The USA qualify with two matches to spare! (Costa Rica are also mathematically certain of qualification.) Panama scored a late equalizer in Honduras to save a 2-2 draw, which means that technically Mexico are now 5th because they've scored fewer goals than Panama. Either way, there's a good chance the Mexicans won't finish any higher than fourth, having to play a two-legged playoff against New Zealand to qualify.
The USA qualify with two matches to spare! (Costa Rica are also mathematically certain of qualification.) Panama scored a late equalizer in Honduras to save a 2-2 draw, which means that technically Mexico are now 5th because they've scored fewer goals than Panama. Either way, there's a good chance the Mexicans won't finish any higher than fourth, having to play a two-legged playoff against New Zealand to qualify.
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Lots of US fans rooting against USMNT tonight. Hoping Panama would win knocking Mexico out. Gutsy performance by a second string US team to battle back to win. Bad news though. Looks like Ghana is going to qualify as well.
Bosnia qualified! I'm looking forward to the UEFA playoffs. In one pot, we have Croatia, Portugal, Greece, and Sweden; in the other we have France, Ukraine, Romania, and Iceland. Who gets the bad luck of facing France, and who gets to luck out with Iceland?
quote:Looks like Ghana is going to qualify as well.
You think Egypt is going to win 5-0 and advance on away goals?
Bosnia qualified! I'm looking forward to the UEFA playoffs. In one pot, we have Croatia, Portugal, Greece, and Sweden; in the other we have France, Ukraine, Romania, and Iceland. Who gets the bad luck of facing France, and who gets to luck out with Iceland?
quote:Looks like Ghana is going to qualify as well.
You think Egypt is going to win 5-0 and advance on away goals?
Only if Hosni Mubarak is allowed to play. That old guy, he has a wicked right foot.
I think New Zealand will upset Mexico. Those guys play with heart and this Mexico team has none.
quote:βWe are currently gathering information which will help us figure out how to handle the matter,β LaugardalsvΓΆllur stadiumβs director JΓ³hann G. Kristinsson told vΓsir.is.
In order to be able to host a game of such importance in November, he has his work cut out for him.The field is not heated and the only thing that the Iceland Football Association has to protect it is a tarp, which is not likely to do much good should it begin to freeze as is usual at this time of year.
Read the whole thing.
The group I'd like to see the US wind up in: Belgium, USA, Bosnia, Australia.
What's more likely to happen: Brazil, USA, England (or Portugal), Ghana.
What's more likely to happen: Brazil, USA, England (or Portugal), Ghana.
Oh no, I hope not. Last time I made enough enemies on Facebok. Who says Americans don't care about soccer.
Portugal - Sweden
Ukraine - France
Greece - Romania
Island - Croatia
If I read correctly, the first side listed in each case hosts the home leg.
Looking forward to seeing Hugo Lloris screw it up for France.
So long as he doesn't screw it up for Spurs. So far, the best defensive record on the continent. 5 goals given up in 13 games.
Got to score more goals, little lady.
Oy. USA get Germany, Portugal and of course Ghana. Murderously difficult.
Oh, and It was Portugal and not England that ended up in Group G as the unseeded European team. If it were England, Goalline would be really apoplectic.
So, this time you can't blame us for knocking you out. We play in the first game, Americans.
And we'll still blame ****.q if they beat us in the first game.
None. Egypt were beaten so badly they became Tunisia.