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AFC matchday 4 recap
[SAT 30 JUL 2011 – 05:24:49 UTC]
AFC matchday 3 recap
[MON 25 JUL 2011 – 08:27:22 UTC]
Belize take last spot in CONCACAF group phase
[TUE 19 JUL 2011 – 03:31:16 UTC]
With a 3-1 win over
Montserrat,
Belize won their delayed
CONCACAF preliminary round series and earned a place in the
first group phase. Deon MCCAULAY, who scored a hat trick in the first leg, added another goal to lead Belize to victory by an 8-3 aggregate scoreline. The second leg was played in Honduras because of a dispute in which the government of Belize refused to provide security, resulting in a temporary FIFA suspension.
OFC qualifying format amended
[THU 14 JUL 2011 – 05:44:30 UTC]
FIFA has approved a change to the
OFC’s qualifying process for Brazil 2014. Where the men’s football tournament at the 2011 Pacific Games was to serve as the first round, there will now be a
first round involving the four lowest ranked teams [as of the FIFA rankings for J
UL 2011], with the winner joining the other seven OFC members in the
2012 OFC Nations Cup. The semifinalists of that tournament will then play in the
final round, which will be a four team, double round robin group as before. The winner advances to the
playoffs against an opponent from another confederation.
more...Surprises avoided in CONCACAF preliminaries
[WED 13 JUL 2011 – 02:53:54 UTC]
Belize-Montserrat second leg to go ahead in Honduras
[SAT 09 JUL 2011 – 07:45:58 UTC]
The second leg of
CONCACAF preliminary series 1 is set to proceed on S
UN 17 J
UL 2011 with FIFA’s temporary reinstatement of
Belize. The match against
Montserrat was to be played on S
UN 19 J
UN 2011, but as a result of a dispute with the Football Federation of Belize, the country’s government refused to provide security. FIFA responded by postponing the match and suspending Belize; although the suspension is now provisionally lifted, FIFA has insisted that the match be played on neutral ground to avoid the same problem recurring. San Pedro Sula, Honduras, is now the chosen venue for the second leg.
AFC matchday 2 recap
[MON 04 JUL 2011 – 02:26:40 UTC]
Timor-Leste first side eliminated from 2014 qualifiers
[SAT 02 JUL 2011 – 23:55:17 UTC]
Nepal defeated
Timor-Leste 5-0 on S
AT 02 J
UL 2011 to claim a 7-1 aggregate win in their
AFC preliminary semifinal series, as Timor-Leste become the first team to be eliminated from the qualifying campaign for Brazil 2014. The match was Timor-Leste’s home leg but was played in Kathmandu, Nepal. All five goals were scored by different players, including first leg goalscorers Anil GURUNG and Ju Manu RAI. Nepal now face
Jordan in the final of
series 15. The result leaves only 202 nations to compete for the other 31 places at the Men’s World Cup.
AFC matchday 1 recap
[WED 29 JUN 2011 – 15:44:46 UTC]
Qualifier in doubt as FIFA suspends Belize
[SAT 18 JUN 2011 – 07:35:11 UTC]
FIFA has suspended the Football Federation of
Belize, citing government interference and forcing the postponement of Belize’s upcoming qualifier. The government of Belize indicated in a letter to FIFA that police forces would not provide security at the second leg of the
CONCACAF preliminary round series against
Montserrat, owing to a dispute over the Belizean federation’s legal status. FIFA announced the suspension and the match postponement on F
RI 17 J
UN 2011, one day after receiving the letter. According to FIFA, Belize risks disqualification from the Brazil 2014 qualifiers if the dispute cannot be resolved by S
UN 10 J
UL 2011.
McCaulay early scoring leader as qualifiers begin
[THU 16 JUN 2011 – 03:27:40 UTC]
In the first qualifier for Brazil 2014,
Belize defeated
Montserrat 5-2 and took the early lead in their
CONCACAF preliminary round series. Belize’s Deon MCCAULAY scored a hat trick, and Jay HODGSON scored Montserrat’s two. Belize host the second leg as they play for a place in the
first group phase.
Montserrat, Belize to begin road to Brazil
[WED 15 JUN 2011 – 04:36:03 UTC]
The first
qualifier for the 2014 Men’s World Cup will see
Montserrat host
Belize at Couva in Trinidad-Tobago on W
ED 15 J
UN 2011. This is one of five serieses in the
CONCACAF preliminary round that is played over the coming month; the match that was to kick off the campaign,
St Lucia-
Aruba, has now been rescheduled to S
AT 09 J
UL 2011. In all, more than 800 qualifying matches are scheduled to be played to decide the other 31 nations that join automatic qualifiers
Brazil.
OFC qualifying format
[MON 06 JUN 2011 – 02:28:41 UTC]
The
OFC will determine its entrant to the
playoff for Brazil 2014 in much the same way as for the previous tournament. 10 of the 11 member nations are competing in the men’s football tournament at the Pacific Games. Kiribati and Tuvalu will also compete, but as they are not FIFA members, the top three finishers amongst the remaining teams will be eligible to compete in the final round, to which
New Zealand receives a bye. The winner of this group competes in the playoff for a place at the Men’s World Cup.
more...AFC qualifying format
[MON 06 JUN 2011 – 02:22:30 UTC]
The
AFC qualifiers for the 2014 Men’s World Cup will proceed largely the same as for the previous tournament. 38 teams compete in the
preliminary rounds, of which 16 are unseeded and must play a semifinal series first. The 15 winners of the final serieses then proceed to the
first group phase with five teams that received byes. These teams compete in five groups of four; the top two advance to the
second group phase and form two groups of five. The top two in each group qualify, and the third placed teams face one another in the
playoffs. The winner then meets an opponent from another confederation.
more...CONCACAF qualifying format
[MON 06 JUN 2011 – 02:11:35 UTC]
Some changes have been made to the opening rounds of
CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2014 Men’s World Cup. Instead of an opening round involving all 35 member nations, there will now be a
preliminary round in which the ten lowest ranked teams play off for five places in the
first group phase. Here, six groups of four teams each are formed, and the group winners proceed. These teams, plus six other teams that received byes, enter the
semifinal round. From then on, the qualifying campaign proceeds as normal. The top two teams in each of the three semifinal groups advance to the
final round, a single group from which the top three qualify and the fourth placed team enters the
playoffs.
more...CAF qualifying format
[MON 06 JUN 2011 – 01:57:59 UTC]
The
CAF qualifying format for the 2014 Men’s World Cup represents a break from recent tradition. The campaign begins with a
preliminary round in which the 24 lowest ranked teams play off for 12 places in the
group phase. Here, they join the 28 highest ranked teams to form ten groups of four teams each. In a new wrinkle, the group winners must then
play off for the five places in Brazil. The 28 teams to receive byes into the group phase will be determined based on the FIFA world rankings for J
UL 2011.
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