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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.
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.
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
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.
Austria coach Didi Constantini talks to the media
Jul 30th
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – JULY 30: Austria coach Didi Constantini talks to the media in the mixed zone after the Preliminary Draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 30, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Shaun Botterill – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) |
Coach of the Netherlands Bert van Marwijk speaks to the media
Jul 30th
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – JULY 30: Coach of the Netherlands Bert van Marwijk speaks to the media after the Preliminary Draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at Marina Da Gloria on July 30, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Joern Pollex – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) |
Iran’s Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz gestures
Jul 28th
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Iran’s Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz gestures during the team’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifer football match against the Maldives, in Male, on July 28, 2011. Iran won 1-0. AFP PHOTO / Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI |
Maldives coach Diego Andres Cruciani reacts
Jul 28th
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Maldives coach Diego Andres Cruciani reacts after Iran won the 2014 FIFA World Cup football qualifers match between Iran and the Maldives, in Male, on July 28, 2011. Iran won 1-0. AFP PHOTO / Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI |
Singapore players toss their coach Avramovic Radojko into the air
Jul 28th
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Singapore players toss their coach Avramovic Radojko into the air after they equalised the match against Malaysia during their 2014 World Cup Asian qualifying football match at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on July 28, 2011. Malaysia and Singapore ended in a draw 1-1. AFP PHOTO / Saeed Khan |
Maldives coach Diego Cruciani (R) and team captain Ali Ashfaq attend a pre-match a press conference
Jul 27th
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Maldives coach Diego Cruciani (R) and team captain Ali Ashfaq attend a pre-match a press conference in Male on July 27, 2011, on the eve of the World Cup 2014 qualifying football match between Maldives and Iran. AFP PHOTO/ Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI |
Iran’s Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz addresses a press conference
Jul 27th
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Iran’s Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz addresses a press conference in Male on July 27, 2011, on the eve of the World Cup 2014 qualifying football match between Maldives and Iran. AFP PHOTO/ Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI |
Sidka: I’m enjoying my time in Iraq
Jul 21st
FIFA.com talks to Iraq coach Wolfgang Sidka about preparing his side for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, football in his homeland Germany, and his thoughts on Qatar hosting the showpiece event in 2022.
