Showing posts with label Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

DO YOU KNOW THE TWO COUNTRIES ROBBIE KEANE HAS SCORED HAT-TRICKS AGAINST FOR THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND?


Republic of Ireland's record cap holder and current captain Robbie Keane has scored two hat-tricks in his 127 games for the Irish national football team which was against San Marino in a Euro 2008 qualifier and the Faroe Islands in a Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He currently plays and captain the LA Galaxy in the Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.








Wednesday, October 24, 2012

DO YOU KNOW THE COUNTRY THAT PORTUGAL PLAYED AGAINST WHEN CRISTIANO RONALDO MADE HIS INTERNATIONAL DEBUT?



Cristiano Ronaldo
earned his 100 caps for the A Seleccao of Portugal on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 against Northern Ireland at the Estadio do Dragao in a Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.  earned his first cap on August 20 2003. He earned his first cap for Portugal in a 1–0 victory against Kazakhstan on August 20 2003. 

CR7 as he is fondly called scored his first international goal in the opening game of the Euro 2004 against Greece on June 14 2004 at the same Estadio do Dragao, in addition to helping Portugal reach the final that they hosted and lost to the Greeks. He took over the captaincy of the side in July 2008 from Nuno Gomes.






Friday, October 19, 2012

DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST STADIUM IN THE WORLD TO HOST TWO FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL MATCHES?


The Estadio Azteca 
The first stadium in the world to host two FIFA World Cup final matches is the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City which hosted the finals in 1970 between the Selecao of Brazil and the Azzurri of Italy and in 1986, between the Albiceleste of Argentina and West Germany. 

According to plans, the Estadio do MaracanĂ£ in Rio de Janeiro is expected to host the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup final to make it the second stadium to do so.