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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16420 |
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Yeah I suppose you could make a point for Denmark and Croatia, I'd still want to avoid them though I'd say terms of who'd you want from the current Pot 1 I'd rank them as follows 1.-Czech Republic - could be a dangerous team would be a nice trip too (they do have to play Switzerland in their last game so we might see these two switch pots) 2.Hungary- as described while in good form of the current 10 teams in Pot 1 you'd want them over most of the others 3.Denmark- Who doesn't fancy another trip to Copenhagen joking aside you'd take them over the other teams 4. Croatia- as you say they do have an ageing team, it will be interesting to see what the likes of Modric,Perisic do after the WC but we wrote them off when we got them in 2012 and it bite us, still have a great collection of players at their disposal, but I'd take them over others 5. Portugal - As you say we gave them a decent fight and did take points off them during the last campaign- be again interesting to see potential retirements after the WC 6. Italy- will be current holders and have been struggling a little since winning the Euros, on their day they just know how to win- it we get them the game 100% ROME 7. Netherlands- again on their day they know how to win, Koeman will take over from van Gaal after the WC , they have a good mix of youth and experience so will be tough (I actually think they'll go quite far in WC- potential outsider bet 12/1) 8. Belgium- Their golden generations last real chance this winter perhaps but defence aside a good few are still only early 30's. We gave their B team a decent game back in March but one of the top 3 to avoid 9.Spain- Another who I think could be a potential WC winner, you talk of our great young talents coming through, the likes Pedri, Gavi Ferran Torres,Pino are on a different level. 10. France- Could go onto back to back WC's , while I think they have been flaky at times since, you really wouldn't want them.
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16420 |
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England currently heading for League B and pot 2
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ConorMac77
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And sure enough, they're down. And it's 5 games without a win. Yet, come Mid-november, the Brit tabloids will still be tipping England to win the World Cup.
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The nation holds it's breath...YES, WE'RE THERE!!!
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16420 |
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Can actually see them being humbled by US and the Welsh come November
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J89
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Guaranteed top seeds for the qualifiers will be Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain.
Czech Republic, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, France, and Poland are still fighting for the last three spots as top seeds. England and Bosnia now join Wales as the guaranteed second seeds for the qualifiers and Romania will be third seeds with Sweden. |
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
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Remember some drab performances against Hungary in the recent past but they seem to be on the upswing in fairness. Probably comfortably their best side in decades.
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Dalymount79
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Slovenia beating Norway a bit of a spanner in the 3rd place table and the playoff off route :(
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wanderer
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https://twitter.com/OCowzer/status/1573809869362266112?t=PPavyGI3x5HM9f18vnznsw&s=19
Pretty clear what's needed to get a playoff
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Roberto_Carlow
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Is there a list anywhere of how the seed pots currently stand (or likely to stand).
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You Tell Me
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The overall ranking section of this Wikipedia page basically shows it. 1-11 other than Germany are the first seeds as it stands, 12-21 second seeds 22-31 are third seeds, Russia at 32 are excluded, 33-42 are fourth seeds (Turkey look dangerous there) and then 43 and below are the also rans. There are a number of results in games not involving Ireland that could help our ranking in terms of maybe sneaking an unlikely playoff place, starting with group B3 tomorrow - we would want either Montenegro or Romania to finish third instead of Finland in that group.
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Dalymount79
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I don’t see too many teams from 29 down qualifying directly so confident we’ll be in the playoffs - the League A one being the most likely.
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t_rAndy
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Edit: answered me own question
Edited by t_rAndy - 25 Sep 2022 at 10:58am |
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Roberto_Carlow
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Cheers. Looking forward to the draw in a couple.of weeks
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John Nice
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France likely to remain in Pot 1, England likely to be the only big gun in pot 2.
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Idah Dream!
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John Nice
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Group of Death -Spain, England, Turkey, the North
Best Case - Switzerland, Israel, Bulgaria, Gibralter
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Idah Dream!
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Dalymount79
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16420 |
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If Czechs win they'll switch with Swiss so France would still be pot 1 but yes either Austria or Poland win and they'll be pot 2
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lassassinblanc
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Poland 1 up puts them ahead of France
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