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2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:28 am
by 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
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:03 pm
by treiz
lol...Croatia and England in the same group again!
Anyway, let' ee what Cappello can do.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Mon Sep 1, 2008 2:06 am
by H12BULLS
Yep, Croatia v. England in 10 days...
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Mon Sep 1, 2008 10:12 pm
by AdamTheGreek
King Otto should be crucified if Greece has any trouble in qualifying.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Tue Sep 2, 2008 1:04 am
by 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.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Tue Sep 2, 2008 1:07 am
by H12BULLS
Greece always end up with the easiest group...
And Kazakhstan already beat Andorra 3-0 a couple of weeks ago, if it matters.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Wed Sep 3, 2008 1:19 pm
by 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!.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Wed Sep 3, 2008 2:01 pm
by 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.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Wed Sep 3, 2008 6:18 pm
by 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.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Thu Sep 4, 2008 12:04 am
by H12BULLS
damo[23] wrote: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.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Thu Sep 4, 2008 12:07 am
by H12BULLS
Bosanac wrote: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.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Thu Sep 4, 2008 5:32 pm
by 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!
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Thu Sep 4, 2008 5:39 pm
by 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?
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Thu Sep 4, 2008 6:06 pm
by Bosanac
H12BULLS wrote:Bosanac wrote: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.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Fri Sep 5, 2008 5:09 pm
by Andris
Puskas - from lesser Hungary - is spinning in his grave.....
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Fri Sep 5, 2008 9:30 pm
by uweblab
BlackMamba wrote: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?
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Fri Sep 5, 2008 9:35 pm
by uweblab
By the way any news about South Africa's readyness to host the World Cup?
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Sat Sep 6, 2008 12:02 am
by BlackMamba
uweblab wrote:BlackMamba wrote: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!!!
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Sat Sep 6, 2008 8:37 pm
by 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.
Re: 2010 World Cup Qualifying Discussion
Posted: Sat Sep 6, 2008 8:58 pm
by Bosanac
Wow, big surprise from France.