Who Got Who in the World Cup Qualifying Draw

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The Only English Coach For World Cup 2010 [David Hirshey Is The Closer]
Published 11/26/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... Is it too early to gloat about England's failure to qualify for the World Cup? What's that you say? The draw for the 2010 World Cup qualifying was only announced yesterday? So technically no one has been eliminated yet. But really, now that they've proven themselves to be Euro trash, how can England possibly cope with the greatest country in the world, the number one exporter of potassium and prostitutes, the Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, which has been drawn into the Three Lions' group. Wait, there is one way: Borat for England! ...

Bad News Comes in Threes for Scotland Fans
Published 11/29/2007 by Daryl at The Offside
... so he could take up a better paid but nowhere near as glorious job at 16th placed Birmingham City, meaning the Scotland job now ranks somewhere in the bottom four of the Premiership. To make things worse, even if Scotland do find a suitable replacement for Big ‘Eck, Scottish fans are now going to have a harder time watching their team’s efforts to qualify for World Cup 2010. The TV rights to Scotland’s World Cup 2010 campaign (where they’ll battle Holland, Norway, Iceland and others for a ticket to South Africa) have been ...