2019 FIFA Club World Cup: Tournament News & Qualifiers [R]

dinamo_zagreb · Apr 11, 2019

Both Oceanic matches will be played on the same day at the same venue. Doubleheader.

Nico Limmat · Apr 11, 2019

UEFA Quarters - First Leg:
Tottenham - Manchester City 1:0
Manchester United - Barcelona 0:1
Liverpool - Porto 2:0
Ajax - Juventus 1:1

Nico Limmat · Apr 12, 2019

It's the expected all-Monterrey final in CONCACAF...

Tigres UANL (Mexico) - CF Monterrey (Mexico)

Kansas City fell to Monterrey 10:2 on aggregate. It was the worst aggregate defeat for a MLS team since the league launched in 1996.

Nico Limmat · Apr 12, 2019

@Paul Calixte - Infantino is currently in Brazil. Has nobody asked him about 2019?

Paul Calixte · Apr 12, 2019

Nothing to that effect in the Conmebol meeting, at least - his comments were more focused on giving an update to Conmebol's request for expanding WC2022.

dinamo_zagreb · Apr 12, 2019

Nico Limmat said: ↑

It's the expected all-Monterrey final in CONCACAF...

Tigres UANL (Mexico) - CF Monterrey (Mexico)

Kansas City fell to Monterrey 10:2 on aggregate. It was the worst aggregate defeat for a MLS team since the league launched in 1996.

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I just can't believe that the team I thought to qualify from this tie conceded 10 goals in two games.

MLS is so screwed and that will only grow with all those expansions.

Nico Limmat · Apr 14, 2019

Paul Calixte said: ↑

Nothing to that effect in the Conmebol meeting, at least - his comments were more focused on giving an update to Conmebol's request for expanding WC2022.
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Thanks. I saw he again commented on 2021, saying the European clubs would be on board by then. I figured if anyone would put him on the spot about 2019 it would be a South American journalist.

Nico Limmat · Apr 14, 2019

CAF Semis:

TP Mazembe (DR Congo) - Esperance Tunis (Tunisia)
Mamelodi Sundowns (S. Africa) - Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)

A very solid final four...

dinamo_zagreb · Apr 14, 2019

I was sure about this, but I had to check it - last four titles were won by those clubs. TPM in 2015, Mamelodi in 2016, WAC in 2017 and ET in 2018.

Nico Limmat · Apr 18, 2019

UEFA Semis:

Tottenham - Ajax
Barcelona - Liverpool

Great to see such a storied club like Ajax from a smaller league in the semis. And what a dramatic second leg in Manchester that saw Spurs prevail over City.

EvanJ · Apr 21, 2019

It's the second time Tottenham reached the Semifinals of the top competition, and the first time was the 1961-1962 European Cup. It's their first Semifinal in 57 years. To compare, when Manchester City won the 2011-2012 Premier League, it was their first top level title in 44 years.

EvanJ · Apr 21, 2019

FIFA says Tottenham broke the record for longest gap between consecutive Semifinal appearances in the top UEFA competition. The previous longest gap was 1973-1974 to 2013-2014 for Atletico Madrid.

jared9999 · Apr 24, 2019

Monterrey win the first leg of the final 1-0

jared9999 · Apr 24, 2019

Nico Limmat · Apr 24, 2019

Tigres coach Ferreti wondering about the 2019 CWC. How about a clarification FIFA?

dinamo_zagreb · Apr 28, 2019

Shockers in Oceania as both New Zealand teams are eliminated in semifinal. Hienghene defeated title holders Team Wellington while Magenta defeated Auckland City.

New Caledonian teams will play for their first continental trophy. Only Pacific team to win OCL was Hekari of Papua New Guinea. This will be the first time in OCL history and first time after 13 straight finals of the continental competition that there won't be New Zealand team(s) in the final.

jared9999 · Apr 28, 2019

dinamo_zagreb said: ↑

Shockers in Oceania as both New Zealand teams are eliminated in semifinal. Hienghene defeated title holders Team Wellington while Magenta defeated Auckland City.

New Caledonian teams will play for their first continental trophy. Only Pacific team to win OCL was Hekari of Papua New Guinea. This will be the first time in OCL history and first time after 13 straight finals of the continental competition that there won't be New Zealand team(s) in the final.
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@Nico Limmat

So the New Zealand streak is over and the Mexican one continues

EvanJ · Apr 28, 2019

https://www.fifa.com/news/the-week-in-numbers-x2105 says:

"33 years and 78 days was the age at which Nicolas Sanchez surpassed Felipe Baloy – the scorer of Panama’s maiden goal at the FIFA World Cup™ – by over a year to become the oldest marksman in a Concacaf Champions League final. Earning Monterrey a 1-0 win at Tigres in their first leg left the centre-back with four goals in as many appearances in the competition this year."

Nico Limmat · Apr 28, 2019

dinamo_zagreb said: ↑

Shockers in Oceania as both New Zealand teams are eliminated in semifinal. Hienghene defeated title holders Team Wellington while Magenta defeated Auckland City.

New Caledonian teams will play for their first continental trophy. Only Pacific team to win OCL was Hekari of Papua New Guinea. This will be the first time in OCL history and first time after 13 straight finals of the continental competition that there won't be New Zealand team(s) in the final.
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Brilliant! Was the Kiwi excuse there may not be a 2019 CWC?

C'mon FIFA, who doesn't want to see Bambi at the CWC. Make it happen!

Nico Limmat · Apr 28, 2019

jared9999 said: ↑

@Nico Limmat

So the New Zealand streak is over and the Mexican one continues
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Yes, very much so. Mexico's record is now safe for a long, long time.

CONCACAF:
14 – Mexico (ongoing)

OFC:
8 – New Zealand (end of streak 2019)

UEFA:
6 – England (end of streak 1982)

CONMEBOL:
4 – Argentina (end of streak 1970 and 1975); Brazil (end of streak 2013)

AFC:
3 – South Korea (end of streak 1998)

CAF:
3 – Cameroon (end of streak 1980)

Nico Limmat · Apr 28, 2019

CAF Semis, First Leg:

Esperance Tunis (Tunisia) - TP Mazembe (DR Congo) 1:0
Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) - Mamelodi Sundowns (S. Africa) 2:1

Nico Limmat · May 1, 2019

UEFA Semis, First Leg:
Tottenham - Ajax 0:1
Barcelona - Liverpool 3:0

Hupp Ajax!

The CONCACAF decider is tonight...

jared9999 · May 2, 2019

Tigres fail again @Nico Limmat

Nico Limmat · May 5, 2019

The CAF final is set...

Esperance Tunis (Tunisia) - Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)

The sub-Saharan teams couldn't turn it around in their home legs, hence we have an all-Arab final once again.

Nico Limmat · May 7, 2019

2018 CWC finalists Al Ain have crashed out of the ACL group stage with a whimper (two points after five match-days). Persepolis, in the Asian final last year, has also squandered advancement. What hasn't changed is the Aussie performance. Not a single A-League team will be in the R16.