Inside the Six, Ep. #53: World Cup Wednesday

Radio 18 November 2009 | 3 Comments

Inside the Six, Ep. #53: World Cup Wednesday

Richard Farley and Jared Dubois break down Wednesday’s matches: the six contests that will determine the last entrants for South Africa 2010. Going from Khartoum to Montevideo, Jared and Richard tell you all you need to know about the matches:

Algeria-Egypt in Sudan,
Bosnia and Herzegovina-Portugal,
Ukraine-Greece,
France-Ireland,
Slovenia-Russia, and,
Uruguay-Costa Rica.

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Inside the Six, Ep. #51: Weekend-Wrap

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Inside the Six, Ep. #51:  Weekend-Wrap

Three new World Cup bids were given out this weekend, and the first steps were taken to six more Wednesday invites. On this episode of Inside the Six, we go through all the weekend’s results, getting you up-to-date on the World Cup’s new teams and the status of the six playoffs which will be [...]

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Inside the Six, Ep. #50: Part 2 of WCQ Previews, MLS Conference Finals Preview

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Inside the Six, Ep. #50: Part 2 of WCQ Previews, MLS Conference Finals Preview

On the 50th edition of Inside the Six, I welcome:

Dave Trotter from FrenchLeague.WordPress.Com to talk about this weekend’s Ireland-France World Cup Qualifying playoff,
Chris Riordan (courtesy Russian Football Now) to preview Russia-Slovenia, and
WSR’s Jared Dubois to talk about the conference finals in Major League Soccer.

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Inside the Six, Ep. #49: World Cup Qualifying Previews, Part I

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Inside the Six, Ep. #49:  World Cup Qualifying Previews, Part I

We are two days from the start of another week of World Cup qualifying, and to preview the action, Inside the Six will be devoting the better part of two shows to discussing the matches which will determine the last nations to qualify for South Africa. On Thursday’s show, WSR’s Mark Goodman joins [...]

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UEFA World Cup Qualifying: Playoff Match-Ups Drawn

World Cup 19 October 2009 | 2 Comments

UEFA World Cup Qualifying:  Playoff Match-Ups Drawn

This morning in Zürich, FIFA drew that UEFA’s top eight group runners-up into the four two-legged ties which will determine the final European participants in the 2010 World Cup.
Those match-ups are:

Republic of Ireland vs. France
Portugal vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece vs. Ukraine
Russia vs. Slovenia

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World Cup Qualifying Preview: South America

World Cup 10 October 2009 | 0 Comments

World Cup Qualifying Preview:  South America

CONMEBOL has been the focus of football’s international intrigue thanks to the poorly-scripted reality show that is Diego Maradona, but given Argentina hosts Peru on Saturday – a team with two wins in sixteen qualifying matches – there’s an axiom referencing a cart and horse that fits here (I just don’t want to use the [...]

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World Cup Qualifying: African Region Preview

World Cup 9 October 2009 | 1 Comment

World Cup Qualifying:  African Region Preview

In African World Cup Qualifying, there is a thin margin for error. With only six qualifying matches in the final stage (five groups, four teams each, only first place goes to the World Cup), you have room for one mistake. If you drop points unexpectedly, you will get a reverse fixture to try [...]

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World Cup Qualifying: The Nine Matches That Will Shape Europe

World Cup 9 October 2009 | 3 Comments

World Cup Qualifying:  The Nine Matches That Will Shape Europe

In Europe, three teams have already won their World Cup qualifying groups, earning passage to South Africa. After Saturday’s action we will have a good idea who will win five of the other groups, with only Group 2 likely to remain in the balance. By the time Wednesday’s final round of qualifying kicks [...]

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Inside the Six, Episode #20: Ending the International Break

Radio, World Cup 10 September 2009 | 0 Comments

On this episode of Inside the Six, we go through each of the regions active in World Cup Qualifying, talking about all the action that took place on Wednesday, September 10, where three more nations booked passage to next year’s World Cup. Host Richard Farley welcomes author Stephen Rea to talk about European qualification [...]

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Inside the Six, Episode #19: World Cup Qualifying Review

Radio, World Cup 8 September 2009 | 0 Comments

This week on Inside the Six, host Richard Farley goes through the results of the weekend’s World Cup Qualifying match-ups.  In Europe, most nations in closer to qualification, while Africa punched it first ticket.  South American football was dominated by the Argentina-Brazil match, while in CONCACAF, Mexico continued to serve notice that they are back. [...]

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