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Post by Panda on Sept 6, 2013 23:11:51 GMT 1
European Group C: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 7 | +18 | 19 | 2 | | 7 | +5 | 14 | 3 | | 7 | +7 | 11 | 4 | | 7 | +1 | 11 | 5 | | 7 | -12 | 4 | 6 | | 7 | -19 | 0 |
A routine win for Germany puts them on the verge of a 16th consecutive World Cup appearance. They can qualify on Tuesday if they beat the Faroe Islands and Sweden slip up in Kazakhstan. Sweden's win in Dublin puts them in pole position for the playoff spot, with Tuesday's clash between Austria and Ireland likely to mean the end of the road for one of those teams.
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Post by Panda on Sept 6, 2013 23:20:18 GMT 1
European Group D: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 7 | +18 | 19 | 2 | | 7 | +3 | 13 | 3 | | 7 | +2 | 11 | 4 | | 7 | +5 | 10 | 5 | | 7 | -6 | 7 | 6 | | 7 | -22 | 0 |
The Netherlands lose the last remaining 100% in Europe after they could only draw in Estonia. They scored in the first and last minute of the game but Estonia scored twice to earn an unexpected point. Egypt are now the only team still with a 100% record in this qualifying campaign. Holland will qualify on Tuesday with victory over Andorra if Romania fail to beat Turkey.
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Post by Panda on Sept 6, 2013 23:26:38 GMT 1
European Group E: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 7 | +7 | 15 | 2 | | 7 | +2 | 11 | 3 | | 7 | 0 | 10 | 4 | | 7 | -1 | 10 | 5 | | 7 | -1 | 9 | 6 | | 7 | -7 | 4 |
Switzerland remain top despite letting a 4-1 lead slip at home to Iceland. Switzerland can qualify on Tuesday if they beat Norway, there's no winner in the game between Iceland and Albania, and Slovenia fail to beat Cyprus.
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Post by Panda on Sept 6, 2013 23:35:46 GMT 1
European Group F: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 8 | +8 | 17 | 2 | | 7 | +9 | 15 | 3 | | 6 | +7 | 11 | 4 | | 7 | -5 | 6 | 5 | | 7 | -6 | 4 | 6 | | 7 | -13 | 3 |
A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick helped 10-man Portugal to a 4-2 victory over 9-man Northern Ireland to keep them top of the group. Russia remain 2 points behind, having beaten Luxembourg 4-1. Russia took the lead inside the first 20 seconds. Israel have the chance to keep the pressure on the top 2 when they play Azerbaijan tomorrow.
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Post by Panda on Sept 6, 2013 23:44:40 GMT 1
European Group G: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 7 | +19 | 16 | 2 | | 7 | +4 | 16 | 3 | | 7 | +3 | 12 | 4 | | 7 | -7 | 7 | 5 | | 7 | -5 | 5 | 6 | | 7 | -14 | 2 |
Bosnia lose their unbeaten record after going down at home to Slovakia but remain top of the group on goal difference, ahead of Greece. Greece had to grind out a 1-0 win in Liechtenstein with 10 men. Bosnia have an immediate chance for revenge when they go to Slovakia on Tuesday, while Greece will be hoping a victory over Latvia will send them top.
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Post by Panda on Sept 6, 2013 23:53:33 GMT 1
European Group H: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 7 | +22 | 15 | 2 | | 8 | +7 | 15 | 3 | | 7 | +15 | 14 | 4 | | 7 | +5 | 10 | 5 | | 8 | -11 | 5 | 6 | | 7 | -38 | 0 |
England return to the top of the group after a comfortable win over Moldova. Tuesday's game against Ukraine is crucial with the winner (if there is one) likely to go on to win the group. A draw would still leave England in a good position as it would mean two wins in their final two games would be enough for them to win the group. Montenegro's draw in Poland leaves them vulnerable and a draw in the Ukraine-England game would probably be the best result for them.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2013 0:01:49 GMT 1
European Group I: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 6 | +8 | 14 | 2 | | 6 | +4 | 11 | 3 | | 6 | -2 | 6 | 4 | | 6 | -4 | 5 | 5 | | 6 | -6 | 4 |
Spain move 3 points clear at the top after beating Finland, while France were held to a goalless draw in Georgia. France can move level on points if they beat Belarus on Tuesday, but Spain will have a game in hand.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2013 0:29:29 GMT 1
European runners-up table: (teams currently in 2nd are in red, current group leaders are in bold)
1. Croatia 7-17 (+7) Germany 6-16 (+15) Netherlands 6-16 (+15) Belgium 6-16 (+9) Spain 6-14 (+8) Portugal 7-14 (+7) Bosnia 6-13 (+12) 2. Greece 6-13 (+3) 3. Russia 6-12 (+6) Switzerland 5-11 (+6) Italy 5-11 (+5) Ukraine 6-11 (+6) 4. France 6-11 (+4) Iceland 6-10 (0) 5. Romania 6-10 (-1) England 5-9 (+9) 6. Montenegro 6-9 (-2) 7. Sweden 5-8 (+2) Austria 6-8 (+1) Slovakia 5-8 (+1) Hungary 6-8 (-3) 8. Bulgaria 6-7 (0) ------------------------ Albania 6-7 (-2) Armenia 5-6 (-1) Czech Rep 6-6 (-1) Slovenia 6-6 (-2) Finland 6-6 (-2) Denmark 6-6 (-3) Israel 4-5 (-2) 9. Norway 5-5 (-2) Georgia 6-5 (-4) Ireland 5-5 (-5) Turkey 5-4 (-2) Latvia 5-4 (-9)
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Post by Robbie on Sept 7, 2013 0:38:27 GMT 1
Apart from that disastrous goal against England back in 1993 have San Marino ever scored another international goal? I'm sure they have but I can't think of a single one...
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2013 0:55:03 GMT 1
San Marino international goals:
1991: San Marino 1-3 Romania (ECQ) 1992: Turkey 4-1 San Marino (WCQ) 1993: San Marino 1-7 England (WCQ) 1994: Finland 4-1 San Marino (ECQ) 1995: San Marino 1-3 Faroe Islands (ECQ) 1998: San Marino 1-4 Austria (ECQ) 2001: Belgium 10-1 San Marino (WCQ) 2001: Latvia 1-1 San Marino (WCQ) 2001: San Marino 1-4 Belgium (WCQ) 2003: Liechtenstein 2-2 San Marino (Friendly) 2004: San Marino 1-0 Liechtenstein (Friendly) 2005: San Marino 1-2 Belgium (WCQ) 2005: San Marino 1-3 Bosnia (WCQ) 2007: San Marino 1-2 Ireland (ECQ) 2007: San Marino 1-2 Wales (ECQ) 2008: San Marino 1-3 Slovakia (WCQ)
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2013 1:09:59 GMT 1
After Ukraine's big win tonight, here's a look at the biggest scores of this World Cup so far:
Antigua & Barbuda 10-0 US Virgin Islands Bahrain 10-0 Indonesia Samoa 1-10 Tahiti Jordan 9-0 Nepal New Caledonia 9-0 Samoa Ukraine 9-0 San Marino Japan 8-0 Tajikistan San Marino 0-8 England Honduras 8-1 Canada Liechtenstein 1-8 Bosnia-Herzegovina US Virgin Islands 1-8 Antigua & Barbuda Costa Rica 7-0 Guyana Ghana 7-0 Lesotho St. Lucia 0-7 Canada US Virgin Islands 0-7 Haiti Iraq 7-1 Singapore Macau 1-7 Vietnam China 7-2 Laos Austria 6-0 Faroe Islands Bahamas 6-0 Turks & Caicos Islands Bulgaria 6-0 Malta Haiti 6-0 US Virgin Islands Iran 6-0 Bahrain Japan 6-0 Jordan Luxembourg 0-6 Israel San Marino 0-6 Montenegro South Korea 6-0 Lebanon Vietnam 6-0 Macau Curacao 6-1 US Virgin Islands Guinea 6-1 Mozambique Ireland 1-6 Germany Laos 1-6 China New Zealand 6-1 Solomon Islands Serbia 6-1 Wales Laos 6-2 Cambodia Solomon Islands 2-6 New Caledonia
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Post by Robbie on Sept 7, 2013 1:15:48 GMT 1
San Marino international goals: 1991: San Marino 1-3 Romania (ECQ) 1992: Turkey 4-1 San Marino (WCQ) 1993: San Marino 1-7 England (WCQ) 1994: Finland 4-1 San Marino (ECQ) 1995: San Marino 1-3 Faroe Islands (ECQ) 1998: San Marino 1-4 Austria (ECQ) 2001: Belgium 10-1 San Marino (WCQ) 2001: Latvia 1-1 San Marino (WCQ) 2001: San Marino 1-4 Belgium (WCQ) 2003: Liechtenstein 2-2 San Marino (Friendly) 2004: San Marino 1-0 Liechtenstein (Friendly) 2005: San Marino 1-2 Belgium (WCQ) 2005: San Marino 1-3 Bosnia (WCQ) 2007: San Marino 1-2 Ireland (ECQ) 2007: San Marino 1-2 Wales (ECQ) 2008: San Marino 1-3 Slovakia (WCQ) Blimey, a few more than I thought they'd scored!
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Post by madmurray on Sept 7, 2013 7:21:39 GMT 1
Estonia and holland burst my coupon tonight.
Englands game on Tuesday is crucial. They must not get beat.
Scotland gubbed again...wooden spoon for us.
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Post by Paddy on Sept 7, 2013 9:26:12 GMT 1
European runners-up table: (teams currently in 2nd are in red, current group leaders are in bold) 1. Croatia 7-17 (+7) Germany 6-16 (+15) Netherlands 6-16 (+15) Belgium 6-16 (+9) Spain 6-14 (+8) Portugal 7-14 (+7) Bosnia 6-13 (+12) 2. Greece 6-13 (+3) 3. Russia 6-12 (+6) Switzerland 5-11 (+6) Italy 5-11 (+5) Ukraine 6-11 (+6) 4. France 6-11 (+4) Iceland 6-10 (0) 5. Romania 6-10 (-1) England 5-9 (+9) 6. Montenegro 6-9 (-2) 7. Sweden 5-8 (+2) Austria 6-8 (+1) Slovakia 5-8 (+1) Hungary 6-8 (-3) 8. Bulgaria 6-7 (0) ------------------------ Albania 6-7 (-2) Armenia 5-6 (-1) Czech Rep 6-6 (-1) Slovenia 6-6 (-2) Finland 6-6 (-2) Denmark 6-6 (-3) Israel 4-5 (-2) 9. Norway 5-5 (-2) Georgia 6-5 (-4) Ireland 5-5 (-5) Turkey 5-4 (-2) Latvia 5-4 (-9) Something not quite right. Surely can't have a team in second in a group be above the team who are first on this table?
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Post by Tom on Sept 7, 2013 11:09:59 GMT 1
Just wondering how good would Oman be as a club side (ie what league level would they be at in England)? Only Al-Habsi springs to mind as being well-known of their players.
The reason I ask is because Reading are playing them today!
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2013 11:41:44 GMT 1
European runners-up table: (teams currently in 2nd are in red, current group leaders are in bold) 1. Croatia 7-17 (+7) Germany 6-16 (+15) Netherlands 6-16 (+15) Belgium 6-16 (+9) Spain 6-14 (+8) Portugal 7-14 (+7) Bosnia 6-13 (+12) 2. Greece 6-13 (+3) 3. Russia 6-12 (+6) Switzerland 5-11 (+6) Italy 5-11 (+5) Ukraine 6-11 (+6) 4. France 6-11 (+4) Iceland 6-10 (0) 5. Romania 6-10 (-1) England 5-9 (+9) 6. Montenegro 6-9 (-2) 7. Sweden 5-8 (+2) Austria 6-8 (+1) Slovakia 5-8 (+1) Hungary 6-8 (-3) 8. Bulgaria 6-7 (0) ------------------------ Albania 6-7 (-2) Armenia 5-6 (-1) Czech Rep 6-6 (-1) Slovenia 6-6 (-2) Finland 6-6 (-2) Denmark 6-6 (-3) Israel 4-5 (-2) 9. Norway 5-5 (-2) Georgia 6-5 (-4) Ireland 5-5 (-5) Turkey 5-4 (-2) Latvia 5-4 (-9) Something not quite right. Surely can't have a team in second in a group be above the team who are first on this table? The runners-up table discounts results against 6th-placed teams. Belgium beat Scotland twice so lose 6 points. Croatia have only played Scotland once and lost, so they lose nothing. As the table will only feature the 9 runners-up, it's irrelevant to compare teams in the same group (for instance, if Croatia end up on the final runners-up table, it means Belgium have won the group) but I decided to include the current leaders and teams outside the top 2 to show where all the potential qualifiers currently stand.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2013 11:49:41 GMT 1
Just wondering how good would Oman be as a club side (ie what league level would they be at in England)? Only Al-Habsi springs to mind as being well-known of their players. The reason I ask is because Reading are playing them today! Really interesting question and a tough one to answer, as they don't play many games against European teams. I know they lost 4-1 to Ireland a year ago, and I would put them at about Championship level. Based on the fact they finished behind Japan, Australia and Jordan in World Cup qualifying, my best guess would be around League Two/Conference level.
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Post by Tom on Sept 7, 2013 11:59:46 GMT 1
Just wondering how good would Oman be as a club side (ie what league level would they be at in England)? Only Al-Habsi springs to mind as being well-known of their players. The reason I ask is because Reading are playing them today! Really interesting question and a tough one to answer, as they don't play many games against European teams. I know they lost 4-1 to Ireland a year ago, and I would put them at about Championship level. Based on the fact they finished behind Japan, Australia and Jordan in World Cup qualifying, my best guess would be around League Two/Conference level. Cheers, suspected it might be something like that, Championship for Ireland seems about right too. It's going to be a half-strength side out today I think, the strongest side available ignoring the players away on international duty (though we may give some squad players a game), plus U21s. Looks like even if we put out a really weakened team we should still be winning. Apparently some of the Oman team were unable to meet the paperwork criteria and therefore will not be present, so it won't even be their strongest side.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2013 13:43:29 GMT 1
South America: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 13 | +16 | 26 | 2 | | 13 | +15 | 26 | 3 | | 14 | +3 | 24 | 4 | | 13 | +4 | 21 | 5 | | 13 | -2 | 19 | 6 | | 14 | -7 | 16 | 7 | | 13 | -6 | 14 | 8 | | 13 | -10 | 11 | 9
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Colombia moved to the brink of their first World Cup appearance since 1998 with victory over Ecuador. They and Argentina will both have the chance to confirm their place in Brazil on Tuesday. Chile are also looking good after a comfortable win over Venezuela though they will have to wait to confirm their qualification as they don't play in midweek. Uruguay are looking good for at least a playoff spot after beating Peru. Their win takes them 3 points clear of Venezuela with a game in hand. Bolivia are the first South American team to be eliminated after losing in Paraguay, who have surely left it too late.
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Post by Panda on Sept 7, 2013 13:59:01 GMT 1
CONCACAF 4th round: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 7 | +6 | 14 | 2 | | 7 | +2 | 13 | 3 | | 7 | 0 | 10 | 4 | | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | | 7 | -2 | 7 | 6 | | 7 | -6 | 3 |
The story of the day in North America was Mexico losing at home to Honduras, having led at half-time. The result takes Honduras into the top 3, and with Mexico travelling to bitter rivals the USA on Tuesday, there's a very real chance they could miss out. Costa Rica go top after beating the US at home but both teams can seal qualification on Tuesday. Panama will be very disappointed to have dropped points against Jamaica again and they will probably have to get something in Honduras on Tuesday to keep their hopes of automatic qualification alive.
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