[Nicky91]

https://www.theguardian.com/football...pots-and-rules

https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/e...ers-in-figures



18:00 CET (17:00 UK Time)

[Alf]

I hope we draw Holland.

[Nicky91]

Pot1:

Belgium
France
England
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Croatia
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
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Pot2

Switzerland
Wales
Poland
Sweden
Austria
Ukraine
Serbia
Turkey
Slovakia
Romania
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Pot3

Russia
Hungary
Republic of Ireland
Czech Republic
Norway
Northern Ireland
Iceland
Scotland
Greece
Finland
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Pot4

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovenia
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Albania
Bulgaria
Israel
Belarus
Georgia
Luxembourg
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Pot5

Armenia
Cyprus
Faroe Islands
Azerbaijan
Estonia
Kosovo
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Latvia
Andorra
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Pot6

Malta
Moldova
Liechtenstein
Gibraltar
San Marino

allocation of the pots, before this draw

[Nicky91]

Groups A-J


group winners advance to the world cup

runners up of each group advance to second round of qualifyings

[Nicky91]

[Calderyon]

Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg, Estonia and/or San Marino would be nice.

[Nicky91]

Youtube video

[Nicky91]

England in Group I, a group with 6 nations

[Nicky91]

Wales screwed to be in a group with Belgium

[Nicky91]

first opponent for England is Poland

[Nicky91]

Group A also shaping up as quite an interesting group, portugal/serbia/ireland so far

B so far Spain/Sweden/Greece

C so far Italy/Switzerland/Northern Ireland

D so far France/Ukraine/Finland

[Nicky91]

E so far Belgium/Wales/Czech Republic

F so far Denmark/Austria/Scotland

[Nicky91]

full groups

A: Portugal, Serbia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan
B: Spain, Sweden, Greece, Georgia, Kosovo
C: Italy, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania
D : France, Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Kazakhstan
E: Belgium, Wales, Czech Republic, Belarus, Estonia
F: Denmark, Austria, Scotland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Moldova
G: Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, Gibraltar
H: Croatia, Slovakia, Russia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta
I: England, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Andorra, San Marino
J: Germany, Romania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein

[Crimson Dynamo]

yep good draw for Scotland

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yep good draw for Scotland

not really

Israel are quite a good team

Faroe Islands have the ability to cause an upset sometimes (they proven that against Greece both at home and away)


Denmark, Austria speak for itself that they are higher ranked

[Nicky91]

England on the other hand have a easy group, i am already expecting monster scores against Andorra, San Marino


Germany also a easy draw


Netherlands i am not sure at all LOL, Turkey could beat us, same goes for Norway, i mean even a Montenegro could beat us, i guess only easy win opponent is Gibraltar

[Calderyon]

France, Ukraine, Bosnia Herzegovina and Kazakhstan and us.

Not a very good draw.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

not really

Israel are quite a good team

Faroe Islands have the ability to cause an upset sometimes (they proven that against Greece both at home and away)


Denmark, Austria speak for itself that they are higher ranked

Easy group with no teams any better than us so we shall qualify

[Calderyon]

Scotland has a decent chance at 3rd place.

[Shaun]

Norn Iron don't stand a chance against Italy, Switzerland AND Bulgaria.

Scotland could eke through. Ireland could feasibly make second in their group but Serbia will probably pip them, I reckon. Wales will struggle... and England shouldn't, but I fear they might depending on Hungary's form.

[Calderyon]

A: Portugal 1st and Serbia 2nd
B: Spain 1st and Sweden 2nd
C: Italy 1st and Switzerland 2nd
D : France 1st and Bosnia&Herzegovina 2nd
E: Belgium 1st and Wales 2nd
F: Denmark 1st and Austria 2nd
G: Netherlands 1st and Norway 2nd
H: Croatia 1st and Russia 2nd
I: England 1st and Poland 2nd
J: Germany 1st and Romania 2nd

[Calderyon]

I don't see Finland having much of a shot at this time. France will probably trounch us, Ukraine will beat us and we will lose twice to BIH in 2 hard fought battles.

Maybe 2 wins against Kazakhstan and a tie with someone, but that's it.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Calderyon

Scotland has a decent chance at 3rd place.

Spoiler:

[Cherie]

The Republic actually have a chance, they played Serbia in the play offs for the Euros and should have beaten them, fingers crossed we have some new talent coming through as the current crop are dire

[Nicky91]

Sweden got a tough group here

against Spain


Kosovo is still very much a unknown entity for me so to be considered dangerous before proven otherwise

Georgia is the weakest from the group


Greece, well depending on which form they are in, if they are in form they are a powerhouse, if they are out of form, they are easily the weakest in this group