2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

[dion09529]

We're in the qualifiers stage, but we don't give a fuck who's playing who. The most important thing is who will play Canada. Will they qualify to the World Cup in Russia? Oh btw, this is soccer not hockey!

Canada received a bye in the first round and will face most likely Nicaragua into the second round (first leg on home ground in Toronto on 08 Jun 2015). Nicaragua began the qualifiers Monday defeating Anguilla 5-0 and the second leg will be just a trip.

Now, Nicaragua is one of the most insecure place to go on this planet, so Idol must prepare for this adventure (guns, grenades, napalm bombs etc).

[megabyteme]

The most important thing is who will play Canada.

I'm fairly certain no one in the history of the world has put those exact words together in that order before. :no:

BTW, ho is the "we" in your other sentence, Dion? Where are you from, anyway? :unsure:

[dion09529]

We, the Earthman.

[IdolEyes787]

We, the Earthman.
You can't be one of us as I'm pretty sure the only thing likely to utter the term "Earthman" would be an alien.Nice try though,Great Gazoo.

Btw watching soccer is only just below flying Germanwings on the things I'm most looking forward to doing.

[dion09529]

CONCACAF second round (first legs) for Russia 2018

7 June
Nicaragua-Suriname 1-0

10 June
St. Vincent and the Grenadines-Guyana 2-2

Antigua and Barbuda-St. Lucia 1-3
Curacao-Cuba 0-0
Aruba-Barbados 0-2

11 June
Dominican Republic-Belize
Dominica-Canada**
St. Kitts and Nevis-El Salvador

12 June
Guatemala-Bermuda
Puerto Rico-Grenada

* Return legs of the second-round series will take place between 14 and 16 June
** Don't know why I thought that Canada will play against Nicaragua. I can't wait to see canadians winning :D , but for that would mean to wake up in the middle of the night. Or maybe I'll watch women's world cup as a prelude before the match kicks off.

http://issuu.com/fifa/docs/issuu_englisch_woche_22_2015/1?e=9526632/13330150

Other news.

Asian qualifiers

Second round: A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) will be divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up will advance to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals.

Matchday 1

Thursday 11 June

Group A:
Malaysia-Timor-Leste 1-1
Saudi Arabia- Palestine 3-2

Group B:
Bangladesh-Kyrgyzstan 1-3
Tajikistan-Jordan 1-3

Group C:
Hong Kong-Bhutan 7-0
Maldives-Qatar 0-1

Group D:
Guam-Turkmenistan 1-0
India-Oman 1-2

Group E:
Cambodia-Singapore 0-4
Afghanistan-Syria 0-6

Group G:
Laos-Myanmar 2-2
Lebanon-Kuwait 0-1

Group H:
Philippines-Bahrain 2-1
Yemen-Korea DPR 0-1

*All matches involving Indonesia have been cancelled as a result of the suspension of their Football Association.

[IdolEyes787]

I know you made that up because a lot of those places aren't even real countries.

[megabyteme]

Just look up "places no one would ever go to willingly" on Google. I expect you will find most of Dion's list. The countries they seem to be playing have border and/or genocide feuds with each other, so that's gotta make being a referee a bit stressful.

Which makes this:
*All matches involving Indonesia have been cancelled as a result of the suspension of their Football Association. all the more interesting. What would Indonesia have to do to get suspended? :O

[dion09529]

I know you made that up because a lot of those places aren't even real countries.

Couldn't agree more. Take a look to the UK. There are 4 historical regions affiliated to FIFA: Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Recently, I found out that South Sudan got its independence, following a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote. Here are the voters:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan#/media/File:Cattle_Herders_at_Cattle_Camp_in_Rumbek,_South_Sudan.jpg



What would Indonesia have to do to get suspended? :O

http://www.goal.com/en/news/745/fifa/2015/05/30/12239442/indonesian-football-association-suspended-by-fifa


Latest results:

11 June
Dominican Republic-Belize 1-2
Dominica-Canada 0-2
St. Kitts and Nevis-El Salvador 2-2

12 June
Guatemala-Bermuda 0-0
Puerto Rico-Grenada 1-0

[IdolEyes787]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan#/media/File:Cattle_Herders_at_Cattle_Camp_in_Rumbek,_South_Sudan.jpg



To be fair a lot of cattle also vote in the States.






Latest results:

11 June
Dominican Republic-Belize 1-2
Dominica-Canada 0-2
St. Kitts and Nevis-El Salvador 2-2

12 June
Guatemala-Bermuda 0-0
Puerto Rico-Grenada 1-0

Does this mean we won because football's complex system of nothing ever happening can be confusing at times.

I've also been watching a bit of the Women's World Cup and have come to the conclusion that I would be a lot more interested if the women were better looking.

[dion09529]

CONCACAF Qualification - 2nd round

June 14
Cuba-Curacao 1-1 (0-0)

June 15
Belize-Dominican Rep. 3-0 (2-1)
Guyana-Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 4-4 (2-2)
Saint Lucia-Antigua and Barbuda 1-4 (3-1)
Barbados***-Aruba 0-3 (2-0)

June 16
Bermuda-Guatemala 0-1 (0-0)

* First leg results are placed between the brackets
** Bold teams have qualified for the next round
***Barbados eliminated from World Cup qualifying after fielding ineligible player in the second leg of their victory over Aruba.


AFC Qualification - 2nd round

June 16

Group A
Timor-Leste - U.A.E. 0-1
Malaysia-Palestine 0-6

Group B
Bangladesh-Tajikistan 1-1
Kyrgyzstan-Australia 1-2

Group C
Bhutan-China 0-6
Hong Kong-Maldives 2-0

Group D
Guam-India 2-1 !!!
Turkmenistan-Iran 1-1

Group E
Japan-Singapore 0-0
Cambodia-Afghanistan 0-1

Group F
Taiwan-Thailand 0-2

Group G
Laos-Lebanon 0-2
Myanmar-South Korea 0-2

Group H
North Korea-Uzbekistan 4-2
Yemen-Philippines






Latest results:
Dominica-Canada 0-2


Does this mean we won because football's complex system of nothing ever happening can be confusing at times.



Not yet. According to fifa.com you'll play tonight the second leg in Toronto.

[IdolEyes787]

No, I mean the matchstick or whatever it is you commies call games.

[dion09529]

I thought commies died back in the 80's :happy:
Now, since you already organizing a world cup, let me think that you're into it.

[IdolEyes787]

I'm big into your Mum's World Cup.:smilie4:

[dion09529]

June 16
Suriname-Nicaragua 1-3 (0-1)
Grenada-Puerto Rico 2-0 (0-1)

June 17
Canada-Dominica 4-0 (2-0)
El Salvador-St. Kitts and Nevis 4-1(2-2)

* First leg results are placed between the brackets
** Bold teams have qualified for the next round

[IdolEyes787]

Soccer is the only sport where if something almost happens they make a big deal of it.

"That was great shot even though it was three yards wide". In any other sport that would be known as fucking up.

[dion09529]

In any other sport that would be known as fucking up.

Except rugby which would mean scoring.

[IdolEyes787]

Rugby isn't a sport though.It's just an excuse to legally hurt other people.
Also I've sort of watched rugby and I'm fairly certain there aren't any rules or at least none that make sense.

[IdolEyes787]

161617

I'm fairly certain I saw something very similar on the Wildlife Channel.

[dion09529]

-Blatter hires counsel as Swiss FIFA probe eyes bank transactions
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/swiss-ag-says-fifa-bid-investigation-substantial-complex-085624005--sow.html

-Musa Bility: Liberia FA boss to stand for Fifa presidency
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33181713

-Belgium may seek £3m compensation over World Cup bid
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/18/belgium-seek-compensation-world-cup-bid-fifa

-Zimbabwe were expelled from the competition on 12 March 2015 due to their failure to pay former coach José Claudinei a severance fee

-FIFA paid Football Association of Ireland $5.6 million to avoid legal case
http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/FIFA-paid-Irish-Football-Association-56-million-to-avoid-legal-case-.html?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=paid

[megabyteme]

161617

I'm fairly certain I saw something very similar on the Wildlife Channel.

There is a queen bee getting impregnated in the center of that mass. The males will soon die after their participation.

[IdolEyes787]

Unlike regular football, I'd pay money to see this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM9yQmHtBF4

[IdolEyes787]

I've been watching a bunch of soccer but I feel cheated since I haven't yet had any opportunity to turn hooligan and do mindlessly violent things to show my support for the game.

I hope it happens soon because all this pent-up anger against minorities is going to waste.

[dion09529]

Barbados eliminated from World Cup qualifying after fielding ineligible player in the second leg of their victory over Aruba.
http://ro.soccerway.com/news/2015/June/29/barbados-eliminated-from-world-cup-qualifying-after-fielding-ineligible-player/n614202/

Hiddink leaves Netherlands post
http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/oranje/24212369/__HIDDINK_WEG_BIJ_ORANJE__.html

[IdolEyes787]

OK, explain to me again why I should care about any of this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e19jH--bnc

:smilie4:

[dion09529]

OK, explain to me again why I should care about any of this.:smilie4:

Maybe you shouldn't care and this is normal. But haven't you thought that barbadosians, arubans and dutch members of this site would be interested?

Update-

Hiddink was the wrong man for Netherlands - De Boer

[IdolEyes787]

Maybe you shouldn't care and this is normal. But haven't you thought that barbadosians, arubans and dutch members of this site would be interested?



Not really as so far none of them have shown much of an interest in anything. :smilie4:

[dion09529]

Canada will face Belize in the third qualifying round while American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga will contest Round One due to ranking and sporting reasons.

[mariad]

What is the point only the regulars going to be on top.

[dion09529]

The point is anyone could reach the top, including the most insignificant nation on the face of the Earth.

[IdolEyes787]

The point is anyone could reach the top....

Would this was true about sport but obviously it's not. As much as we hope an underdog can win, they don't.

In league play, on any given day where teams are within 50% talent-wise of each other and it's not the play-offs and people aren't even really trying that hard then maybe. Even then, it's a once in a generation type thing and that's why the '69 Mets are a rallying cry and the '98 Yankees are a footnote.

I'll stand corrected when all the usual teams don't advance.

[mariad]

I do agree but that happens once in a blue moon.

[joyfriedman1909]

2 is the quantity of times New Zealand have played in the WC finals. 3 is the quantity of undefeated recreations the All Whites have in finals, the main undefeated group in WC 2010. Welcome Peru, convey your best diversion to the IC playoff. The All Whites have figured out how to be the world's best underdogs (with the exception of in Rugby where they win more often than not). Peru will lament any smugness appeared. Expedite it!

[dion09529]

Last Peru appearance in World Cup was in Spain 1982. I think New Zeeland has a big chance to qualify.

[docmancini]

France ftw!