Games to watch: Portugal v Malta : Portugal needs to win to ensure a 2nd place finish in Group A and a make the playoff round. Sweden v Albania: Sweden needs to win and hope for a miracle. Switzerland v Israel: Switzerland wins or draws and qualifies. Israel need to win and hope Greece loses. Greece v Luxembourg : Greece will win and either finish second (if Switzerland wins or draws) or win the group. Poland v Slovakia : Slovakia can qualify with a victory. Slovenia v San Marino : Slovenia will win and either finish 2nd (if Slovakia wins) or qualify directly. Czech Republic v Northern Ireland : Czech Republic's only hope is to win and hope that Slovenia slips. Bosnia v Spain: Spain is qualified and Bosnia is in the playoff but it should be a great game. Andorra v Ukraine : Ukraine will win and make the playoff. Chile v Ecuador: Chile is in, but Ecuador need to win to ensure the 5th spot. Uruguay v Argentina: Biggest game of the day. The winner qualifies directly. Loser could be completely eliminated (If Ecuador wins). El Salvador v Honduras : Honduras win and they ensure at least the 4th spot, but could qualify directly if Costa Rica loses to the USA. USA v Costa Rica: USA is in. Costa Rica wins and they qualify directly.
A couple of games underway. Croatia already lead 1-0 but they need Ukraine to draw or lose to Andorra away. Here is a link with live commentary of the matches: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/multiplex/15057.html
Today is the one day that I would not be mad if Chile lost, of course assuming Uruguay takes care of business.
So is this how most people feel here??? My hatred for Argentina comes from me living next to them and having to endure their shit every single year (My city is the #1 tourist city in Chile and it fills with Argenitinians in the summer). And now freaking South Florida is full of them too. But I have heard other people that want the best teams and players at the World Cup and dont want to see the World Cup without Ronaldo and Messi. I say if the teams were good enough they would qualify specially in SOuth America where they play 18 games.
Ukraine lead 1-0. Shevchenko with the goal. They would go to the playoff round if they win no matter what Croatia does (tied 1-1 now BTW)
based all my wednesday picks on what i thought would happen saturday so it will be interesting to see if i get any of these games right considering the last match day didn't go my way.
I'd love to see fat fuck Maradona fall on his face. Speaking of falling on their face, Slaven Billic is one half away from never being heard from again.
Ukraine is through to the playoff round. 6-0 final over Andorra. Croatia won 2-1 at Kazahkstan, but still fell 1 point short of Ukraine and is eliminated.
Azerbaijan has tied Russia in a meaningless game since Russia is through to the playoff round already. 11 games will start at 2:00 PM EST including Bosnia v Spain and Switzerland v Israel.
I'm rooting for Honduras, imo they've played better than Costa Rica and deserve a spot in the WC especially with whats going on in their country.
Spain lead 2-0 after 15 minutes. Pique and Silva with the goals. Bulgaria lead 2-0. Berbatov and Pretov with the goals. Italy is losing 1-0 to Cyprus.
Altintop with the goal for Turkey. 1-0 over Armenia. Wales has taken the lead over Liechtenstein. 1-0.
I really like Honduran fans actually, they cheered for the US after they had qualified and seemed to be pretty decent, I really hope we beat Costa Rica so they advance
Slovakia has scored. Actually it was a Poland own goal, but nevertheless Slovakia leads 1-0. This is a pickem game. Greece lead 2-0. Bulgaria is destroying Georgia 4-0. Turkey now lead 2-0.
Nani scores for Portugal. 1-0 over Malta. This means that no matter what Sweden does (leading 1-0 now), Portugal would be through to the playoff round.
I had them dead and buried in the summer, congrats to Carlos Quieroz.....he should be Fergie's eventual replacement.
Negredo has scored 2 goals to make it 4-0 Spain. Benzema has scored for France and they lead 1-0. Hungary leads Denmark 1-0. Cyprus now leads italy 2-0.
Austria. Simao scored for Portugal and now they lead 2-0. Surely they are through to the playoff round.
Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Russia, France, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Republic of Ireland, Ukraine are your playoff teams. Norway did finish 2nd in their group but had the fewest points out of all the aforementioned teams.
Argentina v Uruguay about to get underway http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=51554&part=sports Watching the Sopcast one looks great.
I dont know. I wouldnt mind if that happened, but I am NOT rooting for Chile to lose. Chile has played better in the first half and had 2 clear chances, but Ecuador played better toward the end and had the closest chance right before the half.
Pot A Russia France Greece Portugal Pot B Ukraine Republic of Ireland Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina basically, anyone in Pot A
If things stay this way. Argentina qualifies directly and Uruguay would play the 4th place finisher from concacaf.
normally i would want chile to win every game they don't play colombia/usa but fuck argentina. nothing would make me happier then to see those faggits eliminated