Today we have the fifth round of the twenty-second Dugout-Online World Cup Qualification cycle. All the matches kick-off at 18:00 GMT.
World Cup Qualifying:
Ireland, a team that finally earned their first points (
4-1 against
Lithuania), already played four matches. The others will play their fourth game, of the 22
nd World Cup qualification cycle, today.
Hungary vs. England
Lithuania vs. Mexico
Another draw (their third) for
Malta. This time they ground
Germany to a halt (
0-0).
Romania already played four matches - the others will play their fourth today.
Venezuela vs. Germany
Malta vs. Finland
This group is fairly close. The only two that stand our are
Australia (who conceded only once thus far), and
Norway (whose conceded quite a few goals).
Sweden already played four matches - the others will play their fourth today.
Australia vs. Italy
Denmark vs. Norway
Russia played four matches - the others will play their fourth today.
Estonia vs. Serbia
South Korea vs. Czech republic
Group E teams had a break in the previous round. This will be their fourth round, and the start of the second half of the qualification cycle.
Belgium vs. Argentina
China vs. Slovenia
Scotland did quite well in the 22
nd World Cup qualification cycle. Their final tally was two wins, and two losses. Since
Algeria and
Turkey play today, they are in a good position for the second half of the qualification cycle.
Canada vs. Bulgaria
Algeria vs. Turkey
Latvia are back to their winning ways (they defeated
Austria with
3-1). They are done with the first half of the World Cup qualification cycle - the others will finish today.
Slovakia vs. Peru
Austria vs. Japan
Things are not going as we though they would in Group H - the group is nicely competitive.
Iceland already played four matches (they drew
0-0 against
Netherlands in the fourth round). The other teams will play their fourth game today.
Netherlands vs. India
Bolivia vs. Switzerland
Israel are done with the first half of the World Cup qualification cycle. With 6 points, they are not in a bad position.
United States of America vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Albania vs. Spain
Greece finally won (
3-2 against
New Zealand). Since they already played four matches, they need to hope the games today go their way.
New Zealand vs. Uruguay
Thailand vs. Moldova
Brazil already played four matches - the others will play their fourth today. With 2 wins, one draw, and one loss,
Brazil are not in a bad position.
France vs. Croatia
Colombia vs. Bangladesh
Chile are done with the first half of the World Cup qualification cycle. With only a point to their name, their prospects this season, aren't all that great.
Poland vs. Rep. of Montenegro
South Africa vs. Portugal
World Cup Under-21 Qualifying:
We didn't expect Group A to be so close as it is. Even
Thailand, who have yet to get a point, have not done all that badly (losing by a goal twice, and once by two).
France are done with the first half of the U21 World Cup qualification cycle - the others will play their fourth today.
Netherlands vs. Thailand
Hungary vs. Russia
Italy played four matches already (two wins, one draw, one loss) - the others will play their fourth game today.
Chile vs. England
Iceland vs. Brazil
Teams in Group C started the second half of the 22
nd U21 World Cup cycle - this is their fourth round.
Slovenia vs. Denmark
Algeria vs. Latvia
Spain played four games already - the others will play their fourth today.
Albania vs. Croatia
Canada vs. Serbia
Belgium won their first match in this U21 World Cup qualification cycle. Unfortunately, since they are done with the first half of the qualification cycle, their 4 points are not all that great.
Turkey vs. South Africa
Ireland vs. Argentina
Australia won their first match in the 22
nd U21 World Cup qualification cycle. With 4 points to their name, their prospects are not al that terrible.
New Zealand vs. Japan
Moldova vs. Finland
South Korea are done with the first half of the U21 World Cup qualification cycle. Considering how close this group is, 4 points to their name isn't terrible.
Colombia vs. Norway
Czech republic vs. Austria
India finally earned their first point (a
1-1 against
Bosnia and Herzegovina). But since they already played four games (the others will play their fourth today), the point could be too little too late.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Romania
Bolivia vs. Scotland
Rep. of Montenegro are done with the first half of the U21 World Cup qualification cycle. Unfortunately fo them, after three draws, their fourth round match was a
loss.
Mexico vs. Poland
Switzerland vs. Sweden
Germany played four games already, the others will play their fourth today.
Germany lost only once -
0-2 in their fourth round match against
United States of America.
United States of America vs. Uruguay
Venezuela vs. Malta
As expected, this is one of the more competitive groups. Though
Greece, with only 2 points from their four matches, could have trouble catching up.
Slovakia vs. Bangladesh
Israel vs. Peru
Bulgaria are done with the first half of the U21 World Cup qualification cycle. With 7 points, they are in a fairly good position.
China vs. Estonia
Lithuania vs. Portugal 
World Cup Under-19 Qualifying:
Group A is one of the more competitive qualification groups (regardless of age group).
England are done with the first half of the U19 World Cup qualification cycle, their only loss coming in the fourth round (
2-3 against
Brazil).
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Bangladesh
Brazil vs. Japan
Teams in Group B are fairly competitive. The only exception is
Sweden, who won all three matches.
Moldova are done with the first half of the qualification cycle, and will continue their U19 World Cup campaign, in two weeks time.
Latvia vs. Sweden
Colombia vs. Malta
This is the fourth round for Group C. Since this is the smallest group, this marks the start of the second half of the U19 World Cup qualification cycle.
Uruguay vs. Portugal
Ireland vs. Hungary
Argentina have done an excellent job stealing a point from
Netherlands in the fourth round (their game ended
1-1).
Thailand already played four matches, the others will play their fourth today.
Argentina vs. Israel
Australia vs. Netherlands
While we were correct that
India (they already played four games) and
Lithuania will struggle in this group, we didn't expect
Romania to be last at this point in the qualification cycle.
Romania vs. Lithuania
Serbia vs. Slovenia
Russia already played four matches, the others will play their fourth today.
Belgium vs. Mexico
Greece vs. Bulgaria
In one of the best matches of the fourth round,
China finally earned their first point -
3-3 against
Italy. Unfortunately for
China, they are done with the first half of the qualification cycle, and are pretty far behind the top two.
Italy vs. Germany
Slovakia vs. France
Czech republic already played four matches, the others will play their fourth today.
New Zealand vs. Spain
Switzerland vs. Peru
South Africa are done with the first half of the U19 World Cup qualification cycle. They have done quite well, winning twice, drawing once, and losing once (
1-3 in the fourth round - they had absolutely no luck scoring).
Albania vs. Iceland
Algeria vs. Estonia
Scotland have done exceptionally well in the first half of the qualification cycle, losing only to the reigning U19 World Champions,
Poland. Under new leadership,
Rep. of Montenegro have done much better, though their match against
Scotland still ended
1-0.
Poland vs. Canada
Rep. of Montenegro vs. Venezuela
Bolivia are done with the first half of the qualification cycle. They are one of two teams that didn't lose a game yet (
Denmark are the other).
Norway (who were one of our favorites) finally won - they defeated
Chile 3-0.
Chile vs. Denmark
United States of America vs. Norway
Finland are done with the first half of the U19 World Cup qualification cycle. With only one win to their name, their chances are not all that great this season. Though, if this round goes their way, they could still have a chances.
Croatia vs. Turkey
Austria vs. South Korea 
World Cup Under-17 Qualifying:
We expected
Colombia to have trouble in Group A. And though they have played four games already (the others only played three), they are not that far off the second place. We are however, surprised by
France. They have been struggling in all three of their matches thus far.
France vs. Serbia
Switzerland vs. Algeria
Finland finally earned their first point - they drew
0-0 against
Scotland. But, since
Finland are done with the first half of the qualification cycle, their chances of going to the U17 World Cup this season, are not all that great.
Portugal vs. Argentina
Scotland vs. Spain
Sweden are done with the first half of the U17 World Cup qualification cycle. Their first half of the qualification cycle was quite good - they lost once, drew twice, and won once. At least one of today's matches should be intersting. We'll see what the reigning U17 World Champions (
Netherlands) do against
Slovakia (who are one of two teams that didn't lose, yet).
Chile vs. Mexico
Netherlands vs. Slovakia
Turkey's only hick-up in the first half of the qualification cycle was the match against
Italy (a
3-3 draw). Since they have a 4 point lead already, they will finish today in the first place.
Norway vs. Italy
Lithuania vs. Venezuela
This is the smallest U17 World Cup qualification group. Unlike the other groups, teams in Group E already started the second half of the qualification cycle.
Australia vs. New Zealand
Russia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
This group is surprisingly close. All the teams already lost at least once, and won at least once.
India are done with the first half of the qualification cycle. Their biggest problem is scoring gaols, or more precisely, the lack of chances to score.
Germany vs. Thailand
South Africa vs. Brazil
This group is not going the way we expected.
Slovenia were outclassed by
Denmark in the fourth round (
3-2), and
Denmark are looking like the best team here.
Austria are done with the first half of the qualification cycle. Their biggest flop was in the previous round, where they lost
0-1 (though their effort should not be doubted, just their shooting provess in that particular game).
Slovenia vs. Greece
South Korea vs. Denmark
As expected, Group H is quite competitive.
Malta are the only team not up to par.
Iceland are done with the first half of the qualification cycle. They didn't do all that badly - their biggest problem is the number of goals they concede (they are currently at 8 for, 8 against).
China vs. United States of America
Malta vs. Bolivia
Romania stay on the sidelines today. Their first half of the qualification cycle was fairly successful (they lost only once, in the third round against
Belgium). The
Belgians are a pleasant surprise this go around - they could finish the first half of the qualification cycle with full points.
Belgium vs. Japan
Latvia vs. Moldova
Bulgaria are done with the first half of the qualification cycle. With only four points, their prospects this season are not all that stellar.
Poland vs. Czech republic
Peru vs. Albania
Fourth round saw the first draws in Group K.
Ireland and
Canada finally earned their first point. Though, going into second half of the qualification cycle with only a point, is not the most promising prospect.
Estonia vs. Uruguay
Canada vs. Israel
England have been, hands down the best team in Group L in the first half of the qualification cycle. They only lost points once - their second round
draw against
Croatia. Since the
Croatians already have two draws,
England will remain first even after this round (which they skip).
Hungary vs. Croatia
Bangladesh vs. Rep. of Montenegro 