I'm going by articles. Those are copy and pasted quotes. I just said the Asian Cup part. You can blame the articles for the team switch up. =D
UEFA, standings after the games of March 22-26: Group A Belgium 6 g.p. 16 pts +8 ------------------------------- Croatia 6 g.p. 16 pts +7 ------------------------------- Serbia 6 g.p. 7 pts +1 Wales 6 g.p. 7 pts -8 Macedonia 6 g.p. 4 pts -4 Scotland 6 g.p. 2 pts -6 Group B Italy 5 g.p. 13 pts +8 ------------------------------- Bulgaria 6 g.p. 10 pts +7 ------------------------------- Czech Rep. 5 g.p. 8 pts +2 Denmark 5 g.p. 6 pts +1 Armenia 4 g.p. 3 pts -5 Malta 5 g.p. 0 pts -13 Group C Germany 6 g.p. 16 pts +15 -------------------------------- Austria 5 g.p. 8 pts +9 -------------------------------- Sweden 4 g.p. 8 pts +3 Ireland 5 g.p. 8 pts -1 Kazakhstan 6 g.p. 1 pts -13 Faroe Isl. 4 g.p. 0 pts -13 Group D Netherlands 6 g.p. 18 pts +18 -------------------------------- Hungary 6 g.p. 11 pts +5 -------------------------------- Romania 6 g.p. 10 pts +0 Turkey 6 g.p. 7 pts +0 Estonia 6 g.p. 6 pts -6 Andorra 6 g.p. 0 pts -17 Group E Switzerland 5 g.p. 11 pts +6 ------------------------------- Iceland 5 g.p. 9 pts +1 ------------------------------- Albania 5 g.p. 9 pts +1 Norway 5 g.p. 7 pts +0 Cyprus 5 g.p. 4 pts -4 Slovenia 5 g.p. 3 pts -4 Group F Russia 4 g.p. 12 pts +8 -------------------------------- Israel 6 g.p. 11 pts +7 -------------------------------- Portugal 6 g.p. 11 pts +5 N. Ireland 5 g.p. 3 pts -4 Azerbaijan 6 g.p. 3 pts -6 Luxembourg 5 g.p. 2 pts -10 Group G Bosnia & Herz 5 g.p. 13 pts +135 ---------------------------------- Greece 5 g.p. 10 pts +2 ---------------------------------- Slovakia 5 g.p. 8 pts +2 Lithuania 5 g.p. 5 pts -3 Latvia 5 g.p. 4 pts -3 Liechtenstein 5 g.p. 1 pts -13 Group H Montenegro 6 g.p. 14 pts +11 -------------------------------- England 6 g.p. 12 pts +18 -------------------------------- Poland 5 g.p. 8 pts +5 Ukraine 5 g.p. 8 pts +2 Moldova 6 g.p. 4 pts -7 San Marino 6 g.p. 0 pts -29 Group I Spain 5 g.p. 11 pts +6 ---------------------------- France 5 g.p. 10 pts +4 ---------------------------- Georgia 5 g.p. 4 pts -4 Belarus 4 g.p. 3 pts -5 Finland 3 g.p. 2 pts -1
AFC standings after the games of March 22-26: Standings Group A Uzbekistan 6 g.p. 11 pts +2 South Korea 5 g.p. 10 pts +6 -------------------------------- Iran 5 g.p. 7 pts +0 -------------------------------- Qatar 6 g.p. 7 pts -3 Lebanon 6 g.p. 4 pts -5 Group B Japan 6 g.p. 13 pts +10 Jordan 6 g.p. 7 pts -6 --------------------------- Australia 5 g.p. 6 pts +0 --------------------------- Oman 6 g.p. 6 pts -3 Iraq 5 g.p. 5 pts -1 Japan has qualified for at least the AFC playoff but not quite the World Cup yet.
Oceania qualifying is complete: Standings New Zealand 6 g.p. 18 pts +15 -------------------------------- New Caledonia 6 g.p. 12 pts +11 Solomon Islands 6 g.p. 3 pts -10 Tahiti 6 g.p. 3 pts -16 New Zealand advances to the Inter-Continental playoff where they will face the 4th place team from CONCACAF.
CONMEBOL standings after the games of March 22-26: Standings: Argentina 11 g.p. 24 pts +16 Ecuador 10 g.p. 20 pts +6 Colombia 10 g.p. 19 pts +12 Chile 11 g.p. 15 pts -3 ----------------------------- Venezuela 11 g.p. 15 pts -3 ----------------------------- Uruguay 11 g.p. 13 pts -4 Peru 10 g.p. 11 pts -4 Bolivia 11 g.p. 9 pts -7 Paraguay 11 g.p. 8 pts -13
CAF standings after the games of March 22-26: Standings: Group A ETH 3 g.p. 7 pts +3 ---------------------- RSA 3 g.p. 5 pts +2 CTA 3 g.p. 3 pts -2 BOT 3 g.p. 1 pts -3 Group B TUN 3 g.p. 9 pts +4 ---------------------- SLE 3 g.p. 4 pts +0 EQG 3 g.p. 4 pts -1 CPV 3 g.p. 0 pts -3 Group C CIV 3 g.p. 7 pts +5 ---------------------- TAN 3 g.p. 6 pts +1 MAR 3 g.p. 2 pts -2 GAM 3 g.p. 1 pts -4 Group D ZAM 3 g.p. 7 pts +4 ---------------------- GHA 3 g.p. 6 pts +10 LES 3 g.p. 2 pts -7 SDN 3 g.p. 1 pts -7 Group E CGO 3 g.p. 9 pts +5 ---------------------- BFA 3 g.p. 3 pts +0 GAB 3 g.p. 3 pts -3 NIG 3 g.p. 3 pts -2 Group F NGA 3 g.p. 5 pts +1 ---------------------- MWI 3 g.p. 5 pts +1 NAM 3 g.p. 3 pts -1 KEN 3 g.p. 2 pts -1 Group G EGY 3 g.p. 9 pts +4 ---------------------- GUI 3 g.p. 4 pts +0 MOZ 3 g.p. 2 pts -2 ZIM 3 g.p. 1 pts -2 Group H ALG 3 g.p. 6 pts +5 ---------------------- MLI 3 g.p. 6 pts +1 BEN 3 g.p. 4 pts -1 RWA 3 g.p. 1 pts -5 Group I CMR 3 g.p. 6 pts +1 ---------------------- LBY 3 g.p. 5 pts +1 COD 3 g.p. 4 pts +1 TOG 3 g.p. 1 pts -3 Group J SEN 3 g.p. 5 pts +2 ---------------------- LBR 3 g.p. 4 pts +0 ANG 3 g.p. 3 pts +0 UGA 3 g.p. 2 pts -2
That loss really seemed to hit the French hard. Losing any match deep in the 2nd half at home like that just hurts. No two ways about it.
I think that the French are seriously under-achieving. They look very good in possession, but are having finishing problems. The Ribery/Evra partnership on the left is one of the best in international football. The French got lucky with some calls as well, but similarly to the MEX/USA match, the penalties were oversold.
Anyone think Double B might be able to pull it off? Just a few more games and he might lead Egypt to the Promised Land....
It all depends on who they get paired with in the next round. The quality of teams is rather extreme at that point somewhat like the UEFA playin games.
Yeah, the African system is like a game of chicken. Putting it down to a two-game playoff for every team is going to be interesting.
AFC qualifying, Round 4, Matchdays 8, 9, and 10: This will conclude the 4th round. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the World Cup. The 3rd place teams will playoff for the right to face the 5th place team from CONMEBOL. Tuesday, June 4 Japan v. Australia 5:34 am Oman v. Iraq 8:00 am Qatar v. Iran 11:15 am Lebanon v. South Korea 12:30 pm Tuesday, June 11 Australia v. Jordan 3:00 am South Korea v. Uzbekistan 6:00 am Iraq v. Japan 9:30 am Iran v. Lebanon 11:30 am Tuesday, June 18 Australia v. Iraq 3:30 am South Korea v. Iran 7:00 am Uzbekistan v. Qatar 7:00 am Jordan v. Oman 11:00 am
CAF qualifying, 2nd Round, Matchdays 4 and 5: Wednesday, June 5 Malawi v. Namibia 7:30 pm Kenya v. Nigeria 8:00 pm Friday, June 7 Libya v. Congo DR 10:30 am Sudan v. Ghana 12:00 pm Saturday, June 8 Botswana v. Ethiopia 8:00 am Zambia v. Lesotho 8:00 am Uganda v. Liberia 8:00 am Central African Republic v. South Africa 9:00 am Gabon v. Congo 9:30 am Angola v. Senegal 10:00 am Sierra Leone v. Tunisia 11:30 am Gambia v. Ivory Coast 11:30 am Cape Verde v. Equatorial Guinea 12:30 pm Morocco v. Tanzania 3:00 pm Sunday, June 9 Zimbabwe v. Egypt 8:00 am Niger v. Burkina Faso 10:00 am Benin v. Algeria 10:00 am Togo v. Cameroon 10:30 am Guinea v. Mozambique 12:00 pm Mali v. Rwanda 1:00 PM Wednesday, June 12 Malawi v. Kenya 7:30 am Namibia v. Nigeria 2:00 pm Friday, June 14 Libya v. Togo 10:30 am Saturday, June 15 Botswana v. Central African Republic 8:00 am Zambia v. Sudan 8:00 am Uganda v. Angola 8:00 am Congo v. Burkina Faso 9:30 am Gabon v. Niger 10:00 am Liberia v. Senegal 11:00 am Cape Verde v. Sierra Leone 12:30 pm Morocco v. Gambia 3:00 pm Sunday, June 16 Tanzania v. Ivory Coast 7:00 am Lesotho v. Ghana 8:00 am Ethiopia v. South Africa 8:00 am Rwanda v. Algeria 8:30 am Congo DR v. Cameroon 9:30 am Equatorial Guinea v. Tunisia 11:00 am Guinea v. Zimbabwe 12:00 pm Mali v. Benin 1:00 pm
UEFA qualifying, Matchday 7 & 8: Friday, June 7 Finland v. Belarus 11:00 am Armenia v. Malta 11:00 am Latvia v. Bosnia-Herzegovina 11:30 pm Azerbaijan v. Luxembourg 12:00 pm Moldova v. Poland 1:15 pm Albania v. Norway 1:30 pm Ireland v. Faroe Islands 1:45 pm Czech Republic v. Italy 1:45 pm Austria v. Sweden 1:45 pm Lithuania v. Greece 1:45 pm Iceland v. Slovenia 2:00 pm Liechtenstein v. Slovakia 2:00 pm Croatia v. Scotland 2:15 pm Montenegro v. Ukraine 2:30 pm Belgium v. Serbia 2:45 pm Portugal v. Russia 3:45 pm Saturday, June 8 Switzerland v. Cyprus 10:30 am Tuesday, June 11 Belarus v. Finland 12:00 pm Sweden v. Faroe Islands 1:15 pm Denmark v. Armenia 2:15 pm
CONMEBOL qualifying, Matchday 13 & 14: Friday, June 7 Bolivia v. Venezuela 3:00 pm Argentina v. Colombia 5:05 pm Paraguay v. Chile 7:10 pm Peru v. Ecudor 9:10 pm Tuesday, June 11 Colombia v. Peru 3:30 pm Ecuador v. Argentina 4:00 pm Venezuela v. Uruguay 7:00 pm Chile v. Bolivia 6:30 pm
Qatar lost to Iran earlier today. And Lebanon is currently leading South Korea, 1-0. If South Korea and Iran tie on June 18th, Qatar will be eliminated. edit: South Korea scored. 1-1.
Turns out that South Korea goal was in the 90+7' minute If South Korea and Iran tie, Qatar will be eliminated. If Iran beats South Korea, Qatar will be eliminated. If South Korea beats Iran, Qatar can advance (Iran eliminated) with a win AND with 6 more goals than Iran. Group A link ___________ In Group B, it looks like anyone's game (with the exception of Japan - they're in 1st with 14 points). Group B link
Tuesday's results: Tuesday, June 4 Japan 1-1 Australia Oman 1-0 Iraq Qatar 0-1 Iran Lebanon 1-1 South Korea Tuesday, June 11 Australia v. Jordan 3:00 am South Korea v. Uzbekistan 6:00 am Iraq v. Japan 9:30 am Iran v. Lebanon 11:30 am Tuesday, June 18 Australia v. Iraq 3:30 am South Korea v. Iran 7:00 am Uzbekistan v. Qatar 7:00 am Jordan v. Oman 11:00 am AFC standings after the games of June 4: Standings Group A South Korea 6 g.p. 11 pts +6 Uzbekistan 6 g.p. 11 pts +2 -------------------------------- Iran 6 g.p. 10 pts +1 -------------------------------- Qatar 7 g.p. 7 pts -4 Lebanon 7 g.p. 5 pts -5 Group B Japan 7 g.p. 14 pts +10 Oman 7 g.p. 9 pts -2 --------------------------- Australia 6 g.p. 7 pts +0 --------------------------- Jordan 6 g.p. 7 pts -6 Iraq 6 g.p. 5 pts -2
CAF results for Wednesday: Wednesday, June 5 Malawi 0-0 Namibia Kenya 0-1 Nigeria Friday, June 7 Libya v. Congo DR 10:30 am Sudan v. Ghana 12:00 pm Saturday, June 8 Botswana v. Ethiopia 8:00 am Zambia v. Lesotho 8:00 am Uganda v. Liberia 8:00 am Central African Republic v. South Africa 9:00 am Gabon v. Congo 9:30 am Angola v. Senegal 10:00 am Sierra Leone v. Tunisia 11:30 am Gambia v. Ivory Coast 11:30 am Cape Verde v. Equatorial Guinea 12:30 pm Morocco v. Tanzania 3:00 pm Sunday, June 9 Zimbabwe v. Egypt 8:00 am Niger v. Burkina Faso 10:00 am Benin v. Algeria 10:00 am Togo v. Cameroon 10:30 am Guinea v. Mozambique 12:00 pm Mali v. Rwanda 1:00 PM Wednesday, June 12 Malawi v. Kenya 7:30 am Namibia v. Nigeria 2:00 pm Friday, June 14 Libya v. Togo 10:30 am Saturday, June 15 Botswana v. Central African Republic 8:00 am Zambia v. Sudan 8:00 am Uganda v. Angola 8:00 am Congo v. Burkina Faso 9:30 am Gabon v. Niger 10:00 am Liberia v. Senegal 11:00 am Cape Verde v. Sierra Leone 12:30 pm Morocco v. Gambia 3:00 pm Sunday, June 16 Tanzania v. Ivory Coast 7:00 am Lesotho v. Ghana 8:00 am Ethiopia v. South Africa 8:00 am Rwanda v. Algeria 8:30 am Congo DR v. Cameroon 9:30 am Equatorial Guinea v. Tunisia 11:00 am Guinea v. Zimbabwe 12:00 pm Mali v. Benin 1:00 pm CAF standings after the games of June 5: Standings: Group A ETH 3 g.p. 7 pts +3 ---------------------- RSA 3 g.p. 5 pts +2 CTA 3 g.p. 3 pts -2 BOT 3 g.p. 1 pts -3 Group B TUN 3 g.p. 9 pts +4 ---------------------- SLE 3 g.p. 4 pts +0 EQG 3 g.p. 4 pts -1 CPV 3 g.p. 0 pts -3 Group C CIV 3 g.p. 7 pts +5 ---------------------- TAN 3 g.p. 6 pts +1 MAR 3 g.p. 2 pts -2 GAM 3 g.p. 1 pts -4 Group D ZAM 3 g.p. 7 pts +4 ---------------------- GHA 3 g.p. 6 pts +10 LES 3 g.p. 2 pts -7 SDN 3 g.p. 1 pts -7 Group E CGO 3 g.p. 9 pts +5 ---------------------- BFA 3 g.p. 3 pts +0 GAB 3 g.p. 3 pts -3 NIG 3 g.p. 3 pts -2 Group F NGA 4 g.p. 8 pts +2 ---------------------- MWI 4 g.p. 6 pts +1 NAM 4 g.p. 4 pts -1 KEN 4 g.p. 2 pts -2 Group G EGY 3 g.p. 9 pts +4 ---------------------- GUI 3 g.p. 4 pts +0 MOZ 3 g.p. 2 pts -2 ZIM 3 g.p. 1 pts -2 Group H ALG 3 g.p. 6 pts +5 ---------------------- MLI 3 g.p. 6 pts +1 BEN 3 g.p. 4 pts -1 RWA 3 g.p. 1 pts -5 Group I CMR 3 g.p. 6 pts +1 ---------------------- LBY 3 g.p. 5 pts +1 COD 3 g.p. 4 pts +1 TOG 3 g.p. 1 pts -3 Group J SEN 3 g.p. 5 pts +2 ---------------------- LBR 3 g.p. 4 pts +0 ANG 3 g.p. 3 pts +0 UGA 3 g.p. 2 pts -2