Ace Ventura wrote:Uraguay have some decent players and playing anywhere in south america is difficult so the 1-0 scoreline is not too bad.
I agree about it being a joke the aussies having to playoff against south american opposition.
It makes no sense, it wont happen next time as they are in the asian section i think, but its a bit of a joke that the african and central american sides are guaranteed positions in the world cup.
U.S.A and Mexico's qualifiers are almost as easy as the aussies imo.
Yes the bloody Aussies got into Asia. Us poor Kiwis look on in envy, its been a long-held dream for a lot of football fans in New Zealand to join Asia, just as Australia have done. Imagine actually playing regular football to a reasonable level.
I live in hope (but not a lot) for the day when Asia gets split in half, west and east, and East Asia picks up Oceania. I'm not sure if this'll be good or bad for the island nations, but football in NZ is crying out for a move like this. We'll never progress without it I'm afraid. I mean, look at what Uruguay are achieving with only 3 1/2 million people - and why? It is not just a great history, and an absolute love of the game, though those things of course help. It's because they REGULARLY play against some of the best teams in the world.
Go Uruguay!
