This weekends World cup qualifiers

[Gunga Din]

New Zealand through to the finals after beating Bahrain

[muleskinner]

Just had my brother on the phone from the ground, said it was a fantastic atmosphere, first qualification since 1974 for the All Whites I think.

[Gunga Din]

1982 i think

[Andy @ Allerton]

Just think, if the FA weren't so pathetically corrupt, people might actually care about Internationals.

 

Gone from loving them to liking them to hating them.

[smithdown]

Poor arl Bahrain always go out at this stage.

 

Looks like a pwopah nawty one in Cairo today, seen footage of the players all wanting to fight with each other too:

 

Security is being stepped up in Cairo ahead of a potentially volatile football match between Egypt and Algeria on Saturday.

 

Several Algerian players were slightly injured when their team bus was pelted with rocks by Egyptian fans.

 

The sport’s ruling body, FIFA, has asked Egyptian authorities for written guarantees of additional security measures, but has announced that the match will go ahead.

 

Safety fears are such that the Egyptian and Algerian presidents have telephoned each other to discuss the matter.

 

The match is crucial to both teams’ hopes of qualifying for next year’s world cup, with Egypt needing to win by a three goal margin to make the tournament at Algeria’s expense

 

http://www.euronews.net/2009/11/13/egypt-f...geria-team-bus/

[Gunga Din]

Just think, if the FA weren't so pathetically corrupt, people might actually care about Internationals.

 

Gone from loving them to liking them to hating them.

 

 

i've no time for friendlies, or indeed qualifiers in general. love the world cup and european championships though

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Tonights game in Croke Park between Ireland and France is likely to be more like a game of water polo rather than football - poxy weather

[Andy @ Allerton]

i've no time for friendlies, or indeed qualifiers in general. love the world cup and european championships though

 

I used to really enjoy them, but can't take much pleasure in them now. Like when England play, I actively detest 90% of the playing staff - how can I possible cheer or feel happy when a gonk like Rooney plays well or bangs a goal in?

 

Just can't get how some can dislike a player in a club shirt and then go through a turnaround to suddenly be really happy with them on the International stage.

 

Perhaps it's just me.

[muleskinner]

Just think, if the FA weren't so pathetically corrupt, people might actually care about Internationals.

 

Gone from loving them to liking them to hating them.

 

Over 35,000 were at this game, a record for a football game down there.

[surf]

i'd love it if ireland and bosnia went through

[muleskinner]

i'd love it if ireland and bosnia went through

 

Bosnia have got a great chance, Ronaldo is out of both games for Portugal.

[Gunga Din]

Over 35,000 were at this game, a record for a football game down there.

 

 

i'm delighted to see New Zealand through. i think its a disgrace that Oceania dont have an automatic qualifying place, and we have a situation where the Aussies are effectively depriving an Asian country from qualifying

[Gunga Din]

Bosnia have got a great chance, Ronaldo is out of both games for Portugal.

 

 

Ireland have a great chance too. Domenech calling Ireland "an England B team" will hopefully come back and haunt him. plus it will f*** that c*** Platini off

Edited November 14, 2009 by Gunga Din

[Davvo]

Ireland have a great chance too. Domenech calling Ireland "an England B team" will hopefully come back and haunt him. plus it will f*** that c*** Platini off

 

Karma at it's best.

[muleskinner]

Ireland have a great chance too. Domenech calling Ireland "an England B team" will hopefully come back and haunt him. plus it will f*** that c*** Platini off

 

They do, I really hope they make it. Agree with your point about Oceania too, the Aussies being in the Asian section is ridiculous.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Ireland havent got a farking prayer and I know, I've watched the Irish team, they cant hold their piss.

 

I've lost count of the games in which they have taken the lead against teams and only drawn.

[growler]

for me, the six weeks gone from this season to internationals already just s***s me. Why not have all 6 weeks in one go, towards the end of October, it may be a mini tourny, and be done with it.

[Hassony]

Poor arl Bahrain always go out at this stage.

 

Looks like a pwopah nawty one in Cairo today, seen footage of the players all wanting to fight with each other too:

 

yeah Bahrain are unlucky, they have done to get to this stage considering their population is less then portsmouth

 

 

the Egypt game will be a classic today, at least it will gurantee at least one arabic presence at the wc, they have done so badly this year

[muleskinner]

yeah Bahrain are unlucky, they have done to get to this stage considering their population is less then portsmouth

the Egypt game will be a classic today, at least it will gurantee at least one arabic presence at the wc, they have done so badly this year

 

Is it on telly?

[Hassony]

Is it on telly?

 

Egyptian telly

[Gunga Din]

Uruguay Vs Costa Rica is on tonight. that should be a tasty game

[Hassony]

the first leg is in Costa Rica, and they play on artificial grass, so it will be interesting

[Gunga Din]

decent day of sport today. 3 qualifiers on one after the other, plus all the rugby and some tennis. its a s**** day outside, so good excuse (not that one is needed) to sit and watch sport all day and annoy the squaw

[boohog]

yeah Bahrain are unlucky, they have done to get to this stage considering their population is less then portsmouth

the Egypt game will be a classic today, at least it will gurantee at least one arabic presence at the wc, they have done so badly this year

 

Went to the first Bahrain New Zealand game a while back. Bahrain spanked them and should have won. Shame really, they seem to have some pretty handy players.

[D.Boon]

decent day of sport today. 3 qualifiers on one after the other, plus all the rugby and some tennis. its a s**** day outside, so good excuse (not that one is needed) to sit and watch sport all day and annoy the squaw

 

I too am using the s*** weather as an excuse to do as much sitting on my a*** as possible.