what will happen next?

Since the Algerian Ambassador was called into the Egyptian Foreign Ministry today for the second time this week (the other time being because of mass vandalism against Egyptian businesses in Algiers after Egypt won the final qualifying match), and since Egypt has recalled its Ambassador to Algeria for consultations, I’d be shocked if Algeria doesn’t end up recalling my neighbor the Ambassador tomorrow.

Now, let’s hope that North and South Korea don’t end up in the same World Cup group! (Or is that actually forbidden? Can FIFA forbid certain group pairings for political safety reasons? I don’t know, but more serious fans might know. For example, if Israel ever qualifies, what would happen? I would guess that some teams, such as Iran, would surely choose to forfeit instead of play.)