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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Cape Town - Denmark coach Morten Olsen admitted Friday that his side face a stern challenge if they are to make it to the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup after being drawn against the Netherlands, Japan and Cameroon in Group E. God knows that'...
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World Cup 2006 Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... (eg The Desert Foxes) and some refer specifically to recent events (eg The Pirate Ship and Olsen’s Eleven). Some may surprise you. Until very very recently I genuinely thought that everyone in Germany referred to the national team as Die Mannschaft. But then I read Jan’s post here and learned that wasn’t true. For one or two teams below I was either unable to find a translation or explanation...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Copenhagen - Danish players, coach Morten Olsen and pundits were generally pleased with the draw for the 2010 World Cup but bookmakers were Saturday divided over Denmark's chances of advancing. Denmark was Friday drawn with the Netherlands, Japan and...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Copenhagen - The 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa will likely see dazzling efforts from many players, but Danish coach Morten Olsen Thursday said he will miss three forwards in action. Since Ireland, Russia and Sweden failed to qualify, stars li...
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Champions League Tickets (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... to unearth a genuine replacement for the retired Edwin van der Sar in goal. DENMARK Manager: Morten Olsen Key player: Christian Poulsen Best: Quarter-finals (1998) World ranking: 26 In arguably the hardest European qualifying group Denmark came through in first place, beating an admittedly struggling Portugal side into second (having beaten them home and away) and consigning Scandinavian...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Copenhagen - Spain and Brazil are two teams that Danish coach Morten Olsen hopes to avoid in the upcoming draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, reports said Wednesday. I would rather not be in the same group as Spain, Olsen told Danish news ...