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Liechtenstein managed to tie Portugal 2-2 at Vaduz in a World Cup qualifier match on Oct 9.  Even though it's noted chokers Portugal, it's still a stunning result.  Couple that with Andorra's first ever victory in qualifiers versus Macedonia, and it's been a good week for minnows.

In the CONMEBOL zone, Ecuador is tied for fourth place, amidst a clump of 8 countries who have between 16 and 10 points; put simply, nobody's out of it (the top four teams qualify and #5 plays a home-and-away with the Oceania leader) and there's still 8 games to go.  So, even after their Copa América debacle, Ecuador has as good a chance as any country, besides Brazil and Argentina, to go to Germany `06.  Go Ecuador!