SalvadorsDeli Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Spain had to scrap their training session today because a bunch of fans showed up purely to whistle at and abuse Pique. Wouldn't really surprise me if he ends up being unavailable for the national team moving forward because of the Catalonia mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAW Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 hour ago, BaltimoreTerp said: Spain had to scrap their training session today because a bunch of fans showed up purely to whistle at and abuse Pique. Wouldn't really surprise me if he ends up being unavailable for the national team moving forward because of the Catalonia mess. He should've turned down the call up. Kind of hypocritical to play for the national team of a nation you don't want to be a part of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, PAW said: He should've turned down the call up. Kind of hypocritical to play for the national team of a nation you don't want to be a part of. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Joking aside today there is a very important game in international football. Syria vs Australia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39342483 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/29/story-behind-rise-syrian-football-team-now-cusp-ofqualifying/ If they manage to beat Australia over two legs they then face the prospect of a playoff against the United States for a place at the World Cup. What a turn-up that would be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drd23 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 While we've been horrible, I'd be very surprised if Australia doesn't scrape through this AFC play-off and make the inter-continental play-off with whoever comes forth in NA. Syria did well to finish 3rd in their group given all of the problems they've had to overcome given the turmoil the country is in. However they had a far easier group and only needed to finish above China and Qatar (neither of which are any good) to get 3rd and had the luxury of being in the group with an out-of-form South Korea. Australia, despite its poor performances and its inability at times to know where to be in the system stupidly installed by our coach mid-way through qualification, Games 2 and 3 of the Confed Cup just gone showed that the team is capable of playing at a level good enough to make it through to the WC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLavie Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 The South American qualifying games are ones to watch tonight. Argentina (5th)-Peru (4th), Chile (6th)-Ecuador (8th) and Colombia (3rd)-Paraguay (7th) will see the 6 teams trying to qualify (with Brazil who's already through and Uruguay who should be) go head to head. Should Colombia win, they would make sure they can finish no lower than 5th. Paraguay and Ecuador need to win to stay alive. Argentina, Peru and Chile fates will probably be decided in the last game though there's a scenario where Argentina or Peru go through tonight with a win (basically if Paraguay and Chile lose) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEvans Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 13 minutes ago, TedLavie said: The South American qualifying games are ones to watch tonight. Argentina (5th)-Peru (4th), Chile (6th)-Ecuador (8th) and Colombia (3rd)-Paraguay (7th) will see the 6 teams trying to qualify (with Brazil who's already through and Uruguay who should be) go head to head. Should Colombia win, they would make sure they can finish no lower than 5th. Paraguay and Ecuador need to win to stay alive. Argentina, Peru and Chile fates will probably be decided in the last game though there's a scenario where Argentina or Peru go through tonight with a win (basically if Paraguay and Chile lose) It's been a pretty crazy qualification in South America. having Argentina or Chile miss the World Cup would be pretty shocking. Colombia should probably win tonight and clinch their spot. These matches have been almost impossible to predict this go around so it should be a very interesting end to qualification.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 How Argentina struggle is beyond me. They've dropped 4 points against Venezuela. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEvans Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, texans_uk said: How Argentina struggle is beyond me. They've dropped 4 points against Venezuela. It's embarrassing when you look at their squad. They seem a bit Arsenal like to me, they don't have that grit to just grind out results when things aren't going their way or when teams are just pounding on them. Still it's inexcusable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drd23 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I think a big part of their problem is a lack of squad balance, and that they've never really worked out how to get their attacking stars to fit together. They have a multitude of forwards, and some decent CBs, but they're really lacking at fullback and defensive midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-mac Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Huge win for Scotland tonight. One more win to make the playoffs. England and Germany seal their tickets to the finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAW Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 The Argentina Peru game should be an insane atmosphere. Has anyone seen the Argentina lineup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAW Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Chile up 1, Argentina/Peru scoreless 30 minutes in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAW Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) Messi is creating easy chances and Argentina is blowing them. He needs to quit passing. Edited October 6, 2017 by PAW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEvans Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 17 minutes ago, PAW said: Messi is creating easy chances and Argentina is blowing them. He needs to quit passing. Is the game on Bein? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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