World Cup 2010 Qualifying

[iversonmania]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia_national_football_team#Notable_matches

last three years we drew with portugal, greece and serbia
we have some notable matches. we need to improve.
higher birth rates is the solution

with 2 million people inside armenia, we cant dream of beating 10 million or 60 milliuon nations

[Armanen]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia...otable_matches

last three years we drew with portugal, greece and serbia
we have some notable matches. we need to improve.
higher birth rates is the solution

with 2 million people inside armenia, we cant dream of beating 10 million or 60 milliuon nations

The population is 3.2 million, not 2 million.

[Federate]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

Armenia lost to Turkey 0-1 today in U-21 WC qualifying. Next up: Armenia vs Turkey national teams.... tomorrow.

[KanadaHye]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

Armenia lost to Turkey 0-1 today in U-21 WC qualifying. Next up: Armenia vs Turkey national teams.... tomorrow.

World Cup Qualifying Preview: Turkey – Armenia

In a match that echoes the climate of international current events, Armenia travel to Turkey in their final World Cup qualifier. This is a match that means nothing with respect to passage to South Africa 2010, but everything when it comes to political relations…

Kick-off: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 21:00 CET (3:00pm EST).
Bursa Ataturk Stadium, Bursa

This is when football’s beautiful quality as a bridge across cultural, ethnic, social and political divides is truly exemplified.

This past weekend, leaders from Turkey and Armenia met in Zurich, Switzerland to sign protocols aimed at restoring bilateral ties between the two countries after nearly a century of acrimony and hostility.

Relations between Turkey and Armenia have, in the memories of most, been stained by claims of genocide during the Ottoman Empire, and recently, ties were tested over issues regarding the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, an area of dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

It seems only fitting that after such a momentous occasion in diplomacy, the two countries would meet on the football pitch rather than the field of battle.

With both sides out of any hope for qualifying for South Africa 2010, the outcome of this match has no real significance when it comes to earning points. But given the bloody history between these two nations and the recent milestones that were achieved only days ago, this match has a great deal riding on it in terms of pride and politics.


FORM GUIDE

Turkey

28/03/09 Spain 1-0 Turkey
01/04/09 Turkey 1-2 Spain
05/09/09 Turkey 4-2 Estonia
09/09/09 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Turkey
10/10/09 Belgium 2-0 Turkey


Armenia

28/03/09 Armenia 2-2 Estonia
01/04/09 Estonia 1-0 Armenia
05/09/09 Armenia 0-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
09/09/09 Armenia 2-1 Belgium
10/10/09 Armenia 1-2 Spain

TEAM NEWS

Turkey

Turkey coach Fatih Terim has announced that he will step down from the managerial position after this Wednesday's match. This decision came after his side were unable to beat Belgium on Saturday, a result that meant they could no longer claim a place in the World Cup finals — a sad fate for one of Europe’s most exciting sides to watch and one that reached the Euro 2008 semi-finals with a series of thrilling comeback victories.

The Turkish national side will be handicapped in Wednesday’s match by a plethora of injuries: Sabri Sarioglu of Galatasaray, Mehmet Aurelio of Real Betis and Galatasaray defender Gokhan Zan were all excluded from the squad due to knocks.

The latest blow to the team has been injuries to two strikers, Bursaspor’s Sercan Yildirim and Nuri Sahin of Borussia Dortmund, who will be doubtful for the match. Fenerbahce’s Emre Belozoglu and Galatasaray’s prolific midfielder, Arda Turan, make their returns after being unable to play last weekend due to bans.

Probable starting XI (4-4-2): Volkan Demirel - Cetin, Emre Asik, Turaci, Hakan Balta - Altintop, Tuncay Sanli, Emre Belozoglu, Arda Turan - Nihat Kahveci, Semih Senturk

Armenia

Armenia had to make two changes from the original squad list as both Davit Grigoryan and Edgar Manucharyan were forced to withdraw due to injuries. Youngsters Artak Grigoryan and Artak Dashyan have been called up in their place. Full-back Alexander Tadevosyan is also unavailable.

Probable Starting XI (5-3-2): Berezovsky – Hovsepyan, Mkoyan, Arzumanyan, A. Mkrtchyan, Edigaryan - M. Mkrtchyan, Karamyan, Artavazd Karamian - Goharyan, Pizzelli

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Turkey

Nihat Kahveci, the Besiktas striker is, at 29-years-old, likely to play in his last World Cup qualifier for his country and he should receive a grateful ovation from the supporters. Bayern Munich’s Hamit Altintop is an inventive midfielder and should be an entertaining player to watch.

Armenia

There are no easily recognisable names in this Armenia squad or even a player who features for any of Europe’s top clubs. The team’s captain, Sargis Hovsepyan, was one of Armenia’s strongest players against Spain in Armenia’s last match and should forge his team on in front of a very loud Turkish audience.

PREDICTION

In light of the weekend’s events in the political arena, this match should be a competitive fixture, but with no meaningful points at stake, has also been underscored by a certain sense of camaraderie. It remains to be seen if governmental accords translate into friendliness on the pitch and in the stands, but in the hours leading up to this match, the general feeling is one of forgiveness and healthy competitiveness.

Turkey 1 – 1 Armenia

http://goal.com/en/news/1863/world-c...turkey-armenia

[UrMistake]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

all the nations can win other no matter there population numbers just look at the j'ews with the right education and money they can afford the good conditions and rise good teams,

[KanadaHye]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

all the nations can win other no matter there population numbers just look at the j'ews with the right education and money they can afford the good conditions and rise good teams,

It's quality, not quantity


Fans of Bursa game to be scanned up to underwear

Turkey-Armenia qualifying match in Bursa, October 14 will be held under unprecedented security measures. All Turkish power structures are involved in security maintenance.

Two security zones will be at the entrance to the stadium, NEWS.am journalist informs. X-Ray security system will be operated and the stadium periodically monitored by trained dogs. The fans will be scanned up to the underwear. Azeri flags, bottles, pens and pencils are banned to bring in to disable fans from writing the slogans.

Three thousand policemen and servicemen will be on alert whereas five hundred civvies in the stadium among the fans, plus spinners.

300 policemen are safeguarding Armenian national team since their arrival to Bursa, surrounding Holiday Inn Hotel. Another Armenian delegation located in Tugce Hotel is also under the control of the guards.

Chestnuts and other refreshments will be served to Armenian diplomatic corpse and RA President Serzh Sargsyan.

http://news.am/en/news/6445.html

[Haykakan]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

I have been following our NT for a while. It is much improved offencively and the inclusion of Mkoyan and the return of Arzumanian has made the defence a bit better also. Armenia's nt is a dangerous opponent for anyone to play but i wonder how they will fair in a hostile stadium in a town known for its natinalistic crazies. I think anything can be expected out of this game and ill be watching it on videosport.com , I just hope there is no violence.

[Gavur]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

1-1 HAHAHAHA More like 5-0 Turkey lol i laughed after seeing the prediction...

[KanadaHye]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

They think Turkey is going to throw the match to sweeten the deal on the protocols

[AlphaPapa]

Re: World Cup 2010 Qualifying

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia...otable_matches

last three years we drew with portugal, greece and serbia
we have some notable matches. we need to improve.
higher birth rates is the solution

with 2 million people inside armenia, we cant dream of beating 10 million or 60 milliuon nations

Not only that, but many players have taken odar citizenships to play for their leagues and eventually their national teams also. Every World Cup, i look for Armenian first and last names among players...they pop up where you least expect them.

By the way, I've been googling all day...does anyone know where they'll show this game in Southern California? I think most sports bars have Directv, not Dish Network. That place in Pasadena usually shows Armenian national teams playing but not this one...