ENGLISH:
PERFORMANCE OF COUNTRIES
THAT HAVE ENGLISH AS MOTHER LANGUAGE IN THE 2002, 2006 AND 2010 FIFA WORLD CUPS
2002 FIFA World Cup
* United States of America: Led by goalkeeper Friedel, who saved two penalty
kicks, and the striker Donovan, author of two goals, the U.S. defeated
Portugal's favorite, tied with the host and Korea were eliminated by the
powerful Germany in the semifinals, finishing the tournament in 8th place. Team
performance wowed and purpose of the American Football Association.
* England: The Argentina lost to England 1-0 d. England
performed well in the first phase of the world. England was ranked 5th in the
world.
* Nigeria: Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 of which failed to pass the
first stage of the world.
2006 FIFA World Cup
The countries that who participated in the World Cup
2006, which is the official English language are :
* Australia: In its participation in the World Cup in the first
round , Australia beat Japan by 3-1 in the first round . In the second round ,
lost to the Brazilian team by 2-0 . And in the last round , tied with the
Croatian national team in 2-2 , placing second in Group F and so , getting your
rank to the eighth -finals , where he faced and lost to Italy placed first in
Group E , on 26 June for 1-0 . ended the competition in 16th place overall .
* United States: The United States opened its tournament with a 3-0
defeat to the Czech Republic . The team then drew 1-1 against Italy , thanks to
a goal - against Zaccardo and eventually be the only opponent together with
France , the Italian side failed to defeat in the tournament (officially ,
according to FIFA , France and Italy tied at 1-1, although Italy won the
tournament on penalties after the tie ) . The United States was then eliminated
from the tournament when they were defeated 2-1 by Ghana in their final group
match .
* Ghana: In the FIFA 2006 World Cup , was the only team from
Africa to move to the second stage of the competition after eliminating the
then favorite Czech Republic . The Ghanaian national football team was
eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-final , when they lost 3-0 , getting the
13th position in the final standings.
* England: The selection in the 2006 Cup played well but failed
to pass the quarterfinals , losing by 3-1 in a penalty shootout against
Portugal , staying in the 7th end position .
* Trinidad and Tobago: On June 10, 2006 , Trinidad and Tobago , still in the
first stage, starred in the first zebra World Cup to draw at 0-0 with the
traditional Sweden . Finished in 27th place overall .
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA
World Cup. It took place in South Africa
and in this championship 7 countries
that have English as mother language participated. In the final, Spain, the
European champions, defeated third-time finalists the Netherlands 1–0 after
extra time. Spain obtained their first world title, becoming the eight nations
to win the tournament, and the first European nation to win the tournament
outside its home continent.
* Ghana: Ghana is ranked 7th. With 8 points, in 5
games got 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In the first phase, Ghana played four
times with Serbia, Australia and Germany. The Ghana’s selection was eliminated
by South Africa in the Quarterfinals.
* USA – United States of America: The United States is ranked at 12th, with
5 points. In 4 matches got 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. The USA was eliminated in
the second stage of the championship.
*
England: The England was
ranked behind the United States, in the 13th place. With 5 points in
4 games, where obtained 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. The England’s group was
formed by England, United States, Germany, Algeria and Slovenia. The results of
their matches were 1x1 (England and USA), 0x0 (England and Algeria), 0x1
(Slovenia and England), and 4x1 (Germany and England).
* Australia: The Australia was eliminated in the first stage of
the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It was ranked at 21st place, with only 4
points. This soccer team played 3 games with Germany, Ghana and Serbia. It had
1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. The results of their matches were 4x0, 1x1 and 2x1, respectively.
The Austria won just in the match with Serbia.
* New
Zealand: The New Zealand was
the only country in Oceania to participate in the World Cup 2010. It ranked at
22nd place, with 3 points in 3 matches played due its 3 draws. The New Zealand
with their three draws was the only undefeated team in the tournament, but was
also eliminated in the first round.
*
Nigeria: Nigeria was ranked
at 27th. This team got the 1 point in 3 games, 1 draw and 2 losses. The
Nigeria’s team was eliminated in first stage of the championship.
* Cameroon: The Cameroon’s team had one of the worst campaigns of
2010 World Cup. In all matches played, the team was loser. Cameroon was ranked
at 31st place, penultimate position in the final ranking.
Percy
Jackson e os Olimpianos é o nome de uma ótima saga de livros juvenis, escrita
pelo autor Rick Riordan, baseado na mitologia grega. A série começa com um garoto, Perseu "Percy" Jackson,
que descobre ser filho de Poseidon. Com o tempo, aprende que os deuses do
Olimpo ainda existem, assim como outras figuras mitológicas gregas, como os
Titãs e o Minotauro. Mais tarde apodera-se da espada Anaklusmos, porém é entregue por um centauro Quíron. Tudo
corre bem até Percy ser acusado de roubar o símbolo de poder de Zeus. É hora
de começar a leitura!
