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Draw places Brazil, Portugal into Group of Death: The draw for the final tournament of the 2010 Men’s World Cup was kind to the defending finalists, but not the losing semifinalists. 2006 champions Italy face Paraguay, New Zealand, and first time qualifiers Slovakia in Group F, whilst France, who fell to the Azzurri in the 2006 final, were drawn against hosts South Africa, Mexico, and Uruguay in Group A. The Group of Death is widely considered to be Group G, which contains Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d’Ivoire, and Portugal. The tournament’s opening match will be South Africa-Mexico at Johannesburg’s new Soccer City stadium on FRI 11 JUN 2010.
» Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
» Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Rep, Greece
» Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
» Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana
» Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
» Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
» Group G: Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d’Ivoire, Portugal
» Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile
[posted SAT 05 DEC 2009 – 00:58:11 UTC]

Pots decided for South Africa 2010 draw: FIFA have settled on the pots, seedings, and draw procedure for the 2010 Men’s World Cup final tournament. The top seeds include hosts South Africa and the top seven teams in the FIFA world rankings of OCT 2009, who occupy Pot 1. Pot 2 contains the teams from the AFC, CONCACAF, and the OFC. Pot 3 holds the remaining teams from CAF and CONMEBOL, whilst Pot 4 contains the remaining UEFA teams. Each group will receive one team from each pot, and no group may contain more than two UEFA teams or more than one team from any other confederation. The draw begins at 17:00 UTC on FRI 04 DEC 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
» Pot 1: South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Argentina, England
» Pot 2: Australia, Honduras, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Rep, Mexico, New Zealand, United States
» Pot 3: Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Paraguay, Uruguay
» Pot 4: Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
[posted THU 03 DEC 2009 – 02:54:28 UTC]

AFC matchday 20 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC second group phase on WED 17 JUN 2009.
» Bahrain 01-00 Uzbekistan: Mahmood ABDULRAHMAN scored the only goal to earn advancement from Group A, from which Australia and Japan had already qualified.
» Saudi Arabia 00-00 Korea DPR: With Iran having drawn earlier in the day, Korea DPR needed a draw themselves to qualify. With the help of goalkeeper RI Myong Guk, they did so, and the Saudis also move on as third in Group B.
¤ Qualified: Australia, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Rep
» Advance to AFC/​OFC playoff: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
[posted THU 18 JUN 2009 – 07:46:31 UTC]

AFC matchday 18 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC second group phase on SAT 06 JUN 2009.
» Uzbekistan 00-01 Japan: Shinji OKAZAKI’s header was enough for the victory that sent Japan through as one of the two qualifiers from Group A.
» Qatar 00-00 Australia: The Socceroos continued their zero goals conceded run in the second group phase as they held Qatar to a goalless draw, securing the other automatic berth from Group A. Bahrain will make the playoff with at least two points from their last two matches.
» United Arab Emirates 00-02 Korea Rep: Both sides had a man sent off, but two goals in the first half gave Korea Rep an eighth Men’s World Cup appearance. Korea DPR are a point ahead of Saudi Arabia for Group B’s other ticket, but the Saudis have a match in hand.
¤ Qualified this matchday: Australia, Japan, Korea Rep
[posted TUE 09 JUN 2009 – 07:57:51 UTC]

AFC matchday 17 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC second group phase on WED 01 APR 2009.
» Australia 02-00 Uzbekistan: Josh KENNEDY and Harry KEWELL found net for the Socceroos, who are now assured of at least a place in the playoff and need a single point to qualify. Idle Japan are in a similar situation, needing three to qualify from Group A.
» Korea Rep 01-00 Korea DPR: The goal in Seoul put the North in a hole. KIM Chi Woo’s free kick in the 87th minute vaulted Korea Rep back to first in Group B.
» Saudi Arabia 03-02 United Arab Emirates: The Saudis again came back from a late deficit to win. The UAE scored twice late in the first half to go up 2-1 only to allow an equaliser through an own goal midway through the second. And with seven minutes left, Naif HAZAZI headed in the winner for the home side, pulling them into a tie for second place in Group B.
× Eliminated this matchday: UAE
» Advanced this matchday: Australia, Japan
[posted THU 02 APR 2009 – 22:04:12 UTC]

AFC matchday 16 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC second group phase on SAT 28 MAR 2009.
» Japan 01-00 Bahrain: Early in the second half, Shunsuke NAKAMURA’s free kick took a deflection off Abdullah MARZOOQ and skipped into the net. The result held, and Japan are now Group A leaders, three points away from sealing a trip to South Africa.
» Uzbekistan 04-00 Qatar: Farhod TADJIEV scored three goals, all on headers, as the Uzbeks got their first win of the round and climbed back into the race for Group A’s playoff ticket.
» Iran 01-02 Saudi Arabia: In the last twelve minutes, goals from Naif HAZZAZI and Osama AL MUWALLAD overturned Iran’s advantage and put the Saudis into third place in Group B. Iran coach Ali DAEI was sacked following the match.
[posted MON 30 MAR 2009 – 05:41:24 UTC]

AFC matchday 13 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC fourth round on WED 15 OCT 2008.
» Australia 04-00 Qatar: The match was delayed thirty minutes due to a Brisbane thunderstorm, but the Socceroos made up for lost time by going up 2-0 in just twenty minutes, as nothing went the way of former Group A leaders Qatar.
» Japan 01-01 Uzbekistan: First half goals by Maksim SHATSKIKH and Keiji TAMADA led to a draw that gave the Uzbeks their first point of the final round.
» Iran 02-01 Korea DPR: Mehdi MAHDAVIKIA and Javad NEKOUNAM found net for Iran, who pulled into a four way tie with Korea Rep and Saudi Arabia for the Group B lead.
[posted THU 16 OCT 2008 – 03:31:59 UTC]

AFC matchday 11 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC fourth round on SAT 06 SEP 2008.
» Bahrain 02-03 Japan: Kengo NAKAMURA’s goal in the 84th minute gave Japan a 3-0 lead, but ten-man Bahrain stormed back with a Salman ISA goal, followed by an own goal by Marcus Tulio TANAKA. Japan, though, survived to become joint leaders of Group A.
» Qatar 03-00 Uzbekistan: The shock of the day was Uzbekistan, who had won all but one qualifiers so far, falling in Doha. Majdi SIDDIQ, Magid MOHAMED, and Talal AL BLOUSHI were the goalscorers.
» Saudi Arabia 01-01 Iran: Javad NEKOUNAM’s header was Iran’s equaliser with nine minutes left, neutralising a first half goal by Saad AL HARTHI in this Group B encounter.
[posted SUN 07 SEP 2008 – 23:24:14 UTC]

Third round rivalries to resume in AFC fourth round: The draw for the AFC fourth round of South Africa 2010 qualifiers was completed on FRI 27 JUN 2008, and most pairs from the third round remained united. Only Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, Group 4 opponents, were separated. Uzbekistan’s opponents in Group A include heavyweights Australia and Japan, whilst Saudi Arabia must face Korea Rep, Korea DPR, and Iran in Group B. Two from each group qualify directly, whilst the third placed teams play off for the right to face the OFC final round winner.
» Group A: Australia, Japan, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Qatar
» Group B: Korea Rep, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Korea DPR, United Arab Emirates
[posted FRI 27 JUN 2008 – 19:51:49 UTC]

AFC to draw fourth round groups: The draw for the AFC fourth round of 2010 Men’s World Cup qualifiers will take place on FRI 27 JUN 2008, with two groups of five to be formed. Based on their performances at Germany 2006, Australia, Korea Rep, and Iran are the top three seeds. Japan and Saudi Arabia are tied for fourth; the draw procedure will start with a drawing to put one of those teams in Pot 2 with Iran and the other in Pot 3 with Bahrain. Each group will consist of a Pot 1 team [either Australia or Korea Rep], a Pot 2 team, a Pot 3 team, and two of the remaining teams: Uzbekistan, Korea DPR, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
[posted TUE 24 JUN 2008 – 04:25:26 UTC]

AFC matchday 10 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC third round on SUN 22 JUN 2008.
» Iraq 00-01 Qatar: Needing a win, Qatar pressed forward and finally earned a reward in the 77th minute, when Hussein YASSER’s cross was headed in by Seyd Ali BECHIR. The Maroon steal second place in Group 1.
» United Arab Emirates 01-03 Syria: 50 minutes in, Jihad AL HUSSAIN had scored twice, and Syria believed that they could get the three goal win necessary to advance from Group 5. But a late foul by Syria keeper Mosab BALHOUS gave the UAE a penalty, which Ismail MATAR converted. A stoppage time goal for Syria by Firas AL KHATIB was not enough.
» Teams advancing to fourth round: Australia, Qatar, Japan, Bahrain, Korea Rep, Korea DPR, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Iran, UAE
[posted SUN 22 JUN 2008 – 21:54:47 UTC]

AFC matchday 9 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC third round on SAT 14 JUN 2008.
» Korea DPR 02-00 Jordan: HONG Yong Jo scored twice as Korea DPR wrapped up advancement from Group 3 along with neighbours Korea Rep.
» Singapore 00-02 Saudi Arabia: The Saudis also move on, scoring a goal in each half to join Uzbekistan in advancing from Group 4.
» China PR 01-02 Iraq: Iraq came from behind to win their second in a row in Group 1 and eliminate China PR. Australia are certain of going through, but Iraq must earn at least a draw against Qatar next weekend to advance.
» Bahrain 01-01 Oman: Ismail AL AJMI scored for the visitors in the second half to cancel Bahrain’s Faouzi AAISH goal, but it was not enough to keep Oman in the Group 2 hunt. Bahrain and Japan move on to the next round.
» Syria 00-02 Iran: Iran silenced their many doubters with a win that earns them a place in the next round...
» Kuwait 02-03 United Arab Emirates: ...while in Kuwait, Ahmed AJAB scored twice to equalise and then nearly headed in the winner in stoppage time. But on the counterattack, Saif MOHAMED found net to earn the win for the UAE and eliminate Kuwait. The Falcons will progress from Group 5 unless they fall to Syria by three or more goals next weekend.
[posted SUN 15 JUN 2008 – 17:27:25 UTC]

AFC matchday 7 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC third round on SAT 31 MAY-MON 02 JUN 2008.
» Korea Rep 02-02 Jordan: Hasan Abdel MAHMOUD went from substitute to hero in the second half, scoring twice seven minutes apart to salvage a draw for Jordan...
» Turkmenistan 00-00 Korea DPR: ...but Korea DPR could not move ahead of their southern rivals, settling for a draw that leaves the two Koreas still level atop Group 3.
» Japan 03-00 Oman: Japan were comfortable winners as they kept pace with Bahrain in Group 2.
» Iran 00-00 United Arab Emirates: Team Melli’s struggles continued in a goalless draw, leaving the UAE still with a share of the Group 5 lead.
[posted TUE 03 JUN 2008 – 02:20:45 UTC]

Qualifying draw to reveal all: The footballing world is descending upon Durban, South Africa for the draw for the 2010 Men’s World Cup qualifiers. Five Asian, twelve North American, nine European, and twelve African groups will be drawn in the festivities, which start at 15:00 UTC on SUN 25 NOV 2007. The CONMEBOL group phase and OFC final round are already underway and do not require draws. Below are listed the top seeded teams in each of the other confederations.
» AFC third round: Australia, Korea Rep, Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia
» CONCACAF first round: Mexico, United States, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Trinidad-Tobago, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Guatemala, Canada, Guyana
» UEFA group phase: Italy, Spain, Germany, Czech Rep, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Croatia, Greece
» CAF second round: Cameroon, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Ghana, Tunisia, Egypt, Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Angola, Togo
[posted SAT 24 NOV 2007 – 19:45:26 UTC]

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