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Post by Panda on Jun 3, 2005 17:32:09 GMT 1
It's a World Cup qualifying week!
No game for England, but Ireland and Scotland are in action and there are games in South America, North America, Africa and Asia.
All 8 remaining teams in Asia are in action today, plus one game in Africa.
Results to come...
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Post by Panda on Jun 3, 2005 17:33:10 GMT 1
Asian Group A: UZBEKISTAN 1-1 SOUTH KOREA
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Post by Panda on Jun 3, 2005 17:36:03 GMT 1
Asian Group B: IRAN 1-0 NORTH KOREA Iran go 4 points clear of Japan. Japan are playing Bahrain now. North Korea's hopes are virtually over.
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Post by Panda on Jun 3, 2005 19:36:07 GMT 1
Result from Asian Group B: BAHRAIN 0-1 JAPAN Japan go back to within a point of Iran. It looks like those two for the automatic qualifying places.
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Post by Panda on Jun 3, 2005 20:17:26 GMT 1
Result from African Group 3: LIBYA 0-0 IVORY COAST The Ivory Coast go 5 points clear of Cameroon, who are joined on 11 points by Libya.
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Post by Panda on Jun 3, 2005 21:08:31 GMT 1
Result from Asian Group A: SAUDI ARABIA 3-0 KUWAIT Saudi Arabia go top of the group, a point clear of South Korea.
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2005 15:53:39 GMT 1
Result from African Group 5: BOTSWANA 1-3 TUNISIA Tunisia go second in the group, a point behind Morocco, who play Malawi this evening.
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2005 16:40:32 GMT 1
Result from European Group 3: RUSSIA 2-0 LATVIA Russia join Portugal and Slovakia on 14 points. Latvia will drop to 5th in the group if Estonia beat Liechtenstein.
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2005 16:43:02 GMT 1
Result from European Group 5: SCOTLAND 2-0 MOLDOVA Scotland get their first win of the qualifying campaign and are now 3 points behind 2nd-placed Norway. They're still 5th in the group, though.
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2005 17:39:48 GMT 1
Result from African Group 3: BENIN 1-4 CAMEROON Cameroon close the gap on the Ivory Coast to 2 points with 3 games to play.
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2005 17:41:22 GMT 1
Result from European Group 8: BULGARIA 1-3 CROATIA Croatia stay top of the group. Bulgaria's hopes are virtually over.
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2005 17:42:12 GMT 1
Result from European Group 1: ARMENIA 1-2 MACEDONIA
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2005 17:43:55 GMT 1
Result from European Group 6: AZERBAIJAN 0-3 POLAND Poland leapfrog England to go 2 points clear at the top of the group. England have a game in hand, though.
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2005 17:45:16 GMT 1
Result from European Group 3: ESTONIA 2-0 LIECHTENSTEIN Estonia are now 4th, 3 points off the leaders but have played 2 games more.
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2005 17:46:44 GMT 1
Result from European Group 1: CZECH REPUBLIC 8-1 ANDORRA The Czechs go top of the group, 2 points ahead of Holland.
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Post by Zodiac on Jun 4, 2005 17:50:26 GMT 1
Oh...I was quite looking forward to having a laugh at Scotland's expense. But I suppose even they can get a result against Moldova. Poor old Andorra
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Post by Panda on Jun 5, 2005 8:29:33 GMT 1
The rest of last night's results: European Group 1: HOLLAND 2-0 ROMANIA Holland return to the top of the group, ahead of the Czech Republic. Arjen Robben scored Holland's first. Romania are now 5 points behind the Czechs in 3rd.
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Post by Panda on Jun 5, 2005 8:32:00 GMT 1
European Group 2: UKRAINE 2-0 KAZAKHSTAN Ukraine now 5 points clear at the top. Shevchenko scored their first goal. Kazakhstan still without a point.
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Post by Panda on Jun 5, 2005 8:34:31 GMT 1
European Group 2: TURKEY 0-0 GREECE Both teams fail to put pressure on Ukraine. Turkey are 5 points behind in 2nd. The European champions are 2 points further back. With Denmark in the group as well, at least 2 big teams are going to miss out.
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Post by Panda on Jun 5, 2005 8:35:53 GMT 1
European Group 2: ALBANIA 3-2 GEORGIA Albania keep their slim hopes alive, though they were given a scare by 2 late Georgian goals. This is the first time Albania have won 3 games in a qualifying campaign.
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