CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying

SPA Podcast (Part 2, 11/13/2009): Costa Rica-Uruguay and Another Option for the Scottish Premier League

Part 2 of today’s Set Piece Analysts podcast starts with a discussion of the Costa Rica-Uruguay playoff: the challenges of Saprissa; the veterans Costa Rica’s recalled; Uruguay’s inconsistency; and the somewhat fragile state of Uruguay’s squad.

To close the show, we start by talking about the news that the English Premier League has closed [...]

Inside the Six, Ep. #49: Uruguay-Costa Rica, African WCQ Previews

Thursday’s edition of Inside the Six features WSR’s Mark Goodman joining me to talk about the upcoming playoff between Uruguay and Costa Rica. Winner goes to South Africa. Mark and I talk about what Costa Rica has to do to overcome the talent deficit to the Uruguyans.

In the second half of the show, [...]

WCQ Preview: Ecuador versus Uruguay

It’s because of the mess that Argentina is in that more attention is not being paid to Uruguay. Talk to people who follow the team or live down there and you hear tales of malaise and depression. Beyond having low expectations for the national team, people are losing interest. Only 30,000 people [...]

WCQ Preview: Venezuela versus Paraguay

Surprise points against Uruguay and Chile in Rounds 14 and 15, combined with three points from Peru in Round 16, have launched Venezuela back into contention for their first World Cup birth (Venezuela is the only nation in South America never to appear in a World Cup). To get to South Africa, Venezuela (currently [...]

Wednesday’s Qualifiers: A Quick-Hit Guide

Quickly, I wanted to prime everybody for a big day tomorrow, one of the last in this World Cup qualifying cycle. Here are the critical matches – the matches I will be tracking – along with some very brief thoughts:

CONMEBOL WCQ Wrap: Brazil Qualifies, Argentina Survives

The stadium in Rosario, Argentina – the Gigante de Arroyito – could not save the Albiceleste on Saturday

Diego Maradona campaigned to have the match moved from Buenos Aires. El Monumental had no atmosphere, he said. The track around the pitch kept the fans too far from the players, with the stands themselves [...]

Breaking Down Maradona, Argentina and This Weekend’s Match Against Brazil

Maradona's frustrations in Quito will be echoed this week.

It’s the greatest rivalry in world football – an international derby with the intensity and implications of a local one. When Argentina hosts Brazil on Saturday in Rosario, we’ll be treated to another edition of this saga, with the Albiceleste given their first chance to [...]

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