England World Cup Fixtures 2010
England will be playing against USA in their first opening match on 12th June 16:00 hours at Rustenburg stadium in the world cup 2010 tournament. The rest of the England World Cup Fixtures 2010 will be as follows:
18/06 20:30 Watch England vs Algeria Live Online from Cape Town
23/06 16:00 Watch Slovenia vs England from Nelson Mandela Bay
Based on the fixtures above, England should have no problems and should easily blazed through the qualifying round and proceed on to the next stage of the world cup 2010.
The only concern for the England Team will be the loss of Ferdinand.
The central defender was forced to withdraw from the England squad on Friday with a knee ligament injury suffered in training only 24 hours after arriving in South Africa. Ferdinand’s worst fears were quickly confirmed but the Manchester United star will be on hand to back his team-mates in Rustenburg on Saturday.
There is no timetable for when Ferdinand will return to England or if he intends to remain with Fabio Capello’s squad for an extended period. But he will join former skipper David Beckham in being fully behind England’s attempts to get their bid for glory during the next month off to a winning start.
Beckham is assisting Capello during the tournament although he is not engaged in any official coaching capacity. The injured midfielderhas been seen on the training pitches at England’s Bafokeng headquarters and also watched USA defeat Australia 3-1 in Saturday’s friendly international in Johannesburg.
England have a virtual clean bill of health heading into this afternoon’s practice match with the Platinum Stars. West Ham United central defender Matthew Upson was the only absentee from training on Sunday for the second successive day because of a high temperature.
But he had improved sufficiently to undertake some gym work and is expected to join in fully with the next training session with his team-mates. Capello will be keen to bed in Ferdinand’s replacement alongside John Terry against the Stars, with Ledley King, Upson, the recalled Michael Dawson or Jamie Carragher all options.
