World Cup Corner

Sweden has already managed to put together a pretty impressive World Cup record. After all, the country has already achieved one final appearance as well as three top four finishes. It will certainly be interesting to see what the country still has to offer.

Sweden first participated in the Cup events in 1934. At this time, they beat Argentina with a score of 3 to 2 during the opening round. They then lost to Germany with a score of 2 to 1 during the quarter finals and the Germans went on to lose to Czechoslovakia with a score of 3 to 1.
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There are several more contenders for the 2006 world championship title in Germany than many may have thought. In fact, many are claiming there is a “new world order” that deserves to be recognized. Some of the teams being considered more closely include Greece, Turkey, and South Korea. Portugal is also being looked at as a possibility when it comes to winning the cup, though most people think they pose little threat to actually win the entire cup. After all, history has demonstrated that the team has not been able to capitalize on its assets and bring home a win.
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Mexico has a long history of qualifying for the World Cup finals from either the CONCACAF or Central, Caribbean and North American section of the qualification structure of FIFA. They have, however, run across a few problems along the way.

The first time Mexico’s problems reared their head was back in 1930. At this time, they lost all three of their World Cup tournament matches. Against France, they lost with a score of 4 to 1, while Argentina beat them with a score of 1 to 0 and Chile won with a 3 to 0 score. The loss against Argentina was particularly hard to accept because Argentinians went on to lose against the South Americans with a score of 4 to 2.
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