Picking on Someone Your Own Size

Kazakhstan, for those not in the know, is the 9th largest country in the world. Andorra ranks 196th, squeezed between Saint Lucia and some semi-country known as The Northern Mariana Islands. So it was not a surprise to see what would happen when the two countries met in their first 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match in late August.

Central Stadium at Night

First some background information on both teams. Kazakhstan (which since 2002 competes in European competitions, not Asian) has had some good home form: beating Serbia, tying Belgium, and holding Portugal goalless for about 80 minutes in 2007.