Friday, September 14, 2007

England vs Argentina Preview: Women’s World Cup 2007

England will play their last group match of Women’s world cup 2007 against Argentina. The match will be held at the Chengdu Sports Center on 17 September. England vs Argentina match will be really very important for England because England still has chance to qualify for the quarter final stage. On the other hand, Argentina has no chance to get into the quarter final stage being defeated in the first two matches. Even if Argentina wins the match against England, they will not be able to reach at the quarter final. Actually, for Argentina, this world cup has become a nightmare. So, Argentina should try to come up with some impressive performance in the match against England and prove their ability at least once in the tournament.

You all know that England vs Argentina match is something special to the football fans in the world. Whether it is in men’s football or women’s football, the England vs Argentina match does not remain just a football match. It becomes more than a mage. So, the fans of both sides always want their teams to win the match. The match is also related to their prestige. So, both the teams will try to dominate each other and win the match. With the past political conflict between these two countries, England vs Argentina football match turns in to a football war. That is why, fans are now eagerly waiting for upcoming England vs Argentina match.

For England, the match is much more important because if they can win the match then they will have good possibility to qualify for the quarter final in Women’s world cup 2007. However, even a win against Argentina can not be enough if the Japan vs Germany match becomes a draw. So, England has to win the match and also needs some help of their luck. Actually, England is not a big name in women’s football in contrast to men’s football. This is the second women’s world cup for England. After their first appearance in Women’s world cup in 1995, England failed to qualify in the last two world cup tournaments. However, the current English side looks strong and they can expect something better this time. In 1995, England reached at the quarter final round.

England drew their first two group stage matches in Women’s world cup 2007. In the first match, England played against Japan and could finish the match with a 2-2 draw. England played well in the match and they were ahead of Japan even in the very last moment of the match. However, they could not achieve three points from that match just because of a goal in the extra time. England showed tremendous performance against mighty Germany. Germany is one of the best football playing nations in women’s football and they are now the defending champion of Women’s world cup 2007. England could come up with a goal less draw against Germany who defeated Argentina in their first match by 11-0. So, you can say that England is favorite in the next match against Argentina. However, Argentina is one of the rising teams in women’s football.

Argentina came to china with lots of anticipations in their mind. Though they do not have any good track record in women’s world cup, their recent performance was alluring to make their fans hopeful regarding their performance in this tournament. Argentina played their first world cup in the last world cup tournament where they were eliminated form the group stage. However, their recent performance is really impressive. Argentina became the champion of 2006 Sudamericano Femenino. They defeated Brazil in the final of the tournament. It was the first Sudamericano Femenino title for Argentina. So, Argentine fans expected something special from Argentina in Women’s world cup 2007. However, Argentina started the tournament with a crushing defeated to defending champion Germany. Argentina suffered their worst defeat in their women’s football history as Germany won the match by 11-0. Actually, it was something hard for Argentina to come back and get into the quarter final stage and the reality is that they could not live up to the expectation of their fans. In the second match, Argentina lost to Japan by 0-1 and thus they lost their last chance to qualify for the quarter final round in this world cup.

So, no doubt, Argentina will try their best to show their ability to the world and prove that they are not as bad as they are thought to be. In contrast, for England, it is an important match as they are still active in the run of getting one of the first two places of group in order to get into the next round of England vs Argentina match.

Actually, it is hard to predict anything regarding the result of the match beforehand because both England and Argentina are in the same level and both the teams has the ability to win the match. So, it is better to predict that fans will be able to see an interesting match. I think, you also hope the same. So, let us enjoy this exciting match between England and Argentina.

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