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World Cup Playoffs – Results & Highlights
The first leg of the inter continental playoff matches was a tour de force for Latin nations over rivals from Asia and Oceania, as Uruguay defeated Jordan 5-0 in Amman without going through too much trouble, while El Tri fans finally saw Mexico in a satisfying display of football, beating New Zealand 5-1 at the Azteca.
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Miguel Herrera With the Perfect Debut (Mexico vs New Zealand)
After a long and painful qualifying campaign, Mexico are pretty much in the World Cup thanks to a 5-1 win over New Zealand in the first leg of the inter continental playoff, as Miguel Herrera making his debut in the coaching position getting an excellent performance from his locals-only squad, and goals from Paul Aguilar, Raul Jimenez, Oribe Peralta (twice) and Rafael Marquez.
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Edinson Cavani Saves the Best for Last (Jordan vs Uruguay)
The biggest match in history for the Jordan national football team, but it ends with a whimper and no hope to qualify and reach the 2014 World Cup, as Uruguay made the most of their chances to come up with a 5-0 win, getting first half goals from Maxi Pereira and Christian Stuani, followed by […]
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World Cup Playoff – Mexico vs New Zealand Predictions
No one would have guessed Mexico were going to need the inter-continental playoff in order to get through to the 2014 World Cup, with a tough New Zealand side in the way, but so many things went wrong during this qualifying campaign it’s a miracle they’ve made it this far.
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World Cup Playoff – Jordan vs Uruguay Predictions
It’s hard to think of a bigger David vs Goliath scenario, as Uruguay arrive in Amman to play a Jordan side that has only one player that’s currently with a European club, but as someone from the South American team mentioned, you don’t need elite footballers to make a match very tough on any opponent.
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World Cup Playoffs – Early Thoughts on Favorites
The draw to the UEFA playoffs for the World Cup puts two huge stars; Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo, against each other as Sweden will be playing Portugal to take center stage, while the disappointing French side no one wanted to meet will play the slightly over achieving Ukraine side no one wanted to play against.
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When the United States Saved Mexico From World Cup Disgrace
Despite winning only two matches in the CONCACAF qualifying group, Mexico still have a shot at making the World Cup, if they can get past New Zealand in the Intercontinental playoffs. However, this has been made possible by the United States with a dramatic 3-2 win over Panama, and not by El Tri, who lost their biggest match of the campaign 2-1 in Costa Rica, needing a little outside assistance to keep their hopes intact for a bit longer.
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Remaining World Cup Playoff Matches
There are 11 berths left to fill in the 2014 World Cup, with four more coming from Europe, five from Africa and two more teams coming out of the Intercontinental playoffs.
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21 Teams That Have Qualified For the World Cup (So Far)
The World Cup picture in Brazil is getting clearer and clearer with 21 teams overall securing their place in the tournament next summer, as only one of the nations up to this point, Bosnia, being a first-time qualifier, while teams like Colombia, Russia, Ecuador and Costa Rica make a return after missing one or more qualifications over the last few years.
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2014 World Cup – Matchday 10 Results & Tables
A night for drama and some history, as England had a rough time beating Poland 2-0 but that was still enough to finish first above Ukraine. Bosnia make it into the World Cup for the first time in history after a narrow win over Lithuania, while Iceland managed to finish second after a draw against Norway, putting themselves in the playoffs, with a chance to also make their first ever major tournament appearance.