QuoteBit of a shock there, New Zealand not to qualify?Originally Posted by eoinh
2-Jun-2004
Oceanian Zone
FT Australia 6:1 Fiji
FT New Zealand 2:4 Vanuatu
FT Tahiti 0:4 Solomon Islands
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Australia 3 3 0 0 16 1 9
Solomon Islands 3 2 0 1 5 3 6
Fiji 3 1 1 1 2 6 4
New Zealand 3 1 0 2 5 5 3
Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 4 4 3
Tahiti 3 0 1 2 0 13 1
Top Two meet in a home and away play off. Winner of that meets the fifth placed South American team for a place in the World Cup finals.
South American Zone
FT Brazil 3:1 Argentina
FT Ecuador 2:1 Colombia
Standings
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Brazil 6 3 3 0 10 6 12
Argentina 6 3 2 1 11 6 11
Chile 6 3 1 2 8 6 10
Paraguay 6 3 1 2 9 8 10
Venezuela 6 3 0 3 6 7 9
Peru 6 2 2 2 9 7 8
Ecuador 6 2 1 3 5 5 7
Uruguay 6 2 1 3 12 14 7
Bolivia 6 2 0 4 7 13 6
Colombia 6 1 1 4 5 10 4
Top Four qualify for World Cup Finals. Fifth placed team meets Oceania winner for a place in the Final.
Bit of a shock there, New Zealand not to qualify?
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
FT New Zealand 2:4 Vanuatu
Colombia 6 1 1 4 5 10 4
Yes and no. Yes, it's a huge shock, but no, they'll still make it. Two wins from their remaining two games sends them through regardless
the new zealanders are a tad disappointed alright. see here
The last group matches for the Oceania zone are on Sunday, the World Cup is 2 years away. Thats ridiculous.
4-Jun-2004
Oceanian Zone
FT Vanuatu 0:3 Australia
FT Fiji 1:2 Solomon Islands
FT New Zealand 10:0 Tahiti
Australia 12 points
Solomon Islands 9 points
New Zealand 6 points
Fiji 4 points
Vanuatu 3 points
Tahiti 1 point
Top Two meet in a play off. the winner of that match meets the fifth placed South american team for a place in the 2006 world cup finals.
Think Australia's last game is against the Solomon Islands - if they lose, then New Zealand are out and the Solomons and Australia both get through to the final! What odds on that happening?!
They drew 2-2. NZ miss out, Australia vs. Solomon Islands for a place in a the play-off against South America's fifth-placed team.Think Australia's last game is against the Solomon Islands - if they lose, then New Zealand are out and the Solomons and Australia both get through to the final! What odds on that happening?!
5-Jun-2004
African Zone
FT Burkina Faso 1:0 Ghana
FT Algeria 0:0 Angola
FT Tunisia 4:1 Botswana
FT Senegal 2:0 Congo
FT Gabon 1:1 Zimbabwe
FT Zambia 1:0 Togo
FT Malawi 1:1 Morocco
FT South Africa 2:1 Cape Verde Islands
FT Nigeria 2:0 Rwanda
South American Zone
FT Ecuador 3:2 Bolivia
6-Jun-2004
African Zone
FT Sudan 0:3 Egypt
FT Uganda 1:0 Congo DR
FT Cote d'Ivoire 2:0 Libya
FT Liberia 1:0 Mali
FT Cameroon 2:1 Benin
Oceanian Zone
FT Solomon Islands 2:2 Australia
FT Tahiti 2:1 Vanuatu
FT Fiji 0:2 New Zealand
South American Zone
FT Chile 1:1 Brazil
FT Colombia 5:0 Uruguay
FT Argentina 0:0 Paraguay
FT Peru 0:0 Venezuela
Group 1
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Senegal 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Liberia 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Zambia 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Mali 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Togo 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Congo 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Group 2
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
South Africa 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Burkina Faso 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Uganda 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Cape Verde Islands 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Congo DR 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Ghana 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Group 3
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Egypt 1 1 0 0 3 0 3
Côte d'Ivoire 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Cameroon 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Benin 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Libya 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Sudan 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
Group 4
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Nigeria 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Gabon 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Algeria 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Angola 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Rwanda 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Group 5
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Tunisia 1 1 0 0 4 1 3
Malawi 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Morocco 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Botswana 1 0 0 1 1 4 0
(africa top team in each group wins a place in the world cup)
Oceania
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Australia 5 4 1 0 21 3 13
Solomon Islands 5 3 1 1 9 6 10
New Zealand 5 3 0 2 17 5 9
Fiji 5 1 1 3 3 10 4
Tahiti 5 1 1 3 2 24 4
Vanuatu 5 1 0 4 5 9 3
Auistralia and the Solomon Islands will meet in play-offs to decide who meets the South American fifth place team. Winner of that gains entry to the world cup finals.
South America
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Brazil 7 3 4 0 11 7 13
Argentina 7 3 3 1 11 6 12
Chile 7 3 2 2 9 7 11
Paraguay 7 3 2 2 9 8 11
Ecuador 7 3 1 3 8 7 10
Venezuela 7 3 1 3 6 7 10
Peru 7 2 3 2 9 7 9
Colombia 7 2 1 4 10 10 7
Uruguay 7 2 1 4 12 19 7
Bolivia 7 2 0 5 9 16 6
(top four nations qualify automically; fifth placed nation meets either australia or the solomon islands)
FT Syria 3:1 Tajikistan
FT Oman 7:0 Singapore
FT China PR 4:0 Malaysia
FT United Arab Emirates 3:0 Yemen
FT Kuwait 4:0 Hong Kong
FT Saudi Arabia 3:0 Turkmenistan
FT Lebanon 3:0 Maldives
FT Qatar 5:0 Laos
FT Japan 7:0 India
FT Bahrain 5:0 Kyrgyzstan
FT Iran 0:1 Jordan
FT Indonesia 1:0 Sri Lanka
FT Uzbekistan 3:0 Palestine
FT Thailand 1:4 Korea DPR
FT Korea Republic 2:0 Vietnam
FT Iraq 6:1 Chinese Taipei
Groups
Group 1
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Jordan 3 3 0 0 7 0 9
Iran 3 2 0 1 10 2 6
Qatar 3 1 0 2 6 4 3
Laos 3 0 0 3 0 17 0
Group 2
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 5 1 7
Iraq 3 1 2 0 8 3 5
Palestine 3 1 1 1 9 4 4
Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 1 15 0
Group 3
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Japan 3 3 0 0 10 1 9
Oman 3 2 0 1 12 2 6
India 3 1 0 2 2 12 3
Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 10 0
Group 4
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
China PR 3 3 0 0 6 0 9
Kuwait 3 2 0 1 6 1 6
Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 3 6 3
Malaysia 3 0 0 3 1 9 0
Group 5
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 4 0 7
Korea DPR 3 1 2 0 5 2 5
Thailand 3 1 0 2 4 5 3
Yemen 3 0 1 2 1 7 1
Group 6
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Bahrain 3 2 1 0 7 1 7
Syria 3 1 1 1 5 4 4
Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 3 4 4
Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 2 8 1
Group 7
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Korea Republic 3 2 1 0 4 0 7
Lebanon 3 2 0 1 5 2 6
Vietnam SR 3 1 0 2 4 4 3
Maldives 3 0 1 2 0 7 1
Group 8Key
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Saudi Arabia 3 3 0 0 7 0 9
Turkmenistan 3 2 0 1 5 4 6
Indonesia 3 1 0 2 2 6 3
Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 0 4 0
Group Winners Advance to second stage.
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Countries Qualified for 2006 World Cup
Germany (as hosts)
Reuters adds: Earlier, Japan smashed seven past India while South Korea salvaged some lost pride in Asian World Cup qualifiers yesterday.
However, Iran failed to break their Jordan jinx as they were beaten 1-0 at home, despite dominating their Group One clash.
Japan, who struggled to beat Oman and Singapore in their first two games, completely outclassed an India team ranked 143rd in the world, winning 7-0 at rain-swept Saitama.
Dreadlocked defender Yuji Nakazawa scored two second-half goals for Japan, who were without injured Europe-based players Hidetoshi Nakata, Junichi Inamoto and Naohiro Takahara.
The Asian champions top Group Three with a maximum nine points. Oman demolished Singapore by an identical 7-0 scoreline for their second win, keeping the pressure on Japan.
In Group Two, there were mixed results for Iraq and Palestine, two teams surviving on a shoestring budget amid escalating political violence at home.
Striker Razak Mossa scored two early goals as Iraq won for the first time following back-to-back draws, crushing Taiwan 6-1 in neutral Amman.
Palestine’s unbeaten run came to a halt, however, as they lost 3-0 away to Uzbekistan, who went two points clear at the top of the group. Uzbekistan have seven points from three games, two ahead of Iraq.
In Tianjin, China thrashed struggling Malaysia 4-0 to preserve their perfect record. A second-half double from midfielder Li Xiaopeng killed off the visitors, leaving China in firm control of Group Four.
Kim Yong-su scored twice and was sent off as North Korea upset Thailand 4-1 in sweltering Bangkok to throw Group Five wide open. North Korea, currently serving a one-year ban from Asian competitions, briefly went top of the group on five points.
However, the United Arab Emirates beat Yemen 3-0 at home later in their first match under Dutchman Aad de Mos to go two points clear.
“I played terribly but luckily the rest of the team played well,” said midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura, despite having scored with a superb free kick in the 29th minute.
“Our preparation for this game was perfect. That was obviously a big factor in the result.”
South Korea had been lurching from one crisis to another following a humiliating goalless draw with the Maldives in their last World Cup qualifier on March 31 — a result that prompted Humberto Coelho to resign as coach.
However, well-taken goals from Ahn Jung-hwan and Kim Do-heon gave South Korea a morale-boosting 2-0 win over Vietnam in Taejon. The 2002 World Cup semifinalists lead Group Seven with seven points from three games.
“It was not the prettiest performance but we were patient and we played well when we had to,” said South Korea caretaker coach Park Sung-hwa.
In Tehran, Haitham Al-Shboul scored against the run of play to give high-flying Jordan a precious victory over Iran—their third straight in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.
Luckless Iran, beaten by Jordan in the 2002 West Asian Championship and Asian Cup qualifiers last year, slipped to second with six points.
**** sake Davros, even on Iraq v palestine you find room to have a pop at England. grasping at straws mate...
Anyway, cheers for the updates Eoin, always make interesting reading.
Anyone remember when joe McGrath came back from NZ and brought about 4/5 of his internationals with him? Dreadful players...
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FT Syria 2:1 Tajikistan
Group 6
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Bahrain 3 2 1 0 7 1 7
Syria 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 2 8 1
Concacaf region
Second Round - First Leg.
Netherlands Antilles 1 Honduras 2
Haiti 1 Jamaica 1
Surinam 1 Guatemala 1
Cuba 2 Costa Rica 2
(These matchs are two leg knock outs)
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Countries qualified for World Cup
Germany (as hosts)
Concacaf region
Second Round - First Leg.
13-Jun-2004
North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
FT Canada 4:0 Belize
FT Barbados 0:2 St. Kitts and Nevis
FT Panama 4:0 St. Lucia
FT Dominican Republic 0:2 Trinidad and Tobago
FT Nicaragua 2:2 St. Vincent / Grenadines
FT El Salvador 2:1 Bermuda
FT USA 3:0 Grenada
These matchs are two leg knock outs)
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Countries qualified for World Cup
Germany (as hosts)
16-Jun-2004
Second Round, Second Leg.
North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
FT Belize 0:4 Canada
Canada win 8-0 on agg. They progress to the next round.
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Countries qualified for World Cup
Germany (as hosts)
18-Jun-2004
Group 3
FT Libya 0:0 Cameroon
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Cameroon 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
Egypt 1 1 0 0 3 0 3
Côte d'Ivoire 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Libya 2 0 1 1 0 2 1
Benin 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Sudan 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
Group winner qualifies for World Cup Finals
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Countries qualified for World Cup
Germany (as hosts)
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