England, Serbia, Slovakia, and Denmark could all successfully make it out of Europe to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa with wins Wednesday.
Previewing Wednesday’s Huge Day of World Cup Qualifying
While most of the action is in Europe, there’s big matches to be played west of the Atlantic as well, with both the USA and Paraguay looking to lock down spots vs. Trinidad & Tobago and Argentina, respectively.
In his full breakdown of today’s matches, Steve Davis of Daily Soccer Fix thinks the stakes are enormous for Argentina’s manager Maradona in this crucial match against neighbor Paraguay:
For proud
Argentina it is serious squeaky bum time as the side travels toon Wednesday. The two-time World Cup champs are in fourth place currently, and they face a strong Paraguay side, one that’s perched on the edge of qualification. All three points will see Paraguay Paraguay safely through toSouth Africa , simultaneously leavingthat much closer to a fifth-place finish. In that case, Maradona’s squad (anybody think he’ll still be the manager if the nation finishes fifth?) will need to prevail in a home and away series against CONCACAF’s No. 4 for a place next summer in Argentina Africa .
Eight of the 32 spots in the finals have already been filled. Teams that have qualified: host
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