World Cup 2018 Qualification Gets Under Way

[PersianLegion]

Totes unfair to have OFC play CONMEBOL intercontinental play off. Unbelievable robbery by FIFA

Other than New Zealand they have no other team to deserve a play off. If you ask me I think they have to give the half spot to Asia and the best OFC team plays in last qualifying round of AFC. CONCACOF can play CONMEBOL for the last play off match.

[alireza0101]

Other than New Zealand they have no other team to deserve a play off. If you ask me I think they have to give the half spot to Asia and the best OFC team plays in last qualifying round of AFC. CONCACOF can play CONMEBOL for the last play off match.

Agreed. Failing this, return Australia to OFC.

[AminGP]

And how lucky can Bosnia get. This is the second qualification in a row where they were handed an easy draw. They most likely will make it to the WC again.

I don't think they can win that group though. Belgium is definetly the fav and Bosnia in the playoff

[irani8perspolis]

Results from OFC 1st Round:

Tonga 0 v. 3 Cook Islands

Samoa 3 v. 2 American Samoa


Also Mohsen Torki will referee Bahrain v. North Korea.

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[Damavand]

Here is the schedule for Asian qualification on Sep 3 (all times are Western US)

Japan - Cambodia 3:25 AM
Australia - Bangladesh 4:00 AM
S Korea - Laos 4:00 AM
China - Hong Kong 4:30 AM
Iraq - Taiwan 5:30 AM PAS Stadium
Syria - Singapore 6:30 AM
Uzbekistan - Yemen 7:00 AM
Iran - Guam 7:30 AM
Oman - Turkmenistan 8:00 AM
UAE - Malaysia 8:15 AM
Bahrain - Korea DPR 8:40 AM
Qatar - Bhutan 9:00 AM
Jordan - Kyrgyzstan 10:00 AM
KSA - Timor-Leste 10:40 AM
Kuwait - Myanmar 11:00 AM

[Ali.Karimi79]

Never seen such weird odds for home advantage.
Only the Bahrain vs N. Korea is different lol.

[Bi-honar]

Here is the schedule for Asian qualification on Sep 3 (all times are Western US)

Japan - Cambodia 3:25 AM
Australia - Bangladesh 4:00 AM
S Korea - Laos 4:00 AM
China - Hong Kong 4:30 AM
Iraq - Taiwan 5:30 AM PAS Stadium
Syria - Singapore 6:30 AM
Uzbekistan - Yemen 7:00 AM
Iran - Guam 7:30 AM
Oman - Turkmenistan 8:00 AM
UAE - Malaysia 8:15 AM
Bahrain - Korea DPR 8:40 AM
Qatar - Bhutan 9:00 AM
Jordan - Kyrgyzstan 10:00 AM
KSA - Timor-Leste 10:40 AM
Kuwait - Myanmar 11:00 AM

Bahrain - North Korea is probably the most decisive Asian game on Thursday. North Korea will have one leg in the next round with a win and for all intents and purposes Bahrain will be out having dropped 6 points already (3 of that at home and 3 to the Pilipinos).

[Damavand]

^ It would be great if Turkmenistan can snatch a point off Oman in Muscat. We really don't want our closest rival gaining too many points.

[perspolis#1]

Im willing to put 10 dollars down on Bhutan in the hope I made 300

[Team Melli Fan]

Taylor Saghabi has scored 4 goals in 2 games for Cook Islands. Sounds like an Iranian last name, no?

[teammelli91]

^ One day I would like to play for the Cook Island national team.

[irani8perspolis]

Matchday 2 - OFC First Round

FT - Cook Islands 1 - 0 Samoa
FT - Tonga 1 - 2 American Samoa

If Cook Island wins their next game they will move up more than 70 spots in the FIFA rankings from 204 to the low 100s.

[zand]

^ One day I would like to play for the Cook Island national team.

I bet you can. Cook Island only has 22 soccer players in the whole island. Just show up, get your citizenship and you can play for 2020 world cup qualifying!

[mahestan]

I bet you can. Cook Island only has 22 soccer players in the whole island. Just show up, get your citizenship and you can play for 2020 world cup qualifying!

I'm packing my bags right now.

[Damavand]

Japan - Cambodia should be starting soon. I have feeling Japan will destroy Cambodia tonight.