Official World Cup 2010 Qualifying Thread

[thesilkworm]

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Assuming you don't hire Souness I think Scotland will be above Norway.

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I really hope the SFA has enough sense to not hire him! Gary McAllister's name has been mentioned as a favourite, and I would take him, as long as he is teamed up with a more experienced number two.

I think I've made a marginally +EV bet, but it's definitely close!

[slickss]

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I think I've made a marginally +EV bet, but it's definitely close!

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Hmm, well you did bet on a seed 2 team against a seed 3 team. If you're getting 2:1 it should be a good bet.

But yeah, it's close. Norway has a lot of interesting new young players (a couple of them playing in Champions League tonight), and hopefully we'll see a stronger national team in the future.

[thesilkworm]

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I think I've made a marginally +EV bet, but it's definitely close!

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Hmm, well you did bet on a seed 2 team against a seed 3 team. If you're getting 2:1 it should be a good bet.

But yeah, it's close. Norway has a lot of interesting new young players (a couple of them playing in Champions League tonight), and hopefully we'll see a stronger national team in the future.

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Bet was even money, and I agree that it's close. Not so much about EV anyway... just kind of a national pride thing between a couple of colleagues/friends - I never bet on sports!

Will try and catch the Rosenberg match tonight.

[HajiShirazu]

Wow, Japan is a huge lock to qualify, what a draw.

[JaredL]

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Wow, Japan is a huge lock to qualify, what a draw.

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There is still a stage after this one.

The top 2 from each group advance to form two five-team groups. Top 2 from each of those go to the finals, two third-place teams have a playoff to determine who plays Oceania.

They would probably be favored to advance from most possible draws but it's no lock. If in the next stage they get drawn with say Australia, South Korea, Iran, and Saudi Arabia it will be tough.