Comments on: The Draw for the 2010 World Cup, Politically Explosive Ties http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/ Exploring football culture around the world. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:23:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Stingray City http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-4572 Stingray City Fri, 09 May 2008 19:06:39 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-4572 I was really looking forward to the world cup too. There always seems to be some political issue with everything.. I was really looking forward to the world cup too. There always seems to be some political issue with everything..

]]> By: Thomas Dunmore http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1083 Thomas Dunmore Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:06:14 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1083 Excellent spot, Dubya. Oddly enough, I was just reading about <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/27/africa/AF-GEN-Chad-Rebels.php" rel="nofollow">that today</a>; it's certainly an exceedingly complicated situation. Excellent spot, Dubya. Oddly enough, I was just reading about that today; it’s certainly an exceedingly complicated situation.

]]> By: Dubya http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1072 Dubya Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:09:25 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1072 We also have, in one of the Africa groups, a matchup between Chad and Sudan, which is a bit sensitive because of the refugee/rebel crisis on their border. We also have, in one of the Africa groups, a matchup between Chad and Sudan, which is a bit sensitive because of the refugee/rebel crisis on their border.

]]> By: oNur http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1068 oNur Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:07:03 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1068 I hope Turkiye 'll take the ticket for world cup... but not an easy group and I 'm happy for getting Armenia in the group... I hope Turkiye ‘ll take the ticket for world cup… but not an easy group and I ‘m happy for getting Armenia in the group…

]]> By: Antonio G http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1059 Antonio G Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:34:09 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1059 Re: Armenia-Azerbaijan. What Urs said, except there's some suggestion that the Armenians didn't want to play the tie either, but they took the better PR route by offering to host once it became clear that the Azeris would refuse to do so. There was a story about this in the WSC-before-last. Re: Armenia-Azerbaijan. What Urs said, except there’s some suggestion that the Armenians didn’t want to play the tie either, but they took the better PR route by offering to host once it became clear that the Azeris would refuse to do so. There was a story about this in the WSC-before-last.

]]> By: Em http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1055 Em Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:50:18 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1055 Turks and Caicos Islands St Kitts and St Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Netherlands Antilles I think CONCACAF is just making countries up now, haha. What's with the subdivided qualification groups? Also, this may not be politically grounded, but the Sweden-Denmark matches could get a leetle interesting -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXewqTwXBXc Turks and Caicos Islands
St Kitts and St Nevis
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Netherlands Antilles

I think CONCACAF is just making countries up now, haha. What’s with the subdivided qualification groups?

Also, this may not be politically grounded, but the Sweden-Denmark matches could get a leetle interesting — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXewqTwXBXc

]]> By: Thomas Dunmore http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1045 Thomas Dunmore Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:15:26 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1045 That would be superb -- Taylor Twellman might make the most incongruous asylum-seeker in history. Pretty easy group the U.S. got, compared to Mexico, and their northern neighbours are also complaining about the FIFA rankings that lumped them in that group. That would be superb — Taylor Twellman might make the most incongruous asylum-seeker in history.

Pretty easy group the U.S. got, compared to Mexico, and their northern neighbours are also complaining about the FIFA rankings that lumped them in that group.

]]> By: John Turnbull http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1043 John Turnbull Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:08:01 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1043 You're correct, Thomas. It should be Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba & US if all goes to form. I think it would be a great story if a couple of the US players sought asylum while passing through Havana. You’re correct, Thomas. It should be Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba & US if all goes to form. I think it would be a great story if a couple of the US players sought asylum while passing through Havana.

]]> By: ursus arctos http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1040 ursus arctos Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:14:01 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1040 I've never seen a definitive account (like virtually everything to do with Nagorno Karabakh, the two sides' versions of the "truth" cannot both be right), but the story that seems to have the most evidence in support is that the Armenians were willing to play the Azeris in Yerevan, but that the Azeris refused to host the Armenians, due to being "unable to guarantee their security". The Armenians didn't see any reason to play both legs at a neutral site given that they did not have a problem with hosting, the Azeris insisted that neutral sites were the only possible compromise, and UEFA punted by canceling both ties. I’ve never seen a definitive account (like virtually everything to do with Nagorno Karabakh, the two sides’ versions of the “truth” cannot both be right), but the story that seems to have the most evidence in support is that the Armenians were willing to play the Azeris in Yerevan, but that the Azeris refused to host the Armenians, due to being “unable to guarantee their security”.

The Armenians didn’t see any reason to play both legs at a neutral site given that they did not have a problem with hosting, the Azeris insisted that neutral sites were the only possible compromise, and UEFA punted by canceling both ties.

]]> By: Thomas Dunmore http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1039 Thomas Dunmore Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:01:26 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/25/the-draw-for-the-2010-world-cup-politically-explosive-ties/#comment-1039 I've seen that Armenian-Azeri precedent mentioned before elsewhere, but what happened exactly? I’ve seen that Armenian-Azeri precedent mentioned before elsewhere, but what happened exactly?

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