World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

[GreaterTorontoRoyal]

Soccerex (one of the largest event providers for football) had to cancel their convention at the Maracana Stadium due to the protests...

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Jordan Vs Uruguay kicks off in a couple of hours

[Silver Fox]

Well done to the various British TV outlets for managing to cover just one of the 4 world cup playoffs this weekend

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Jordan 0-5 Uruguay.

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Well done to the various British TV outlets for managing to cover just one of the 4 world cup playoffs this weekend

BT sport have some of the African ones, LFCTV have the second leg of the Uruguay one.

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Mexico 5-1 New Zealand

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The pitch in Iceland today ahead of tomorrows game against Croatia. Croatia were told they had to train indoors as the pitch is not in a great condition already.

Forecast for tomorrow night is apparently -10, snowing and very windy.

[Green]

Presumably they've got undersoil heating?

This must happen fairly frequently (although not as frequently as you might expect given the gulf stream and the Nordic winter break in the football calendar)

[Green]

Actually what forecast are you using

[Barry the bird boggler]

Jordan 0-5 Uruguay.

What un utterly pointless waste of everyone's time. Why on earth have a play off between the third best team in Asia or whatever they are and the fifth place side in South America, you may as we'll just have 5 sides qualifying from South America.

Be much better if the qualifying game was Asia v Oceania or Oceania was combined in with Asia from the start.

Still FIFA know best....

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5th best team in Asia

And the answer is inclusivity

[tmesis]

Jordan 0-5 Uruguay.

you may as we'll just have 5 sides qualifying from South America.

With Brazil being hosts, there were already 5 sides from South America guaranteed a place.

You have to wonder how Uruguay finished below Colombia, Chile and Ecuador. It's almost as if they had an "incentive" to let those nations finish above them.

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It's almost like the whole continent has a reputation for being flakey

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Actually what forecast are you using

was a translated article linked to the pic I posted up there. Just checked and it now says 0C with possible sleet. heavy snow kicking in tomorrow

Just read a preview and they described Iceland as 'in a near state of shutdown' over the excitement. Just spoke to my customer called Arni in Iceland, he is very excited!

[LUX]

Portugal v Sweden very exciting so far. No goals after 30 mins, good chances at both ends. Absolutely nothing against Portugal, but want Sweden to score.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Portugal are leading Sweden

Ukraine lead France 2-0

[St. Brynjar]

2-0 isn't unassailable, but god I hope Ukraine hold on. Good draw for Iceland, all to play for in Zagreb. Couldn't care less about Greece/Romania or Portugal/Sweden.

[Kitsondinho]

2-0 isn't unassailable, but god I hope Ukraine hold on. Good draw for Iceland, all to play for in Zagreb. Couldn't care less about Greece/Romania or Portugal/Sweden.

Agree....France will be kicking themselves for not scoring an away goal........As for Iceland, a 1-0 win in the 95th min from God's own boot would be lovely!

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Nigeria & Ivory Coast qualified yesterday.

Cameroon 4-1 up with 5 minutes left so pretty much there.

Other 2 African play offs are on Tuesday

[TBM]

Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed to register a single touch in the opposite box against Portugal