CONCACAF U-15 Championship 2013 – Group A
G
W
D
L
PTS
Bermuda
5
5
0
0
15
Cayman Islands
5
4
0
1
12
Aruba
5
3
0
2
9
Bahamas
5
1
1
3
4
US Virgin Islands
5
1
1
3
4
St. Maarten
5
0
0
5
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CONCACAF U-15 Championship 2013 – Group B
G
W
D
L
PTS
Guatemala
4
4
0
0
12
Belize
4
3
0
1
9
Jamaica
4
2
0
2
6
Grenada
4
1
0
3
3
Saint Lucia
4
0
0
4
0 Read more …
CONCACAF U-15 Championship 2013 – Group C
G
W
D
L
PTS
Honduras
4
4
0
0
12
Guadeloupe
4
3
0
1
9
St. Kitts
4
2
0
2
6
St Martin
4
1
0
4
3
Curacao
4
0
0
4
0 Read more …
CONCACAF U-15 Championship 2013 – Group D
G
W
D
L
PTS
El Salvador
5
3
2
0
11
Martinique
5
3
1
1
10
Haiti
5
3
1
1
10
Puerto Rico
5
3
0
2
9
Antigua and Barbuda
5
1
0
4
3
Saint Vincent
5
0
0
5
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2014 Fifa World Cup – Group B
G
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
NED
3
3
0
0
10
3
9
CHI
3
2
0
1
5
3
6
ESP
3
1
0
2
5
7
3
AUS
3
0
0
3
2
7
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2014 Fifa World Cup – Group D
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
PTS
COS
3
2
1
0
4
1
7
URU
3
2
0
1
4
4
6
ITA
3
1
0
1
3
4
3
ENG
3
0
1
2
2
4
1 Read more …
Afghan football returns with Pakistan friendly and new league

August 19 – FIFA are hailing this week’s international friendly between Afghanistan and Pakistan and the start of the second edition of the Afghan Premier League (APL) two days later as major milestones in the recent history of Afghan football. Tuesday’s landmark friendly in Kabul is the first such fixture in Afghanistan since 2003, when the host nation played Turkmenistan, and is expected to be a full house.
FIFA: ‘too early’ for Plan B for World Cup doping tests

By David Owen
August 19 – FIFA has yet to formulate a ‘Plan B’ for handling World Cup doping tests in the event of the local Rio de Janeiro doping control laboratory being unavailable, and is unlikely to do so before next year.
No CL reprieve for Metalist as CAS turns down appeal immediately

By Andrew Warshaw
August 17 – Metalist Kharkiv’s attempt to be re-instated in the Champions League has been dismissed after the Court of Arbitration for Sport turned down their appeal against a UEFA ban for alleged match-fixing, clearing the way for PAOK Salonika to take their place and face Schalke in the playoff round next week.
Israel backs down and issues entry permits for WAFF championship in Palestine

By Mark Baber
August 16 – In the face of a public relations disaster and widespread calls for sanctions from FIFA and UEFA, Israel has relented to pressure to allow youth teams to participate in the 4th West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-16 Championship, it was announced by Jordanian and Palestinian officials today.
Exclusive: Rio lab to learn its fate early next month

By David Owen
August 16 – The UFRJ Rio de Janeiro doping control laboratory should find out early next month if it faces possible revocation of its accreditation, insideworldfootball has learnt. Under the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL), a facility whose accreditation has been revoked is ineligible to perform testing of doping control samples for any testing authority.