Go Ireland

England 2-1 Ukraine

yes! south africa here we come, and were gonna win!

I'm rooting for both Croatia and Australia since I hate team USA. Also when did Australia move from the Oceania to Asia?

Bolivia 6 - Argentina 1

This are the times I feel glad to not care about my national team. Worst defeat in history, and with the worst team (by far) of South America. Will shut up those stupids that were claiming that with Maradona the WC was already won. Now let's see how they beg for Riquelme to come back

Argentina got owned... 0_o

whoa, Argentina lost 6-1 to Bolivia? thats gotta be one hell of an upset?

Yup. Everyone's getting mad here. I was in class during the match, I was listening to it from time to time, but some people weren't, when they announced how it ended, you could hear a lot of QUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE? (what? in spanish).

And it's in every newspaper around the world I'm checking, it sure is a huge deal. I mean, it's not like we lost to, say, Brazil. We lost to BOLIVIA. By far the worst country (football wise) in SA. Yeah, they have the 3500m of La Paz, but last time we went there we won 2-1, and their team this time is even worse than that time. So yeah, completely ridiculous. I wonder if this will make that the totally incompetent player that's Heinze leaves the team forever and never plays again. I swear, he must be one of the worst players to ever play for the Selección

I didn't know where to post this, but I have to, it's totally awesome. The best April Fools joke I've read today

http://jp.goal.com/en-us/news/66/united-states/2009/04/01/1186244/riquelme-petitioning-to-join-us-mens-national-team#comments

Riquelme Petitioning To Join US Men’s National Team

Boca Juniors superstar Juan Roman Riquleme is looking for revenge against his home country's current coach, and he sees his best opportunity lying with the Yanks.

Diego Maradona’s loss could soon be Bob Bradley’s gain.

Following his highly publicized falling out with Argentina manager Maradona, Boca Juniors midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme has begun looking into the possibility of joining another national team. Top on his list is Bradley’s United States squad.

“I have always loved the United States,” Riquelme told Goal.com in an email from Argentina. “The people are so friendly, the economy is so strong, and the food, like this place White Castle, is very special.”

FIFA rules, of course, state that Riquelme, who has 54 caps for Argentina, is bound to his home country, but the Boca number ten has already filed a grievance with FIFA against Maradona, claiming “hurt feelings.” He hopes to take advantage of an obscure FIFA loophole that grants international independence to players who have undergone “emotional trauma brought on by the absurd decisions of a coach or family member.”

It is believed that the rule was originally put in place years ago when an obscure Samoan player—the son-in-law of a Samoan king—petitioned to represent Tahiti.

Riquelme’s petition to be allowed to join the US was submitted by his agent on Monday afternoon, and included a letter from his mother, pleading with the game’s governing body to allow her son a chance to “show the world that Diego Maradona is an idiot.”

Maradona declined to comment for this story, telling Goal.com in a text message only that "Maradona is not an idiot."

During this week’s international break, Riquelme has been with the US team in Nashville, Tennessee, during their preparations for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago. He participated in a few scrimmages, but mostly spent time discussing his possible role in the side with head coach Bradley.

“My coaching staff and I are trying to find a place for Juan in the team, if the petition is granted,” Bradley said. “Maybe he could play at left back. Although Juan usually is in the middle, he has indicated through hand gestures that he is willing to play anywhere. Or maybe he was telling me he wanted all of us to go back to White Castle together. Either way, that’s the kind of team mentality I like in a player.”

FIFA is expected to make a decision by the end of Wednesday. The intricate nature of the loophole Riquelme is hoping to utilize includes a provision that the petition must be submitted and acted upon by the end of April 1.

I saw it too, I think you didnt have phisical preparation your defense didnt even run, and if it wasnt for Carrizo it would have been worse.

 I know because our team trained for more than a week in Calama(very high too) and Bielsa made a very good preparation, even with this, our players syill finished exausted after the match, but we won.

 Maradona, I think, has given more motivation, but still, he isnt as smart as he shoud be. And you should have Riquelme back, he may be slow, but he surely can change a match with the free kicks and smart passes, just like he did in the match you kicked our asses in Argentina  in the beggining of the qualifiers.

Lol, at least they would have a good player.