World Cup

Italy will play only their third international match at the Stadio Manuzzi in Cesena on Wednesday when they take on Sweden in a friendly. Join us today and watch live streaming of Italy vs Sweden online.

The Azzurri played out a goalless draw against the Netherlands on Saturday. The game produced few opportunities of note, but Giampaolo Pazzini had a late effort disallowed. Cagliari’s Davide Biondini made his debut for the national side against Holland, coming on as a second half substitute for Angelo Palembo. Italy coach Marcello Lippi is set to rotate his squad against the Swedes, with Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and Gianluca Zambrotta not expected to feature.

Slovenia will be hoping to make the most of their crucial away goal scored at the Luzhniki when they host Guus Hiddink’s Russia in Maribor in Wednesday in the second leg of their UEFA playoff. Join us today and watch Slovenia vs Russia online as it happens.

Russia seemed to have taken control of the playoff tie in Moscow thanks to Diniyar Bilyaletdinov’s brace, but Nejc Pecknik’s late strike gave Matjaz Kek’s outfit a valuable away goal going into the second leg. Pecnik headed in the rebound after Igor Akinfeev had parried Robert Koren’s first time effort into his path.

After ending their African qualifying campaign on a high by beating Guinea 3-0, Ivory Coast travel to Munich to take on European powerhouses Germany in an international friendly on Wednesday. Join us today and watch Germany vs Ivory Coast live on your computer.

The Germans were due to play Chile in a friendly on Saturday, but the game was cancelled after Hannover keeper Robert Enke committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train. Joachim Low’s side are expected to be without FC Bayern striker Miroslav Klose for this friendly, but Aaron Hunt and Thomas Mueller could make their debuts.

After holding Euro 2004 champions Greece to a stalemate in Athens, Ukraine will head into the second leg of the playoff tie with confidence, hoping to beat Otto Rehhagel’s men to a place at South Africa 2010. Sign up today and watch Ukraine vs Greece live on your computer.

Goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov and captain Andriy Shevchenko were the standout players for Ukraine at the Olympic Stadium. Pyatov showed excellent reflexes to deny Theofanis Gekas in the dying minutes of the first half. Ruslan Rotan , Taras Mykhalyk and Celtic’s Greek striker Georgios Samaras all came close to giving their respective sides the lead in Athens.

World Cup 2006 semifinalists Portugal host surprise package Bosnia and Herzegovina this Saturday in the first leg of their two legged playoff. Watch Portugal take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in Lisbon by signing up to view football online.

Portugal finished second in Group A behind Denmark, and are without influential skipper Cristiano Ronaldo for this clash. The Real Madrid forward has not yet recovered from his ankle injury, and will also miss the return leg in Zenica.

CONMEBOL runners up Chile kick off their European tour when they meet Germany in Cologne this weekend. Watch Germany take on Chile live by signing up to view live soccer with us today.

Germany have qualified for the 2010 World Cup as Group 4 winners. They condemned Euro 2008 semifinalists Russia to the playoffs, finishing one point ahead of Guus Hiddink’s men. Joachim Low’s side completed their qualifying engagements last month against Finland, drawing 1-1 in Hamburg thanks to Lukas Podolski’s late strike.

Nigel Worthington’s Northern Ireland will host Group 7 winners Serbia in a friendly this Saturday at Windsor Park. You can watch Northern Ireland vs Serbia live on your computer by signing up to see soccer online with us today.

Northern Ireland finished fourth in Group 3 with fifteen points from eight games. Their last qualifier was a goalless draw against the Czech Republic. Had NI beaten the Czechs, they would have finished third in their group. Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty, who missed the trip to Prague, is again available for selection.

Scotland will become the first international team to play at the new Cardiff City stadium when they take on John Toshack’s Wales this Saturday in a friendly. Sign up today and watch Wales vs Scotland live online.

Wales’ last international game was against Liechtenstein in Vaduz. It was also their final game of a disappointing qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup, but they managed to end on a high, winning 2-0 thanks to goals from David Vaughan and Aaron Ramsey.