World Cup draw brings England and Croatia together for Togel Online
Oh no, England vs Croatia again!?
An unpleaseant realization for England and Croatia: these teams will meet each other again in the European zone of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers! The whimsical Lady Luck decided that competing alongside England and Croatia in the Group 6 will be Ukraine, Belarus, Kazahstan and Andorra. The draw has not amused the English fans, with the wound inflicted by Croatia very fresh, but the trips to Kiev, Minsk and Almaty cannot be pleasant either.
Ukraine, the quarterfinalists of the last World Cup, have had a meagre Euro qualifying campaign, but cannot be easily dismissed, specially in the early stages of the new qualification cycle. The odd Belarus side proved capable of losing at home to Luxembourg, winless for ages, but also of defeating Holland on the last day of the competition. Kazahstan offer more of the same uncertainty: the Asians kicked out Serbia from Euro by beating them 2-1 last March. They will also naturally want to avenge Englishman’s Sacha Baron Cohen’s massive insult dealt upon the whole nation through the infamous movie featuring Borat, one of Cohen’s alteregos.
Inspite of the euphoria reigning because of the historic 3-2 win at Wembley, Croats are not exactly happy to see England. Coach Slaven Bilic said the draw in Durban has been particularly cruel to his team, although he believes Croatia can hold their own against any of the world’s leading teams. “At least it will be nice to play at Wembley again”, said the former West Ham and Everton defender.
English players have been trying to regain Togel Online confidence after the scorching last week’s defeat that cost them a place in Austria and Switzerland. Michael Owen offered an expert opinion that “no Croatian player could currently make the …