Uruguay's 2010 World Cup Qualification Situation

With a devastating loss to Brazil, Uruguay has a tough but manageable road ahead to try to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Argentina's performance is beginning to show signs of weakness, this Fall qualifications looks to be one of the most entertaining in the world.

Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Uruguay all are within reach of 4th and 5th place, and this race will be exciting to watch!

AWAY GAMES
September 5 vs. Peru (eliminated from WC, URU should WIN, beat them 6-0 before)
October 10 vs. Ecuador (5th place, MUST WIN, Tied URU 0-0, ECU has a tough away match with Chile and Columbia)

HOME GAMES
September 9 vs. Columbia (7th place, Lost to URU 0-1 before, has to play Chile, Paraguay)
October 14 vs. Argentina (4th place, URU lost 2-1 away, ARG may self destruct)

Final 4 game record calculations				W=WIN, T=TIE/DRAW, L=LOSS
	Pts	total pts		result for Uruguay to Advance
WWWW	12	30		GUARANTEED PLAYOFF OR BETTER
WWWT	10	28		GUARANTEED PLAYOFF IF BEATS ECUADOR,  AND ECUADOR DOES NOT WIN all other 3 GAMES
WWWL	9	27		GUARANTEED PLAYOFF IF BEATS ECUADOR, AND ECUADOR DOES NOT WIN all other 3 GAMES
WWTT	8	26		? too complicated,  need 1 or 2 results to predict
WWLT	7	25		? too complicated,  need 1 or 2 results to predict
WWLL	6	24		? too complicated,  need 1 or 2 results to predict
WTTT	6	24		? too complicated,  need 1 or 2 results to predict
WLTT	5	23		? too complicated,  need 1 or 2 results to predict
WLLT	4	22		Ecuador must not win any 4 games LLLL/TTTT, Venezuela/Columbia must not get more than 5 pts
TTTT	4	22		Ecuador must LLLT or LLTT and tie Uruguay, Venezuela/Columbia must not get more than 5 pts
WLLL	3	21		Ecuador must not win any 4 games LLLL/LTTT, Venezuela must not get more than 4 pts
LTTT	3	21		Ecuador must lose 3 games and tie Uruguay LLLT, Venezuela must not get more than 4 pts
LLTT	2	20		OUT
LLLT	1	19		OUT
LLLL	0	18		OUT