Uruguay have qualified for South Africa 2010 and have the possibility of continuing their glorious history. Uruguay are the 32nd and last team to qualify and are now ranked 19th in the world.

For all the non believers, hello there and to all that hung in there, Congratulations and may the Celebrations Continue.

Below are some highlights of the games against Costa Rica:

 

 

Vamos a Sud Africa Vamos Carajo!!! 

6 Wins 6 Draws 6 Loses

The witchdoctor was right, Uruguay has a hidden agenda. Tabarez formulated the table to finish with 6 Wins 6 Draws 6 Loses after 18 games. If you add up 18 like in numerology 18= 1+8 = 9…Turn 9 upside down and you get 6.

We now play Costa Rica in the play off for Sud Africa 2010. If you add up Sud Africa you get 9. Turn 9 upside down and you get 6.  If you add up 2010 you get 3 so we need another 3 to make it 6. Then we will end up with 666 for wins/draws and loses. 666 for the amount of games played in the Conmebol Qualification. Adding up the name of Sud Africa and now adding up 2010. Witch leaves another 3 to complete the 6.

That means El Maestro will need his formulas and hoodoos all worked out for a 3 gol margin. Then the 3 from 2010 and the 3 from the goals scored will give him 6 to complete the 666 and offer his sacrifice to the witchdoctor and complete the profecy of Uruguay reaching the World Cup.

With that in mind I believe we will draw the first game 1-1 which adds up to 2 and then we will win 1-0 at home to complete the 3 gol margin adding up 2010 which is 3 and completing the 666.

 

 

 

6 Wins 6 Draws 6 Loses and 18 games which = 9 = 6

Number 9, Number 9, Number 9…turn me on deadman turn me on…turn me on deadman……….

 

 

Ojito ~

Awaiting the Classico Rioplatense with 9 hours to go. It’s nearly midnight and I can’t sleep. So I started practicing the Uruguayan National Anthem for the game. The words that are now stuck in my head are “Sabemos Cumplir” translation “We know how to fulfill”.

These words have a strong resonance and vibration when you have 60,000 singing it in the stadium with another 3 million in the country and another 6 million all round the world. That vibration will be felt by the players and knowing that a win will put us in the top 4 with an automatic qualification to Sud Africa 2010, I feel a win is on the table.

 Uruguay in the Top 4

The other element would have to be the Charrua Spirit. If ever there was a time to destroy Argentina then this is the time.  Direct qualification will allow us to avoid any more suffering until Sud Africa 2010, however Argentina will be suffering for 2 more games if Chile draw or beat Ecuador.

 

Don't cry for me Maradona

My bold prediction for the game is:

Uruguay 5-0 Argentina

Which is the most freightening word to say to a Uruguayan. The word would have to be “Penalty” aka “Penal”. Watching the game against Ecuador and knowing that the very last kick of the game is a Penalty for Uruguay which Mr Forlan is taking and if he scores we win the game 2-1 and are still alive. As the Uruguayan commentator says: “Me Quiero Matar” translation: “I want to kill myself”. Due to the agony as he awaits the penalty kick, knowing our history!!!!  All these thoughts come to mind, the game against Australia, The Copa America, The Sub 20… The list goes on.

However somehow in some way Forlan scores just under the cross bar, even though when it left his boot I thought it was heading to the top part of the stands; it went in.

Uruguay won a dramatic game and now we have a classico of vintage proportions in the Relic Stadium Centenario. I say we let Argentina play with their ball for the first half and we play with our ball for the second half just like in 1930.

We might avoid the calculator alltogether but there are many scenarios.

Scenario 1: Uruguay beat Argentina, Chile beat Ecuador and Brasil beat Venezuela = 4th Uruguay, 5th Argentina

Scenario 2: Uruguay beat Argentina, Ecuador beat Chile and Brasil Draw Venezuela = 4th Uruguay, 5th Ecuador

Scenario 3: Uruguay beat Argentina, Chile draw Ecuador and Brasil Draw Venezuela = 4th Uruguay, 5th Argentina

Scenario 4: Uruguay draw Argentina, Chile draw Ecuador and Brasil Draw Venezuela = 4th Argentina, 5th Uruguay

Scenario 5: Uruguay draw Argentina, Chile beat Ecuador, Venezuela beat Brasil = 4th Argentina, 5th Uruguay

Scenario 6: Argentina beat Uruguay, Chile beat Ecuador and Brasil beat Venezuela = 4th Argentina, 5th Uruguay

Scenario 7: Argentina beat Uruguay, Ecuador beat Chile and Venezuela beat Brasil = 4th Argentina, 5th Ecuador

Scenario 8: Argentina beat Uruguay, Chile draw Ecuador, Venezuela beat Brasil = 4th Argentina and 5th ??? not sure as Uruguay, Ecuador and Venezuela end up on 24 points..What the?????? I need help on this one…

Since I’m exhausted I will stop at Scenario 8 as there are many more scenarios…

The Sub 20 lost against Brasil 3-1 and had a great tournament. It’s great to know there are young players still coming through. I’ve received a lot of negative comments about Uruguay from fellow South Americans which surprises me as there is no harm in supporting your own country and dreaming of winning a tournament like the Sub 20 or the Mundial itself. Somehow some fans seem to enjoy Uruguay losing more then they enjoy their own country winning. That’s the human mind I guess and to all those who left those comments on YouTube, try to focus on your own country and their performances first, before making comments against La Celeste.

Now we await the game against Argentina and we keep dreaming of Sud Africa 2010.

Some highlights Ecuador vs Uruguay:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican Refs

As Uruguay prepare for their quarter final game against arch enemy Brasil in the Sub 20 World Cup, the news at hand is that the referees will be Mexican.

The AUF is trying to negotiate some USA Greencards for the refs in appreciation of the great effort in their performance. We have decided to change from having an asado to having a piñada, buritos, tacos and have invited the greatest mexican wrestler of all time. Yes Nacho himself will be there to sign autographs and eat most of the food.

I have faith in the mexicans and even more faith in the Charruas. It will be one hell of a game but let’s hope that Uruguay gets through in any way possible and as controversial as the refs can make it.

Vamos Uruguay Vamos Carajo!!!!

Nacho Libre

Uruguay did everything possible to beat Ghana and came away with a draw in stoppage time. Uruguay 2 – 2 Ghana. This puts Uruguay in 2nd position in the group and awaits the game between Brasil and Australia.

The question is; What will Brasil do? If they win, they will be first in their group and meet Uruguay next. If they field a team of reserves,  Australia might beat them and depending on the other result between Costa Rica and the Czech Republic…Brasil has the potential of avoiding Uruguay.

After seeing the game today, Ghana seemed strong and the answer to the question is that Brasil will beat Australia and meet Uruguay in the quarters.

Below are some highlights of Uruguay vs Ghana:

No Calculator Required

Just when I finally figured out how to use my 1967 calculator it wont be needed. The Uruguayan Sub 20 Squad has qualified from the group stage with still one game to be played. Now all we need is to ghanar against Ghana!!!! With a win we can avoid Brasil and it would be the obvious choice, but then again this might be a great time to play them as they have not had any tuff games. Brasil’s next game is against Australia which has the potential of bringing out the above calculator to add up all the Brasilian gols.

Below are some highlights of the game:

 

PS: I wont mention that we missed a penalty*********@#!$%

 

 

Uruguay

Is Uruguay the Most Dramatic Team in World Futbol ?

The answer to that question could be answered if only the Uruguayans could focus on the futbol and not on the dancing Carnival girls. Even as I contemplate the question I have already lost focus and all my attention is on the carnival.

However I have managed to include some highlights from the game that was played in what started an emptish stadium of El Estadio Centenario to what ended up being an 90% full stadium thanks to the 2 for 1 entry price and the flood gates being opened at half time for all to cheer the squad on. Something for free is hard to find in Uruguay and it wasn’t long before they all showed up for the game.

I understand the fans, would you want to pay full price to see a team coming 7th or 8th in the qualifiers?????????

Anyhow below are some highlights, enjoy and hang on for the ride:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gol Celeste

 

Now we await the next two rounds which will define the top 4 automatic qualifiers to the World Cup and the magic 5th play off spot. Let the bribery and corruption begin in true South American style. Who will be able to out bid who, who will throw the games, who will try and throw the game but still win cause the opposition is soo bad. 

 

All this and moer coming your way proudly sponsored by the CONMEBOL Mafia Association……

 

 

 

Vamos Uruguay Vamos Carajo

 

 

 

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Sumba esa pelota

 

Jackson and The Beatles

 

 

 

 

Casino Carrasco

I have some insider information thanks to my contact within the AUF. We’ll call him/her (?). ? has advised me that El Maestro prepares all his tactics from the same place. That secretive place is the Casino Carrasco.

Below is a photo taken at the last meeting where all the coaching staff of the Uruguayan Nation Team where preparing the table to discuss the tactics for both games against Brasil and Venezuela:

 

 

 

Tactics Table

Now I can see how Tabarez decides on who should be GoalKeeper, who should start in midfield and what formation to use.

As you can see from the below picture, I asked some of my Casino friends to prepare the tactics for the Peru game.

 

 

 

Working on Tactics

The AUF philosophy is a gamble but what are the odds??????