Wow, a huge upset in the first round of European World Cup qualifiers as Austria beat France 3-1. When you look at those lineups, there is no way that France should not at least have come out of Vienna without a draw, and even that would have to be considered an upset. I am sure that the pressure is now squarely on Raymond Domenech, but it really should be on the French FA for keeping Domenech after the debacle that was the French performance at Euro 2008. Click to continue reading...

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Originally uploaded by Toni_V Esta fotografía fue tomada en una estación de trenes allá en Zurich donde se jugo la Eurocopa.

De todos los jugadores que aparecen en las fotos ¿quienes realmente fueron estrellas de la Eurocopa?

Adidas players: Barnetta (Switzerland), Ballack and Lahm (Germany), van Persie (Netherlands), Cech (Czech Republic), Charisteas (Greece), Villa (Spain), Benzema y Vieira (France), Ivanschitz (Austria) y Chivu (Romania). Click to continue reading...

Austria The Austrians are not a race renowned for great football, remember, this was the country that lost to the Faroes in 92 resulting in coach Josef Hickersberger 1st stint in charge coming to an embarrassing end. But now, he's back to show he can really take them down! The nations expectations are so bad that a petition was set up by their own fans to stop them from entering! Click to continue reading...

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