Socceroos to face Uruguay again — Chance for revenge
Well yesterday the last games where played in the South American qualifying series and the 5th Place finisher was decided when Uruguay beat Argentine 1-0. This means that the South American v Oceania qualifying series will be a rematch of the last one 4 years ago between Uruguay and Australia.
Last time Australia won the home leg 1-0 but went down 3-0 in a hostile stadium in Uruguay. I remember watching the match and the heart break as we all got ourselves up for that watch and really thought this was the Socceroos chance. This time the last leg will be played in Australia and again we are confident.
This also marks the last time this farce of Australia qualifying in this manner as Australia (possible the Oceania qualifier will qualify through Asia next time.
Here are some thoughts on this story from the main stream media:
The Socceroos will face their 2001 nemesis Uruguay next month for a spot at next year’s World Cup finals.
The Socceroos have dodged the most lethal of the South American bullets which could have shot down their hopes of making their first World Cup finals in more than 30 years, according to assistant coach Graham Arnold.
Uruguay beat Argentina 1-0 to set up a playoff against Australia for a spot at next year’s soccer World Cup, a repeat of their 2001 encounter which the South Americans won.The Uruguayans took fifth place in South American qualifying thanks to Alvaro Recoba’s 46th-minute winner in Montevideo, assuring them of a playoff against the winner of Oceania’s group. Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay already secured automatic berths at the 2006 tournament in Germany.
Enjoy,
Molly
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