Ahhhh, cool as trees. Does the game end after you qualify, or does it still go on to the cup. In other words, is it Case A or Case B?

Case A)
Cup = Cup only
Qualifying = Qualifying only
Full = Qualifying + Cup + Friendlies

Case B)
Cup = Cup only
Qualifying = Qualifying + Cup
Full = Qualifying + Cup + Friendlies

4-1-2-1-2 Formation here with Kewell and Mcdonald forming a fantastic partnership.

-----------Kewell--------Mcdonald-----------
--------------------Cahill-------------------
Bresciano-------------------------------Emerton
--------------------Grella----------------------
Williams-----Neil-----------Kisnorbo------Wilkshire
-----------------Swarchzer----------------------

Haha, a mate and I tried to take Mongolia to the World Cup. We drew a group of UAE, Thailand, and China. We got hammered by Turkmenistan in our first friendly (4-1 I think) and then secured three 0-0 draws in a row to start qualification. We then got taken to the cleaners by China away from home 4-0. It was a bit of fun but we knew we weren't going to qualify, so we gave up too and started qualification with Australia.

I'm pretty sure you can choose not to have friendlies. When you start a new World Cup just select the 'qualifying' option instead of 'full' and I think that removes them. Not 100% sure though.

I just won the World Cup, defeated Italy on penalties in the quarter finals and Spain 1-0 after some desperate defending in the Semi. Faced Germany in the Final and managed a 2-1 win after all 3 goals came in the second half of extra time.

game lacks socceroo great matt simon tbh

^ I tried 4-2-3-1 in the first half of the first game i played. It just wouldnt work for me. I've tried it several times on fifa 10 as well. The only team it really worked well for me was Arsenal. With Bendtner in the lone stiker and van persie behind him with arshavin and walcott out on the wings.

Edited by Jets_Fan: 2/5/2010 01:15:01 AM

They've done a good job with the qualification (except for the friendlies as has been mentioned). It's damn hard to get a result away from home.

Took Australia through qualification to winning the cup on Legendary level. If you thought the group we have in real life is bad, the thing drew me in a group with Italy, France and Peru! Then Germany, Spain, England and Brazil.

I use a 4-2-3-1. McDonald and Carle got a lot of matches as Cahill and Kewell got injured quite a few times through the campaign.....

--------------------Kennedy----------------------
-----Kewell---------Cahill----------Bresciano---
-----------Grella----------Culina---------------
Chipper-----Neil-----------Kisnorbo------Emerton
-----------------Schwarzer----------------------


Edited by mcjules: 1/5/2010 11:18:22 PM

^ I know! Hes my top scorer he just gets hold of every header. My first game reminded me of when we versed japan in the 2006 world cup. I conceded early against japan equalised through a trade mark kennedy header in the 68th minutes. Than scored 3 quick goals to win it :). Its a shame cahill didnt score otherwise it wouldve been uncanny. But Aloisi wasn't playing either.
What formation/lineup do you guys use in this game?
I use a standard 4-4-2.

-----------Kennedy--------Mcdonald-----------
Kewell-----Cahill----------Bresciano-----Emerton
Chipper-----Neil-----------Kisnorbo------Wilkshire
-----------------Swarchzer----------------------

Bought this game today... man is Josh Kennedy good in this. :shock:

This game is great. Physics have had a slight upgrade from FIFA 10 I feel. Feels a little more realistic.

And I am still inconsistent as shit in front of goal - I beat the Czechs 5-0, but San Marino only 2-1.

Got this game today, I'm loving it. Except I am surprised that it lacks Ruka and Federici. Kennedy manages to win every header though. Him and Mcdonald are a great partnership in the game.

It is a pretty fun game. If you already have FIFA 10 don't bother, but it beats the shit out of FIFA 09, and this game can stand on its own 2 feet.

The qualifying is hilarious. A friend and I tried to take Seychelles to the world cup... we got knocked out in the first stage of qualifying in a group of Benin, Djibouti and Sierra Leone. So we just said, "Ah fuck it", and jumped into a world cup as Germany.

We put on random teams and it doesn't exactly follow qualification zones, so we ended up with about 10 African teams in the tournament. It isn't a huge deal, but it was just a tad odd. They do have a virtual world cup group draw though, with seeded pots and all, which was awesome.

We came across one huge bug as Germany though. Our group finished with 3 teams on 6 points, and we had a goal difference of 0, whilst 2 other teams had +3, yet we were placed 1st. They've obviously messed up big time there. The only other negative issue I have is that the friendlies in qualification are annoying as hell.

same goes for Bosnar :P
there was a squad update when i booted up the first time, hopefully another with the final squads

the game is good, plays well. Love the fifa games now with the manual passing control options.
I think i'll leave the wc game on the shelf for a few weeks tho as i still have a uefa CL title to win in fifa 10. Two semi appearances in a row !!!
64 bucks at big w was what swung it for me, no go at full price stick with fifa imo

I've heard there will be an update once the squads are announced. So its up to him to get selected in the squad I guess if he wants to be in the game :lol:

only thing is, it lacks rukavytsya. that was annoying :? besides that, brilliant !

Actually Holman is quite handy cos he is so quick, however he did sky a header from 3 yards out haha.

last night i finished top of group, ger 2nd, beat algeria in 2nd round, then got smashed by arg in quarters. from memory the dutch beat brazil on pens in the final.

the best thing about it is the number of teams, i played nepal and half the team is recognised by the commentators.

Getting this today. Woo!

Bought the game, and got bored of it after about an hour

waste of money tbh.

I have to say, I've NEVER used Holman in any Aus lineup I've played in FIFA09 and PES2010 :lol:

I refuse to.

A Thompson=; ](*,)

james holland :?

Sterjovski? hahahaha

Aus squad:

Starting 11:
M Schwarzer
B Emerton
L Neill
C Moore
S Chipperfield
V Grella
J Culina
M Bresciano
H Kewell
T Cahill
J Kenendy

Substitutes:
M Petkovic
L Wilkshire
B Holman
D Carney
S McDonald
C Valeri
M Sterjovski

Reserves:
M Beauchamp
M Milligan
M Jedinak
A Covic
P Kisnorbo
J North
B Djite
S Stefanutto
M Spiranovic
J Burns
N Carle
R Williams
R Garcia
A Thompson
A Madaschi
D Vidosic
C Coyne
J Troisi
J Aloisi
J Holland

Who do they have in the aust squad at the moment?

They're releasing a squad update once all the squads are announced.

Yeah, there are qualifiers and 199 national teams to choose from. After I take Australia to the world cup I'll try with Cook Islands or something. :D

How can they release the game when the world cup squads arn't due out until May?

are there qualifications?

can you be any team in the world?

who fancys taking vanawatu to the wc

Firstly, the new Australian kits look quite nice in the game but for those who hate it - good news, you can use the previous design.

Secondly, Digital Pim looks menacing on the sideline.

So I played on Legendary with the following results:

Australia 2-2 Germany Bresciano & Kewell
Australia 0-1 Ghana
Australia 2-1 Serbia Wilkshire (og), Cahill & Kewell (pen)

Group ended:
Ghana 6
Germany 4 (through on goal difference)
Australia 4
Serbia 3

Surprise group result Ghana 2-1 Germany
And the Ivory Coast are World Cup Champions beating Brazil 2-1.

just won the cup. knocked out england in penalties! beat italy in the final. jesus golden boot. it's nice to dream.. :roll:

I got the game today and it's amazing. The gameplay is much better than Fifa 10, it seems to be more about the build-up rather than just long-balling it straight to the striker. I recommend getting it if you're thinking about it.