ShaneC06 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 WE'RE GOING TO THE WORLD CUP! dyslexic nam, CanadianSoccerFan, Free kick and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Could New Zealand beat any of the teams in the Octagon? Yes. El Salvador comes to mind. Of course, they could lose to any team in the Octagon as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, theaub said: In a neutral site one-off I'd take them over El Salvador/Honduras. Sure, but they won't be playing El Salvador or Honduras, who are basically done. Panama, Costa Rica and maybe Jamaica are the realistic candidates, along with any of the current top 3 if they slip. I don't give much them much of a chance against Canada or the USA, who have superstars who can create something from nothing, while Mexico is just better top-to-bottom, so they wouldn't stand much chance against them either. With the way Panama are playing, I would say they'd be slight favorites, but for all we know that changes and they limp over the line to finish 4th. If Panama goes into that match lacking confidence I probably give NZ a slight advantage. Wood and Singh are two players you can't take lightly, and like others mentioned, they'd be more acclimatized, which even the odds. That said, they'll be less battle hardened than Panama (or any CONCACAF team), so I really don't know....I think it depends on how Panama qualifies for 4th. Edited November 26, 2021 by Obinna Jedi Ram and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Canada we're half way there but if we can beat Honduras, USA and El Salvador all in the January to February window and get 3 points out of those 3 games winning all 3 then we are pretty much guaranteed to be in Qatar because after those games we would only have like 3 games left since in the Octagonal it is 14 games you have to play And so far we've played 8 games Safe to say if we win all 3 of our next games hell if we win 2 out of those 3 and draw 1 of them we are pretty much set for Qatar either way you slice it Jedi Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bene11 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 The acclimatization will be good for NZ but they haven’t played any competitive matches together for how long? The CONCACAF team will be coming off 14 (or more) matches against top opposition. They will be like a well oiled machine heading into that game. NZ will have played Fiji, Solomon Islands, and a few friendlies. I think that’s tough... Obinna and Jedi Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Obinna said: Sure, but they won't be playing El Salvador or Honduras, who are basically done. Panama, Costa Rica and maybe Jamaica are the realistic candidates, along with any of the current top 3 if they slip. I don't give much them much of a chance against Canada or the USA, who have superstars who can create something from nothing, while Mexico is just better top-to-bottom, so they wouldn't stand much chance against them either. With the way Panama are playing, I would say they'd be slight favorites, but for all we know that changes and they limp over the line to finish 4th. If Panama goes into that match lacking confidence I probably give NZ a slight advantage. Wood and Singh are two players you can't take lightly, and like others mentioned, they'd be more acclimatized, which even the odds. That said, they'll be less battle hardened than Panama (or any CONCACAF team), so I really don't know....I think it depends on how Panama qualifies for 4th. The question was if they could beat anyone in the Octagon 🤷♂️ Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Could New Zealand beat any of the teams in the Octagon? I dont think so. I think that you could safely predict that there will be 4 concacaf teams at the WC Edited November 26, 2021 by Free kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Obinna said: Yes. El Salvador comes to mind. Of course, they could lose to any team in the Octagon as well. In ES I take El Salvador. In Qatar I take NZ Tough to do the haka with a battery bouncing off your head Edited November 26, 2021 by SpursFlu ted, EDM Rover and Approve My Account Pls 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, theaub said: The question was if they could beat anyone in the Octagon 🤷♂️ We need the shrug emoji as a default reaction button. Obinna and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 I'm pretty confident it will end up being Jamaica. I'll take Jamaica over New Zealand in Qatar Shway, Obinna and TGAA_Star 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: In ES I take El Salvador. In Qatar I take NZ Agreed. The CA teams are weaker from home. That said, I probably still give it to Honduras over NZ in Qatar, even though they are having difficulties right now. Elis and Quioto would give them fits. All hypothetical though, of course. Honduras aren't getting to the play-off barring a miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) We're all talking about NZ as if they're a given to win, but let's not rule out 2012 OFC champ Tahiti or the team NZ needed pens to beat in the 2016 OFC finals Papua New Guinea. We're in deep shit if we lose to any of these teams 😂 Edited November 26, 2021 by Pottsy3 Jedi Ram and narduch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I'm pretty confident it will end up being Jamaica. I'll take Jamaica over New Zealand in Qatar Yeah I think it will be Panama especially if Canada we keep up our form and finish top 3 and then you have USA and Mexico right along with us in the top 3 Then that leaves Panama, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Honduras fighting it out for 4th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Pottsy3 said: We're all talking about NZ as if they're a given to win, but let's not rule out 2012 OFC champ Tahiti or the team NZ needed pens to beat in the 2016 OFC finals Papua New Guinea. We're in deep shit if we lose to any of these teams 😂 There is a risk actually. we are not accustomed to being a favoured. Hence how do we handle a sitaution where a team parks the bus against us and tries to play for 0-0 game and go to penalties? Every team we faced in the octo has played us like they believe they can beat us and are better than us. Have we ever faced this kind of situation where we face a team that plays like Cincinnatti did in the MLS Bubble. ten men behind the ball, two lines of 4 and 5 moving in synchronicity? And if it goes to penalties, its anybody's game. This is the only risk that i see about playing Oceania Edited November 26, 2021 by Free kick Jedi Ram and CanadaFan123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 If we were in a position to throw our last game and let Panama qualify third, just to send Mexico or the States to Qatar for that playoff--I'd go for it. Just to give them some chance to acclimatise to Qatar, 's what I mean. Free kick, narduch and Pottsy3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 There is something almost surreal about this qualifying campaign and the way it has unfolded. We have absolutely played well but the good fortune we have had along the way has also been helpful. This draw is just one more in a string of things that are working together to get us to Qatar. And I can still barely believe but it really, seriously, almost unbelievably, looks like we will be at the next world cup. Crazy. Addona, Jedi Ram, Free kick and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolbertos Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) Wow, FIFA was kinda to CONCACAF. CONMEBOL 5th will play Asia now. Happy for CONMEBOL but I’m sure the AFC is pissed. I have a feeling all 4 CONCACAF teams will make the World Cup now Edited November 26, 2021 by nolbertos Jedi Ram, TGAA_Star, Califax and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, nolbertos said: Wow, FIFA was kinda to CONCACAF. CONMEBOL 5th will play Asia now. Happy for CONMEBOL but I’m sure the AFC is pissed. I have a feeling all 4 CONCACAF teams will make the World Cup now Yeah pretty much a given and personally I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 54 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Tough to do the haka with a battery bouncing off your head Do the All Whites* do the haka? * What an unfortunate nickname in 2021. Pottsy3, narduch and Obinna 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Cblake said: @narduch called it! Jedi Ram and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil R. Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Wow, CONCACAF vs. OFC. What a fantastic draw. When it came down to the final 2 balls, I was fully expecting OFC to be paired with AFC. I still can't believe the best case scenario has actually happened. I think we will earn one of the 3 automatic qualification spots, but if we finish 4th in the Octagonal, it's such a relief to know there is still a very achievable pathway to Qatar. Addona, dyslexic nam and footballfreak 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, nolbertos said: but I’m sure the AFC is pissed. Olympique_de_Marseille and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, ted said: Do the All Whites* do the haka? * What an unfortunate nickname in 2021. Think they are talking about changing it. Watched a clip of some right wing crank on Sky Australia complaining about it as PC gone mad recently: Made me happy about getting my choice of country to emigrate to so I could escape from Maggie Thatcher right by opting for Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier. Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) Yea you guys are greatly underestimating New Zealand, remember this isn't a Home/Away. I'm taking New Zealand as clear favourites against El Salvador, and favourites against Honduras. Also Panama are by far the favourites for that 4th spot, it's a low chance Jamaica get it. Jamaica would have to double their points just to match Panama's right now. Vs. New Zealand I would give Panama the edge to due having more experience together before hand + probably better coached, on paper New Zealand is better tho. Edited November 26, 2021 by Xavier. kacbru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finchster Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 13 minutes ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Think they are talking about changing it. Watched a clip of some right wing crank on Sky Australia complaining about it as PC gone mad recently: Made me happy about getting my choice of country to emigrate to so I could escape from Maggie Thatcher right by opting for Canada. It is PC gone mad- it's non-sense. Obinna and Sal333 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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