OK draw for Scotland.
Holland are beatable, I would have prefered an easier side than Norway though.
Holland are beatable, I would have prefered an easier side than Norway though.
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They started qualifiers months ago .. all the small fishes got knocked out .. Macao, Bangladesh .. the rest of the lower seeds ..
they have a procedure for that
Today's draw was only for stage 3
they have a procedure for that
Today's draw was only for stage 3
They are lame alright .. but Europe have Euro '08 they can't start their matches earlier ..
South America and Oceania already started .. even the first stages of Africa has also started .. the only difference is that in Asia the number of participants in the last stages are much much less than those in other Continents .. ..
It's all about the qualification format ..
The question is: What is the trophy doing in South Africa? and why South Africa are drawn with the teams if they have a bye seat ?
South America and Oceania already started .. even the first stages of Africa has also started .. the only difference is that in Asia the number of participants in the last stages are much much less than those in other Continents ..
.. It's all about the qualification format
..The question is: What is the trophy doing in South Africa? and why South Africa are drawn with the teams if they have a bye seat ?
They are lame alright .. but Europe have Euro '08 they can't start their matches earlier ..
South America and Oceania already started .. even the first stages of Africa has also started .. the only difference is that in Asia the number of participants in the last stages are much much less than those in other Continents .. ..
It's all about the qualification format ..
The question is: What is the trophy doing in South Africa? and why South Africa are drawn with the teams if they have a bye seat ?
South America and Oceania already started .. even the first stages of Africa has also started .. the only difference is that in Asia the number of participants in the last stages are much much less than those in other Continents ..
.. It's all about the qualification format
..The question is: What is the trophy doing in South Africa? and why South Africa are drawn with the teams if they have a bye seat ?
Africa World Cup Qualifying Groups
Stage 2 of the CAF (Africa) World Cup Qualifying campaign was drawn today at a gala ceremony in Durban...
Stage 2 of the CAF (Africa) World Cup Qualifying campaign was drawn today at a gala ceremony in Durban.
With the pre-preliminary round already complete, hopefuls from across the continent will join top seeds such as Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon for the second of three Stages.
There are twelve groups of four taking part, and the twelve group winners shall advance to Stage 3 along with the eight best-runners up.
From there, the 20 remaining teams will be split into five groups of four for a qualification battle that also serves to determine who will play at the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.
The four group winners in Stage 3 advance ot the World Cup, and they're joined by second and third place from each group at the Cup of Nations.
This means that South Africa will actually take part in the WC qualifying campaign despite being hosts of the World Cup, and Angola will do likewise in spite of being in the Cup of Nations.
Angola will compete only for a World Cup place while South Africa will obviously play only towards a spot in the Cup of Nations.
Those groups in full:
Group 1
Cameroon
Cape Verde Islands
Tanzania
Mauritius
Group 2
Guinea
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Kenya
Group 3
Angola
Benin
Uganda
Niger
Group 4
Nigeria
South Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone
Group 5
Ghana
Libya
Gabon
Lesotho
Group 6
Senegal
Algeria
Liberia
Gambia
Group 7
Coite D’Ivoire
Mozambique
Botswana
Madagascar
Group 8
Morocco
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Mauritania
Group 9
Tunisia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Seychelles
Group 10
Mali
Congo
Sudan
Chad
Group 11
Togo
Zambia
Eritrea
Swaziland
Group 12
Egypt
Congo DR
Malawi
Djibouti.
This group will be decided by Macedonia and maybe Iceland. Whoever'll lose points against these two, will probably be knocked-out.
Especially the Macedonians are tough nut to brake. Lots of teams missed out on EURO or WC because of them in the past.
The Dutch are favorites, i believe they'll win the group. Scotland has a small advantage over Norway but i expect them to share the same number of points in their h2h matches. The second place will be decided in SCO and NOR clashes against Macedonia, imo. Whoever'll do better against them will be the 2nd place winner.
I also expect Switzerland to win their group. Greece, Israel and Switzerland have similar quality but Switzerland's my choice to win the group.
Especially the Macedonians are tough nut to brake. Lots of teams missed out on EURO or WC because of them in the past.
The Dutch are favorites, i believe they'll win the group. Scotland has a small advantage over Norway but i expect them to share the same number of points in their h2h matches. The second place will be decided in SCO and NOR clashes against Macedonia, imo. Whoever'll do better against them will be the 2nd place winner.
I also expect Switzerland to win their group. Greece, Israel and Switzerland have similar quality but Switzerland's my choice to win the group.
I'm sick of Bosnia - Spain games even we were better team in our last two encounters.
Hard group for Belgium....
- Spain are a class above.
- Turkey are stronger, certainly as they basically will play both legs home... But they're not unbeatable.
- Bosnia. Again?? They're a hard to beat, very passionate team, especially in Bosnia. That away tie might be crucial.
- Armenia and Estonia: no points should be dropped there, let's hope the away ties will not be in the middle of the winter...
Very hard. Impossible in our current position, but if we can get a good coach and have more luck with injuries, we have a chance of making it to the test matches. I'm not expecting us to do so, though.
- Spain are a class above.
- Turkey are stronger, certainly as they basically will play both legs home... But they're not unbeatable.
- Bosnia. Again?? They're a hard to beat, very passionate team, especially in Bosnia. That away tie might be crucial.
- Armenia and Estonia: no points should be dropped there, let's hope the away ties will not be in the middle of the winter...
Very hard. Impossible in our current position, but if we can get a good coach and have more luck with injuries, we have a chance of making it to the test matches. I'm not expecting us to do so, though.
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