South Africa 2010, A World Cup - Enigma and Ecstacy

Now that the qualifying playoffs are through, the shockers and controversies pave way. The Irish got robbed by a super handball from "Le Theirry Henry" a gobsmacked Irishman said FIFA stands for Finish!! Irish Footbal Activities. Most shockingly I must say the name Henry who is synonymous to respect and integrity in the footballing circles is a cheat. The Irish deserved the game for the might and fortitude of playing against France who have now won a life liner a miracle spot en route to South Africa.

Portugal had rather painful entry into the finals, a string of inconsistent displays and an injured star in C. Ronaldo who wouldhave watched the game from stands had they not scrapped through. I have seen errands as such as Maradona for all his worth hurling abuse in a public statement after managing to qualify and the cost of an impediment and suspension due to his eventual outburst at the critics who really are at no fault. Argentina is playing , yes , but a lot could be questioned on whether they will even come close to the finals.

This is the World Cup and never say never where anything can happen for real/ surreal.

So who is in the finals this World Cup ?

32 teams overall - Here's the list, The teams that have automatically qualified for the FIFA 2010 World Cup Finals, South Africa, plus the teams that have secured a place in the Finals after winning their play-off’s:

EUROPE ZONE (13 places available – The four final play-off places now decided):
England,Spain,The Netherlands,Italy,Serbia,Denmark,Slovakia,Switzerland,Germany,Greece *France *Portugal *Slovenia *
(* secured a place in World Cup 2010 South Africa via the play-off's.)

ASIA ZONE (Four automatic places, plus one play-off place):
Australia,DPR Korea,Japan,Korean Republic.
Bahrain beat Saudi Arabia in their intercontinental play-off to face New Zealand, but lost to the Antipodeans, who beat Bahrain 1-0 to earn a place in World Cup South Africa 2010.

AFRICA ZONE (5 automatic places sealed, plus South Africa automatically qualify as the host nation):
South Africa (Hosts),Algeria * (beat Egypt 1-0 in play-off's to qualify for 2010),Cote d’Ivoire,Nigeria,Cameroon,Ghana.

SOUTH AMERICA ZONE (Four automatic places, plus Uruguay, who beat Costa Rica to qualify):
Brazil,Chile,Paraguay,Argentina,Uruguay * (beat Costa Rica in play-off's to secure place in World Cup 2010)

NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN ZONE (Three automatic places, plus one play-off place - Costa Rica, who lost to Uruguay in the play-off's):
Mexico,Honduras,USA.

OCEANIA ZONE (New Zealand beat Asia Zone runners-up Bahrain 1-0 in play-off to qualify):
New Zealand *

So what enthralls you to this worlds largest sporting spectacle? The enigma of watching your team loose or the ecstatic feeling of joy when a team wins or even goes to the full hilt of winning the world cup? Its really got to be the spirit in the name of the game, a world full of emotions and events constantly trying to paddle in a river of maddness suddenly floats and dances to the rythm of football. " The Beautiful Game "

I really cant wait to watch the frenzy of knowing who is gonna be the next big thing or did u watch that wonder goal that killed a nations hope or how dramtically a decision cost the game or the sheer brilliance of a team and the brand of football they represent and it coud even be the oranje or the dance of the samba ...

Here we go Futbal Mundial !!