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God is an Englishman wrote:To a World Cup obviously. You failed to qualify via Oceania and qualified for every World Cup since moving. Australia is not in Asia.

Beat Uruguay to qualify for 2006 World Cup via Oceania .

ozzie owl wrote:

God is an Englishman wrote:To a World Cup obviously. You failed to qualify via Oceania and qualified for every World Cup since moving. Australia is not in Asia.

Beat Uruguay to qualify for 2006 World Cup via Oceania .

He's been told this a number of times. He either has alzheimers or is on a wind up.

Therefore, in the same vein, I'd like to make the following statement:
England has never qualified for the world cup via Europe because they have to play such top teams as San Marino, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

ozzie owl wrote:

God is an Englishman wrote:To a World Cup obviously. You failed to qualify via Oceania and qualified for every World Cup since moving. Australia is not in Asia.

Beat Uruguay to qualify for 2006 World Cup via Oceania .

How did they go in 2002?

otto62 wrote:

ozzie owl wrote:

God is an Englishman wrote:To a World Cup obviously. You failed to qualify via Oceania and qualified for every World Cup since moving. Australia is not in Asia.

Beat Uruguay to qualify for 2006 World Cup via Oceania .

He's been told this a number of times. He either has alzheimers or is on a wind up.

Therefore, in the same vein, I'd like to make the following statement:
England has never qualified for the world cup via Europe because they have to play such top teams as San Marino, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

How did they go on 2002?

Are you sticking with your comment that England NEVER qualified through Europe?

They never qualified through Europe in 1994.

A Fish Out Of Water wrote:They never qualified through Europe in 1994.

correct, we failed to qualify. We also didn't qualify through Europe from 66 to 78, failing in 74 and 78.

Australia joined Asia for the long term growth of the game , not for easier qualification.

ozzie owl wrote:Australia joined Asia for the long term growth of the game , not for easier qualification.

Of course they did

God is an Englishman wrote:

ozzie owl wrote:

God is an Englishman wrote:To a World Cup obviously. You failed to qualify via Oceania and qualified for every World Cup since moving. Australia is not in Asia.

Beat Uruguay to qualify for 2006 World Cup via Oceania .

How did they go in 2002?

No response from "ozzie" owl, I wonder why not.

God is an Englishman wrote:

otto62 wrote:

ozzie owl wrote:
Beat Uruguay to qualify for 2006 World Cup via Oceania .

He's been told this a number of times. He either has alzheimers or is on a wind up.

Therefore, in the same vein, I'd like to make the following statement:
England has never qualified for the world cup via Europe because they have to play such top teams as San Marino, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

How did they go on 2002?

Are you sticking with your comment that England NEVER qualified through Europe?

Otto's very quiet as well

God is an Englishman wrote:

ozzie owl wrote:

God is an Englishman wrote:To a World Cup obviously. You failed to qualify via Oceania and qualified for every World Cup since moving. Australia is not in Asia.

Beat Uruguay to qualify for 2006 World Cup via Oceania .

How did they go in 2002?

Missed out but you made statement Australian never qualified from Oceania. For the 1974 World Cup Australia qualified via the Asia/ Oceania combined. , so that's actually two WC via Oceania.

ozzie owl wrote:
Missed out but you made statement Australian never qualified from Oceania. For the 1974 World Cup Australia qualified via the Asia/ Oceania combined. , so that's actually two WC via Oceania.

when did I say they NEVER qualified?

otto62 wrote:

ozzie owl wrote:
Beat Uruguay to qualify for 2006 World Cup via Oceania .

He's been told this a number of times. He either has alzheimers or is on a wind up.

Therefore, in the same vein, I'd like to make the following statement:
England has never qualified for the world cup via Europe because they have to play such top teams as San Marino, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

Now I may be wrong but I think England have only ever played 1 of these teams in a world cup qualifying match

God is an Englishman wrote:

ozzie owl wrote:
Missed out but you made statement Australian never qualified from Oceania. For the 1974 World Cup Australia qualified via the Asia/ Oceania combined. , so that's actually two WC via Oceania.

when did I say they NEVER qualified?

You said "failed to qualify via Oceania " pretty much the same as above, but either way Australia qualified via Oceania twice.

ozzie owl wrote:

God is an Englishman wrote:

ozzie owl wrote:
Missed out but you made statement Australian never qualified from Oceania. For the 1974 World Cup Australia qualified via the Asia/ Oceania combined. , so that's actually two WC via Oceania.

when did I say they NEVER qualified?

You said "failed to qualify via Oceania " pretty much the same as above, but either way Australia qualified via Oceania twice.

so, let's recap.

I didn't say "never".

And

Australia failed to qualify through oceania

Just going back to the original theme of this thread, and being careful with my words;
I thought players from some Asian teams regularly stayed down after tackles as a strategy to waste time.
But having watched virtually every game so far, I have noticed that players regularly stay down even after fairly innocuous challenges - EVEN WHEN THEY ARE LOSING!
I don't know quite what to make of it.
Maybe they are genuinely hurt - but as I say - even after fairly innocuous looking tackles.
Don't want to jump to any conclusions though...

Has Japan played yet? Hopefully they lost.

Sasaki Nozomi wrote:Has Japan played yet? Hopefully they lost.

You are without doubt one of the weirdest people I have ever met

A middle aged man with multiple names - one being an Asian girl complete with picture WTF

And you know they have played

Firstly I have never claimed to be normal. As for Japan playing, I haven't followed any of the tournament but presumed they must have played at least once as Australia were about to play their second game.

Sasaki Nozomi wrote:Firstly I have never claimed to be normal. As for Japan playing, I haven't followed any of the tournament but presumed they must have played at least once as Australia were about to play their second game.

And you didn't have access to the Internet obviously

Don't care enough about the tournament to go out of my way to look it up.

Prestoz wrote:Just going back to the original theme of this thread, and being careful with my words;
I thought players from some Asian teams regularly stayed down after tackles as a strategy to waste time.
But having watched virtually every game so far, I have noticed that players regularly stay down even after fairly innocuous challenges - EVEN WHEN THEY ARE LOSING!
I don't know quite what to make of it.
Maybe they are genuinely hurt - but as I say - even after fairly innocuous looking tackles.
Don't want to jump to any conclusions though...

Especially the keepers.

Sasaki Nozomi wrote:Don't care enough about the tournament to go out of my way to look it up.

Yet care enough about it to post on Footballnews in the Australian National Team forum during the Asian Cup.

Probably down to boredom more than anything.

Good to see the diving championships are over, good to switch over and watch some better quality football, setanta is well worth the money.

God is an Englishman wrote:Good to see the diving championships are over, good to switch over and watch some better quality football, setanta is well worth the money.

Netherlands aren't in the Asia Cup :?

God is an Englishman wrote:Good to see the diving championships are over, good to switch over and watch some better quality football, setanta is well worth the money.

Is it really worth the money? Surely you would get more value from a length of rope and a block of ice

Setanta sports... that brings back memories.

Good to see Collingwood Eddie with Egg on his face.

Great tournament, fantastic result and overall great for the game here.

God is an Englishman wrote:Good to see the diving championships are over, good to switch over and watch some better quality football, setanta is well worth the money.

Love your take on the word "Quality."