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2014 FIFA World Cup - Brazil

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BVistahC;2348374; said:
With the heavy protests in Brazil during the Confederations Cup these two weeks (over next summer's World Cup, the government and other things), the Brazilians are really going to like the Olympics in a few years.

Just over the past 20-25 years, normally the Olympics operate at a heavier cost or loss than hosting the World Cup.
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First thing that popped into my head when I saw OHSports had booked his trip... it really is the "and other things" that are the problem... and I'm not talking bus fares. Usually when Brazilians are rioting, apparently, they want big changes...
 
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Hey guys, I just got done with Annual Training at 29 Palms, so I was gone for two weeks. I'm on my way back right now & will have the updated standings for the recent qualifiers when I get home sometime tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for the patience.
 
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Sorry about the wait guys, but was held up by some travel difficulties getting back from 29 Palms in California. Here you go.

Updated Standings

AFC (Asia)

Iran, South Korea, Japan & Australia have directly qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Jordan & Uzbekistan will play each other in a home & away series, with the winner playing the fifth place team from CONMEBOL (South America) in a home & away series, with the winner qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Group A Final Standings (All ten games completed)

1. Iran - 16 pts - Directly qualified
2. South Korea - 14 pts (+6 goal differential) - Directly qualified
3. Uzbekistan - 14 pts (+5 goal differential) - Home & Away series with Jordan to advance
4. Qatar - 7 pts
5. Lebanon - 5 pts


Group B Final Standings (All ten games completed)

1. Japan - 17 pts - Directly qualified
2. Australia - 13 pts - Directly qualified
3. Jordan - 10 pts - Home & away series with Uzbekistan to advance
4. Oman - 9 pts
5. Iraq - 5 pts


CAF (Africa)

Currently in the Second Round of qualifying. Winners of each of the ten groups will advance to the third & final round of qualifying. Ten group winners will play in five home & away series knockout ties with the five winners all qualifying.

Note: Second Round qualifying concludes on September 6th.
Group A (Through five of six games)

1. Ethiopia - 10 pts
2. South Africa - 8 pts
3. Botswana - 7 pts
4. Central African Republic - 3 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)

Group B (Through five of six games)

1. Tunisia - 11 pts - Advanced to the Third Round of qualifying
2. Cape Verde - 6 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
3. Sierra Leone - 5 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
4. Equatorial Guinea - 5 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)

Group C (Through five of six games)

1. Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - 13 pts - Advanced to the Third Round of qualifying
2. Morocco - 8 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
3. Tanzania - 6 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
4. Gambia - 1 pt (Eliminated from qualifying)

Group D (Through five of six games)

1. Ghana - 12 pts
2. Zambia - 11 pts
3. Sudan - 2 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
4. Lesotho - 2 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)

Group E (Through five of six games)

1. Congo - 10 pts
2. Burkina Faso - 9 pts
3. Gabon - 7 pts
4. Niger -3 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)

Group F (Through five of six games)

1. Nigeria - 9 pts
2. Malawi - 7 pts
3. Namibia - 5 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
4. Kenya - 2 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)

Group G (Through five of six games)

1. Egypt - 15 pts - Advanced to the Third Round of qualifying
2. Guinea - 10 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
3. Mozambique - 2 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
4. Zimbabwe - 1 pt (Eliminated from qualifying)

Group H (Through five of six games)

1. Algeria - 12 pts - Advanced to the Third Round of qualifying
2. Mali - 8 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
3. Benin - 5 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
4. Rwanda - 2 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)


Group I (Through five of six games)

1. Libya - 9 pts
2. Cameroon - 7 pts
3. Congo DR - 6 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
4. Togo - 4 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)


Group J (Through five of six games)

1. Senegal - 9 pts
2. Uganda - 8 pts
3. Angola - 4 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
4. Liberia -4 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)

CONCACAF (North America)

Top three teams qualify, while the 4th place team will play New Zealand in a home & away series, with the winner qualifying.

(Through six of ten qualifying games total)
1. United States - 13 pts
2. Costa Rica - 11 pts
3. Mexico - 8 pts
4. Honduras - 7 pts
5. Panama - 6 pts
6. Jamaica - 2 pts (Five games played)
CONMEBOL (South America)

Brazil automatically qualified as the host nation. Top four teams automatically qualify. Fifth place will play a home & away series with the fifth place team from AFC (Asia), which will be either Jordan or Uzbekistan.

(Sixteen total qualifying games total)

1. Argentina - 26 pts (13 games played)
2. Colombia - 23 pts (12 games played)
3. Ecuador - 21 pts (12 games played, +5 goal differential)
4. Chile - 21 pts (13 games played, even goal differential)
5. Uruguay - 16 pts (12 games played, -3 goal differential)
6. Venezuela - 16 pts (13 games played, - 4 goal differential)
7. Peru - 14 pts (12 games played)
8. Bolivia 10 pts (13 games played)
9. Paraguay - 8 pts (12 games played)

OFC (Oceania)

New Zealand advanced to a home & away series with the fourth place team from CONCACAF (North America), with the winner qualifying.


UEFA (Europe)

Nine group winners automatically qualify, while the eight best group runners-up will play in four home & away series to determine the last four teams to qualify.

Group A (Ten qualifying games total)

1. Belgium - 19 pts (Seven games played)
2. Croatia - 16 pts (Seven games played)
3. Serbia - 7 pts (Seven games played)
4. Wales - 6 pts (Six games played)
5. Scotland - 5 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
6. Macedonia - 4 pts (Six games played)

Group B (Through six of ten qualifying games total)

1. Italy - 14 pts
2. Bulgaria - 10 pts
3. Czech Republic - 9 pts
4. Armenia - 6 pts (-2 goal differential)
5. Denmark - 6 pts (-3 goal differential)
6. Malta - 3 pts (Six games played)

Group C (Through six of ten qualifying games total)

1. Germany - 16 pts
2. Austria - 11 pts (+10 goal differential)
3. Sweden - 11 pts (+4 goal differential)
4. Ireland - 11 pts (+2 goal differential)
5. Kazakhstan - 1 pt
6. Faroe Islands - 0 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)

Group D (Through six of ten games played)

1. Netherlands - 18 pts
2. Hungary - 11 pts
3. Romania - 10 pts
4. Turkey - 7 pts
5. Estonia - 6 pts
6. Andorra - 0 pts

Group E (Through six of ten games played)

1. Switzerland - 14 pts
2. Albania - 10 pts
 3. Iceland - 9 pts
4. Norway - 8 pts
5. Slovenia - 6 pts
6. Cyprus - 4 pts

Group F (Ten qualifying games total)

1. Portugal - 14 pts (Seven games played)
2. Russia - 12 pts (Five games played)
3. Israel - 11 pts (Six games played)
4. Azerbaijan - 4 pts (Seven games played)
5. Northern Ireland - 3 pts (Five games played)
6. Luxembourg - 3 pts (Six games played)

Group G (Through six of ten games played)

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 16 pts
2. Greece - 13 pts
3. Slovakia - 9 pts
4. Lithuania - 5 pts
5. Latvia - 4 pts
6. Liechtenstein - 2 pts

Group H (Ten qualifying games total)

1. Montenegro - 14 pts (Seven games played)
2. England - 12 pts (Six games played)
3. Ukraine - 11 pts (Six games played)
4. Poland - 9 pts (Six games played)
5. Moldova - 5 pts (Seven games played)
6. San Marino - 0 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)

Group I (Eight total qualifying games)

1. Spain - 11 pts (Five games played)
2. France - 10 pts (Five games played)
3. Finland - 6 pts (Five games played)
4. Georgia - 4 pts (Five games played, -4 goal differential)
5. Belarus - 4 pts (Six games played, -6 goal differential)
 
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UEFA (Europe)

Group F (Ten qualifying games total)

1. Portugal - 14 pts (Seven games played)
2. Russia - 12 pts (Five games played)
3. Israel - 11 pts (Six games played)
4. Azerbaijan - 4 pts (Seven games played)
5. Northern Ireland - 3 pts (Five games played)
6. Luxembourg - 3 pts (Six games played)

Just curious, what part of Israel is in Europe?
 
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1. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 16 pts
2. Greece - 13 pts
3. Slovakia - 9 pts
4. Lithuania - 5 pts
5. Latvia - 4 pts
6. Liechtenstein - 2 pts

Group H (Ten qualifying games total)
1. Montenegro - 14 pts (Seven games played)
2. England - 12 pts (Six games played)
3. Ukraine - 11 pts (Six games played)
4. Poland - 9 pts (Six games played)
5. Moldova - 5 pts (Seven games played)
6. San Marino - 0 pts (Eliminated from qualifying)
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I'm not up on my UEFA upsets, but the bolded teams have no business leading their groups correct? These seem like significant upsets.


 
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ScriptOhio;2350437; said:
UEFA (Europe)

Group F (Ten qualifying games total)

1. Portugal - 14 pts (Seven games played)
2. Russia - 12 pts (Five games played)
3. Israel - 11 pts (Six games played)
4. Azerbaijan - 4 pts (Seven games played)
5. Northern Ireland - 3 pts (Five games played)
6. Luxembourg - 3 pts (Six games played)

Just curious, what part of Israel is in Europe?
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They got booted from AFC in '74 after there fellow neighbors, namely the Arabic nations refused to play them. You can imagine the animosity that would stem from some of those games after several wars, so they went back-and-forth with qualifying through Europe & Oceania, until '94 when they became a permanent member of UEFA.
 
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ScriptOhio;2350437; said:
UEFA (Europe)

Group F (Ten qualifying games total)

1. Portugal - 14 pts (Seven games played)
2. Russia - 12 pts (Five games played)
3. Israel - 11 pts (Six games played)
4. Azerbaijan - 4 pts (Seven games played)
5. Northern Ireland - 3 pts (Five games played)
6. Luxembourg - 3 pts (Six games played)

Just curious, what part of Israel is in Europe?
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same part as Azerbaijan.
 
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BigWoof31;2350438; said:
I'm not up on my UEFA upsets, but the bolded teams have no business leading their groups correct? These seem like significant upsets.
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Bosnia & Herzegovina are a great team, so don't let the name fool you. They've just barely missed out on qualifying for the last two major tournaments (WC '10 & EURO '12), losing to Portugal both times in the two-legged playoff.

Montenegro is the real surprise, but they also have some quality players in there team. You can't take any team for granted in Europe, as they can beat you on any given night, unless they're the Faroe Islands, San Marino, Andorra, etc. or any of the other very small countries.
 
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ScriptOhio;2350437; said:
UEFA (Europe)

Group F (Ten qualifying games total)

1. Portugal - 14 pts (Seven games played)
2. Russia - 12 pts (Five games played)
3. Israel - 11 pts (Six games played)
4. Azerbaijan - 4 pts (Seven games played)
5. Northern Ireland - 3 pts (Five games played)
6. Luxembourg - 3 pts (Six games played)

Just curious, what part of Israel is in Europe?
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AKAK;2350541; said:
same part as Azerbaijan.
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Apparently Azerbaijan does have a case for being in Europe.

According to Wikipedia: Europe is generally divided from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting the Black and Aegean Seas. The northeastern Azerbaijan district borders run mostly along the main Caucasus watershed. Five districts are entirely within Europe, and the transcontinental Khizi district is almost equally divided on the two sides of the watershed.

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And don't ask me to explain it.

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Sorry about the delay guys, but I've been mighty busy with school and my computer finally took a dump, so here are the updated standings.

AFC (Asia)

Iran, South Korea, Japan & Australia have directly qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Jordan will play a home & away series with the fifth place team from CONMEBOL (South America) with the winner qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.


CAF (Africa)

Currently in the Third and final round of qualification. 10 teams will play in five home & away series with the winner of each match up qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Ivory Coast vs. Senegal
Ethiopia vs. Nigeria
Tunisia vs. Cameroon
Ghana vs. Egypt
Burkina Faso vs. Algeria

First legs will be played between October 12th and October 15th. Second legs will be played from November 16th to November 19th.

CONCACAF (North America)

United States & Costa Rica have directly qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Top Three teams qualify, while the 4th place team will play New Zealand in a home & away series, with the winner qualifying.

(Through nine of ten qualifying games total)

1. United States - 19 pts - Qualified
2. Costa Rica - 15 pts - Qualified
3. Honduras - 14 pts
4. Mexico - 11 pts
5. Panama - 8 pts
6. Jamaica - 4 pts

Honduras have assured themselves of at least a chance to qualify through the playoff. Final qualifying games on Tuesday October 15th are Mexico @ Costa Rica, Honduras @ Jamaica and the United States @ Panama.

CONMEBOL (South America)

Brazil automatically qualified as the host nation. Argentina & Colombia have directly qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Top four teams automatically qualify. Fifth place will play a home & away series with the fifth place team from AFC (Asia), which is Jordan.

(Sixteen total qualifying games total)

1. Argentina - 32 pts (15 games played) - Qualified
2. Colombia - 27 pts (15 games played) - Qualified
3. Ecuador - 25 pts (15 games played, +5 goal differential)
4. Chile - 25 pts (15 games played, +3 goal differential)
5. Uruguay - 22 pts (15 games played)
6. Venezuela - 20 pts (16 games played) - Eliminated
7. Peru - 14 pts (15 games played) - Eliminated
8. Paraguay - 12 pts (15 games played) - Eliminated
9. Bolivia - 11 pts (15 games played) - Eliminated

With Argentina and Colombia already qualified, it's a battle between Ecuador, Chile & Uruguay to hash out who will get the final two direct qualification spots and who will be playing Jordan in the home & away series to qualify. Qualification commences on Tuesday October 15th, with the final games being Colombia @ Paraguay, Ecuador @ Chile, Argentina @ Uruguay & Bolivia @ Peru.

OFC (Oceania)

New Zealand advanced to a home & away series with the fourth place team from CONCACAF (North America), with the winner qualifying.

UEFA (Europe)

Belgium, Italy, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland have directly qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Nine group winners automatically qualify, while the eight best group runners-up will play in four home & away series to determine the last four teams to qualify

Group A (Through nine of ten qualifying games total)

1. Belgium - 25 pts - Qualified
2. Croatia - 17 pts
3. Serbia - 11 pts - Eliminated
4. Wales - 9 pts - Eliminated
5. Scotland - 8 pts - Eliminated
6. Macedonia - 7 pts - Eliminated

Group B (Through nine of ten qualifying games total)

1. Italy - 21 pts - Qualified
2. Bulgaria - 13 pts (+6 goal differential)
3. Denmark - 13 pts (-1 goal differential)
4. Czech Republic - 12 pts (+3 goal differential)
5. Armenia - 12 pts (-1 goal differential)
6. Malta - 3 pts - Eliminated

Group C (Through nine of ten qualifying games total)

1. Germany - 25 pts - Qualified
2. Sweden - 20 pts - Play-off spot guaranteed
3. Austria - 14 pts - Eliminated
4. Ireland - 11 pts - Eliminated
5. Kazakhstan - 5 pts - Eliminated
6. Faroe Islands - 1 pt - Eliminated

Group D (Through nine of ten qualifying games total)

1. Netherlands - 25 pts - Qualified
2. Turkey - 16 pts (+9 goal differential)
3. Romania - 16 pts (+5 goal differential)
4. Hungary - 14 pts
5. Estonia - 7 pts - Eliminated
6. Andorra - 0 pts - Eliminated

Group E (Through nine of ten qualifying games total)

1. Switzerland - 21 pts - Qualified
2. Iceland - 16 pts
3. Slovenia - 15 pts
4. Norway - 11 pts - Eliminated
5. Albania - 10 pts - Eliminated
6. Cyprus - 4 pts - Eliminated

Group F (Through nine of ten qualifying games total)

1. Russia - 21 pts
2. Portugal - 18 pts
3. Israel - 13 pts - Eliminated
4. Azerbaijan - 8 pts - Eliminated
5. Northern Ireland - 6 pts - Eliminated
6. Luxembourg - 6 pts - Eliminated

Group G (Through nine of ten qualifying games total)

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 22 pts (+23 goal differential)
2. Greece - 22 pts (+6 goal differential)
3. Slovakia - 12 pts - Eliminated
4. Lithuania - 11 pts - Eliminated
5. Latvia - 7 pts - Eliminated
6. Liechtenstein - 2 pts - Eliminated

Group H (Through nine of ten qualifying games total)

1. England - 19 pts
2. Ukraine - 18 pts
3. Montenegro - 15 pts
4. Poland - 13 pts - Eliminated
5. Moldova - 8 pts - Eliminated
6. San Marino - 0 pts - Eliminated

Group I (Eight qualifying games total)

1. Spain - 17 pts (Seven games played)
2. France - 14 pts (Seven games played)
3. Finland - 9 pts - Eliminated
4. Georgia - 5 pts - Eliminated
5. Belarus - 4 pts - Eliminated

Sweden is the only team guaranteed a spot in the play-off round as a group runner up. Groups F, G, H & I are still yet to be determined, however, Russia and Spain are in tremendous position to win Groups F & I and directly qualify.

Some notable games to keep an eye on when group stage qualification commences on Tuesday October 15th:
Group A - Croatia @ Scotland (Croatia need points to assure themselves a spot in the play-off round).
Group B - Every single one. This group is completely up in the air in terms of who will finish in second place, but this is likely to be the group where second place won't make it to the play-off round because they won't have enough points to be one of the best eight group runners-up.
Group D - Every single one. Another group completely up in the air in terms of who will finish in second.
Group E - Slovenia @ Switzerland & Iceland @ Norway. Slovenia have an uphill battle being one point behind Iceland and going to already qualified Switzerland, but Iceland have a tough task going to Norway as well being up only a point on Slovenia.
Group F - Russia @ Azerbaijan & Luxembourg @ Portugal. Russia need just one point and they win the group, while Portugal need Russia to lose and to score quite a few goals to catch up on goal differential.
Group G - Liechtenstein @ Greece & Bosnia and Herzegovina @ Lithuania. Whoever gets more points from these two games between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece wins the group. Bosnia and Herzegovina have an insurmountable lead on goal differential so if it finishes tied on points, they win the group and qualify directly.
Group H - Every single one. Montengro realistically don't have a chance, but they technically do to finish second if some outrageous events occur. England with only a one point advantage get Poland at home, while Ukraine go to pointless San Marino, so realistically England are probably going to need three to win the group and qualify directly.
Group I - Both. Spain only need one point at home against Georgia and they win the group & qualify directly. France get Finland at home, but have no chance to win the group if Spain gets at least one point, which is probably not going to happen.
 
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