World Cup qualifiers discussion thread (soccer)

Lukic · Jun 7, 2009

Serbia is too good.

McGrath · Jun 7, 2009

Cmon on England Cmon on England

MASTERS · Jun 7, 2009

australia 0-0 qatar

Hybrid · Jun 7, 2009

Zakaron said: ↑

How's Australia doing or went.
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Australia drew 0-0 away to Qatar to effectively qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Hybrid · Jun 7, 2009

RESULTS: (italics are yet to be played)

SOUTH AMERICA
Uruguay 0-4 Brazil
Bolivia 0-1 Venezuela
Argentina 1-0 Colombia
Paraguay 0-2 Chile

AFRICA
Group 1
Gabon 3-0 Togo

Group 2
Tunisia 2-0 Mozambique

Group 3
Zambia 1-0 Rwanda

Group 5
Malawi 0-1 Burkina Faso

ASIA
Group 1
Uzbekistan 0-1 Japan
Qatar 0-0 Australia

Group 2
North Korea 0-0 Iran
UAE 0-2 South Korea

NORTH AMERICA
Trinidad & Tobago 2-3 Costa Rica
USA 2-1 Honduras
El Salvador v Mexico (in progress, currently 1-0 to El Salvador)

EUROPE
Group 1
Sweden 0-1 Denmark
Albania 1-2 Portugal

Group 3
Slovakia 7-0 San Marino

Group 4
Azerbaijan 0-1 Wales
Finland 2-1 Liechtenstein

Group 6
Kazakhstan 0-4 England
Belarus 5-1 Andorra
Croatia 2-2 Ukraine

Group 7
Lithuania 0-1 Romania
Serbia 1-0 Austria

Group 8
Bulgaria 1-1 Ireland
Cyprus 2-2 Montenegro

Group 9
Macedonia 0-0 Norway
Iceland 1-2 Netherlands

There are still quite a few matches yet to be played. They'll kick off later today.

Hybrid · Jun 7, 2009

....

Terry: England Must Peak In 2010

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1067247.html#terry+england+must+peak+2010

John Terry has stressed the need for England to peak at the right time - during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals - but is confident the team "are getting to where the manager wants us to be".

England moved a step closer to qualifying for South Africa next summer with yesterday's 4-0 win over Kazakhstan in Almaty thanks to goals from Gareth Barry, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney and a Frank Lampard penalty. It was their sixth successive Group 6 win, took their goals tally to 20 and maintained their 100 per cent record.

However, Terry knows it is crucial that England are at their best when they attempt to lift football's most coveted trophy for the second time. The Chelsea star said: "We are playing really well and are well on the way to where we want to be.

"But there is no point in us being at the very top now and in a year's time from now not being where we want to be. We are slowly progressing in terms of our fitness, our tactical play, our awareness of each other and what we are doing collectively as a team.

There is no point in us being at the very top now and in a year's time from now not being where we want to be.

"We are getting to where the manager (Fabio Capello) wants us to be. There are still improvements to be made. The manager wants improvements and the players can see little bits that need tweaking as well.

"But, although everyone says about Spain being a lot more technical, we can play as well. We are playing in one of the best leagues in the world anyway. People like Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry dictate the pace and speed of games. They can really play and make things happen."

Terry believes Capello has helped to remove the fear factor from England's play. The occasions such as when the players and the then coach Steve McClaren were booed relentlessly during a UEFA EURO 2008 qualifier against Andorra in Barcelona seem a distant memory.

Terry said: "The players are now really relishing getting on the ball and playing and having confidence and trusting each other again. There were times when people were on our backs a little bit and certain players didn't want the ball in certain areas.

"But if you look at everyone in this game, they all wanted the ball and were all making angles for each other. Since the manager has come in, that has been a big part of it, to play right from the back and work hard for the team. You can see how much harder we are working as a group."
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Lukic · Jun 7, 2009

England have no hope as long as Serbia are there.

Hybrid · Jun 7, 2009

Lukic said: ↑

England have no hope as long as Serbia are there.
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Yeah I can't wait to see class players like Darko Lazovic and Josip Projic come up against the likes of Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney...

Lukic · Jun 7, 2009

Who the hell are Gerard and Rooney?

morgieb · Jun 7, 2009

Nice, Australia are in the World Cup.

See, the only reason why Australia never qualify is because Oceania didn't have instant places.

Hybrid · Jun 7, 2009

morgieb said: ↑

Nice, Australia are in the World Cup.

See, the only reason why Australia never qualify is because Oceania didn't have instant places.
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Yeah, that's pretty much the only reason... our team was always decent enough IMO.

Asia has 4 automatic places, with 1 play-off place.

Oceania has 0 automatic places, with 1 play-off place.

Whole different story TBH.

morgieb · Jun 7, 2009

Why didn't Oceania have any automatic places? That's just making the region lose interest in soccer.

Hybrid · Jun 7, 2009

morgieb said: ↑

Why didn't Oceania have any automatic places? That's just making the region lose interest in soccer.
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Places are depending on the general rank/skill of nations on the continent and how many nations there are.

Not only is there so few teams in Oceania, but they're also pretty shithouse to be fair.

MatthewJay · Jun 7, 2009

morgieb said: ↑

Why didn't Oceania have any automatic places? That's just making the region lose interest in soccer.
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Because Australia was the only decent team there....

McGrath · Jun 7, 2009

Theo said: ↑

Because Australia was the only decent team there....
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DFC-Lee · Jun 11, 2009

1-0 England .

Rooney, 3mins

McGrath · Jun 11, 2009

Get in Greatest player on earth

Gazza · Jun 11, 2009

In other news....NZ ARE BEATING ITALY 3-2

Riddy · Jun 11, 2009

england 3-0 at half time. this is sooooo easy... rooney is immense. becks and lamps are just strolling around in the centre of the park!

Sik_Slogga · Jun 11, 2009

Wow, we're on fire tonight!!

Rooney tearing the defense apart and good to see Johnson come back well

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Hybrid A Kolar

Lukic L Popovic

morgieb MC Burridge

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Hybrid A Kolar

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