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Post by Panda on Nov 20, 2007 20:12:15 GMT 1
It turns out Djibouti's win over Somalia was their first competitive international victory.
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Post by frag on Nov 21, 2007 19:45:06 GMT 1
Shocking for Ecuador considering they've been at the previous two World Cups IIRC? According to the BBC South American football columnist, it's because their best players are now playing outside Ecuador, so they're not used to the altitude anymore. Their home record over the past two qualify was very good (only one defeat), but away from home, something like 10 defeats.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 22, 2007 0:59:09 GMT 1
Did someone mention Egil Olsen? Love the man - helped keep Bradford in the premiership...
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Post by Panda on Nov 22, 2007 10:28:54 GMT 1
South American results: BRAZIL 2-1 URUGUAY CHILE 0-3 PARAGUAY COLOMBIA 2-1 ARGENTINA Carlos Tevez was sent off in the first half for Argentina. ECUADOR 5-1 PERU VENEZUELA 5-3 BOLIVIA Table: 1. Paraguay 4-10 (+8) 2. Argentina 4-9 (+6) 3. Brazil 4-8 (+6) 4. Colombia 4-8 (+2) 5. Venezuela 4-6 (0) 6. Uruguay 4-4 (+3) 7. Chile 4-4 (-3) 8. Ecuador 4-3 (-6) 9. Peru 4-2 (-6) 10. Bolivia 4-1 (-10)
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Post by Panda on Nov 22, 2007 10:33:03 GMT 1
Oceania results: NEW ZEALAND 4-1 VANUATU NEW CALEDONIA 4-0 FIJI Table: 1. New Zealand 3-9 (+6) 2. New Caledonia 2-4 (+4) 3. Fiji 3-1 (-6) 4. Vanuatu 2-0 (-4)
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Post by Thor on Nov 22, 2007 12:18:54 GMT 1
Is it 4 through from South America or 4.5?
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Post by Panda on Nov 22, 2007 12:23:53 GMT 1
Is it 4 through from South America or 4.5? 4.5 (Venezuela in the play-off spot!) but the play-off is with CONCACAF this time instead of Oceania.
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Post by Thor on Nov 22, 2007 12:25:47 GMT 1
Is it 4 through from South America or 4.5? 4.5 (Venezuela in the play-off spot!) but the play-off is with CONCACAF this time instead of Oceania. It's a bit harsh on thos lesser South Americanm teams because it's SO hard for them to qualify. I'd like them to merge the Americas
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Post by frag on Nov 22, 2007 12:27:38 GMT 1
4.5 - the fifth-placed team has a play-off with the 4th-placed team in the final CONCACAF group. By the latest FIFA world rankings, that would be Honduras (ranked 55th) vs Paraguay (ranked 26th). So it's New Zealand v New Caledonia over two legs to determine who goes through to face the fifth-ranked Asian team (Australia, by current rankings ) for a place in South Africa. Strangely, the ranking of the Oceanian teams at the moment is: Ranking Zonal Ranking Team Pts Oct 07 +/- Ranking Sep 07 +/- Pts Sep 07 120 1 Solomon Islands 250 120 2 New Caledonia 250 127 3 Fiji 231 128 4 New Zealand 224 (Despite a 28-place rise between Sept and Oct) 131 5 Vanuatu 210 In September, New Zealand were also ranked below both Vanuatu and Samoa.
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Post by Panda on Nov 22, 2007 12:28:50 GMT 1
4.5 (Venezuela in the play-off spot!) but the play-off is with CONCACAF this time instead of Oceania. It's a bit harsh on thos lesser South Americanm teams because it's SO hard for them to qualify. I'd like them to merge the Americas That would make sense. Plus 8 qualifying spots would still give the CONCACAF teams (other than Mexico and USA) a chance of making it. And while I'm at it, give Guadeloupe FIFA membership!
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Post by Panda on Nov 22, 2007 12:30:51 GMT 1
4.5 - the fifth-placed team has a play-off with the 4th-placed team in the final CONCACAF group. By the latest FIFA world rankings, that would be Honduras (ranked 55th) vs Paraguay (ranked 26th). So it's New Zealand v New Caledonia over two legs to determine who goes through to face the fifth-ranked Asian team (Australia, by current rankings ) for a place in South Africa. Strangely, the ranking of the Oceanian teams at the moment is: Ranking Zonal Ranking Team Pts Oct 07 +/- Ranking Sep 07 +/- Pts Sep 07 120 1 Solomon Islands 250 120 2 New Caledonia 250 127 3 Fiji 231 128 4 New Zealand 224 (Despite a 28-place rise between Sept and Oct) 131 5 Vanuatu 210 In September, New Zealand were also ranked below both Vanuatu and Samoa. Some of the Oceania teams jumped above New Zealand due to the South Pacific Games, while New Zealand were sitting at home. Now the final stage has started, New Zealand have started picking up the ranking points again. New Zealand's first group game against Fiji was their first competitive game in over 3 years.
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Post by Thor on Nov 22, 2007 12:31:38 GMT 1
It's a bit harsh on thos lesser South Americanm teams because it's SO hard for them to qualify. I'd like them to merge the Americas That would make sense. Plus 8 qualifying spots would still give the CONCACAF teams (other than Mexico and USA) a chance of making it. And while I'm at it, give Guadeloupe FIFA membership! Yeah and merge Asia/Oceania. That way we'd have 4 stronger groupings with better teams qualifying.
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Post by Panda on Nov 23, 2007 10:41:21 GMT 1
These are the European seedings for Sunday's World Cup draw:
POT ONE Italy, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Portugal, Holland, Croatia, Greece
POT TWO England, Romania, Scotland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, Poland, Sweden, Israel
POT THREE Norway, Ukraine, Serbia, Denmark, Northern Ireland, Rep of Ireland, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium
POT FOUR Slovakia, Bosnia, Hungary, Moldova, Wales, Macedonia, Belarus, Lithuania, Cyprus
POT FIVE Georgia, Albania, Slovenia, Latvia, Iceland, Armenia, Austria, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
POT SIX Liechtenstein, Estonia, Malta, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Andorra, Faroe Islands, San Marino
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Post by Panda on Nov 23, 2007 10:44:14 GMT 1
These are the Asian seedings for the draw:
POT ONE Australia, South Korea, Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia
POT TWO Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, North Korea, China
POT THREE Jordan, Iraq, Lenanon, Oman, United Arab Emirates
POT FOUR Qatar, Syria, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Singapore
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Post by Panda on Nov 23, 2007 10:51:24 GMT 1
I'm assuming the new FIFA rankings will be used for the African seedings. If so, they will look like this:
POT ONE Nigeria, Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Mali, Tunisia, Zambia, Togo
POT TWO Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, South Africa, DR Congo, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Congo, Uganda, Libya, Benin, Kenya
POT THREE Botswana, Tanzania, Sudan, Gabon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Burundi, Rwanda, Eritrea
POT FOUR Malawi, Mauritania, Chad, Liberia, Swaziland, Madagascar, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, Niger, Mauritius, Seychelles, Djibouti
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Post by Panda on Nov 23, 2007 10:58:54 GMT 1
CONCACAF's qualifying competition begins with 2 knockout rounds.
The following teams will start in the 1st round: Barbados, Surinam, Bermuda, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Bahamas, Nicaragua, Grenada, St. Lucia, Turks & Caicos Islands, Netherlands Antilles, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Anguilla, Belize, US Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Aruba
The following teams have a bye to the 2nd round and will be seeded for that round except St. Vincent: Mexico, USA, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Guatemala, Canada, Guyana, St. Vincent & The Grenadines
The knockout rounds will be arranged in sub-groups so the groups for the group stage will already be decided after the 2nd round.
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Post by Panda on Nov 23, 2007 11:31:34 GMT 1
The order for the draw on Sunday will be Asia, CONCACAF, Europe, Africa.
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Post by Panda on Feb 2, 2008 18:30:03 GMT 1
Qualifying starts up again this week.
Tomorrow sees the first leg of the CONCACAF first round tie between Bermuda and Cayman Islands. Most of the other first legs are on Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday are the first set of group games in Asia, with all 20 remaining teams in action.
European qualifying gets underway in September for most teams, though there is one game in August. South American teams resume their campaign in June, as do the 4 remaining Oceania teams.
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Post by Panda on Feb 4, 2008 2:09:57 GMT 1
CONCACAF 1st round, 1st leg: BERMUDA 1-1 CAYMAN ISLANDS
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Post by Panda on Feb 7, 2008 21:42:03 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 1: AUSTRALIA 3-0 QATAR IRAQ 1-1 CHINA (played in Dubai) In the opening round of Asian group games, Australia get off to a winning start in what is arguably the toughest group in this round of the Asian competition. Tim Cahill was on the scoresheet, with all 3 goals coming in the first half. Asian champions Iraq shared the points with China. Charlton's Zheng Zhi scored for China.
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