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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 19^th 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 7^th. 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 12^th, 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 13^th 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 21^st 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 27^th. 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 31^st place, penultimate position in the final ranking.