World Cup 2010 - European Qualification

Cyprus 0-1 Italy

8' Di Natale Forza Azzuri!

Albania - Sweden 0-0, zzzz... boring match. I think Sweden played very cowardly and I don't like this new 3-5-2 formation. Let's hope for a win against Hungary on Wednesday instead.

Cyprus 1-1 Italy

Aloneftis '28 Pretty rubbish game, Cyprus playing well though. Was that Giallorosso moron Cassetti's error that lead to the equaliser!

Cash wrote:

Pandev had a solid performance, altough falling a bit too easy and was booked for it after the ref had enough of his diving

I put some money on Macedonia, so I am happy! The odds was 2.5! Great!

I am going to put money on Macedonia to make the WC. Scotland and Norway haven't been in top competitions for quite some time...

Georgia 1-2 Ireland, good start for Trap, the team looked confident, it's just a shame we didn't clone Keano a few years ago because had we done so this team would be excellent Still look a bit weak in the middle and Italy would have beat that side today, but Bulgaria will be interesting.

OMG! Cyprus 1-2 Italy, Di Natale in injury time, probably the least deserved victory ever. Cyprus should have scored at least 8 goals, Italy were awful!

Caxi wrote:

Cash wrote:

Pandev had a solid performance, altough falling a bit too easy and was booked for it after the ref had enough of his diving

I put some money on Macedonia, so I am happy! The odds was 2.5! Great!

I am going to put money on Macedonia to make the WC. Scotland and Norway haven't been in top competitions for quite some time...

Georgia 1-2 Ireland, good start for Trap, the team looked confident, it's just a shame we didn't clone Keano a few years ago because had we done so this team would be excellent Still look a bit weak in the middle and Italy would have beat that side today, but Bulgaria will be interesting.

Isnt 2nd place in WC qual only playoffs? I dont think Macedonia can win over some of the other 2nd placed teams over 2 matches but right now they look stronger then both Norway and Scotland.

2nd place would mean a playoff but the Dutch are terribly inconsistent and to be honest, with a good draw, Macedonia can shock. I saw the games against England for the Euros and Macedonia can mix it with the big boys, no doubt.

I thought the deal for Europe was that all 1st place go straight, as do the two best 2nd place teams. The rest of the 2nd place teams will then go for a play off and the winners will qualify...I am more or less sure thats the way it goes...

Cash wrote:

I thought the deal for Europe was that all 1st place go straight, as do the two best 2nd place teams. The rest of the 2nd place teams will then go for a play off and the winners will qualify...I am more or less sure thats the way it goes...

yes, I think so, but in a group with Macedonia, Scotland and Norway, I would think it would be a playoff there.

Hey I told ya to put money on MACEDONIA What a great day for us.Win against Scotland, and later win against Portugal basketball

And for scotish people I must say they are greatest and nicest I have ever met.

Laziale`` wrote:

Hey I told ya to put money on MACEDONIA What a great day for us.Win against Scotland, and later win against Portugal basketball

And for scotish people I must say they are greatest and nicest I have ever met.

I did! and won!

sport have no borders,macedonian and scottish fans together

viper wrote:

sport have no borders,macedonian and scottish fans together

Great picture!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdV4J1_HgWo

Congrats to Macedonia and Austria today!

However the greatest result for me was where Radu was playing

Sorry Stefan but it's 3-0

What an amazing win for us and three top class goals (watch them here - 1 2 3 ).

Off to celebrate now, cya

Austria and Lithuania surely got the best results on the day! Well done to both teams!

I watched the first half of Cyprus vs Italy, and I must say Italy have been very lucky and even more so to win it.... its very unfair for Cyprus to get nothing out of the game as they played really well and created good goalscoring chances but thats why Italy are a top team as they are able to defend and maintain their advantages. How are the injuries btw? Hopefully nothing serious (I think it was Gamberini and Grosso!?).

Bulgaria got a 2-2 away draw to Montenegro. I didn't see the full game so I can't say much about the result.

was close to a disaster for us...

2-1 win is a good result in a place like Cipro, but the performance was nowhere near good enough for a team with that campioni del mondo badge on their shirts

Italians always start off slowly though, so hopefully its just that

couple of injuries, Gamberini got subbed pretty much straight away and Grosso is also injured

Bosnia lost to Spain 1-0. What an awful game by Bosnian NT. Defending all the game Greece style. I'd rather play good footboll and lose than playing cowardly and defensive and lose anyway.

Secret_Samadhi wrote:

Bosnia lost to Spain 1-0. What an awful game by Bosnian NT. Defending all the game Greece style. I'd rather play good footboll and lose than playing cowardly and defensive and lose anyway.

It would be wonderful if you could get a point

Poland 1-1 SLOVENIA. Big point from Wroclaw! Polish team scored from the penalty spot (penalty clearly wasnt there in my opinion and many others too...). but the attacking duo Novakovic - Dedic was brilliant! Dedic scored for 1-1 in 35th min. In second half they both have their chances, but at the end I roughly admit a point was fair.

Quite shaky by Italy only beeing able to secure three points in 93rd minute...I know, no games are easy in Europe any longer (Macedonia beats Scotland, Sweden draws Albania, Austria thrashed France, England barely managed to overcome Andorra etc etc etc) but still...

Bobbi wrote:

Bulgaria got a 2-2 away draw to Montenegro. I didn't see the full game so I can't say much about the result.

Bulgaria played quite bad and was pretty lucky to take a point in the last minute .. The ref got some decisions wrong and didnt give some yellow cards to the Montenegro players, but I have to admit that Bulgaria played awful .. With that kind of play we can't expect anything good from our next games ...

Bobbi wrote:

Austria and Lithuania surely got the best results on the day! Well done to both teams!

I watched the first half of Cyprus vs Italy, and I must say Italy have been very lucky and even more so to win it.... its very unfair for Cyprus to get nothing out of the game as they played really well and created good goalscoring chances but thats why Italy are a top team as they are able to defend and maintain their advantages. How are the injuries btw? Hopefully nothing serious (I think it was Gamberini and Grosso!?).

Bulgaria got a 2-2 away draw to Montenegro. I didn't see the full game so I can't say much about the result.

Gamberini - Dislocated shoulder
Grosso - Broken ribs

Weninho wrote:

Fantastic achivement by Lithuania, and some spectacular goals as well. The first one is just to sit back and enjoy, what a fantastic shot! Thanks for that Magnoem and congratulations, I can imagine how much this must mean for your country and the whole status of the football there.

Thanks! It surely gives us a big boost.

Overall, it's great to see that there are no easy games for big guns anymore. Hopefully this won't be only a temporary thing and we'll see some surprise teams in the World Cup.

The national team games are a real refreshment from the club matches where money is having influence more and more.

Giolazio wrote:

Gamberini - Dislocated shoulder
Grosso - Broken ribs

Oh no those are not good at all.... how long will they be out for? Hopefully not too long.