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Post by Panda on Sept 2, 2007 12:32:06 GMT 1
Group B: VANUATU 0-2 SOLOMON ISLANDS The Solomon Islands make it 3 wins out of 3 to progress. Vanuatu need to beat Tonga in their final game to make sure of qualification. A slip-up could see Samoa steal 2nd place. Table: 1. Solomon Islands 3-9 (+17) 2. Vanuatu 3-6 (+17) 3. Samoa 3-6 (+8) 4. Tonga 3-3 (-1) 5. American Samoa 4-0 (-37)
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Post by Panda on Sept 5, 2007 13:22:46 GMT 1
Results from the final round of group games... Group A: NEW CALEDONIA 1-1 FIJI Fiji take top spot in Group A. New Caledonia concede their first goal of the tournament.
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Post by Panda on Sept 5, 2007 13:26:06 GMT 1
Group A: COOK ISLANDS 0-1 TAHITI Tahiti get their first win at the end of a disappointing tournament. Table: 1. Fiji 10 (+24) 2. New Caledonia 10 (+5) --------------------------------- 3. Tahiti 4 (-4) 4. Cook Islands 3 (-4) 5. Tuvalu 1 (-21)
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Post by Panda on Sept 5, 2007 13:27:50 GMT 1
Group B: TONGA 1-4 VANUATU Vanuatu get the win they need to progress to the next round.
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Post by Panda on Sept 5, 2007 13:31:50 GMT 1
Group B: SAMOA 0-3 SOLOMON ISLANDS The Solomon Islands maintain their 100% record as the hosts bow out. Table: 1. Solomon Islands 12 (+20) 2. Vanuatu 9 (+20) ------------------------------ 3. Samoa 6 (+1) 4. Tonga 3 (-4) 5. American Samoa 0 (-37) Semi-final line-up: Solomon Islands v New Caledonia Fiji v Vanuatu The semi-final winners progress to the final stages of the Oceania qualifying competition, as do the 3rd place play-off winners.
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Post by Panda on Sept 6, 2007 12:57:53 GMT 1
Semi-finals: SOLOMON ISLANDS 2-3 NEW CALEDONIA New Caledonia book their place in the final of the South Pacific Games and the final round of Oceania qualifying with an extra-time win over the Solomon Islands. Having won all 4 group games, the Solomon Islands suddenly find themselves one defeat away from World Cup elimination.
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Post by Panda on Sept 6, 2007 13:00:41 GMT 1
Semi-finals: FIJI 3-0 VANUATU A much more comfortable win for Fiji who reach the final round once again. Vanuatu will face the Solomon Islands in the early hours of Saturday for the bronze medals and a place in the final round of World Cup qualifying. That will be followed by the gold medal match between Fiji and New Caledonia.
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Post by Panda on Sept 8, 2007 11:53:51 GMT 1
Bronze medal match: SOLOMON ISLANDS 0-2 VANUATU A big shock as the Oceania runners-up in the last World Cup are eliminated from the 2010 competition. Vanuatu go forward to join New Zealand, New Caledonia and Fiji in the main stages.
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Post by Panda on Sept 8, 2007 11:55:19 GMT 1
Gold medal match: NEW CALEDONIA 1-0 FIJI Not really a World Cup qualifier but for what it's worth, New Caledonia beat Fiji to win the gold medals at the South Pacific Games.
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Post by Panda on Sept 8, 2007 12:09:01 GMT 1
2 African teams have withdrawn from their preliminary round. Central African Republic and Sao Tome & Principe have pulled out. The two were drawn to face each other in the preliminary round.
As a result, there has been a re-shuffling of the preliminary round draw to ensure the same format.
Swaziland and Seychelles have been given byes to the next round, with their scheduled preliminary round opponents, Somalia and Djibouti now facing each other in a one-off match for a place in the next round.
This is the timetable of events leading up to the qualifying draw:
2/10/07 - Pakistan v Iraq (1st leg) 8/10/07 - Other 1st legs in Asian 1st round 13/10/07 - Madagascar v Comoros (1st leg) 13/10/07 - 1st round of South American group games 14/10/07 - Sierra Leone v Guinea-Bissau (2nd leg) 17/10/07 - 2nd round of South American group games 28/10/07 - 2nd legs of Asian games 9/11/07 - 1st legs in Asian 2nd round 17/11/07 - 2nd legs of African games, Djibouti v Somalia 17/11/07 - 3rd round of South American group games 18/11/07 - 2nd legs in Asian 2nd round 21/11/07 - 4th round of South American group games 25/11/07 - World Cup qualifying draw
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2007 17:31:58 GMT 1
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Post by Thor on Oct 11, 2007 12:18:19 GMT 1
This is the first time I've seen this thread, love the flags!
I wonder why the Indian team is so bad
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Post by o on Oct 11, 2007 12:57:16 GMT 1
Might turn it around in the 2nd leg? I assume they are more a cricket nation?
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Post by suedehead on Oct 11, 2007 20:00:25 GMT 1
It's always surprised me that a country with such a large population has never even come close to qualifying for the World Cup. Yes, they're far more interested in cricket but it's surprising how they don't really seem to be interested in any other team sports.
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Post by o on Oct 12, 2007 18:48:20 GMT 1
Lack of facilities, coaches perhaps?
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Post by Panda on Oct 21, 2007 16:10:50 GMT 1
Lots more games have been played while I've been away so we'll start with more Asian 1st leg results: CAMBODIA 0-1 TURKMENISTAN UZBEKISTAN 9-0 CHINESE TAIPEI KYRGYZSTAN 2-0 JORDAN MONGOLIA 1-4 NORTH KOREA EAST TIMOR 2-3 HONG KONG (played in Indonesia) SRI LANKA 0-1 QATAR CHINA 7-0 BURMA Just two 1st leg games are still to be played. Bahrain and Malaysia are kicking off around now while Pakistan play Iraq tomorrow. One 2nd leg has already been played: MACAO 1-7 THAILAND (Thailand win 13-2 on aggregate) The 2nd leg between Afghanistan and Syria will be played (in Tajikistan) on Friday. The remaining 2nd leg games will be played next Sunday.
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Post by Panda on Oct 21, 2007 16:15:32 GMT 1
The reduced African preliminary round is underway... 1st leg results: MADAGASCAR 6-2 COMOROS SIERRA LEONE 1-0 GUINEA-BISSAU The 2nd legs, plus the one-off game between Djibouti and Somalia will be played next month.
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Post by Panda on Oct 21, 2007 16:20:20 GMT 1
Oceania's final round has started. The first game between New Zealand and Fiji was cancelled by FIFA after the New Zealand government refused to grant a visa to Fiji's goalkeeper. The scheduled return match in Fiji a few days later went ahead as planned... FIJI 0-2 NEW ZEALAND
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Post by Panda on Oct 21, 2007 16:32:02 GMT 1
Finally, the first two rounds of games in South America's marathon 18-game campaign have taken place: ARGENTINA 2-0 CHILE COLOMBIA 0-0 BRAZIL ECUADOR 0-1 VENEZUELA PERU 0-0 PARAGUAY URUGUAY 5-0 BOLIVIA BOLIVIA 0-0 COLOMBIA BRAZIL 5-0 ECUADOR CHILE 2-0 PERU PARAGUAY 1-0 URUGUAY VENEZUELA 0-2 ARGENTINA Table: 1. Argentina 6 (+4) 2. Brazil 4 (+5) 3. Paraguay 4 (+1) 4. Uruguay 3 (+4) 5. Chile 3 (0) 6. Venezuela 3 (-1) 7. Colombia 2 (0) 8. Peru 1 (-2) 9. Bolivia 1 (-5) 10. Ecuador 0 (-6)
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Post by o on Oct 21, 2007 17:13:50 GMT 1
Oooh, interesting, top 3 or 4 that go through to the world cup?
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