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but still very important for the team. Famous in the UK for his "dream shot" in the WC qualifier at Wembley which gave Norway the 1-1 tie. ERIK MYKLAND (Midfield, Start): Age/caps/goals: 22/25/2 Clubs: Start,Norway, Bryne,Norway, Risor,Norway
(<170 cm) but technically brilliant. In Norway he is called "Myggen" which means "The Mosquito". He showed his talent at early age and has played on the national teams for juniors and Under-21 before he made it to the real A-team. His strengths are good dribbling skills and energetic checking of the opponents which frequently results in winning possession. On a good day he is very creative and can make those unexpected passes which penetrate the defence. Unfortunately, he is quite moody and the quality of his play can be anything from poor to excellent. Mykland is still a "non-amateur" at Start in Norway, and would probably be one of the best buys in Europe today. LARS BOHINEN (Midfield, Nottingham Forest(ENG)): Age/caps/goals: 24/29/7 Clubs: Nottingham Forest,England, Lillestrom,Norway, Young Boys,Switzerland, Valerenga,Norway Bohinen is another young, technically gifted player. He is, in many ways similar to Mykland, so sometimes only one of them is allowed to play. He is also quite up-and-down. On a bad day he is so anonymous that you don't notice him at all, but on a good day he dominates the midfield. He knows some nice "fakes" and can carry out astonishing dribbling raids from time to time. Most famous is his goal against Italy in a EC'92 qualifier where he rounded the whole defence (including Baresi) before putting the ball in the net. This gave Norway a stunning 2-1 upset win. Simon Gleave, E-Mail s...@ssru.city.ac.uk Phone +44-71-477-8000 x 4129 Computing Officer, LS Support Group, Social Statistics Research Unit, The City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK =============================================================================== W O R L D C U P G R O U P F =============================================================================== Team P W D L F A Apps Best Performance(s) Belgium 25 7 4 14 33 49 8 Fourth (1986) Morocco 7 1 3 3 5 8 2 Second Round (1986) Netherlands 20 8 6 6 35 23 5 Runners-Up (1974, 1978) Saudi Arabia -- -- -- -- -- -- 0
Group F consists of 2 strong European nations with a fierce rivalry together with the third (and weakest) of the Africans and Saudi Arabia, widely thought of as the the weakest nation in the tournament. So, it's a simple task for Belgium and the Netherlands to progress, right? Well, yes, although the Netherlands to tend to be over confident against weak nations and this could be their undoing against Morocco.
Wales in Cardiff where they were well beaten 2-0. After this, they looked very nervy and finally came through with a goalless home draw against the Republic of Czechs and Slovaks. They have an excellent World Cup pedigree in recent years having reached the semi-final in 1986 and been unlucky second round losers to England in 1990 having hit the post twice. This time around should be no different and they are my choice to win the group with Enzo Scifo finally revealing his towering talent on a World stage. Morocco were the first African nation to reach the second phase of the World Cup finals when, in 1986, they topped a group containing England, Poland and Portugal but were then eliminated in a tight match against eventual finalists, West Germany. This time around, they are not as strong and they are arguably up against far tougher opponents than in 1986.
in some quarters, Ruud Gullit, Dennis Bergkamp and Ronald Koeman for example, but they suffer from having the slowest defenders playing in international football today. This could be their eventual undoing in this year's finals. However, they should progress easily enough from this group as only Belgium are a real threat. Saudi Arabia are the latest in a long line of teams from the Middle East to launch an assault on the World Cup finals. None have set the tournament alight and it's difficult to see Saudi Arabia being the first, although, as usual, the players have been offered vast financial rewards as usual. So, Belgium to take the group with the Netherlands second, Morocco third and Saudi Arabia bringing up the rear. ===============================================================================
1. Michel Preud'homme Mechelen 34 51 0 12. Filip Dewilde Anderlecht 29 4 0 20. Dany Verlinden Bruges 30 0 0 DEFENDERS: 2. Dirk Medved Bruges 25 13 0 3. Vital Borkelmans Bruges 31 10 0 4. Philippe Albert Anderlecht 26 30 3 5. Rudi Smidts Antwerp 30 12 1 13. Georges Grun Parma (Ita) 32 69 3 14. Michael De Wolf Anderlecht 36 37 1 22. Pascal Renier Bruges 22 1 0 MIDFIELD: 6. Lorenzo Staelens Bruges 30 19 1 7. Franky van der Elst Bruges 33 61 0 10. Enzo Scifo AS Monaco (Fra) 28 64 15 15. Marc Emmers Anderlecht 28 33 2 16. Danny Boffin Anderlecht 28 19 0 19. Eric van Meir Charleroi 26 2 0 21. Stephan van der Heyden Bruges 24 3 0 FORWARDS: 8. Luc Nilis Anderlecht 27 25 2 9. Marc Degryse Anderlecht 28 48 17 11. Alex Czerniatynski Mechelen 33 30 6 17. Josip Weber Cercle Bruges 29 2 6 18. Marc Wilmots Standard Liege 24 23 8 History of World Cup Participation ---------------------------------- WC 1930 Uruguay --------------- Belgium was one of the rare countries to take part in the first WC. It was no brilliant participation: two matches lost: USA-Belgium 3-0 and Paraguay-Belgium 1-0. The results can be explained by the long journey to the New World, the weather, the food. Yet that WC remained as an extraordinary souvenir for the players and the team which went to Uruguay
------------- Second of his preliminary phase group (1st was Holland), Belgium went to Italy just to play one match... against Germany and bas beaten 5-2 (1-2 for Belgium at half time though).
-------------- Belgium did qualify together with Holland (bis repetita). This time too, we went to the final phase just to play one match against host country France (1-3). The lack of preparation was evident: Belgian soccer was still very amateur.
------------------- WC 1954 saw the first point won by the Red Devils in the WC history. This point was the result of an extraordinary match against England which ended after extra-time with the score of 4-4. It was quite an exhausting match and the team was severely beaten in the 2nd match against Italy (1-4).
-------------- WC 1970 saw the first win of Belgium in the first match against El Salvador (3-0) and the fans had great hopes. But the Soviet Union was too strong for the Red Devils (4-1). Everything was however still possible but the third match against host Mexico ended with a Mexican victory (1-0) due to a penalty more than generously given by the referee (Mexico could not be eliminated too soon of course, since it was the organizing country). WC 1982 Spain ------------- WC 1982 was the beginning of the WC love story for Belgium. In the EC 1980 in Italy, Belgium had been a surprising vice-champion. So the team went to Spain with a much self-confidence. Belgium had the difficult honour to open the WC in the 1st match against Cup holder Argentina. This match is still recalled in Belgium as one of the most extraordinary ones in the history of the national team. We all remember the superb goal of Erwin Vandenbergh after a brilliant cross of Franky Vercauteren. A difficult victory over El Salvador (1-0) was not enough: Belgium had to take a point against Hungary, who had a better goal difference, to go to the next round. It was a difficult match but the draw was achieved (1-1), thanks to a goal from Czeniatynski (who could be playing in WC 94!). The second round, with Poland and the Soviet Union, was a catastrophe for Belgium (Poland-Belgium 3-0, 3 goals from Boniek; and SU-Belgium 1-0).
-------------- The qualification phase was very special. Belgium had to play two matches against Holland to be allowed to go to Mexico. The qualification was won at the very end of the second game by a goal from defender Georges Grun. The first round began badly for Belgium who was defeated by Mexico in the first match. The second match was not convincing: a difficult victory over Iraq! Fortunately we managed to qualify in the match against Paraguay. This began a series of extraordinary matches. The one against USSR was surely the most extraordinary match in the Red Devils' history, 4-3 after extra-time, although USSR had taken the lead twice. There were less goals in the next match against Spain but it was still a very tough match and we did qualify on penalties winning the right to meet Argentina in the semifinals; perhaps in normal conditions we could have done something but after two very exhausting matches it was too difficult. The match for the 3rd place against France was lost 2-4, and so we ended 4th. WC 1990 Italy ------------- After an easy victory over South Korea (2-0), the Red Devils had a very tough match against Uruguay who were a very hard team; the victory was very difficult to achieve and had to be played with many injuries in the defence. Three of the four defenders could not play the match against Spain which was lost by 2 goals to 1, but second round qualification was assured. The match against England was a great game. Belgium were the better team and the Englishmen were expecting a penalty-shootout, accepting Belgium's undisputed domination. Unfortunately, at the very end of the match there was a stupid free quick, a moment of distraction in the defence and Platt's goal sent the Red Devils home.
Qualification to USA '94 ------------------------
Belgium 1-0 Cyprus Wilmots (23')
Boffin (Borkelmans 82'), Oliveira, Wilmots (Hofmans 74') June 3 1992; Toftir, Torshavn Faroe Islands 0-3 Belgium Albert (30') Wilmots (65' and 70') Preud'homme, Staelens, Grun, Emmers, Albert, De Nil, Van der Elst, Scifo, Boffin (Versavel 75'), Degryse, Oliveira (Wilmots 63') September 2 1992; Prague, Prahov Stadium Czech and Slovach Rep. 1-2 Belgium Kadlec (78') Chovanec (44', og) Czerniatynski (82') Preud'homme, Medved, Grun, Emmers, Albert, Smidts, Staelens (Dauwen 88'), Van der Elst, Scifo, Degryse (Wilmots 66'), Czerniatynski October 14 1992; Anderlecht, Parc Astrid Belgium 1-0 Romania Smidts (26')
Boffin, Degryse, Czerniatynski (Wilmots 68') November 18 1992; Anderlecht, Parc Astrid Belgium 2-0 Wales Staelens (54') Degryse (59') Preud'homme, Medved, Grun, Albert, Smidts, Scifo, Staelens (Wilmots 84'), Van der Elst, Boffin, Czerniatynski (Nilis 46'), Degryse February 13 1993; Nicosia, Makarios Stadium Cyprus 0-3 Belgium Scifo (1', 4') Albert (87') Preud'homme, Medved, Grun, Albert, Smidts, Staelens, Van der Elst, Scifo (Goossens 88'), Boffin, Degryse, Nilis (Czerniatynski 76') March 31 1993; Cardiff, Arms Park Wales 2-0 Belgium Giggs (18') Rush (39') Preud'homme, Medved (Oliveira 46'), Grun, Albert, Smidts, Boffin, Scifo, Van der Elst, Staelens, Degryse, Czerniatynski (Severeyns 67') May 22 1993; Anderlecht, Parc Astrid Belgium 3-0 Faroe Islands Wilmots (33') Scifo (50' pk) Wilmots (76')
Van der Elst, Scifo, Boffin, Wilmots, Nilis October 13 1993; Bucharest, Steaua Stadium Romania 2-1 Belgium Raducioiu (66' pk) Scifo (88' pk) Dumitrescu (84') Preud'homme, Medved, Grun, Albert, Smidts, Borkelmans (Oliveira 71'), Staelens, Van der Elst, Scifo, Boffin, Wilmots (Czerniatynski 78') November 17 1993; Anderlecht, Parc Astrid Belgium 0-0 Czech and Slovach Rep. De Wilde, Medved, De Wolf, Albert, Smidts, Staelens, Scifo, Van der Elst, Versavel, Oliveira (Boffin 52'), Nilis (Czerniatynski 80') ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belgium's Record Against the Other Qualifiers P W L D G+ G- Argentina 4 1 3 0 4 10 Brazil 3 1 2 0 6 8 Bulgaria 9 4 4 1 16 13 Germany 19 9 14 1 22 44 Greece 3 1 1 1 2 2 Ireland (Eire) 12 4 4 4 22 22 Italy 16 2 11 3 15 32 Mexico 5 2 3 0 6 4 Netherlands 116 38 53 25 203 262 Norway 4 3 0 1 7 2 Romania 8 4 3 1 12 9 South Korea 1 1 0 0 2 0 Soviet Union 5 1 4 0 5 10 Spain 16 5 6 5 19 28 Sweden 12 5 5 2 18 29 Switzerland 26 12 8 6 49 37 USA 1 0 0 1 0 3
and Saudi Arabia. The key players in the Belgian side are likely to be: MICHEL PREUD'HOMME (Goalkeeper, KV Mechelen): Born: Ougree (Liege) 24 January 1959 1,82 m; 75 kg former club: Standard junior international 49 times international (1st time: 2nd of May 1979, Austria-Belgium) Golden Shoe 1987 and 1989 Took part in WC 90 GEORGES GRUN (Defender, Parma(ITA)): Born: Etterbeek (Brussels) 25 January 1962 1,85 m; 73 kg former (and next) club: RSC Anderlecht 67 times international (1st time: 13th of June 1984, Belgium-Yugoslavia) 3 goals for Red Devils Took part in EC 84, WC 86 and 90
Born: Haine-Saint-Paul 19 February 1966 1,75 m; 70 kg former clubs: La Louviere, RSC Anderlecht, Inter Milan, Bordeaux, Auxerre, Torino 62 times international (1st time: 6th of June 1984, Belgium-Hungary) Golden Shoe 1984 15 goals for Red Devils Took part in EC 84, WC 86 and 90 MARC DEGRYSE (Forward, Anderlecht): Born: Roeselare 4 September 1965 1,72 m; 70 kg junior international Former clubs: Ardooie, Club Bruges 46 times international (1st time: 5th of May 1984, Belgium-Argentina) 13 goals for the Red Devils Golden shoe 1991 LUC NILIS (Forward, Anderlecht): Born: Hasselt 25 May 1967 1,83 m; 77 kg former clubs: Halvenberg Zonhoven, Winterslag 23 times international (1st time: 26th of March 1988, Belgium-Hungary)
Preparation -----------
4 Jun 94 H Zambia 9-0 8 Jun 94 H Hungary 3-1
=============================================================================== M O R O C C O Reproduced from the Official World Cup Brochure and UPI Reports =============================================================================== COACH: Abdellah Ajri Blinda GOALKEEPERS: Age Caps Goals 1. Khalil Azmi Raja de Casablanca 30 53 0 12. Said D'Ghay Olympique Casablanca 30 0 0 22. Zakaria Alaoui Marrakesh 28 16 0 DEFENDERS: 2. Abdellah Nacer Waregem (Bel) 28 10 0 3. Abdelkarim Hadrioui Rabat 22 12 0 5. Ismail Triki Chateauxroux 27 5 0 6. Nourredine Naybet FC Nantes (Fra) 24 49 1 14. Ahmed Masbahi Marrakesh 28 0 0 18. Rachid Nekrouz Mouloudia Oudja 22 0 0
4. Tahar El Kahlej Marrakesh 32 50 0 7. Mustapha Hadji AS Nancy (Fra) 23 1 0 8. Rachid Azouzi MSV Duisburg (Ger) 25 16 0 10. Mustapha El Hadaoui SCO Angers (Fra) 33 94 23 11. Rachid Daoudi WAC Casablanca 28 41 11 15. Larbi Hababi Olympique Khourigba 26 0 0
9. Mohamed Chaouch OGC Nice (Fra) 28 56 11 13. Ahmed Bahja Marrakesh 23 0 0 16. Hassan Nader Farense (Por) 29 32 6 17. Abdessalem Laghrissi WAC Casablanca 32 56 15 19. Mjid Baouyboud WAC Casablanca 28 33 0 20. Hassan Kachloul Nimes Olympique (Fra) 21 0 0 21. Aziz Samadi Rabat 24 1 0 Football in Morocco can be traced back to the introduction of the sport into the region by French colonists. Some clubs, such as Wydadof Casablanca (WAC) became centres for anti-colonial sentiment. The US Meknes club, now defunct, had a great nationalist tradition, while in the north, Tangier and Larrache were notable for their opposition to Spanish occupation. On the other hand, Morocco provided some great players for French football. The most notable of these was Larbl Ben Barek, "la perle noir" (black pearl). He was born in Casablanca in 1917, was capped 17 times by France, playing for Olympique de Marseille, Stade Francais and Atletico Madrid. After his retirement, he moved back to his homeland. One tribute to his ability came from Pele, who visited the country and whose first request was to meet the old master.
championship over 15 weeks. There is also a 56-club second division, which is subdivided into four regional groups. The second division season is played over 13 weeks, where the teams play for the cup of the throne, patronised by King Hassan. On the international front, Morocco was the first African country to play in the World Cup finals in 1970. It fared well in its first tournament, scaring the West Germans by scoring first, and then scoring its first World Cup point by drawing with Bulgaria, 1-1. The Moroccan international side was back in the World Cup 16 years later, in Mexico in 1986. It played extremely well, finishing at the top of its group, ahead of England, Poland and Portugal. Morocco went out in the next game losing 1-0 to West Germany in a closely contested match.
the 1988 African Cup of Nations as organiser, and two years later was eliminated again by Mali in Marrakesh. The training and coaching from 1988 has gone through several changes to reach its present state. The Brazilian, Valente took over from his compatriot Farla, who made his mark in Mexico in 1986, before handing it over again to Italian-Argentinian, Angelino Angelillo. Former coach, German Olk Werner was recruited after the 1990 World Cup in Italy before being replaced by Abdellah Blinda most recently. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualification to the USA 11.10.92 Ethiopia 5-0 Casablanca 25.10.92 Benin 1-0 Porto Novo 20.12.92 Tunisia 1-1 Tunis 17.1.93 Ethiopia 1-0 Addis Ababa 31.1.93 Benin 5-0 Rabat 28.2.93 Tunisia 0-0 Casablanca 16.4.93 Senegal 1-0 Casablanca 4.7.93 Zambia 1-2 Casablanca 17.7.93 Senegal 3-1 Dakar 10.10.93 Zambia 1-0 Casablanca Pre World Cup Friendlies: ??.2.94 Slovakia 2-1 Casablanca 23.3.94 Luxembourg 2-1 Luxembourg 20.4.94 Argentina 1-3 Salta 01.6.94 Canada 1-1 Montreal Realistic Hopes for USA '94 --------------------------- USA '94 is the third World Cup finals for both Morocco and Cameroon but, as with their fellow African qualifier, this year's Moroccan team looks a pale imitation of the past. There is plenty of incentive for the players to do well though as King Hassan II has promised them each a car and a house if they surpass the achievement of the 1986 team and reach the quarterfinals. The team can have no complaints about its Group F opponents in the States. The seeded team is Belgium -- the weakest seed apart from the host, Saudi Arabia is no world power and only The Netherlands look a class apart. However, the second round looks an unlikely target for a team in disarray. Coach Abdellah Blinda took over from the fired Adbel Khalid El Louzani just a month before that vital last qualifier in Casablanca and immediately looked to his European-based players to add some spark to the squad. This has caused some friction in the camp as few of the newcomers played in the qualifiers. Many of them don't speak Arabic -- three were even born overseas -- but they add experience and discipline to the sometimes wayward natural talents of the home-based players.
The fulcrum of the squad is midfielder Rachid Daoudi, who plays for Wydad Casablanca. He has five goals from his 23 international appearances and loves to get forward. He has a terrific long-range shot and is dangerous from free- kicks. He is complemented by newcomer Mustappha Hajji, who plays for Nancy in France. The 23-year-old has only played four times but has had rave reviews, particularly after his debut in the Zambia match. He was offered the chance to play for France but opted for Morocco. "I chose the country of my origin", he said, "and believe me, after my first match against Zambia I don't think I'll regret the choice". In defense the key is Noureddine Nybet, who also plays in France, for Nantes. He is determined and organized and can play in midfield if needed. The other key defenders, Lahcen Abrami, Ahmed Mashabi and Adbelkrim El Hadrioui don't inspire confidence and even the Saudis will fancy their chances. Up front things look a bit thin. Abdel Laghressi, who scored the winner against Zambia, doesn't appear to feature in Blinda's first- choice lineup, leaving Hassen Nader to shoulder the responsibility. However, the 28-year-old, who can't stop scoring for Farense in Portugal has only managed six in 32 internationals and doesn't really look comfortable against international defenders. Mohamed Chaouch, another French import from Nice, has a similar strike-rate (11 from 52 games) and will be in contention for a place.
and it looks like Nigeria will lead the way for the African continent this time around. Yüklə 361,24 Kb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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