AFC qualifying, 4th round Tuesday, October 16 Qatar v. Uzbekistan 7:25 am Oman v. Jordan 8:00 am Iraq v. Australia 9:15 am Iran v. South Korea 11:30 am
Oceania, Round 3 Thursday, October 11 Solomon Islands v. New Caledonia 11:00 pm Saturday, October 13 Tahiti v. New Zealand 1:00 am Tuesday, October 16 New Zealand v. Tahiti 1:30 am New Caledonia v. Solomon Islands 3:30 am
UEFA, match days 3 & 4 Friday, October 12 Russia v. Portugal 10:00 am Finland v. Georgia 10:30 am Faroe Islands v. Sweden 11:00 am Czech Republic v. Malta 11:00 am Kazakhstan v. Austria 11:00 am Albania v. Iceland 12:00 pm Armenia v. Italy 12:00 pm Turkey v. Romania 12:30 pm Liechtenstein v. Lithuania 12:30 pm Bulgaria v. Denmark 1:00 pm Moldova v. Ukraine 1:00 pm Belarus v. Spain 1:00 pm Slovakia v. Latvia 1:15 pm Serbia v. Belgium 1:30 pm Macedonia v. Croatia 1:30 pm Netherlands v. Andorra 1:30 pm Switzerland v. Norway 1:30 pm Estonia v. Hungary 1:30 pm Wales v. Scotland 1:45 pm Ireland v. Germany 1:45 pm Slovenia v. Cyprus 1:45 pm Greece v. Bosnia-Herzegovina 1:45 pm England v. San Marino 2:00 pm Luxembourg v. Israel 2:00 pm Tuesday, October 16 Russia v. Azerbaijan 10:00 am Belarus v. Georgia 11:00 am Israel v. Luxembourg 11:00 am Iceland v. Switzerland 11:30 am Andorra v. Estonia 12:00 pm Cyprus v. Norway 12:00 pm Faroe Islands v. Ireland 1:00 pm Bosnia-Herzegovina v. Lithuania 1:00 pm Croatia v. Wales 1:00 pm Czech Republic v. Bulgaria 1:00 pm Latvia v. Liechtenstein 1:00 pm Macedonia v. Serbia 1:30 pm Hungary v. Turkey 1:30 pm Slovakia v. Greece 1:30 pm San Marino v. Moldova 1:30 pm Austria v. Kazakhstan 1:35 pm Belgium v. Scotland 1:45 pm Italy v. Denmark 1:45 pm Germany v. Sweden 1:45 pm Albania v. Slovenia 1:45 pm Portugal v. Northern Ireland 1:45 pm Romania v. Netherlands 2:00 pm Poland v. England 2:00 pm Ukraine v. Montenegro 2:00 pm Spain v. France 2:00 pm
CONMEBOL, matchdays 9 & 10, results: Friday, October 12 Bolivia 1-1 Peru Columbia 2-0 Paraguay Ecuador 3-1 Chile Argentina 3-0 Uruguay BYE: Venezuela Tuesday, October 16 Bolivia 4-1 Uruguay Venezuela 1-1 Ecuador Paraguay 1-0 Peru Chile 1-2 Argentina BYE: Colombia Standings: Code: Argentina 9 g.p. 20 pts +13 Ecuador 9 g.p. 17 pts +3 Colombia 8 g.p. 16 pts +8 Venezuela 9 g.p. 12 pts -1 ----------------------------- Uruguay 9 g.p. 12 pts -2 ----------------------------- Chile 9 g.p. 12 pts -4 Bolivia 9 g.p. 8 pts -2 Peru 9 g.p. 8 pts -5 Paraguay 9 g.p. 7 pts -10
AFC qualifying, 4th round Tuesday, October 16 Qatar 0-1 Uzbekistan Oman 2-1 Jordan Iraq 1-2 Australia Iran 1-0 South Korea Standings Group A Code: South Korea 4 g.p. 7 pts +5 Iran 4 g.p. 7 pts +1 -------------------------------- Uzbekistan 4 g.p. 5 pts +0 -------------------------------- Qatar 4 g.p. 4 pts -3 Lebanon 4 g.p. 4 pts -3 Group B Code: Japan 4 g.p. 10 pts +10 Australia 4 g.p. 5 pts +0 --------------------------- Oman 4 g.p. 5 pts -2 --------------------------- Jordan 4 g.p. 4 pts -6 Iraq 4 g.p. 2 pts -2
Oceania, Round 3 Thursday, October 11 Solomon Islands 2-6 New Caledonia Saturday, October 13 Tahiti 0-2 New Zealand Tuesday, October 16 New Zealand 3-0 Tahiti New Caledonia 5-0 Solomon Islands Standings Code: New Zealand 4 g.p. 12 pts +12 -------------------------------- New Caledonia 4 g.p. 9 pts +11 Solomon Islands 4 g.p. 3 pts -12 Tahiti 4 g.p. 0 pts -11
Yes, I know he took the Oilers away. Nonetheless, I love Bud! His heart was in the right place for this city and his team for a long time, and I don't blame him for feeling f'ed by the city. I'm not crazy about tax dollars for huge stadiums, but everyone and their mother knew that Houston was gonna build a stadium and get the NFL back here asap. It was a pissing contest and Bud lost.
UEFA, match days 3 & 4, results: Friday, October 12 Russia 1-0 Portugal Finland 1-1 Georgia Faroe Islands 1-2 Sweden Czech Republic 3-1 Malta Kazakhstan 0-0 Austria Albania 1-2 Iceland Armenia 1-3 Italy Turkey 0-1 Romania Liechtenstein 0-2 Lithuania Bulgaria 1-1 Denmark Moldova 0-0 Ukraine Belarus 0-4 Spain Slovakia 2-1 Latvia Serbia 0-3 Belgium Macedonia 1-2 Croatia Netherlands 3-0 Andorra Switzerland 1-1 Norway Estonia 0-1 Hungary Wales 2-1 Scotland Ireland 1-6 Germany Slovenia 2-1 Cyprus Greece 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina England 5-0 San Marino Luxembourg 0-6 Israel Tuesday, October 16 Russia 1-0 Azerbaijan Belarus 2-0 Georgia Israel 3-0 Luxembourg Iceland 0-2 Switzerland Andorra 0-1 Estonia Cyprus 1-3 Norway Faroe Islands 1-4 Ireland Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-0 Lithuania Croatia 2-0 Wales Czech Republic 0-0 Bulgaria Latvia 2-0 Liechtenstein Macedonia 1-0 Serbia Hungary 3-1 Turkey Slovakia 0-1 Greece San Marino 0-2 Moldova Austria 4-0 Kazakhstan Belgium 2-0 Scotland Italy 3-1 Denmark Germany 4-4 Sweden Albania 1-0 Slovenia Portugal 1-1 Northern Ireland Romania 1-4 Netherlands Poland 1-1 England Ukraine 0-1 Montenegro Spain 1-1 France
UEFA standings: Group A Code: Belgium 4 g.p. 10 pts +7 ------------------------------- Croatia 4 g.p. 10 pts +4 ------------------------------- Serbia 4 g.p. 4 pts +1 Macedonia 4 g.p. 4 pts -1 Wales 4 g.p. 3 pts -8 Scotland 4 g.p. 2 pts -3 Group B Code: Italy 4 g.p. 10 pts +6 ------------------------------- Bulgaria 4 g.p. 6 pts +1 ------------------------------- Czech Rep. 3 g.p. 5 pts +2 Armenia 3 g.p. 3 pts -2 Denmark 3 g.p. 2 pts -2 Malta 3 g.p. 0 pts -5 Group C Code: Germany 4 g.p. 10 pts +9 -------------------------------- Sweden 3 g.p. 7 pts +3 -------------------------------- Ireland 3 g.p. 6 pts -1 Austria 3 g.p. 4 pts -3 Kazakhstan 4 g.p. 1 pts -7 Faroe Isl. 3 g.p. 0 pts -7 Group D Code: Netherlands 4 g.p. 12 pts +11 -------------------------------- Hungary 4 g.p. 9 pts +5 -------------------------------- Romania 4 g.p. 9 pts +4 Turkey 4 g.p. 3 pts -2 Estonia 4 g.p. 3 pts -5 Andorra 4 g.p. 0 pts -13 Group E Code: Switzerland 4 g.p. 10 pts +6 ------------------------------- Norway 4 g.p. 7 pts +1 ------------------------------- Albania 4 g.p. 6 pts +0 Iceland 4 g.p. 6 pts +0 Slovenia 4 g.p. 3 pts -3 Cyprus 4 g.p. 3 pts -4 Group F Code: Russia 4 g.p. 12 pts +8 -------------------------------- Israel 4 g.p. 7 pts +5 -------------------------------- Portugal 4 g.p. 7 pts +3 N. Ireland 3 g.p. 2 pts -2 Azerbaijan 3 g.p. 1 pts -4 Luxembourg 4 g.p. 1 pts -10 Group G Code: Bosnia & Herz 4 g.p. 10 pts +13 ---------------------------------- Greece 4 g.p. 10 pts +4 ---------------------------------- Slovakia 4 g.p. 7 pts +2 Lithuania 4 g.p. 4 pts -3 Latvia 4 g.p. 3 pts -3 Liechtenstein 4 g.p. 0 pts -13 Group H Code: England 4 g.p. 8 pts +10 -------------------------------- Montenegro 3 g.p. 7 pts +7 -------------------------------- Poland 3 g.p. 5 pts +2 Moldova 4 g.p. 4 pts -5 Ukraine 4 g.p. 2 pts -1 San Marino 3 g.p. 0 pts -13 Group I Code: Spain 3 g.p. 7 pts +5 ---------------------------- France 3 g.p. 7 pts +3 ---------------------------- Georgia 4 g.p. 4 pts -2 Belarus 4 g.p. 3 pts -5 Finland 2 g.p. 1 pts -1
Scotland is complete crap once again and sits bottom of their group. At least England is not performing like their people demand of their NT. Montenegro leads their group! Ha! Germany's 4 goal meltdown to Sweden was shocking. Messi is on a tear n 2 goals away from passing Maradona's goal mark for el albiceleste. Colombia should return to the Mundial for the first time since France'98. Horseshit! That bastard threatened to move our Oilers to Jacksonville in '88 demanding more seats in the Astrodome "or else". To which our Astros stepped up to the plate literally and said they would remove the jumbotron from center field that displayed for decades the world's only jumbotron display for homeruns n touchdowns in our Dome. This effort by our baseball guys added the additional 10K seats that satisfied Bud Adams...until of course 6 years later when he demanded an entirely brand new stadium, funded by us tax payers no less, or he is moving our Oilers to f'n Memphis.
One of the best games I've seen this year. Much respect to Zlatan. The Spain v France game was a clinic in football. A masterpiece of the two distinct styles of futbol. Ribery and Evra were brilliant.
AFC qualifying, 4th round Wednesday, November 14 Oman v. Japan 5:30 am Iraq v. Jordan 7:00 am Qatar v. Lebanon 8:45 am Iran v. Uzbekistan 10:30 am
UEFA, match day 5 Wednesday, November 14 Montenegro v. San Marino 11:00 am Northern Ireland v. Azerbaijan 1:45 pm
AFC qualifying, 4th round Wednesday, November 14 Oman 1-2 Japan Iraq 1-0 Jordan Qatar 1-0 Lebanon Iran 0-1 Uzbekistan Standings Group A Code: Uzbekistan 5 g.p. 8 pts +1 South Korea 4 g.p. 7 pts +5 -------------------------------- Iran 5 g.p. 7 pts +0 -------------------------------- Qatar 5 g.p. 7 pts -2 Lebanon 5 g.p. 4 pts -4 Group B Code: Japan 5 g.p. 13 pts +11 Australia 4 g.p. 5 pts +0 --------------------------- Iraq 5 g.p. 5 pts -1 --------------------------- Oman 5 g.p. 5 pts -3 Jordan 5 g.p. 4 pts -7
UEFA, match day 5 Wednesday, November 14 Montenegro 3-0 San Marino Northern Ireland 1-1 Azerbaijan Group A Code: Belgium 4 g.p. 10 pts +7 ------------------------------- Croatia 4 g.p. 10 pts +4 ------------------------------- Serbia 4 g.p. 4 pts +1 Macedonia 4 g.p. 4 pts -1 Wales 4 g.p. 3 pts -8 Scotland 4 g.p. 2 pts -3 Group B Code: Italy 4 g.p. 10 pts +6 ------------------------------- Bulgaria 4 g.p. 6 pts +1 ------------------------------- Czech Rep. 3 g.p. 5 pts +2 Armenia 3 g.p. 3 pts -2 Denmark 3 g.p. 2 pts -2 Malta 3 g.p. 0 pts -5 Group C Code: Germany 4 g.p. 10 pts +9 -------------------------------- Sweden 3 g.p. 7 pts +3 -------------------------------- Ireland 3 g.p. 6 pts -1 Austria 3 g.p. 4 pts -3 Kazakhstan 4 g.p. 1 pts -7 Faroe Isl. 3 g.p. 0 pts -7 Group D Code: Netherlands 4 g.p. 12 pts +11 -------------------------------- Hungary 4 g.p. 9 pts +5 -------------------------------- Romania 4 g.p. 9 pts +4 Turkey 4 g.p. 3 pts -2 Estonia 4 g.p. 3 pts -5 Andorra 4 g.p. 0 pts -13 Group E Code: Switzerland 4 g.p. 10 pts +6 ------------------------------- Norway 4 g.p. 7 pts +1 ------------------------------- Albania 4 g.p. 6 pts +0 Iceland 4 g.p. 6 pts +0 Slovenia 4 g.p. 3 pts -3 Cyprus 4 g.p. 3 pts -4 Group F Code: Russia 4 g.p. 12 pts +8 -------------------------------- Israel 4 g.p. 7 pts +5 -------------------------------- Portugal 4 g.p. 7 pts +3 N. Ireland 4 g.p. 3 pts -2 Azerbaijan 4 g.p. 2 pts -4 Luxembourg 4 g.p. 1 pts -10 Group G Code: Bosnia & Herz 4 g.p. 10 pts +13 ---------------------------------- Greece 4 g.p. 10 pts +4 ---------------------------------- Slovakia 4 g.p. 7 pts +2 Lithuania 4 g.p. 4 pts -3 Latvia 4 g.p. 3 pts -3 Liechtenstein 4 g.p. 0 pts -13 Group H Code: Montenegro 4 g.p. 10 pts +10 -------------------------------- England 4 g.p. 8 pts +10 -------------------------------- Poland 3 g.p. 5 pts +2 Moldova 4 g.p. 4 pts -5 Ukraine 4 g.p. 2 pts -1 San Marino 4 g.p. 0 pts -16 Group I Code: Spain 3 g.p. 7 pts +5 ---------------------------- France 3 g.p. 7 pts +3 ---------------------------- Georgia 4 g.p. 4 pts -2 Belarus 4 g.p. 3 pts -5 Finland 2 g.p. 1 pts -1
While it's just a friendly, the Brazil v Colombia match that is 1-0 Colombia at the half is an excellent game. Colombia may go deep into the World Cup in 2014. They are looking strong.
Is anybody else pulling for Iraq in their group? Recall their people backing their nation's Olympic run to the knockouts in Athens'04, Their 3 ethnic cultures are able to unite under one banner. Again, association football delivers the power to unite. Even if it is just 90 minutesish.
If I'm not mistaken that also happened for the Asian Cup. Who am I kidding? Of course, I'm not mistaken, I'm rarely wrong. (This lack of humility is dedicated to that ********er I despise, at the moment, that surfs the boards.) Here are two excerpts of two different articles showing us how a simple sport can bring unity. http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1077882.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1077864.html