South Africa 2010 Countdown

England were through, the USA are on their way too. Italy, Davor's friends Serbia, Holland, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Mexico, N Korea, S Korea and the Aussies and not forgetting the South Africans have started making plans for next years World Cup.

However this Wednesday is a nail biting time for Argentina, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Hondurus, Bahrain, New Zealand and a host of European and African nations all fighting to book their tickets to South Africa.

In Africa incredibly 3 of the Groups will go to the wire. In Group A either Cameroon or tiny Gabon will qualify. In Group B it is between Nigeria and Tunisa and in Group C Algeria and Egypt.

In Europe after looking dead and buried Portugal have somehow managed to drag themselves into the pole position to make the play-offs from Group 1. Sweden have frankly blown it. In Group 2 either Switzerland or Greece will automatically qualify but Latvia are still in the mix.

Group 3 has Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic and N Ireland all still fighting over the spots. Slovenia have the easiest game and if Northern Ireland win in Prague, then they will deserve to qualify for a play-off.

Group 4 is decided with the Germans through and Russia in the play-offs, in Group 5 Spain won every game and Bosnia-Herzegovina will enter the play-offs. Group 7 sees the unfancied Serbians through with France having to face the play-offs. In Group 8 Italy's last minute goal in Dublin puts them through and Ireland will want to beat Montenegro on Wednesday to be sure of a play-off place.

Then finally in Scotland's Group 9, The Dutch with a 100% record easily qualify and it looks like Norway will be the 2nd place team to miss out after winning just 2 games in qualification.

Finally please give my good buddy Davor a thought on Wednesday evening, England did Croatia no favours in Ukraine (I think we are now honours even on that one), however
a word for moj prijatelju.... Ajde Andorra.