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[palangheTM]

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[Asghar Agha]

Except Valbuena who plays for Marseille, the rest of the French team whether plays for PSG or play in the Spanish or English first division. This is to say how low is the French league.

[persian-eagle-13]

Japan lost to Jordan BUT they are top of their group with 13 points ALREADY QUALIFIED!

That would never happen to TM...already qualified with 3 games left...khosh behaleshoon

that is because they have long term planning!! we are still reading quran the night before a game. i am not saying having beliefs is bad, but you can't ask god to do anything for you if you have not tried yourself!

[EKBATAN]

that is because they have long term planning!! we are still reading quran the night before a game. i am not saying having beliefs is bad, but you can't ask god to do anything for you if you have not tried yourself!

i'm still waiting on emam zaman to help out


i think he'll step in last min. in korea and get us a hat trick with 1 min. left to the game and we'll advance

[KC McElroy]

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/13...replay?cc=5901

FIFA has dismissed Costa Rica's protest against losing 1-0 to the United States in a World Cup qualifying match played in a snowstorm because team captain Bryan Ruiz did not complain to the referee during the match.

FIFA says the Costa Rican football association failed to meet the requirements of filing a valid protest of Friday's match in Commerce City, Colo.

In a statement published Tuesday, FIFA refers to a clause in its 2014 World Cup regulations.

It states that when a field becomes unplayable during a match, the protesting team's captain "shall immediately lodge a protest with the referee in the presence of the captain of the opposing team."

FIFA says "therefore, the result of the match played on March 22 stands and is considered as valid."

The Costa Rican federation said Sunday that the "physical integrity" of players and officials was affected, "ball movement became impossible" and field markings were not visible in Friday's match.

Costa Rica soccer federation president Eduardo Li Sanchez said Monday the team sent additional data to FIFA.

"Before the game started we said the conditions were not right for playing, but we had to play because the commissioner and the referee said the conditions were OK to play, so we had to go out," Li told ESPN's Raza Deportiva. "At halftime, we again made a plea. The commissioner went down with us to the pitch to speak with the referee. The game was stopped and we were taken to a crisis room. When we got there, the referee started the match again. Is that fair play?"

U.S. captain Clint Dempsey scored in the 16th minute to lift his team to second place in the six-team CONCACAF region qualifying group after two matches. Costa Rica is last.

The top three teams qualify directly for the tournament in Brazil, and the fourth-place team faces New Zealand in a playoff.

During Friday's game, plows and shovels were used to clear the penalty areas, center circle and midfield stripe as snow got heavier, and a yellow-and-purple ball was used.

Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto urged the referee to suspend the game, but U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann made a case for playing on because both teams faced the same conditions.

[Shahin K]

International break friendlies and WCQ

Belgium 16 out of 18. Those darn Croats keep following us.

[Shahin K]

International break friendlies and WCQ

Usa-Belgium friendly in Cleveland the 29th May btw.

[EKBATAN]

Belgium looks like they're pretty much qualified

Group with Swiss is a joke

Portugal struggling as usual

i doubt Turkey will make it (again)


btw, i thought the costa rica US match was unfair too...what a messed up way to miss out on the world cup...you should not play in those conditions cuz its not a real game anymore AND risking injuries on both sides ?? both teams should've refused to play

[Asghar Agha]

watched about 50 minutes of the match France vs Spain. didn't get why Olivier Giroud wasn't a starter. anyway, spain could score even more. there was a penalty for spain that referee didn't see. also, ribery and benzema didn't do shit.

[PSGman#19]

Belgium looks like they're pretty much qualified

Group with Swiss is a joke

Portugal struggling as usual

i doubt Turkey will make it (again)


btw, i thought the costa rica US match was unfair too...what a messed up way to miss out on the world cup...you should not play in those conditions cuz its not a real game anymore AND risking injuries on both sides ?? both teams should've refused to play

It pi$$ me off to see that iran is represented by a 11 handisport athletes (no offence to handisport!). The loss against Lebanon is such a shame.