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Post by Panda on Jun 22, 2008 13:55:19 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 9: BURKINA FASO 4-1 SEYCHELLES TUNISIA 2-1 BURUNDI Burkina Faso and Tunisia continue to dominate the group. The Seychelles are eliminated. 1. Burkina Faso 4-12 (+7) 2. Tunisia 4-9 (+3) 3. Burundi 4-3 (-3) 4. Seychelles 4-0 (-7)
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Post by Panda on Jun 22, 2008 13:57:53 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 11: ZAMBIA 1-0 SWAZILAND This group looks like going right down to the wire, after Zambia get their first win. 1. Swaziland 3-4 (0) 2. Zambia 3-4 (0) 3. Togo 2-3 (0)
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Post by Panda on Jun 22, 2008 14:06:24 GMT 1
CONCACAF 2nd round, 2nd legs: COSTA RICA 3-0 GRENADA (Costa Rica win 5-2 on aggregate) MEXICO 7-0 BELIZE (Mexico win 9-0 on aggregate) ST. LUCIA 1-3 GUATEMELA (Guatemala win 9-1 on aggregate) (played in the USA) Costa Rica recover from their first leg scare to beat Grenada. Mexico have a much easier time in their second leg against Belize, whilst Guatemela already had a 6-0 lead going into their second leg against St. Lucia. Group 2 in the next round is now complete with Mexico, Jamaica, Honduras and Canada all facing each other. Sven Goran Eriksson will take charge of Mexico in time for the next round.
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:08:34 GMT 1
Yesterday's results... African 2nd round, Group 1: CAPE VERDE 3-1 MAURITIUS Cape Verde look good for a place in the next round. This result eliminates both Mauritius and Tanzania. 1. Cameroon 4-10 (+6) 2. Cape Verde 4-9 (+2) 3. Tanzania 4-2 (-2) 4. Mauritius 4-1 (-6)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:10:55 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 2: GUINEA 4-0 NAMIBIA ZIMBABWE 0-0 KENYA This group remains tight, with just 4 points separating the 4 teams. 1. Guinea 4-7 (+3) 2. Kenya 4-7 (+3) 3. Zimbabwe 4-5 (0) 4. Namibia 4-3 (-6)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:13:44 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 3: BENIN 2-0 NIGER Benin go top of the group. Angola and Uganda play today. Niger are eliminated. 1. Benin 4-9 (+4) 2. Angola 3-6 (+2) 3. Uganda 3-6 (0) 4. Niger 4-0 (-6)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:16:24 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 5: GHANA 2-0 GABON Ghana avenge last week's shock defeat to move level on points with Libya. 1. Ghana 4-9 (+4) 2. Libya 4-9 (+3) 3. Gabon 3-3 (-1) 4. Lesotho 3-0 (-6)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:20:14 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 7: IVORY COAST 4-0 BOTSWANA MOZAMBIQUE 3-0 MADAGASCAR Didier Zokora was among the scorers as the Ivory Coast returned to winning ways. Mozambique picked up their first win, inflicting Madagascar's first defeat in the process. 1. Ivory Coast 4-8 (+5) 2. Botswana 4-5 (-3) 3. Mozambique 4-4 (+1) 4. Madagascar 4-3 (-3)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:22:28 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 8: ETHIOPIA 6-1 MAURITANIA Ethiopia stay in contention with this win. Mauritania are eliminated. 1. Morocco 4-9 (+6) 2. Rwanda 4-9 (+4) 3. Ethiopia 4-6 (+2) 4. Mauritania 4-0 (-12)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:25:52 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 10: CONGO 2-0 CHAD MALI 3-0 SUDAN Mali lead the way in this group. FIFA's decision on the unplayed Sudan-Chad game could prove crucial in the race for 2nd place. 1. Mali 4-9 (+5) 2. Congo 4-6 (0) 3. Chad 3-3 (-2) 4. Sudan 3-3 (-3)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:38:42 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 12: DEMOCRATIC REP. OF CONGO 5-1 DJIBOUTI EGYPT 2-0 MALAWI Djibouti are eliminated after their defeat. 1. DR Congo 4-9 (+10) 2. Egypt 4-9 (+6) 3. Malawi 4-6 (+5) 4. Djibouti 4-0 (-21)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:46:05 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 1: AUSTRALIA 0-1 CHINA IRAQ 0-1 QATAR (played in the UAE) Qatar beat Iraq in Dubai to snatch 2nd place behind Australia and send the Asian champions crashing out. China restore some pride by winning in Sydney. 1. Australia 6-10 (+4) 2. Qatar 6-10 (-1) 3. Iraq 6-7 (-2) 4. China 6-6 (-1)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:51:04 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 2: JAPAN 1-0 BAHRAIN OMAN 2-1 THAILAND 1. Japan 6-13 (+9) 2. Bahrain 6-11 (+2) 3. Oman 6-8 (-2) 4. Thailand 6-1 (-9)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:54:08 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 3: JORDAN 2-0 TURKMENISTAN SOUTH KOREA 0-0 NORTH KOREA Both Koreas were already through before this game. North Korea didn't concede a goal in the group. 1. South Korea 6-12 (+7) 2. North Korea 6-12 (+4) 3. Jordan 6-7 (0) 4. Turkmenistan 6-1 (-11)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 10:57:34 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 4: LEBANON 1-2 SINGAPORE SAUDI ARABIA 4-0 UZBEKISTAN Saudi Arabia deny Uzbekistan a 6th win and end up topping the group. 1. Saudi Arabia 6-15 (+9) 2. Uzbekistan 6-15 (+8) 3. Singapore 6-6 (-6) 4. Lebanon 6-0 (-11)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 11:01:26 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 5: IRAN 2-0 KUWAIT UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1-3 SYRIA Syria win in the UAE but come up one goal short in the race for 2nd place. 1. Iran 6-12 (+5) 2. UAE 6-8 (0) 3. Syria 6-8 (-1) 4. Kuwait 6-4 (-4)
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Post by Panda on Jun 23, 2008 11:21:23 GMT 1
CONCACAF 2nd round, 2nd legs: BARBADOS 0-1 UNITED STATES (USA win 9-0 on aggregate) BERMUDA 0-2 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (Trinidad & Tobago win 3-2 on aggregate) CUBA 4-0 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA (Cuba win 8-3 on aggregate) EL SALVADOR 3-1 PANAMA (El Salvador win 3-2 on aggregate) GUYANA 1-2 SURINAM (Surinam win 3-1 on aggregate) NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 0-1 HAITI (Haiti win 1-0 on aggregate) Trinidad & Tobago narrowly avoided being the first 2006 finalists to be eliminated, thanks to Stern John's second half goal, which edged them past Bermuda. The biggest shock came in El Salvador, where the 2-time finalists scored 3 times in the last 20 minutes to beat Panama, ranked 5th in CONCACAF, who finished the game with 9 men. Surinam were the only other unseeded team to progress, as they beat Guyana. A second string USA beat Barbados after taking an 8-0 lead into the second leg. Roberto Linares scored a hat-trick as Cuba saw off Antigua. The Netherlands Antilles were eliminated from the World Cup for possibly the last time with a narrow defeat to Haiti. Curacao and Sint Maarten are likely to compete separately in the next tournament (Sint Maarten are already members of CONCACAF), whilst the other three islands are set to become part of the Netherlands itself. The groups for the next round look like this: Group 1: USA Guatemala Trinidad & Tobago Cuba Group 2: Mexico Jamaica Honduras Canada Group 3: Costa Rica Surinam El Salvador Haiti It's worth noting that of the final 12 CONCACAF teams, only Guatemala and Surinam have never played in the finals.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 23, 2008 21:45:20 GMT 1
The groups for the next round look like this: Group 1: USA Guatemala Trinidad & Tobago Cuba Presumably the USA's desire to play in the World Cup somehow makes them forget their hostility towards any contact with Cuba?
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Post by Panda on Jun 24, 2008 0:04:29 GMT 1
The groups for the next round look like this: Group 1: USA Guatemala Trinidad & Tobago Cuba Presumably the USA's desire to play in the World Cup somehow makes them forget their hostility towards any contact with Cuba? Even the USA wouldn't be stupid enough to refuse to play a particular team in a major competition. They last met in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005 in the US. They haven't played each other in the World Cup since 1949 and on that occasion, all the group games were played in Mexico. I don't think the USA have ever played in Cuba so it'll be interesting to see if they try and "persuade" FIFA to switch the venue. Interestingly, the USA could meet Iraq at next year's Confederations Cup as the two teams are the champions of their respective confederations.
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Post by Panda on Jun 24, 2008 0:07:15 GMT 1
One game played on Monday... African 2nd round, Group 3: ANGOLA 0-0 UGANDA Both teams miss the chance to go top, leaving Benin out in front with two games to go. 1. Benin 4-9 (+4) 2. Angola 4-7 (+2) 3. Uganda 4-7 (0) 4. Niger 4-0 (-6)
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