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Samoa earn place in OFC Nations Cup: The last place in the OFC Nations Cup has been claimed by Samoa, winners of the OFC first round of Brazil 2014 qualifiers. Samoa capped their performance with a 1-0 win over an inspired American Samoa squad that had earlier won an international match for the first time, following 30 successive defeats. Diamond OTT nearly had a winner for Amer Samoa in the 81st minute, but his shot struck the post. Silao MALO scored in the 89th minute to secure advancement for the Samoans. Tonga claimed second place with their 2-1 win over the Cook Is. The OFC Nations Cup will be played in Fiji in JUN 2012, and the top four teams will progress to the OFC final round.
[posted SUN 27 NOV 2011 – 19:42:46 UTC]

CAF matchday 2 recap: A quick summary of action around the CAF preliminary round on TUE 15-WED 16 NOV 2011. Series aggregate results are shown below.
» Togo 02-01 Guinea-Bissau: After a 1-1 first leg, Serge GAKPE scored two minutes in, and his Togolese teammates, including Emmanuel ADEBAYOR for the first time in eighteen months, held on for the win.
» Madagascar 02-03 Equatorial Guinea: Donvalla ELONGUE scored midway through the first half to mount Eq Guinea to a 3-0 aggregate lead; YVAN and Ferdinand RAMANAMAHEFA scored for the Malagasy in the second half, but they were still two more goals short of advancing.
» Burundi 02-03 Lesotho: Yamin NDIKUMANA scored on a penalty two minutes from time to level the second leg at 2-2, but Lesotho moved through having won the first leg.
» Rwanda 04-02 Eritrea: The Wasps had a successful return home with three goals in the second leg.
» Congo 06-01 São Tomé-Príncipe: Playing for little more than pride after a 5-0 home loss, São Tomé-Prín turned in a respectable performance in Pointe-Noire, as Orlando GANDO scored their first goal since returning to international football following an eight year gap.
» Tanzania 02-02 Chad [02-01 away goals]: Chad’s Mahamat AHMAT LABO scored a 48th minute goal that proved decisive in this leg. But the Taifa Stars survive thanks to their two away goals last weekend.
× Eliminated: Burundi, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, São Tomé-Prín, Seychelles, Somalia, Swaziland
» Advance to group phase: Congo, Congo DR, Eq Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo
[posted THU 17 NOV 2011 – 08:47:25 UTC]

CONCACAF matchday 8 recap: A quick summary of action around the CONCACAF first group phase on MON 14-TUE 15 NOV 2011.
» Grenada 01-04 Guatemala: The Spice Boyz were thirteen minutes away from becoming the first side to take points away from Guatemala in Group E. But four late goals sent the spectators home disappointed...
» St Vincent-Grenadines 00-02 Belize: ... as two goals from Deon MCCAULEY earned Belize a surprising second place finish.
» Haiti 02-01 Antigua-Barbuda: The Haitians, having been eliminated by the same team four days earlier, saved face by coming back from a goal down and preventing A-B from completing a perfect campaign in Group F.
» Panama 03-00 Dominica: Even on the last day, Group C held to form, with Los Cañaleros finishing with four wins in four matches and Dominica with four losses in four matches.
» Cayman Is 01-01 Dominican Rep: Both sides had reason to be pleased: the Dominican Rep finished unbeaten in their last three, whilst the Cayman Is got a late goal from Mark EBANKS to avoid a pointless campaign in Group A...
» El Salvador 04-00 Suriname: ...but the group already had Property of El Salvador stamped on it. Osael ROMERO and Rafael BURGOS each netted a brace as los Cuscatlecos finished the group with a perfect eighteen points.
× Eliminated: Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Is, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Rep, Grenada, Haiti, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent-Gren, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, US Virgin Is
» Advance to semifinal round: Antigua-Barbuda, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Panama
[posted THU 17 NOV 2011 – 08:23:20 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 4 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on TUE 15 NOV 2011.
» Colombia 01-02 Argentina: La Albiceleste recovered from their recent disappointments with a win in Barranquilla. Lionel MESSI and Sergio AGÜERO scored in the second half, neutralising Dorlan PABÓN’s free kick just before halftime.
» Chile 02-00 Paraguay: Goals in either half, from Pablo CONTRERAS and Matías CAMPOS-TORO, kept Chile a point behind the leading pack.
» Venezuela 01-00 Bolivia: Midway through the first half, Oswaldo VIZCARRONDO headed in a corner, and la Vinotinto are now tied with Argentina and idle Uruguay at the top of the CONMEBOL table.
[posted THU 17 NOV 2011 – 07:08:16 UTC]

AFC matchday 9 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC first group phase on TUE 15 NOV 2011.
» Thailand 00-01 Australia: Bret HOLMAN put the Socceroos into the second group phase with a 76th minute goal. A win in Australia on WED 29 FEB 2012 means that Saudi Arabia take the second berth from Group D, but if not, the door is open for the Oman-Thailand winner.
» Lebanon 02-01 Korea Rep: The situation in Group B remains wide open as Abbas ATWI put the home side ahead for good with a 31st minute penalty, eleven minutes after KOO Ja Cheol converted a spot kick at the other end. Both teams can move through by winning their last match of the phase, but Kuwait stand just two points behind.
» Jordan 01-03 Iraq: Iraq earned a place in the next phase and ended Jordan’s perfect run. The teams are now tied atop Group A.
» Indonesia 01-04 Iran: Team Melli found net three times in the first 24 minutes, from three different players, as they earned advancement from Group E...
» Qatar 00-00 Bahrain: ...whilst Bahrain kept their faint hopes alive. To reach the next round, they must defeat Indonesia at home and hope for Qatar to fall in Iran, all whilst making up a nine goal difference.
» Advanced this matchday: Australia, Iran, Iraq
× Eliminated this matchday: China PR
[posted THU 17 NOV 2011 – 06:56:35 UTC]

CAF matchday 1 recap: A quick summary of action around the CAF preliminary round on FRI 11-SAT 12 NOV 2011.
» Eritrea 01-01 Rwanda: Elias UZAMUKUNDA earned an away draw for Rwanda with his second half goal.
» Equatorial Guinea 02-00 Madagascar: JUVENAL’s two goals, both from the penalty spot, were enough to give Eq Guinea a first leg win.
» São Tomé-Príncipe 00-05 Congo: São Tomé-Prín, playing an international match for the first time in eight years, still have work ahead of them after their heavy defeat to the Congo. Harris TCHILIMBOU scored two goals for les Diables Rouges, and a late scuffle resulted in red cards for São Tomé-Prín’s Kilson CEITA and the Congo’s Francis MALONGA.
» Chad 01-02 Tanzania: The teams swapped goals just two minutes apart in the first half. But with a draw looking increasingly likely, Bakari HAMADI stole a win for the Taifa Stars in their away leg.
» Lesotho 01-00 Burundi: Lehlomela RAMABELE was the goalscoring hero in the last ten minutes as Lesotho became the only one of the lower seeds to win their first leg.
[posted SUN 13 NOV 2011 – 01:07:40 UTC]

CONCACAF matchday 7 recap: A quick summary of action around the CONCACAF first group phase on FRI 11 NOV 2011.
» Suriname 01-03 El Salvador: Los Cuscatlecos secured the top spot in Group A with a win in Paramaribo. Mark Lester BLANCO scored twice to send El Salvador into the semifinal round.
» Antigua-Barbuda 01-00 Haiti: After outscoring their previous Group F opponents by 21 goals overall, the Wadadli Boyz faced their toughest test yet. But they passed the exam as Kerry SKEPPLE scored a goal to remember in the 82nd minute, earning a historic semifinal round berth.
» Guyana 02-01 Trinidad-Tobago: Only slightly less shocking was Guyana’s win that wrapped up the Group B title. Ricky SHAKES and Leon CORT found net for the Golden Jaguars, and T-T now seem a nation in disarray after this result, along with the resignation of longtime CONCACAF president Jack WARNER.
» St Kitts-Nevis 00-00 Canada: Akil BYRON, playing in goal for the Sugar Boyz, turned in a stellar performance, but it was not enough to prevent Canada from advancing out of Group D.
» Advanced to semifinal round: Antigua-Barbuda, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Panama
[posted SAT 12 NOV 2011 – 08:38:45 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 3 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on FRI 11 NOV 2011.
» Argentina 01-01 Bolivia: Argentina trailed for only a few minutes – Martins MORENO’s 55th minute goal was quickly followed by one from Ezequiel LAVEZZI – but the result must still be considered a major accomplishment for la Verde.
» Uruguay 04-00 Chile: The Chilean camp was in disarray after five players were excluded from the squad for reported breaches of discipline. Luis SUÁREZ took full advantage, knocking home four goals and taking la Celeste to an early three point lead in CONMEBOL.
» Colombia 01-01 Venezuela: Frank FELTSCHER scored in the 78th minute to earn la Vinotinto a point.
[posted SAT 12 NOV 2011 – 08:19:40 UTC]

Myanmar’s 2018 ban rescinded on appeal: FIFA has allowed Myanmar back into the qualifiers for the 2018 Men’s World Cup following a successful appeal by the Myanmar Football Federation. The southeast Asian nation had been banned as a result of crowd violence at the AFC preliminary series 6 match against Oman in Yangon on THU 28 JUL 2011. Myanmar may now participate in the Russia 2018 qualifiers, but on the condition that all home matches are played in neutral territory in a different nation.
[posted SAT 12 NOV 2011 – 07:50:55 UTC]

AFC matchday 8 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC first group phase on FRI 11 NOV 2011.
» Tajikistan 00-04 Japan: Shinji OKAZAKI had scored twice against the Tajiks in the teams’ previous encounter, and he repeated the feat to send Japan into the second group phase...
» Uzbekistan 01-00 Korea DPR: ...whilst the Uzbeks became the other Group C team to move on. Timur KAPADZE scored in the 49th minute to knock Korea DPR, surprise qualifiers for South Africa 2010, out of the running.
» Oman 01-00 Australia: The Socceroos had not yet dropped any points in Group D, and Oman had not yet scored any goals. But Amad ALI’s first half goal reignited Oman’s flickering hopes of advancement and braked the Australian caravan.
» Kuwait 00-01 Lebanon: Lebanon leaped back into the Group B picture with a crucial away win, and Kuwait must now defeat eliminated United Arab Emirates to retain any realistic hopes of advancing.
» Jordan 02-00 Singapore: Surprisingly, the only Asian team perfect in the first group phase is Jordan, who have now wrapped up their place in the next round. Meanwhile, Iraq need one point in their next two matches to earn the other ticket out of Group A.
» Advanced this matchday: Japan, Jordan, Uzbekistan
× Eliminated this matchday: Indonesia, Korea DPR, Singapore, Tajikistan, UAE
[posted SAT 12 NOV 2011 – 07:27:37 UTC]

Mauritius pull out; Liberia receive bye: Mauritius have withdrawn from their CAF preliminary round encounter with Liberia, giving Liberia an automatic place in the next round. According to reports, the Mauritius Football Association could not afford to field a squad for the two leg series. Liberia therefore complete the Group J lineup, joining Senegal, Uganda, and Angola.
[posted FRI 11 NOV 2011 – 16:18:47 UTC]

FIFA confirms Brazil 2014 schedule: The match schedule for the 2014 Men’s World Cup has been confirmed at the meeting of FIFA’s executive committee in Zürich, Switzerland. Host Brazil participate in the opener in São Paulo on THU 12 JUN 2014, and the final will kick off in Rio de Janeiro at 19:00 UTC on SUN 13 JUL 2014. Unlike recent tournaments, there will be an off day between the group and elimination phases, meaning that all teams competing in the round of sixteen will do so on at least three days of rest.
[posted FRI 21 OCT 2011 – 18:18:23 UTC]

Guatemala into semifinal round after Grenada-SVG draw: A 1-1 draw between Grenada and St Vincent-Grenadines has given the CONCACAF first phase group E title to Guatemala. St Vincent-Gren were minutes away from a win that would have kept their advancement hopes alive, but a 90th minute goal from Grenada substitute Clive MURRAY forced a draw. Both sides are now eight points adrift of Guatemala with only two matches remaining.
[posted SUN 16 OCT 2011 – 02:23:41 UTC]

CONMEBOL matchday 2 recap: A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on TUE 11 OCT 2011.
» Bolivia 01-02 Colombia: The normally impregnable fortress of La Paz was solved by los Cafeteros as Radamel FALCAO García netted the winner in stoppage time.
» Chile 04-02 Peru: Chile recovered from their loss in Buenos Aires with a win at home over Peru. Waldo PONCE put the home team ahead just two minutes in, and la Roja never looked back despite a second half Peruvian fightback.
» Paraguay 01-01 Uruguay: Richard ORTIZ earned a late point for Paraguay with his stoppage time goal, but la Celeste are still early leaders on four points.
» Venezuela 01-00 Argentina: Venezuela, who had never mustered a single point in 18 previous matches against Argentina, came away with a stunning win in Puerto La Cruz. Just past the hour mark, Fernando AMOREBIETA headed in Juan ARANGO’s corner for the only goal. The result makes for a historic year for Venezuela, after reaching the Copa América semifinals for the first time.
[posted SAT 15 OCT 2011 – 00:06:58 UTC]

CONCACAF matchday 6 recap: A quick summary of action around the CONCACAF first group phase on TUE 11 OCT 2011.
» Haiti 02-02 Curaçao: Haiti, perfect in their first three encounters in Group F, were shocked to find themselves down 2-0 at home to Curaçao after fifteen minutes. But Jean MAURICE pulled one back with a penalty in the 25th, and Kervens Fils BELFORT scored the equaliser in the 60th minute. Haiti are now two points behind Antigua-Barbuda going into their two head to head encounters next month.
» Bermuda 01-01 Guyana: Though they have been eliminated from contention for first place, Bermuda continue to play the spoiler in Group B. John NUSUM scored for the home side with twenty minutes left to play, and although Ricky SHAKES equalised in the 81st, Guyana still drop two crucial points and now lead Trinidad-Tobago by only one.
» Canada 00-00 Puerto Rico: The Canadians were stymied by the islanders’ defense, but the point keeps them comfortably atop Group D. Two points in next month’s two matches against St Kitts-Nevis will see Canada through.
» Panama 05-01 Nicaragua: Los Cañaleros, meanwhile, have earned their place in the semifinal round. A hat trick by Blas PEREZ and a pair by Luis TEJADA gave Panama the Group C title with a minimum of fuss.
» El Salvador 04-00 Cayman Is: El Salvador have one foot in the next round after an easy win over the Cayman Is. The Group A title is theirs unless Suriname can defeat them twice next month.
» Advanced this matchday: Panama
× Eliminated this matchday: Belize, Bermuda, Dominica, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico
[posted FRI 14 OCT 2011 – 23:41:02 UTC]

AFC matchday 7 recap: A quick summary of action around the AFC first group phase on TUE 11 OCT 2011.
» Korea DPR 00-01 Uzbekistan: The Uzbeks remain joint leaders of Group C after their win in Pyongyang. Alexander GEYNRIKH scored the goal in the 25th minute.
» Thailand 00-00 Saudi Arabia: Second place in Group D remains up for grabs as the Thais and Saudis ground out a goalless draw. Winfield SCHÄFER’s Thailand squad currently hold second, five points behind clear group leaders Australia.
» China PR 00-01 Iraq: Younus MAHMOOD scored the day’s only goal just before halftime, and despite Basem ABBAS being sent off for a second yellow in the second half, Iraq held on to win and move into second place in Group A.
» Lebanon 02-02 Kuwait: The Beirut faithful were all set to celebrate their squad’s second consecutive home win in Group B after Hassan MAATOUK’s 86th minute penalty goal. But an unfortunate own goal by Mahmoud YOUNES gave the two points right back, and Kuwait retain second place in the group behind the Korea Rep.
» Iran 06-00 Bahrain: For the visiting Bahrainis, the nightmare began early with a red to Rashed AL HOOTI in the very first minute. Making full use of the man advantage, Team Melli turned in a true team performance, with six goals from six different players. Iran take over first place in Group E as Bahrain drop to third, overtaken by Qatar.
[posted FRI 14 OCT 2011 – 23:10:06 UTC]

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