Incredible own goal in the Ethiopia - South Africa world cup qualifier:

What a header! 😆

You can't write a script about Uzbekistan's world cup qualifying adventures

In 2002, they missed the play off by a point after UAE snatched a draw.

In 2006, they finally got to the play-offs. While leading 1-0 at home, they were awarded a penalty to get to 2-0 but somehow the ref then incorrectly disallowed the goal. AFC ordered a replay, rejecting Uzbek's demand to be awarded a 3-0 win. They went on to draw the rematch 1-1 and went out on away goals 😆

Today, they headed into the last match against Qatar 2 points behind Iran and 3 points behind Korea, who faced each other. As they only had +1 GD compared to Iran's +5 (they whacked it up by scoring 4 the last match anticipating such a GD crucial scenario on final matchday) and Korea's +7, they needed to win by at least a 4 goal margin and hope Iran draw, which is a realistic aim given Iran is away to a very very tough trip in Korea and Korea haven't lost at home for quite a long time. Otherwise, if Iran win Uzbek had to win by 6 goal margin and if Iran lose any win would see Uzbek qualify, which is something they terribly deserved as they led the group for most of the campaign.

Things got off to a bad start as they fell behind 1-0 at home to already eliminated Qatar. Then it got worse, Iran scored and was leading 1-0 at Korea. Uzbek then ramped it up, scoring 5 in the second half, but ultimately they fell short on just 1 GD. 😆

Stunning header 😆

What were they all complaining about afterwards though?

invisibleman18 wrote:

Incredible own goal in the Ethiopia - South Africa world cup qualifier:

What a header! 😆

That keeper 😆

y va marquer wrote:

Rodgers stumped by the probing questions of a 9 year old
"If I gave you £5 what would you buy and why?"
Silence.
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(After thinking for an hour or so) "... Knowing me, I'd probably save it!" (Laughs and tries to avoid sounding like a complete tool but fails spectacularly)

He's like the middle-aged divorced baldie who tries to make friends with Ricky Gervais in Extras by asking him over to watch this new dvd he's got. "You wanna know what it is? (lowers voice) Vera. Drake."

I hope Rogers stays on for years. He's brilliant entertainment.

Aussies qualify for the World Cup. I was there, in the rain, screaming my head off. Pretty awful game but the result is all that counts.

We have got 4 points in each of the last 2 World Cups. Going to be tougher next time I think, with our ageing squad and not too much in the way of exciting youngsters coming through, although Tom Rogic, Tommy Oar and Robbie Kruse are doing well. Hopefully they stay fit, and hopefully Mile Jedinak has a good season in the Premier League for Palace. We need some defenders though, or we'll get torn apart.

You will, the Aussie team is quite poor this time round.

yva, that vid only have 88 views. Where did you find it? 😆

Brad Friedel is doing an AMA on Reddit right now:

I doubt he'd want to be fourth choice (because our current centre-backs are comfortably better), but, if he wants to come, it'd be a canny signing for us.

Hope we don't go down on the route of signing Douglas.

Clrnc wrote:

You will, the Aussie team is quite poor this time round.

yva, that vid only have 88 views. Where did you find it? 😆

Linked from BBC footy gossip page 🙂

Sanogo just scored against Ghana in the U-20 world cup.

What? Enter the jam through the gardener's butt?!