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2022 World Cup qualifiers thread

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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    You have to look ahead to a potential Wales v Scotland game which will be a good watch.
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    edited March 2022
    flyingkiwiDK said:
    New Zealand beat New Caledonia 7-1 in their WCQ group match tonight. Believe it or not it was actually 1-1 for a short while.

    Don’t know why they bother tbh. It’s like England being asked to qualify from a group containing only San Marino, Liechtenstein and Andorra. 

    If Australia was allowed to join the AFC, why wouldn't NZ be?
    Mind you, from 2026, Oceania will be guaranteed a spot at the World Cup, so a massive chance that NZ will feature it most of the future world cups.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    flyingkiwiDK said:
    New Zealand beat New Caledonia 7-1 in their WCQ group match tonight. Believe it or not it was actually 1-1 for a short while.

    Don’t know why they bother tbh. It’s like England being asked to qualify from a group containing only San Marino, Liechtenstein and Andorra. 
    So the Semi-Finals now consist of

    New Zealand vs Tahiti
    Solomon Islands vs Papua New Guinea

    United Arab Emirates must have blown their chances of progressing to the Play-Offs against Australia - Lost 1-0 to Iraq and now end their campaign against South Korea... Iraq a point behind face Syria who are already eliminated, whilst Lebanon (three points behind) go to Iran. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Danepak said:
    flyingkiwiDK said:
    New Zealand beat New Caledonia 7-1 in their WCQ group match tonight. Believe it or not it was actually 1-1 for a short while.

    Don’t know why they bother tbh. It’s like England being asked to qualify from a group containing only San Marino, Liechtenstein and Andorra. 

    If Australia was allowed to join the AFC, why wouldn't NZ be?
    Mind you, from 2026, Oceania will be guaranteed a spot at the World Cup, so a massive chance that NZ will feature it most of the future world cups.
    Wonder if Australia might try to rejoin OFC in that case.

    Its not like they've done a great job in AFC - Nor do their club teams do overly well in the AFC Champions League - Gone massively backwards, although replacing the likes of Kewell / Viduka / Schwarzer... That aint gonna be easy. 
  • ads
    ads Posts: 3,224
    Come on Austria, hammer these Berks.   Gonna be tough, Gunter and Williams in the squad is two fingers up to the Austrians, Pub footballers
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,598
    Not really been taking much notice of these games. Are the semis over 2 legs or just the one.
  • ads
    ads Posts: 3,224
    DaveMehmet said:
    Not really been taking much notice of these games. Are the semis over 2 legs or just the one.
    Just the one, FIFA changed the rules after all the Welsh arselicking at the Euros, and to spare the world of Robbie Savage 
  • Andyessgee90
    Andyessgee90 Posts: 845
    That is an absolutely unreal free kick from Bale. 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,977
    Fucking hell what a goal
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    Andyessgee90 said:
    That is an absolutely unreal free kick from Bale. 
    ValleyGary said:
    Fucking hell what a goal
    Outstanding. Just perfectly executed.
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,598
    ads said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    Not really been taking much notice of these games. Are the semis over 2 legs or just the one.
    Just the one, FIFA changed the rules after all the Welsh arselicking at the Euros, and to spare the world of Robbie Savage 
    Cheers

  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,977
    Portugal practically through 2-0 up against a poor Turkey. Italy all over Macedonia but can’t score.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    Austria back in it. 2-1 now. Good game. 
    Bale had put Wales 2-0 up with another excellent goal, and the commentators then spent the next 10 minutes sucking him off. He’s a great player, no doubt, but the gushing hyperbole gets a bit much sometimes.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Dan James really is awful. Absolutely brain dead.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,977
    superclive98 said:
    Dan James really is awful. Absolutely brain dead.
    Kick and run player. So limited.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,635
    For those who really hate the commentary, seriously - watch it on S4C. The commentary's no better, but it's in Welsh so who cares.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,977


    "Come bet in play with us......"

    25 shots off target or 6???
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Come on North Macedonia!
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,977
    OMG hahahahaha
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Danepak said:
    flyingkiwiDK said:
    New Zealand beat New Caledonia 7-1 in their WCQ group match tonight. Believe it or not it was actually 1-1 for a short while.

    Don’t know why they bother tbh. It’s like England being asked to qualify from a group containing only San Marino, Liechtenstein and Andorra. 

    If Australia was allowed to join the AFC, why wouldn't NZ be?
    Mind you, from 2026, Oceania will be guaranteed a spot at the World Cup, so a massive chance that NZ will feature it most of the future world cups.
    Wonder if Australia might try to rejoin OFC in that case.
    I seriously hope that won’t be allowed / they won’t be cheeky enough to apply.
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  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    The 2018 World Cup in Russia was the first time in 60 years Italy failed to qualify for the showpiece event.

    Now they’ve failed to qualify for TWO world cups IN A ROW!

    But they managed to win the European Championship in between.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    North Macedonia win 1-0. Fucking splendid. 😂
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,443
    lordromford said:
    North Macedonia win 1-0. Fucking splendid. 😂
    Unbelievable result.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,443
    Good result for Wales - enjoyable game.
  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,307
    What a goal. Unreal scenes from the North Macedonians. Won away at both Germany and Italy in last year. 

    Back to back World Cup without the Azzurri. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Wow, well done North Macedonia.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,977
    Mancini will surely be gone tomorrow, their media are worse than ours.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    It will blow up there. No way Mancini can survice despite winning the Euros.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,443
    The look of shock on Mancini's face after that goal went in was priceless.

    Imagine the scenes in North Macedonia tonight ..
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,977
    Does make losing to them in a final feel a little bit worse tho 

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