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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 8:18am

Doesnt matter if they're in the same qualification group, playoffs are based on the Nations League.

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 8:20am

It’s all very simple!

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 8:45am

Yoco Santos wrote:

Its based on the Nations League rankings rather than actual qualification groups. Sure we had Denmark in the NL and again in the qualifiers. If Georgia managed to finish 2nd behind Switzerland, we could have drawn Denmark in the play offs too.

Cool. Thanks mate. So we could actually have a playoff final against the 6 counties?

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 8:45am

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 9:13am

So the higher ranked team gets home advantage in the playoff semi-final and final?

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 9:15am

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The draw format is still up in the air as UEFA haven't said specifics around the draw apart from they will try to keep hosts apart, NL Group Winners can't play teams from a higher league and they will start the draw from Path D.

With host aspect in mind, I imagine they will bump at least one of Romania or Hungary up to path A. That way all hosts that are in the playoff will be in separate paths (Scotland C, Ireland B, Romania or Hungary A - if both qualify for playoffs, one will stay in C)

The teams that could still need the playoffs from League B

Bosnia - barring a freakish set of results will be the topped ranked team in League B playoff

Sweden - will most likely qualify directly for the tournament

Austria - 99% will qualify directly directly for the tournament

Wales - Probably 50-50 to qualify directly for the tournament or need the playoffs

Czech Republic - will most likely qualify directly for the tournament

Slovakia - Probably 30% to qualify directly. Most likely will end up in the play offs

Turkey - 99% will qualify directly for the tournament

The Éire - We only do playoffs

Northern Ireland - Most likely need a play off.

The most likely scenario for B is the five below teams qualify for the four B play off spots.

In order of ranking

1. Bosnia

2. Wales

3. Slovakia

4. The Éire

5. Northern Ireland

*If only 4 teams from B qualify, the below is irrelevant as the four teams will play 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd. Realistically only Wales or Slovakia can qualify directly (obviously ROI can with a win v Denmark too...) :

Wales qualify directly - Bosnia v NI, Slovakia v ROI

Slovakia qualify directly - Bosnia v NI, Wales v ROI

If 5 (or more) teams qualify for the play offs in Path B, there will be a draw to move teams up to Path A until there are four teams left in Path B.

Bosnia have to stay in path B as they won their NL Group and ROI will most likely have to stay in path B as the only host nation in that path. So a draw will take place to move one of Wales, Slovakia or Northern Ireland (or any more teams that need a play off from Path B - exception being if Sweden need a play off. As group winners, they must stay in Path B also) up to path A.

Wales get drawn up to A - Bosnia v NI, Slovakia v ROI.

Slovakia get drawn up to A - Bosnia v NI, Wales v ROI.

NI get drawn up to A - Bosnia v ROI, Wales v Slovakia

Home semi final is gone now as far I can tell unless Slovakia beat Croatia 0-7 away and then draw their last game with Azerbaijan with Wales winning their last two matches. Wales and Slovakia qualify directly for the tournament, every other team above us in B qualifies as expected and leave us as the second best ranked team in B. So you're saying theres a chance...

I have read this 4 times now and still can't understand what the f**k is going on. Bottom line is though that at the moment we are more or less guaranteed a play off?

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 9:23am

dogrady26 wrote:

So the higher ranked team gets home advantage in the playoff semi-final and final?

I thought it was done by male life-expancy in the state’s capital city?

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 9:44am

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Doesnt matter if they're in the same qualification group, playoffs are based on the Nations League.

Doesn't matter who we draw, they will bash us.

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 9:55am

If we can't qualify needing a single win from our last two games or via a play-off we don't deserve to be there to be honest.

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 10:26am

Groups as below according to Ewan McKenna, I believe its a coin toss to see who would have hole advantage for a final

B Bosnia - N Ireland Slovakia - Ireland

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 10:26am

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Groups as below according to Ewan McKenna, I believe its a coin toss to see who would have hole advantage for a final

B Bosnia - N Ireland Slovakia - Ireland

We surely have hole advantage in Dublin?

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 10:27am

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Groups as below according to Ewan McKenna, I believe its a coin toss to see who would have hole advantage for a final

As if it wasn't complicated enough already! Although we might actually have a chance in golf. Hopefully we get the 16th at the K Club.

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 10:32am

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nvidic wrote:

Groups as below according to Ewan McKenna, I believe its a coin toss to see who would have hole advantage for a final

B Bosnia - N Ireland Slovakia - Ireland

We surely have hole advantage in Dublin?

You could toss a coin between Dublin and Bratislava in terms of which is the bigger hole to be honest.

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 10:36am

Tiny stadium too so more hassle with tickets ffs

They've only gone and done it

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 10:37am

Any early talk of a Delaney train being laid on for Slovakia?

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 11:23am

sorting travel for that potential double header would be a nightmare surely? And tickets as well, would it be sold as a double header match? With refund if we didn’t win the semi-final? The thought of winning in Bosnia and trying to work out a way to either, get to Bratislava, Cardiff or home LOL

I’m sure though, many people will have it worked out well before if it comes to it. All part of the fun of being an international football fan Smile

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Posted: 16 Oct 2019 at 11:25am

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sorting travel for that potential double header would be a nightmare surely? And tickets as well, would it be sold as a double header match? With refund if we didn’t win the semi-final? The thought of winning in Bosnia and trying to work out a way to either, get to Bratislava, Cardiff or home LOL

I’m sure though, many people will have it worked out well before if it comes to it. All part of the fun of being an international football fan Smile

We will only have one game, which will male the trip easier.*

*Unless UEFA have added a back foot through a third-place playoff in the playoffs.

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