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For anyone interested,

Highlights of these matches are available in the youtube channel of CONMEBOL 

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It could still change,  Vietnam vs Iraq will not be easy. It could go either way.

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One game doesn’t make a tournament. Japan are far superior in every aspect , they are so fluid & so good to watch. Today has just not been their day so far. 

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 2- 0  

 

Excellent team effort from us. A goalkeeping error resulted in the first goal. The gap in quality was evident but defensively we were so disciplined. 

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Big game for us against 

A respectable scoreline and good team effort is my realistic expectations. Anything more will be a real surprise

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Marcelo Martins Moreno played his final match for  at La Paz in their 2-0 win over . 
 

Moreno has led the line for Bolivia in the last Decade & a half with distinction, scoring goals all across the continental. He is a very popular figure & it was nice to see he got a nice send off in his last home match as an international player. 

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1 hour ago, MHSN said:

this round of AFC qualifiers is quite predictable. we almost already know which 18 teams will advance. there are only 2 or 3 questions remain

 

India scored a big big win in Kuwait, probably the only real surprise of the day. Syria also beat PRK 

 

 

Iran started with a 4-0 win against HKG, it's still very hard for me to cheer for this Iran team because I genuinely hate the head coach, he is a kind of mafia boss 

I don’t think it is so clear cut yet. Yes, most of the favourites won their matches but the 2nd position in most group will be a tight fight. 
 

Our win against Kuwait is perhaps not all that surprising considering we have beaten them recently albeit in India. 
Getting a win away against possibly our closest rival in the group is a great result. 
 

I think result of matchday 1 is 🇲🇾 4-3 win against Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 

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AFC World cup 2026 qualification 

 

Round 2 : ( Top 2 in each group advances to next round) 

 

Group A : 

 

 8-1 

 0-1  

 

Group B : 

 

 5-0 

 1-0 

 

Group C : 

 5-0 

 1-2 

 

Group D : 

 3-0 

 4-3 

 

Group E : 

 

 4-0 

 1-3 

 

Group F: 

 

 5-1 

 0-2 

 

Group G: 

 

 4-0 

 1-1  

 

Group H: 

 

 4-0 

 0-2 

 

Group I : 

 

 7-0 
0-0 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What a match though , thoroughly entertaining. 
I hope Bulgaria sort out this mess & start the qualification campaign for 2026 with new hope. 
Hungary qualifies for Euro 2024! 

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 will be playing their home matches against  &  in Hungary at Pancho Arena, Felcsut. 
Hungarian Government & Football Federation has taken full responsibility for security & organisations of these matches which will be open to spectators. 

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Results from AFC round 1 WCQ  Leg 2

 

 0-0  ( 1-5 Aggregate)

 

 0-3  ( 0-7 Aggregate)

 

 2-1  (3-2 Aggregate)

 

 0-1  (1-3 Aggregate)

 

 0-1  ( 1-2 Aggregate)

 

 0-6  (0-12 Aggregate)

 

 2-0  (2-4 Aggregate)

 

 1-0  (1-0 Aggregate)

 

 0-1  (0-2 Aggregate)

 

 1-1  (1-4 Aggregate)

The following countries qualify for Round 2 of AFC WCQ 2026 

 

          
 

With more than 2 1/2 years still left for the 2026 , AFC has already eliminated 10 countries from the qualification process! 

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2 hours ago, Noorderling29 said:

Can you explain what exactly the Belgian police did wrong or failed to do? How do you stop a lonely gunman from shooting people?

For starters, the Belgian police allowed the match to kickoff without having nabbed the terrorist. He was roaming freely for quite sometime! It was the Swedish players who took it upon themselves to not play after HT( which is when they heard the news) 

There were so many lapses, when you organise an international match, the security level should be anyhow elevated. You have foreign fans visiting your country & it is your responsibility to protect them! 
They need to know how did he get arms so easily in Brussels? Why did it take so long to nab him? 
If this has happened in Qatar during the WC , the whole international/ western community would have been up in arms blaming the security arrangements, so why not for Brussels? If their is an incident/ loss of life  the security system  must be questioned and held accountable. 
 

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The shooter is from ISIS as per some reports. How this can happen in an European city & on football fans is beyond belief. What is Europe turning into? Complete failure from the Belgian police. Thoughts are with the victims family & all Swedish fans stuck inside the stadium fearing for their safety!
Complete lawlessness. 

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CONMEBOL WCQ Matchday #3 

 2-2 

 1-2 

 

 1-0 

 

 2-0 

 

 1-1 

 

 

 

 

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Results from AFC round 1 WCQ 

 

 5-1 

 

 4-0 

 

 1-1 

 

 2-1 

 

 1-1 

 

 6-0 

 

 4-0 

 

 0-0 

 

 1-0 

 

 3-0 

The 2nd legs are scheduled for 17th OCT
 

 

 

 

 

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Qualifiers for World cup In AFC begins today with the 1st Round matches , to be played over 2 legs( Home & Away ) 

The winners will qualify for Round 2 

 

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When does Infantino term ends? Looks like he has already started planning on winning the next elections unopposed.
 

As soon as media release was made by FIFA a number of FA’s in Asia released statements supporting the Saudi Bid. 2034 is a done deal . Another winter World cup! 

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 1-0  ( Rondon 90+3’ pen)

 

 0-0 
 

 0-1  (Marquinhos 90’)

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It is such a vital match for both teams especially for  in terms of qualification to euros.

Now possibly there will be sanctions , Romania may have to forfeit 0-3 as per rule book. 

Silly of UEFA to not understand the geo-political tensions in those regions.
If there are countries that doesn’t recognise Kosovo, play those matches at a neutral venues or make them play behind closed doors! 

Poor from Romanian ultras to choose such an important match to carry out their anti-Kosvo demonstration.
In the away match at Pristina they had crowd trouble, yet UEFA didn’t learn. 
 

Edit: The match has just resumed again 

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The match between  &  is suspended at Bucharest due to crowd trouble & unfurling of anti-Kosovo banner 
“Kosovo is Serbia” .

 

UEFA will decide on the outcome of the match. 

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Its official now. 
 

  Rudi Voller to manage the team vs 

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53 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Word is Hansi Flick has been fired as NT manager. What an utter disaster this has been but the problem clearly lies with the players available IMO. Germany went ahead of the curve with development in the 2000s which allowed them to cash in for the 2014 World Cup but the world has changed since then and Germany has been clearly left behind.

If that is the case, you would have say that is the right decision. Absolutely the players must take responsibility but there must be something wring with his approach and tactics . These players are playing for some of the top clubs in europe and performing at the highest level.  will turn it around, they have done it before & will do it again. 

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No , he was joking. More in hope than anything. 

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Game Week #1 Results 

 

 3-1

 

 5-1  ( Neymar scored 2 goals & now overtakes Pele as  all time leading goal scorer. 

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Your senior team has 2 home games for euro qualifiers, you can attend those.