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I think the system is only in place for the olympic tournament, the world series qualifiers and the u20 World championship of the XVs. It's not that many. The olympics should really be 2 groups of 6 like most other team sports. Maybe scrap the quarterfinals and go directly to semis if it's too much games for rugby.

I wouldn't be surprised if they tie or lose to Paraguay or Qatar. This is simply a complete disaster of a team. There is no tactics, weak players in key positions (CDM, CBs), and worst of all... no attitude in most players. Today only Messi, De Paul and Lo Celso looked like they cared a bit about the match.

Because there is overlap with pan am games and the priority is the games for any of our athletes. From this year on our NOC has a new policy: if you don't win a pan american medal you lose all funding. The only exception is winning a World championship medal, which she can do with a mark like this, but it's far from sure, so.... better play it safe. Also it doesn't help that WCH is Korea, exactly the opposite side of the world. If they were in USA or west Europe I think our swimmers (or at least her) would have tried both.

Very likely one of the following: -either Korea or China (whoever is ranked lower by that date) -USA -Belgium -South Africa or Chile (whoever is ranked higher by that date, I'm assuming RSA will reject continental quota though ) I would say that out of these the only team I'd favor against Ireland is Belgium. Something important I found out recently: it won't be a home and away play-off, it will two leg play-off in which the highest ranked team hosts twice. Which means Ireland will be hosting both games.

In fact, it's better. Look at last few years with France and Russia wasting energy in this meaningless tournament then underperforming in serious stuff.

What a month for ukrainian football. I hope they qualify for Qatar.

Ireland and Korea have qualified from tournament 1 to olympic play-offs (as expected). Tournament 2 started today in Hiroshima. Japan and India are favorites but Chile is really close to their level and could sneak in that top 2. Remember Japan making top 2 won't automatically qualify the 3rd place here, the quota will go to World ranking.

Wow 15:51:68 for Pignatiello in the 1500 free. New south american record. I hope she gives us 3 golds at the pan am games.

There is a thread.

Well, good effort. Against Scotland they will have to attack though.

Again no surprises when it mattered, the top two ranked teams qualified. Last tournament starts tomorrow, Ireland and France favorites to take the final places with only Korea with a chance to spoil. Probably we will simply see all the top teams in the ranking at the olympic play-offs and no one outside the top 17/18.

^4:06:61 to qualify for the 400 free as well. Second place again after Kesely though.

[hide] Preliminary Round June 15th - June 26th, 2019 16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Date & Time (GMT -4) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 15th 2019, h. 19:30 Canada 1 1 Martinique June 15th 2019, h. 22:00 Mexico 6 0 Cuba June 19th 2019, h. 20:00 Cuba 1 2 Martinique June 19th 2019, h. 22:30 Mexico 3 0 Canada June 23rd 2019, h. 18:00 Canada 2 0 Cuba June 23rd 2019, h. 20:30 Martinique 0 5 Mexico Group B Date & Time (GMT -4) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 16th 2019, h. 18:00 Haiti 3 1 Bermuda June 16th 2019, h. 20:30 Costa Rica 4 0 Nicaragua June 20th 2019, h. 19:00 Nicaragua 2 1 Haiti June 20th 2019, h. 21:30 Costa Rica 6 0 Bermuda June 24th 2019, h. 18:30 Bermuda 0 1 Nicaragua June 24th 2019, h. 21:00 Haiti 1 4 Costa Rica Group C Date & Time (GMT -4) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 17th 2019, h. 19:00 Curaçao 2 1 El Salvador June 17th 2019, h. 21:30 Jamaica 1 0 Honduras June 21st 2019, h. 19:00 El Salvador 1 2 Jamaica June 21st 2019, h. 21:30 Honduras 3 2 Curaçao June 25th 2019, h. 20:00 Jamaica 2 0 Curaçao June 25th 2019, h. 22:30 Honduras 3 1 El Salvador Group D Date & Time (GMT -4) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 18th 2019, h. 19:30 Panama 0 0 Trinidad and Tobago June 18th 2019, h. 22:00 United States 8 0 Guyana June 22nd 2019, h. 17:30 Guyana 0 3 Panama June 22nd 2019, h. 20:00 United States 3 0 Trinidad and Tobago June 26th 2019, h. 18:30 Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 Guyana June 26th 2019, h. 21:00 Panama 0 4 United States [/hide]

Chile's goalie (one of the best in the world) is a million times better than this clueless dwarf thai girl. I think that alone will keep Chile below the 8 goal margin.

The 11-0 is now forgotten, finally

Great draw and bus parking. Japan had no idea what to do.

[hide] Preliminary Round June 14th - June 24th, 2019 12 Nations, 3 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group and the 2 best 3rd ranked Teams between all Groups will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Date & Time (GMT -3) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 14th 2019, h. 21:30 Brazil 6 0 Bolivia June 15th 2019, h. 16:00 Venezuela 2 2 Peru June 18th 2019, h. 18:30 Bolivia 0 2 Peru June 18th 2019, h. 21:30 Brazil 3 0 Venezuela June 22nd 2019, h. 16:00 Peru 0 2 Brazil June 22nd 2019, h. 16:00 Bolivia 1 4 Venezuela Group B Date & Time (GMT -3) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 15th 2019, h. 19:00 Argentina 1 2 Colombia June 16th 2019, h. 16:00 Paraguay 0 0 Qatar June 19th 2019, h. 18:30 Colombia 1 0 Qatar June 19th 2019, h. 21:30 Argentina 1 1 Paraguay June 23rd 2019, h. 16:00 Qatar 0 2 Argentina June 23rd 2019, h. 16:00 Colombia 2 1 Paraguay Group C Date & Time (GMT -3) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 June 16th 2019, h. 19:00 Uruguay 2 0 Ecuador June 17th 2019, h. 20:00 Japan 1 1 Chile June 20th 2019, h. 20:00 Uruguay 3 1 Japan June 20th 2019, h. 20:00 Ecuador 1 2 Chile June 24th 2019, h. 20:00 Chile 1 1 Uruguay June 24th 2019, h. 20:00 Ecuador 3 2 Japan [/hide]

It's metaphoric, not literal...

I just hope Jamaica doesn't do well so our team won't be the last place in the world cup

Prediction contest for Copa América? 5 days for the first match...

That's nothing Argentina play Nicaragua today one of the weakest team in the entire world ranking. The federation just wants to boost the players' confidence because it is at an all-time low.

With this result and the U20 performance looks like Ukraine is back into football after a decade of doing nothing.

China was sneaky a programed this match first as they knew Bulgaria was traveling from Argentina, exactly on the other side of the globe. Same with Japan with our team, they arrived yesterday and looked dead today on court.

India should win tournament 2 without breaking a sweat. Only Japan can remotely challenge them and only in a bad day. If Japan gets second place then this tournament is meaningless pretty much, so I hope there is an upset

What scores is Molinari even doing these days? I don't really follow this sport outside the olympics and last time I checked he was nowhere near the scores of his old days.