinsmen
Title: 3 times World Cup Champions 1954, 74 & 1990

GROUP GAMES
09/06: Germany-Costa Rica (Múnich)
14/06: Germany-Poland (Dortmund)
20/06: Germany-Ecuador (Berlín)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Michael Ballack
Midfielder 29 years old , leader of the German team,
just signed for Chelsea FC

Lehmann
Goalkeeper 36 years old, outstanding season & keeps out
Kahn. Plays for Arsenal FC

ECUADOR

Coach: Luis Fernando Suarez

GROUP GAMES:
09/06:Poland - Ecuador (Gelsenkirchen)
14/06:Costa Rica - Ecuador (Hamburg)
20/06:Ecuador - Germany (Berlin)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Ulises de la Cruz
Defender 31 year old, veteran South American player
with lots of experience on the wings.Powerful!

AUGUSTIN DELGADO
Forward 31 year old veteran of the Ecuador squad, his
experience up front will be vital.

POLAND

Coach: Pavel Janas

GROUP GAMES:
09/06:Poland - Ecuador (Gelsenkirchen)
14/06:Germany - Poland (Dortmund)
20/06:Costa Rica - Poland (Hannover)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Miroslaw Szymkowiak
Midfielder 29 years old, very skillfull & precise with his passes

M.ZURAWSKI
Forward 29 year old, one of Poland´s great strikers, full
of class & goal area savvy.

COSTA RICA

Coach: Alexandre Guimaraes
Titles: CONCACAF - 1963, 69 & 1989

GROUP GAMES:
09/06:Germany - Costa Rica (Munich)
14/06:Costa Rica - Ecuador (Hamburg)
20/06:Costa Rica - Poland (Hannover)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Gilberto Martinez
Defender 26 year old, European experience playing in the
Italian Calcio Serie A. An authentic wall of contention.