World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

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World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by cmonurz » 15 Jun 2011 12:06

Qualification for the greatest show on Earth kicks-off this week as Montserrat play Belize in the first leg of their preliminary round qualifier in the CONCACAF region. The match will be played in Trinidad, as Montserrat's stadium isn't up to scratch, having been devastated by a volcano eruption in the 90s, before they gained FIFA membership.

AFC

Qualifying starts on 29th June, with first leg games in the preliminary round including Afghanistan hosting Palestine, and the East Timor travelling to Nepal (presumably played at some altitude). The winners progress to a second round of two-legged knock out ties against the highest seeded teams.

CAF

Not yet drawn, Africa gets under way in November, where the 24 lowest seeded teams face a knockout round to determine who goes into the first group stage.

UEFA

53 teams will fight for 13 qualifying spots, the draw is made in Brazil on 30th July, with the first matches not until August 2012, after the European Championships.

CONCACAF

A preliminary round and three group stages, all to decide 4 qualifiers. Starts with Montserrat v Belize as above, the top seeds don't enter until round 3 (being the likes of USA, Mexico, and thanks to their good run last time, Honduras).

CONMEBOL

Brazil qualify automatically as hosts, so there is an 'extra' spot available for a South American side this time out. Of the nine eligible teams, only Venezuela have never reached a finals.

OFC

12 teams enter the preliminary round to determine who gets the right to lose to New Zealand in a couple of year's time, and/or the fifth place finisher in the AFC region.

Let the games begin! Or something.

This thread is a bit early, isn't it.

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by TBM » 15 Jun 2011 12:09

cmonurz This thread is a bit early, isn't it.


tbh, i'll be amazed if it lasts 3 years

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by cmonurz » 15 Jun 2011 12:14

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cmonurz This thread is a bit early, isn't it.


tbh, i'll be amazed if it lasts 3 years


Tbh when I started it I assumed it was all kicking off, but it's just blimmin' Montserrat.

Oh well, if it lasts a few months it'll be alive when it kicks off properly.

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by Barry the bird boggler » 15 Jun 2011 14:44

So they do Euro groups in July, usually its December isn't it? Guess we've got even more Euro teams to make way for then and therefore more games starting in Easter 2012..... honestly why don't they have some preliminary rounds to get rid of some of the deadwood (like England for example) and reduce the number of pointless games. Oh sorry, forgot, it's money isn't it...

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by Wax Jacket » 15 Jun 2011 14:56

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cmonurz This thread is a bit early, isn't it.


tbh, i'll be amazed if it lasts 3 years


Tbh when I started it I assumed it was all kicking off, but it's just blimmin' Montserrat.

Oh well, if it lasts a few months it'll be alive when it kicks off properly.


if I know Papereyes like I think, this could be here a long while


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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by papereyes » 15 Jun 2011 15:06

8)

Qualifying starts on 29th June, with first leg games in the preliminary round including Afghanistan hosting Palestine, and the East Timor travelling to Nepal (presumably played at some altitude).


This sentence gives me the absolute raging horn.

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by Silver Fox » 15 Jun 2011 15:32

cmonurz UEFA

53 teams will fight for 13 qualifying spots, the draw is made in Brazil on 30th July, with the first matches not until August 2012, after the European Championships.


Why on earth would the draw be made in Brazil? Obviously I can think of one reason but it's not a very good one

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by TBM » 15 Jun 2011 15:59

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cmonurz UEFA

53 teams will fight for 13 qualifying spots, the draw is made in Brazil on 30th July, with the first matches not until August 2012, after the European Championships.


Why on earth would the draw be made in Brazil? Obviously I can think of one reason but it's not a very good one


Cos the WC is being played in Brazil - so as hosts they will invite all the nations along for a big piss up and then do the draw before having another piss up at the Marina da Gloria harbour.

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by Wax Jacket » 15 Jun 2011 16:14

I've got to say :| to SF there


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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by papereyes » 15 Jun 2011 16:17

A preliminary round and three group stages, all to decide 4 qualifiers. Starts with Montserrat v Belize as above, the top seeds don't enter until round 3 (being the likes of USA, Mexico, and thanks to their good run last time, Honduras).


Monserrat - the lowest ranked nation to produce a PL footballer.

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by TBM » 15 Jun 2011 16:20

Wax Jacket I've got to say :| to SF there


He'll probably say something like cos they are European teams it should be made in Zurich or something

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by soggy biscuit » 15 Jun 2011 18:05

papereyes 8)

Qualifying starts on 29th June, with first leg games in the preliminary round including Afghanistan hosting Palestine, and the East Timor travelling to Nepal (presumably played at some altitude).


This sentence gives me the absolute raging horn.


Agreed, I f**cking thove this kind of shizzle!

http://www.goalzz.com comes into it's own during pre qualifying for qualifying type tournaments

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by buzzby » 16 Jun 2011 05:25

1st result
Montserrat 2 v 5 Belize


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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by Silver Fox » 16 Jun 2011 11:27

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cmonurz UEFA

53 teams will fight for 13 qualifying spots, the draw is made in Brazil on 30th July, with the first matches not until August 2012, after the European Championships.


Why on earth would the draw be made in Brazil? Obviously I can think of one reason but it's not a very good one


Cos the WC is being played in Brazil - so as hosts they will invite all the nations along for a big piss up and then do the draw before having another piss up at the Marina da Gloria harbour.


Well, that was the obvious answer. Are all the other federations doing their draws there at the same time? If so it makes a bit more sense but the OP kinda implied it was just the freeloading pcunters at UEFA who were going on a jolly

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by TBM » 16 Jun 2011 11:29

I believe all the draws are being made their.........they are the hosts so will host everything to do with the WC

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by cmonurz » 20 Jun 2011 09:47

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13830127.stm

Montserrat could find themselves progressing, Belize face expulsion from the World Cup after their FA suspended, government influence.

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by T.R.O.L.I. » 14 Jul 2011 10:00

The European draw could end up being a massive :lol: fest at WaLOLes:

BBC Sport Wales could face a nightmare World Cup qualifying draw because the Faroe Islands seem to have overtaken them.

The 30 July draw in Rio de Janeiro will be based on Fifa's rankings system, calculated by a complex formula.

Wales are tied with the Faroes on 273 points - with one of those teams set to join the likes of Andorra in pot six.

And the Faroe Islands are lobbying Fifa to include decimal points in their calculations - something which would see them leapfrog Wales into pot five.


Full story

Hopefully FIFA will go down the decimal point route as it would be nice for one of the perennial "minnows" to finally make it out of the bottom pot.

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by Wax Jacket » 14 Jul 2011 10:29

interesting one - if they did it alphabetically in the home language of each country Cymru would take precedence over Føroyar

come on FIFA, we want decimals

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by T.R.O.L.I. » 22 Jul 2011 21:51

Draw is next Saturday - can't find any confirmation as to decision on the Wales / Faroes issue yet.

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Re: World Cup Qualification - Brazil 2014

by Stranded » 23 Jul 2011 09:45

Wikipedia has Wales listed in the bottom pot.

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