England vs Russia

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
England vs Russia
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Not on ESPN at all, but Germany v Czech Slovakia is on. f**king joke
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I reckon, I was so pissed off.

This is the biggest game not just in the group but in the whole of qualifying!
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del. fat fingers
Brock2007-10-17 21:37:11
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. Brock2007-10-17 21:38:49
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Its on at a ridiculous time isnt it, about 3 in the morning?
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Yeah some rubbish like that. Due to time zones and what not.

Three for me, and two for them.

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What times the Czech Republic - Germany game on?
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Bout 7 in the morning I think.

 
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Good thing it wasn't on in the end aye?

Three for me, and two for them.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
at England.

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Only good thing to possibly come out of this...McClown will go.

Three for me, and two for them.

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England now depend on other results to qualify.

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Buffon II wrote:
Only good thing to possibly come out of this...McClown will go.


Agree the guys a muppet!!!!
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I've wanted Hiddink as England manager for years, the guy is a genious

(who had an off day at Wembly )
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I watched it live in the end.
 
The UEFA website offer live video coverage. It costs 5.99 Euros (about $9) to watch a game. I definitely recommend it. Don't make the mistake I did and buy a 4.99 Euro pass - that gives you the right to watch their designated match. The extra Euro means you choose the match.
 
The quality of the picture was good. I maximised it on my laptop screen, which made it a wee bit blurry.
 
I just wish we'd not lost. Ignoring the possibility of Andorra beating or drawing with Russia, we have three hopes:
- if Israel draw with Russia, we can go through by beating Croatia.
- if Israel beat  Russia, we can go through with a draw against Croatia.
- if Macedonia beat Croatia, we can go through by beating Croatia by two goals.
 
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just wondering SiNZ, how much of my broadband allowance watching a game like that would chew through??

(aside from the emotional harm it would have done)
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tigers wrote:
just wondering SiNZ, how much of my broadband allowance watching a game like that would chew through??
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Couldn't say. I'm in a hotel in Auckland for business. I'm not looking forward to the check out cost. There's a cost for every mb over the first 50... will let you know tomorrow.
 
Too watch the football, it's worth it.....
[QUOTE=tigers](aside from the emotional harm it would have done)
....except for that bit.
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thanks SiNZ, depending on the figures i might need to upgrade my plan

CMON Israel!!!
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According to
 
ESPN are showing the following qualifiers from the final two rounds in November:
Scotland vs. Italy Live
Norway vs. Turkey Delay
Germany vs. Cyprus Delay
England vs. Croatia Live
Germany vs. Wales Delay
Hungary vs. Greece Live
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Does anyone here use Sopcast or other P2P software to watch games online? Theres plenty of avenues to see live games, its a bit choppy and you have to change streams, it's usually quite good though, but you have to have a lots of Broadband allowance if you want to watch regularly.
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Yeah i use Sopcast but only when my Broadband is at full speed otherwise you have no chance.

Three for me, and two for them.

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SiNZ wrote:

- if Macedonia beat Croatia, we can go through by beating Croatia by two goals.

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My understanding was that if we lost to Macedonia (better not happen    ) than England would have to beat us by MORE than 2 goals to knock us out? Unless the score was 2-0, in which case it would come down to goal difference?
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Well all I can say is that I hope when NZ and England next meet England plays like that, becuase we will win.  That result here in England has gone down the same way as the France game against us in Rugby.
Supporter of the world's best football teams: Waikato..., Kingz FC, NZ Knights, The Nix, The Argyle & of course the All Whites

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SiNZ wrote:

- if Macedonia beat Croatia, we can go through by beating Croatia by two goals.


My understanding was that if we lost to Macedonia (better not happen    ) than England would have to beat us by MORE than 2 goals to knock us out? Unless the score was 2-0, in which case it would come down to goal difference?
 
Two goals would do it, providing it was 2-0 - otherwise it would need to be three goals as Croatia would have the head-to-head away goals then.
 
If it's 2-0, then group goal difference is next. Assuming that the Macedonia win was 1-0, Croatia would be +18 and England +20.
 
Probably academic - Macedonia and Croatia have met three times in competitive fixtures:
2000 Quals - Croatia 3 Macedonia 2
2000 Quals - Macedonia 1 Croatia 1
2008 Quals - Croatia 2 Macedonia 1
 
Come on Macedonia... Come on Israel....
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ENGLAND
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SiNZ wrote:
SiNZ wrote:

- if Macedonia beat Croatia, we can go through by beating Croatia by two goals.
My understanding was that if we lost to Macedonia (better not happen    ) than England would have to beat us by MORE than 2 goals to knock us out? Unless the score was 2-0, in which case it would come down to goal difference?

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Two goals would do it, providing it was 2-0 - otherwise it would need to be three goals as Croatia would have the head-to-head away goals then.

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If it's 2-0, then group goal difference is next. Assuming that the Macedonia win was 1-0, Croatia would be +18 and England +20.

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Probably academic - Macedonia and Croatia have met three times in competitive fixtures:

2000 Quals - Croatia�3 Macedonia 2

2000 Quals -�Macedonia 1 Croatia 1

2008 Quals - Croatia 2 Macedonia 1

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Come on Macedonia... Come on Israel....


I checked the UEFA website, the wording of the first tie-breaker rule is most points won in the matches between the tied teams and there is no mention of away goals rule applying in case of a tie ( as it would be if England won). So it seems as if any 2 goal win would do it for England if we lose to Macedonia (I have full faith in the lads they won't let such a travesty happen though...).

Btw, Macedonia is the only team to score against us at home in this qualifying cycle. Goce Sedloski (former Dinamo player at that!) from a free kick.
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I checked the UEFA website, the wording of the first tie-breaker rule is most points won in the matches between the tied teams and there is no mention of away goals rule applying in case of a tie ( as it would be if England won). So it seems as if any 2 goal win would do it for England if we lose to Macedonia (I have full faith in the lads they won't let such a travesty happen though...).
 
As I cover the Euro2008 qualifiers on my website, I make a point of obtaining the official tournament regulations and programming to meet them exactly.
 
The groups are sort as follows:
The finishing order within each group will be decided as follows: a. greater number of points obtained in all the group matches; b. greater number of points from the matches between the tied teams; c. goal difference resulting from matches between the tied teams; d. greater number of goals scored in the matches between the tied teams; e. greater number of away goals scored in the matches between the tied teams; If after applying the above criteria, one team is identified as holding a superior ranking but two or more teams remain, criteria b to e are iteratively re-applied  to the remaining teams to determine their rankings. Criteria f and above are only then used if teams remain tied. f. goal difference resulting from all the group matches; g. greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; h. greater number of away goals scored in all the group matches; i. Fair play conduct j. drawing of lots
 
SiNZ2007-10-20 16:54:11
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Cheers SiNZ. Hope this is all acedemic anyway.
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