September Recap here.
Standings
World Ranking/Change from Previous Rank
Kuwait-99th (Down 4), 9th Asia (Up 1)
Lebanon-146th (Up 13), 26th Asia (Up 3)
South Korea-29th (Down 1), 3rd Asia (Even)
U.A.E.-112th (Down 3), 15th Asia (Even)
Schedule
September 2, 2011
- Lebanon 0-6 South Korea
- Kuwait 3-2 U.A.E.
- U.A.E. 1-3 Lebanon
- South Korea 1-1 Kuwait
- U.A.E. at South Korea
- Kuwait at Lebanon
- Lebanon at Kuwait
- South Korea at U.A.E.
- U.A.E. at Kuwait
- South Korea at Lebanon
- Kuwait at South Korea
- Lebanon at U.A.E.
Game 5
U.A.E. at South Korea
October 11, 2011
Time: 7:00 am EDT
Location: Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea
Game 6
Kuwait at Lebanon
October 11, 2011
Time: 10:00 am EDT
Location: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
South Korea and Kuwait enter the lone October games for this group as favourites and with a sizeable group lead at stake. Victories for these two would give them a 4 point cushion in front of 3rd place and a chance to clinch advancement in their next matches, which happen to be the return legs against these same opponents. While Lebanon and U.A.E. cannot be mathematically eliminated in October, they will find themselves in a near-insurmountable deficit if they cannot pick up points from these games.
Post-October Standing Predictions:
South Korea-7 pts
Kuwait-7 pts
Lebanon-3 pts
U.A.E.-0 pts
I'd like South Korea's chances against U.A.E. even if they were at their best which a 3-1 loss to Lebanon clearly shows they aren't. Despite Lebanon's victory they will still be the underdog against Kuwait but that game does have the potential to be closer then the game in Suwon. I think both South Korea and Kuwait win and start to pull away in the group but won't count out Lebanon just yet.
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