As a player his legacy is unquestioned (he scored, arguably, the greatest goal in World Cup history, in 1986); however, “He’s not really cut out for management,” says Forrest. “What he does have is a stacked team with one of the best players in the world right now.”

That means pay attention when Lionel Messi is on the field.

FIFA’s 2009 World Player of the Year might be short (listed at 5′7″), but Messi possesses at lethal left foot and incredible dribbling ability. He’s already topped the 20-goal mark with club team Barcelona this season and a remarkable stretch in March that included a three-goal performance against Valencia. Even the biased English media have proclaimed him the best in the world.

• 7 nations have won the World Cup since it was first contested, in 1930.
• 715.1 is the estimated number of people, in millions, who watched the 2006 final between Italy and France. This was more than the total viewership of this year’s Superbowl and Men’s Olympic gold medal game plus the 2009 Stanley Cup final game…. COMBINED!
• 5 is the number of times Brazil has won the World Cup, most recently in 2002
• 15, the number of goals Brazil’s Ronaldo has scored in World Cup action, making him the all-time leader in World Cup scoring
• 27 is the number of goals Hungary scored during the 1954 World Cup, the highest total in tournament history.
• 199,854 The highest attendance for a World Cup clas, between Uruguay and Brazil, in 1950.
• 41 the days remaining until the 2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa matches begin.
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This year’s team looks equally impressive with world-class forwards Luis Fabiano and Kaka, while goalkeeper Julio Cesar is among the game’s best.

“They could probably field three or four teams in the World Cup,” says Forrest. While Brazil plays in arguably the tournament’s toughest group — Group G, which includes Portugal, North Korea and Ivory Coast — it would take an epic collapse for this team not to advance to the Top 16.

Kaka is a key player to watch on Brazil.

The latest in the long line of otherworldly Brazilian forwards, Kaka — dubbed the game’s “most complete player” by no less an authority than Pele –boasts both a tremendous shot and an unparalleled passing ability.

While FIFA’s 2007 World Player of the Year has struggled through a lacklustre season with Real Madrid, his status as one of the game’s elite players was confirmed at the 2009 Confederations Cup (won by Brazil), where he was awarded the Adidas Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player.

Teams that qualified for 2010 World Cup: Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Argentina and Uruguay

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Yes, that’s right, we have the schedule for the World Cup South Africa here for our viewers. This will be a great help for all of you who want to tune in and support your country in the battle for the World Cup this year.

Of course we are also aware that its the WORLD Cup, not everyone is in the same timezone.

The timezone I am using is Eastern Time (EST) -5:00 hours, be sure to change it for where you live!

The following link will help you change the timezones for you:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Without further adieu, here is the current schedule.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

As some of us wind down from the excitement of the 2010 Winter Olympics hosted in Vancouver, Canada, many of you are only getting started as FIFA 2010 in South Africa is soon approaching! This years World Cup Match-ups are looking really good.

We have the entire list of groups A to H:

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