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Been a little distracted lately, but time now to have a look at Group E of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
Holland
Ranked 3 by FIFA
Runners up 1974 and 1978
Manager: Bert van Marwijk
Key player: Wesley Sneijder
A delight to watch when confident and in form
Footballbits group prediction: Winners
Denmark
Ranked 26 by FIFA
Quarterfinalists in 1998
Manager: Morton Olssen
Key player: [...]

England defender ‘C’ashley Cole is in a race against time to be fit for Fabio Capello’s World Cup squad after breaking an ankle in the Premier League defeat by Everton on Wednesday
The Chelsea left-back is expected to be out for around three months and Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti said he “did not know” if Cole [...]

We’re all here looking ahead to the World Cup in South Africa, but lets not forget that in 2 years time it’s the European Championships again!
The draw was made yesterday in Poland for the qualifying groups and came up with some interesting match-ups:
GROUP A: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Austria, Turkey, Germany
GROUP B: Andorra, Armenia, Macedonia, Republic [...]

Little belated I know, but continuing our look at teams for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, this week we look at Group D
Germany

Ranked 6 by FIFA
Winners in 1954,1974 and 1990
Manager: Joachim Low
Key Player:  Michael Ballack
Too many silver medals for Chelsea’s Ballack, so he’ll be hoping to win the big one before he retires.
Footballbits [...]

Continuing our look at teams for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, this week we look at Group B
England
Ranked 9 by FIFA
Winners in 1966
Manager: Fabio Capello
Key Player: Wayne Rooney
Every Englishmans hopes and dreams rest on the ‘Roonster’ being fit and in top form. We say it every World Cup, but surely this is the [...]