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World Cup qualifying is set to get back into full swing on Friday and there should be plenty of quality and drama as 66 teams will be in action in an attempt to further solidify their place in Brazil 2014.
Europe will be the site for most of those matches, as UEFA's World Cup qualifying will begin with 22 matches. The first round in European qualifying lacks some of the marquee match-ups that usually come with each round of games but there are still several interesting match-ups to look out for, including Netherlands-Turkey and Bulgaria-Italy.
In South America, things will likely be a little more intense as the CONMEBOL teams are entering the seventh round of qualifyinh and some in dire need of points. One of those teams is Colombia, who surely will heavily rely upon red-hot striker Radamel Falcao in their home game against second-place Uruguay. Argentina will also play host in this round, and a win over an underperforming Paraguay side would give the albiceleste first place in the standings.
CONCACAF will also see 12 teams do battle, including the United States, Mexico and Canada, and there will even be a pair of fixtures in Oceania to kick off a loaded round of World Cup qualifying.
Here is a complete rundown of all of Friday's World Cup qualifiers:
Croatia vs. Macedonia
Wales vs. Belgium
Malta vs. Armenia
Bulgaria vs. Italy
Kazakhstan vs. Ireland
Germany vs. Faroe Islands
Estonia vs. Romania
Andorra vs. Hungary
Netherlands vs. Turkey
Albania vs. Cyprus
Slovenia vs. Switzerland
Iceland vs. Norway
Russia vs. Northern Ireland
Azerbaijan vs. Israel
Luxembourg vs. Portugal
Liechtenstein vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina
Lithuania vs. Slovakia
Latvia vs. Greece
Montenegro vs. Poland
Moldova vs. England
Georgia vs. Belarus
Finland vs. France
Colombia vs. Uruguay
Ecuador vs. Bolivia
Peru vs. Venezuela
Argentina vs. Paraguay
Jamaica vs. United States
Guatemala vs. Antigua and Barbuda
El Salvador vs Guyana
Costa Rica vs. Mexico
Cuba vs. Honduras
Canada vs. Panama
Solomon Islands vs. Tahiti
New Caledonia vs. New Zealand
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Which of these matches are you most looking forward to? Expecting a wild day in Europe? How do you see things playing out in CONMEBOL?
Share your thoughts below.
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What sites do folks use to watch matches online? I’m talking about matches that aren’t necessarily available on tv? Like tonight’s USA-Jamaica match or some of the european or south american qualifiers…
Giroud isnt in the squad, has some sort of knock
What time is Arg vs Par and Col vs Urug? Anybody? Any of these games on TV?
there are much better columbian forwards out there in the world. montero is easily 6th or 7th in the pecking order among colombian forwards. He might be a star in MLS but when it comes to the colombian national team, that doesent mean sqwat. jus sayin.
…Or a nice opportunity for France to lay an egg early in qualifying to make things interesting for the 3 perceived also-rans in the group…
Yep he really should. but I’m guessing Falcao is the only legit striker Colombia has and who will play, so he’d just be a benchwarmer anyway.
France vs Finland. Well should be a nice match for Benzema and for Giroud to finally score after like 4months of nothing.
How does Montero not make the squad for Colombia, seems like he’d be a solid addition to that team, no?
GO BOLIVIA…!!!!!
Vamos Ecua eres grande!
how about the TV Schedule???!!!!