WC 2006 draw

Maybe they don't :p


<edit> I know Inter wants to see more warnings around here :mischief: <edit>
 
I know there are still 14 matches to play..but being 5th right now it's a good sign for Vzla. :)
 
The Aussie players are scattered through Europe..


Kazakstan in UEFA.. Crazy... They are so totally in Asia... MMMM maybe Fiji will sign up next year..

Some asked where Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Krygztan was... Their in Asia next to Kazakstan, or is that Europe now??

I'm still confused how Israel is in Europe, I can only assume for security reasons, and why is Turkey. I know a bit of Turkey is in Europe, but it looks more as part of Asia to me.... But who knows...
 
Originally posted by Tsargrad
The Aussie players are scattered through Europe..


Kazakstan in UEFA.. Crazy... They are so totally in Asia... MMMM maybe Fiji will sign up next year..

Some asked where Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Krygztan was... Their in Asia next to Kazakstan, or is that Europe now??

I'm still confused how Israel is in Europe, I can only assume for security reasons, and why is Turkey. I know a bit of Turkey is in Europe, but it looks more as part of Asia to me.... But who knows...

I asked the Turkmenistan etc. thing - to clarify, I wondered where they were in the process of applying to UEFA.

Israel is there because the Arab nations don't want to play them. Turkey is there because...same reason as Azerbaijan and Armenia and Georgia, which is even further east. And no, I don't know why they are there.
 
Politics :p like always...:rolleyes:
 
At the end of the day, Kazakstan probably has a better chance if they went via Asia, but with increased development with Euro soccer the overal big picture in a decade or 3, will probably see them as a stronger side
 
I apologise also to the Europeans by calling it soccer, instead of football - but its the local way... I imagine it would annoy a few, cos I get annoyed when Rugby League is referred to only as Rugby
 
Originally posted by Håkon

Israel is there because the Arab nations don't want to play them.

In 1958 no-one from Africa or Asia would play Israel, so Wales were drawn to play them home and away to contest a World Cup qualifying spot. Wales won, and hence were the African and Asian qualifiers for that tournament (!).

I suspect that FIFA don't ever want to go through that sort of thing again.

Hey, Inter, of course it's politics. You're only allowed to enter the FIFA World Cup if you are an identifiable, separate political entity (the UK's 4 teams being the exception). The Basques don't get to enter. The Kurds needn't practice their free kicks. The Bretons don't have to worry about their lack of a left wingback. You need to be a recognised political entity before FIFA will admit you.

A mon avis, it's one of the ways in which the club game is "purer" than the national game - Internazionale doesn't make any pretenses to stand for the whole of Italy, or even the whole of Milan, for example. And there are far fewer artificial rules about who can (and can't) play for whom. I confess to the occasional bout of nostalgia for when, like Celtic in '67, a team could be made up of players all born within 10 miles of the team's ground; but even an old fogey like me has to admit these days are gone, both in the club game and in the national game
 
Turkey does at least have more of a case to be in the UEFA qualifying groups though as they could potentially join the EU at some point in the future and have been heavily involved in European history and finally part of Turkey is actually in Europe.
 
Yeah having Istanbul / Constantinople guarantee's that part of the world for European History.

I am no expert on the matter, but Turkey is by far more western than the other countries in the middle eastern proximity?

To stay on topic, I hope we can make this world cup..... Would be nothing prouder as a fan to make it.

I remember when we beat England 3 - 1 last year, man was the nation hysterical about it. It's even on DVD!!
 
It certainly woke us up – IIRC we won 7 and drew 1 of the next 8 games and so qualified for EURO 2004. Thanks Aus! :thumbsup:

Seriously though, football friendlies IMO really are meaningless. They should be banned completely. They mean nothing, they don’t do you any good. If you win, it means nothing, if you lose, it means nothing. And you could get an injury or two. They interfere in the club games, often at an inconvenient point in the season. I think we should stop them altogether.
(The only exception of course is Portugal before Euro 2004 and Germany before 2006 etc.)
 
Originally posted by Mega Tsunami
(The only exception of course is Portugal before Euro 2004 and Germany before 2006 etc.)

That will be fun for them! They can play themselves over and over again :D

Assuming of course that all nations were to stop playing friendlies.
 
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