Besides qualifying for euro 2008 or World Cup 2010 there are also international friendly matches.
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Match scheduled: 05-06-2010 from 14:30 until 16:30(ET), from 12:30 until 14:30-GMT, Last updated: 05-06-2010 on 12:03, Friendly Match – On the road to the World Cup 2010 [June]
By Angela Asante, Jun 2nd 2010
At the Ruimsig Stadium in Johannesburg, the United States and Australia will face each other in a friendly encounter. The date has been set to June 5 and kick off time will be at 12:30 GMT.
As both teams share the same ambition of capturing their best form for the upcoming 2010 World Cup tournament, performances in this match might be affected by the ‘caution’ factor. Bob Bradley and Pim Verbeek surely understand how costly it will be to lose one or more players to injuries. Therefore, although the United States and Australia will want to get a satisfactory result in order to keep their spirits up, none of these sides may work at full strength.
The USA were brave against Turkey in their last friendly match which they won 2-1. This result helped them overturn the 4-2 loss that they had endured in the hands of the Czech Republic. Now the Americans have their minds fully set on nothing but the 2010 World Cup. One thing they’d love to improve on before the competition is their defensive tactics. Against the Turkish, the USA’s back line were caught too often on the counter attack.