it's over!
the final round of group games are in the record books, and at the end there were cheers and tears, celebrations and commiserations ..... and that was just ME
so let's find out who qualified and who missed out in agonizing fashion!
*teams with a
Q have qualified for the FC last32*
*teams in
BLUE are in AUTOMATIC qualifying positions*
*teams in
GREEN are in BEST THIRD PLACED qualifying positions*
*teams in BLACK are no longer able to qualify*
*scores and tables correct at time of going to press*
ROUND SEVEN of the FIFA CUP SEASON 4
GROUP A
HOUSTON DYNAMO (usa) - 0 v 1 - TACHRYA (ven)
FIORENTINA (ita) - 2 v 0 - SAKARYASPOR (tur)
AL-QUWA AL-JAWIYA (irq) - 0 v 2 - ARSENAL (eng)
TOULOUSE (fra) - 0 v 1 - REAL ZARAGOZA (spa)
QARSENAL (eng) - 17 points (9 goal diff)
QFIORENTINA (ita) - 16 points (8 goal diff)
QREAL ZARAGOZA (spa) - 13 points (2 goal diff)
TOULOUSE (fra) - 10 points (0 goal diff)
TACHRYA (ven) - 8 points (-4 goal diff)
SAKARYASPOR (tur) - 7 points (-5 goal diff)
HOUSTON DYNAMO (usa) - 6 points (-1 goal diff)
AL-QUWA AL-JAWIYA (irq) - 1 points (-9 goal diff)
GROUP B
HEARTS (sco) - 3 v 2 - AJAX (net)
DC UNITED (usa) - 3 v 0 - UNIVERSITARIO (per)
TOTTENHAM (eng) - 1 v 1 - EMELEC (ecu)
AUSTRIA MAGNA (aut) - 0 v 2 - BRONDBY IF (den)
QAJAX (net) - 16 points (9 goal diff)
QBRONDBY IF (den) - 14 points (6 goal diff)
DC UNITED (usa) - 12 points (4 goal diff)
TOTTENHAM (eng) - 11 points (3 goal diff)
EMELEC (ecu) - 7 points (-5 goal diff)
UNIVERSITARIO (per) - 6 points (-5 goal diff)
HEARTS (sco) - 6 points (-3 goal diff)
AUSTRIA MAGNA (aut) - 4 points (-9 goal diff)
GROUP C
NEW ENGLAND (usa) - 1 v 1 - SV ZULTE (bel)
DEFENS. SPORTING (uru) - 0 v 2 - MARSEILLE (fra)
MON. MORELIA (mex) - 0 v 2 - CHONBUK MOTORS (kor)
MIDDLESBROUGH (eng) - 2 v 0 - FC NORDSJAELLAND (den)
QMARSEILLE (fra) - 17 points (8 goal diff)
QMIDDLESBROUGH (eng) - 14 points (9 goal diff)
CHONBUK MOTORS (kor) - 11 points (2 goal diff)
SV ZULTE (bel) - 11 points (1 goal diff)
DEFENS. SPORTING (uru) - 10 points (-1 goal diff)
NEW ENGLAND (usa) - 8 points (0 goal diff)
FC NORDSJAELLAND (den) - 2 points (-9 goal diff)
MON. MORELIA (mex) - 2 points (-10 goal diff)
GROUP D
FALKIRK (sco) - 1 v 2 - MONCHENGLADBACH (ger)
CHUNNAM DRAGONS (kor) - 3 v 1 - QUERETARO (mex)
RACING AVELLANEDA (arg) - 3 v 1 - FEYENOORD (net)
CATANIA (ita) - 1 v 1 - AUDAX ITALIANO (chi)
QMONCHENGLADBACH (ger) - 13 points (5 goal diff)
QRACING AVELLANEDA (arg) - 13 points (5 goal diff)
FALKIRK (sco) - 11 points (1 goal diff)
FEYENOORD (net) - 10 points (0 goal diff)
CHUNNAM DRAGONS (kor) - 9 points (1 goal diff)
CATANIA (ita) - 8 points (1 goal diff)
QUERETARO (mex) - 8 points (-6 goal diff)
AUDAX ITALIANO (chi) - 3 points (-7 goal diff)
GROUP E
HSV (ger) - 2 v 1 - GENOA (ita)
CHIVAS USA (usa) - 1 v 3 - URAWA RED DIAMONDS (jpn)
CELTIC (sco) - 1 v 3 - FK MOVSKA (rus)
C KRAKOW (pol) - 0 v 0 - HELSINGBORGS (swe)
QCELTIC (sco) - 18 points (11 goal diff)
QURAWA RED DIAMONDS (jpn) - 14 points (3 goal diff)
QHSV (ger) - 13 points (3 goal diff)
FK MOVSKA (rus) - 12 points (2 goal diff)
GENOA (ita) - 8 points (2 goal diff)
CHIVAS USA (usa) - 5 points (-4 goal diff)
C KRAKOW (pol) - 5 points (-7 goal diff)
HELSINGBORGS (swe) - 2 points (-10 goal diff)
GROUP F
FC THUN (swi) - 1 v 1 - HAM-KAM (nor)
LIVERPOOL (eng) - 4 v 0 - NEWCASTLE JETS (aus)
ESBJERG FC (den) - 0 v 1 - PALERMO (ita)
BRUGGE (bel) - 2 v 1 - AZ ALKMAAR (net)
QLIVERPOOL (eng) - 19 points (18 goal diff)
QPALERMO (ita) - 14 points (5 goal diff)
QAZ ALKMAAR (net) - 12 points (5 goal diff)
BRUGGE (bel) - 11 points (0 goal diff)
HAM-KAM (nor) - 8 points (-1 goal diff)
FC THUN (swi) - 8 points (-8 goal diff)
NEWCASTLE JETS (aus) - 5 points (-8 goal diff)
ESBJERG FC (den) - 0 points (-11 goal diff)
GROUP G
RIVER PLATE (arg) - 1 v 0 - CRVENA ZVEDVA (srb)
ATLETICO (spa) - 3 v 1 - ULSAN HORANG-I (kor)
NECAXA (mex) - 2 v 1 - FC TOKYO (jpn)
MATAV SOPRON (hun) - 1 v 3 - GERMINAL BEER (bel)
QATLETICO (spa) - 18 points (13 goal diff)
QGERMINAL BEER (bel) - 11 points (3 goal diff)
RIVER PLATE (arg) - 11 points (1 goal diff)
NECAXA (mex) - 11 points (-2 goal diff)
CRVENA ZVEDVA (srb) - 10 points (1 goal diff)
ULSAN HORANG-I (kor) - 10 points (-1 goal diff)
FC TOKYO (jpn) - 4 points (-7 goal diff)
MATAV SOPRON (hun) - 3 points (-8 goal diff)
GROUP H
NUEVA CHICAGO (arg) - 1 v 2 - PARTIZAN (srb)
SILKEBORG (den) - 0 v 1 - FREDRIKSTAD FK (nor)
RED BULL SALZBURG (aut) - 1 v 0 - ZENIT ST PETERSBURG (rus)
REAL CARTAGENA (col) - 0 v 2 - LARISA FC (gre)
QRED BULL SALZBURG (aut) - 21 points (9 goal diff)
QPARTIZAN (srb) - 14 points (3 goal diff)
QFREDRIKSTAD FK (nor) - 12 points (4 goal diff)
LARISA FC (gre) - 9 points (-3 goal diff)
ZENIT ST PETERSBURG (rus) - 9 points (1 goal diff)
SILKEBORG (den) - 7 points (0 goal diff)
NUEVA CHICAGO (arg) - 5 points (-4 goal diff)
REAL CARTAGENA (col) - 2 points (-10 goal diff)
GROUP I
SAN LORENZO (arg) - 1 v 0 - KAA GENT (bel)
WEDER BREMEN (ger) - 2 v 1 - ST GALLEN (swi)
CAGLIARI (ita) - 1 v 3 - WISLA PLOCK (pol)
LILLESTROM (nor) - 0 v 2 - AS MONACO (fra)
QWEDER BREMEN (ger) - 18 points (7 goal diff)
QAS MONACO (fra) - 16 points (9 goal diff)
SAN LORENZO (arg) - 10 points (1 goal diff)
ST GALLEN (swi) - 10 points (-1 goal diff)
WISLA PLOCK (pol) - 9 points (-2 goal diff)
KAA GENT (bel) - 7 points (-3 goal diff)
LILLESTROM (nor) - 6 points (-3 goal diff)
CAGLIARI (ita) - 6 points (-8 goal diff)
GROUP J
PALMEIRAS (bra) - 2 v 0 - MOLDE (nor)
DYNAMO KYIV (ukr) - 0 v 1 - SEVILLA (spa)
CHICAGO FIRE (usa) - 1 v 0 - V SETUBAL (por)
AS NANCY (fra) - 0 v 1 - FC SCHALKE 04 (ger)
QFC SCHALKE 04 (ger) - 14 points (6 goal diff)
QDYNAMO KYIV (ukr) - 14 points (4 goal diff)
SEVILLA (spa) - 11 points (4 goal diff)
PALMEIRAS (bra) - 10 points (-1 goal diff)
CHICAGO FIRE (usa) - 10 points (1 goal diff)
AS NANCY (fra) - 7 points (-2 goal diff)
V SETUBAL (por) - 5 points (-4 goal diff)
MOLDE (nor) - 3 points (-8 goal diff)
GROUP K
KANSAS CITY (usa) - 1 v 0 - MOTHERWELL (sco)
VALERENGA (nor) - 0 v 1 - KSV ROESELARE (bel)
ORGRYTE IS (swe) - 0 v 1 - BRASILIENSE (bra)
VOZDOVAC (srb) - 2 v 0 - JIUL PETROSANI (rom)
QVOZDOVAC (srb) - 15 points (3 goal diff)
QBRASILIENSE (bra) - 12 points (6 goal diff)
MOTHERWELL (sco) - 11 points (4 goal diff)
KANSAS CITY (usa) - 11 points (3 goal diff)
ORGRYTE IS (swe) - 11 points (0 goal diff)
VALERENGA (nor) - 8 points (1 goal diff)
KSV ROESELARE (bel) - 8 points (-6 goal diff)
JIUL PETROSANI (rom) - 1 points (-11 goal diff)
GROUP L
NITRA FC (svk) - 0 v 0 - KAYSERIESPOR (tur)
AL ALHY (egy) - 1 v 0 - ST TRUIDEN VV (bel)
EVERTON (eng) - 4 v 0 - BORDEAUX (fra)
ABERDEEN (sco) - 0 v 0 - OSASUNA (spa)
QOSASUNA (spa) - 15 points (6 goal diff)
QEVERTON (eng) - 12 points (6 goal diff)
AL ALHY (egy) - 12 points (1 goal diff)
KAYSERIESPOR (tur) - 8 points (0 goal diff)
ST TRUIDEN VV (bel) - 7 points (-1 goal diff)
ABERDEEN (sco) - 6 points (-2 goal diff)
NITRA FC (svk) - 5 points (-3 goal diff)
BORDEAUX (fra) - 4 points (-7 goal diff)
GROUP M
FBC MELGAR (per) - 1 v 2 - HAPOEL KFAR SABA (isr)
MELBOURNE VICTORY (aus) - 0 v 3 - BOAVISTA (por)
MANCHESTER CITY (eng) - 2 v 0 - HFC HAARLEM (net)
PARANÁ (bra) - 2 v 1 - STURM GRAZ (aut)
QMANCHESTER CITY (eng) - 17 points (15 goal diff)
QPARANÁ (bra) - 14 points (9 goal diff)
HAPOEL KFAR SABA (isr) - 10 points (-5 goal diff)
HFC HAARLEM (net) - 9 points (-1 goal diff)
BOAVISTA (por) - 9 points (-2 goal diff)
FBC MELGAR (per) - 7 points (-8 goal diff)
MELBOURNE VICTORY (aus) - 6 points (-2 goal diff)
STURM GRAZ (aut) - 6 points (-6 goal diff)
GROUP N
TACUAREMBO (uru) - 0 v 1 - RCD MALLORCA (spa)
MALMO FF (swe) - 2 v 0 - SLOVAN LIBEREC (cze)
ATROMITOS H (gre) - 0 v 0 - BOCA JUNIORS (arg)
LEGIA WARSAW (pol) - 3 v 0 - REAL POTOSI (bol)
QRCD MALLORCA (spa) - 21 points (10 goal diff)
QLEGIA WARSAW (pol) - 10 points (4 goal diff)
MALMO FF (swe) - 10 points (3 goal diff)
ATROMITOS H (gre) - 9 points (3 goal diff)
BOCA JUNIORS (arg) - 9 points (0 goal diff)
SLOVAN LIBEREC (cze) - 8 points (-3 goal diff)
REAL POTOSI (bol) - 4 points (-9 goal diff)
TACUAREMBO (uru) - 3 points (-8 goal diff)
heartbreak for two of the three scots teams, both FALKIRK and MOTHERWELL finished in third place, but not enough to be in the best four third places!
even worse for TOTTINGHAM, FEYENOORD and FK MOVSKA who finished fourth and out of the qualifying positions!
so that's the gruelling groups done for this seasons FIFA CUP, we know the qualifiers now and are ready and waiting to find out who they will face!
here are how the teams sorted out into their respective draw pots, and remember no teams from the same GROUP or COUNTRY can be drawn against each other in the last32 .....
POT ONE
1 - GROUP N - RCD MALLORCA (spa)
2 - GROUP H - RED BULL SALZBURG (aut)
3 - GROUP F - LIVERPOOL (eng)
4 - GROUP G - ATLETICO (spa)
5 - GROUP E - CELTIC (sco)
6 - GROUP I - WEDER BREMEN (ger)
7 - GROUP M - MANCHESTER CITY (eng)
8 - GROUP A - ARSENAL (eng)
POT TWO
9 - GROUP C - MARSEILLE (fra)
10 - GROUP B - AJAX (net)
11 - GROUP I - AS MONACO (fra)
12 - GROUP A - FIORENTINA (ita)
13 - GROUP K - VOZDOVAC (srb)
14 - GROUP L - OSASUNA (spa)
15 - GROUP M - PARANÁ (bra)
16 - GROUP C - MIDDLESBROUGH (eng)
POT THREE
17 - GROUP B - BRONDBY IF (den)
18 - GROUP J - FC SCHALKE 04 (ger)
19 - GROUP F - PALERMO (ita)
20 - GROUP J - DYNAMO KYIV (ukr)
21 - GROUP E - URAWA RED DIAMONDS (jpn)
22 - GROUP H - PARTIZAN (srb)
23 - GROUP D - MONCHENGLADBACH (ger)
24 - GROUP E - HSV (ger)
POT FOUR
25 - GROUP A - REAL ZARAGOZA (spa)
26 - GROUP D - RACING AVELLANEDA (arg)
27 - GROUP H - FREDRIKSTAD FK (nor)
28 - GROUP K - BRASILIENSE (bra)
29 - GROUP L - EVERTON (eng)
30 - GROUP F - AZ ALKMAAR (net)
31 - GROUP G - GERMINAL BEER (bel)
32 - GROUP N - LEGIA WARSAW (pol)
out of the 32 teams qualified, TWO teams achieved seven wins our of seven *RCD MALLORCA (spa), RED BULL SALZBURG (aut)* and a further SIX teams were unbeaten *LIVERPOOL (eng), MANCHESTER CITY (eng), ARSENAL (eng), MARSEILLE (fra), OSASUNA (spa), RACING AVELLANEDA (arg)*
MANCHESTER CITY (eng) scored the most goals *20*
LIVERPOOL (eng) conceded the fewest goals *0*
so next post will be the FIFA CUP SEASON 4 LAST32
keep your eyes peeled