France Ligue 1 Matchday 16

TV5 Canada and Fox Sportsworld Canada are broadcasting French first division football (Ligue 1) this year with games of the week. TV5 also shows a weekly show about Ligue 1, France-Foot.

Teams TBA
Saturday, November 26
8:10 AM TV5 (90)

Teams TBA
Sunday, November 27
12:00 PM Noon Fox Sports World Canada (113)

France-Foot
Sunday, November 27
7:00 AM TV5 (90)

French Soccer Highlights Show
Tuesday, November 29
4:00 PM Fox Sports World Canada (113)

	Team	Total	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals	Points
1.	Lyon	15	12	3	0	26 - 9	39
2.	Paris SG	15	8	3	4	17 - 11	27
3.	Bordeaux	15	7	6	2	15 - 9	27
4.	Auxerre	15	8	2	5	20 - 19	26
5.	Saint Etienne	15	6	6	3	15 - 9	24
6.	Monaco	15	7	3	5	15 - 11	24
7.	Lille	15	6	5	4	22 - 13	23
8.	Rennes	15	7	2	6	20 - 26	23
9.	Lens	15	4	10	1	19 - 10	22
10.	Le Mans	15	6	4	5	16 - 10	22
11.	Marseille	15	6	3	6	16 - 19	21
12.	Nancy	15	6	2	7	17 - 12	20
13.	Nantes	15	5	3	7	14 - 13	18
14.	Nice	15	4	6	5	11 - 14	18
15.	Sochaux	15	4	4	7	9 - 15	16
16.	Toulouse	15	4	3	8	11 - 20	15
17.	Troyes	15	3	5	7	13 - 20	14
18.	Ajaccio	15	2	6	7	9 - 17	12
19.	Metz	15	1	5	9	7 - 24	8
20.	Strasbourg	15	0	7	8	5 - 16	7
	last played match: 20-11-2005

25-11-2005	Le Mans	Auxerre
26-11-2005	Lille	Nancy
	Nice	Lyon
	Sochaux	Rennes
	Saint Etienne	Bordeaux
	Toulouse	Ajaccio
	Troyes	Metz
27-11-2005	Marseille	Monaco
	Nantes	Strasbourg
	Paris SG	Lens

UEFA Champions League Matchday 5

UEFA Champions League 2005/06 is being covered by TSN, Telelatino (TLN), and RDS.

Champions League Matchday 5 is this Tuesday and Wednesday, November 22 and 23. In Victoria, on free TV we'll get to see matches played in five countries by teams from eight countries.

Here's the rundown of the week ahead:

Tuesday, November 22

UEFA Champions League Weekly
Highlights, Previews, Profiles and Features
1:00 AM TSN (5)

Group D Manchester United (England) vs. Villareal (Spain) LIVE
11:30 AM TSN (5)

Club Brugge (Belgium) vs. Juventus (Italy)
9:00 PM TSN (5)

Wednesday, November 23

Group G Liverpool FC (England) vs. Real Betis (Spain) LIVE
11:30 AM TSN (5)

Sunday, November 27

UEFA Champions League Highlights
Matchday 4 Highlights (30 minutes)
12:00 AM Midnight TSN (5)

Matchday 5 - Tuesday, 22 November

Grp	Home		Away
A	Bayern	20:45	Rapid	more »
A	Juventus	20:45	Club Brugge	more »
B	Ajax	20:45	Sparta	more »
B	Thun	20:45	Arsenal	more »
C	Barcelona	20:45	Bremen	more »
C	Panathinaikos	20:45	Udinese	more »
D	Lille	20:45	Benfica	more »
D	Man. United	20:45	Villarreal	more »

Matchday 5 - Wednesday, 23 November

Grp	Home		Away
E	Fenerbahçe	20:45	Milan	more »
E	Schalke	20:45	PSV	more »
F	Real Madrid	20:45	Lyon	more »
F	Rosenborg	20:45	Olympiacos	more »
G	Anderlecht	20:45	Chelsea	more »
G	Liverpool	20:45	Betis	more »
H	Internazionale	20:45	Artmedia	more »
H	Porto	20:45	Rangers	more »

World Cup Qualifying is Complete!

The 32 teams for Germany 2006 have been decided!

A review of the final qualifying playoffs is on

Soccercentral
Sportsnet (23)
Saturday, November 19 9:00 AM

The Draw for World Cup 2006 is on December 9.

African Zone (5 Teams)

Latest Tables | Format

Team	Qualified
Angola (ANG)	08-Oct-05
Cote d'Ivoire (CIV)	08-Oct-05
Togo (TOG)	08-Oct-05
Ghana (GHA)	08-Oct-05
Tunisia (TUN)	08-Oct-05

Asian Zone (4.5 Teams)

Latest Tables | Format

Team	Qualified
Japan (JPN)	08-Jun-05
Iran (IRN)	08-Jun-05
Korea Republic (KOR)	08-Jun-05
Saudi Arabia (KSA)	08-Jun-05

European Zone (14 Teams)

Latest Tables | Format

Team	Qualified
Germany (GER)	Host
Ukraine (UKR)	03-Sep-05
Netherlands (NED)	08-Oct-05
Poland (POL)	08-Oct-05
England (ENG)	08-Oct-05
Croatia (CRO)	08-Oct-05
Italy (ITA)	08-Oct-05
Portugal (POR)	08-Oct-05
Sweden (SWE)	12-Oct-05
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)	12-Oct-05
France (FRA)	12-Oct-05
Switzerland (SUI)	16-Nov-05
Spain (ESP)	16-Nov-05
Czech Republic (CZE)	16-Nov-05

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone (3.5 Teams)

Latest Tables | Format

Team	Qualified
USA (USA)	03-Sep-05
Mexico (MEX)	07-Sep-05
Costa Rica (CRC)	08-Oct-05
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	16-Nov-05

Oceanian Zone (0.5 Teams)

Latest Tables | Format

Team	Qualified
Australia (AUS)	16-Nov-05

South American Zone (4.5 Teams)

Latest Tables | Format

Team	Qualified
Argentina (ARG)	08-Jun-05
Brazil (BRA)	04-Sep-05
Ecuador (ECU)	08-Oct-05
Paraguay (PAR)	08-Oct-05

England Premier League Matchday 13

The English Premier League is the domestic league watched by the most people worldwide. Coverage is provided by CTV Sportsnet, The Score and Fox Sports World Canada here in Victoria.

EPL Preview
CTV Sportsnet (7)
Saturday, November 19
4:00 AM

Sportsworld Matchday
The Score (85)
Sunday, November 20
7:30 AM

EPL Review Show
Fox Sportsworld Canada (113)
Sunday, November 20
5:00 PM

Games

Saturday, November 19

CTV Sportsnet (7)
4:30 AM Arsenal vs. Wigan Athletic
7:00 AM Chelsea vs. Newcastle United
9:30 AM Chartlton Athletic vs. Manchester United

Sunday, November 20

The Score (85)
8:00 AM Middlesbrough vs. Fulham

Fox Sportsworld (113)
10:00 AM Teams TBA

Monday, October 17
Fox Sportsworld (113)
12:00 PM Birmingham City vs. Bolton Wanderers

Matchday 13, Season 2005/06
2005-11-19	13:45	Wigan - Arsenal	:
2005-11-19	16:00	Sunderland - Aston Villa	:
2005-11-19	16:00	Man City - Blackburn	:
2005-11-19	16:00	Liverpool - Portsmouth	:
2005-11-19	16:00	Chelsea - Newcastle	:
2005-11-19	16:00	Charlton - Man Utd	:
2005-11-19	18:15	West Brom - Everton	:
2005-11-20	14:00	Tottenham - West Ham	:
2005-11-20	17:00	Middlesbrough - Fulham	:
2005-11-21	21:00	Birmingham - Bolton	:

Table Matchday 13, Season 2005/06
	Team	#	w	d	l	Gls	Diff	Pts
1	Chelsea	12	10	1	1	28:7	21	31
2	Wigan	11	8	1	2	13:5	8	25
3	Bolton	12	7	2	3	14:11	3	23
4	Man Utd	11	6	3	2	16:11	5	21
5	Arsenal	11	6	2	3	16:8	8	20
6	Tottenham	12	5	5	2	13:8	5	20
7	Man City	12	6	2	4	15:11	4	20
8	Charlton	11	6	1	4	16:14	2	19
9	West Ham	11	5	3	3	15:10	5	18
10	Newcastle	12	5	3	4	12:10	2	18
11	Blackburn	12	5	2	5	15:15	0	17
12	Liverpool	10	4	4	2	9:8	1	16
13	Middlesbrough	12	4	3	5	15:16	-1	15
14	Fulham	12	3	3	6	12:16	-4	12
15	Portsmouth	12	2	4	6	11:15	-4	10
16	Everton	11	3	1	7	4:12	-8	10
17	Aston Villa	12	2	3	7	10:21	-11	9
18	West Brom	12	2	2	8	9:22	-13	8
19	Birmingham	12	1	3	8	7:17	-10	6
20	Sunderland	12	1	2	9	11:24	-13	5

France Ligue 1 Matchday 15

TV5 Canada and Fox Sportsworld Canada are broadcasting French first division football (Ligue 1) this year with games of the week. TV5 also shows a weekly show about Ligue 1, France-Foot.

Olympique Marseille vs. FC Nantes
Saturday, November 19
8:10 AM TV5 (90)

Girondins Bordeaux vs. Paris St. Germain
Sunday, November 20
12:00 PM Noon Fox Sports World Canada (113)

France-Foot
Sunday, November 20
7:00 AM TV5 (90)

French Soccer Highlights Show
Tuesday, November 22
4:00 PM Fox Sports World Canada (113)

Matchday 15, Season 2005/06
2005-11-19		Ajaccio A.C. - FC Sochaux	:
2005-11-19		AJ Auxerre - OSC Lille	:
2005-11-19		Bordeaux - Paris SG	:
2005-11-19		RC Lens - FC Metz	:
2005-11-19		Lyon - ES Troyes AC	:
2005-11-19		Marseille - FC Nantes	:
2005-11-19		AS Monaco - St. Etienne	:
2005-11-19		AS Nancy - Le Mans	:
2005-11-19		Stade Rennes - Toulouse	:
2005-11-19		Strasbourg - O.G.C. Nice	:

Table Matchday 15, Season 2005/06
	Team	#	w	d	l	Gls	Diff	Pts
1	Lyon	14	11	3	0	24:8	16	36
2	Bordeaux	14	7	6	1	15:7	8	27
3	St. Etienne	14	6	6	2	15:8	7	24
4	Paris SG	14	7	3	4	15:11	4	24
5	OSC Lille	14	6	5	3	20:10	10	23
6	AJ Auxerre	14	7	2	5	17:17	0	23
7	Le Mans	14	6	4	4	16:9	7	22
8	RC Lens	14	4	9	1	19:10	9	21
9	AS Monaco	14	6	3	5	14:11	3	21
10	Stade Rennes	14	6	2	6	16:25	-9	20
11	FC Nantes	14	5	3	6	13:11	2	18
12	Marseille	14	5	3	6	14:18	-4	18
13	AS Nancy	14	5	2	7	16:12	4	17
14	O.G.C. Nice	14	4	5	5	11:14	-3	17
15	Toulouse	14	4	3	7	10:16	-6	15
16	ES Troyes AC	14	3	5	6	12:18	-6	14
17	FC Sochaux	14	3	4	7	8:15	-7	13
18	Ajaccio A.C.	14	2	6	6	9:16	-7	12
19	FC Metz	14	1	4	9	7:24	-17	7
20	Strasbourg	14	0	6	8	5:16	-11	6

France Ligue 1 Matchday 14

TV5 Canada and Fox Sportsworld Canada are broadcasting French first division football (Ligue 1) this year with games of the week. TV5 also shows a weekly show about Ligue 1, France-Foot.

Toulouse vs. Olympique Lyonnais
Saturday, November 5
8:10 AM TV5 (90)

Paris St. Germain vs. AS Monaco
Sunday, November 6
12:00 PM Noon Fox Sports World Canada (113)

France-Foot
Sunday, November 6
7:00 AM TV5 (90)

French Soccer Highlights Show
Tuesday, November 1
4:00 PM Fox Sports World Canada (113)

Matchday 14, Season 2005/06
2005-11-05		Le Mans - Marseille	:
2005-11-05		OSC Lille - Strasbourg	:
2005-11-05		FC Metz - Ajaccio A.C.	:
2005-11-05		FC Nantes - AS Nancy	:
2005-11-05		O.G.C. Nice - Bordeaux	:
2005-11-05		Paris SG - AS Monaco	:
2005-11-05		St. Etienne - AJ Auxerre	:
2005-11-05		FC Sochaux - RC Lens	:
2005-11-05		Toulouse - Lyon	:
2005-11-05		ES Troyes AC - Stade Rennes	:

Table Matchday 14, Season 2005/06
	Team	#	w	d	l	Gls	Diff	Pts
1	Lyon	13	10	3	0	23:8	15	33
2	Bordeaux	13	6	6	1	14:7	7	24
3	St. Etienne	13	6	5	2	14:7	7	23
4	Paris SG	13	7	2	4	15:11	4	23
5	AJ Auxerre	13	7	1	5	16:16	0	22
6	OSC Lille	13	5	5	3	18:10	8	20
7	AS Monaco	13	6	2	5	14:11	3	20
8	Stade Rennes	13	6	2	5	15:23	-8	20
9	RC Lens	12	4	7	1	18:9	9	19
10	Le Mans	13	5	4	4	13:9	4	19
11	Marseille	13	5	3	5	14:15	-1	18
12	AS Nancy	13	5	2	6	16:9	7	17
13	O.G.C. Nice	13	4	5	4	11:13	-2	17
14	FC Nantes	13	4	3	6	10:11	-1	15
15	Toulouse	13	4	3	6	10:15	-5	15
16	FC Sochaux	13	3	3	7	7:14	-7	12
17	Ajaccio A.C.	12	2	5	5	9:14	-5	11
18	ES Troyes AC	13	2	5	6	10:17	-7	11
19	Strasbourg	13	0	6	7	5:14	-9	6
20	FC Metz	13	0	4	9	5:24	-19	4

World Cup Qualifying Situation and November 12/16 playoffs

27 Teams have qualified for Germany 2006:

An excellent article on how they got there can be found at Soccernet.

The current qualifiers waiting for the last 5 to join them are:

World Cup Qualifiers

Europe 15
Germany (Host)
Ukraine
Holland
Poland
England
Croatia
Italy
Portugal
Sweden
Serbia and Montenegro
France

Africa 5
Togo
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Tunisia
Angola

Asia 4.5
Japan
Iran
Korea Repubic
Saudi Arabia

North America 3.5
United States of America
Mexico
Costa Rica

South America 4.5
Argentina
Brazil
Ecuador
Paraguay

Oceania 0.5