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| Posted: 06 Jun 2009 02:07 PM PDT
In the world of World Cup qualifying, which would you prefer for your team? That they qualify for World Cup 2010 by having to fight for every point right up until the last second? Or that they qualify a full year in advance and have that year to coast and rest? Different confederations have different philosophies on this, with the Asian Football Confederation coming down on the “get it over with and rest” side of the issue. As of today, three of the four (or five) AFC slots have been finalized, with the fourth slot to be decided no later than June 17. After that, the third place teams from both qualifying groups will do battle for the right to play against the top team from Oceania for the AFC-or-Oceania slot. (For a primer on AFC qualifying process, including why the heck Australia is here, stop by this post.) The early achievers who’ve already qualified are Japan, Australia and Korea Republic (S. Korea). Australia only needed a point from their match with Qatar, and that’s what they got in a nil-nil draw. I’d post highlights, but… Come on, people. Nil-nil. Would you really watch them? (Plus, I can’t find any. If you’re really interested, keep checking at 101 Great Goals or TV Golo.) And finally, S. Korea advances with a 2-0 win over United Arab Emirates, with goals by Park Chu-Young and Ki Sung Yueng. The other AFC result: 06/06/09 Korea DPR 0:0 Iran |
(I found this photo of Japan fans quite disturbing. Let’s hope those are Japanese flags on his chest and not the result of piercings gone horribly wrong.) | You are subscribed to email updates from World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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