Another poll question for you the members here. This time it deals with the upcoming playoff matchups to determine the final spots for the FIFA World Cup. Starting on November 14, 6 World CUp Playoff Matchups will play the 1st leg of games on who will round out the field for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
4 European Matchups will feature 8 of the Group Runner ups as we got some great games coming up on November 14 and 18. The marquee matchup will take place in Dublin as Rep. of Ireland will take on France while Portugal will travel to take on Bosnia-Herzegovina. The other matchups will feature EURO 2008 Semifinalist Russia against Slovenia and Greece taking on Ukraine.
In the international matchups, the 4th place team from CONCACAF will be Costa Rica as they look to advance to their 3rd straight World Cup against Uruguay as this is their 3rd straight time being the playoff team in South America. Finally, Oceania Champions New Zealand is taking on Bahrain who upset Saudi Arabia to get to this point.
These playoffs are comprised of 2 legs (1 game in both places) and the score will be based on combined score from the 2 games. 1st leg on November 14 and the 2nd leg is on November 18.
Who will Win the World Cup Playoff Matchups?
Rep. of Ireland VS. France
Bosnia-Herzegovina VS. Portugal
Ukraine VS. Greece
Slovenia VS. Russia
Costa Rica VS. Uruguay
Bahrain VS. New Zealand
In addition, the other 3 spots still up for grabs in Africa as the teams will play their final games on November 14. South Africa, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast have clinched spots. Who will join them from the African Region?
Group A: Cameroon or Gabon
Group B: Tunisia or Nigeria
Group C: Algeria or Egypt
I would like to see your rospenes on who will round out the World Cup Field in South Africa next summer.
The Locations for all the playoff matches is now out for the games on November 14 and 18. Just a remender, New Zealand VS. Bahrain already had played the 1st leg last month, so the 2nd leg will be on Novmber 14.
10/14
Russia VS. Slovenia @ Moscow
Rep. of Ireland VS. France @ Dublin
Greece VS. Ukriane @ Athens
Portugal VS. Bosnia-Herzegovina @ Lisbon
Costa Rica VS. Uruguay @ San Jose
New Zealand VS. Bahrain @ Wellington
10/18
Ukriane VS. Greece @ Donetsk
Bosnia-Herzegovina VS. Portugal @ Zenica
Slovenia VS. Russia @ Maribor
France VS. Ireland @ St. Dennis
Uruguay VS. Costa Rica @ Montevideo
Here's a look at teams that have clinched World Cup Spots. The Numbers and/or letters let you know where they finished or what group they came out of.
Africa: South Africa (Tournament Host), Ghana (Group D), Ivory Coast (Group E)
Asia: Australia (1st in Group A), Japan (2nd in Group A), South Korea (1st in Group A), North Korea (2nd in Group B)
Europe: Denmark (Group 1), Switzerland (Group 2), Slovakia (Group 3), Germany (Group 4), Spain (Group 5), England (Group 6), Serbia (Group 7), Italy (Group 8), Netherlands (Group 9)
CONCACAF: USA (1st Place), Mexico (2nd Place), Honduras (3rd Place)
South America: Brazil (1st Place), Paraguay (2nd Place) Chile (3rd Place), Argentina (4th Place)
Oceania: No Teams have clinched
You can either anwser on here, or on my twitter page at www.twitter.com/tanman9
