World Cup 2010 - Page 2

luckyeddie · 25-11-2007, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by shortpitched713

Does one team qualify from each group?

Runners-up get involved in playoffs.

Not sure how that works with 9 groups. Does one play against a group runner-up from another continent?

Matteh · 25-11-2007, 06:50 PM

Isn't there a best runner up that goes through automatically?

shortpitched713 · 25-11-2007, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by luckyeddie

Runners-up get involved in playoffs.

Rooting for Croatia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan in that case.

Wait, how the hell is Kazakhstan in Europe?

roseboy64 · 25-11-2007, 09:23 PM

Not Asian enough IMO.

Matteh · 25-11-2007, 11:54 PM

It's former USSR. Pretty much all those countries are still counted as European by FIFA.

GIMH · 26-11-2007, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Matteh

Isn't there a best runner up that goes through automatically?

Nope, there's a worst runner-up that goes out, or so I'm told

Barney Rubble · 26-11-2007, 02:31 AM

Hmm. The only good thing about that group is the fact that we get to make lots of Borat jokes.

Craig · 26-11-2007, 03:08 AM

I'm leaning towards following Latvia on the account of having been to a home game of theirs and a defence so bad I've never seen anything like. I mean how many centrebacks head the ball to each other with a striker not to far away?

chaminda_00 · 26-11-2007, 03:46 AM

Australia to get knocked out after playing too matches with all A-League sides at home or 2nd string European sides away. Even with Aloisi, Thompson, Moore, Tiatto, Milligan, Burns etc I reckon China and Iraq at full strength will beat an all A-League side. Away from home in Iraq and Qatar you need full strength sides. When our players legs are gone after 60 minutes, a touch of class is what will win matches.

Talk is that they are going to play pretty much all A-League side at home and 2nd string European sides away in the first group phase. Then bring the big boys back for the 2nd group phase. If thats not asking to get knocked out in the first round, then I don't know what is.

Hopefully they go the current Olyroos approach and play everyone possible and rotate the main players if required. They are going to go no where if they play three different sides, as they have bee talking about doing.

Samuel_Vimes · 26-11-2007, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by chaminda_00

Talk is that they are going to play pretty much all A-League side at home and 2nd string European sides away in the first group phase. Then bring the big boys back for the 2nd group phase. If thats not asking to get knocked out in the first round, then I don't know what is.

Well, the first match isn't even a recognised international date, and the English and German league have matches either side of that game. Could be tricky to get any players released.

biased indian · 26-11-2007, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Matteh

Isn't there a best runner up that goes through automatically?

out of 9 runner-ups the worst one go out...

but i dont know how they do that with one group (9) having one less team

biased indian · 26-11-2007, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matteh

It's former USSR. Pretty much all those countries are still counted as European by FIFA.

Kazakhstan was part of AFC...they changed i think only recently

GIMH · 26-11-2007, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biased indian

out of 9 runner-ups the worst one go out...

but i dont know how they do that with one group (9) having one less team

They eliminate results against the bottom team in each group

biased indian · 26-11-2007, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero

They eliminate results against the bottom team in each group

for the other eight group rite ????

GIMH · 26-11-2007, 05:05 AM

yeah

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25-11-2007, 11:54 PM	#20 (permalink)
Matteh Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Midlands Posts: 22,938	It's former USSR. Pretty much all those countries are still counted as European by FIFA.

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Barney Rubble International Coach Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: All over the shop Posts: 10,191	Hmm. The only good thing about that group is the fact that we get to make lots of Borat jokes.

26-11-2007, 05:05 AM	#30 (permalink)
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