The Official South Africa 2010 Thread

[stiffler]

Sven sacked as Mexico manager. Bit much since they'll still probably qualify quite easily, only have to finish in the top three of this group.

Team                          MP   W   D   L   GF   GA   Pts
USA                           3   2   1   0   7   2   7
Costa Rica                   3   2   0   1   3   2   6
Honduras                   3   1   1   1   4   4   4
Mexico                   3   1   0   2   3   5   3
El Salvador                   3   0   2   1   4   5   2
Trinidad and Tobago   3   0   2   1   3   6   2

Disgrace 3 teams out of this group get through compared to 13 spots for the european teams!( including the world champions)

[Hound]

In Europe 8 of the 9 runners-up make the playoffs (only results against top 5 count, so each team will play 8 counting games). Current standings using teams currently in 2nd place (I've pretended Norn Iron are 2nd given Slovakia are only 1 point behind them with 2 games in hand) are as follows:

Team - games played - points (goal diff ignored)

France 5-10
Russia 4-9
Bosnia 5-9
Hungary 4-7
Switzerland 4-7
N Ireland 5-7
Scotland 4-6
Ireland 4-6
Croatia 3-4

[Gnevin]

I'm getting married next year,Im trying to get the woman to book the wedding sometime around this,then suggest we go on Honeymoon in South Africa  she has no interest in soccer so wouldn't know this was on.
It could be the shortest marriage ever when she realises we are arrving in Africa in the middle of a World Cup!

Didn't you say you'd never get married? Maybe I'm remember what someone else said.

[Galwaybhoy]

In Europe 8 of the 9 runners-up make the playoffs (only results against top 5 count, so each team will play 8 counting games). Current standings using teams currently in 2nd place (I've pretended Norn Iron are 2nd given Slovakia are only 1 point behind them with 2 games in hand) are as follows:

Team - games played - points (goal diff ignored)

France 5-10
Russia 4-9
Bosnia 5-9
Hungary 4-7
Switzerland 4-7
N Ireland 5-7
Scotland 4-6
Ireland 4-6
Croatia 3-4

Thats scary reading... Theres a chance even if we end second that we might not make the playoffs...but I suppose at this stage all we should worry about is actually finishing second!

[Norf Tyrone]

In Europe 8 of the 9 runners-up make the playoffs (only results against top 5 count, so each team will play 8 counting games). Current standings using teams currently in 2nd place (I've pretended Norn Iron are 2nd given Slovakia are only 1 point behind them with 2 games in hand) are as follows:

Team - games played - points (goal diff ignored)

France 5-10
Russia 4-9
Bosnia 5-9
Hungary 4-7
Switzerland 4-7
N Ireland 5-7
Scotland 4-6
Ireland 4-6
Croatia 3-4

Thats scary reading... Theres a chance even if we end second that we might not make the playoffs...but I suppose at this stage all we should worry about is actually finishing second!

So we should cheer England on against the Croats!