Know Your Rivals: Get the inside track on the 2010 World Cup

The local insight to your World Cup opponents...

29 Dec 2009 13:00:00

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Welcome to Goal.com - Know Your Rivals for the World Cup 2010!

Want to know exactly who you're coming up against at the World Cup? A squad list and a team profile are just the beginning. Here at Know Your Rivals, you can delve deeper into your World Cup rivals.

Goal.com offers you a unique insight into your World Cup opponents. As an international project, Goal.com is local to the entire world, meaning that we have local experts in all 32 World Cup countries. Only here can you hear directly from your opposing country exactly how the squad looks, how the fans feel, and how preparations are going for South Africa 2010.
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"With journalists in all 32 World Cup countries and beyond, Goal.com is your one-stop shop for local insight"
So, join us over the coming weeks and months as we bring you the inside scoop on your World Cup rivals!


Part 1: The Predictions

In this special series we bring you the local knowledge of the world's leading football tournament. With our worldwide team of experts, each one based in the country in question - from Brazil to North Korea - you'll hear first-hand the latest team news, exclusive interviews, and fan opinions of your World Cup opponents.

Group A
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 Group B
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 South Africa Argentina
 Mexico
 Nigeria
Uruguay  South Korea
France Greece

Group C
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 Group D
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England Germany
 USA  Australia
Algeria Serbia
Slovenia Ghana

Group E
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 Group F
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 Netherlands Italy
Denmark Paraguay
 Japan New Zealand
 Cameroon Slovakia

Group G
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 Group H
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Brazil Spain
 North Korea Switzerland
Cote d'Ivoire Honduras
Portugal  Chile


Stay on Goal.com for all the World Cup build-up from right across the world, starting with predictions of all eight groups from the local experts...

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