2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion

[El Turco]

European section games start in a week...

Groups:

Group 1

Portugal
Sweden
Denmark
Hungary
Albania
Malta

Group 2

Greece
Israel
Switzerland
Moldova
Latvia
Luxembourg

Group 3

Czech Republic
Poland
Northern Ireland
Slovakia
Slovenia
San Marino

Group 4

Germany
Russia
Finland
Wales
Azerbaijan
Liechtenstein

Group 5

Spain
Turkey
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Armenia
Estonia

Group 6

Croatia
England
Ukraine
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Andorra

Group 7

France
Romania
Serbia
Lithuania
Austria
Faroe islands

Group 8

Italy
Bulgaria
Republic of Ireland
Cyprus
Georgia
Montenegro

Group 9

Holland
Scotland
Norway
FYR Macedonia
Iceland

[treiz]

lol...Croatia and England in the same group again!

Anyway, let' ee what Cappello can do.

[H12BULLS]

Yep, Croatia v. England in 10 days...

[AdamTheGreek]

King Otto should be crucified if Greece has any trouble in qualifying.

[BlackMamba]

the game that was going to be played in kingston on saturday between jamaica and mexico has been switched and it's going to be played in mexico.

[H12BULLS]

Greece always end up with the easiest group...

And Kazakhstan already beat Andorra 3-0 a couple of weeks ago, if it matters.

[damo[23]]

That should have shaped up to be an easy group for England, but I am still yet to be impressed with Capello's squad selections or tactics, and ofcource results!.

[El Turco]

Greece s group is the weakest group i can remember in any qualifying section. Italy should have a cakewalk as well.

Our group is probably the hardest after group 7, Belgium is a dangerous team, we ve already lost to bosnia last time around and of course european champion Spain. not to mention all the political hoopla surrounding Armenia games. i ll be more than satisfied with second place finish.

[Bosanac]

I just hope Bosnia will play respectably in this qualifying. It's going to be tough. We've got major defensive problems, not to mention the FA itself.

Greece should easily win their group. After Group 5, I'm very interested to see what goes down in Group 7. Watch out for Montenegro in group 8, very good team, from what I've seen, could easily get second.

[H12BULLS]

That should have shaped up to be an easy group for England, but I am still yet to be impressed with Capello's squad selections or tactics, and ofcource results!.

That's what they said last time. "Oh we've got the easiest group, it will be a piece of cake for us." Then of course what happens? They don't qualify. Then they all blame McClaren and act like it was a major failure they they didn't qualify from the easiest group. When in reality they're just not that good. And in the end the only qualifying group which ended up having both of their teams make the quarter-finals of the Euros was the group which England failed to qualify from.

It wouldn't surprise me if the same thing happen this time. Some of these teams are no pushovers. It's not going to be easy for anybody to go into Kazakhstan, Belarus, or Ukraine and get a result.

[H12BULLS]

I just hope Bosnia will play respectably in this qualifying. It's going to be tough. We've got major defensive problems, not to mention the FA itself.

Greece should easily win their group. After Group 5, I'm very interested to see what goes down in Group 7. Watch out for Montenegro in group 8, very good team, from what I've seen, could easily get second.

Hey, at least you've got a real coach now.

But it's going to be tough with Spain and Turkey.

[Andris]

England has to beat Andorra first, before they worry about Croatia.....
Kromo, can we - Hungary - beat Denmark on Saturday?
We have a new Dutch coach, the sky is the limit!

[El Turco]

ANKARA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul will visit Armenia at the weekend for a soccer match, the president's office said on Wednesday, in a major diplomatic step for the two states which have no diplomatic ties.
Turkey severed diplomatic relations with Armenia in protest against Yerevan's control of Nagorno-Karabakh region over which Armenia fought Turkey's ally Azerbaijan in a war in the 1990s.
Armenia and Turkey will play against each other in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Sept. 6 in a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
"We believe that this match will be instrumental in removing the barriers blocking the rapprochment between the two peoples with common history and prepare a new ground," a statement on the president's official website said.
"We hope that this will be an opportunity for the two peoples to understand each other better," it said.

who said it is just a game?

[Bosanac]

I just hope Bosnia will play respectably in this qualifying. It's going to be tough. We've got major defensive problems, not to mention the FA itself.

Greece should easily win their group. After Group 5, I'm very interested to see what goes down in Group 7. Watch out for Montenegro in group 8, very good team, from what I've seen, could easily get second.

Hey, at least you've got a real coach now.

But it's going to be tough with Spain and Turkey.

Yea, Ciro is good but I believe Kodro could have been a real good coach also. What can you do though, money rules over all.

As far as Spain and Turkey, we've proved we can play with them in the past, I just hope we have improved enough to pull of some upsets. What worries me is the weaker teams, we seem to be ready for the top competition, but with lesser teams we don't even seem to try, such as against Moldova and Hungary in qualifying for the Euro.

[Andris]

Puskas - from lesser Hungary - is spinning in his grave.....

[uweblab]

the game that was going to be played in kingston on saturday between jamaica and mexico has been switched and it's going to be played in mexico.

Is Bolt on the Jamaican team?

[uweblab]

By the way any news about South Africa's readyness to host the World Cup?

[BlackMamba]

the game that was going to be played in kingston on saturday between jamaica and mexico has been switched and it's going to be played in mexico.

Is Bolt on the Jamaican team?

no, thank God no!!!

[Sleepy]

here's the first matchday

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   World Cup Euro Qual Gp 1    Kickoff time     Home team     Score line     Away team
17:45    Albania    0 – 0    Sweden
18:45    Hungary    0 – 0    Denmark
19:00    Malta    0 – 4    Portugal
World Cup Euro Qual Gp 2 Kickoff time    Home team    Score line    Away team
17:00    Moldova    1 – 2    Latvia
18:55    Israel    2 – 2    Switzerland
19:15    Luxembourg    0 – 3    Greece
World Cup Euro Qual Gp 3 Kickoff time    Home team    Score line    Away team
16:00    Poland    1 – 1    Slovenia
16:30    Slovakia    2 – 1    Northern Ireland
World Cup Euro Qual Gp 4 Kickoff time    Home team    Score line    Away team
15:00    Wales    1 – 0    Azerbaijan
19:45    Liechtenstein    0 – 6    Germany
World Cup Euro Qual Gp 5 Kickoff time    Home team    Score line    Away team
17:00    Armenia    0 – 2    Turkey
19:45    Belgium    3 – 2    Estonia
21:00    Spain    1 – 0    Bosnia
World Cup Euro Qual Gp 6 Kickoff time    Home team    Score line    Away team
18:00    Ukraine    1 – 0    Belarus
19:00    Andorra    0 – 2    England
19:15    Croatia    3 – 0    Kazakhstan
World Cup Euro Qual Gp 7 Kickoff time    Home team    Score line    Away team
19:00    Romania    0 – 3    Lithuania
19:15    Serbia    2 – 0    Faroe Islands
19:45    Austria    3 – 1    France
World Cup Euro Qual Gp 8 Kickoff time    Home team    Score line    Away team
17:00    Georgia    1 – 2    Republic of Ireland
19:00    Montenegro    2 – 2    Bulgaria
19:45    Cyprus    1 – 2    Italy
World Cup Euro Qual Gp 9 Kickoff time    Home team    Score line    Away team
14:00    Macedonia    1 – 0    Scotland
18:00    Norway    2 – 2    Iceland



Big LOL @ Italy and France. England sucked against Andorra, too, but that has to be expected . Scotland, Bulgaria, Sweden and Serbia didn't do too well, either.

[Bosanac]

Wow, big surprise from France.