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#136 Zambia vs. #121 Sierra Leone

National Heroes Stadium-Lusaka, Zambia



(3-4-1-2)
GK-K. Mweene
RCB-J. Musonda
CB-S. Sunzu
LCB-K. Chintu
RM-C. Lungu
RCM-I. Chansa
LCM-N. Chivuta
LM-F. Katongo
CAM-R. Kalaba
RS-C. Katongo
LS-E. Mayuka


(4-4-2)
GK-C. Caulker
RB-M Dumbuya
RCB-G. Sankoh
LCB-U. Bangura
LB-H. Sesay
RDM-I. Kargbo
LDM-M. Kamara
RM-A. Sankoh
LM-R. Strasser
RS-K. Kamara
LS-I. Bangura

Goals
22' (SIE) Kargbo (4-2 SIE)
45+1' (ZAM) Katongo (4-3 SIE)
55' (SUE) Bangura (5-3 SIE)

Cards
75' (SIE) K Kamara-Yellow

Subs
55' (ZAM) Mulenga > Chivuta
60' (SIE) Lahoud > Kargbo
60' (SIE) Baggie > Sankoh
63' (SIE) Kallon > Bangura
72' (ZAM) Sinkala > Kalaba
83' (ZAM) Tembo > Katongo

Shots
Sierra Leone 12-8
On Goal
3-3
Possession
Zambia 52-48
Tackles
Sierra Leone 15-13
Corners
Zambia 3-1

Sierra Leone defeat Zambia 5-3 on aggregate. Zambia advance to the 2nd round to face Papua New Guinea

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any prediction on who wins(loses) the whole thing?

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There's a lot of contenders in the Caribbean islands, Pacific Islands and a few small Asian places, hard to pick. I think all the European micronations are safe though.

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#200 Colombia vs. #57 North Korea

Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero-Cali, Colombia



(4-1-3-2)
GK-D. Ospina
RB-J. Zuniga
RCB-C. Zapata
LCB-E. Alvarez Balanta
LB-P. Armero
CDM-C. Sanchez
RM-J. Cuadrado
CM-F. Guarin
LM-J. Rodriguez
RS-Falcao
LS-J. Martinez


(5-3-2)
GK-Ri Myong Guk
RWB-Cha Jong Hyok
RCB-Kim Song Gi
CB-Pak Nam Chol
LCB-Ri Kwang Chon
LWB-Jon Kwang Ik
RCM-Jang Song Hyok
CM-Ahn Young Hak
LCM-Pak Nam Chol
RS-Jong Te Se
LS-Jong Il Gwan

Goals
7' (PRK) Jong Il Gwan (3-2 COL)
14' (COL) Guarin (4-2 COL)
51' (COL) Falcao (5-2 COL)
73' (COL) Martinez (6-2 COL)
75' (COL) Cuadrado (7-2 COL)
79' (COL) Rodriguez (8-2 COL)
90+1' (COL) Martinez (9-2 COL)

Subs
56' (PRK) Pak Kwang Ryong > Jong Il Gwan
65' (PRK) Ryang Yong Gi > Ahn Young Hak
77' (PRK) An Jong Ho > Jang Song Hyak
79' (COL) Quintero > Falcao
79' (COL) Ibarbo > Guarin

Shots
Colombia 11-4
On Goal
Colombia 8-3
Possession
Colombia 55-45
Tackles
Colombia 19-13
Corners
North Korea 1-0

Colombia defeat North Korea 9-2 on aggregate. North Korea advance to the 2nd round to face Barbados/Chile

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#185 Chile vs. #72 Barbados

Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos-Santiago, Chile



(3-4-1-2)
GK-C. Bravo
RCB-G. Jara
CB-G. Medel
LCB-M. Isla
RM-D. Pizarro
RCM-J. Valdivia
LCM-C. Aranguiz
LM-A. Vidal
CAM-M. Fernandez
RS-A. Sanchez
LS-E. Vargas


(4-4-2)
GK-J. Boxhill
RB-J. Straker
RCB-E. Boyce
LCB-O. Archer
LB-B. Skeete
RM-J. Nurse
RCM-K. Gibson
LCM-J. Parris
LM-D. Adamson
RS-M. Harte
LS-T. Parris

Goals
26' (CHL) Fernandez (10-0 CHL)
37' (CHL) Fernandez (11-0 CHL)
45' (CHL) Sanchez (12-0 CHL)
90+1' (CHL) Vargas (13-0 CHL)

Subs
61' (BRB) Moss > Gibson
70' (CHL) Gutierrez > Pizarro
70' (CHL) Gonzalez > Sanchez
76' (BRB) Miller > Skeete
81' (CHL) Carmona > Fernandez
81' (BRB) Joseph > Straker

Shots
Chile 17-0
On Goal
Chile 13-0
Possession
Chile 62-38
Tackles
Chile 17-12
Corners
Chile 5-0

Chile defeat Barbados 13-0 on aggregate. Barbados advance to the 2nd round to face North Korea

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#168 Senegal vs. #89 Azerbaijan

Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor-Dakar, Senegal



(4-4-2)
GK-I. Ndoye
RB-C. M'Bengue
RCB-P. Djilobodji
LCB-M. Sall
LB-P. Souare
RDM-P. Diop
LDM-I. Gueye
RM-M. Diouf
LM-M. Sow
RS-P. Cisse
LS-D. Ba


(4-2-3-1)
GK-K. Agayev
RB-M. Sukurov
RCB-R. Sadiqov
LCB-R. Abisov
LB-M. Medvedev
RDM-R. Sadiqov
LDM-A. Ismayilov
RM-C. Ozkara
LM-R. Aliyev
CAM-C. Huseynov
ST-V. Cavadov

Goals
4' (SEN) Ba (6-1 SEN)
15' (SEN) Sow (7-1 SEN)
34' (SEN) Souare (8-1 SEN)
39' (SEN) Ba (PEN) (9-1 SEN)
(45'+2 (AZE) (Cavadov PEN-Saved))

Subs
55' (AZE) Certoqanov > Sadiqov
72' (SEN) Gomis > Ba
72' (SEN) Diame > Sow
72' (AZE) Abdullayev > Huseynov
87' (SEN) Dia > Diouf
87' (AZE) Subasic > Cavadov

Shots
Senegal 9-5
On Goal
Senegal 5-4
Possession
Senegal 57-43
Tackles
Senegal 12-9
Corners
Senegal 1-0

Senegal defeat Azerbaijan 9-1 on aggregate. Azerbaijan advance to the 2nd round to face Bangladesh

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#153 Albania vs. #104 Macedonia

Arena Kombetare-Tirane, Albania



(4-2-3-1)
GK-E. Berisha
RB-A. Lila
RCB-L. Cana
LCB-M. Mavraj
LB-E. Hysaj
RDM-E. Kace
LDM-M. Basha
RM-J. Hyka
LM-A. Meha
CAM-J. Gjasula
ST-E. Bogdani


(4-3-3)
GK-T. Pacovski
RB-D. Georgievski
RCB-B. Grnacov
LCB-N. Noveski
LB-A. Lazevski
RDM-P. Randelovic
LDM-D. Tasevski
CM-A. Ibraimi
RW-S. Ristic
ST-G. Pandev
LW-I. Trickovski

Goals
14' (MKD) Pandev (2-1 MKD)
54' (ALB) Salihi (2-2)
64' (ALB) Salhi (3-2 ALB)

Subs
45' (ALB) Salihi > Hyka
58' (MKD) Sumulikoski > Tasevski
71' (MKD) Stjepanovic > Randelovic
84' (ALB) Kukeli > Bogdani
84' (MKD) Ivanovski > Pandev
87' (ALB) Teli > Meha

Shots
Macedonia 11-8
On Goal
Albania 5-4
Possession
Albania 51-49
Tackles
Macedonia 14-13
Corners
Macedonia 1-0

Albania defeat Macedonia 3-2 on aggregate. Macedonia advance to the 2nd round to face Nepal

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#137 Trinidad & Tobago vs. #120 Armenia

Hasely Crawford Stadium-Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago


(4-4-2)
GK-T. Warner
RB-C. Mitchell
RCB-J. James
LCB-O. Telesford
LB-M. Williams
RM-K. Hyland
RCM-K. Daniel
LCM-H. Tinto
LM-C. Edwards
RS-K. Jones
LS-D. Roberts


(4-2-3-1)
GK-R. Berezovskiy
RB-K. Hovhannisyan
RCB-V. Aleksanyan
LCB-R. Arzumanyan
LB-A. Yedigaryan
RDM-K. Mkrtchyan
LDM-A. Yedigaryan
RM-Marcos Pizzelli
LM-A. Ozbeliz
CAM-H. Mkhitaryan
ST-Y. Movsisyan

Goals
16' (ARM) Mkhitaryan (2-1 ARM)
36' (ARM) Marcos Pizzelli (3-1 ARM)
40' (ARM) Marcos Pizzelli (4-1 ARM)
76' (TRI) Jones (4-2 ARM)
81' (ARM) Ozbiliz (5-2 ARM)
90+2' (TRI) James (5-3 ARM)

Subs
45' (TRI) John > Tinto
60' (ARM) Manucharyan > Marcos Pizzelli
65' (ARM) Papikyan > Mkhitaryan
76' (TRI) Toussaint > Edwards
87' (ARM) Ghazaryan > Movsisyan

Shots
Armenia 8-7
On Goal
Armenia 8-3
Possession
Armenia 52-48
Tackles
Armenia 15-12
Corners
Trinidad & Tobago 1-0

Armenia defeat Trinidad & Tobago 5-3 on aggregate. Trinidad & Tobago advance to the 2nd round to face Tonga

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#201 Argentina vs. #56 Liberia
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes-Cordoba, Argentina



(4-4-1-1)
GK-A. Orion
RB-P. Zabaleta
RCB-H. Campagnaro
LCB-E. Garay
LB-C. Ansaldi
RM-E. Perez
RCM-J. Mascherano
LCM-A. Di Maria
LM-E. Banega
CF-L. Messi
ST-S. Aguero


(4-4-2)
GK-N. Sherman
RB-S. Grimes
RCB-O. Roberts
LCB-J. Dixon
LB-G. Gebro
RM-S. Oliseh
RCM-D. Williams
LCM-T. Weeks
LM-Z. Krangar
RS-F. Doe
LS-B. Foday

Goals
7' (ARG) Ansaldi (2-0 ARG)
42' (ARG) Aguero (3-0 ARG)
52' (LBR) Foday (3-1 ARG)

Subs
58' (LBR) Laffor > Krangar
71' (LBR) Wleh > Foday
85' (ARG) Gago > Banega

Shots
Argentina 9-5
On Goal
Argentina 6-2
Possession
Argentina 55-45
Tackles
Argentina 18-15
Corners
Liberia 1-0

Argentina defeat Liberia 3-1 on aggregate. Liberia advance to the 2nd round to face Luxembourg/Austria

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#184 Austria vs. #73 Luxembourg
Ernst-Happel Stadion-Vienna, Austria




(4-4-1-1)
GK-H. Lindner
RB-G. Garics
RCB-A. Dragovic
LCB-E. Pogatetz
LB-C. Fuchs
RM-M. Arnautovic
RCM-Z. Junuzovic
LCM-D. Alaba
LM-A. Ivanschitz
CAM-M. Harnik
ST-A. Weimann


(4-4-2)
GK-J. Joubert
RB-T. Laterza
RCB-M. Chanot
LCB-C. Philipps
LB-M. Janisch
RM-D. da Mota
RCM-M. Mutsch
LCM-L. Gerson
LM-G. Bettmer
RS-M. Deville
LS-A. Joachim

Goals
10' (AUT) Pogatetz (3-0 AUT)
28' (AUT) Ivanschitz (4-0 AUT)
53' (LUX) Joachim (4-1 AUT)
78' (AUT) Alaba (5-1 AUT)

Subs
45' (LUX) Bensi > Deville
56' (LUX) Leweck > Bettmer
78' (AUT) Baumgartlinger > Junuzovic
78' (AUT) Kavlak > Ivanschitz
82' (LUX) Payal > Gerson

Shots
9-9
On Goal
Austria 6-4
Possession
Austria 57-43
Tackles
Austria 15-10
Corners
Luxembourg 2-1

Austria defeat Luxembourg 5-1 on aggregate. Luxembourg advance to the 2nd round to face Liberia

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#169 Ukraine vs. #88 Dominican Republic

Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex-Kiev, Ukraine



(4-2-3-1)
GK-A. Pyatov
RB-V. Mandziuk
RCB-Y. Khacheridi
LCB-Y. Rakitskyi
LB-V. Shevchuk
RDM-A. Tymoschuk
LDM-Edmar
RM-A. Yarmolenko
LM-Y. Konoplyanka
CAM-O. Gusiev
ST-Y. Selezniov


(4-4-2)
GK-M. Lloyd
RB-C. Ledesma
RCB-C. Garcia
LCB-J. Cruz
LB-F. Ubiera
RM-V. Espinal
RCM-D. Peralta
LCM-I. Navarro
LM-E. Ozuna
RS-K. Rodriguez
LS-J. Fana

Goals
90+2' (UKR) Konoplyanka (3-1 UKR)

Subs
60' (DOM) Severino > Navarro
60' (DOM) Martinez > Peralta
64' (DOM) Casanova > Rodriguez
78' (UKR) Devic > Gusiev
78' (UKR) Garmash > Edmar

Shots
Ukraine 10-0
On Goal
Ukraine 6-0
Possession
Ukraine 56-44
Tackles
Ukraine 21-15
Corners
Ukraine 3-0

Ukraine defeat Dominican Republic 3-1 on aggregate. Dominican Republic advance to the 2nd round to face Yemen

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#152 Japan vs. #105 Ethiopia

Saitama Stadium 2002-Saitama, Japan



(4-2-3-1)
GK-E. Kawashima
RB-A. Uchida
RCB-M. Yoshida
LCB-D. Iwamasa
LB-Y. Nagatomo
RDM-H. Hosogai
LDM-Y. Endo
RM-H. Kiyotake
LM-S. Kagawa
CAM-K. Honda
ST-Y. Kakitani


(4-4-2)
GK-J. Tasswe
RB-T. Seyoum
RCB-D. Dedebe
LCB-A. Hailu
LB-A. Butako
RDM-A. Megersa
LDM-A. Girma
RM-S. Bekele
LM-M. Teshome
RS-G. Kebede
LS-S. Said

Goals
5' (ETH) Said (2-1 JPN)
45+2' (ETH) Bekele (2-2)
81' (JPN) Yoshida (3-2 JPN)
84' (JPN) Maeda (4-2 JPN)

Subs
45' (JPN) Okubo > Hosogai
57' (ETH) Hintsa > Megersa
64' (ETH) Mesud > Bekele
72' (JPN) Maeda > Kiyotake
72' (ETH) Okwury > Said
84' (JPN) Okazakhi > Kakitani

Shots
Japan 11-4
On Goal
Japan 5-2
Possession
Japan 55-45
Tackles
Ethiopia 12-10
Corners
Japan 2-0

Japan defeat Ethiopia 4-2 on aggregate. Ethiopia advance to the 2nd round to face Macau

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That completes the 1st round of the Anguilla quarter.

2nd round
#1 Anguilla vs. #129 Honduras
#64 Tajikistan vs. #192 Romania
#32 Laos vs. #97 Cuba
#33 Turkmenistan vs. #96 Sudan
#16 Turks & Caicos vs. #144 Ireland
#49 Indonesia vs. #80 Moldova
#48 Belize vs. #81 Kenya
#17 San Marino vs. #112 Morocco
#8 Papua New Guinea vs. #136 Zambia
#57 North Korea vs. #72 Barbados
#40 Bangladesh vs. #89 Azerbaijan
#25 Nepal vs. #104 Macedonia
#9 Tonga vs. #137 Trinidad & Tobago
#56 Liberia vs. #73 Luxembourg
#41 Yemen vs. #88 Dominican Republic
#24 Macau vs. #105 Ethiopia

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Moving on to the Somalia Quarter
1st Round

#125 China vs. #132 Venezuela-Loser advances to face #4 Somalia
#61 Myanmar vs. #196 Uruguay
#68 St. Lucia vs. #189 England
#93 Botswana vs. #164 Israel-Loser advances to face #36 Pakistan
#100 Antigua & Barbuda vs. #157 Congo-Loser advances to face #29 Cambodia
#116 Angola vs. #141 Australia-Loser advances to face #13 Bahamas
#77 Vietnam vs. #180 Ivory Coast-Loser advances to face #52 Nicaragua
#84 Libya vs. #173 Ecuador-Loser advances to face #45 Grenada
#109 Malawi vs. #148 DR Congo-Loser advances to face #20 Cayman Islands
#124 Belarus vs. #133 Uganda-Loser advances to face #5 Eritrea
#60 Curacao vs. #197 Portugal
#69 Lebanon vs. #188 Czech Republic
#92 St. Vincent & the Grenadines vs. #165 Sweden-Loser advances to face #37 New Caledonia
#101 Jordan vs. #156 Slovenia-Loser advances to face #28 Taiwan
#117 Cyprus vs. #140 Norway-Loser advances to face #12 Samoa
#76 Tanzania vs. #181 Mexico-Loser advances to face #53 Afghanistan
#85 Zimbabwe vs. #172 Bosnia & Herzegovina-Loser advances to face #44 Swaziland
#108 Lithuania vs. #149 Egypt-Loser advances to face #21 Sao Tome e Principe

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#125 China vs. #132 Venezuela

Workers Stadium-Beijing, China



(4-2-3-1)
GK-Zeng Cheng
RB-Wu Xi
RCB-Zhang Linpeng
LCB-Feng Xiaoting
LB-Sun Xiang
RDM-Hao Junmin
LDM-Liu Jianye
RM-Wu Lei
LM-Yu Dabao
CAM-Zheng Zhi
ST-Gao Lin


(4-4-2)
GK-D. Hernandez
RB-R. Rosales
RCB-O. Vizcarrondo
LCB-F. Amorebieta
LB-G. Cichero
RM-C. Gonzalez
RCM-T. Rincon
LCM-R. Vargas
LM-J. Arango
RS-N. Fedor
LS-S. Rondon

Goals
60' (CHN) Liu Jianye

Cards
51' (CHN) Liu Jianye-Yellow

Subs
57' (VEN) Rondon > Fedor
67' (CHN) Chen Tao > Wu Lei
67' (VEN) Martinez > Gonzalez
73' (CHN) Li Xuepeng > Wu Xi
79' (CHN) Huang Bowen > Hao Junmin

Shots
3-3
On Goal
China 3-1
Possession
China 54-46
Tackles
Venezuela 16-14
Corners
China 1-0

China lead 1-0 after the 1st leg