thetrooper37
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Help?;2730898 said:
That's not how it works. The 2nd placed teams from the other groups have their results against the worst team in their group ignored. (if that made sense)
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WC 2010: Which teams will qualify?
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That's not how it works. The 2nd placed teams from the other groups have their results against the worst team in their group ignored. (if that made sense)
Brazil wins Chile by 4-2. Awesome win.
Wow, 4 teams are almost competing for 4th and 5th place in South America. Most of their match are between those competing teams so it will gonna be tough for all.
Saudi Arabia eliminates, Bahrain will play the final playoff vs NZ.
What a dramatic match. In 46th minute of 2nd half, Saudi Arabia scores and makes 2-1 but just 10 seconds before the match end, Bahrain made the goal.
Go Bahrain!
In Europe play-offs, It is sure that Norway (Group 9) will eliminate although they got 2nd place in their group.
Wow, 4 teams are almost competing for 4th and 5th place in South America. Most of their match are between those competing teams so it will gonna be tough for all.
Saudi Arabia eliminates, Bahrain will play the final playoff vs NZ.
What a dramatic match. In 46th minute of 2nd half, Saudi Arabia scores and makes 2-1 but just 10 seconds before the match end, Bahrain made the goal.
Go Bahrain!
In Europe play-offs, It is sure that Norway (Group 9) will eliminate although they got 2nd place in their group.
This is the funniestcmc211;2730968 said:Saudi Arabia eliminates, Bahrain will play the final playoff vs NZ.
What a dramatic match. In 46th minute of 2nd half, Saudi Arabia scores and makes 2-1 but just 10 seconds before the match end, Bahrain made the goal.
Go Bahrain!
After Saudi score what seemed like the clincher the (Saudi) commentator spends the next couple of minutes fapping over the thought of them making it to yet another world cup where they serve as everyone else's b1tch, that it takes him like 10 seconds after Bahrain scores to comprehend that this ain't gonna happen. Also look at the guy at 0.18, he's jumping up and down and going off his head, but when he realizes the clown on the big screen is him he sits back down in shame 
First time Saudi won't be playing in a world cup since 1994, hells yeeeaaaahh!!!
New Zealand and Russia will qualify.
Alejandrix
Reserve Team
kp40;2730067 said:I like it.
by the way, no England Xifio?
He was wrong...England qualified beating Croatia 5-1, once again REVENGE!!!
New zealand will defo qualify, If anyone will score it'll be Smeltz!
New Zealand will qualify on penalties.
I've had a real mixed day as a supporter ...
Bad new first:
ZAMBIA (coz that's where I'm from) vs. Egypt
we still had an outside chance of getting to the World Cup if we pulled off a stunning upset and won against the reigning African Champions ... as it turned out, we actually controlled the match, but could not put the ball in the back of the net ... and then, wouldn't you know it, Egypt take their chance and that's that ... Zed is now officially out ...
Denmark vs. SWEDEN (coz of Zlatan)
OK, Zlatan is my favourite player ... he has joined my favourite team ... he is already playing well at his new club, and will get better ... I should surely be satisfied, right? wrong! I want him to go to the World Cup, and kick ass, and all that good stuff ...
for all that to happen, Sweden needed to beat the Danes in Denmark ... let's look at what should have been the decisive plays in the match:
1) Zlatan provides a brilliant backheel to Henrik Larsson, who scores, but the linesman flags because it seems Larsson's hand was offside ... [whinge] you can't use your hand in the game of football, so why should it count as offside?! [/whinge]
2) a few minutes later, Zlatan schools Simon Kjær (who I actually rate as a terrific prospect) near the touchline, before floating a small chip across the box, where a diving header sends the ball into the net ... but, again, the whistle has gone, this time because the ball apparently went out of play ... I still haven't seen a replay to confirm the decision, and am disinclined to believe it until I do ...
and then, at the other end, the Danes take a potshot, the ball lands just in front of Isaksson and bounces over his flailing hands for the goal and the win ...
Portugal vs. HUNGARY (coz of Balázs Dzsudzsák, and coz Hungary stealing a point would make it comfortable for Sweden)
Sweden's dropped points would still be OK if the Hungarians could sneak a point in this match ... Dzsudzsák's deliveries from freekicks caused a lot of problems for the Portuguese defence, and the Hungarians even rattled the crossbar at the end of the first half ... Dzsudzsák himself went within inches of netting a goal from a low drive ... but the Portugeezers were too good on the day, and now Sweden are f*cked ...
IRELAND vs. Italy (coz of Cassano's exclusion)
don't get me wrong, I love Italy ... but Fantantonio Cassano's continued exclusion by Lippi is infuriating ... if the national team were playing well, or at least if the attack was impressing, I could understand the decision ... but they have been sucking for a while now, and even the Confederations Cup debacle doesn't seem to have changed anything ...
Lippi has always stated he did not want to gamble with the team dynamic, and thus did not include Cassano -- I think that is a reason based on events and actions in 2005, not 2009, which gives cause to believe that Lippi is going senile ... and once Italy qualify, Lippi will say that the team that earned qualification must be rewarded by being kept intact -- again, stupid reasoning; look at Brazil in 2001-2002: with key players like Ronaldo out injured, the Seleção scraped through on the back of some B-level players, but took their best players to Korea-Japan, and thus were able to bring home the trophy; Lippi, meanwhile, will continue to insist on leaving the most talented and creative Italian behind ...
so, I wanted Trappatoni's Ireland to humble Lippi, and further stoke the fire of the Italian people's furore against Lippi's decision making ... it was all going really well as the clock struck 90 minutes, but an injury-time equalizer from that goddam Gilardino gave the Azzurri the point they needed to ensure qualification ... a last-gasp 2-2 is far from impressive, but a 2-1 loss would have served my requirements better ...
now, the good news:
Ecuador vs. URUGUAY (coz of Luis Suárez & Co.)
I used to watch Uruguay for the wizardry of Álvaro Recoba ... now though, it is for Luis Suárez (who is just sublime when he plays for Ajax) ... apart from Suárez, others I like to watch are Diego Forlán, Walter Gargano, and Edinson Cavani ... so I'd love to see Uruguay go to the World Cup ... when Ecuador went up 1-0, it looked very difficult ... but Luis Suárez and a Forlán penalty deep into injury time sealed the win, and kept Uruguay alive ...
now all that remains is a mouthwatering tie against Argentina in the last round of qualifying ... with Ecuador, who are still within distance to claim the play-off spot, traveling to the already-qualified Chile, it will be a must-win affair for both Uruguay and Argentina ... i cannot wait!
UKRAINE vs. England (just to simmer down the customary, mad hype)
lastly England ... EURO 2008 seems to have been long forgotten, and for good reason: an Italian called Fabio Capello has taken over management, and he has instilled a sense of organization and discipline ... but as is always the case with the English press and a majority of the fans (who I will admit do not include intellectuals), qualification means that talk of 1966 is back on, and England are once again amongst the top 3 favourites to win the World Cup next year ... I was looking forward to a Ukrainian victory, just to have all that talk simmer down a little ... and much to my delight, I was not let down ...
Bad new first:
ZAMBIA (coz that's where I'm from) vs. Egypt
we still had an outside chance of getting to the World Cup if we pulled off a stunning upset and won against the reigning African Champions ... as it turned out, we actually controlled the match, but could not put the ball in the back of the net ... and then, wouldn't you know it, Egypt take their chance and that's that ... Zed is now officially out ...
Denmark vs. SWEDEN (coz of Zlatan)
OK, Zlatan is my favourite player ... he has joined my favourite team ... he is already playing well at his new club, and will get better ... I should surely be satisfied, right? wrong! I want him to go to the World Cup, and kick ass, and all that good stuff ...
for all that to happen, Sweden needed to beat the Danes in Denmark ... let's look at what should have been the decisive plays in the match:
1) Zlatan provides a brilliant backheel to Henrik Larsson, who scores, but the linesman flags because it seems Larsson's hand was offside ... [whinge] you can't use your hand in the game of football, so why should it count as offside?! [/whinge]
2) a few minutes later, Zlatan schools Simon Kjær (who I actually rate as a terrific prospect) near the touchline, before floating a small chip across the box, where a diving header sends the ball into the net ... but, again, the whistle has gone, this time because the ball apparently went out of play ... I still haven't seen a replay to confirm the decision, and am disinclined to believe it until I do ...
and then, at the other end, the Danes take a potshot, the ball lands just in front of Isaksson and bounces over his flailing hands for the goal and the win ...
Portugal vs. HUNGARY (coz of Balázs Dzsudzsák, and coz Hungary stealing a point would make it comfortable for Sweden)
Sweden's dropped points would still be OK if the Hungarians could sneak a point in this match ... Dzsudzsák's deliveries from freekicks caused a lot of problems for the Portuguese defence, and the Hungarians even rattled the crossbar at the end of the first half ... Dzsudzsák himself went within inches of netting a goal from a low drive ... but the Portugeezers were too good on the day, and now Sweden are f*cked ...
IRELAND vs. Italy (coz of Cassano's exclusion)
don't get me wrong, I love Italy ... but Fantantonio Cassano's continued exclusion by Lippi is infuriating ... if the national team were playing well, or at least if the attack was impressing, I could understand the decision ... but they have been sucking for a while now, and even the Confederations Cup debacle doesn't seem to have changed anything ...
Lippi has always stated he did not want to gamble with the team dynamic, and thus did not include Cassano -- I think that is a reason based on events and actions in 2005, not 2009, which gives cause to believe that Lippi is going senile ... and once Italy qualify, Lippi will say that the team that earned qualification must be rewarded by being kept intact -- again, stupid reasoning; look at Brazil in 2001-2002: with key players like Ronaldo out injured, the Seleção scraped through on the back of some B-level players, but took their best players to Korea-Japan, and thus were able to bring home the trophy; Lippi, meanwhile, will continue to insist on leaving the most talented and creative Italian behind ...
so, I wanted Trappatoni's Ireland to humble Lippi, and further stoke the fire of the Italian people's furore against Lippi's decision making ... it was all going really well as the clock struck 90 minutes, but an injury-time equalizer from that goddam Gilardino gave the Azzurri the point they needed to ensure qualification ... a last-gasp 2-2 is far from impressive, but a 2-1 loss would have served my requirements better ...
now, the good news:
Ecuador vs. URUGUAY (coz of Luis Suárez & Co.)
I used to watch Uruguay for the wizardry of Álvaro Recoba ... now though, it is for Luis Suárez (who is just sublime when he plays for Ajax) ... apart from Suárez, others I like to watch are Diego Forlán, Walter Gargano, and Edinson Cavani ... so I'd love to see Uruguay go to the World Cup ... when Ecuador went up 1-0, it looked very difficult ... but Luis Suárez and a Forlán penalty deep into injury time sealed the win, and kept Uruguay alive ...
now all that remains is a mouthwatering tie against Argentina in the last round of qualifying ... with Ecuador, who are still within distance to claim the play-off spot, traveling to the already-qualified Chile, it will be a must-win affair for both Uruguay and Argentina ... i cannot wait!
UKRAINE vs. England (just to simmer down the customary, mad hype)
lastly England ... EURO 2008 seems to have been long forgotten, and for good reason: an Italian called Fabio Capello has taken over management, and he has instilled a sense of organization and discipline ... but as is always the case with the English press and a majority of the fans (who I will admit do not include intellectuals), qualification means that talk of 1966 is back on, and England are once again amongst the top 3 favourites to win the World Cup next year ... I was looking forward to a Ukrainian victory, just to have all that talk simmer down a little ... and much to my delight, I was not let down ...
reading your sentence, "they are through" looks like it implies that Luxembourg could be through ... if you did not pathetically parade your religious/ethnic prejudice at every opportunity, I would have actually had to ask what you meant ... anyway, for the sake of the quality of football at South Africa 2010, I certainly hope "they" don't make it ...Mandieta6;2744795 said:
England smiles although they lost, because they made Croatia (It is sure than Ukraine will beat Andorra - Oh, see if they draw - not that easy 
) and Sweden fail. Bye bye Zlatan 
Wow, what a revenge
and Czech cries. Because of San Marino.
edit : Seems that Rooney becoming a Pele at predicting opposite.
) and Sweden fail. Bye bye Zlatan Wow, what a revenge
and Czech cries. Because of San Marino.
Nope, Bahrain will score.RobbieD_PL;2744794 said:New Zealand will qualify on penalties.
edit : Seems that Rooney becoming a Pele at predicting opposite.