2014 FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer Thread

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Oceania (OFC)

OFC First Round

Group Matchday 1 FT Scores: November 24, 2011

From FIFA.com

The OFC First Round Group Stage winner will come down to American Samoa and Samoa.

Fresh off their first win ever in international play, American Samoa eliminated the highest ranked of the four OFC First Round teams, the Cook Islands in a 1-1 draw.

Shalom Luani gave American Samoa a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute, but Tava Luvu headed in a Paavo Mustonen free kick into his own net in the 62nd minute to give Cook Islands an equalizer.

Meanwhile, Samoa had a 1-1 draw against Tonga.

A Shaun Easthope penalty in the 44th minute gave Samoa a 1-0 lead, but Tonga equalized through Lokoua Taufahema's 82nd minute header.

Both American Samoa and Samoa have four points apiece with Samoa having the edge in goals scored. Cook Islands and Tonga each have a point and are eliminated.

American Samoa 1-1 Cook Islands

Samoa 1-1 Tonga

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Oceania (OFC)

OFC First Round

Group Standings after Matchday 2

From FIFA.com

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Samoa 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
American Samoa 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
Cook Islands 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Tonga 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1

On the final matchday (26 November):
- Samoa will qualify if they do not lose to American Samoa.

- American Samoa will qualify if they defeat Samoa.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Oceania (OFC)

OFC First Round

Group Matchday 1 FT Scores: November 26, 2011

From FIFA.com

American Samoa's 2014 FIFA World Cup odyssey comes to an end.

Samoa ended their hopes for 2012 OFC Nations Cup and OFC Second Round qualifying with a 1-0 win.

Silao Malo scored the only goal of the game in stoppage time to send Samoa into the OFC Second Round stage of qualifying, the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.

They will join Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Tahiti in Group A in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup while New Zealand, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea form Group B.

Tonga 2-1 Cook Islands

Samoa 1-0 American Samoa

[dgreco]

Supposedly the new US jersey. If it is the new jersey it will be used in the upcoming round of CONCACAF qualifying and the 2014 world cup.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Supposedly the new US jersey. If it is the new jersey it will be used in the upcoming round of CONCACAF qualifying and the 2014 world cup.

At least they didn't bold the sash.

[carollarochelle]

Supposedly the new US jersey. If it is the new jersey it will be used in the upcoming round of CONCACAF qualifying and the 2014 world cup.

Nice jersey.. Why didn't they used that.. i think it is time to change their uniform to have a new look..

[dgreco]

a bunch of teams are releasing their kits that will last through 2014.

France:



Brazil:



The Netherlands:



Portugal:



Croatia:

[dgreco]

Turkey:


Slovenia


Serbia:


Switzerland:


Russia:


Poland:


Italy:


Czech Republic:


Denmark:


Spain:

[dgreco]

Ivory Coast:
away


Cameroon (left) and Ivory Coast home(right):


Algeria:


China (with new logo):

[dgreco]

two more released. Northern Ireland home and Brazil alternate

Northern Ireland:


Brazil:

[dgreco]

even more Kit released:

England clash kit:


Scotland:


A whole bunch from Africa:


Ukraine:


Germany:


Uruguay:


Austria:

[BroadwayBomber55]

Those are some pretty cool kits.

[dgreco]

Sorry for kit overload, lol. Just a bunch have come out in the past few days. The Portugal white, French white, Netherlands (both), Poland (both), and Croatia (both) are all really nice.

[BroadwayBomber55]

You're outta here: South Korea fires manager Cho Kwang-Rae
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns...ng-rae?cc=5901

South Korea can be from topping the group to being eliminated on the final matchday if they lose to Kuwait and Lebanon avoids defeat against United Arab Emirates.

[dgreco]

It would be a surprise upset if Kuwait could do anything more than draw South Korea, but it would be interesting if South Korea was knocked out.

[BroadwayBomber55]

It would be a surprise upset if Kuwait could do anything more than draw South Korea, but it would be interesting if South Korea was knocked out.

I'll be stunned if South Korea was not part of the 2014 automatic qualifying teams from Asia.

Seeing South Korea lose 2-1 to Lebanon in the second meeting after blowing them out of the water the first time 6-0 was shocking.

The South Koreans have more talent than Kuwait, but if they lose to Kuwait at home and see Lebanon get a result against United Arab Emirates, I'm interested in this latest Korean drama, this time with their own national football/soccer team.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying - Asia (AFC)

AFC Third Round

Group Stage

Matchday 3 Fixtures: February 29, 2012

From FIFA.com

It is the last matchday fixture for the AFC Third Round.

Group A has been done and dusted as Jordan and Iraq advanced to the AFC Fourth Round of AFC World Cup qualifying. Who will finish on top?
Jordan has the edge in overall goal differential in group play as both Jordan and Iraq have 12 points.

Meanwhile in Group B, It is a three-way dance between South Korea, Lebanon and Kuwait with Kuwait having eight points, two points behind both South Korea and Lebanon.

The final matchday scenarios for Group B: http://forums.nyyfans.com/showthread...=1#post7394649

In Group C, Uzbekistan and Japan advanced to the AFC Fourth Round. They take on each other to see who wins Group C. If Japan wins, they top the group based on overall goal differential according to rule 6B in the FIFA regulations. If Uzbekistan avoids defeat, they win Group C.
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...zil2014_en.pdf

Who will join Group D winners Australia from Group D? Frank Rijkaard's Saudi Arabia control their destiny as they lead the bid for second with six points with Oman third with 5 and Thailand with 4.

The final matchday scenarios for Group D:
http://forums.nyyfans.com/showthread...=1#post7394649

Finally in Group E, Iran punched their ticket to the AFC Fourth Round. Who will join them? It is between Bahrain and 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar.

The scenarios for Group E:
http://forums.nyyfans.com/showthread...=1#post7394649

Date Venue Matches
29/02/12 13:00 Khujand City Tajikistan - Korea DPR
29/02/12 13:30 Muscat Oman - Thailand
29/02/12 16:00 Guangzhou China PR - Jordan
29/02/12 16:00 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates - Lebanon
29/02/12 16:30 Manama Bahrain - Indonesia
29/02/12 16:45 Doha Iraq - Singapore
29/02/12 17:00 Tehran Iran - Qatar
29/02/12 19:32 Toyota Japan - Uzbekistan
29/02/12 20:30 Melbourne Australia - Saudi Arabia
29/02/12 21:00 Seoul Korea Republic - Kuwait

[EvanJ]

In Group C, Uzbekistan and Japan advanced to the AFC Fourth Round. They take on each other to see who wins Group C. If Japan wins, they top the group based on head-to-head. If Uzbekistan avoids defeat, they win Group C.

Page 25 of http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...zil2014_en.pdf says goal differential is the tiebreaker, not head-to-head.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying - Asia (AFC)

AFC Third Round

Group Stage

Matchday 3 FT Scores: February 29, 2012

From FIFA.com

Group A
Legendary Flamengo playmaker Zico led the 2007 AFC Asian Cup champions Iraq to the AFC Fourth Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying by winning Group A.

The Lions of Mesopotamia destroyed Singapore 7-1.

Younis Mahmoud led the Iraqi charge with a hat trick.

Jordan gets runner-up in Group A despite losing to China 3-1.

Former Schalke 04 midfielder/winger Hao Junmin scored twice for China PR.

China 3-1 Jordan

Iraq 7-1 Singapore

Group B
2002 Top 4 finisher South Korea averted disaster of not making into the AFC Fourth Round with a 2-0 victory over Kuwait in Seoul.

The Taegeuk Warriors win Group B.

Former Middlesbrough striker Lee Dong-Gook opened the scoring in the 67th minute and former Gambo Osaka forward Lee Keun-Ho sealed the win four minutes later.

Lebanon took second place in Group B despite losing 4-2 to the United Arab Emirates.

Al-Ahli Dubai center half Bashir Saeed scored twice for UAE.

South Korea 2-0 Kuwait

United Arab Emirates 4-2 Lebanon

Group C
Aleksandr Shadrin's 53rd minute strike lifts Uzbekistan to a 1-0 scalping win over 4-time AFC Asian Cup winners Japan in Toyota Stadium.

Uzbekistan wins Group C thanks to that win while Japan grabs second.

Tajikistan and 1966 quarterfinalists North Korea ended 1-1 with Akhtam Khamroqulov's 61st minute goal offsets Jang Song-Hyok's 53rd minute penalty.

Tajikistan 1-1 North Korea

Japan 0-1 Uzbekistan

Group D
Australia not only rubberstamped their Group D victory, they also eliminated former 1994 Round of 16 team and three-time AFC Asian Cup winners Saudi Arabia 4-2 in Melbourne's AAMI Park.

Frank Rijkaard's Green Falcons blew two leads in the first half.

Salem Al-Dossari gave Saudi Arabia a 1-0 lead after 19 minutes before former Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC and current Shimizu S-Pulse forward Alex Brosque scored his first of two in the 43rd minute for the Socceroos. But Saudi grabbed the halftime lead when Al-Shabab forward Nasser Al-Shamrani struck two minutes into first-half stoppage time.

But Holger Osieck's men destroyed Saudi Arabia in the second half.

Former Leeds United, Liverpool and Galatasaray turned current Melbourne Victory midfielder Harry Kewell made it 2-2 in the 73rd minute. Brosque scored his second two minutes later and former Blackburn Rovers midfielder Brett Emerton sealed the three points one minute after Brosque bagged his brace.

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations winner Oman grabbed second in Group D after blanking Thailand in Muscat.

Hussain Al-Hadhri gave Oman a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute and Abdul Aziz Mubarak punched Oman's ticket to the AFC Fourth Round of qualifying in stoppage time.

Australia 4-2 Saudi Arabia

Oman 2-0 Thailand

Group E
There was more heartbreak for Bahrain.

After falling at the last hurdle twice in the 2006 and 2010 Inter-confederation playoffs, Bahrain are not going to the AFC Fourth Round of Qualifying.

Former England caretaking manager and former Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur winger Peter Taylor saw Bahrain did part 1 of the bargain vaporizing Indonesia 10-0 in Riffa.

Mohammed Al Tayeb and Sayed Ebrahim each bagged trebles while Ismail Abdul-Latif and Mahmood Abdulrahman added braces for the Bahrainis.

However, 2022 hosts Qatar ended Bahrain's journey by getting a point in Tehran against 1998 finalists Iran in a 2-2 draw.

Wolfsburg Ashkan Dejagah gave Iran a 1-0 lead in the 4th minute, but Al-Sadd playmaker Khalfan Ibrahim made it 1-1 from the penalty spot five minutes later.

It looked like Bahrain was going to the next round after Dejagah scored his second in the 50th minute to give Iran a 2-1 lead, but with four minutes to go, Al-Sadd central defender Mohammed Kasola scored the equalizer to give Qatar a much needed point and moved on to the AFC Fourth Round by a single point over Bahrain.

Bahrain 10-0 Indonesia

Iran 2-2 Qatar

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying - Asia (AFC)

AFC Fourth Round

Qualified Teams and Draws

From FIFA.com

Format
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tour...dures_asia.pdf

- The fourth round will see the 5 group winners and 5 group runners-up from the third round split into two groups of five.

- The matches are currently scheduled to take place between 3 June 2012 and 18 June 2013.

- Top 2 advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup automatically while the two third-place finishers face off in a two-legged AFC Fifth Round to see who will go in the Inter-confederation playoffs.

Seeding and draw:
The draw for this round will be held on 9 March 2012. The teams will be seeded according to the March 7, 2012 FIFA ranking.
http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournament...raw-on-9-march

Qualified teams:
Group A: Iraq, Jordan
Group B: South Korea, Lebanon
Group C: Uzbekistan, Japan
Group D: Australia, Oman
Group E: Iran, Qatar

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying - Asia (AFC)

AFC Fourth Round

Qualified Teams and Draws: March 9, 2012

From FIFA.com and ESPN Soccernet

Japan and Australia will tangle in one group while South Korea is in the other group.
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/sto...2014-world-cup

Australia and Japan were drawn in Group B during a ceremony Friday at the Asian Football Confederation's headquarters in Malaysia, along with fellow World Cup veteran Iraq, Jordan and Oman.

Group A comprises 2002 World Cup semifinalist South Korea, Iran, Lebanon, Uzbekistan and 2022 host Qatar.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Cool ad Nike.

[EvanJ]

Qualifiers resume on May 31 in Oceania and every confederation except UEFA plays qualifiers in June.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Oceania (OFC)

OFC Second Round: 2012 OFC Nations Cup

Round-Robin Fixtures: June 1-6, 2012

From FIFA.com

It is the start of the second round of Oceania qualifying. 8 teams that are split into two divisions. The top two from each group advance to the OFC Third Round of qualifying.

It is a round-robin format from Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Will the All-Whites, the Kiwis from New Zealand, advance to the Third Round?

FIXTURES
Date Venue Matches
01/06/12 12:00 Honiara Samoa - Tahiti
01/06/12 15:00 Honiara Vanuatu - New Caledonia
02/06/12 12:00 Honiara Fiji - New Zealand
02/06/12 15:00 Honiara Solomon Islands - Papua New Guinea
03/06/12 12:00 Honiara Vanuatu - Samoa
03/06/12 15:00 Honiara Tahiti - New Caledonia
04/06/12 12:00 Honiara Papua New Guinea - New Zealand
04/06/12 15:00 Honiara Fiji - Solomon Islands
05/06/12 12:00 Honiara New Caledonia - Samoa
05/06/12 15:00 Honiara Tahiti - Vanuatu
06/06/12 12:00 Honiara Papua New Guinea - Fiji
06/06/12 15:00 Honiara New Zealand - Solomon Islands

[BroadwayBomber55]

BB55's Picks - 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Oceania (OFC) Second Round (2012 OFC Nations Cup)

Group A
1. New Caledonia
2. Vanuatu
3. Samoa
4. Tahiti

Group B
1. New Zealand
2. Solomon Islands
3. Papua New Guinea
4. Fiji