World Cup draws not so kind to Brazil but England should progress
December 7, 2013 John Welsh
Brazil2014, England Football, Football, World Cup 2014Those first few glances at the 2014 World Cup draw would seem to suggest that Brazil, Argentina, France and Germany have drawn fairly winnable groups while Italy and England face much greater challenges in their opening matches. A more analytical study indicates that for some teams, all may not be as straightforward as first appears, […]
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The Intriguing Process of Final Draw for FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil
November 24, 2013 R K Gupta
FIFA, UEFA World Cup, World Cup 2014After over two years of qualifying rounds featuring 207 nations and 816 matches, the end came last Wednesday with Uruguay qualifying as the 32nd and final team to clinch a place for 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Except the debutant Bosnia-Herzegovina, most of the favorites cemented their places, including eight former world champions. Ukraine were […]
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With Qualifiers Over, All 32 Teams Decided for Brazil World Cup
November 24, 2013 R K Gupta
FIFA, FootballA bit of what follows in these lines has already been reported by Kridangan’s most celebrated football writer, John Welsh in his yesterday’s post. But the FIFA World Cup is such an exhilarating sporting event that avid sports readers keep looking for every scrape of football news, as long as it is relevant to the […]
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UEFA World Cup Play-off drama may affect moral at club level
November 21, 2013 John Welsh
Real Madrid, Ronaldo, UEFA, UEFA World Cup, Zlatan IbrahimovicFollowing a dramatic night of World Cup play-off action in Europe, four teams emerged to join the nine group winners as UEFA representatives in the 2014 summer tournament to be staged in Brazil. The victories of Greece and Croatia were perhaps fairly predictable but for the other two ties, the impact may not just affect […]
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UEFA World Cup play-offs contrast with qualification elsewhere
November 17, 2013 John Welsh
UEFA, UEFA World CupAs the main football leagues in Europe have a free weekend with international football taking centre stage, World Cup qualification suddenly becomes thrust into the spotlight. For those countries involved in the UEFA procedure, it is a fairly routine method with nine group winners and the victors of four play-off matches between the eight best […]
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Women Administrators to Ensure Incident-Free World Cup
October 30, 2013 R K Gupta
Brazil2014, FIFA, FootballIn less than 230 days from now, the opening kick-off for next World Cup will take place at 1700 hrs. local time, on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city. World’s greatest football show will continue to enthrall soccer fans around the world until July 13, when the final game is played at […]
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Ronaldo or Ibrahimovic – You Cannot Have Them Both in Brazil!!
October 25, 2013 R K Gupta
FIFA, Ronaldo, UEFA World Cup, Zlatan IbrahimovicThe irony of World Cup qualifying rounds has brought Portugal and Sweden face-to-face for two play-off games on November 15 and 19. Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are football’s two superstars, and football fans, around the world, will be disappointed that only one of them will be seen playing in Brazil World Cup next year. […]
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A Trivia For the Fans of World Cup Football
October 20, 2013 R K Gupta
FIFA, Football, UEFA World CupFootball is played as a competitive sport in more than 220 countries, of which 209 are affiliated to FIFA, the globally recognized governing body of football. All FIFA members are eligible to participate in the World Cup, which is the most celebrated sporting event every four years. But the numbers stated here are surprising because […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |