MASCOT OF FIFA WORLD CUP 2010

Mascot

The official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is Zakumi (born 16 June 1994 (1994-06-16) (age 15)), His name comes from "ZA", the international abbreviation for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in various African languages.

Zakumi's birthdate coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa and their second group match. The year 1994 marks the first non-racial nationwide elections in South Africa. He will turn 16 in 2010.

The Zakumi's official motto is: "Zakumi's game is Fair Play." The motto was seen in the digital advertisement boards during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and it will also appear at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Korea Republic national football team

Korea national Flag 

The national football team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) .It  is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association. The confederation of the north Korea is AFC.
I n 1966 the team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup .
Korea DPR have qualified for the AFC Asian Cup three times.
Korea DPR had to enter the 2010 World Cup qualification from the first round, where they faced Mongolia.
 the World Cup 2010 draw put Korea DPR in a group with Brazil, Ivory Coast and Portugal On the 4th December 2009 and This is North Korea's second World Cup finals. Korea DPR was placed in Group G Brazil, Ivory Coast, and Portugal.

The configuration of Korea national team

Nickname	Chollima
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	North Korea Kim Jong-Hun
FIFA code	PRK
FIFA ranking	102
Highest FIFA ranking	57 (November 1993)

 

North Korea - World Cup 2010 

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Brazil national football team

                                              Brazil national  Flag

The Brazil national football team is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation. In the history of the World Cup they are the most successful national football team, with five championships (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002). Currently ranked second by FIFA, a common quip about football is: "The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it. Brazil is consistently among the strongest football nations by Elo Ratings and is the only team to have played in every World Cup.

Team configuration 

Nickname	Canarinho (Little Canary) A Seleção (The Selection) Verde-Amarela (Green and Yellow) The Samba Kings
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Captain	Lúcio
Head coach	Dunga
Most caps	Cafu (142)
Top scorer	Pelé (77)
FIFA code	BRA
FIFA ranking	2
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (September 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	8 (August 1993)

Recent soccer of Brazil

GK      Júlio César 12        GK      Doni

2          DF       Maicon 3          DF       Lúcio 4          DF       Juan 6          DF       Michel Bastos 13        DF       Dani Alves 14        DF       Luisão 15        DF       Thiago Silva 16        DF       Gilberto

5          MF      Felipe Melo 7          MF      Ramires 8          MF      Gilberto Silva 10        MF      Kaká 17        MF      Josué 18        MF      Carlos Eduardo 19        MF      Júlio Baptista 20        MF      Kléberson

9          FW      Adriano 11        FW      Robinho 21        FW      Grafite 22        FW      Nilmar

Top soccer player Pele 

               Honours of Brazil team 

·          ·        FIFA World Cup: ·        Winners (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 ·        Runners-up (2): 1950, 1998 ·        3rd place (2): 1938, 1978 ·        4th place (1): 1974 ·        Confederations Cup: ·        Winners (3): 1997, 2005, 2009 ·        Runners-up (1): 1999 ·        Copa América: ·        Winners (8): 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007 ·        Runners-up (11): 1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959,1983, 1991, 1995 ·        Panamerican Championship:            Winners (2): 1952, 1956  Friendly titles ·        Taça Independência:            Winners (1): 1972 ·        Taça do Atlântico:            Winners (3): 1956, 1970, 1976 ·        Copa Roca:            Winners (8): 1914, 1922, 1945, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1971, 1976   Olympic team ·        Olympic Summer Games:[33] ·        Silver Medals (2): 1984, 1988 ·        Bronze Medals (2): 1996, 2008 ·        Pan American Games: ·        Winners (4): 1963, 1975, 1979, 1987 ·        CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament: ·        Winners (7): 1968, 1971, 1976, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2000 ·

 

Top 10 goals of  Ronaldo 

 

Pele BEST GOAL EVER Part 114 (Pele's 50th anniversary 1990 Milan Italy )

 

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Paraguay national football team

                                   Paraguay national Flag

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. The Paraguay national football team has reached on three occasions (in 1986, 1998 and 2002) the second round of the World Cup. Paraguay's only major tournament victories in In 1953 and 1979 have come in the Copa América.They also won a silver medal in the football tournament at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.The name fo the confederation COMMEBOL .The code name and FIFA ranking for Paraguay is PAR and 29. 

Team configuration

Nickname	Guaraníes, La Albirroja (White and red)
Association	Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Gerardo Martino
Captain	Denis Caniza
Most caps	Carlos Gamarra (110)
Top scorer	José Saturnino Cardozo (25)
Home stadium	Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code	PAR
FIFA ranking	29
Highest FIFA ranking	8 (March 2001)
Lowest FIFA ranking	103 (May 1995)

All players of Paraguay

1          GK      Justo Villar (captain) 13        GK      Aldo Bobadilla 22        GK      Diego Barreto

2          DF       Denis Caniza 6          DF       Paulo da Silva 3          DF       Julio César Cáceres 13        DF       Carlos Bonet 5          DF       Darío Verón 4          DF       Claudio Morel  Rodríguez 19        DF       Aureliano Torres 14        DF       Antolín Alcaraz

8          MF      Christian Riveros 15        MF      Enrique Vera 16        MF      Víctor Cáceres 18        MF      Jonathan Santana 20        MF      Osvaldo Martínez 21        MF      Eduardo Ledesma 23        MF      Néstor Ortigoza 17        MF      Rodrigo Rojas

10        FW      Roque Santa Cruz 9          FW      Salvador Cabañas 11        FW      Nelson Haedo Valdez 7          FW      Oscar Cardozo 25        FW      Dante López 26        FW      Édgar Benítez 24         FW     Jorge Achucarro

Paraguay - World Cup 2010

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Japan national football team

                                        Japan national Flag

The Japan national football team is is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
Takeshi Okada, the manager for Japan who had previously served as leading during the 1998 FIFA World Cup is the current coach for the team. Japan's first major achievement in international football came in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Japan is one of the highest sponsorship incomes for a national squad. Their sponsorship income amounted to over 16.5 million pounds In 2006. Primary sponsors include Kirin, Adidas, Sony, Saison Card International, FamilyMart, Fujifilm, JAL, and Nissan.
Japan is one of the most successful national teams in Asia, being a three-time winner of the Asian Cup and having qualified for the last four consecutive World Cup finals.

 

 Team configuration  

Nickname	Samurai Blue Japanese Representatives (of soccer)  (Sakkā) Nippon Daihyō?) Okada Japan Okada Japan
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Takeshi Okada
Captain	Yuji Nakazawa
Most caps	Masami Ihara (123)
Top scorer	Kunishige Kamamoto (75)
FIFA code	JPN
FIFA ranking	46
Highest FIFA ranking	9 (February 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	62 (February 2000)

Current players of Japan

18        GK      Seigo Narazaki 23        GK      Eiji Kawashima

22        DF       Yuji Nakazawa (C) 4          DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka 3          DF       Yūichi Komano 15        DF       Yasuyuki Konno 25        DF       Yuto Nagatomo 20        DF       Atsuto Uchida

10        MF Shunsuke Nakamura 5          MF      Junichi Inamoto 7          MF      Yasuhito Endō] 8          MF      Daisuke Matsui 6          MF      Yuki Abe 17        MF      Makoto Hasebe 57        MF      Keisuke Honda

11        FW      Keiji Tamada 81        FW      Sōta Hirayama 33        FW      Shinji Okazaki 19        FW      Shinzo Koroki 59        FW Takayuki Morimoto

               Top Goalscorers of Japan

Player	Goals	Tenure
Kunishige Kamamoto	75	1964–1977
Kazuyoshi Miura	55	1992–2000
Hiromi Hara	37	1978–1988
Takuya Takagi	27	1992–1997
Kazushi Kimura	26	1979–1986
Shunsuke Nakamura	24	2000–
Naohiro Takahara	23	2000–2008
Masashi Nakayama	21	1990–2003
Teruki Miyamoto	19	1961–1971
Atsushi Yanagisawa Yuji Nakazawa	17 17	1998–2006 1999–

KIMIGAYO) - JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM (Japan VS Australia - World Cup Final Qualifiers)

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Japan national football team

Japan national Flag

The Japan national football team is is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
Takeshi Okada, the manager for Japan who had previously served as leading during the 1998 FIFA World Cup is the current coach for the team. Japan's first major achievement in international football came in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Japan is one of the highest sponsorship incomes for a national squad. Their sponsorship income amounted to over 16.5 million pounds In 2006. Primary sponsors include Kirin, Adidas, Sony, Saison Card International, FamilyMart, Fujifilm, JAL, and Nissan.
Japan is one of the most successful national teams in Asia, being a three-time winner of the Asian Cup and having qualified for the last four consecutive World Cup finals.

Team configuration

Nickname	Samurai Blue Japanese Representatives (of soccer) (Sakkā) Nippon Daihyō?) Okada Japan Okada Japan
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Takeshi Okada
Captain	Yuji Nakazawa
Most caps	Masami Ihara (123)
Top scorer	Kunishige Kamamoto (75)
FIFA code	JPN
FIFA ranking	46
Highest FIFA ranking	9 (February 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	62 (February 2000)

Current players of Japan

18 GK Seigo Narazaki 23 GK Eiji Kawashima

22 DF Yuji Nakazawa (C) 4 DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka 3 DF Yūichi Komano 15 DF Yasuyuki Konno 25 DF Yuto Nagatomo 20 DF Atsuto Uchida

10 MF Shunsuke Nakamura 5 MF Junichi Inamoto 7 MF Yasuhito Endō] 8 MF Daisuke Matsui 6 MF Yuki Abe 17 MF Makoto Hasebe 57 MF Keisuke Honda

11 FW Keiji Tamada 81 FW Sōta Hirayama 33 FW Shinji Okazaki 19 FW Shinzo Koroki 59 FW Takayuki Morimoto

Top Goalscorers of Japan

Player	Goals	Tenure
Kunishige Kamamoto	75	1964–1977
Kazuyoshi Miura	55	1992–2000
Hiromi Hara	37	1978–1988
Takuya Takagi	27	1992–1997
Kazushi Kimura	26	1979–1986
Shunsuke Nakamura	24	2000–
Naohiro Takahara	23	2000–2008
Masashi Nakayama	21	1990–2003
Teruki Miyamoto	19	1961–1971
Atsushi Yanagisawa Yuji Nakazawa	17 17	1998–2006 1999–

KIMIGAYO) - JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM (Japan VS Australia - World Cup Final Qualifiers)