goalpost.tv 19 November @ 05:36 PM EST
Official Press Release The Football Association of Ireland today (November 19) confirmed that it
will lodge a complaint with FIFA, following last night's World Cup play-off match between France
and the Republic of Ireland in Paris. Conclusive video evidence of a deliberate hand ball by
Thierry Henry, which led to France's additional time goal, has been seen [.
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Belated respect to the All Whites. New Zealand represent!
Bahrain's unexpected defeat leaves the Arab World with only one representative in South Africa.
Sayef Mohammed Adnan's penalty miss in Wellington will have done more than just dampen the spirits
on the Emir's beach.
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They Think It's All Over... is chuffed that NZ are going to the World Cup, but is hoping we won't
get carried away...
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Just-Football 16 November @ 05:15 AM EST
by Saxon DurrantNew Zealand have done it, a 1-0 win against Bahrain booking their passage to the
prime time event on all football calendars, the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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The days of the great broad expressway to South Africa 2010 are decisively past: the struggle
now has moved onto a narrow mountain pass. Every victory won today was as thin as it may be
decisive. And it wasn't merely Europe – many held their breath across the world today. Few
have cause to exhale yet.
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Jogaram pelas eliminatórias da Copa da Ásia 2011, na cidade de Muscat-QAT, no Sultan Qaboos
Sports Complex, para um público de 12.000 pessoas, as seleções de Omã (79º no ranking da FIFA)
e a seleção da Austrália (24º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
08-07-2007 - Austrália 1x1 Omã (Copa da Ásia)
14-10-2009 - Austrália 1x0 Omã (Eliminatórias Copa da Ásia)
O quarteto de arbitragem foi assim definido:
Árbitro: SUN BAOJIE (CHINA P.
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Video Goal highlights from the first leg Russia vs Slovenia European FIFA 2010 World Cup Playoff
game on Saturday, November 14, 2009. Game kicks off at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow at 16.00 UK
time. Half time score :- Russia 1-0 Slovenia ( Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 40′) Russia 1-0 Slovenia (
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 40′ goal) Fantastic strike from Bilyaletdinov.
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With five playoff first legs beginning, we now have 25 teams already qualified for next summer's
World Cup in South Africa.Early today, New Zealand finished of Bahrain in the Oceania/Asia playoff.
Rory Fallon became a household name in his land forever by nodding home the lone goal of the tie to
send the Kiwis back to World Cup for the first time since 1982.
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After 0-0 in Bahrain, New Zealand had all the advantages to progress to their second World Cup
ever. 35,000 spectators in Wellington were an all-time record for a football match in New Zealand,
and they were not disappointed as New Zealand managed to pull a narrow 1-0 victory on a goal by the
Plymouth Argyle striker Rory Fallon.
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O segundo jogo da repescagem, Oceania/Ásia, foi realizada em Auckland, na Nova Zelândia, entre a
seleção da Nova Zelândia (83º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Bahrain (61º no ranking da
FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
03-10-1979 - Bahrain 0x2 Nova Zelândia (Amistoso)
08-10-1979 - Bahrain 1x2 Nova Zelândia (Amistoso)
10-10-2009 - Bahrain 0x0 Nova Zelândia (Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo)
O quarteto de arbitragem para esse jogo, foi assim definido:
- Referee: Jorge LARRIONDA (URU)
- Assistant Referee 1: Pablo FANDINO (URU)
- Assistant Referee 2: Mauricio ESPINOSA (URU)
- Fourth official: Roberto SILVERA (URU)
O único gol do jogo, foi anotado aos 45 minutos do primeiro tempo, com o camisa 14, Rory FALLON.
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New Zealand have secured their place at next year's finals in South Africa with a 1-0 aggregate win
over Bahrain in their two legged Asia/Oceania play off. Following a 0-0 draw in Bahrain, a nervy
match at the Westpac Stadium was settled by Plymouth Argyle striker Rory Fallon. It will be ...
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See The Cup 14 November @ 05:37 AM EST
Going against what this writer wanted, New Zealand became the 24th nation with a ticket for
South Africa by beating Bahrain at home. The only goal of the match was scored by Rory Fallon in
the final moments of the first-half. The first-leg of this playoff ended 0-0, which gave Bahrain
the chance of qualifying with a draw different from the nil one.
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A solitary header from Plymouth Argyle striker Rory Fallon sealed qualification to South Africa
2010 against Bahrain in this World Cup play-off second leg.
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Just-Football 14 November @ 01:53 AM EST
On a weekend like this one it is nigh on impossible to choose a mere 3 To See. We are at the sharp
end of four years worth of toil and gruelling hard work, which all culminates over the next few
days...
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The final spots for the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be determined within a few
days. One of them includes the playoff between the AFC (Asia) and OFC (Oceanic) regions. The first
leg was at Bahrain and ended in a 0-0 draw with New Zealand hosting the second leg on Saturday,
November 14, 2009.
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USA - Slovakia on Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision at 10am. MLS Eastern Conference final on World
Cup Qualifying: New Zealand - Bahrain on Fox Soccer at 2am, Russia - Slovenia at 11am on Setanta,
Greece - Ukraine at 1pm on Setanta, Portugal - Bosnia at 3:30pm on Setanta (8pm on ESPN Deportes).
International friendlies: Brazil - England at 12pm on Fox Soccer, Argentina - Spain on ESPN
Deportes at 2:30pm, Italy - Holland on.
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WorldCupBlog 13 November @ 07:00 AM EST
With 23 nations already qualified for World Cup 2010, there are just nine places in South Africa
still up for grabs. Three of those will be decided when African qualifying concludes next
Wednesday. But that's a separate post. The six other qualifiers will be decided by playoffs,
starting tomorrow.
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The last entries for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be decided this week, and there are
some very interesting encounters.In Europe, FIFA changed the rules on seeding teams shortly before
the play-off draw, giving the "big" teams a better chance at qualifying. The power of money and
politics, but hopefully the underdogs can manage some upset in some of the following European
play-off
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The U17 World Cup wraps up this weekend. One of the semifinals begin tomorrow (Thursday) with
COLOMBIA-SWITZERLAND, live at 8:55 am on Galavision. The Final is Sunday November 15th, and ESPN2
will be broadcasting the game live at 11:45 am.
In addition to the U17 games, Saturday begins the final qualifying rounds for World Cup
2010.
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Jogaram amistosamente na cidade de Manama, no Bahrain National Stadium, as seleções do Bahrain
(61º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Togo (80º no ranking da FIFA).
Esse foi o primeiro jogo entre essas 2 seleções na história.
Aos 39 minutos do primeiro tempo, Abdulla Baba Fatadi abriu o placar para a seleção do Bahrain.
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World Cup play-offs dominate the week. It's squeaky bum time for several countries around the
world. We have the second leg in the Asia vs Oceania play off, the CONCACAF v South America
showdown, and the games that will decide which European sides will join those already qualified.
Our guest this week is Lilika, a Liverpool fan living in Japan.
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Come on New Zealand.
It's their Nov 16th 2005 moment, on Saturday in Wellington. 35,000 fans dressed in All White as NZ
take on Bahrain for one shot at glory and a place in the 2010 World Cup.
The Nearpost is pumped for what should be a great game, an historic event.
All the A-League news, Socceroos talk and more All White talk than you could ever hope for on an
Aussie football show.
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Starting this weekend, the final slots for the 2010 World Cup will be decided around the world. So,
let's have a bit of fun with the playoffs.
Today until Saturday, entries are open for picks for the first leg of the CONCACAF/COMNEBOL and
UEFA first legs and for the AFC/OFC second leg. We'll pick the CONCACAF/COMNEBOL and UEFA second
legs starting on Sunday or Monday.
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Corrigan Brothers love Trappatoni almost as much as we love Soccer ProWhat's better than free footie gear right before the holidays? Almost nothing, that's right. So
we've teamed up once again with our favorite online soccer shop Soccer Pro to run a brand new
Butt Buddies World Cup Play-Off Prediction Contest this week.
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They Think It's All Over... presents a WDKF Wednesday column which looks at the sinister motives
behind FIFA's peculiar decision to change the workings of the away goals rule for the upcoming
Asia/Oceania World Cup Playoff.
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After the first leg of the World Cup Qualifying Playoff between New Zealand and Bahrain ended in a
0-0 stalemate in Manama, the New Zealand media all but hapless when it comes to the rules of the
beautiful game have ben struggling to come to terms with the workings of the actually-quite-simple
away [.
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Probably not...which is a shame. It's got a really good goalscoring record against one of the
top teams in the Premiership.
Anyway, here's the line up for the UEFA playoffs: all of them kick off at 7pm GMT on Saturday
November 14th 2009.
Greece v Ukraine
Ireland v France
Portugal v Bosnia & Herzegovina
Russia v Slovenia
It's also worth noting that on the Saturday the second leg of the New
Zealand/Bahrain (0-0) playoff kicks off at 7am GMT that Saturday and the first leg of
Costa Rica v Uruguay kicks off an hour later than the European games.
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Valendo uma vaga para a copa do Mundo de 2010, o jogo válido pela repescagem em Manama, no
Estádio Municipal, com um público de 37.000 pessoas, jogaram as seleções do Bahrain (61º no
ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Nova Zelândia (83º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
03-10-1979 - Bahrain 0x2 Nova Zelândia (Amistoso)
08-10-1979 - Bahrain 1x2 Nova Zelândia (Amistoso)
O quarteto de arbitragem desse jogo, foi o seguinte:
Árbitro: Viktor Kassai-HUN
Primeiro Assistente: Gabor Eros-HUN
Segundo Assistente: Tibor Vamos-HUN
Quarto Árbitro: Tamas Bognar-HUN
Aos 20 minutos do segundo tempo, a primeira alteração no Bahrain, entrou o camisa 11, Ismaeel
LATIF no lugar do camisa 9, Husain AHMED.
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See The Cup 16 October @ 01:38 PM EST
23 nations are in the World Cup. That leaves 9 spots. And by November 18th, we will know who is
going to have fun next summer and who only be playing friendlies. 19 nations are still alive. They
are:
New Zealand, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Uruguay, France, Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Russia,
Bosnia, Ireland, Ukraine, Cameroon, Gabon, Tunisia, Nigeria, Algeria and Egypt.
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Congratulations to Switzerland, Slovakia, Honduras and, drum roll please, Argentina on clinching
World Cup berths Wednesday!
So that's 23 of 32 teams down.
And, of course, it means Maradona is vindicated. It didn't take him long to slam his country's
journalists and even name a couple guys (not Messi) to the final World Cup roster.
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