The AFC has also started their qualifying over the last few days. They have a similar system to CONCACAF. The top 5 seeds get byes into the first group stage, seeds 6-27 get byes into the 2nd round, and seeds 28-43 start in Round 1. Round 1 results in games played June 29-July 3: Bangladesh 3-0 Pakistan Pakistan 0-0 Bangladesh Bangladesh advances, 3-0 Vietnam 6-0 Macau Macau 1-7 Vietnam Vietnam advances, 13-1 Malaysia 2-1 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 3-2 Malaysia Malaysia advances on away goals, 2-1 Cambodia 4-2 Laos Laos 6-2 a.e.t. Cambodia Laos advances, 8-6. Afghanistan 0-2 Palestine Palestine 1-1 Afghanistan Palestine advances 3-1 Mongolia 1-0 Myanmar Myanmar 2-0 Mongolia Myanmar advances, 2-1 Sri Lanka 1-1 Philippines Philippines 4-0 Sri Lanka Philippines advance, 5-1 Nepal 2-1 Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 0-5 Nepal Nepal advances, 7-1 Round 2 is July 23 and 28.
No, only 2. Cambodia won the first leg, 4-2. In the second leg, Laos won 4-2 in regulation. So that made the aggregate, 6-6, with away goals also equal. In the added extra time, Laos scored 2 goals to win the aggregate, 8-6.
The 2nd Round of Asian qualifying is about to get underway. Saturday, July 23 China v. Laos Lebanon v. Bangladesh Thailand v. Palestine Turkmenistan v. Indonesia Iraq v. Yemen Jordan v. Nepal Syria v. Tajikistan Uzbekistan v. Kyrgyzstan Qatar v. Vietnam Kuwait v. Philippines Iran v. Maldives Singapore v. Malaysia Oman v. Myanmar United Arab Emirates v. India Saudi Arabia v. Hong Kong Couple of "border wars" with China/Laos, Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan, and Singapore/Malaysia. The return legs are on July 28.
AFC 2nd round games: Thailand 1-0 Palestine Palestine 2–2 Thailand Thailand advances, 3-2, on aggregate. Lebanon 4-0 Bangladesh Bangladesh 2–0 Lebanon Lebanon advances, 4-2, on aggregate. China PR 7–2 Laos Laos 1–6 China PR China advances, 13-3, on aggregate. Turkmenistan 1–1 Indonesia Indonesia 4–3 Turkmenistan Indonesia advances, 5-4, on aggregate. Turkmenistan scored twice in the last 10 minutes but came up just a goal short. Kuwait 3–0 Philippines Philippines 1–2 Kuwait Kuwait advances, 5-1, on aggregate. Oman 2–0 Myanmar Myanmar 0–2 Oman Oman advances, 4-0, on aggregate. Saudi Arabia 3–0 Hong Kong Hong Kong 0–5 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia advances, 8-0, on aggregate. Iran 4–0 Maldives Maldives 0–1 Iran Iran advances, 5-0, on aggregate. Syria 2–1 Tajikistan Tajikistan 0–4 Syria Syria advances, 6-1, on aggregate. Qatar 3–0 Vietnam Vietnam 2–1 Qatar Qatar advances, 4-2, on aggregate. Iraq 2–0 Yemen Yemen 0–0 Iraq Iraq advances, 2-0, on aggregate. Singapore 5–3 Malaysia Malaysia 1–1 Singapore Singapore advances, 6-4, on aggregate. Uzbekistan 4–0 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan advances, 7-0, on aggregate. United Arab Emirates 3–0 India India 2–2 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates advances, 5-2, on aggregate. Jordan 9–0 Nepal Nepal 1–1 Jordan Jordan advances, 10-1, on aggregate.
AFC 3rd Round. There are 20 teams in this round divided into 5 groups of 4 teams. The top 2 in each group advance. Matchday 1: Friday, September 2 Australia v. Thailand 5:06 am Japan v. North Korea 5:24 am South Korea v. Lebanon 6:00 am Tajikistan v. Uzbekistan 6:30 am China PR v. Singapore 7:00 am Iraq v. Jordan 9:00 am Oman v. Saudi Arabia 9:00 am United Arab Emirates v. Kuwait 10:30 am Iran v. Indonesia 10:30 am Bahrain v. Qatar 12:00 pm Matchday 2: Tuesday, September 6 North Korea v. Tajikistan 2:30 am Thailand v. Oman 6:30 am Singapore v. Iraq 6:30 am Indonesia v. Bahrain 7:00 am Lebanon v. United Arab Emirates 9:00 am Uzbekistan v. Japan 9:00 am Jordan v. China PR 11:00 am Qatar v. Iran 11:30 am Kuwait v. South Korea 12:00 pm Saudi Arabia v. Australia 12:30 pm Matchday 3 is October 11.
Those groups aren't too interesting. South Korea, Japan, Australia, Iran, and the Saudis should all qualify comfortably. Quite similar to the semifinal round in concacaf.
Yep, very similar. They could have made it a bit more interesting by having this group stage determine the draw for the final two groups but they say they are going to reseed for that. So the big teams in this round can prety much just cruise since there is no penalty for finishing in 2nd.
Results for Matchday 1 of Round 3: Matchday 1: Friday, September 2 Australia 2-1 Thailand Japan 1-0 North Korea South Korea 6-0 Lebanon Tajikistan 0-1 Uzbekistan China PR 2-1 Singapore Iraq 0-2 Jordan Oman 0-0 Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates 2-3 Kuwait Iran 3-0 Indonesia Bahrain 0-0 Qatar Standings: Top two from each group advance. Group A Code: Jordan 3 pts +2 China PR 3 pts +1 --------------------- Singapore 0 pts -1 Iraq 0 pts -2 Group B Code: S. Korea 3 pts +6 Kuwait 3 pts +1 ---------------------- U.A.E. 0 pts -1 Lebanon 0 pts -6 Group C Code: Japan 3 pts +1 Uzbekistan 3 pts +1 ------------------ North Korea 0 pts -1 Tajikistan 0 pts -1 Group D Code: Australia 3 pts +1 Saudi Arabia 1 pt +0 ---------------- Oman 1 pt +0 Thailand 0 pts -1 Group E Code: Iran 3 pts +3 Qatar 1 pt +0 ---------------- Bahrain 1 pt +0 Indonesia 0 pts -3
Matchday 2 results: Tuesday, September 6 North Korea 1-0 Tajikistan Thailand 3-0 Oman Singapore 0-2 Iraq Indonesia 0-2 Bahrain Lebanon 3-1 United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan 1-1 Japan Jordan 2-1 China PR Qatar 1-1 Iran Kuwait 1-1 South Korea Saudi Arabia 1-3 Australia Standings: Top two from each group advance. Group A Code: Jordan 6 pts +3 China PR 3 pts +0 --------------------- Iraq 3 pts +0 Singapore 0 pts -3 Group B Code: S. Korea 4 pts +6 Kuwait 4 pts +1 ---------------------- Lebanon 3 pts -4 U.A.E. 0 pts -3 Group C Code: Japan 4 pts +1 Uzbekistan 4 pts +1 ------------------ North Korea 3 pts +0 Tajikistan 0 pts -2 Group D Code: Australia 6 pts +3 Thailand 3 pts +2 ---------------- Saudi Arabia 1 pt -2 Oman 1 pt -3 Group E Code: Iran 4 pts +3 Bahrain 4 pts +2 ---------------- Qatar 2 pts +0 Indonesia 0 pts -5
Matchday 3 of Round 3 for Asia: Tuesday, October 11 North Korea v. Uzbekistan 2:00 am Australia v. Oman 4:30 am Japan v. Tajikistan 5:45 am South Korea v. United Arab Emirates 6:00 am Thailand v. Saudi Arabia 6:00 am Singapore v. Jordan 6:30 am Indonesia v. Qatar 7:00 am China v. Iraq 7:15 am Lebanon v. Kuwait 9:00 am Iran v. Bahrain 10:00 am
CONMEBOL qualifying gets started this week. Since Brazil has automatically qualified as host the other 9 South American teams will play 16 matches over the next couple of years. That means 4 matches each round with one team getting a bye. Matchday 1 Friday, October 7 Uruguay v. Bolivia 2:00 pm Ecuador v. Venezuela 4:00 pm Argentina v. Chile 6:00 pm Peru v. Paraguay 8:15 pm BYE: Colombia Matchday 2 Tuesday, October 11 Bolivia v. Colombia 3:00 pm Chile v. Peru 5:45 pm Paraguay v. Uruguay 6:45 pm Venezuela v. Argentina 7:50 pm BYE: Ecuador
Matchday 1 results: Friday, October 7 Uruguay 4-2 Bolivia Ecuador 2-0 Venezuela Argentina 4-1 Chile Peru 2-0 Paraguay BYE: Colombia
I would say that the only real surprise is the Peru-Paraguay result..but really, Peru is on the climb, and Paraguay's style of play isn't very goal-generating.
Results of Matchday 3 of Round 3 for Asia: Tuesday, October 11 North Korea 0-1 Uzbekistan Australia 3-0 Oman Japan 8-0 Tajikistan South Korea 2-1 United Arab Emirates Thailand 0-0 Saudi Arabia Singapore 0-3 Jordan Indonesia 2-3 Qatar China 0-1 Iraq Lebanon 2-2 Kuwait Iran 6-0 Bahrain Standings: Top two from each group advance. Group A Code: Jordan 9 pts +6 Iraq 6 pts +1 --------------------- China PR 3 pts -1 Singapore 0 pts -6 Group B Code: S. Korea 7 pts +7 Kuwait 5 pts +1 ---------------------- Lebanon 4 pts -4 U.A.E. 0 pts -4 Group C Code: Japan 7 pts +9 Uzbekistan 7 pts +2 ------------------ North Korea 3 pts -1 Tajikistan 0 pts -10 Group D Code: Australia 9 pts +6 Thailand 4 pts +2 ---------------- Saudi Arabia 2 pts -2 Oman 1 pt -6 Group E Code: Iran 7 pts +9 Qatar 5 pts +1 ---------------- Bahrain 4 pts -4 Indonesia 0 pts -6
Results and standings for CONMEBOL: Matchday 2 Tuesday, October 11 Bolivia 1-2 Colombia Chile 4-2 Peru Paraguay 1-1 Uruguay Venezuela 1-0 Argentina BYE: Ecuador Standings: The top 4 advance automatically. #5 goes to the inter-continental playoff. Code: Uruguay 2 g.p. 4 pts +2 Argentina 2 g.p. 3 pts +2 Ecuador 1 g.p. 3 pts +2 Colombia 1 g.p. 3 pts +1 ----------------------------- Peru 2 g.p. 3 pts +0 ----------------------------- Chile 2 g. p. 3 pts -1 Venezuela 2 g.p. 3 pts -1 Paraguay 2 g.p. 1 pts -2 Bolivia 2 g.p. 0 pts -3
Congrats to the vinotintos. Both of Chile's games have involved a team scoring four goals. Their games are always entertaining. Not a WC qualifier, but the Mexico x Brazil game last night was really fun. I'm still not convinced that Ronaldinho is going to be on the team in 2014, but some of his skills will never go away. It was also interesting that the feeds on Univision and ESPN2 were on opposite sidelines. I guess that was to allow different ads for different markets on the sign boards along the sidelines? But it was interesting that one angle was higher and wider, while the other was lower. I sorta liked being able to switch between the two and see different angles.
word! both teams were playing like it counted. what was up with Brasil celebrating that 2nd goal like they won the World Cup? that deserved some 'kidney water' thrown in their direction. i really, really liked Marcelo. dude played like he had some of our famous "Chicken" tacos. i was furiously texting the entire game with fellow soccerheads about how that's one weird Braislian team. i've never seen a Brasilian team designed to specifically get-at people defensively in that manner. they were rough (but not dirty) following through on tackles to soften the Mexican offensive players. that a Brasilian team is now concerned with playing as much defense (even moreso than the Dunga years) as much as offense is just a scary scenario.
I saw the replay on Venezuela beating Argentina 1-0 wow..Argentina either is too confident or they really need to get their act together.. When Fernando Amorebieta score in the second half, Messi was pretty much out of the picture - maybe it fatigue. Newtex - any updates ?
I'm not sure about the goal celebration. I didn't see or hear anything specific about it at the time. I suspect it may have something to do with the fact that Marcelo scored. He was dropped from the squad in the past and says he promised to his grandfather, who recently died, that he would play his way back into the national team. This goal should certainly help his cause. He also reportedly had a number of conflicts with Mano Menezes, although I don't recall Mano ever actually saying that he wouldn't call Marcelo back up again. Mano is still in something of a difficult situation. The team started out playing well under him, but has obviously had some very mixed performances. There are a lot of people, particularly media pundits, who want him out. He was known as a defensive coach at the club level and was maybe the third choice to replace Dunga. Part of the problem is that Scolari has already said he wants to coach the national team again and is lurking, for now, at Palmeiras. Muricy Ramalho, who had great success at São Paulo, was probably the first choice, but didn't take the job at the time, reportedly because Fluminense wouldn't let him go. But he's now at Santos and could presumably be available again. So, Mano is just in a tough situation, with two more big name coaches available for the job.
^^^ i love when you talk dirty to me. seriously, you need to go back to posting more or at least stop posting less with your KrazyKat account and more using your Anderson login.