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Post by Panda on Sept 10, 2009 1:05:24 GMT 1
QUALIFIERS SO FAR: HOSTS SOUTH AFRICA EUROPE ENGLAND NETHERLANDS SPAIN SOUTH AMERICA BRAZIL AFRICA GHANA ASIA AUSTRALIA JAPAN NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA
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Post by Panda on Sept 10, 2009 11:18:27 GMT 1
The rest of last night's results... CONCACAF 4th round: EL SALVADOR 1-0 COSTA RICA MEXICO 1-0 HONDURAS TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0-1 UNITED STATES The USA move to within one win of qualification after beating Trinidad & Tobago, who are now eliminated. El Salvador keep their playoff hopes alive with a 1-0 over Costa Rica, which keeps the Ticos in 4th place. Mexico move up to 2nd after beating Honduras. The top 4 are all very strong at home and all have 1 home game left so it would be no surprise if the positions finished as they are now. 1. USA 8-16 (+5) 2. Mexico 8-15 (+3) 3. Honduras 8-13 (+6) --------------------- 4. Costa Rica 8-12 (-4) --------------------- 5. El Salvador 8-8 (-2) 6. Trinidad & Tobago 8-5 (-8)
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Post by Panda on Sept 10, 2009 11:28:58 GMT 1
South America: BRAZIL 4-2 CHILE PARAGUAY 1-0 ARGENTINA VENEZUELA 3-1 PERU PARAGUAY qualify for the World CupParaguay reach their 4th consecutive finals after beating Argentina. The defeat leaves Argentina in a dogfight for 4th and 5th place. Chile miss the chance to qualify, losing in Brazil but they still just need one win to seal their place. Venezuela put themselves right in the mix for at least a playoff place after beating bottom side Peru and their final two games are against the two teams that have already qualified. 1. Brazil (Q) 16-33 (+23) 2. Paraguay (Q) 16-30 (+9) 3. Chile 16-27 (+7) 4. Ecuador 16-23 (-2) ---------------------- 5. Argentina 16-22 (+1) ---------------------- 6. Uruguay 16-21 (+8) 7. Venezuela 16-21 (-5) 8. Colombia 16-20 (-4) 9. Bolivia 16-12 (-14) 10. Peru 16-10 (-23)
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Post by Panda on Sept 10, 2009 11:30:25 GMT 1
QUALIFIERS SO FAR: HOSTS SOUTH AFRICA EUROPE ENGLAND NETHERLANDS SPAIN SOUTH AMERICA BRAZIL PARAGUAY AFRICA GHANA ASIA AUSTRALIA JAPAN NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA
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Post by Earl Purple on Sept 11, 2009 0:21:22 GMT 1
I can laugh at Carol if Argentina fail to qualify
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Post by Panda on Sept 11, 2009 16:11:06 GMT 1
Teams that are still unbeaten in this qualifying campaign:
South Korea 14 games (7 wins, 7 draws) Ivory Coast 10 (7 wins, 3 draws) Nigeria 10 (7 wins, 3 draws) Denmark 8 (5 wins, 3 draws) England 8 (8 wins) Germany 8 (7 wins, 1 draw) Holland 8 (8 wins) Ireland 8 (4 wins, 4 draws) Italy 8 (6 wins, 2 draws) Spain 8 (8 wins) British Virgin Islands 2 (2 draws - lost on away goals)
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Post by Panda on Sept 11, 2009 16:24:55 GMT 1
Teams with the most goals in this qualifying campaign:
(number of games played in brackets)
El Salvador 38 (18) USA 37 (16) Fiji 36 (11) Costa Rica 34 (16) Brazil 32 (16) England 31 (8) Vanuatu 30 (12) Mexico 30 (16) Honduras 29 (16) Chile 27 (16)
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Post by Panda on Sept 11, 2009 16:48:23 GMT 1
Teams who have conceded the most goals in this World Cup:
(number of games played in brackets)
San Marino 44 (9) American Samoa 38 (4) Bolivia 34 (16) Andorra 33 (8) Peru 32 (16) Djibouti 30 (7) Venezuela 27 (16) Trinidad & Tobago 24 (16) UAE 24 (16) Kazakhstan 23 (8) Ecuador 23 (16)
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Post by Panda on Oct 8, 2009 21:20:58 GMT 1
Qualification scenarios for this weekend: EUROPEGroup 1 Denmark will qualify if they beat Sweden. Group 2 Switzerland will qualify if they beat Luxembourg and Greece and Latvia draw. Group 3 Slovakia will qualify if they avoid defeat against Slovenia. Group 4 Germany will qualify if they beat Russia. Russia will go into the playoffs if they lose to Germany. Group 5 Spain have qualified as group winners. Bosnia-Herzegovina will go into the playoffs if they beat Estonia. Group 6 England have qualified as group winners. Group 7 Serbia will qualify if they beat Romania. France will go into the playoffs if they beat the Faroe Islands and Serbia beat Romania. Group 8 Italy will qualify if they avoid defeat against Ireland. Ireland will go into the playoffs if they draw with Italy and Bulgaria fail to beat Cyprus. Group 9 Netherlands have qualified as group winners. SOUTH AMERICA Brazil and Paraguay have already qualified. Chile will qualify if they beat Colombia. Ecuador will qualify if they beat Uruguay, Argentina lose to Peru, Venezuela fail to beat Paraguay and Colombia fail to beat Chile. CONCACAF United States will qualify if they beat Honduras or if they draw with Honduras and Costa Rica fail to beat Trinidad & Tobago or if they lose to Honduras and Costa Rica lose to Trinidad & Tobago. Mexico will qualify if they beat El Salvador and Honduras or Costa Rica fail to win. Honduras will qualify if they beat the USA and Costa Rica lose to Trinidad & Tobago. Costa Rica will go into the playoffs if they lose to Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico and Honduras both win. AFRICAGroup A Cameroon will qualify if they beat Togo and Gabon lose to Morocco. Group B Tunisia will qualify if they beat Kenya and Nigeria fail to beat Mozambique. Group C Algeria will qualify if they beat Rwanda and Egypt fail to beat Zambia or if they draw with Rwanda and Egypt lose to Zambia. Group D Ghana have qualified as group winners. Group E Ivory Coast will qualify if they avoid defeat against Malawi or if Burkina Faso fail to beat Guinea.
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 17:34:44 GMT 1
This afternoon's results from Africa... African 3rd round, Group A: CAMEROON 3-0 TOGO GABON 3-1 MOROCCO This group will go down to the final round of games with the top 2 both winning. Cameroon will qualify if they beat Morocco. If Cameroon slip up, Gabon can qualify with a win over Togo. Togo, who qualified in 2006, are eliminated as are 4-time qualifiers Morocco. 1. Cameroon 5-10 (+5) 2. Gabon 5-9 (+3) 3. Togo 5-5 (-5) 4. Morocco 5-3 (-3)
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 17:38:07 GMT 1
African 3rd round, Group C: ZAMBIA 0-1 EGYPT Egypt ensure they'll still have a chance of qualification going into the final round of games. They move level on points with Algeria, who play tomorrow. 1. Algeria 4-10 (+5) 2. Egypt 5-10 (+3) 3. Zambia 5-4 (-3) 4. Rwanda 4-1 (-5)
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 17:43:34 GMT 1
African 3rd round, Group E: MALAWI 1-1 IVORY COAST IVORY COAST qualify for the World CupDidier Drogba came off the bench to score an equaliser that gave them the point they needed to seal qualification for their second successive finals. 1. Ivory Coast (Q) 5-13 (+12) 2. Burkina Faso 4-6 (-3) 3. Malawi 5-4 (-6) 4. Guinea 4-3 (-3)
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 18:27:32 GMT 1
Asia/Oceania playoff, 1st leg: BAHRAIN 0-0 NEW ZEALAND No goals in the first leg. Bahrain have drawn their last 4 qualifying matches now. In a genius piece of scheduling, the teams must wait until next month for the 2nd leg.
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 22:47:19 GMT 1
Tonight's results in Europe... European Group 1: DENMARK 1-0 SWEDEN PORTUGAL 3-0 HUNGARY DENMARK qualify for the World CupDenmark get the win they needed against their bitter rivals to win the group. Portugal's win over Hungary moves them up to 2nd and they will qualify for the playoffs with a win over Malta on Wednesday. Hungary still have a remote chance of reaching the playoffs but they need to beat Denmark by at least 5 goals and hope Portugal and Sweden lose to Malta and Albania, respectively. 1. Denmark (Q) 9-21 (+12) 2. Portugal 9-16 (+8) 3. Sweden 9-15 (+5) 4. Hungary 9-13 (+1) 5. Albania 9-7 (-4) 6. Malta 9-1 (-22)
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 22:58:05 GMT 1
European Group 2: GREECE 5-2 LATVIA ISRAEL 3-1 MOLDOVA LUXEMBOURG 0-3 SWITZERLAND Greece's win over Latvia means Switzerland have to wait a little longer to book their place in South Africa. A point against Israel will see them finish top of the group. If Switzerland lose, Greece can grab top spot with a win over Luxembourg. Israel's win over Moldova means they still have a mathematical chance of qualifying for the playoffs but they must beat Switzerland and hope Greece lose to Luxembourg. Latvia can still reach the playoffs as well but they are reliant on both Greece and Israel losing, plus they'd have to overturn the goal difference. 1. Switzerland 9-20 (+10) 2. Greece 9-17 (+9) 3. Israel 9-15 (+10) 4. Latvia 9-14 (+2) 5. Luxembourg 9-5 (-20) 6. Moldova 9-3 (-11)
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 23:05:46 GMT 1
European Group 3: CZECH REPUBLIC 2-0 POLAND SLOVAKIA 0-2 SLOVENIA Slovakia miss the chance to qualify after losing at home to Slovenia, having only needed a draw to win the group. They must now win in Poland on Wednesday to make sure of qualification. If they slip up, Slovenia can take advantage with a win over San Marino. The Czech Republic and Northern Ireland play each other on Wednesday but both are relying on San Marino getting an unlikely result to stand any chance of making the playoffs. Poland's defeat means they are eliminated and are likely to finish 5th in the group, having been seeded 2nd. 1. Slovakia 9-19 (+11) 2. Slovenia 9-17 (+11) 3. Czech Republic 9-15 (+11) 4. Northern Ireland 9-14 (+4) 5. Poland 9-11 (-6) 6. San Marino 9-0 (-43)
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 23:14:09 GMT 1
European Group 4: FINLAND 2-1 WALES LIECHTENSTEIN 0-2 AZERBAIJAN RUSSIA 0-1 GERMANY GERMANY qualify for the World CupMiroslav Klose's goal sealed qualification for Germany, despite the fact they finished the game with 10 men after Jerome Boateng was sent off. Russia go into the playoffs. Wales were so depleted by injuries they only named 4 substitutes for the defeat in Finland. Azerbaijan beat Liechtenstein to move off the bottom of the group. 1. Germany (Q) 9-25 (+21) 2. Russia (P) 9-21 (+13) 3. Finland 9-17 (0) 4. Wales 9-9 (-5) 5. Azerbaijan 9-4 (-10) 6. Liechtenstein 9-2 (-19)
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 23:20:48 GMT 1
European Group 5: ARMENIA 1-2 SPAIN BELGIUM 2-0 TURKEY ESTONIA 0-2 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Bosnia's win over Estonia sealed 2nd place even before Turkey's defeat in Belgium. A second half penalty against Armenia meant Spain make it 9 wins out 9. 1. Spain (Q) 9-27 (+20) 2. Bosnia (P) 9-19 (+15) 3. Turkey 9-12 (+1) 4. Belgium 9-10 (-5) 5. Estonia 9-5 (-17) 6. Armenia 9-4 (-14)
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 23:26:41 GMT 1
European Group 6: BELARUS 4-0 KAZAKHSTAN UKRAINE 1-0 ENGLAND 10-man England lose their 100% record with a defeat to Ukraine, who look certain to reach the playoffs, with their last game being against Andorra. The result means it's now 20 years since England went through a World Cup qualifying campaign unbeaten. 1. England (Q) 9-24 (+25) 2. Ukraine 9-18 (+9) 3. Croatia 9-17 (+5) 4. Belarus 9-13 (+8) 5. Kazakhstan 9-6 (-17) 6. Andorra 9-0 (-30)
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Post by Panda on Oct 10, 2009 23:33:42 GMT 1
European Group 7: AUSTRIA 2-1 LITHUANIA FRANCE 5-0 FAROE ISLANDS SERBIA 5-0 ROMANIA SERBIA qualify for the World CupSerbia sealed qualification in great style with a 5-0 thrashing of Romania. France also won 5-0, beating the Faroe Islands, but they must go through the playoffs. Austria's slim hopes were ended by France's victory. 1. Serbia (Q) 9-22 (+15) 2. France (P) 9-18 (+7) 3. Austria 9-14 (+1) 4. Lithuania 9-9 (-2) 5. Romania 9-9 (-8) 6. Faroe Islands 9-4 (-13)
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