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Sports => Football => Topic started by: legal alien on April 04, 2009, 02:52:04 PM
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I read somewhere it taking place on April 5th(tomorrow Sunday at time of writing). So keep it posted here.I am very excited to see who we (TnT of course) playing.
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could have sworn I posted on this yesterday. anyway we're in pot 3:
Fates revealed at the Temple
(FIFA.com)
The destiny of 24 qualifying teams for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 will be decided on Sunday 5 April (20.00h local time and CET) in the ancient environs of the Luxor Temple. FIFA vice-president and Chairman of the Organising Committee of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Jack A. Warner will attend the draw at the stunning 3,500 year old temple on the banks of the Nile in Luxor, southern Egypt.
The draw will determine the fixtures for the group stage of the competition, which will be played in Alexandria, Cairo, Ismailia, Port Said and Suez from 24 September to 16 October 2009. Hosts Egypt, European champions Germany and South American champions Brazil are the only three seeded teams.
With geographic and sporting criteria in mind and to also help maintain the FIFA principle of no two teams from the same confederation being drawn to the same group, the names of the 24 qualified teams have been divided into four pots with six teams each.
The FIFA Organising Committee has approved a request of the Egyptian Local Organising Committee to seed and assign to a particular venue the host along with the European and South American champions, as only European and South American teams have emerged as champions in the history of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. In order to identify these three seeded teams, they have been placed in different coloured balls in their respective pots.
Pot 1: Egypt (seeded), Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil (seeded)
Pot 2: Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Costa Rica, USA, Honduras,
Pot 3: UAE, Uzbekistan, Korea Republic, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Tahiti,
Pot 4: Germany (seeded), Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain, England
During the draw, those 24 teams will then be divided into six groups of four.
A rich history
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is not only the second oldest FIFA competition, but with 24 participating teams, it is also jointly second-largest together with the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The tournament this year returns to the African continent for the first time in ten years with Nigeria the most recent host. The only other African nation to play the role of host was Tunisia in 1977 for the inaugural edition, making Egypt 2009 a return to the tournament's birthplace.
The hopes and dreams of Egypt's massive football support will be with the host nation who will be endeavouring to claim their first FIFA tournament victory. Should they manage to do so, they would repeat the feat of Portugal (1991) and Argentina (2001) who claimed the coveted prize on home turf. It would also be one step beyond the achievements of any African team with both Ghana and Nigeria having twice finished runners-up.
The tournament has long been a breeding ground for future FIFA World Cup stars to make a first impression on the international stage. Such luminaries as Diego Maradona in the competition's fledgling era, through to modern giants of the game such as Lionel Messi, Kaka, Thierry Henry and 2007 golden-boy Sergio Aguero are all graduates of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Tight competition
A new name could well be etched onto the trophy at the 16 October final with a number of teams stating their credentials in qualifying combined with the fact that reigning and six-time champions Argentina failed to qualify making the tournament as wide open as ever.
Having appeared at every tournament bar one, Brazil will inevitably be strong contenders that many will wish to avoid in the draw, having won on four occasions, mostly recently in 2003. Continental brethren, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, the latter competing at their first FIFA tournament, are all set to provide strong competition having seen off Argentina in the qualifying process.
Another debuting will be minnows Tahiti who will represent Oceania having shocked onlookers to qualify and be the first Pacific island nation to appear at the tournament.
Representing CONMEBOL will be group winners United States and Honduras, champions Costa Rica plus Trinidad and Tobago, all of whom will be keen to put on a strong showing.
The European competitors are well credentialed with Germany the reigning European champions edging Italy in the final. Add to that Spain, who has a magnificent record at the tournament, Czech Republic runners-up at Canada 2007, plus England and Hungary.
Asia will be well-represented with shock qualifying winners United Arab Emirates, runners-up Uzbekistan, as well as Australia and Korea Republic.
Finally, to the African continent, whose competitors many will be no doubt happy to avoid given their strong track record, especially in what will be relatively familiar surroundings. African Champions Ghana and fellow-finalists Cameroon will be joined by Nigeria and South Africa. Last, but by no means least, is Egypt who will present a challenge to any opponent, roared on as they will be, by a large and fervent support.
With that in mind, make sure you log on to FIFA.com this Sunday to discover what is in store for the 24 hopefuls.
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According to FIFA, we in South America now!!! Cool.
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According to FIFA, we in South America now!!! Cool.
:rotfl: :rotfl:
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ok this group
Egypt
uruguay
trinidad and tobago
england
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According to FIFA, we in South America now!!! Cool.
:rotfl: :rotfl:
Dat go help we out if we come 4th in d hex
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Hmm...dat draw go be pressha.
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ok this group
Egypt
uruguay
trinidad and tobago
england
Dam! Home team which by all indications are a quility team. Uruguay which had an outstanding SA qualification and England the weakest of the Euro qualifiers from their tournament.
Great experience for T&T
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ok this group
Egypt
uruguay
trinidad and tobago
england
Dam! Home team which by all indications are a quility team. Uruguay which had an outstanding SA qualification and England the weakest of the Euro qualifiers from their tournament.
Great experience for T&T
that is not the group.. it ent draw yet... triniman hoping for that group
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: lol alyuh watch d time the man make the post nah
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: lol alyuh watch d time the man make the post nah
Is True! I eh really paying attention. Guilty as charged ;D
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Once we ent get paraguay or uruguay in pot 2 we have a team to beat.
If we get a shot at costa rica, USA or Honduras again we could beat them.
Any other team from pot 1 or 4 is a good side so let us play the best and handle our scenes.
Go braves!
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Once we ent get paraguay or uruguay in pot 2 we have a team to beat.
If we get a shot at costa rica, USA or Honduras again we could beat them.
Any other team from pot 1 or 4 is a good side so let us play the best and handle our scenes.
Go braves!
I was thinking that....But yuh cant play anybody from your federation. And tahiti in we pot. :-\
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Here's what I would like :-
Egypt
Hungary
Venezuela
South Africa
T&T
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Here's what I would like :-
Egypt
Hungary
Venezuela
South Africa
T&T
Another blunder Brian? what going on with you? lol. That is five teams!!
nb: The first blunder was the unbeaten team thing......lol.
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South Africa...
Hungary
Venuzuela
Trinidad and Tobago.
I could live with that.
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The draw happened but I don't see all the groups reported yet.
one is:
England, Ghana, Uzbekistan and Uruguay playing their games in the Ismailia region.
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The draw happened but I don't see all the groups reported yet.
one is:
England, Ghana, Uzbekistan and Uruguay playing their games in the Ismailia region.
I know once u get it we safe
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Another group is:
Germany, USA, South Korea, Cameroon
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Opening match is
Ägypten und Trinidad und Tobago am 24. September in Alexandria.
Egypt and T&T on the 24th of Sept in Alexandria.
The news story didn't give the rest of the group though
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Another group is:
Germany, USA, South Korea, Cameroon
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Gr8 is a holiday so football. Give we a nice Republic Day
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Group A - Egypt, Trinidad & Tobago, Paraguay, Italy. In Cairo.
Group B - Nigeria, Venezuela, Spain, Tahiti. In Cairo.
Group C - USA, Germany, Cameroon, Korean Republic. In Suez.
Group D - Ghana, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, England. In Ismailia.
Group E - Brazil, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Australia. In Port Said.
Group F - United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Honduras, Hungary. In Alexandria.
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Group A - Egypt, Trinidad & Tobago, Paraguay, Italy. In Cairo.
Group B - Nigeria, Venezuela, Spain, Tahiti. In Cairo.
Group C - USA, Germany, Cameroon, Korean Republic. In Suez.
Group D - Ghana, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, England. In Ismailia.
Group E - Brazil, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Australia. In Port Said.
Group F - United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Honduras, Hungary. In Alexandria.
way we in the opening game :o, hard luck egypt we young warriors have more heart than alyuh, is licks :flamethrower:
it have no easy group nah, but we aint going to be nobody whipping boy this rounds
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Italy in we grp. Y O Y No Tahiti
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Group A - Egypt, Trinidad & Tobago, Paraguay, Italy. In Cairo.
Group B - Nigeria, Venezuela, Spain, Tahiti. In Cairo.
Group C - USA, Germany, Cameroon, Korean Republic. In Suez.
Group D - Ghana, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, England. In Ismailia.
Group E - Brazil, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Australia. In Port Said.
Group F - United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Honduras, Hungary. In Alexandria.
way we in the opening game :o, hard luck egypt we young warriors have more heart than alyuh, is licks :flamethrower:
it have no easy group nah, but we aint going to be nobody whipping boy this rounds
So Eman who u backin USA V Germany
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T&T Schedule:
24-Sep-2009 20:00 v Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt Army Stadium
28-Sep-2009 18:45 v Italy, Cairo, Cairo International Stadium
01-Oct-2009 21:30 v Paraguay, Cairo, Al Salam Stadium
possible round of 16:
05-Oct-2009 20:00 2nd A v 2nd C, Cairo, Cairo International Stadium
05-Oct-2009 16:30 1st B v 3rd A/C/D, Cairo, Al Salam Stadium
06-Oct-2009 20:00 1st A v 3rd C/D/E, Cairo, Cairo International Stadium
06-Oct-2009 20:00 1st C v 3rd A/B/F, Suez, Mubarak Stadium
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So Eman who u backin USA V Germany
That is real easy Deutschland über alles, as for my daughters they could wave a USA flag.
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So Eman who u backin USA V Germany
That is real easy Deutschland über alles, as for my daughters they could wave a USA flag.
Dat was easy last time 4 d under 17 u had a hard time dumpin d Yellow of Germany 4 d Red of TNT.
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tough group but it's the World Cup...no easy game....the experience alone is a positive
1st upset...we beating Egypt
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Watch de easy group that Honduras get..........lol.
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Mexico gave us 6 back in our first U20 ent? :flamethrower:
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Mexico gave us 6 back in our first U20 ent? :flamethrower:
Flex/Tman over 2 u
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I think it was Egypt that hit us 6-0. We lost to USSR 4-0 and somebody else 1-0 or 2-0. Can remember too clearly.
ah love it!!
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I think it was Egypt that hit us 6-0. We lost to USSR 4-0 and somebody else 1-0 or 2-0. Can remember too clearly.
ah love it!!
Group C
June 15, 1991 Braga Att: 5,000 Ref: Noriega (PERU)
Australia 2-0 (0-0) Trinidad/Tobago
(Engstler, Seal)
June 16, 1991 Guimarães Att: 5,000 Ref: Lopez (GUAT)
Soviet Union 1-0 (0-0) Egypt
(Cherbakov)
June 18, 1991 Braga Att: 10,000 Ref: Wie Jihong (CHN)
Egypt 6-0 (3-0) Trinidad/Tobago
(Hussein, Sadek, Ismail, Sakr, Sheshini, Aziz)
June 18, 1991 Braga Att: 10,000 Ref: Heyneman (GER)
Australia 1-0 (1-0) Soviet Union
(Maloney)
June 20, 1991 Guimarães Att: 8,000 Ref: Lamolina (ARG)
Australia 1-0 (1-0) Egypt
(Trajanovski)
June 20, 1991 Guimarães Att: 8,000 Ref: Sarr (MAURITANIA)
Soviet Union 4-0 (4-0) Trinidad/Tobago
(Pokhlebaev, Konovalov, Mikhaeilenko, Cherbakov)
1.AUSTRALIA 3 3 0 0 4- 0 6
2.SOVIET UNION 3 2 0 1 5- 1 4
3.Egypt 3 1 0 2 6- 2 2
4.Trinidad/Tobago 3 0 0 3 0-12 0
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According to FIFA, we in South America now!!! Cool.
ye ye, technically Trinidad and Tobago is part of South America.. well is either that or they teaching real shit in the schools, cuz about 2 years ago i was at and RC school going through an atlas and to my surprise they had good ole T&T as South America
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I think it was Egypt that hit us 6-0. We lost to USSR 4-0 and somebody else 1-0 or 2-0. Can remember too clearly.
ah love it!!
Sorry, meant to say Egypt...why d hell did I say Mexico, lol.
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U-20 World Cup draw ready
The Egypt U-20 FIFA World Cup will take place from September 24 to October 16, and the draw was held on Sunday in Luxor.
The draw for the upcoming Egypt U-20 FIFA World Cup was held at the Luxor temple; the event was broadcasted by the local TV.
The complete draw:
- Group A (Cairo): Egypt, Trinidad Tobago, Paraguay, Italy.
- Group B (Cairo): Nigeria, Venezuela, Spain, Tahiti.
- Group C (Suez): United States, Germany, Cameroon, Korea.
- Group D (Ismailiya): Ghana, Uzbekistan, England, Uruguay.
- Group E (Port Said): Brazil, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Australia.
- Group F (Alexandria): United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Honduras, Hungary.
FIFA vicepresident Jack Warner attended the draw on behalf of the international soccer agency.
jack couldnt ah get we in ah easier group
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2 From Australia
6 from Egypt
4 from Soviet Union
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U-20 World Cup draw ready
draw:
- jack couldnt ah get we in ah easier group
Does jack waner make up the groups nor has a say ? plus let us earn some respect for once nuh !!! we don't need jack
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Egypt give we 6 lawddddddddd. All yuh need 2 revenge dat defeat
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If we looking for easy group, then we should not go to the WC.
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If we looking for easy group, then we should not go to the WC.
Considering we were in de weakest pot, only Group H would have been easier anyway.
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Well, that's enviable.We are playing the opening game.Time for the world to see how the future of TnT football has improved.