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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 10:38:35 GMT 1
A busy weekend of games continues... African 2nd round, Group 1: TANZANIA 0-0 CAMEROON A strong Cameroon line-up are held in Tanzania but stay top of the group. 1. Cameroon 3-7 (+5) 2. Cape Verde 2-3 (-1) 3. Tanzania 3-2 (-1) 4. Mauritius 2-1 (-3)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 10:42:27 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 2: KENYA 2-0 ZIMBABWE NAMIBIA 1-2 GUINEA 1. Kenya 3-6 (+3) 2. Zimbabwe 3-4 (0) 3. Guinea 3-4 (-1) 4. Namibia 3-3 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 10:46:53 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 3: NIGER 0-2 BENIN UGANDA 3-1 ANGOLA 1. Angola 3-6 (+2) 2. Benin 3-6 (+2) 3. Uganda 3-6 (0) 4. Niger 3-0 (-4)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 10:50:23 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 4: SIERRA LEONE 1-0 SOUTH AFRICA It's just as well South Africa qualify automatically, as they'd be struggling to qualify on this form... 1. Nigeria 2-6 (+3) 2. South Africa 3-3 (0) 3. Equatorial Guinea 2-3 (-1) 4. Sierra Leone 3-3 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 10:53:02 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 6: GAMBIA 1-0 ALGERIA 1. Gambia 3-5 (+1) 2. Senegal 2-4 (+1) 3. Algeria 3-3 (+1) 4. Liberia 2-1 (-3)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 10:56:04 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 7: BOTSWANA 1-1 IVORY COAST Ivory Coast are held for the second week in a row as Botswana stay top of the group. 1. Botswana 3-5 (+1) 2. Ivory Coast 3-5 (+1) 3. Madagascar 2-2 (0) 4. Mozambique 2-0 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 10:59:50 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 8: RWANDA 3-1 MOROCCO A surprise in Kigali as Rwanda maintain their 100% record by beating the group favourites. 1. Rwanda 3-9 (+6) 2. Morocco 3-6 (+4) 3. Ethiopia 3-3 (-3) 4. Mauritania 3-0 (-7)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:03:02 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 9: SEYCHELLES 2-3 BURKINA FASO A hat-trick from Moumouni Dagano helped Burkina Faso continue their winning start to the competition. 1. Burkina Faso 3-9 (+4) 2. Tunisia 2-3 (+1) 3. Burundi 2-1 (-2) 4. Seychelles 3-1 (-3)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:07:40 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 10: CHAD 2-1 CONGO SUDAN 3-2 MALI 1. Mali 3-6 (+2) 2. Chad 2-3 (0) 2. Sudan 2-3 (0) 4. Congo 3-3 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:12:25 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 12: MALAWI 1-0 EGYPT Shock of the day in Africa, as Egypt lose to an African team for the first time in 2 and half years. Malawi's win puts them top of the group on goal difference. 1. Malawi 3-6 (+7) 2. DR Congo 3-6 (+6) 3. Egypt 3-6 (+4) 4. Djibouti 3-0 (-17)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:21:31 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 1: CHINA 1-2 IRAQ QATAR 1-3 AUSTRALIA Brett Emerton scored 2 and Harry Kewell got the other as Australia booked their place in the next round. Iraq and Qatar will battle it out for the other place, with a draw good enough for Iraq. China are eliminated before the final round for the second World Cup in a row and are the highest-profile casualty so far. 1. Australia 5-10 (+5) 2. Iraq 5-7 (-1) 3. Qatar 5-7 (-2) 4. China 5-3 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:27:06 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 2: BAHRAIN 1-1 OMAN THAILAND 0-3 JAPAN Bahrain and Japan both go through to the next round. Oman and Thailand are eliminated. 1. Bahrain 5-11 (+3) 2. Japan 5-10 (+8) 3. Oman 5-5 (-3) 4. Thailand 5-1 (-8)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:31:30 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 3: NORTH KOREA 2-0 JORDAN TURKMENISTAN 1-3 SOUTH KOREA The Korean neighbours both progress to the next round. Jordan are eliminated which at least saves us from Lineker making jokes about Jordan's "big two up front". 1. South Korea 5-11 (+7) 2. North Korea 5-11 (+4) 3. Jordan 5-4 (-2) 4. Turkmenistan 5-1 (-9)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:35:37 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 4: SINGAPORE 0-2 SAUDI ARABIA UZBEKISTAN 3-0 LEBANON Saudi Arabia join Uzbekistan in the next round. Uzbekistan have won 5 out of 5. Singapore are eliminated. 1. Uzbekistan 5-15 (+12) 2. Saudi Arabia 5-12 (+5) 3. Singapore 5-3 (-7) 4. Lebanon 5-0 (-10)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:47:59 GMT 1
Asian 3rd round, Group 5: KUWAIT 2-3 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SYRIA 0-2 IRAN Having failed to win any of their first three games, Iran now find themselves in the next round after two wins. The UAE scored injury time winner to go second and eliminate Kuwait in the process. A draw against Syria in their final game will see them through to the next round. 1. Iran 5-9 (+3) 2. UAE 5-8 (+2) 3. Syria 5-5 (-3) 4. Kuwait 5-4 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:52:25 GMT 1
South America: PERU 1-1 COLOMBIA URUGUAY 1-1 VENEZUELA Venezuela continue their solid start as they aim to qualify for the first time. 1. Paraguay 4-10 (+8) 2. Argentina 4-9 (+6) 3. Colombia 5-9 (+2) 4. Brazil 4-8 (+6) 5. Venezuela 5-7 (0) 6. Uruguay 5-5 (+3) 7. Chile 4-4 (-3) 8. Ecuador 4-3 (-6) 9. Peru 5-3 (-6) 10. Bolivia 4-1 (-10)
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2008 11:58:46 GMT 1
CONCACAF 2nd round, 1st leg: GRENADA 2-2 COSTA RICA GUATEMALA 6-0 ST. LUCIA SURINAM 1-0 GUYANA Jason Roberts scored for Grenada, who let a two-goal lead slip against Costa Rica. Costa Rica struggled at this stage 4 years ago, only scraping past Cuba on away goals. Surinam earned a first-leg lead over seeded Guyana, whilst Guatemala's place in the group stages looks a formality. CONCACAF 2nd round, 2nd leg: PUERTO RICO 2-2 HONDURAS (Honduras win 6-2 on aggregate) A creditable draw for Puerto Rico against Honduras but the tie was effectively over after the latter's 4-0 win in the first leg. Honduras will go into Group B in the next round, with Mexico, Jamaica and Canada among their possible opponents.
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Post by Panda on Jun 16, 2008 10:48:25 GMT 1
Yesterday's scores: African 2nd round, Group 1: MAURITIUS 0-1 CAPE VERDE 1. Cameroon 3-7 (+5) 2. Cape Verde 3-6 (0) 3. Tanzania 3-2 (-1) 4. Mauritius 3-1 (-4)
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Post by Panda on Jun 16, 2008 11:01:29 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 4: EQUATORIAL GUINEA 0-1 NIGERIA Joseph Yobo scored Nigeria's winning goal for the second week running as they make it 3 wins out of 3. 1. Nigeria 3-9 (+4) 2. South Africa 3-3 (0) 3. Equatorial Guinea 3-3 (-2) 4. Sierra Leone 3-3 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Jun 16, 2008 11:07:26 GMT 1
African 2nd round, Group 5: GABON 2-0 GHANA LESOTHO 0-1 LIBYA (played in South Africa) A surprise defeat for the Black Stars as Gabon pick up their first points. Ghana 3-6 (+2) Libya 3-6 (-1) Gabon 2-3 (+1) Lesotho 2-0 (-2)
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