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So soon after the Confederations Cup in South Africa, we now shift our focus to the next international tournament which is the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 live streaming commentary that will be tuned in by fans online, on TV and through the radio sets. This time there are more countries involved, although all will be from the lesser known Americas and the Caribbean. These include the USA, Mexico, Canada, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Grenada, Guadeloupe and Haiti. Some of them will still be very unfamiliar to football fans worldwide except to fans within the country itself, but make no mistake about it, these teams are ready to put on much entertaining football and action that will rival that of the top teams involved in a World Cup or European Championship.

The best teams in the group of 12 are the usual suspects of the USA and Mexico, while they will be challenged by Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama. Jamaica are going through managerial changes and might have to be discounted from the equation although it will always be hard to ignore the Reggae Boyz. The USA will be hot favourites to win each and every one of their live streaming CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 football matches in their own country and with a growing interest in football by Americans, they should be able to make up for their defeat in the Confederations Cup final. Landan Donovan, midfielder Bradley and old man striker but clearly effective when using the right tactics Clint Dempsey will once again lead the country’s charge for glory in a sport that they are now starting to come into their own after years of development and focused effort.

Mexico will be the ones marked down by many experts to be the Americans’ main rivals during the live online streaming soccer commentary and online TV broadcasts of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 in the United States. However, they might struggle to impose themselves and recent results and developments off the field might attest to that. Just one week ago, they could only draw with Guatemala, not exactly one of the strongest teams in the region. The Mexicans did send Venezuela packing with a 4-0 thrashing, but that was perhaps their most impressive result from a past year of huge underachievement. With Swede ex-manager Sven Goran Eriksson now gone from the helm, the team could finally start to get their act together again but it is unlikely to be in time for success in this tournament.

The closest challengers to USA’s dominance could thus be Honduras and Costa Rica. El Salvador and Panama are dark horses with talented squads capable of surprising any team, but Honduras have looked very solid for quite a while now, with their players slowly gaining more experience abroad and in Europe with top teams. Costa Rica will always be in the mix, but they have not looked at their best in the past year. The four teams might have the edge over the Americans in terms of flair and creativity, but when it comes down to consistency and momentum, they all fail to reach the Americans’ heady heights. Do not forget that the USA reached the last four in the last World Cup, and based on their results in the Confederations Cup they could well make more fans and experts sit up to notice them during the live streaming telecast of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 football matches either online, radio or TV. Their ability to run hard for the duration of every game also suggests that they have now transferred their sports and fitness science from the usual American mainstay sports like basketball and American football to the popular global sport of soccer.

However, Mexico might still proceed to steal most of the headlines simply because of the popularity of football within the country. Even though expectations have been lowered, the fans will still tune in to the live CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 streaming soccer TV matches to watch their national team play with pride and honour. There will be intense pressure on the players as a result and some might pray that they do not succumb and commit schoolboy errors on the field. Mexico will still be expected to reach the semi finals at least and anything could happen from there as the drama of football unfolds.

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 group matches:

Canada vs Jamaica
Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Jamaica vs Costa Rica
Canada vs El Salvador
Canada vs Costa Rica
El Salvador vs Jamaica
Honduras vs Haiti
Grenada vs USA
Haiti vs Grenada
Honduras vs USA
Haiti vs USA
Honduras vs Grenada
Panama vs Guadeloupe
Mexico vs Nicaragua
Guadeloupe vs Nicaragua
Mexico vs Panama
Panama vs Nicaragua
Mexico vs Guadeloupe

Quarterfinals:
Lineups not yet determined

Semifinals:
Lineups not yet determined

Final:
Lineups not yet determined

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There is one more year to the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa but we can now have a taste of what awaits us this year as we catch the Confederations Cup 2009 live streaming commentary that will blare out from our TV sets, radios or even online. Fans of the following countries will be especially keen to know and follow how their national teams perform during this tournament – Italy, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, USA, Iraq and New Zealand. However, it is interesting to note that of the 8 teams to be involved, at least two of them will not take part in the World Cup finals next year after having failed to qualify for the final rounds of qualifiers. This includes Asian champions Iraq and Oceania ever-present New Zealand.

The two big favourites to win the live streaming Confederations Cup 2009 football matches will be Spain and Brazil as they have been in the best form of all the teams in the past year. Much has been written about Spain since they lifted Euro 2008, and they have continued to play like a dream team with perfection and balance in defence, midfield and attack. Their duo strikers in David Villa and Fernando Torres strike fear in all opposition and if they are healthy and fit, it will take some stopping the Spanish Armada. Their midfield is full of riches with Xavi, Iniesta, Silva, Alonso and many more powerful and skillful players. Be it brawns, brains, technical excellence, adaptability and creative vision, you have them all in each player. Their defence could be the weakest link but the likes of Carlos Puyol and Gerard Pique continue to organise themselves well to be worthy of a top ranked defence.

Brazil will be the toughest challengers to the Spanish force during the live online streaming soccer commentary and online TV broadcasts of the Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa. There is already plenty to know and be familiar with of the Brazilian offensive threats in the form of Robino, the world’s most expensive footballer Kaka, Ronaldinho when fit, Fabiano in his striking talents, young AC Milan prodigy Alexandre Pato. But it is their forceful midfield and no horsing around defenders that will be the key to their success. Brazil are now in the mirror image of the playing days of their coach Dunga, who was known to be a no-nonsense midfielder and the anti-thesis of all that Brazilian flair and style was famous for. However, anyone who claims that they are boring and defensive will need to be reminded that they are very effective in destroying teams with their forward flair and style once their midfield and defence controls a game.

The other potential winners of the tournament would be Italy, South Africa and Egypt. The Italians are current reigning world champions after winning the last World Cup in 2006 and will be keen to show that they are still a force in world football. One will be hard pressed to pick out any player of note although the likes of Luca Toni and Amauri are certainly quality footballers in their own right and with their clubs. Fans will not care how they play though as long as they hear or watch them score goals during the live streaming telecast of the Confederations Cup 2009 football matches either online, radio or TV, as Italian football fans are most pragmatic and know that results are what matters most at the end of the day.

The same cannot be said of Egypt fans as they will demand that their team plays well and does well. That could turn out to be true as there is no doubting the quality of what Egypt football offers and often delivers. They have won the African Nations Cup multiple times and the last of which was in 2008 which allowed them to qualify for this live Confederations Cup 2009 soccer matches. They might lack any famous names at the moment as manager Hassan Shehata has gone for a strong teamwork and mentality rather than rely on too many prima donnas and mavericks. However, they are currently struggling in their World Cup qualifiers and will need to make full use of the tournament fixtures to get their form and momentum back.

South Africa will have to cope with the media spotlight as well as they will be graded on their ability to host the World Cup 2010 next year with what happens in this tournament. The South Africans will also need to get credible results from their live Confederations Cup 2009 streaming soccer TV matches in order to build up their confidence for next year and avoid suffering the dreaded elimination in the first round which is something rare for World Cup host countries. The Bafana Bafana have already gone through much disappointment after their recent failure in qualifying for the next African Nations Cup which was a huge blow to what they are trying to achieve and getting a standing in world football. They will now need to redeem themselves now.

There will be many great live streaming online Confederations Cup 2009 football matches awaiting us with lots of goals expected and fantastic technical skills from some of the best footballers on the planet and the thrills and spills of catching the live commentary. You can catch the best of them here in a recommended high quality streaming live football online for the following games:

South Africa vs Iraq
New Zealand vs Spain
Brazil vs Egypt
USA vs Italy
Spain vs Iraq
South Africa vs New Zealand
USA vs Brazil
Egypt vs Italy
Iraq vs New Zealand
Spain vs South Africa
Italy vs Brazil
Egypt vs USA

Semi Finals:
Spain vs USA Live Commentary
South Africa vs Brazil Live Commentary

Be on the edge of your seat as you listen to and watch the latest FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers live streaming football commentary as the matches now enter the last hurdle. Who will qualify and go to South Africa next year and compete against the world’s best? Who will fail and suffer extreme disappointment and heartbreak? Many of us will be kept exhilarated and transfixed to our radio or TV as we watch the live streaming World Cup 2010 qualifiers on TV or online, or listen to the non-stop action packed commentary from some of the world’s best football commentators like Martin Tyler and Andy Gray. The next round of qualifiers will be held in June 2009 as the European leagues come to a standstill and the top footballers will now have to get down to business without rest with their nations.

These are some of the exciting World Cup 2010 qualifiers that are set to come to us in live streams online:

Costa Rica vs USA
Sweden vs Denmark
Albania vs Portugal
Azerbaijan vs Wales
Finland vs Liechtenstein
Slovakia vs San Marino
Kazakhstan vs England
Belarus vs Andorra
Croatia vs Ukraine
Lithuania vs Romania
Serbia vs Austria
Bulgaria vs Ireland
Cyprus vs Montenegro
Macedonia vs Norway
Iceland vs Netherlands
Uruguay vs Brazil
Bolivia vs Venezuela
Argentina vs Colombia
Paraguay vs Chile
Trinidad & Tobago vs Costa Rica
USA vs Honduras
El Salvador vs Mexico
Uzbekistan vs Japan
Qatar vs Australia
North Korea vs Iran
UAE vs South Korea
Gabon vs Togo
Tunisia vs Mozambique
Zambia vs Egypt
Malawi vs Burkino Faso

The next round of matches will be on Wednesday 10th June 2009:

Sweden vs Malta
Finland vs Russia
Ukraine vs Kazakhstan
England vs Andorra
Faroe Islands vs Serbia
Macedonia vs Iceland
Netherlands vs Norway
Ecuador vs Argentina
Colombia vs Peru
Brazil vs Paraguay
Chile vs Bolivia
Venezuela vs Uruguay
Honduras vs El Salvador
Mexico vs Trinidad & Tobago
Australia vs Bahrain
Japan vs Qatar
South Korea vs Saudi Arabia
Iran vs UAE

A couple of live streaming international friendlies are also set to take place during the month as some of these countries will not have to play a competitive game:

South Africa vs Poland
Estonia vs Equatorial Guinea
Georgia vs Moldova
Italy vs Northern Ireland

Another few interesting international friendlies will also take place on June 10th 2009:

Italy vs New Zealand
Estonia vs Portugal
Belarus vs Moldova
Albania vs Georgia

Some of the key matches that we should keep an eye out for include the Croatia vs Ukraine game which should decide the runners up in Group 6, while Sweden vs Denmark will be a Scandinavian clash that might either send both eventually to the finals or leave one to join Portugal. England should also have one and a half legs in the finals after their game against Kazakhstan. The Uruguay vs Brazil and Argentina vs Colombia live streaming football matches should be a thrill to watch, especially since the two traditional heavyweights have not had a smoother than expected ride this time, even though you would expect a team with the likes of Lionel Messi to dominate. Mexico could also see themselves on their way if they fail to beat El Salvador away, which is a really difficult task for them based on current form and with Eriksson now gone. In Asia, both North and South Korea will try to leave politics and war behind them as the warring neighbours could go to the World Cup 2010 finals together.

Be sure to catch the football live which is now increasingly easier with live streaming services and software. You can watch just about every match live now online and listen to the commentary as most of us did enjoy with the English Premiership live streams and Euro 2008 last year, while the services can be as cheap as a few pounds a year such as this recommended service, much less than what one might have to spend on cable TV subscriptions or pay per view.

Watch what the US team had to say during their press conference prior to the Costa Rica vs USA match: