[leca]

"Of course you know what UEFA stands for "
http://fr.uefa.com/index.html



no more rumors !!!


waht is Hudson up to ??

Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Ecuador

Chile

[river]

[Stuart]

Thanks for the geography lesson, River :-) I must admit to never having thought of Mexicans as North Americans. I do know about "Americans", though, because Brasilians say "God Bless America", too. However, I'm pretty certain that when USA American's say "God Bless America", they are referring to USA only (I just asked two, to be sure )

[river]

The last time I looked Mexico was still part of North America.

CANADA, USA, and Mexico comprise "North America".

Anything else in between North America and Venezuela is considered
"Central America"

Venezuela and all points South is considered "South America"

FYI
America is not only USA as many people think.

(I have always been an American but I was not born in the USA.)

When they sing "God Bless America" I'm assuming that they are refering to the entire continent of America and not just USA.

Sometimes people even ask me if I'm an American Citizen. Go figure!

in footie terms
CONCACAF is an acronym for
Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football;
of which Mexico is a member of.
http://www.concacaf.net/


C.S.F. is "Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol" aka South American Soccer Confederation" (this topic) http://www.conmebol.com/

Of course you know what UEFA stands for ..and there are also 3 other confederations Africa, Asia and Oceana.

You can obtain a breakdown of all the countries that belong to a specific confederation at http://www.fifa.com/...ions/index.html

[Stuart]

I'm not to up-to-date on these qualifiers. But, isn't Mexico in them, as they are in South America? Or is there some Central America thing, too?

[river]

Well the next rounds of the South American Qualifiers approaching soon i just wanted to get everyones feed back on what will happen in the coming rounds. It starts November 15-19. Which will cover rounds 3-4 with some key match ups. Although early this could affect the outcome.

THE STANDINGS AS OF RIGHT NOW ARE:

1. BRAZIL WITH 6 PTS
2. ARGENTINA WITH 4 PTS
3.CHILE WITH 4 PTS
4.URUGUAY WITH 3 PTS
5. PERU WITH 3 PTS
6. ECUADOR WITH 3 PTS
7.PARAGUAY WITH 3 PTS
8.BOLIVIA WITH 3 PTS
9.COLOMBIA WITH 0 PTS
10. VENEZUELA WITH 0 PTS

HERE ARE THE UPCOMING MATCHES:
ROUND 3
COLOMBIA VS. VENEZUELA at BARRANQUILLA
URUGUAY VS. CHILE at MONTEVIDEO
PARAGUAY VS. ECUADOR at ASUNCION
ARGENTINA VS. BOLIVIA at BUENOS AIRES
PERU VS. BRAZIL at LIMA
ROUND 4
CHILE VS. PARAGUAY at SANTIAGO DE CHILE
VENEZUELA VS. BOLIVIA at MARACAIBO
ECUADOR VS. PERU at QUITO
COLOMBIA VS. ARGENTINA at BARRANQUILLA
BRAZIL VS. URUGUAY at CURITIBA

So what are everyones predictions and who will make it to the World Cup in 2006!!!