International football thread - Euro Qualifiers

[MTVN]

Can't see a general thread in the last year or so that would suit this

Who's excited for England vs Italy tonight then. Expecting a bit of a snoozefest on the pitch but be interesting to see how much trouble there is in Naples tonight. Tough first qualifier though and don't think Ukraine will be a pushover either

[Crimson Dynamo]

i will watch but cant really stand the international break.

[MTVN]

Kalvin Phillips starts for England, he's probably had about 20 minutes of game time this season

[bots]

the build up to this match has been funny with both managers competing to say who has the crappiest team :laugh:

[GiRTh]

Phillips in the line up. :facepalm:

Fine player and I wish Arsenal could sign a player of his quality and let him warm the bench but no way should he be starting.

Southgate is far too loyal. It's like these guys have never let him down so they play. That is not how a top manager acts. Listen to Pep he's never far away from saying how he wants the team to improve, not these guys dont let me down.

England won't win a thing with Sir Gareth and a Spurs player ss captain.

[Crimson Dynamo]

That England team is a joke. Its not the best players in the best form - its loser Southgate's mates

diabolical liberty

Come on Italy

[Zizu]

Maybe we need an embarrassing defeat to highlight what an loser Southgate is

[MTVN]

There he is, England's best player putting us ahead!

[Zizu]

There he is, England's best player putting us ahead!


He’s not even the best player at crappy West Ham :)


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[MTVN]

We are all Cypriots today

[Crimson Dynamo]

The pathetic SFA sold this game to Viaplay so noone one in Scotland can see it unless they go to the pub (which most folk will tbh)

Me and the lad are off to a league 2 game at 3pm so wont watch Scotland

[MTVN]

Oh I just assumed it was on Sky :skull: that is disgraceful

Looks like I'm sticking to the matchplay golf this afternoon then

[bots]

it's the larnaka team that played west ham last week, they just put on different shirts, so i expect Scotland to find them tough opposition

[Nicky91]

it's the larnaka team that played west ham last week, they just put on different shirts, so i expect Scotland to find them tough opposition

there aren't any larnaka players in their squad though

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[Cherie]

:joker:

[bots]

Seems like they are having eurovision a bit early this year :think:

[Zizu]

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I never did find out what that song was about .. I’m not one for song lyrics at the best of times


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[Crimson Dynamo]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssss

[Beso]

Another clean sheet for unbeaten and top of the table Scotland.

Scotland 2 spain 0

[MTVN]

Well fair play to the Jocks!

[bots]

what a result for scotland

[bots]

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[Crimson Dynamo]

:laugh2:

[Zizu]

Why on Earth did Spain play Rodri the Chelsea keeper and nine strangers


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[Crimson Dynamo]

Why on Earth did Spain play Rodri the Chelsea keeper and nine strangers


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who cares

their boys took a heeeeeellllllllluuuuuuuvvvvaaa beating

:dance::dance::dance:

[Zizu]

who cares

their boys took a heeeeeellllllllluuuuuuuvvvvaaa beating

:dance::dance::dance:


Have you been listening to Cundy :)


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[MTVN]

Rodri banging on about how rubbish Scotland's tactics were :joker:

[Zizu]

Rodri banging on about how rubbish Scotland's tactics were :joker:


It was a bit rich to have the grass so long !!

:)


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[Crimson Dynamo]

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[Beso]

Stick that up yer erse Rodri.

[Nicky91]

Kazakhstan winning against Northern Ireland :o


how?????


matchfixing much, from that corrupt pro-russian country

[bots]

it's absolutely pelting down. the pitch is completely waterlogged. It's insane actually, it should be postponed

[bots]

yessssssssssssssssssssssss 1-0

[bots]

it's absolutely pelting down. the pitch is completely waterlogged. It's insane actually, it should be postponed

it's been abandoned/delayed now lol

[Crimson Dynamo]

it's been abandoned/delayed now lol

im 20 miles up the road from there and its dry and sunny here :joker:

[bots]

if the game doesnt finish tonight, it goes to st mirren tomorrow :laugh:

[James]

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[bots]

it was crazy :laugh:

Another pitch inspection coming up soon


There was a shot at goal from georgia and the ball stopped in its tracks as it approached the goal :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

It was thunder showers popping up right on Glasgow and not moving that caused it, a few miles east and it's dry and sunny

[James]

if the game doesnt finish tonight, it goes to st mirren tomorrow [emoji23]Would be better to play it next season.

[bots]

its pissing down again, so i think it's unlikely to go ahead, we find out in the next 10 mins

[bots]

the ball isnt bouncing in the penalty area lol

[Crimson Dynamo]

The rain will be finished in a mo

[bots]

the teams have gone back in, so i've no idea whats happening

[bots]

if no further rain, it will restart at 9:15

[bots]

the georgia players are refusing to come out looool


it's a soap opera. If georgia refuse to play they will forfeit the game

Resume now at 9:30 lol

[Crimson Dynamo]

Award us the win 3-0

Pathetic Georgia

[Beso]

Mon the weegies wi the squeegies.

[bots]

2-0 :dance:

[Beso]

Imagine scotland being 1st to qualify..if carlsberg did qualifying!!

[Swan]

Chelsea legend Steve Clarke showing how it's does....

[bots]

they need to sort out the handball issue

Georgia miss a penalty :laugh:

[bots]

FT Scotland 2-0 Georgia

[Crimson Dynamo]

Woop woop

[bots]

:dance:

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[Niamh.]

Ireland won our match too

[bots]

Ireland won our match too

makes a change :dog:

[Nicky91]

Ireland won our match too

Ireland didn't play though?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ireland didn't play though?

they beat Gibraltar

[Nicky91]

they beat Gibraltar

not mentioned here in my nation

[Nicky91]

todays games

Georgia - Spain

Turkiye - Armenia

Croatia - Latvia

Luxembourg - Iceland

Cyprus - Scotland

Slovakia - Portugal

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Liechtenstein


tomorrows games

Azerbaijan - Belgium

Estonia - Sweden

Ukraine - England

Andorra - Belarus

Romania - Israel

North Macedonia - Italy

Kosovo - Switzerland

[Zizu]

Morata in fabulous form for Spain scoring a great hattrick ..


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[bots]

2-0 to Scotland currently :dance:

[Beso]

2-0 to Scotland currently :dance:

:dance:

[bots]

3-0 :laugh:

[Beso]

:banana:

[Nicky91]

16 yr old Barca talent Lamine Yamal scoring in his Spain debut

:worship: :dazzler:

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[Nicky91]

Germany playing a friendly tonight vs Japan

road to the homeground euro's continues for Herr Hansi and his Mannschaft

i'm watching that i think

[Zizu]

Germany playing a friendly tonight vs Japan

road to the homeground euro's continues for Herr Hansi and his Mannschaft

i'm watching that i think


How did Endo play ??


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[Alf]

Tattie scones and Irn Bru is the new football diet. It was inevitable that it would go that way.

[Swan]

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[Beso]

Tattie scones and Irn Bru is the new football diet. It was inevitable that it would go that way.

I mean, 12 qualifying matches in a row now..from the world cup and euros....3 goals conceded...and a **** load scored..


If tennenets lager made football!!

[Nicky91]

today the day we are gonna demolish the silly Irish in their pathetic Aviva Stadium


Xavi Simons = Neymar 2.0

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://twitter.com/THFCanna/status/1700525875295310263?s=20

[Nicky91]

Kazakhstan need their win now

currently 0-0 vs Northern Ireland

13 minutes in

[Nicky91]

so far

1-0 for the Kazakhi's

a goal from Samorodov (his 2nd goal for the national team from the forward of FC Aktobe)

[Nicky91]

other games today

Finland - Denmark

Faroe Islands - Moldova

Montenegro - Bulgaria

Ireland - Netherlands

Greece - Gibraltar

Lithuania - Serbia

Albania - Poland

San Marino - Slovenia

[Nicky91]

i think Finland - Denmark could be a interesting one

[Nicky91]

Kazakhstan - N.Ireland 1-0 FT


Kazakhi's on 12 points now, remain in the race for the euro's

[Nicky91]

Group H is exciting now

whew

both Denmark and Slovenia on 13 points and Kazakhstan, Finland on 12 points


:o

albania's sensational 2-0 win over poland puts them in the lead of their group now

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todays games

Armenia - Croatia

Portugal - Luxembourg

Iceland - Bosnia & Herzegovina

Latvia - Wales

Slovakia - Liechtenstein

[Swan]

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[Nicky91]

Belgium - Estonia



Red Devils with superstar talents like Charles De Ketelaere, Lois Openda, Johan Bakayoko

[bots]

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He certainly played a blinder there

[Zizu]

He certainly played a blinder there


It was Luxembourg though .. they are still all semi pro aren’t they ?


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[Nicky91]

It was Luxembourg though .. they are still all semi pro aren’t they ?


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yeah

still at semi pro level but most luxembourgish top teams do compete in european cup football, F91 Dudelange made the group stage of europa league once as first luxembourgish team to do so

[Nicky91]

:bawling: am in tears my Sheni's losing to the overhyped blonde loser Haaland


:bawling: :bawling:

[Nicky91]

think the surprise qualifiers could be Albania, Slovenia the way things are looking now

and tbh Albania 2 point lead over Czechia and Moldova, whereas Poland seem to be trailing now with a 4 point gap


Slovenia leading the group H with Denmark both on 13 points, although 1 point away from Finland and Kazakhstan on 12

[Nicky91]

Latvia - Armenia

Spain - Scotland

Croatia - Turkiye

Belarus - Romania

Albania - Czechia

Faroe Islands - Poland

Cyprus - Norway

Andorra - Kosovo

are thursdays games

[Nicky91]

tomorrows games

Estonia - Azerbaijan

Netherlands - France

Portugal - Slovakia

Iceland - Luxembourg

Ireland - Greece

Austria - Belgium

Liechtenstein - Bosnia & Herzegovina

[James]

Is anyone watching Spain vs Scotland?

[bots]

i didn't watch, but we were robbed

[Beso]

2 games against Spain 20 to us, 2 nil to them.

Dont blow it now scotland.

[Nicky91]

tonight Netherlands up against France


bring it on Mbappe lazy snail i say

[Nicky91]

not bad, just losing 1-2 to France

[Nicky91]

Netherlands have qualified for the euros

:cheer2: :cheer2:

[Nicky91]

important 3 points for Kazakhstan to stay in the running for either a direct qualification spot or play offs



Yay Slovenia really getting close now, same as Denmark

[Nicky91]

qualified teams so far are

Germany (Hosts)
Belgium
France
Portugal
Spain
Scotland
Turkey
Austria
England

[Nicky91]

the play offs are so difficult with this nations league system


it seems

Kazakhstan is assured of play offs, same goes for Italy if they don't qualify directly

Luxembourg is assured of play offs, but may still qualify directly

Bosnia & Herzegovina are in the play offs

Finland are in the play offs

Georgia are in the play offs



some eliminated

Sweden
North Macedonia
Malta
Gibraltar
Latvia
Lithuania
Northern Ireland
San Marino
Belarus
Andorra
Liechtenstein

[Nicky91]

Israel has to play their matches in November, and the play offs are held March 2024 so plenty of time, for them to also play vs Kosovo then

[Nicky91]

Kosovo beat Israel 1-0


big winners are Romania and Switzerland with that match result, not looking good at the moment for Norway (whom rely on Israel directly qualifying if they want to be in the play offs)

[bots]

Scotland have already qualified :dance:

[Nicky91]

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Norway team shame on you, for letting the norwegian pele miss out of another big tournament

[Nicky91]

embarrassing for the UEFA that they didn't rig it for Norway

:bored:


but allow amateurs like Romania, Albania, Netherlands to qualify

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[Nicky91]

tonights games

Albania - Faroe Islands

Northern Ireland - Denmark

San Marino - Finland

North Macedonia - England


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important matches

Slovenia - Kazakhstan (winner will directly qualify, if slovenia loses they are eliminated, if kazakhstan loses they are in play offs)

Ukraine - Italy (winner will directly qualify, if ukraine loses they are eliminated, if italy loses they are in play offs)

Czechia - Moldova (winner will directly qualify, if moldova loses they are eliminated, if czechia loses they are in play offs)

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[Nicky91]

Ukraine still has a chance though, through the play offs?


me rooting for Kazakhstan, Luxembourg

[Nicky91]

tonight Path A, B, C play offs

[Nicky91]

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSS no Israel at the euro's


thank you Iceland :cheer2:

[GiRTh]

Are England losing to a half decent team again?

Its such a shame that to actually win a tournament you're probably gonna have to beat one if not two very good sides. If England wins the Euros it will be despite Southgate not due to Southgate.

[GiRTh]

Listen to the commentary.

'Well there are some positives for Gareth'. What positives. England are showing once again they cant dominate a half decent team.

[Zizu]

Listen to the commentary.

'Well there are some positives for Gareth'. What positives. England are showing once again they cant dominate a half decent team.


Our defence and keeper should be completely replaced at half time !!

They’ve all made stupidly , careless mistakes.. in the first ten minutes


Dunk isn’t good enough at least three bad errors , Stones , Konsa and Gomes have all been careless - Pickford playing like Ramsdale


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[Zizu]

On the plus side ..

Toney and Mainoo are both England starters to my mind and whilst I’m not a fan of Bowen he has done well ..

Bellingham seems to be trying too hard - maybe he’s believing his own hype

Foden nothing special again ..

Rice is workman-like as always


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[bots]

Scotland and England sure are preparing well for the euros :laugh:

[Zizu]

Get *****g Maddison on pronto ..

We need some creativity ffs

We are making Tielemans look like a footballing genius yet I’m not sure he’s even a starter for Villa

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[Zizu]

That was a clear dive from Doku .. how can the ref fall for that ?

Then VAR loses two penalties on Foden then Bowen


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[Zizu]

Why not bring on Maddison and Palmer ?

We know all about Foden and Bellingham ?


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[Zizu]

Maddison shows his class after 5 seconds


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[Zizu]

Will Southgate be brave enough to make the correct squad selections

I think not


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[GiRTh]

Garbage. Southgate celebrating like he's won the Euros.

Drawing with a team they should be beating.

[Zizu]

Garbage. Southgate celebrating like he's won the Euros.

Drawing with a team they should be beating.


Why have we allowed this duffer to manage England 93 times !!

More than any other manager apparently


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[Zizu]

Maddison shows his class after 5 seconds


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Then Maddison set up Bellinghams goal with a beautiful assist


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[Zizu]

https://x.com/MN456782/status/1772725445974175912?s=20


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[GiRTh]

https://x.com/MN456782/status/1772725445974175912?s=20


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[Zizu]

Player ratings ..


Any thoughts

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[Nicky91]

well done Georgia :clap1: The Sheni's for the first time at the euro's

[MTVN]

San Marino could be about to win their first game since 2004 vs Liechtenstein

[MTVN]

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[Alf]

1831795156288466981Kamala Harris would have the lichtensteinians shot if that was USA.

[Benjamin]

Poor Liechtenstein

[Mystic Mock]

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I wonder if Rooney will have that reaction when he gets his first win as Plymouth Manager... Next season?:hehe:

[Alf]

I wonder if Rooney will have that reaction when he gets his first win as Plymouth Manager... Next season?:hehe:Rooney doesn't need to prove anything to you. He's the best English football player you've ever seen.

[Mystic Mock]

Rooney doesn't need to prove anything to you. He's the best English football player you've ever seen.

He isn't Harry Kane or Steven Gerrard.

Either way, he is a terrible Manager who should be managing a team like San Marino.

He is in a false position being Plymouth Manager.

[Alf]

He isn't Harry Kane or Steven Gerrard.

Either way, he is a terrible Manager.I know he's not Harry Kane or Steven Gerrard. Like I said, he's the best English player you've ever seen.

[Mystic Mock]

I know he's not Harry Kane or Steven Gerrard. Like I said, he's the best English player you've ever seen.

Well I just named two players that were better.:laugh:

[Nicky91]

no police security during Netherlands - Bosnia Herzegovina game tomorrow, still ongoing police strikes in my nation

[Crimson Dynamo]

Brilliant from Kane

[Nicky91]

wonderful assist from Perisic apparently in the Croatia game


:D


and it seems Dalic took example of Bosz, and starting him as right back instead of left back