2014 World Cup

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  1. Colesy BL Hornby

    :laugh:
     
    Colesy, Jul 8, 2013
    #81

  2. chris473 CJ Devonshire

    Dumb cunt brought it on himself
     
    Last edited: Jul 9, 2013
    chris473, Jul 9, 2013
    #82

  3. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    There's about 70% chance of me heading over to South America and going to some games next year. Are NZ looking like qualifying again?
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jul 9, 2013
    #83

  4. chris473 CJ Devonshire

    Have to beat the 5th placed South American team and it looks like it's going to be Urugauy
     
    chris473, Jul 9, 2013
    #84

  5. Maxkabamm AN Couch

    The winners of the OFC qualifying zone play 4th placed CONCACAF and the winners of the Asian 5th place playoffs play the 5th placed South American team this time, which is looking like Mexico, Panama or Honduras.
     
    Last edited: Jul 10, 2013
    Maxkabamm, Jul 10, 2013
    #85

  6. Speirz DG Speirs

    Yeah, this. I'd back them against Panama, but Honduras would be trickier and Mexico near impossible.
     
    Speirz, Jul 10, 2013
    #86

  7. Colesy BL Hornby

    It won't be mexico.
     
    Colesy, Jul 10, 2013
    #87

  8. Lukic L Popovic

    Honduras is doable. U can always cheese a goal on a corner in their stadium and bus the rest of the time.
     
    Lukic, Jul 10, 2013
    #88

  9. chris473 CJ Devonshire

    That's right.
     
    chris473, Jul 10, 2013
    #89

  10. Furball G Furball

    Oceania not having an automatic qualifier is farcical.
     
    Furball, Jul 11, 2013
    #90

  11. Uppercut CB Faldo

    Not with Australia playing in Asia.
     
    Uppercut, Jul 11, 2013
    #91

  12. Lukic L Popovic

    I think it's ridiculous Asia gets 4.5, Concacaf 3.5, Africa 5 and Europe only 13.
     
    Lukic, Jul 11, 2013
    #92

  13. Furball G Furball

    Australia moved to Asia because of the farcical qualification rules.

    Also agree witb Lukic. FIFA pandering to Africa and Asia for votes dilutes the standard.
     
    Furball, Jul 11, 2013
    #93

  14. Uppercut CB Faldo

    Well the World Cup can't really be about achieving the highest possible standard because it's always going to be well below the standard of the best clubs.

    I like how it contrasts a lot of different footballing styles and cultures against each other. You don't get that so much at club level because teams can just import players to cover the weaknesses of their home country. I definitely think a 5th African team brings more to the tournament in that sense than a 14th European team.
     
    Uppercut, Jul 12, 2013
    #94

  15. Speirz DG Speirs

    No longer can Europe lay a justifiable claim to having 13 of 32 spots when Asia has only four automatic qualifiers.

    Let’s look at the past two World Cups as a case in point.

    In 2006, not one of the five UEFA ‘indirect’ qualifiers, including the group runners-up, progressed from beyond the second round while in 2010 things were even worse.

    The four sub-qualifiers - Greece, Slovenia, France and Portugal – between them won only three matches at the tournament and all bar Portugal were bundled out in the first phase.

    A quick glance at the list of potential qualifiers for Brazil includes the likes of Bulgaria, Hungary and Albania – hardly nations that would strike fear into any of the leading AFC contenders.

    Just as the world is no longer a colonial plaything for the European powers neither should its biggest sporting event feature such a bloated number of UEFA contenders.

    The region already has nine automatic qualifiers.

    The time has come to stop the ‘second chance’ for those that can’t top their group. Take those four slots and redistribute them to the other regions.

    If you’re not good enough to top the group then tough luck. Think that’s unfair? Just take a look at the list of African nations likely to miss out on a place in Brazil under a similar structure in CAF.
     
    Speirz, Jul 13, 2013
    #95

  16. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Yeah exactly. It's an absolutely farce that Australia play in Asia while there's an Oceania group and their decision to do so just points out how much of a disadvantage playing in that group is.
     
    Cribbage, Jul 13, 2013
    #96

  17. morgieb MC Burridge

    What GF and Cribb said. If Oceania had an automatic qualifying place we wouldn't be in Asia I don't think.
     
    morgieb, Jul 13, 2013
    #97

  18. 99* JJ Ritchie

    We've played Honduras a couple of times, 1 win and a draw we should have won (Smeltz missed a pen late).

    Just praying Mexico get up there.
     
    99*, Jul 13, 2013
    #98

  19. morgieb MC Burridge

    Meh reckon the Kiwis can beat Honduras.

    And surely Mexico would get immediate qualification? Aren't they like the best North American soccer team?
     
    morgieb, Jul 13, 2013
    #99

  20. Lukic L Popovic

    Where's this from?
     
    Lukic, Jul 13, 2013
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