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He should've put Karabatic in.
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He should've put Karabatic in.
when is the group draw?
4th December 7pm (South African time)
god's hand 2.0He should've put Karabatic in.
odd. In 2006 Australia had to play against Uruguay team to qualify.
i didn't know there were two spots for Oceania.
Nah, Australia are part of the Asian Confederation now. They are too good for the Oceanic region and were winning easy games and not having any compe ion, so they got moved to the Asian group and finished on top there.
FIFA originally decided to give the winner of Oceania a spot in the WC, but then i think South America kicked up a stink and they switched it back. So NZ won the Oceanic region but had to play Bahrain in a playoff to get in.
I assumed the winner of Oceania would have played a South American team again, so i am not sure why they played Bahrain.
oh thanks, i didn't know that.
lol the french team.....
cheat their way into the wc, lets hope they have a fast exit in the group stages
It used to be like that. Argentina defeated Australia for a spot in USA 94.
But this time, Uruguay (5th in South America) made it to South Africa by defeating Costa Rica.
So southamericans play against a CONCACAF team now.
Henry is harshly bashed by the french medias, fans, politics after the hand.
if he's bashed for this, Zizou should have been after the 2006 final.
medias and casual fans
Eric "The King" Cantona speaking of Henry:
"What shocked me the most wasn't the hand, really. What shocked me the most was that a player at the end of the match with all the TV cameras, went to sit next to an Irishman to confort him , while he " ed him" three minutes before. If I were Irish, he wouldn't have stayed three seconds ...."
Hey, I don't blame Henry too much, this happens all the time. An Italian scored with blatantly his hand 2 weeks ago against against Holland but the referee saw it. Because it's a WC qualifier I'm supposed to care more? ty refereeing and the lack of video challenges have been brought up time and time again. If FIFA wants to say in the dark ages, then so be it.
fifa doesnt want a rematch cause it will cost them revenue cause a big market team aint at the wc...lol fifa
Eric "The King" Cantona speaking of Henry:
"What shocked me the most wasn't the hand, really. What shocked me the most was that a player at the end of the match with all the TV cameras, went to sit next to an Irishman to confort him , while he " ed him" three minutes before. If I were Irish, he wouldn't have stayed three seconds ...."
haha Classic Canto
Probably the best white french player of all time
Well think about it. If it had been Robbie Keane who had used his hand to allow Damien Duff or Kevin Doyle to score, would everyone be in such an uproar?
Henry should have walked up to the ref immediately after the goal. Not that late bull long after the game wanting a re-match. This is so-so sad.
Hard to blame Henry.
We see that in any sport: when a call, or in this case a non-call goes your way, you take it.
Every athlete does it.
Blame Platini, Blatter.
And the ref; let's say the ref didn't see anything; sseing the Irish players genuinely complaining, he should have AT LEAST consulted the linesman, which he didn't.
FIFA and UEFA are rigged; just ask Didier Drogba
Than he shouldn't be appologising and demanding a re-match.
I guess he tried to be nice.
But it's not always a good idea
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Amr Zaki courts controversy over Portsmouth rejection
By Soccernet staff
November 23, 2009
Amr Zaki has astonishingly claimed that he will not consider signing for Portsmouth on the grounds that they employ two Israelis - Tal Ben Haim and Avram Grant - as well as an Algerian in the form of Nadir Belhadj.
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Amr Zaki in action for Egypt against Algeria
Zamalek striker Zaki, who impressed in the first half of the 2008-09 season with Wigan before attracting criticism for a series of disciplinary lapses, has long been a target for Portsmouth shareholder Sulaiman Al-Fahim.
Indeed, Al-Fahim confirmed only last week that he was hoping to convince manager Paul Hart and director of football Grant to sign Zaki, who he claimed "loves" the club and is desperate to move to Fratton Park.
But Zaki has courted controversy by claiming that the presence of Grant and defender Ben Haim means he would not consider joining Portsmouth. After the recent bad blood between Egypt and Algeria in World Cup qualifying, the presence of Belhadj is also an issue.
"I refused their offer before, but now joining Portsmouth is no longer an option for me," Zaki said on his official website.
"After Portsmouth signed an Israeli player and also hired an Israeli football director a possible move was ruled out. On top of that, no way could I play at Portsmouth with an Algerian within in their ranks."
Egypt was the first Arab nation to recognise Israel in 1969 but resentment still exists towards the Jewish state from many in the Muslim community.
IŽll never understand such behavior. Ever. It doesnŽt make any sense to me.
Nobody does
good post
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