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Post by suedehead on Mar 26, 2013 23:40:05 GMT 1
Scotland are the first European side to go out. That is seriously embarrassing.
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2013 23:45:29 GMT 1
European Group A: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 6 | +10 | 16 | 2 | | 6 | +7 | 16 | 3 | | 6 | +1 | 7 | 4 | | 6 | -8 | 6 | 5 | | 6 | -4 | 4 | 6 | | 6 | -6 | 2 |
The top 2 continue their dominance in Group A after both won. Belgium are top after a narrow win over Macedonia. Croatia came from behind to beat Wales after Gareth Bale had put the home side ahead from the penalty spot. Eduardo's late winner means Croatia and Belgium both have 16 points after 6 games. Scotland's defeat to Serbia gives them the dubious honour of being the first European team eliminated from the 2014 World Cup.
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2013 23:51:02 GMT 1
European Group B: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 5 | +8 | 13 | 2 | | 6 | +7 | 10 | 3 | | 5 | +2 | 8 | 4 | | 5 | +1 | 6 | 5 | | 4 | -5 | 3 | 6 | | 5 | -13 | 0 |
Italy extend their lead to 3 points, with a game in hand, after a routine win over Malta, while Bulgaria were held by Denmark. Czech Republic are up to 3rd after beating Armenia.
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2013 23:57:34 GMT 1
European Group C: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 6 | +15 | 16 | 2 | | 5 | +9 | 8 | 3 | | 4 | +3 | 8 | 4 | | 5 | -1 | 8 | 5 | | 6 | -13 | 1 | 6 | | 4 | -13 | 0 |
Germany continue their dominance with a comprehensive win over Kazakhstan, which leaves them 8 points clear at the top. Austria's injury time equaliser in Dublin moves them up to 2nd on goal difference from Sweden and Ireland.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Mar 26, 2013 23:58:36 GMT 1
thanks for these, always a good read
i know scotland are bad but thats a new low even for them
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Post by Panda on Mar 27, 2013 0:03:00 GMT 1
European Group D: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 6 | +18 | 18 | 2 | | 6 | +5 | 11 | 3 | | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | | 6 | -6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | -17 | 0 |
Holland remain one of only two European sides with a 100% record (the other beating Russia) after beating Romania 4-0. Hungary lead the chase for 2nd place after earning a point in Turkey.
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Post by Panda on Mar 27, 2013 0:11:53 GMT 1
European Group F: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 4 | +8 | 12 | 2 | | 6 | +7 | 11 | 3 | | 6 | +5 | 11 | 4 | | 5 | -4 | 3 | 5 | | 6 | -6 | 3 | 6 | | 5 | -10 | 2 |
Portugal had to wait over an hour for a breakthrough in Azerbaijan but eventually secured a 2-0 win. However, they remain behind 2nd-placed Israel on goal difference after they beat Northern Ireland by the same scoreline. (There were no games in Group E, in case you were wondering.)
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Post by Panda on Mar 27, 2013 0:24:15 GMT 1
European Group H: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 6 | +11 | 14 | 2 | | 6 | +18 | 12 | 3 | | 5 | +5 | 8 | 4 | | 5 | +2 | 8 | 5 | | 6 | -7 | 4 | 6 | | 6 | -29 | 0 |
A game of two halves in Podgorica as England led Montenegro at half-time after controlling the first 45 minutes. Montenegro fought back and dominated the second half, finding a deserved equaliser as England's performance nosedived. The result means Montenegro maintain their 2-point cushion at the top. Poland and Ukraine both won to haul themselves back into playoff contention.
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Post by Panda on Mar 27, 2013 0:29:11 GMT 1
European Group I: | 0-1 | |
Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 5 | +6 | 11 | 2 | | 5 | +4 | 10 | 3 | | 5 | -4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | -5 | 3 | 5 | | 3 | -1 | 2 |
World champions Spain recovered from their disappointment against Finland by winning 1-0 in France to leapfrog them at the top of Group I. They lead by a point with games against Finland, Georgia and Belarus to come.
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Post by Panda on Mar 27, 2013 0:34:41 GMT 1
European runners-up table:
1. Croatia 6-16 (+7) 2. France 5-10 (+4) 3. Greece 5-10 (+2) 4. Hungary 5-8 (0) 5. Bulgaria 6-7 (+1) 6. England 4-6 (+5) 7. Iceland 4-6 (0) 8. Austria 4-5 (+3) --------------------- 9. Israel 4-5 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2013 21:16:00 GMT 1
The rest of Tuesday's results... CONCACAF 4th round: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 3 | +2 | 5 | 2 | | 3 | +1 | 4 | 3 | | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | -1 | 4 | 5 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | | 3 | -2 | 2 |
The "Hex" continues to look extremely tight with just 3 points separating top from bottom. Panama, the only one of the six never to qualify for the World Cup, go top after beating previous leaders Honduras 2-0. Costa Rica climb into 2nd after beating Jamaica by the same scoreline. Mexico find themselves down in 5th place after drawing their first 3 games.
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2013 21:36:12 GMT 1
South America: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 11 | +16 | 24 | 2 | | 10 | +6 | 20 | 3 | | 10 | +12 | 19 | 4 | | 11 | -3 | 15 | 5 | | 11 | -3 | 15 | 6 | | 11 | -4 | 13 | 7 | | 10 | -4 | 11 | 8 | | 11 | -7 | 9 | 9 | | 11 | -13 | 8 |
Ecuador were the big winners of the day, moving up to 2nd after a comfortable win over bottom side Paraguay, who look likely to miss out for the first time in 20 years. Argentina were held to a 1-1 draw in Bolivia (an improvement on the 6-1 defeat they suffered in 2010 qualifying) but remain top and could seal qualification in June. Chile move back into the top 4 after beating Uruguay, who are without a win in their last 6 qualifying matches. But the big story of that game was Luis Suarez appearing to punch Chile defender Gonzalo Jara in the face. The incident was missed by the referee but FIFA could take retrospective action. Venezuela beat Colombia to remain in the playoff place, level on points with Chile.
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2013 21:55:54 GMT 1
THE HAVEN WORLD CUP WALL
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| ENG | EQG |
| EST | ETH | FRO |
| FIN | FRA | GAB | GAM | GEO | GER | GHA | GRE |
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| NIR | NOR | OMA |
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| POL | POR |
| QAT | ROU | RUS | RWA |
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Eliminated:* = past qualifier red = 2010 qualifier East Timor | 02/07/2011 | lost to Nepal in Asian 1st round | Afghanistan | 03/07/2011 | lost to Palestine in Asian 1st round | Cambodia | 03/07/2011 | lost to Laos in Asian 1st round | Macau | 03/07/2011 | lost to Vietnam in Asian 1st round | Mongolia | 03/07/2011 | lost to Burma in Asian 1st round | Pakistan | 03/07/2011 | lost to Bangladesh in Asian 1st round | Sri Lanka | 03/07/2011 | lost to Philippines in Asian 1st round | Taiwan | 03/07/2011 | lost to Malaysia in Asian 1st round | Turks & Caicos Islands | 09/07/2011 | lost to Bahamas in CONCACAF 1st round | Anguilla | 10/07/2011 | lost to Dominican Republic in CONCACAF 1st round | British Virgin Islands | 10/07/2011 | lost to US Virgin Islands in CONCACAF 1st round | Aruba | 12/07/2011 | lost to St. Lucia in CONCACAF 1st round | Montserrat | 17/07/2011 | lost to Belize in CONCACAF 1st round | Bangladesh | 28/07/2011 | lost to Lebanon in Asian 2nd round | Burma | 28/07/2011 | lost to Oman in Asian 2nd round | Hong Kong | 28/07/2011 | lost to Saudi Arabia in Asian 2nd round | India | 28/07/2011 | lost to United Arab Emirates in Asian 2nd round | Kyrgyzstan | 28/07/2011 | lost to Uzbekistan in Asian 2nd round | Laos | 28/07/2011 | lost to China in Asian 2nd round | Malaysia | 28/07/2011 | lost to Singapore in Asian 2nd round | Maldives | 28/07/2011 | lost to Iran in Asian 2nd round | Nepal | 28/07/2011 | lost to Jordan in Asian 2nd round | Palestine | 28/07/2011 | lost to Thailand in Asian 2nd round | Philippines | 28/07/2011 | lost to Kuwait in Asian 2nd round | Turkmenistan | 28/07/2011 | lost to Indonesia in Asian 2nd round | Vietnam | 28/07/2011 | lost to Qatar in Asian 2nd round | Yemen | 28/07/2011 | lost to Iraq in Asian 2nd round | Syria | 19/08/2011 | disqualified after fielding ineligible player against Tajikistan in Asian 2nd round | Bahamas | 22/08/2011 | withdrew from CONCACAF 2nd round | Barbados | 07/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Cayman Islands | 07/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Curacao | 07/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Dominican Republic | 07/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | St. Lucia | 07/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | US Virgin Islands | 07/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Belize | 11/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Bermuda | 11/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Dominica | 11/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Nicaragua | 11/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Puerto Rico | 11/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Grenada | 15/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 15/10/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Mauritius | 31/10/2011 | withdrew from African 1st round | Haiti* | 11/11/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Indonesia* | 11/11/2011 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | North Korea* | 11/11/2011 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | Singapore | 11/11/2011 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | St. Kitts & Nevis | 11/11/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Suriname | 11/11/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | Tajikistan | 11/11/2011 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | Trinidad & Tobago* | 11/11/2011 | eliminated in CONCACAF 2nd round | United Arab Emirates* | 11/11/2011 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | Burundi | 15/11/2011 | lost to Lesotho in African 1st round | Chad | 15/11/2011 | lost to Tanzania in African 1st round | China* | 15/11/2011 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | Comoros | 15/11/2011 | lost to Mozambique in African 1st round | Djibouti | 15/11/2011 | lost to Namibia in African 1st round | Eritrea | 15/11/2011 | lost to Rwanda in African 1st round | Guinea-Bissau | 15/11/2011 | lost to Togo in African 1st round | Madagascar | 15/11/2011 | lost to Equatorial Guinea in African 1st round | Sao Tome & Principe | 15/11/2011 | lost to Congo in African 1st round | Seychelles | 15/11/2011 | lost to Kenya in African 1st round | Swaziland | 15/11/2011 | lost to Democratic Rep. of Congo in African 1st round | Somalia | 16/11/2011 | lost to Ethiopia in African 1st round | Cook Islands | 24/11/2011 | eliminated in Oceania 1st round | Tonga | 24/11/2011 | eliminated in Oceania 1st round | American Samoa | 26/11/2011 | eliminated in Oceania 1st round | Bahrain | 29/02/2012 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | Kuwait* | 29/02/2012 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | Saudi Arabia* | 29/02/2012 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | Thailand | 29/02/2012 | eliminated in Asian 3rd round | Papua New Guinea | 04/06/2012 | eliminated in Oceania 2nd round | Samoa | 05/06/2012 | eliminated in Oceania 2nd round | Vanuatu | 05/06/2012 | eliminated in Oceania 2nd round | Fiji | 06/06/2012 | eliminated in Oceania 2nd round | Cuba* | 11/09/2012 | eliminated in CONCACAF 3rd round | Antigua & Barbuda | 12/10/2012 | eliminated in CONCACAF 3rd round | Guyana | 12/10/2012 | eliminated in CONCACAF 3rd round | Canada* | 16/10/2012 | eliminated in CONCACAF 3rd round | El Salvador* | 16/10/2012 | eliminated in CONCACAF 3rd round | Guatemala | 16/10/2012 | eliminated in CONCACAF 3rd round | Solomon Islands | 16/10/2012 | eliminated in Oceania 3rd round | Tahiti | 16/10/2012 | eliminated in Oceania 3rd round
| New Caledonia | 22/03/2013 | eliminated in Oceania 3rd round
| Scotland* | 26/03/2013 | eliminated in European qualifying
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Confederation | Entries | Eliminated | Remaining | Europe | 53 | 1
| 52 | South America | 10 | 0 | 10 | CONCACAF | 35 | 29 | 6 | Africa | 52 | 12 | 40 | Asia | 43 | 33 | 10 | Oceania | 11 | 10 | 1 |
204 entered, 119 remain
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2013 22:52:43 GMT 1
If qualifying ended today, these would be the 32 teams taking part in the 2014 World Cup: (Determined by current positions. Playoff winners are determined by current world rankings) HOSTS Brazil EUROPEGroup winners: Belgium Italy Germany Netherlands Switzerland Russia Bosnia-Herzegovina Montenegro Spain Playoff winners: England Croatia Greece France SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Ecuador Colombia Chile CONCACAF Panama Costa Rica United States AFRICA Ivory Coast Nigeria Algeria Zambia Tunisia ASIA Uzbekistan South Korea Japan Jordan INTERCONTINENTAL PLAYOFFS Australia Honduras As things currently stand, we are on course for 6 debutants in Brazil.
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Post by suedehead on Mar 28, 2013 23:26:01 GMT 1
I suppose the big news there would be no Mexico. The always qualify, largely due to the lack of opposition.
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2013 23:46:45 GMT 1
And no Portugal either...
I think Mexico will ultimately qualify reasonably comfortably. The Central American teams tend to be very strong at home but struggle away from home, though I still think Panama can finish in the top 3.
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Post by suedehead on Mar 29, 2013 0:06:37 GMT 1
Oh, I agree that Mexico will probably sort themselves out and qualify. Portugal will also probably get there even if they do have to win a play-off.
On the subject of paly-offs, I see that FIFA, in their usual ineptitude, haven't said whether the European play-offs will be seeded. It really is a joke that they can get away with saying that they will decide the rules for part of the qualifying competition so long after it has started.
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Post by Panda on Mar 29, 2013 0:14:17 GMT 1
They're obviously waiting to see who's in the playoffs to see who needs protecting. They helped out France and Portugal last time and if England and Croatia are in there as well, it's pretty much guaranteed the playoffs will be seeded.
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Post by suedehead on Mar 29, 2013 0:19:30 GMT 1
They're obviously waiting to see who's in the playoffs to see who needs protecting. They helped out France and Portugal last time and if England and Croatia are in there as well, it's pretty much guaranteed the playoffs will be seeded. Precisely. That will also determine how they decide to calculate who the seeds should be.
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Post by Panda on Jun 4, 2013 15:57:05 GMT 1
Getting this thread on to a new page...
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