Aussies Qualification - What Now ?

[Jocwa08]

Im not sure if there's a thread about this already, if there is just shut this down.

What happens to Australia now ?
Who do they play ?
When ?
And how close are they to the world cup ?

Thanks 

 

[kevrenor]

Im not sure if there's a thread about this already, if there is just shut this down.

What happens to Australia now ?
Who do they play ?
When ?
And how close are they to the world cup ?

Thanks 

To start with:  The teams that qualified were Australia and Qatar (Group 1), Bahrain and Japan (Group 2), Korea Republic (South) and DPR Korea (North) (Group 3), Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia (Group 4), Iran and UAE (Group 5).

The draw for the final round of the qualifiers takes place at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday June 27 (with Australia and South Korea seeded).

Two groups - top 2 in each go through to South Africa, 3rd from each play off for the chance to play the top team from Oceania for a spot.

Other than that, send Zadshit back to Balgownie and Torpor-Stanley to Canberra - never to emerge again.

 

[fedelta]

You beat me to it.
There's an article from the SMH here that outlines it:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/melting-pots-socceroos-world-cup-thrust-ready-to-start-cooking/2008/06/19/1213770827862.html

 

[Jocwa08]

Im not sure if there's a thread about this already, if there is just shut this down.

What happens to Australia now ?
Who do they play ?
When ?
And how close are they to the world cup ?

Thanks 

To start with:  The teams that qualified were Australia and Qatar (Group 1), Bahrain and Japan (Group 2), Korea Republic (South) and DPR Korea (North) (Group 3), Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia (Group 4), Iran and UAE (Group 5).

The draw for the final round of the qualifiers takes place at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday June 27 (with Australia and South Korea seeded).

Two groups - top 2 in each go through to South Africa, 3rd from each play off for the chance to play the top team from Oceania for a spot.

Other than that, send Zadshit back to Balgownie and Torpor-Stanley to Canberra - never to emerge again.

Qatar - def beatable
Bahrain - beatable
Japan - done it once before
Korea Rep - not sure ??
DPR Korea - not sure ??
Uzbekistan - beatable
Saudi Arabia - beatable
Iran - hard but beatable
UAE - beatable

What does everyone rate our chances of going through ?
When will these games be played ?

 

[FFC Mariner]

We need to win our home games and that will give us a good chance.

Uzbeks are a good side IMHO along with S Korea, Iran and dont write off Saudi Arabia.

 

[skilbeck]

We are top seed South Korea is 2nd seed, we wont be in the same group as them

 

[swarey]

Other than that, send Zadshit back to Balgownie and Torpor-Stanley to Canberra - never to emerge again.

  X 2

 

[RADINHO]

We need to win our home games and that will give us a good chance.

Uzbeks are a good side IMHO along with S Korea, Iran and dont write off Saudi Arabia.

Iran is good and Saudi's throw money in to it so they will be good.

 

[serious14]

I demand a rematch against Iran at the MCG.

Bring it the f*ck on.

 

[Arabmariner]

Q. What happens now?

A. If we play the "A-Team" we qualify fairly easily.

  If we play the "B-Team" we're f**ked!

 

[serious14]

As far as I'm aware, all of these matches are to be played on official FIFA match days - so if any club *cough*Everton, Celtic*cough* chuck a spaz, we can slap them in the face with the rulebook.

Arab - not sure I'd call that team from the other night the B team though.  More like the C team, with Harry desperately trying to drag them all up to his level. 

 

[scottmac]

Q. What happens now?

A. If we play the "A-Team" we qualify fairly easily.

  If we play the "B-Team" we're f**ked!

And if we play a mixture of A & B?

 

[mariners4ever]

we play NZ

 

[Arabmariner]

As far as I'm aware, all of these matches are to be played on official FIFA match days - so if any club *cough*Everton, Celtic*cough* chuck a spaz, we can slap them in the face with the rulebook.

Arab - not sure I'd call that team from the other night the B team though.   More like the C team, with Harry desperately trying to drag them all up to his level. 

They are all Wednesday night games aswell.

 

[serious14]

They are all Wednesday night games aswell.

Swish.  ;D

 

[Arabmariner]

They are all Wednesday night games aswell.

Swish.  ;D

Requires a day or two off work.

Midweek schooner sessions!

 

[fedelta]

Just saw the draw on FSN. Didn't write down the dates..
Bye
Uzbekistan - Away
Qatar - Home
Bahrain - Away
Japan - Away

 

[Jocwa08]

What does everybody rate our chances
after that draw, i think us and japan will go through

 

[midfielder]

Obie One's luck continues ....... could not have got a better draw.

Hope Sydney get Japan

 

[fedelta]

That wasn't the full draw

MD 1: September 6, 2008 - BYE
MD 2: September 10, 2008 AWAY v Uzbekistan
MD 3: October 15, 2008 HOME v Qatar
MD 4: November 19, 2008 AWAY v Bahrain
MD 5: February 11, 2009 AWAY v Japan
MD 6: March 28, 2009 - BYE
MD 7: April 1, 2009 HOME v Uzbekistan
MD 8: June 6, 2009 AWAY v Qatar
MD 9: June 10, 2009 HOME v Bahrain
MD 10: June 17, 2009 HOME v Japan