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Post by Panda on Nov 25, 2007 15:49:45 GMT 1
Starting shortly...
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Post by Panda on Nov 25, 2007 16:35:27 GMT 1
Asian draw:
GROUP 1
Australia
China
Iraq
Qatar
GROUP 2
Japan
Bahrain
Oman
Thailand
GROUP 3
South Korea
North Korea
Jordan
Turkmenistan
GROUP 4
Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan
Lebanon
Singapore
GROUP 5
Iran
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Syria
Top 2 in each group qualify for the next stage.
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Post by Panda on Nov 25, 2007 17:01:41 GMT 1
CONCACAF draw:
GROUP A
Dominica v Barbados
USA v Dominica or Barbados
Turks & Caicos Islands v St. Lucia
Guatemala v Turks & Caicos Islands or St. Lucia
Bermuda v Cayman Islands
Trinidad & Tobago v Bermuda or Cayman Islands
Aruba v Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba or Antigua & Barbuda v Cuba
GROUP B
Belize v St. Kitts & Nevis
Belize or St. Kitts & Nevis v Mexico
Bahamas v British Virgin Islands
Jamaica v Bahamas or British Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic v Puerto Rico
Honduras v Dominican Republic or Honduras
Canada v St. Vincent & The Grenadines
GROUP C
Grenada v US Virgin Islands
Grenada or US Virgin Islands v Costa Rica
Surinam v Montserrat
Surinam or Montserrat v Guyana
El Salvador v Anguilla
Panama v El Salvador or Anguilla
Nicaragua v Netherlands Antilles
Haiti v Nicaragua or Netherlands Antilles
Winners from knockout rounds go forward to the 1st group stage and will play in the groups they are listed under above.
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Post by frag on Nov 25, 2007 17:16:04 GMT 1
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Post by frag on Nov 25, 2007 17:21:48 GMT 1
England's group:
Croatia
England
Ukraine
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Andorra
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Post by frag on Nov 25, 2007 17:23:04 GMT 1
Could have been worse... look at Scotland's group:
Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, Macedonia, Iceland
Could have been a *lot* better - look at Israel's group!
Greece
Israel
Switzerland
Moldova
Latvia
Luxembourg
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Post by wonderwall on Nov 25, 2007 17:23:09 GMT 1
England's group: Croatia England Ukraine Belarus Kazakhstan Andorra im happy with that could have been much worse  |
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Post by Panda on Nov 25, 2007 17:24:35 GMT 1
European draw:
GROUP 1
Portugal
Sweden
Denmark
Hungary
Albania
Malta
GROUP 2
Greece
Israel
Switzerland
Moldova
Latvia
Luxembourg
GROUP 3
Czech Republic
Poland
Northern Ireland
Slovakia
Slovenia
San Marino
GROUP 4
Germany
Russia
Finland
Wales
Azerbaijan
Liechtenstein
GROUP 5
Spain
Turkey
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Armenia
Estonia
GROUP 6
Croatia
England
Ukraine
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Andorra
GROUP 7
France
Romania
Serbia
Lithuania
Austria
Faroe Islands
GROUP 8
Italy
Bulgaria
Rep. of Ireland
Cyprus
Georgia
Montenegro
GROUP 9
Netherlands
Scotland
Norway
Macedonia
Iceland
The 9 group winners qualify automatically, the best 8 runners-up go into the play-offs.
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Post by Doctor Blind on Nov 25, 2007 17:24:52 GMT 1
Croatia again...  |
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Post by Thor on Nov 25, 2007 17:25:57 GMT 1
Could have been worse... look at Scotland's group: Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, Macedonia, Iceland Could have been a *lot* better - look at Israel's group! Greece Israel Switzerland Moldova Latvia Luxembourg I laughed at that group too. I'm hoping for a Latvian revival. Possibly the weakest group in memory. |
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Post by Tom on Nov 25, 2007 17:32:35 GMT 1
As others have said while Ukraine isn't going to be easy it could have been worse, at least we avoided teams like Italy and France, and hopefully the two defeats to Croatia in Euro 2008 qualifying will fire the players up to gain revenge this time. At worst we should finish 2nd and make the playoffs.
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Post by frag on Nov 25, 2007 17:33:05 GMT 1
South Africa are going to be taking part in qualifying...  |
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 25, 2007 17:34:20 GMT 1
Could have been worse... look at Scotland's group: Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, Macedonia, Iceland Could have been a *lot* better - look at Israel's group! Greece Israel Switzerland Moldova Latvia Luxembourg I think it's only one automatic qualifier, and I'm not sure who there is seeded, Greece or Switzerland. Not sure why you called it "Israel's group". were Israel the 2nd seed? I'm hoping Israel can qualify from that group, after Switzerland pipped them for the last world cup in a group that also contained France. Greece are good at European Championships now but not sure if they will be good for World Cups by then. |
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Post by Thor on Nov 25, 2007 17:38:02 GMT 1
South Africa are going to be taking part in qualifying... They act as African Nations Cup qualifiers too. |
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Post by S1m on Nov 25, 2007 17:42:51 GMT 1
England Vs. Kazakhstan should be fun! We can burn Borats.
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Post by frag on Nov 25, 2007 17:44:33 GMT 1
European draw analysis...
Because it was more interesting than a maths question, I assigned points to each group based on the teams in it. For the first three pots, the #1 (FIFA-ranked) team was given 9 points, the #2 team 8 points, and so on down to the #9 team, given 1 point.
Same structure for pot 4, except the points values were halved. Pots 5 and 6: ignored.
The results of this: overall, England's group is the third-strongest, but mainly because of the 9 points from England - disregarding all pot 2 points, England's group is the second-weakest.
Overall ranking:
1=. Group 7 and Group 9 (21 pts)
3. Group 6 (20.5 pts)
4. Group 5 (19 pts)
5=. Groups 3 and 8 (18 pts)
7. Group 4 (16.5 pts)
8. Group 1 (15.5 pts - surprising as it looks fairly tough)
9. Group 2 (7 pts)
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Post by Panda on Nov 25, 2007 17:51:16 GMT 1
African draw:
GROUP 1
Cameroon
Cape Verde Islands
Tanzania
Mauritius
GROUP 2
Guinea
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Kenya
GROUP 3
Angola
Benin
Uganda
Niger
GROUP 4
Nigeria
South Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone
GROUP 5
Ghana
Libya
Gabon
Lesotho
GROUP 6
Senegal
Algeria
Liberia
Gambia
GROUP 7
Ivory Coast
Mozambique
Botswana
Madagascar
GROUP 8
Morocco
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Mauritania
GROUP 9
Tunisia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Seychelles
GROUP 10
Mali
Congo
Sudan
Chad
GROUP 11
Togo
Zambia
Eritrea
Swaziland
GROUP 12
Egypt
Democratic Republic of Congo
Malawi
Djibouti
The 12 group winners, plus the best 8 runners-up qualify for the final group stage. South Africa are taking part because the competition also acts as qualifying for the 2010 Nations Cup but they still qualify automatically for the World Cup.
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Post by Panda on Nov 25, 2007 17:53:56 GMT 1
Could have been worse... look at Scotland's group: Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, Macedonia, Iceland Could have been a *lot* better - look at Israel's group! Greece Israel Switzerland Moldova Latvia Luxembourg I think it's only one automatic qualifier, and I'm not sure who there is seeded, Greece or Switzerland. Not sure why you called it "Israel's group". were Israel the 2nd seed? I'm hoping Israel can qualify from that group, after Switzerland pipped them for the last world cup in a group that also contained France. Greece are good at European Championships now but not sure if they will be good for World Cups by then. The teams are listed in seeding order so Greece are the seeds in that group (it was them who pipped England to a top seeding), with Israel 2nd. |
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Post by frag on Nov 25, 2007 18:00:05 GMT 1
I think it's only one automatic qualifier, and I'm not sure who there is seeded, Greece or Switzerland. Not sure why you called it "Israel's group". were Israel the 2nd seed? Yes, I was referring to the second seeds. |
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Post by o on Nov 25, 2007 18:06:05 GMT 1
Very easetrn europe our group, croatia and andorra again, how dull! Could be tough to win, and even finish 2nd, knowing us!
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