2018 is the first WC that Peru has qualified for in which the players will need translators (unless they already speak Russian). All their...
Same with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2014. First WC since the breakup of Yugoslavia.
They started off with four wins in their first four matches and end up with 8 points in their last 13, with five straight losses. The definition...
Really quickie CONMEBOL scenarios for the last match day: URUGUAY is in with: - a win/draw - Peru/Colombia ends in a draw - Chile loss/draw...
Good call on the CONMEBOL scenarios. I guess I was calculating on the assumption that they'd have 5 direct bids instead of 4. I also have PANAMA...
Now that the September matches are done, here are the way-too-early clinching scenarios for the October matches: CAF: TUNISIA clinches with: - a...
Let me revise the Costa Rica scenario. They clinch with: - a win - a draw AND a United States loss AND a Panama loss/draw - a draw AND a Honduras...
After the 1 September matches, I have the following clinching scenarios: CAF: NIGERIA clinches with a win AND one Zambia/Algeria draw...
89. Kazakhstan.
After the 31 August matches, I have the following scenarios: AFC: SOUTH KOREA clinches with: - win - draw AND a Syria loss/draw SYRIA clinches...
AFC: SOUTH KOREA qualifies with a win AND a Uzbekistan loss. (This puts KOR 4 pts ahead with one match to play) JAPAN qualifies with a win...
With the two CONCACAF matches going final, MEXICO can clinch a spot in the World Cup on Matchday 7 with a win against Panama and a Honduras loss...
August clinching scenarios: SOUTH KOREA clinches with a win AND an Uzbekistan loss JAPAN clinches with a win MEXICO clinches with a win AND two...
August elimination scenarios: AFC: CHINA is out with a loss/draw QATAR is out with a loss/draw OR Uzbekistan win/draw SYRIA is out with: - a loss...
I stand corrected regarding Gibraltar. They can still qualify for the playoffs if Greece loses out and Cyprus/Bosnia and Herzegovina ends in a...