2014 World Cup Qualifying thread

Hernandez's first touch of the ball is an offsides!

He wasn't really offsides, but that's irrelevant.

0x0?

Bocanegra

Scuba Steve wrote:0x0?

Yeah. When I made that post.

2-0 now though. Peralta with the first, Chicharito with the other.(there are two Hernandeze's on the team.)

Fun fact, Hernandez (Chicharito) just passed legendary Real Madrid striker Hugo Sanchez on Mexico's all time top scorer list.

Disregard that last one. Jumped the gun. He's still one goal behind.

Why is it that it seems MLS refs are like 10x better than CONCACAF international referees. Don't know if you guys feel this way but I certainly do. Not to say MLS refs are amazing, its just international ones are shit.

Scuba Steve wrote:

Ché Guayaba wrote:Welcome to the party every other team in Concacaf. You're a bit late.

Not all the teams in CONCACAF make the Hex.

Well because MLS is the second best league in the region, I don't watch a lot of non-US/Mex CONCACAF games so I don't see our refs a lot but in a tougher league, faster league, and more high profile league, I would expect them to be better than say... a Panamanian.

Jorlung wrote:Why is it that it seems MLS refs are like 10x better than CONCACAF international referees. Don't know if you guys feel this way but I certainly do. Not to say MLS refs are amazing, its just international ones are shit.

Scuba Steve wrote:

Not all the teams in CONCACAF make the Hex.

Everyone back to supporting their parents and great-great-great grandparents teams.

Stop ya bludclut cryin', the kid, the dog, everybody choosin' Jamaica, no lying

For the final time of this qualifying round it is time to update the top scorers list. Now we finally get a chance to say goodbye to every player stuck on 6 goals.

Deon McCaulay Belize (Deportes Savio) 11 goals
Peter Byers Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua Barracuda FC) 10 goals
Blas Pérez Panama (FC Dallas) 9 goals
Georges Gope-Fenepej New Caledonia (Troyes AC) 8 goals
Lê Công Vinh Vietnam (Hanoi F.C.) 7 goals
Younis Mahmoud Iraq (Al-Wakrah) 7 goals
Hassan Abdel-Fattah Jordan (Al-Khor) 7 goals
Chris Wood New Zealand (West Bromwich Albion) 7 goals
Jacques Haeko New Caledonia (AS Lössi) 7 goals
Georges Gope-Fenepej New Caledonia (Troyes AC) 7 goals
Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina (Real Madrid) 7 goals
Lionel Messi Argentina (Barcelona) 7 goals
Luis Suárez Uruguay (Liverpool) 7 goals

Gary medel got arrested on the flight back to spain, reportedly took a reporters camera, smash it into the ground and smacked her, what a moron

I watched Bolivia crush Uruguay yesterday, that was quite fun. Of course the altitude probably played a part, as I don't think I'v ever seen Forlan run 10m only to look like he had just finished a marathon

Still though, 4-1. Bolivia actually played some decent football too, unlike against Peru

Hart resigns as manager of the Canadian national team.

Jorlung wrote:Hart resigns as manager of the Canadian national team.

Yea. Smart move. It's kinda hard to be England's keeper and Canada's manager at the same time.

Now that Jamaica has bested Canada does that mean Hoilett will join them?

I always had a feeling he wanted to join England. He wouldn't have snubbed either for so long.

Apparently his father is pushing hard for him to play for Jamaica. Don't see any reason he'd come to us at this point, another 6 years until the next world cup. De Guzman is still a possibility though as I doubt he'll ever get called up for Holland, and his brother said he was 99.9% sure that he would join Canada if we made the hex.

Just talked to my cousin's friend that plays for FC Edmonton in the NASL (who both he and my cousin were on Jonathon De Guzman's soccer team when they were kids). He said he was on skype with Jonathon the day after Canada got thrashed. He asked him if what Julian said was true (that he would join if they made the hex) and he said that Julian was running his mouth, he said it was very doubtful even if they made the hex, but now that they didn't there's no chance.

Johnathon de Guzman perplexes me. Why would he not want to play for Canada when your brother plays for Canada? You're not getting into the Netherlands' squad and sure Jamaica is better but they probably aren't going to the world cup either, and it's not like you can just tag along if they do without being part of the team to get there.

It's like he just can't be arsed.

Gunna surprise us all and play for the Philippines.

Don't know what his deal is either to be honest. I'd think he'd rather play for Canada or Jamaica than not play at all for Netherlands. Could see him going to Jamaica if Hoilett also goes to Jamaica.

Ché Guayaba wrote:Johnathon de Guzman perplexes me. Why would he not want to play for Canada when your brother plays for Canada? You're not getting into the Netherlands' squad and sure Jamaica is better but they probably aren't going to the world cup either, and it's not like you can just tag along if they do without being part of the team to get there.

It's like he just can't be arsed.

I predict a Jamaica v New Zealand playoff final for a spot in the World Cup.

A few games were played today and here are the results

AFC

Oman 1-2 Japan
Iraq 1-0 Jordan
Qatar 1-0 Lebanon
Iran 0-1 Uzbekistan


UEFA
Montenegro 3-0 San Marino
Northern Ireland 1-1 Azerbaijan

Well.

Time to try again with the standings here

Uzbekistan	5	2	2	1	5	4	+1	8
South Korea	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5	7
Iran	5	2	1	2	2	2	0	7
Qatar	5	2	1	2	3	5	−2	7
Lebanon	5	1	1	3	2	6	−4	4

Japan	5	4	1	0	13	2	+11	13
Australia	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5
Iraq	5	1	2	2	4	5	−1	5
Oman	5	1	2	2	4	7	−3	5
Jordan	5	1	1	3	4	11	−7	4

Haram Lebanon

So is Japan the first team to qualify to the World Cup?

Not yet.

ahlycotc wrote:So is Japan the first team to qualify to the World Cup?

No, but they have clinched at least a spot in Asian Playoffs which is between 3rd place in Group A and 3rd in Group B.

After beating New Caledonia earlier today 2-1 New Zealand has officially won the OFC round of World Cup qualifying. Now they will face the 4th place CONCACAF side in an intercontinental playoff.

First ever meeting b/w Croatia and Serbia is on.

Should I watch spain v finland or england v san marino

Netherlands v Estonia it is