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Stange: Don’t take Belarus lightly
Aug 10th
FIFA.com hears from Bernd Stange, the German coach currently masterminding the meteoric rise of a Belarus side currently challenging France for a place at UEFA EURO 2012.
Stange: Don’t underestimate Belarus
Aug 10th
FIFA.com hears from Bernd Stange, the German coach currently masterminding the meteoric rise of a Belarus side currently challenging France for a place at UEFA EURO 2012.
Petrovic: EURO 2012 will shape my destiny
Aug 10th
Serbia coach Vladimir Petrovic speaks to FIFA.com about the ambitions he has for his team and the challenge of marrying long-term goals to short-term success.
Ganso shouldering great expectations
Aug 9th
Paulo Henrique Ganso, Brazil’s prescise playmaker, speaks with FIFA.com about the great expectations resting on his shoulders ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ and an early exit from the 2011 Copa America.
Herbert: We’ll make sure we do things right
Aug 9th
“We’ve got clarity now. We know what we need to do, who we’re playing and we can start preparing,” Ricki Herbert, New Zealand coach.
Etaeta: It is a well balanced group
Aug 9th
“I think the groups are well balanced and we will have a very competitive team… To qualify for a World Cup is the dream for all football players and we hope to make it come true,” Eddy Etaeta, Tahiti coach.
Hamren: Zlatan’s return has been huge
Aug 9th
Erik Hamren speaks exclusively to FIFA.com about rebuilding Sweden’s national team, and the role captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been playing since returning to the international fold.
Osieck: We can’t underestimate anyone
Aug 8th
“The Saudis look pretty strong at the moment, but you never know where you stand with Oman, and even Thailand will be hard. Our target is simply to reach Brazil,” Holger Osieck, Australia coach.
Taylor: All four have a chance
Aug 8th
“The draw has put us in a balanced group and all four teams have the equal chance to qualify for the next round.” Peter Taylor, Bahrain coach
Zaccheroni: We’ll focus on every match
Aug 8th
“We are the Asian champions, so our opponents will be doing their homework and come at us firing on all cylinders,” Alberto Zaccheroni, Japan coach.
Hamad: Jordan can make history
Aug 8th
“It is a good draw for us and I think we can make history by reaching the qualifying final round for the first time,” Adnan Hamad, Jordan coach.
Cho: The draw hasn’t been kind
Aug 8th
“The fixtures are absolutely not kind for us as we face a lot of travel to the Middle East and will have to overcome a lot of difficulties such as fatigue, the time difference, climate and pitch conditions,” Cho Kwang-Rae, Korea Republic coach.
Dely Valdes: Panama must respect opponents
Aug 8th
“I think any opponent we play we try to be protagonists and these are the ones who have been matched with us and we have to be first, we can’t be anything else.” Julio Dely Valdes, Panama coach
Traore: We fear no opponent
Aug 8th
“The Senegal team should fear no opponent, but we also respect everybody,” Amara Traore, Senegal coach.
Bento: We’re not the favourites
Aug 8th
“We’re not favourites: Russia have a lot of talented individuals and Israel have proven they are very dangerous opponents for any team,” Portugal coach Paulo Bento.
Abdallah: We are not afraid of Ghana
Aug 8th
“We are not afraid of the big names, specifically Ghana. We know that we are capable of qualifying,” Mohamed ‘Mazda’ Abdallah, Sudan coach.
Mosimane: Attitude and emotion key factors
Aug 8th
“Botswana is a local derby. Most of their players play in South Africa and against them, the attitude and the emotions will be the key factors,” Pitso Mosimane, South Africa coach.
Camps: A good draw for T&T
Aug 8th
“This round two draw has turned out well for us. Round three, on the other hand, will be much trickier.” Oliver Camps, Trinidad and Tobago FA President
