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...
OFC: TAHITI is out with a Solomon Islands win SOLOMON ISLANDS is out with a loss PAPUA NEW GUINEA is out with a loss/draw
June elimination scenarios: AFC: QATAR is out with a loss/draw OR Uzbekistan win CHINA is out with a loss OR a draw + Uzbekistan win/draw SYRIA...
1. Russia (2 December 2010) 2. Brazil (28 March 2017)
Looking ahead to the qualification matches in June, I have the following scenarios: AFC: IRAN qualifies for the World Cup with: - a win - a draw...
I think the FIFA.com article was written with the assumption that Syria wouldn't beat Uzbekistan on a last-minute PK, because had that match...
Iran cannot qualify just yet even if they win and South Korea and Uzbekistan both lose. Iran wins tomorrow and loses out. They'll be at 17....
Now, for the June scenarios in UEFA: LUXEMBOURG is out with a loss + Sweden win (LUX would max out at 13, plus Sweden win gives them and France...
Has a team qualified this early for the WC Finals?
So to recap for this week: AFC: THAILAND is eliminated with: - a loss - a draw + Australia/UAE does not end in a draw CONMEBOL: VENEZUELA is...
Since we did a thread on this four years ago and I couldn't find the 2018 edition anywhere, I thought this would be a place where we could track...