Brazil 2014 - Footballs going home

[Bradley]

The draw for European qualifying for the 2014 world cup is on Saturday.

Break down is 8 groups, winner qualifies and the play-offs for 4 more spots.

Here's the pots:

FIFA WORLD CUP POOLS
Pot One: England, Spain, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Greece
Pot Two: France, Montenegro, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Turkey, Serbia, Slovakia
Pot Three: Switzerland, Israel, Rep of Ireland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Ukraine, Hungary
Pot Four: N Ireland, Scotland, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Lithuania, Albania, Austria, Poland
Pot Five: Armenia, Finland, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Moldova, FYR Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands
Pot Six: Wales, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malta, Andorra, San Marino

For either Ireland teams I'd take:
Pot One: Any on of Croatia, Norway or Greece
Pot Two: Serbia or Slovakia (This pot is a bit more daunting than pot one, you don't know what level some of these teams will be at)

What say you Englanders and other European types, who do you want in your group?

Any surprise qualifiers from pot 3 to 6?

 

[Oncy]

[quote author=Bradley link=topic=46258.msg1371189#msg1371189 date=1311840045]
The draw for European qualifying for the 2014 world cup is on Saturday.

Break down is 8 groups, winner qualifies and the play-offs for 4 more spots.

Here's the pots:

FIFA WORLD CUP POOLS
Pot One: England, Spain, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Greece
Pot Two: France, Montenegro, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Turkey, Serbia, Slovakia
Pot Three: Switzerland, Israel, Rep of Ireland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Ukraine, Hungary
Pot Four: N Ireland, Scotland, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Lithuania, Albania, Austria, Poland
Pot Five: Armenia, Finland, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Moldova, FYR Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands
Pot Six: Wales, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malta, Andorra, San Marino

For either Ireland teams I'd take:
Pot One: Any on of Croatia, Norway or Greece
Pot Two: Serbia or Slovakia (This pot is a bit more daunting than pot one, you don't know what level some of these teams will be at)

What say you Englanders and other European types, who do you want in your group?

Any surprise qualifiers from pot 3 to 6?
[/quote]How in the fuck are Noraway in pot one? Pity placing?
Didnt Russia get to the semi finals in 2008 and Turkey to the quarters? I dont even remember Norway being in it?

 

[Oncy]

Oh yeah and Belgium, Bosnia and Switzerland are all good sides and could qualify.

 

[Bradley]

Greece are another one, in 2010 they finished 3rd in their group behind the Argies and South Korea. Norway or croatia didn't make it to the finals.

This gives me hope if Ireland can get any of those 3. Republic obviously stand a better chance than Northern Ireland.

 

[Pesam]

Welsh football is a fucking joke, if they ever employed a decent manager and picked the right players (there is talent available to them) they would be as competitive as Ireland/Scotland/Northern Ireland etc. It's criminal that they're now ranked alongside San Marino and Andorra.

 

[Bradley]

[quote author=Pesam link=topic=46258.msg1371200#msg1371200 date=1311840744]
Welsh football is a fucking joke, if they ever employed a decent manager and picked the right players (there is talent available to them) they would be as competitive as Ireland/Scotland/Northern Ireland etc. It's criminal that they're now ranked alongside San Marino and Andorra.
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I would have put them in Pot One. They have Gareth Fucking Bale!

 

[Oncy]

[quote author=Bradley link=topic=46258.msg1371199#msg1371199 date=1311840700]
Greece are another one, in 2010 they finished 3rd in their group behind the Argies and South Korea. Norway or croatia didn't make it to the finals.

This gives me hope if Ireland can get any of those 3. Republic obviously stand a better chance than Northern Ireland.
[/quote]Yeah the concern for Ireland is that there are some good teams in pot 2. SO they could concievably have TWO really good teams against them in the group.
I think the hope would be a Norway or a Greece or Croatia at the top of your group, but failing that (eg an Italy or a Germany) its vital that you get a Slov or some such muck out of group two.
Ideal would be Norway and a Slov that would give you a great chance.
Im hoping we dont end up with someone like France and then Ireland or Switzerland as that would be tough as fuck.
Anyway, good luck everyone.

 

[Jürgen4PM]

FIFA's dodgyness obviously stretches to the rankings as well now.

I don't care who else we get but i would like to be in the same group as the Faroe islands, those twats need to be put back in their place.

 

[Athens]

I think Greece are in pot one because they've qualified for the last few world cups and euro cups. I think so anyway. I would love it if either of the Ireland teams were picked in the same group as Greece as I reckon they're pretty beatable! Also Montenegro in group two? Are they any good? If a group is drawn with Spain and Russia in it would be difficult to get out of.

 

[Holle]

I doesn't really matter who we draw as it's almost certain that we don't stand a chance.

But as my wife and me both have double citizenships it would be nice if Austria played against Italy and Liechtenstein.

So my wish would be:

Italy
Slovenia
Hungary
AUSTRIA
Moldova
Liechtenstein

 

[Pesam]

About bleedin' time Ireland had a decent draw..........

Greece
Slovakia
IRELAND
Albania
Faroe Islands
San Marino

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