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How is it the USA qualifies to play in the World Cup, and Australia doesn't?

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Date: 26 Jun 2002 14:27 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] targaff.livejournal.com
You know too much.

More like I actually had too much spare time on my hands to actually go and look this stuff up ;)

I think you're being somewhat unfair as regards the injuries, too; neither Kewell nor Viduka - surely the most high-profile Australians playing in the Premiership at the moment - played a really significant role in the team this last year, when most of the qualifying was taking place, with Kewell coming back from a long-term injury and Viduka suffering an injury mid-season and actually losing his place in the team. Still, you can see where they're coming from - not so much as far as the money/injury thing is concerned, but the majority of the games in the Oceania group are fairly pointless, and it's not as if the Socceroos were unable to cope without them (a goal difference of 66-0? heh). I also believe both were available for the Uruguay games, which were the ones which were most important as far as qualification is concerned.

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