Australia vs Uruguay - The rematch (3 Viewers)

[sateeh]

well i live in australia , but am not aussie.
i will go to the bar in melbourne and watch the game...if australia r in, then thats great i think there will be mmore coverage of the WC cup here.

 

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[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by gray ] ++
Erik, I've seen you mention on several occasions that it's a tradition for Uruguay to knock Australia out at the last hurdle every four years... I don't really understand how you got this impression, since we've most recently fallen to Scotland, Argentina and Iran. I hate to burst your bubble, but it's not as traditional as you'd like to imagine..

Duh...

 

[Codino]

++ [ originally posted by Rami ] ++


2002 Australia-Uruguay
1998 Australia-Iran
1994 Australia-Argentina

I dont think it was Uruguay twice cuz I am sure 1994 was Argentina (Marradona baby)

yes, it will be uruguay for the second time.

 

[lestat_1987]

over here in south america, we´re already seeing uruguay in the WC. it´s just a bid difference of football. uruguay is a team full of courage and balls

 

[3pac]

why does australia play uruguay? is the aussie area grouped with south america?

 

[Codino]

because oceania has a coefficient of 0.5. which means they have half a spot of making the world cup. the south american group has a coefficient of 4.5.

so the both halves verse eachother.

but. australia has been moved into the asian qualifying, and for 2010 will be with japan, china etc.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

its pretty unfair that south america get 4.5 sopts out of 12 countries...

 

[Codino]

i think it all works out even. by ratio of countries and spots.

 

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by Codino ] ++
i think it all works out even. by ratio of countries and spots.

Agreed. Europe has 52 countries, only 14 spots. It's just the way it works; we can't all participate in the tournament.

 

[sateeh]

++ [ originally posted by Altair ] ++
its pretty unfair that south america get 4.5 sopts out of 12 countries...

veryyy unfaaair, godaaam north america gett 3.5:fero:!!!! whhhyY?? i dont understand, its cuz of that sepp blatter asswipe

 

[Majed]

++ [ originally posted by Codino ] ++

but. australia has been moved into the asian qualifying, and for 2010 will be with japan, china etc.

Good... So national teams like Saudi Arabia would have more obstacles in their way to the world cup... the harder the path, the better....

I'd rather we don't qualify then go to the WC and make fools of ourselves.

 

[Slagathor]

Yeah that performance against Germany was no good. Anyone losing to Germany like that pisses me off...

 

[Majed]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
Yeah that performance against Germany was no good. Anyone losing to Germany like that pisses me off...

Imagine how we felt...

I refuse to call that a football game as it takes two teams to play a game.

 

[Slagathor]

Doubt the Germans agree with that statement

I myself am one of those Europeans who believes a World Cup should consist strictly of European teams + Argentina & Brazil

 

[Majed]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
Doubt the Germans agree with that statement

I myself am one of those Europeans who believes a World Cup should consist strictly of European teams + Argentina & Brazil

When it comes to fun factor, I agree. If I played on the Brazilian NT, I would see the other games as a bit of a waste of energy and time.

But the rest of the world has to look forward to something and i'm sure they can learn and gain valuable experience just by being around the "big guys."

playing against Macao and Nepal (no offense) won't get teams like KSA, Japan, Iran and S.Korea any better.

 

[Slagathor]

Fine by me

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
Doubt the Germans agree with that statement

I myself am one of those Europeans who believes a World Cup should consist strictly of European teams + Argentina & Brazil

thats why the euro is more competitive than the wc

 

[lestat_1987]

nah, last world cup germany got to beat Parguay only 1-0 with a last minute goal. 1998 France got ´em 1-0 on a golden goal. In 2002 Ecuador won agaisnt Croatia and gave Italy the qualification(well Alex´s goal did that). Still don´t underrate the rest of the southamerican teams

 

[Slagathor]

I got one word for yer:

Parawho?



Just don't bother mate; Europeans are EXTREMELY chauvinistic when it comes to football. Nothing personal.

 

[lestat_1987]

yeah, kinda noticed it. works for, makes the threads more interesting