Group F (Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia)

[Andi Istiabudi]

Entah kenapa tapi feeling saya mengatakan meski Italia bisa lolos grup penyisihan tapi mungkin gagal mempertahankan gelar juara. Seperti ada sesuatu yang hilang dalam timnas Italia ...

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Buffon Optimistis Bisa Pertahankan Gelar
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Kiper Juventus Gianluigi Buffon mengungkapkan optimismenya dengan peluang Italia kembali menjadi juara Piala Dunia.

Meski tidak diunggulkan bisa mempertahankan gelar juara yang mereka raih di edisi sebelumnya, Italia masih menyimpan sikap optimistis yang sama untuk menorehkan sukses di Afrika Selatan.

Hal itu diungkapkan Gianluigi Buffon kepada situs FIFA.com menanggapi mengenai peluang Italia di Piala Dunia 2010.

"Peluang kami mempertahankan gelar Piala Dunia lebih kecil ketimbang ketika kami memenanginya di tahun 2006 karena setelah meraih juara, segalanya akan lebih sulit untuk mengulangnya lagi," kata Buffon, Senin (31/5).

"Tapi saya punya keyakinan besar karena semua orang, terutama para pemain baru, dalam kondisi siap. Karenanya kami punya dasar yang bagus untuk membuat pengaruh di Piala Dunia, meski untuk memenanginya Anda butuh banyak hal, seperti halnya keberuntungan."

Namun jika gagal mempertahankan tropi juara, Buffon menilai Italia tetap bisa melenggang keluar dengan rasa bangga karena sudah menunjukkan usaha dan kerja keras sepanjang turnamen.

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World Cup 2010: Fabio Quagliarella, Giuseppe Rossi, Salvatore Sirigu, Salvatore Bocchetti & Andrea Cossu Face Italy Chop - Report
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Reports from Italy suggest those players will be staying at home...

Italy coach Marcello Lippi will announce his final 23-man World Cup squad on Tuesday, and it seems there will be bad news for Salvatore Bocchetti, Andrea Cossu, Salvatore Sirigu, Giuseppe Rossi and Fabio Quagliarella, who are all on the verge of falling under the guillotine according to Goal.com Italia.

Lippi tested out numerous tactical schemes over the weekend in which he paid special attention to fringe players. And it seems the axe will fall on those five - narrowing the squad down from 28 to the final 23.

Bocchetti and Cossu played in friendly games against amateur teams Russi and Settimo, enough to convince Lippi to leave them behind. Another one to leave will be Sirigu, leaving Lippi to pick his final squad by eliminating players up front.

Here it's Rossi and Quagliarella that have come under question. Marco Borriello of Milan was also tipped as a possible departure, but he seems to have squeezed through.

The official list will be revealed tomorrow.

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World Cup 2010: Paraguay Squad - Lucas Barrios Makes Gerardo Martino’s Final 23
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Barrios on his way to South Africa…

Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino confirmed his final 23-man squad for the World Cup this evening, and Argentinian-born Lucas Barrios will be delighted to have made the cut.

The Dortmund striker, who only declared for Paraguay last month, scored on his debut last week against Republic Of Ireland before making it two in two against Ivory Coast last night.

Despite his initial heroics, Barrios is expected to start on the bench this summer with Roque Santa Cruz likely to partner Nelson Valdez in attack.

Monterrey midfielder Osvaldo Martinez will probably be the most disappointed of the names left out by Martino but there were no major surprises.

Paraguay have been drawn in Group F alongside New Zealand, Slovakia and Italy.


Goalkeepers
Justo Villar - Valladolid (ESP)
Aldo Bobadilla - Deportivo Medellin (COL)
Diego Barreto - Cerro Porteno

Defenders
Claudio Morel Rodriguez - Boca Juniors (ARG)
Denis Caniza - Leon (MEX)
Paulo da Silva - Sunderland (ENG)
Dario Veron - Pumas (MEX)
Julio Cesar Caceres - Atletico Mineiro (BRA)
Carlos Bonet - Olimpia
Aureliano Torres - San Lorenzo (ARG)
Antolin Alcaraz - Wigan Athletic (ENG)

Midfielders
Edgar Barreto - Atalanta (ITA)
Cristian Riveros - Sunderland (ENG)
Victor Caceres - Libertad
Enrique Vera - Liga De Quito (ECU)
Jonathan Santana - Wolfsburg (GER)
Nestor Ortigoza - Argentinos Juniors (ARG)

Forwards
Roque Santa Cruz - Manchester City (ENG)
Nelson Haedo Valdez - Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Oscar Cardozo - Benfica (POR)
Edgar Benitez - Pachuca (MEX)
Lucas Barrios - Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Rodolfo Gamarra - Libertad

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Weiss Sertakan Anak di Skuad Slovakia



BRATISLAVIA - Pelatih Slovakia Vladimir Weiss tak ingin ketinggalan mengumumkan 23 pemain yang bakal digiringnya berlaga di Piala Dunia 2010, termasuk sang anak yang memiliki nama serupa dengannya.

Weiss menunjuk penjaga gawang milik Legia Warsaw Jan Mucha sebagai pilihan utama, disamping kedua pelapisnya, Dusan Kuciak dan Dusan Pernis. Sementara di barisan pertahanan, sang pelatih masih mempercayakan bek VfL Wolfsburg Peter Pekarik dan bek Liverpool Martin Skrtel.

Di lini tengah, Weiss menunjuk gelandang Napoli Marek Hamsik, Miroslav Stoch (Chelsea), dan tentu putranya sendiri, Vladimir Weiss, yang kini masih terdaftar sebagai gelandang Manchester City.

Striker yang merumput bersama klub Bundesliga Schalke 04, Erik Jendrisek, dan striker milik Lille Robert Vittek siap menjadi andalan Weiss di sektor penyerang. Demikian seperti dilansir Reuters, Selasa (1/6/2010).

Berikut skuad inti Slovakia:
Penjaga gawang: Jan Mucha (Legia Warsaw), Dusan Kuciak (Vaslui), Dusan Permis (Dundee United).

Belakang: Peter Pekarik (VfL Wolfsburg), Martin Petras (Cesena), Martin Skrtel (Liverpool), Jan Durica (Lokomotiv Moscow), Radoslav Zabavnik (Mainz), Marek Cech (West Bromwich Albion), Kornel Salata (Slovan Bratislava).

Tengah: Kamil Kopunek (Spartak Trnava), Jan Kozak (Timisoara), Juraj Kucka (Sparta Prague), Marek Sapara (Ankaragucu), Marek Hamsik (Napoli), Vladimir Weiss (Manchester City), Miroslav Stoch (Chelsea), Zdeno Strba (Skoda Xanthi).

Depan: Stanislav Sestak (VfL Bochum), Erik Jendrisek (Schalke 04), Robert Vittek (Lille), Martin Jakubko (Saturn Ramenskoye), Filip Holosko (Besiktas).

http://pialadunia.okezone.com/read/2010/06/01/350/338457/weiss-sertakan-anak-di-skuad-slovakia

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World Cup Squads - 23 Players Register to FIFA
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ITALY

ITALY

Coach : Marcello Lippi

Goalkeepers : Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari)

Defenders : Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan)

Midfielders : Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)

Strikers : Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli)


PARAGUAY

Coach : Gerardo Martino

Goalkeepers : Justo Villa (Valladolid), Aldo Bobadilla (Independiente Medellin), Diego Barreto (Cerro Porteno)

Defenders : Julio Cesar Caceres (Atletico Mineiro), Denis Caniza (Leon), Dario Veron (Pumas), Paulo Da Silva (Sunderland), Claudio Morel (Boca Juniors), Carlos Bonet (Olimpia), Aureliano Torres (San Lorenzo), Antolin Alcaraz (Brugge)

Midfielders : Cristian Riveros (Sunderland), Jonathan Santana (Wolfsburg), Enrique Vera (Liga de Quito), Victor Caceres (Libertad), Nestor Ortigoza (Argentinos Juniors), Edgar Barreto (Atalanta)

Strikers : Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City), Oscar Cardozo (Benfica), Nelson Haedo Valdez (Borussia Dortmund), Rodolfo Gamarra (Libertad), Lucas Barrios (Borussia Dormund), Edgar Benitez (Pachuca)


NEW ZEALAND

Coach : Ricki Herbert

Goalkeepers : Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix), James Bannatyne (Team Wellington), Glen Moss (Melbourne Victory)

Defenders : Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix), Winston Reid (FC Midtjylland), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers), Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix), Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town), Andrew Boyens (New York Red Bulls)

Midfielders : Simon Elliott (free agent), Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United), Tim Brown (Wellington Phoenix), Andy Barron (Team Wellington), Jeremy Christie (FC Tampa Bay), David Mulligan (free agent), Michael McGlinchey (Motherwell FC), Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix) Jeremy Brockie (Newcastle Jets)

Strikers : Chris Killen (Middlesbrough FC), Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle), Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast United), Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion)


SLOVAKIA

Coach : Vladimir Weiss

Goalkeepers : Jan Mucha (Legia Warsaw), Dusan Kuciak (Vaslui), Dusan Pernis (Dundee United)

Defenders : Peter Pekarik (Wolfsburg), Martin Petras (Cesena), Martin Skrtel (Liverpool), Jan Durica (Hannover), Radoslav Zabavnik (Mainz), Marek Cech (West Bromwich Albion), Kornel Salata (Slovan Bratislava)

Midfielders : Kamil Kopunek (Spartak Trnava), Jan Kozak (Timisoara), Juraj Kucka (Sparta Prague), Marek Sapara (Ankaragucu), Marek Hamsik (Napoli), Vladimir Weiss (Manchester City), Miroslav Stoch (Chelsea), Zdeno Strba (Xanthi)

Strikers : Erik Jendrisek (Schalke), Robert Vittek (Ankaragucu), Martin Jakubko (Saturn Moscow), Filip Holosko (Besiktas), Stanislav Sestak (Bochum)

[ferly_Liemz]

rossi,cadreva ama boriello gak d bawa neh k afrika...yg paling gw sesalkan adlh lippi lbh milih iaquinta drpd rossi..italy msh andelin skuad jadul neh....

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Originally Posted by ferly_Liemz

rossi,cadreva ama boriello gak d bawa neh k afrika...yg paling gw sesalkan adlh lippi lbh milih iaquinta drpd rossi..italy msh andelin skuad jadul neh....

28/29 nih ama Don Fabio dengan England squadna ...
padha mo maen save ...

[ferly_Liemz]

iye opa...italy itu kl gw ga salah inget ya,hanya minus groso,toni dan delpiero sbg nama besar yg uda ga d bawa.. Slbhnya nama ky pirlo,gatuso,mauro,canna,iaquinta yg musim ini ga gt bgs msh aja di bawa... Ini skuad yg sama dgn 2006...

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Italy may take 24th man to South Africa
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SESTRIERE, Italy, June 2 (Reuters) - Italy may take midfielder Andrea Cossu to the World Cup as a 24th man if Mauro Camoranesi's knee injury does not improve, coach Marcello Lippi said on Wednesday.

Camoranesi was included on Tuesday in the 23-man squad for the finals in South Africa but can be replaced before the first match of the June 11-July 11 tournament.

"I could take a 24th player to South Africa. In the next few days we will see how Camoranesi is," Lippi told reporters before adding that Cossu was the likely candidate having just missed out on the final squad.

Italy face Mexico on Thursday in the first of two friendlies before meeting Paraguay in their Group F opener in Cape Town on June 14.

Lippi said he would probably play his strongest side against Mexico in Brussels although centre back Giorgio Chiellini may be rested because of a minor niggle.

The coach surprised pundits by selecting striker Fabio Quagliarella in his squad instead of Marco Borriello or Giuseppe Rossi.

Lippi said he picked players who were more versatile and Quagliarella is now keen to pay him back.

"It's happened often in my career. When people say I'm dead I always bounce back. Perhaps this is my true strength," the Napoli striker said at Italy's Alpine training base in Sestriere.