Blockbuster to be played at MCG

[griffo346]

Blockbuster to be played at MCG

October 13, 2008

AUSTRALIA'S blockbuster home World Cup qualifier against Japan on June 17 will be played at the MCG, Football Federation Australia has announced.

The match is the last scheduled qualifier and could well determine if Australia book their ticket to South Africa in 2010.

The FFA also announced that Sydney will host two other World Cup qualifiers – Australia v Uzbekistan on April 1 and Australia v Bahrain on June 10.

Australia's full qualifying schedule is:

* 15 October 2008, Australia v Qatar, Brisbane
* 19 November 2008, Bahrain v Australia, Bahrain
* 11 February 2009, Japan v Australia, Tokyo
* 1 April 2009, Australia v Uzbekistan, Sydney
* 6 June 2009, Qatar v Australia, Doha
* 10 June 2009, Australia v Bahrain, Sydney
* 17 June 2009, Australia v Japan, Melbourne

Australia need to finish in the top two of their group to qualify automatically for South Africa 2010.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24487041-23215,00.html

 

[dogz08]

F*ck Melbourne, Sydney should have the japan game!

 

[westie]

Blockbuster!

 

[fish eel]

sydney get two games and melbourne get what may be a dead rubber. sounds good IMO.

 

[Bumble]

sydney get two games and melbourne get what may be a dead rubber. sounds good IMO.

Yeah I'm happy with this. Would've liked to see Nakamura and just have a fun time in a probably unimportant game but this works out better for us.

 

[Jimbo]

sydney get two games and melbourne get what may be a dead rubber. sounds good IMO.

Indeed

Since Sydney ended up with the dead rubber last round, hopefully the Bahrain game will see us go through

 

[Sydney=Sh*t hole]

F*ck Melbourne, Sydney should have the japan game!

Yea right so 20 people will go to see it in sh*tney:lol:

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Yea right so 20 people will go to see it in sh*tney:lol:

Sydney gets two games, Melbourne gets a dead rubber.

:crazy:

 

[Satsok]

yeah mcg gets a blockbuster... :S

it will most likely be a dead rubber by that stage of the group stages.. but i still guarantee that the melbourne soccer crazy community will pack it out.. it will still be a good game imo

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

is the uzbek game at ANZ?

Yea right so 20 people will go to see it in sh*tney:lol:

sydney continually gets good crowds for international football ...

 

[Dantm]

is the uzbek game at ANZ?



sydney continually gets good crowds for international football ...

yep..homebush averages over 70,000 per game for Soccer since 1999