Portugal vs Algeria 3-0 Highlights 07-06-2018 Friendly

Portugal vs Algeria - Competition: Friendly
Date: 7 June 2018 - Kick-off Time: 20:15 BST
Venue: Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Goncalo Guedes nets twice for Portugal as they beat Algeria team 3-0 in this friendly in Estadio do Sport Lisboa (Benfica).

Portugal 3-0 Algeria (FRIENDLY)

17' Goncalo Guedes 1-0 // 37' Bruno Fernandes 2-0 // 55' Goncalo Guedes 3-0

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Chile 2-1 Sweden 24-03-2018 Highlights Friendly

Sweden vs Chile - Competition: Friendly
Date: 24 March 2018 - Kick-off Time: 17:00 GMT
Venue: Friends Arena, Solna

Ola Toivonen finishes off a great team goal from Sweden team but Chile run out winners thanks to Marcos Bolados’ late strike.

Sweden 1-2 Chile (FRIENDLY):

22' Arturo Vidal 0-1 // 23' Ola Toivonen 1-1 // 90' Marcos Bolados 1-2

 

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Iceland vs Czech Republic International Friendly 08-11-2017

Iceland vs Czech Republic
Competition: Friendly
Date: 8 November 2017
Kick-off Time: 14:45 GMT
Venue: Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium

Iceland played well in qualifications and it won the first place in very demanding group shared with Croatia,  Turkey and Ukraine. At some point, Icelnad seemed that they cannot reach even the 2nd place as they allowed themselves a luxury to lose to Finland but, in the meantime, they defeated Ukraine and Turkey, which was the key moment, away by sound 3-0. At the end, the Icelanders defeated Kosovo and ended up at first place with three victories and clean sheet. This is the first historic qualification for the FIFA World Cup and it follows first participation at UEFA European championship last year.
Facing Czech Republic is a good starting preparation for the World Cup and it will also face Qatar. Coach, Hallgrimsson, has problems to gather the team and he invited several players later on as a plan B. Players, Sigurdarson and Saevarsson, haven’t recovered yet.
Czech Republic won the last two qualification matches, but didn’t bring any good to the Czechs since they ruined their chance to qualify for the FIFA World Cup much earlier. They might have done something close to the end if they defeated Norway and Northern Ireland away and Germany at home, but they won just one point from those three games. Czech Republic hoped after qualifying for the final tournament of European Championship, where they didn’t make a name for themselves, to repeat the success and qualify for another major competition.
Their qualifying group wasn’t too difficult and the second place seemed to be theirs but, unfortunately, they didn’t play well. Several older players left the national team after the European Championship in France, which was felt in the team’s performance. The Czechs want to keep a good record after victories over Azerbeijan and San Marino, but, coach Jarolim, doesn’t have at disposal all players that he would like to see in the team. There are no defenders Kaderabek and Gebre Selassie, and midfielder Darida, while Dockal, Krejci and Zmrhal are injured. Young forward player, Schick, is also out of action, so the starting line-up will be truly a mixed team.

Probable lineups:
Iceland: Halldorsson – Ingason, R. Sigurdsson, Arnason, Skulason – Sigurjonsson, Gunnarsson – Gudmundsson, Bjarnason, G. Sigurdsson – Finnbogason
Czech Republic: Pavlenka – Boril, Brabec, Suchy, Novak – Soucek, Jankto – Kopic, Barak, Husbauer – Krmencik

 

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Arsenal 3-2 Manchester City Highlights 07-08-2016 Friendly

Arsenal 3 – 2 Manchester City
Competition: Friendly
Date: 7 August 2016
Venue: Nya Ullevi, Goteborg

Five goal friendly in Sweden goes the way of Arsenal team as they beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Arsenal vs Manchester City match ended with 3-2 scoreline in Club Friendly 2016.

Goals:  

Arsenal – Alex Iwobi 50' // Theo Walcott 73' // Chuba Akpom 86'
Manchester City – Sergio Aguero 30' // Kelechi Promise Iheanacho 88'

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Huddersfield vs Liverpool 0-2 Highlights 20-07-2016 Friendly

Huddersfield Town 0 – 2 Liverpool
Competition: Friendly
Date: 20 July 2016
Venue: The John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Liverpool started their pre-season friendly with a clean win over Huddersfield Town. The game ended with the score 2-0. 

Goals:

Liverpool – Grujic 31' // Alberto Moreno (PG) 90'

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Belgium vs Norway 3-2 Highlights 05-06-2016 International Friendly

Belgium vs Norway 
Competition: Friendly
Date: 5 June 2016
Venue: Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussel

Belgium team come from behind to beat Norway 3-2, with Lukaku and Eden Hazard among the scorers for the Red Devils. Belgium vs Norway match ended with 3-2 scoreline in International Friendly 2016.

Goals: 

Belgium – Romelu Lukaku 3' // Eden Hazard 70' // Laurent Ciman 73'
Norway – Joshua King 21' // Veton Berisha 48'

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Wales vs North Ireland 24-03-2016 International Friendly

Wales vs Northern Ireland - Competition: Friendly
Date: 24 March 2016 - Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium

Wales team was very impressive in their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, losing only once and finishing second to the world's top-ranked team, Belgium. The Welsh attack wasn't so prolific with just 11 goals scored in their 10 games but their defence was very tight with just four goals conceded. They fell to a 3-2 defeat at home against Netherlands in their first warm-up match since qualifying for Euro 2016.
Welsh boss Chris Coleman is without his two star men in Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey while Ben Davies, and James Collins are all among the other absentees. Southampton reserve Lloyd Isgrove and Championship players Jazz Richards and Cotterill are among the call-ups. Hal Robson-Kanu, Andy King, Paul Dummett and Dave Edwards are also unavailable while Andy King may miss due to illness.

Northern Ireland topped a tricky qualification group that included Romania, Greece and Hungary to qualify for their first major tournament since 1982. They also proved hard to beat in qualifying, losing only in Romania and conceding only eight times. The Irish have beaten Latvia 1-0 in their first warm-up match and stretched their unbeaten run to 7 matches, 4 wins and 3 draws.
Northern Ireland will also be without a key man as a knee injury ruled Chris Brunt out of the finals. Daniel Lafferty, on loan at Oldham Athletic from Burnley, is among those aiming to press his case in Brunt's absence. The likes of Jonny Evans, Gareth McAuley and Craig Cathcart will start in defense. Furthermore, manager Michael O'Neill may hand international debuts to Peterborough United defender Smith and QPR striker Conor Washington.
Northern Ireland were beaten 2-0 by Wales the last time the sides met in May 2011. This also means that Wales are unbeaten in the last 6 direct encounters. The Welsh team kept seven clean sheets (from 10 matches) in Euro 2016 qualification and their last six home matches have seen under 2.5 goals.

Probable lineups: 

Wales: Hennessey – Gunter, A. Williams, Chester, N. Taylor – Vaughan, Ledley, Allen, J. Williams – Robson-Kanu, Vokes.

Northern Ireland: McGovern – McNair, McAuley, Cathcart, D. Lafferty – Norwood, St. Davis, Dallas, J. Ward – K. Lafferty, Magennis.

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Spain vs England International Friendly - 13-11-2015

Spain vs England - Competition: International Friendly

Spain team enter the clash on the back of six consecutive victories, having ensured a title defence next summer by topping their qualifying group with 27 points from a possible 30, five points clear of Slovakia and eight ahead of Ukraine. In  their most recent friendly they won 2-1 at home to Costa Rica.

Ramos and Juanfran have withdrawn from the squad after they were injured in Diego Costa was recalled after missing Spain's last two qualifiers but Nolito and Morata are expected to start up front. Andres Iniesta is reportedly a doubt for the fixture, which could see Cesc Fabregas or Santi Cazorla come into the side.

England team breezed through their qualifying group with maximum 30 points as they won all the qualifying matches! They are unbeaten in 15 matches since losing to Uruguay during the World Cup last summer. Recent friendly international results comprise of two wins and four draw, including a 1-1 in Italy and 0-0 against Rep. Of Ireland.
Hodgson is without James Milner, but Tottenham's Eric Dier has earned a call-up for the first time. Premier League top-scorer Jamie Vardy suffered a knock against Watford last weekend and he is doubtful. Wayne Rooney will sit out the match but will face France on Tuesday instead. Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge remains a long-term absentee and the likes of Walcott, Ings and Oxlade-Chamberlain are also out through injury.
The Spanish team has won 10 of its last 11 home games. They have won three of the last four internationals with England, losing the last meeting in November 2011 at Wembley.

Match date: 13 November 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Estadio Jose Rico Perez, Alicante 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Barcelona vs AS Roma Gamper Trophy - 05-08-2015

FC Barcelona vs AS Roma
Competition: Joan Gamper Trophy 
Match date: Wednesday, 5th Aug. 2015 - 20:15 GMT 
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona

FC Barcelona has not enjoyed a particularly profitable pre-season as they only managed to beat LA Galaxy before recording a loss on penalties to Chelsea and clear defeats against Man United and Fiorentina. Despite the throwaway nature of preseason fixtures, conceding an average of two goals a game never bodes well for a side that conceded only nineteen goals in the league last season. 

Messi and Neymar return to the squad after having received an extended break following the Copa America but Luis Enrique will not have access to new signings Aleix Vidal or Arda Turan until January owing to a transfer embargo. Douglas worked with the physios and will miss the match, whilst Adriano worked with the group, though he is yet to receive the medical okay to play.
AS Roma team opened the 2015/16 pre-season with a penalty-shootout win over Real Madrid in Melbourne (0:0 after 90 minutes) but lost on penalties against Man City and recently suffered a 2-0 defeat to Sporting Lisbon.
The Giallorossi have secured the services of Wojciech Szczesny on loan and look on the verge of signing Edin Dzeko from Manchester City. The former Arsenal goalkeeper is likely to start while there could also be space in the match squad for former Barcelona youth teamers, Iago Falque and Antonio Sanabria during the 2nd half. Doumbia, Totti and Gervinho wil probably lead the line.

Probable lineups:

FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Bravo; Dani Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Jordi Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez, Neymar.
AS Roma (4-3-3): Szczesny; Maicon, Leandro Castan, Yanga-Mbiwa, Cole; De Rossi, Nainggolan, Ucan; Doumbia, Totti, Gervinho.

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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New York RB vs Chelsea International Champions Cup - July 23, 2015

New York RB vs Chelsea
Competition: International Champions Cup
Match date: 23 July 2015
Kick Off Time: 01:00 BST

Venue: Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

New York RB had an MLS game in the sapping humidity of Florida on Sunday, before a US Open Cup quarter-final tie against the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday. So, they wil be more than tired for this clash. They are in decent form with five wins in their last six games but, of course, they can't to compete with the English Champions. Anyway they hope that their mid-season fitness will prove crucial at times.
The Red Bulls have suffered for the loss of talismanic forward Thierry Henry in attack last January, but his replacement Bradley Wright-Phillips has netted an impressive 8 goals so far.  We expect a 4-3-3 formation with Grella as central forward, Zizzo and Sam on his flanks.

As for Chelsea, this is their first real test of pre-season after pedestrian affairs against Sydney FC and Thailand All Stars. Mourinho has off-set the loss of veteran goalkeeper, Petr Cech, and striker, Didier Drogba, with the signings of Stoke stopper Asmir Begovic as well as former Porto and Atletico Madrid forward Radamel Falcao.
Falcao, Cuadrado, Ramires and Willian are expected to join up after this match. Mourinho is likely to field a team with a lot of youngsters: Aina, Chalobah, Loftus-Cheek and Traorè could all start the match. Other new signings such as Nathan and Kenedy will play in the 2nd half. Remy will probably lead the line while Oscar, Azpilicueta and Terry are the other senior players that will be probably included in the starting XI.

New York RB last 5 matches:

24/05/15 New York RB 0 – 2 Philadelphia Union
31/05/15 Seattle Sounders 2 – 1 New York RB
06/06/15 Houston Dynamo 4 – 2 New York RB
17/06/15 New York RB 3 – 0 Atlanta Silverbacks
21/06/15 New York RB 1 – 2 Whitecaps

Chelsea last 5 matches:

10/05/15 Chelsea 1 – 1 Liverpool
18/05/15 West Brom 3 – 0 Chelsea
24/05/15 Chelsea 3 – 1 Sunderland
30/05/15 Thailand All-Stars 0 – 1 Chelsea
02/06/15 Sydney 0 – 1 Chelsea

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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AS Roma vs Manchester City International Champions Cup 21-07-2015

AS Roma vs Manchester City
Competition: International Champions Cup
Match date: 21 July 2015
Kick Off Time: 11:00 BST
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

AS Roma have already played a game in the International Champions Cup as the overcame Real Madrid on penalties after a 90 minutes goalless draw. Once again, the Giallorossi have shown their solid defense.
Rudi Garcia's men want to sign Dzeko for the upcoming campaign. In the meanwhile, they have already signed Iago Falque. The former Genoa player shoudl start the match up front, with Gervinho and Totti. Ucan, De Rossi and Nainggolan will start in midfield while Leandro Castan will return on the pitch after a long absence. 

Manchester City team warmed up for the clash with victories over A-League opposition on the Gold Coast, beating Adelaide United 2-0 behind closed doors and seeing off Melbourne City 1-0. Two unimpressive performances from the Citizen, despite Pellegrini boasted a vastly superior playing-squad compared to the two Australian teams.
New signing Raheem Sterling looks set to make his debut for Man City while youngsters Brandon Barker and Manuel Garcia will cover the absences of Aguero and David Silva. Fabian Delph is likely to not take part in this match while Yaya Toure and Kompany will start. Dzeko or Jovetic will lead the line.
These two teams met in the group stage of last season's Champions League, playing out a 1-1 draw in Manchester before City registered a 2-0 victory in the return fixture at the Stadio Olimpico.

Probable lineups:

AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Yanga-Mbiwa, Castan, Cole; Ucan, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Falque, Totti, Gervinho.

Manchester City (4-4-1-1): Hart; Maffeo, Kompany, Humphreys, Clichy; Fernando, Toure, Barker, Navas; Nasri; Dzeko.

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]
 

    

 

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Arsenal vs Singapore XI 4-0 Highlights 15-07-2015 Friendly

Singapore All-Stars vs Arsenal
Competition: International Friendly
Match date: 15 July 2015
Venue: The National Stadium, Singapore

Chuba Akpom’s hat trick guides Arsenal team to a 4-0 win over Singapore Selection. Singapore All-Stars vs Arsenal match ended with 0-4 scoreline in International Friendly.

Goals:  

Arsenal – 30' Chuba Akpom 1-0 // 60' Jack Wilshere (pen.) 2-0 // 76' Chuba Akpom (pen.) 3-0 // 79' Chuba Akpom 4-0

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France vs Denmark 2-0 Highlights 29-03-2015 International Friendly

France vs Denmark
Competition: International Friendly
Match date: 29 March 2015
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Ètienne 

France 2-0 Denmark

Alexandre Lacazette 14' // Olivier Giroud 38'

First half goals from Lacazette and Griezmann give France, debuting their new away kit, a win over Denmark in a friendly in St.Etienne. France vs Denmark match ended with 2-0 scoreline in International Friendly 2015.

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Belgium vs Iceland International Friendly November 12, 2014

Belgium vs Iceland - Competition: International Friendly
Match date: 12 November 2014
Kick Off Time: 18:45 BST
Venue: Stade Roi Baudouin 

Belgium team want to test themselves with a strong opponent before the qualification match with Wales. They are currently on the 3rd place in group B, but they played just 2 games, while Wales, who are leading, played 3 matches already. After a successful World Cup in Brazil, they have risen to a 4th place in the FIFA World Ranking which is their best standing ever. They lost just one game in the whole year 2014, in the WC quarter-final to Argentina. From other 11 games in 2014, they won 9 and drew twice. Chadli, Hazard and Lukaku are in good scoring form in their BPL teams.

Iceland started the qualifications for Euro 2016 very well, they won all 3 matches and are group A leaders. The match with Belgium will be a great test for them, before the important qualification game with the Czech Republic. Sigurðsson is in great form and just last weekend, he scored an extraordinary goal from a free-kick. He also scored 4 goals in the last 3 matches for his National Team. Iceland won their last 4 international games and kept clean sheets in all of them. Still, they lost all 8 games played versus Belgium so far and Iceland are currently ranked on the 28th position in the Fifa World Ranking.

Belgium last 5 matches:

01/07/14 Belgium E 2 – 1 United States
05/07/14 Argentina 1 – 0 Belgium
04/09/14 Belgium 2 – 0 Australia
10/10/14 Belgium 6 – 0 Andorra
13/10/14 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 – 1 Belgium

Iceland last 5 matches:

30/05/14 Austria 1 – 1 Iceland
04/06/14 Iceland 1 – 0 Estonia
09/09/14 Iceland 3 – 0 Turkey
10/10/14 Latvia 0 – 3 Iceland
13/10/14 Iceland 2 – 0 Netherlands

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Liverpool v AC Milan International Champions Cup 02-08-2014

AC Milan vs Liverpool
Competition: Guinness International Champions Cup
Match date: 2 August 2014 - Kick Off Time: 23:30 BST
Venue: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

A 3-1 win on penalties over Man City on Wednesday in New York positioned Liverpool at the top of Group B. Despite trailing twice in that game, Brendan Rodgers' men equalised twice, with Raheem Sterling scoring five minutes from time to make it 2-2. In the first match of this tournament, the Reds defeated Olympiakos thanks to an early goal of Raheem Sterling. Before of this tournament, they were beaten by Brondby 2-1 and Roma 1-0.

Rodgers is likely to continue to rotate his team in preparation for the opening day of the season, which is now just 15 days away. Lazar Markovic picked up a minor knock in training but is reported to be available to take part in this clash while new signing Dejan Lovren has been unable to obtain a work permit in enough time to join up with his new teammates in the States. Daniel Sturridge and Rickie Lambert started the match against Manchester City and they could do so again.
AC Milan’s relatively poor showing from the last Serie A season seems to continue in their international efforts.  They had two poor performance so far with Olympiakos and Manchester City both running out comfortable winners against them. The Greek side cruised past them 3-0 while City beat the Rossoneri by 5-1. Even if AC Milan win their last battle in the group stage of ICC, they can no longer qualify for the finals.
New manager Pippo Inzaghi is still working on the winning formula. With enigmatic striker Mario Balotelli still out of form, the Rossoneri will be looking towards Stefan El Shaarawy to step up. He will be partnered by Pazzini in attack. Cristante will be once again in the starting lineup as well as Saponara and Essien. Jeremy Menez should play during the second half as well as De Sciglio. Montolivo is still injured and will be available in a couple of months.
Saturday’s meeting will be the first time the two clubs have met since that forgettable defeat in Athens of May 2007, in which the new boss Inzaghi scored two goals.

AC Milan last 5 matches:
18/05/14 Milan 2 – 1 Sassuolo
16/07/14 Milan 2 – 0 Renate
20/07/14 Monza 0 – 2 Milan
25/07/14 Olympiakos 3 – 0 Milan
27/07/14 Milan 1 – 5 Manchester City

Liverpool last 5 matches:
16/07/14 Brøndby 2 – 1 Liverpool
19/07/14 Preston North End 1 – 2 Liverpool
24/07/14 Liverpool 0 – 1 Roma
28/07/14 Liverpool 1 – 0 Olympiakos
31/07/14 Manchester City 2 – 2 P Liverpool

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Spain vs Italy International Friendly 5 March 2014

Spain vs Italy - Competition: International Friendly
Match date: 5 March 2014 - Kick Off Time: 21:00 GMT
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid 
 

Spain will be looking to bounce back after their last result which saw them lose to a very average South African team 1-0 in South Africa. Italy will be also looking to bounce back after drawing their last four matches to Nigeria, Germany, Armenia and Denmark
The reigning World Champions had a pretty easy time of things in their Brazil 2014 qualification group. They topped the group with six wins and two draws in their group. Their nearest challenger was France, but a composed 1-0 win in Paris by Spain gave them the edge in the group.
Italy cruised their qualification group for the 2014 World Cup, with six wins and four draws in their ten games.
Fabregas, Xavi and Sergio Ramos are unlikely to start having missed some training this week, but Iker Casillas is expected to keep his place in the starting line-up. Anyway, the most notable call up for Vincente Del Bosque and his Spanish side is the prolific Ateltico Madrid forward Diego Costa.

• Probable lineups Spain: Casillas – Juanfran, S. Ramos, Albiol, Jordi Alba – Busquets, Alcantara – Iniesta, Navas, Silva – Diego Costa.

Italy team have Giuseppe Rossi who injured his knee last month out injured while De Rossi has been dropped after he was caught by television cameras punching Inter's Mauro Icardi. Balotelli is injured too while  Chiellini is unlikely to feature as he carried a calf problem. Osvaldo, Insigne, Destro and De Sciglio should be in contention after shaking off minor knocks. Uncapped Torino striker Ciro Immobile could feature after scoring 13 Serie A goals this season.
Wednesday night’s game from Estadio Vicente Calderon will become the 33rd meeting between the two nations over the years. Spain have secured 11 wins (8 at the Estadio Vicente Calderon), Italy have secured 10 victories (1 at the Estadio Vicente Calderon) and there has been 11 draws, (5 at the Estadio Vicente Calderon).

• Probable lineups Italy: Buffon – Abate, Barzagli, Bonucci, Criscito – Veratti, Marchisio, Montolivo, Pirlo – Osvaldo, Gilardino.

Spain vs Italy Team Form:

Spain
19 Nov 2013    South Africa 1 - Spain 0    FR
16 Nov 2013    Equatorial Guinea 1 - Spain 2    FR
15 Oct 2013    Spain 2 - Georgia 0    WCQE
11 Oct 2013    Spain 2 - Belarus 1    WCQE
10 Sep 2013    Spain 2 - Chile 2    FR
Italy
18 Nov 2013    Italy 2 - Nigeria 2    FR
15 Nov 2013    Italy 1 - Germany 1    FR
15 Oct 2013    Italy 2 - Armenia 2    WCQE
11 Oct 2013    Denmark 2 - Italy 2    WCQE
10 Sep 2013    Italy 2 - Czech Republic 1    WCQE

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Brazil vs Australia 07-09-2013 International Friendly

Estádio Nacional de Brasília (Brasília, Distrito Federal) will be hosting on 7 September 2013, an International Friendlies match between Brazil and Australia.

Brazil manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari, made a squad, which is expected to be almost the same to what the world will see in next year's world championship tournament. The Samba team lost its last international friendly game against Switzerland 1-0 last month. The team now will do its best to get back to the competition through trying to win over over Australia on this Saturday. The manager is expected to include new players to see if they fit into the Selecao system. Australia's match against Brazil will be its first match against top-class European competition in quite some time. The team has already garanteed  its qualification for the next summer's tournament after finishing 2nd in its group behind Japan for Asian qualifiers. Player, Tim Cahill, will miss the game against Brazil because of his injury and  striker, Josh Kennedy, will replace him.

Possible line-ups:

Brazil:(Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari) Jefferson - Alves, Thiago Silva, Henrique, Maxwell - Gustavo, Fernando, Moura, Oscar, Bernard - Neymar.

Australia:(Manager: Holger Osieck) Langerak - Wilkshere, Ognenovski, Neill, McKay - Jedinak, Holland, Rogic, Kruse, Oar - Kennedy.

Match Details and Timings:
Brazil vs Australia
Football: International Friendlies
Match date: 7 September 2013
Kick Off Time: 21:15 CET - 19:15 GMT
Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Brasília (Brasília, Distrito Federal)

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Italy vs Argentina 14-08-2013 International Friendly

Stadio Olimpico, Italy will be hosting on Wednesday 14 August 2013, an International Friendly match between Italy and Argentina.

Although Italy is playing in a very difficult group in World Cup Qualifying, it managed to be on top of its group, which containes: Bulgaria, Denmark and Czech Republic. Italy made 4 wins and 2 draws after playing six matches.  It has played in this year's Confed Cup too and had a hard start. In 5 games, it made: 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.  Italy has been one of the busiest teams in Europe with 5 friendly matches, in which it made: 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat to take its yearly tally to 16 games, 7 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats. Italy has scored 33 goals and conceded 23 goals and it ranked 6 with 1142 points. Mario Balotelli  was the top scorer of the year with 6 goals.

Argentina national team is in doubt of calling on Lionel Messi, though he has been given the go-ahead to join the squad.  Coach, Alejandro Sabella, has moulded a squad of good players into a great team. Argentina have struggled to bulid up a strong team over the past few years and Messi's role in this side seems to be the crux of the problem. But the coach, Sabella seems like he has solved this problem and Argentina will, definitely, go into the World Cup Finals as one of the favourites for the trophy. In the qualifying games, Argentina sit ahead the South America section with: 7 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. And, in recent friendly matches, it made: 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 6 games. Argentina scored 38 goals and conceded 17.   Messi was the top scorer for Argentina with 13 goals.

Possible line-ups:

Italy (4-3-2-1): Buffon – Maggio, Bonucci, Chiellini, Antonelli – Montolivo, Pirlo, De Rossi – Marchisio, Giaccherini – Osvaldo
Argentina (4-3-1-2): Romero – Zabaleta, Garay, Fernandez, Rojo – Di Maria, Mascherano, Banega – Lamela – Higuain, Palacio.

Match Details and Timings:
Italy vs Argentina
Football: International Friendly
Match date: 14 August 2013
Kick Off Time: 20:45 CET CET - 18:45 CET GMT
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico, Roma (Italy)

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Germany vs Paraguay 14-08-2013 International friendly

  Fritz-Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern (Germany) will be hosting on 14 August 2013, an International friendly match between Germany and Paraguay. The match referee will be Ivan Bebek.

Germany is becoming closer to the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. It is the only team which wins most of the matches in Group C: five wins and one draw. After playing six matches, it has a five-point advantage to the hardest rivals: Austria, Sweden and Republic of Ireland. Hence, Germany is going to be the top favourite team to win this Group. In the last test match, before the important qualifiers in months September and October, manager Joachim Löw passes on Mario Götze, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos. 

In addition to this, Schalke's youngster Julian Draxler injured in the Bundesliga match against HSV on Sunday and so he will miss the friendly match against Paraguay.
Paraguay will miss the World Cup 2014. The "Albirroja" is at the bottom of the list in the South American qualifying. Before the last four fixtures, Paraguay have an eight-point deficit to fifth-placed Uruguay (note: the fifth advances to the play-offs). After the 1/2 home defeat in the last qualifier against Chile manager, Gerardo Pelusso, retired as Paraguay's head-coach and so the former under-20 coach Victor Genes will manage the team in the friendly match against Germany. The famous players in Paraguay's squad are: Roque Santa Cruz (FC Malaga, previously Bayern München) and left defender Lorenzo Melgarejo (Benfica Lissabon). Not listed are the players: Oscar Cardozo and Nelson Valdez.

Match Details and Timings:
Germany vs Paraguay
Football: International friendly match
Match date: 14 August 2013
Kick Off Time: 20:45 CET - 18:45 GMT
Stadium: Fritz-Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Real Madrid vs Chelsea 08-08-2013 Champions Cup Final

Sun Life Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida) will be hosting on 8 August 2013, an International Champions Cup Final match between Real Madrid and Chelsea FC.

 Real Madrid team didn't show any signs of stuttering after Ancelotti replaced Mourinho at the end of last term. The Spanish team started its pre-season campaign with a 2-2 draw against Lyon and a 0-1 win over PSG before L.A. Galaxy and Everton FC in the International Champions Cup. The last time Real Madrid met Chelsea was in 1998 during the UEFA Super Cup where it lost the game 0-1 at full time.

Coach, Jose Mourinho, will have an early chance to get one over on his previous club and declare his arrival at Chelsea with flare. The pre-season tour has mixed the results with back-to-back defeats at the hands of domestic rivals, Manchester City giving way to subsequent wins against both teams from Milan this past week. As this is going to be its final warm-up before the season kicks off later this month, coach Mourinho will have to get things off on the right foot.

Possible line-ups:

-Real Madrid: Iker Casillas, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Arbeloa, Sami Khedira, Luka Modric, Isco, Mesut Özil, C. Ronaldo, Karim Benzema.
-Chelsea: Petr Cech, Ryan Bertrand, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic, César Azpilicueta, Oscar, Kevin De Bruyne, Michael Essien, Marco van Ginkel, Eden Hazard, Demba Ba.

Match Details and Timings:
Real Madrid vs Chelsea FC
Football: 2013 International Champions Cup, Final
Match date: 8 August 2013
Kick Off Time: 03:00 CET - 1:00 GMT
Stadium: Sun Life Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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