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  • Delights and disappointments

    Delights and disappointments

    Asian and Caribbean upsets, tight battles in South America and a first-ever win for American Samoa were among the latest qualifying tales as the race for Brazil 2014 heated up.

  • Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup

    Syria disqualified from 2014 FIFA World Cup

    FIFA have confirmed that the Syrian football team has been disqualified from the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, and that Tajikistan is thereby reinstated into the competition.
Syria

FIFA.com profiles Syria's qualification hopes for Brazil 2014 and highlights the star players, the coach and the country's footballing history.

23 Jul 2011 SYR0:3 (0:3) AWDTJK
28 Jul 2011 TJK3:0 (3:0) AWDSYR
  • Kuwait's Ahmed Ajab (R) vies for the ball with Syria's Anas al-Khoja
  • Kuwait's Mohammed al-Jarrah (R) vies for the ball with Syria's Elias Morkos
  • Kuwait's Adel al-Shammari (R) vies for the ball with Syria's Jihad al-Hussein
  • Syria's Firas al-Khatib (C) vies for the ball with Kuwait's Ali al-Maqsed (R) and Jarah al-Ataiqi du
  • Syria's Firas al-Khatib (L) vies for the ball with Kuwait's Hussein Ali at the Abbassin Stadium in D
  • Syria's Ziad Shabo (C) vies for the ball with Kuwait's Hussein Ali at the Abbassin Stadium in Damasc
  • Syria's Firas al-Khatib (R) vies for the ball with Kuwait's Walid Jumaa at the Abbassin Stadium in D
  • Syrian national football team player Firas al-Khatib celebrates after teammate Ziyad Chabo scored a
  • A Syrian fan cheers for his national team

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Ranking

RankingTeam+/- Pts Jan 2012
114 St. Kitts and Nevis2Up
116 Congo DR9Up
117 Syria-3Down
118 Gambia-2Down
118 New Zealand1Up

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