World Cup qualifying- Europe preview

[Arabmariner]

Bok of the net! (Daily Mirror), 3 Lions in Africa (Daily Mirror), Get de beers in (The Sun), Ooh-aah Africa! (The Sun), We can win it (Daily Express), Watch out world (Daily Star), World class (Daily Mail) and Job done (The Independent) are some of the newspaper headlines after Fabio Capello's England side secured World Cup qualification on Wednesday night.

Cue being drawn in group of death and first round exit.

Would be good but better to give them something to grasp onto and then a dodgy pen in injury time around the QF's.

;D

 

[scottmac]

Bok of the net! (Daily Mirror), 3 Lions in Africa (Daily Mirror), Get de beers in (The Sun), Ooh-aah Africa! (The Sun), We can win it (Daily Express), Watch out world (Daily Star), World class (Daily Mail) and Job done (The Independent) are some of the newspaper headlines after Fabio Capello's England side secured World Cup qualification on Wednesday night.

Cue being drawn in group of death and first round exit.

Would be good but better to give them something to grasp onto and then a dodgy pen in injury time around the QF's.

;D

Against the usa

 

[serious14]

The Ukraine/England game is only available on the interwebz, and they're charging for it here.  Suffice to say people are _not_ happy - 5 quid if you buy a 'pass' before day, and up to 13 quid right before kickoff.  The company in question (the Ukranian F.A. has sold off the rights to some random sports company) has only ever had a maximum of 50 000 people on a stream at once before, so everyone's justifiably worried about one million separate connections trying to hit a server all at once.

They say they've geographically blocked it to East Asia and other places in Europe, but no doubt there'll be a free stream somewhere.  Having said that, it's not really worth the effort, seeing as England have already qualified, and on Sky at the same time there's a _cracking_ tie between Russia/Germany in Moscow.  Winner goes straight through, loser hits up the playoff capers.  A draw sees it go down to the last game on Wednesday.  ;D

 

[serious14]

Russia/Germany - http://myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=51583&part=sports

 

[Arabmariner]

How do you sing 10 German bombers in Russian ?  ;D

 

[happy]

Russia/Germany - http://myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=51583&part=sports

kick off is at 5pm CET; 2am Australian time...

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Mmmm...
NOt doing the Germany Russia game live here.
But ESPN is doing the England game, and Setanta is doing shebangabang against Bahrain - which has got me! ;D

 

[serious14]

_Stunning_ atmosphere inside the Luzhniki - great game so far.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

score?

 

[serious14]

0-0, 15th minute. Russia have had 2 chances, Germany the one. The crowd is utterly deafening.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Thanks
Hheehehe... awesome... looove those games.
How was Man U at Besiktas?
That place is just CRAZY!

 

[serious14]

Thanks
Hheehehe... awesome... looove those games.
How was Man U at Besiktas?
That place is just CRAZY!

On record as the loudest fans in the world and 3/4 of the stadium doesn't even have a roof.  ;D

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Weemac not starting... But on bench.
Better get a run Herbert!

Bahrain home ground = godawful.

 

[serious14]

Arshavin tearing Germany apart - Ballack doing his usual "I'm awesome in a German jersey".  Someone has to score soon surely??

 

[serious14]

KLOSE!!!! 

1-0, 35th minute.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Cracker huh.
;D

Nil all. 10 mins in. Bahrain faster. NZ more settled.

 

[serious14]

Cracker huh.
;D

Nil all. 10 mins in. Bahrain faster. NZ more settled.

More so the leadup work - the goal itself was a typical Klose tap in from 10 yards, but the passing was niiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

Got the Bahrain/NZ game on a stream now.  Like watching tennis, my head keeps going from TV to computer.  ;D

 

[serious14]

Flares and fireworks on the pitch _already_ in the England game - 45 seconds in. 

 

[Arabmariner]

Watched Ireland v Italy. 2-2 draw cracking game.....Italy qualify and Eire to the play offs.

And Cyprus 4 Bulgaria 1....wtf......just goes to show there are no easy games anymore.Cyprus used to struggle to score 4 goals in a full qualifying series !

 

[serious14]

Once again proving the brilliance of Football365.....

"How Norway can qualify

Portugal lose to Malta 4-0 and Sweden draw with Albania. This would put Sweden in second place in Group 1 but with 10 points (taking the two wins against Malta away) and a slightly inferior goal difference to Norway. Funnily enough, third-place Portugal would then have 13 points (due to only losing three from games with Malta) in the second-place table if they were in it. Sort of makes a mockery of the system

This is all assuming that Hungary don't thrash Denmark by loads of goals, because if they do (and the above happens) Hungary will be second in Group 1 and have a better goal difference than Norway.

Alternatively, if the giant footballing nation of Malta are only able to put three past little Portugal then Sweden will have to draw 5-5 with Albania to be ahead of Portugal on goals scored in group 1 but below Norway in the second place table on goal difference."

Pants wettlingly funny reading.  ;D