October 2005 in Sports - 8 October 2005

8 October 2005

• Football (soccer): Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches
  • Africa
    • Botswana 1 – 2 Guinea
    • Cameroon 1 – 1 Egypt
      • This draw, combined with Côte d'Ivoire's win over Sudan, means that Cameroon failed to qualify for the finals for the first time since 1986. Cameroon defender Pierre Wome misses an injury-time penalty that would have sent them through to Germany.
    • Cape Verde 0 – 4 Ghana
      • Ghana were assured of qualifying before the end of this match once South Africa drew with Congo DR. This will be the Black Stars' first appearance in the World Cup finals.
    • Congo 2 – 3 Togo
      • Togo also qualify for their first World Cup finals.
    • Gabon 0 – 0 Algeria
    • Malawi 3 – 0 Kenya
    • Nigeria 5 – 1 Zimbabwe
    • Rwanda 0 – 1 Angola
      • Angola's win means that Nigeria failed to qualify for the finals for the first time since 1990. Angola qualify for the first time ever.
    • Senegal 3 – 0 Mail
    • South Africa 2 – 2 Congo DR
    • Sudan 1 – 3 Côte d'Ivoire
      • This result, combined with the Cameroon-Egypt draw, sends Côte d'Ivoire to their first World Cup finals ever.
    • Tunisia 2 – 2 Morocco
      • Morocco needed a win in order to qualify; instead Tunisia will be going to Germany.
    • Uganda 2 – 2 Burkina Faso
  • Asia – 5th place playoff, first leg (replay)
    • Uzbekistan 1 – 1 Bahrain
  • CONCACAF
    • Costa Rica 3 – 0 USA
      • With a win over the already-qualified USA, Costa Rica punch their ticket to Germany.
    • Mexico 5 – 2 Guatemala
    • Panama 0 – 1 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Europe
    • Belgium 0 – 2 Spain
    • Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 – 0 San Marino
    • Bulgaria 2 – 0 Hungary
    • Croatia 1 – 0 Sweden
      • Combined with the Netherlands' victory over the Czech Republic, this win puts Croatia through to Germany. Even if they do not win their group, their points total assures them of one of the two automatic qualifying spots for UEFA second-place finishers.
    • Cyprus 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland
    • Czech Republic 0 – 2 Netherlands
      • The Netherlands' victory ensures that both Poland and England will qualify from UEFA Group 6, and Croatia will qualify from Group 8.
    • Denmark 1 – 0 Greece
    • England 1 – 0 Austria
    • Finland 0 – 1 Romania
    • Georgia 0 – 0 Kazakhstan
    • Israel 2 – 1 Faroe Islands
    • Italy 1 – 0 Slovenia
      • Italy clinches a spot in Germany.
    • Lithuania 0 – 2 Serbia and Montenegro
    • Northern Ireland 2 – 3 Wales
    • Norway 1 – 0 Moldova
    • Portugal 2 – 1 Liechtenstein
      • Portugal secures their ticket to Germany despite going 0–1 down to tiny Liechtenstein at half time.
    • Russia 5 – 1 Luxembourg
    • Scotland 0 – 1 Belarus
    • Slovakia 1 – 0 Estonia
    • Switzerland 1 – 1 France
    • Ukraine 2 – 2 Albania
  • South America
    • Colombia 1 – 1 Chile
    • Ecuador 0 – 0 Uruguay
    • Venezuela 0 – 1 Paraguay
      • Paraguay and Ecuador secure the last guaranteed spots for South American teams in Germany. Uruguay, Colombia, and Chile continue to battle for the 5th place to contest a spot with Australia.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 American League Division Series, Game 4
    • Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees, postponed, rain. Angels lead series 2–1.
  • 2005 National League Division Series, Game 3
    • Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 3
      • WP: Roy Oswalt. LP: Jorge Sosa. HRs: Atl — None; Hou — Jason Lane. Craig Biggio had three doubles, and Jason Lane hit the eventual game-winning homer to again put the Atlanta Braves on the edge of elimination. Astros lead series 2–1.
    • St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4.
      • WP: Matt Morris. LP: Woody Williams. SV: Jason Isringhausen. HRs: StL — David Eckstein; SD — Ramon Hernandez, Dave Roberts. David Eckstein's second-inning home run and Reggie Sanders' two-RBI double were part of a four-run second inning that sent Woody Williams to the showers, and the Cardinals swept the Western Division champions at PETCO Park. Cardinals win series, 3–0.

• College football:
  • Northwestern College, an NCAA Division III school in St. Paul, Minnesota, becomes the first school in modern history to play two games in the same day. They start their day with a noon CDT (1700 UTC) home game against Trinity Bible College, winning 59–0. They then travel less than 7 miles (11 km) for a 7:00 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC, 9 October) game against Macalester College, and win 47–14. (AP/Yahoo!)