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WORLD CUP 2010 South Africa (Asian Zone Qualifying Round 3)
Group 1
Australia (1)
China (10)
Iraq (12)
Qatar (16)
Group 2
Japan (4)
Bahrain (6)
Oman (14)
Thailand (18 )
Group 3
Korea Republic (2)
Korea DPR (9)
Jordan (11)
Turkmenistan (19)
Group 4
Saudi Arabia (5)
Uzbekistan (7)
Lebanon (13)
SINGAPORE (20)
Group 5
Iran (3)
Kuwait (8 )
UAE (15)
Syria (17)
I think SIN was lucky in the draw...what do you think?Edited by wwwQ 26 Nov `07, 12:35AM
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Originally posted by BrUtUs:tink sg got difficult draw... saudi is powerful, ubek oso... lebanon average... definitely not easy.....
better den getting aust ( we were beaten "badly, but still ok"), china (dey hav grown stronger if their premiership player all chiong us), iraq (we beat dem before but dey beat us before too)....
i think worry abt ubek...their players are huge....hav to ask indra to outrun dem....
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Originally posted by silvernitrate:really meh? sorry to ask, this is the first time in history my country is in this stage, and I'm blur.
Yes after this current round, the top 2 will from each group will be reseeded into 2 groups of 5 teams each. The teams in each group play each other twice, home and away.
The top 2 teams in each group will qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
The two teams finishing 3rd in the fourth round groups play each other for 5th place overall. The winner will be the team with the highest aggregate score over two legs.
The 5th place team will then play the winner of the OFC qualification in a home and away play-off. The winner of this play-off will qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals
Good luck Sg!
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Australia, China, Iraq in group of death
Iranian legend Ali Daei draws Japan during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw in Durban, South Africa on Sunday.
DURBAN, South Africa: Australia, China and Asian champions Iraq were drawn together in a 'group of death' for the 2010 World Cup on Sunday, meaning at least one will not get through qualifying.
From an initial 41 teams, Asian representatives have been whittled down to 20 with the first and second in each group from the third round progressing to the fourth and final round on the road to South Africa.
Joining Australia, China and Iraq in Group 1 are Asian Games champions Qatar.
Japan, arguably the football power on the continent and a team that has qualified for the last three World Cups, will take on Bahrain, Oman and Southeast Asian powerhouse Thailand in Group 2 when qualifying starts on February 6.
Korea Republic, Asia's most successful team on the world stage having qualified for the past six World Cups, face a trip to neighbouring Pyongyang after being pitted with arch-rivals DPR Korea in Group 3.
Korean Republic, who made the semi-finals in 2002 on home soil, will fancy their chances of making their seventh finals with Jordan and minnows Turkmenistan also in their group.
Saudi Arabia, the losing finalists to Iraq at the Asian Cup earlier this year, will face Uzbekistan, Lebanon and tiny Singapore, who have never been this far before.
In the final group, Iran, whose credentials remain strong despite a number of senior players reaching the end of their international careers, take on Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Syria.
Group 1 threw up an intriguing scenario.
Australia are still learning the ropes of how football is played in Asia after their shortfalls were exposed in their inaugural Asian Cup in June where heat sapped their strength and they failed to make it past the quarters.
Their task of making their second successive World Cup -- they qualified through Oceania for Germany in 2006 -- has been made harder with long trips to face Qatar and Iraq.
Both matches are likely to be in Doha given the security situation in Baghdad.
China also has plenty to prove, as one of the region's underachievers.
They had a taste of the World Cup in 2002 but has never quite lived up to expectations since.
Asian champions Iraq will be in South Africa for the Confederations Cup in 2009 but whether they can return the following year will depend on whether new coach Egil Olsen can unite the team.
According to goalkeeper Noor Sabri, "there is chaos within the technical staff and squad", leaving the Norwegian with his hands full.
But he is hugely experienced, helping his home nation qualify for the World Cups in the United States in 1994 and France four years later.
And at least Iraq has a coach, in contrast to Australia, South Korea, and Iran who are all rudderless.
Asia's best finish ever at a World Cup was in 2002 when South Korea finished fourth in the continent's first ever hosting of the showpiece event.
And they have an excellent chance of making the finals again.
Japan, whose Ivica Osim had a stroke earlier this month, should top their group, with Thailand facing a test of their character against Oman and a tough Bahraini side.
Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan will be favourites in their pool, but Group 5 is more open with Iran, Kuwait, UAE and Syria all capable of progressing.
The winners and runners up from each group move to round four where they will be split into two groups of five with the first and second placed teams qualifying for South Africa.
Edited by HyuugaNeji 26 Nov `07, 1:50AM
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Originally posted by LazerLordz:Why did they call Thailand the regional powerhouse when we're two-times ASEAN champions?
because thailand won the sea games gold dunno how many times in a row liao and also almost always qualify for the group stages.
and they got 3 players playing for manchester city.Edited by HyuugaNeji 26 Nov `07, 1:56AM
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(kidding)
Singapore's not in a good draw, regardless of who's in the group.
