Watching the Socceroos (Matildas and Wallabies) is brutal for your mind, your mentality, so so disappointing in so many aspects
Saudi - 19pts (+5GD), Japan - 18pts (+6), Australia - 15pts (+9). Two games left.
Saudi next game away to China, probably a win at least a draw and get to 20-22, then last game is a home game for them V Australia. A draw or a win versus Australia puts them unreachable for us, it'll be a 3rd place qualifier game for us and then the 5th placed South American team if we win the first one.
Australia next game home to Japan then away to Saudi in that final game..
Japan next up in Sydney V Australia, last game they're at home to Vietnam. Should get to 21-22 with a win V Vietnam, a win or draw V Australia, again forget it for us, 3rd place qualifier then V South American 5th placed team.
If Australia beat Japan and Saudi, Japan will likely need a 5, 6 or 7 goal win V Vietnam in their last game due to their poorer goal difference +6 now, Australia is at +9 (before we play each other).
Ohhhh and we haven't beat Japan since 2009, an 8 game run now without a win. 3 draws, 5 losses since 2009 World Cup qualifier win . So good luck with that one aye!!
Looks likely we will play the Asian Group A 3rd place getter at this moment UAE in a one-off game, win that then another one-off game versus 5th placed South American team
in Qatar 13/14 June this year, no H&A ties.
Vying for the 5th spot in South America, live standings during Uruguay 3 - Venezuela 0 game and Argentina 0 - Colombia 0.
4 - Uruguay - 16 Games, 22 pts
5 - Peru - 15 Games, 20 pts
6 - Chile - 16 Games, 19 pts
7 - Colombia - 16 games, 18 pts
Two games left for Uruguay, Colombia and Chile, 3 left for Peru.
Uruguay up 3-0, potentially locking in 4th spot, good for us if we miss them, still got lots of good players in their squad.
Would definitely rather play Peru if possible, Colombia then Chile before Uruguay.
But we'd find a way to implode like we always do, even if we played 10th placed Venezuela!!