Today (at 18:00) we have the seventh round of the 26
th Dugout-Online World Cup Qualification cycle.
World Cup Qualifiers
Peru and France both won important (away) victories is the sixth round. Peru won
0-2 against Turkey. France also won with
0-2 - they played against Ireland.
Belgium start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
France vs. Turkey Peru vs. Belgium
Lithuania start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Czech republic vs. Slovakia Bulgaria vs. Lithuania
Argentina started out great, scoring early on in the
game. Unfortunately, that was it for them - all they managed after that was getting cards (including a red). The 1-4 win secured Switzerland's participation in the 26
th World Cup. USA again defeated Brazil, this time the
game ended with 2-1.
This is the fifth round (out of six) for teams in Group C.
Brazil vs. Argentina Switzerland vs. United States of America
Uruguay earned their first point, getting an excellent
1-1 draw against Canada.
Netherlands start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Canada vs. Greece Norway vs. Netherlands
Portugal start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Mexico vs. Iceland England vs. Portugal
Albania won an important victory, defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina with
2-1
Finland start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
New Zealand vs. Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Finland
Venezuela and Scotland drew their sixth round game, allowing Poland (who won
1-0 against Algeria) to catch up.
Germany start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Algeria vs. Venezuela Scotland vs. Germany
Denmark (under new leadership) won their second game in a row. In the fifth round they won
1-0 against Italy. Colombia won the other sixth round match, winning
3-2 against Bangladesh.
Hungary start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Italy vs. Colombia Bangladesh vs. Hungary
India start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
South Africa vs. South Korea Estonia vs. India
Serbia had a fantastic sixth round
game against Slovenia, winning 0-3 in the end.
Austria start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
China vs. Slovenia Serbia vs. Austria
Chile start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Latvia vs. Australia Russia vs. Chile
Spain won their first victory in this qualification cycle. And what a victory it was - a
0-1 against Moldova.
Sweden start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Spain vs. Croatia Bolivia vs. Sweden
World Cup Qualifiers (U21)
Canada start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
South Africa vs. Bolivia Germany vs. Canada
We saw two draws in Group B's fourth round - Thailand and Molova drew
1-1, while republic of Montenegro and England drew
2-2.
Moldova vs. Rep. of Montenegro England vs. Thailand
Ireland start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Mexico vs. Israel Netherlands vs. Ireland
Turkey finally won their first qualification match this season - they had an excellent
2-0 victory against Spain.
Poland start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Spain vs. Switzerland Iceland vs. Poland
Serbia won an important victory in the sixth round, defeating Serbia with
2-0.
Czech republic start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Romania vs. Hungary Sweden vs. Czech republic
South Korea had an excellent sixth round
match, finally winning their first qualification game.
Norway start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Venezuela vs. South Korea Brazil vs. Norway
Albania start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Denmark vs. China Uruguay vs. Albania
Austria earned their first point in this qualification cycle - their
game against Colombia finished with 3-3.
Estonia start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Colombia vs. Lithuania Finland vs. Estonia
Bulgaria start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Malta vs. Latvia Argentina vs. Bulgaria
Croatia start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Australia vs. Russia Belgium vs. Croatia
Portugal start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Algeria vs. Bangladesh France vs. Portugal
Slovakia have done amazingly well against Slovenia this season. This time Slovakia won the away
match against them.
Italy start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Scotland vs. Slovenia Slovakia vs. Italy
World Cup Qualifiers (U19)
Republic of Montenegro won an important victory int he sixth round - they defeated Chile with
2-1.
Czech republic start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Chile vs. Spain Bulgaria vs. Czech republic
Belgium had an excellent sixth round
match. They managed to completely declaw Romania, winning 0-1 against them.
Croatia start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Austria vs. Romania Belgium vs. Croatia
India start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Australia vs. Peru Turkey vs. India
We had two intersting sixth round matches in Group D. Japan won an impressive
3-2 victory against Portugal. And Greece finally earned their first points, winning
2-1 against (the rather unfortunate) Venezuela.
USA start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Venezuela vs. Japan Portugal vs. United States of America
New Zealand had another impressive
match against Serbia, though this time they didn't win.
Lithuania start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Serbia vs. Moldova Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lithuania
South Africa start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Iceland vs. Hungary Colombia vs. South Africa
Sweden won the
game against Italy. While an important victory, the way they've done it, is somewhat unusual.
Bangladesh start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Italy vs. France Slovenia vs. Bangladesh
Both fourth round matches in Group H ended with draws. Germany and Switzerland each scored twice, all of them falling early on in the
game. Canada and Estonia finished with
1-1 - this was the very first point for Canada in this qualification cycle (even so, they no longer have a chance of catching the top two).
Estonia vs. Germany Switzerland vs. Canada
Denmark start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Slovakia vs. Scotland Netherlands vs. Denmark
Argentina start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Mexico vs. Algeria Latvia vs. Argentina
Albania start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Poland vs. Ireland Malta vs. Albania
Norway start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
South Korea vs. Brazil Finland vs. Norway
World Cup Qualifiers (U17)
Moldova start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Slovakia vs. Belgium Venezuela vs. Moldova
We saw two 2-2 draws in the sixth round - Norway
drew against Sweden, and Peru
drew against Netherlands.
Chile start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Netherlands vs. Norway Sweden vs. Chile
England didn't have any problems winning their sixth round
match against Switzerland.
Malta start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
England vs. Italy Australia vs. Malta
With their latest victory (
0-2 against Estonia), Brazil secured their participation in the 26
th U17 World Cup.
Brazil vs. Israel Canada vs. Estonia
Serbia won an excellent victory against Iceland, winning their sixth round
match with 4-0.
Ireland start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Latvia vs. Serbia Iceland vs. Ireland
Mexico won an important victory in the sixth round, defeating India with
1-2.
USA start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Mexico vs. Thailand Finland vs. United States of America
Portugal start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Slovenia vs. South Korea Japan vs. Portugal
Croatia had a good, albeit goalless draw against Romania in the sixth round. While Romania spent most of their time trying to get in front of Croatia's goal as fast as possible, Croatia mostly tried the slow buildup approach - neither really worked in their sixth round
game, but the game was the more interesting for it.
New Zealand start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Croatia vs. Austria Bulgaria vs. New Zealand
Bangladesh start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Lithuania vs. Germany France vs. Bangladesh
Algeria start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Poland vs. Rep. of Montenegro Hungary vs. Algeria
Bosnia and Herzegovina start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Czech republic vs. Colombia Denmark vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey start the second half of the qualification cycle today.
Scotland vs. Russia China vs. Turkey