Didn't see a thread to discuss national teams goings on beyond the US and and Euro thread. And with all the interesting stuff going on today beyond the US and Euro qualifying: (CONCACAF WCQ and friendlies, Asian WCQ, world friendlies, etc), I thought I'd start one. Apologies if I missed an existing thread. Item #1: Julius James and Stern John in the starting XI for T&T's home WCQ against Bermuda. Item #2: Poland 1:1 Mexico in Poland. Item #3: Ekpo called into Nigeria camp for 9/6 friendly vs. Argentina.
T&T up 1-0 on Bermuda (Kenwyne Jones, not sure if Stern involved). And somewhat surprisingly, Belize is up 2-0 away to the top seeded and Shalrie Josephless Grenada in the second half. Too bad only the top seeds advance. Belize would be a fantastic spot for an away WCQ for the USA.
One Asia WCQ group and their results: Bahrain 0:0 Qatar Iran 3:0 Indonesia Group standings Iran 3pts +3 Bahrain 1pt 0 Qatar 1pt 0 Indonesia 0pt -3
Some of the Asian WQC was surprisingly close (top 2 per group advance) Group A: China 2:1 Singapore (fell behind 0-1 early and needed a PK to tie,) Iraq 0:2 Jordan (big win on the road, this group is wide open) Group B: South Korea 6:0 Lebanon (overmatched) United Arab Emirates 2:3 Kuwait (another big road win, big for 2nd) Group C Japan 1:0 North Korea (goal in 90th) Tajikistan 0:1 Uzbekistan Group D: Australia 2:1 Thailand (Thailand up 1-0 early, winner in '86) Oman 0:0 Saudi Arabia Group E: Iran 3:0 Indonesia Bahrain 0:0 Qatar ========================== Meanwhile, back in our backyard: Guyana 0:3 Belize. Stunner. T&T 1-0 Bermuda (thought they'd win by more) Suriname 1:0 Cayman Islands (HT) And Jamaica is getting crushed in Quito: 3-0 Ecuador at halftime.
Just went to FIFA, and they have the Belize match as, alternatively, 1-0 or 2-0 to Belize. How hard is it to keep score in soccer? Never trust soccernet. Haiti 6:0 US Virgin Islands
More scores from CONCACAF: Dominica 0:2 Nicaragua In Progress: Antigua & Barbuda 3:1 Curacao (2nd half) Canada 1:1 St. Lucia (1st Half) Canada scored first, then gave up a goal a minute later.