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Post by Panda on Nov 29, 2013 22:52:06 GMT 1
I saw a similar site last week - it's a nice piece of work.
This what I "drew":
GROUP A: Brazil, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Russia GROUP B: Switzerland, Australia, Cameroon, Croatia GROUP C: Spain, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Bosnia GROUP D: Uruguay, South Korea, France, Portugal GROUP E: Germany, USA, Ecuador, Netherlands GROUP F: Belgium, Iran, Chile, Italy GROUP G: Argentina, Mexico, Ghana, Greece GROUP H: Colombia, Japan, Algeria, England
Following the Elo Ratings, that would give us an intriguing quarter-final line-up with arguably the top 4 teams in the world in the same half of the draw:
Brazil v Spain Germany v Argentina Switzerland v Portugal Netherlands v Colombia
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Post by Panda on Nov 29, 2013 22:57:31 GMT 1
Projected quarter-finals for frag's tournament:
Brazil v Switzerland Germany v Colombia Argentina v Netherlands Spain v England
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Post by suedehead on Dec 2, 2013 14:31:24 GMT 1
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Post by frag on Dec 2, 2013 19:20:46 GMT 1
...which, for me, featured Germany beating Switzerland in the final, after Switzerland beat Brazil in the semis. The "surprise factor" also saw group finishing orders of Honduras-Croatia-Algeria-Uruguay, and Bosnia-Japan-Spain-Chile.
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Post by Paddy on Dec 2, 2013 20:03:24 GMT 1
Croatia to beat Germany in the final...having beaten Spain in the semis
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Post by Panda on Dec 2, 2013 21:33:51 GMT 1
I got Cristiano Ronaldo beating Spain in the final, with England and Colombia reaching the semis...
The Guardian needs to stick to what it does best. That certainly isn't football.
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Post by Panda on Dec 3, 2013 18:08:14 GMT 1
Pots confirmed today:
POT 1: Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay
POT 2: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador
POT 3: Japan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras
POT 4: Bosnia, Croatia, England, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, France
HOWEVER, it would appear the European team that moves to pot 2 will be chosen at random, rather than being the lowest-ranked (France).
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Post by Panda on Dec 5, 2013 1:24:13 GMT 1
The 32 teams taking part in the 2014 World Cup: ALGERIA
Colours: white and green Nickname: Foxes Finals appearances: 3 Manager: Vahid Halilhodzic World ranking: 26 Odds to win: 3000/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 2: Rwanda (H) W 4-0 Mali (A) L 1-2 Benin (H) W 3-1 Benin (A) W 3-1 Rwanda (A) W 1-0 Mali (H) W 1-0 Round 3: Burkina Faso (A) L 2-3 Burkina Faso (H) W 1-0 (3-3 on agg, won on away goals) WORLD CUP RECORD 1982: Round 1 1986: Round 1 2010: Round 1
ARGENTINA
Colours: light blue, white and black Nickname: Albiceleste Finals appearances: 15 Manager: Alejandro Sabella World ranking: 3 Odds to win: 6/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Chile (H) W 4-1 Venezuela (A) L 0-1 Bolivia (H) D 1-1 Colombia (A) W 2-1 Ecuador (H) W 4-0 Paraguay (H) W 3-1 Peru (A) D 1-1 Uruguay (H) W 3-0 Chile (A) W 2-1 Venezuela (H) W 3-0 Bolivia (A) D 1-1 Colombia (H) D 0-0 Ecuador (A) D 1-1 Paraguay (A) W 5-2 Peru (H) W 3-1 Uruguay (A) L 2-3 WORLD CUP RECORD 1930: Runners-up 1934: Round 1 1958: Round 1 1962: Round 1 1966: Quarter-finals 1974: Round 2 1978: WINNERS 1982: Round 2 1986: WINNERS 1990: Runners-up 1994: Round 2 1998: Quarter-finals 2002: Round 1 2006: Quarter-finals 2010: Quarter-finals AUSTRALIA
Colours: gold and green Nickname: Socceroos Finals appearances: 3 Manager: Ange Postecoglou World ranking: 59 Odds to win: 600/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 3: Thailand (H) W 2-1 Saudi Arabia (A) W 3-1 Oman (H) W 3-0 Oman (A) L 0-1 Thailand (A) W 1-0 Saudi Arabia (H) W 4-2 Round 4: Oman (A) D 0-0 Japan (H) D 1-1 Jordan (A) L 1-2 Iraq (A) W 2-1 Oman (H) D 2-2 Japan (A) D 1-1 Jordan (H) W 4-0 Iraq (H) W 1-0 WORLD CUP RECORD 1974: Round 1 2006: Round 2 2010: Round 1 BELGIUM
Colours: red and black Nickname: Red Devils Finals appearances: 11 Manager: Marc Wilmots World ranking: 11 Odds to win: 16/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Wales (A) W 2-0 Croatia (H) D 1-1 Serbia (A) W 3-0 Scotland (H) W 2-0 Macedonia (A) W 2-0 Macedonia (H) W 1-0 Serbia (H) W 2-1 Scotland (A) W 2-0 Croatia (A) W 2-1 Wales (H) D 1-1 WORLD CUP RECORD 1930: Round 1 1934: Round 1 1938: Round 1 1954: Round 1 1970: Round 1 1982: Round 2 1986: Semi-finals 1990: Round 2 1994: Round 2 1998: Round 1 2002: Round 2 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
Colours: white and blue Nickname: Dragons Finals appearances: 0 Manager: Safet Susic World ranking: 21 Odds to win: 200/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Liechtenstein (A) W 8-1 Latvia (H) W 4-1 Greece (A) D 0-0 Lithuania (H) W 3-0 Greece (H) W 3-1 Latvia (A) W 5-0 Slovakia (H) L 0-1 Slovakia (A) W 2-1 Liechtenstein (H) W 4-1 Lithuania (A) W 1-0 BRAZIL
Colours: yellow, blue and white Nickname: Selecao Finals appearances: 19 Manager: Luis Felipe Scolari World ranking: 10 Odds to win: 7/2 WORLD CUP RECORD 1930: Round 1 1934: Round 1 1938: Semi-finals 1950: Runners-up 1954: Quarter-finals 1958: WINNERS 1962: WINNERS 1966: Round 1 1970: WINNERS 1974: Round 2 1978: Round 2 1982: Round 2 1986: Quarter-finals 1990: Round 2 1994: WINNERS 1998: Runners-up 2002: WINNERS 2006: Quarter-finals 2010: Quarter-finals CAMEROON
Colours: green, red and yellow Nickname: Indomitable Lions Finals appearances: 6 Manager: Volker Finke World ranking: 51 Odds to win: 800/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 2: DR Congo (H) W 1-0 Libya (A) L 1-2 Togo (H) W 2-1 Togo (A) L 0-2 (awarded 3-0 win by FIFA) DR Congo (A) D 0-0 Libya (H) W 1-0 Round 3: Tunisia (A) D 0-0 Tunisia (H) W 4-1 (4-1 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 1982: Round 1 1990: Quarter-finals 1994: Round 1 1998: Round 1 2002: Round 1 2010: Round 1 CHILE
Colours: red, blue and white Nickname: La Roja Finals appearances: 8 Manager: Jorge Sampaoli World ranking: 15 Odds to win: 50/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Argentina (A) L 1-4 Peru (H) W 4-2 Uruguay (A) L 0-4 Paraguay (H) W 2-0 Bolivia (A) W 2-0 Venezuela (A) W 2-0 Colombia (H) L 1-3 Ecuador (A) L 1-3 Argentina (H) L 1-2 Peru (A) L 0-1 Uruguay (H) W 2-0 Paraguay (A) W 2-1 Bolivia (H) W 3-1 Venezuela (H) W 3-0 Colombia (A) D 3-3 Ecuador (H) W 2-1 WORLD CUP RECORD 1930: Round 1 1950: Round 1 1962: Semi-finals 1966: Round 1 1974: Round 1 1982: Round 1 1998: Round 2 2010: Round 2 COLOMBIA
Colours: yellow, blue and red Nickname: Coffee Growers Finals appearances: 4 Manager: Jose Pekerman World ranking: 4 Odds to win: 25/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Bolivia (A) W 2-1 Venezuela (H) D 1-1 Argentina (H) L 1-2 Peru (A) W 1-0 Ecuador (A) L 0-1 Uruguay (H) W 4-0 Chile (A) W 3-1 Paraguay (H) W 2-0 Bolivia (H) W 5-0 Venezuela (A) L 0-1 Argentina (A) D 0-0 Peru (H) W 2-0 Ecuador (H) W 1-0 Uruguay (A) L 0-2 Chile (H) D 3-3 Paraguay (A) W 2-1 WORLD CUP RECORD 1962: Round 1 1990: Round 2 1994: Round 1 1998: Round 1 COSTA RICA
Colours: red and blue Nickname: Los Ticos Finals appearances: 3 Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto World ranking: 31 Odds to win: 3000/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 3: El Salvador (H) D 2-2 Guyana (A) W 4-0 Mexico (H) L 0-2 Mexico (A) L 0-1 El Salvador (A) W 1-0 Guyana (H) W 7-0 Round 4: Panama (A) D 2-2 USA (A) L 0-1 Jamaica (H) W 2-0 Honduras (H) W 1-0 Mexico (A) D 0-0 Panama (H) W 2-0 USA (H) W 3-1 Jamaica (A) D 1-1 Honduras (A) L 0-1 Mexico (H) W 2-1 WORLD CUP RECORD 1990: Round 2 2002: Round 1 2006: Round 1 CROATIA
Colours: white, red and blue Nickname: Blazers Finals appearances: 3 Manager: Niko Kovac World ranking: 16 Odds to win: 150/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Group: Macedonia (H) W 1-0 Belgium (A) D 1-1 Macedonia (A) W 2-1 Wales (H) W 2-0 Serbia (H) W 2-0 Wales (A) W 2-1 Scotland (H) L 0-1 Serbia (A) D 1-1 Belgium (H) L 1-2 Scotland (A) L 0-2 Playoffs: Iceland (A) D 0-0 Iceland (H) W 2-0 (2-0 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 1998: Semi-finals 2002: Round 1 2006: Round 1 ECUADOR
Colours: yellow, blue and red Nickname: La Tri Finals appearances: 2 Manager: Reinaldo Rueda World ranking: 23 Odds to win: 200/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Venezuela (H) W 2-0 Paraguay (A) L 1-2 Peru (H) W 2-0 Argentina (A) L 0-4 Colombia (H) W 1-0 Bolivia (H) W 1-0 Uruguay (A) D 1-1 Chile (H) W 3-1 Venezuela (A) D 1-1 Paraguay (H) W 4-1 Peru (A) L 0-1 Argentina (H) D 1-1 Colombia (A) L 0-1 Bolivia (A) D 1-1 Uruguay (H) W 1-0 Chile (A) L 1-2 WORLD CUP RECORD 2002: Round 1 2006: Round 2 ENGLAND
Colours: white and navy Nickname: Three Lions Finals appearances: 13 Manager: Roy Hodgson World ranking: 13 Odds to win: 28/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Moldova (A) W 5-0 Ukraine (H) D 1-1 San Marino (H) W 5-0 Poland (A) D 1-1 San Marino (A) W 8-0 Montenegro (A) D 1-1 Moldova (H) W 4-0 Ukraine (A) D 0-0 Montenegro (H) W 4-1 Poland (H) W 2-0 WORLD CUP RECORD 1950: Round 1 1954: Quarter-finals 1958: Round 1 1962: Quarter-finals 1966: WINNERS 1970: Quarter-finals 1982: Round 2 1986: Quarter-finals 1990: Semi-finals 1998: Round 2 2002: Quarter-finals 2006: Quarter-finals 2010: Round 2 FRANCE
Colours: blue, white and red Nickname: Les Bleus Finals appearances: 13 Manager: Didier Deschamps World ranking: 19 Odds to win: 33/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Group: Finland (A) W 1-0 Belarus (H) W 3-1 Spain (A) D 1-1 Georgia (H) W 3-1 Spain (H) L 0-1 Georgia (A) D 0-0 Belarus (A) W 4-2 Finland (H) W 3-0 Playoffs: Ukraine (A) L 0-2 Ukraine (H) W 3-0 (3-2 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 1930: Round 1 1934: Round 1 1938: Quarter-finals 1954: Round 1 1958: Semi-finals 1966: Round 1 1978: Round 1 1982: Semi-finals 1986: Semi-finals 1998: WINNERS 2002: Round 1 2006: Runners-up 2010: Round 1 GERMANY
Colours: white and red Nickname: Die Mannschaft Finals appearances: 17 Manager: Joachim Low World ranking: 2 Odds to win: 11/2 QUALIFYING RECORD Faroe Islands (H) W 3-0 Austria (A) W 2-1 Ireland (A) W 6-1 Sweden (H) D 4-4 Kazakhstan (A) W 3-0 Kazakhstan (H) W 4-1 Austria (H) W 3-0 Faroe Islands (A) W 3-0 Ireland (H) W 3-0 Sweden (A) W 5-3 WORLD CUP RECORD 1934: Semi-finals 1938: Round 1 1954: WINNERS 1958: Semi-finals 1962: Quarter-finals 1966: Runners-up 1970: Semi-finals 1974: WINNERS 1978: Round 2 1982: Runners-up 1986: Runners-up 1990: WINNERS 1994: Quarter-finals 1998: Quarter-finals 2002: Runners-up 2006: Semi-finals 2010: Semi-finals GHANA
Colours: all white Nickname: Black Stars Finals appearances: 2 Manager: Akwasi Appiah World ranking: 24 Odds to win: 200/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 2: Lesotho (H) W 7-0 Zambia (A) L 0-1 Sudan (H) W 4-0 Sudan (A) W 3-1 Lesotho (A) W 2-0 Zambia (H) W 2-1 Round 3: Egypt (H) W 6-1 Egypt (A) L 1-2 (7-3 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 2006: Round 2 2010: Quarter-finals GREECE
Colours: white and blue Nickname: Ethniki Finals appearances: 2 Manager: Fernando Santos World ranking: 12 Odds to win: 250/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Group: Latvia (A) W 2-1 Lithuania (H) W 2-0 Bosnia (H) D 0-0 Slovakia (A) W 1-0 Bosnia (A) L 1-3 Lithuania (A) W 1-0 Liechtenstein (A) W 1-0 Latvia (H) W 1-0 Slovakia (H) W 1-0 Liechtenstein (H) W 2-0 Playoffs: Romania (H) W 3-1 Romania (A) D 1-1 (4-2 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 1994: Round 1 2010: Round 1 HONDURAS
Colours: white and blue Nickname: Los Catrachos Finals appearances: 2 Manager: Luis Fernando Suarez World ranking: 41 Odds to win: 5000/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 3: Panama (H) L 0-2 Canada (A) D 0-0 Cuba (A) W 3-0 Cuba (H) W 1-0 Panama (A) D 0-0 Canada (H) W 8-1 Round 4: USA (H) W 2-1 Mexico (H) D 2-2 Panama (A) L 0-2 Costa Rica (A) L 0-1 Jamaica (H) W 2-0 USA (A) L 0-1 Mexico (A) W 2-1 Panama (H) D 2-2 Costa Rica (H) W 2-1 Jamaica (A) D 2-2 WORLD CUP RECORD 1982: Round 1 2010: Round 1 IRAN
Colours: all white Nickname: Iranian Lions Finals appearances: 3 Manager: Carlos Queiroz World ranking: 45 Odds to win: 3500/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 2: Maldives (H) W 4-0 Maldives (A) W 1-0 (5-0 on agg) Round 3: Indonesia (H) W 3-0 Qatar (A) D 1-1 Bahrain (H) W 6-0 Bahrain (A) D 1-1 Indonesia (A) W 4-1 Qatar (H) D 2-2 Round 4: Uzbekistan (A) W 1-0 Qatar (H) D 0-0 Lebanon (A) L 0-1 South Korea (H) W 1-0 Uzbekistan (H) L 0-1 Qatar (A) W 1-0 Lebanon (H) W 4-0 South Korea (A) W 1-0 WORLD CUP RECORD 1978: Round 1 1998: Round 1 2006: Round 1 ITALY
Colours: blue and white Nickname: Azzuri Finals appearances: 17 Manager: Cesare Prandelli World ranking: 7 Odds to win: 22/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Bulgaria (A) D 2-2 Malta (H) W 2-0 Armenia (A) W 3-1 Denmark (H) W 3-1 Malta (A) W 2-0 Czech Rep (A) D 0-0 Bulgaria (H) W 1-0 Czech Rep (H) W 2-1 Denmark (A) D 2-2 Armenia (H) D 2-2 WORLD CUP RECORD 1934: WINNERS 1938: WINNERS 1950: Round 1 1954: Round 1 1962: Round 1 1966: Round 1 1970: Runners-up 1974: Round 1 1978: Round 2 1982: WINNERS 1986: Round 2 1990: Semi-finals 1994: Runners-up 1998: Quarter-finals 2002: Round 2 2006: WINNERS 2010: Round 1 IVORY COAST
Colours: orange and green Nickname: Elephants Finals appearances: 2 Manager: Sabri Lamouchi World ranking: 17 Odds to win: 150/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 2: Tanzania (H) W 2-0 Morocco (A) D 2-2 Gambia (H) W 3-0 Gambia (A) W 3-0 Tanzania (A) W 4-2 Morocco (H) D 1-1 Round 3: Senegal (H) W 3-1 Senegal (A) D 1-1 (4-2 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 2006: Round 1 2010: Round 1 JAPAN
Colours: blue and white Nickname: Samurai Blue Finals appearances: 4 Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni World ranking: 48 Odds to win: 175/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 3: North Korea (H) W 1-0 Uzbekistan (A) D 1-1 Tajikistan (H) W 8-0 Tajikistan (A) W 4-0 North Korea (A) L 0-1 Uzbekistan (H) L 0-1 Round 4: Oman (H) W 3-0 Jordan (H) W 6-0 Australia (A) D 1-1 Iraq (H) W 1-0 Oman (A) W 2-1 Jordan (A) L 1-2 Australia (H) D 1-1 Iraq (A) W 1-0 WORLD CUP RECORD 1998: Round 1 2002: Round 2 2006: Round 1 2010: Round 2 MEXICO
Colours: green, white and red Nickname: El Tri Finals appearances: 14 Manager: Miguel Herrera World ranking: 20 Odds to win: 150/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 3: Guyana (H) W 3-1 El Salvador (A) W 2-1 Costa Rica (A) W 2-0 Costa Rica (H) W 1-0 Guyana (A) W 5-0 El Salvador (H) W 2-0 Round 4: Jamaica (H) D 0-0 Honduras (A) D 2-2 USA (H) D 0-0 Jamaica (A) W 1-0 Panama (A) D 0-0 Costa Rica (H) D 0-0 Honduras (H) L 1-2 USA (A) L 0-2 Panama (H) W 2-1 Costa Rica (A) L 1-2 Playoffs: New Zealand (H) W 5-1 New Zealand (A) W 4-2 (9-3 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 1930: Round 1 1950: Round 1 1954: Round 1 1958: Round 1 1962: Round 1 1966: Round 1 1970: Quarter-finals 1978: Round 1 1986: Quarter-finals 1994: Round 2 1998: Round 2 2002: Round 2 2006: Round 2 2010: Round 2 NETHERLANDS
Colours: orange and black Nickname: Oranje Finals appearances: 9 Manager: Louis van Gaal World ranking: 9 Odds to win: 22/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Turkey (H) W 2-0 Hungary (A) W 4-1 Andorra (H) W 3-0 Romania (A) W 4-1 Estonia (H) W 3-0 Romania (H) W 4-0 Estonia (A) D 2-2 Andorra (A) W 2-0 Hungary (H) W 8-1 Turkey (A) W 2-0 WORLD CUP RECORD 1934: Round 1 1938: Round 1 1974: Runners-up 1978: Runners-up 1990: Round 2 1994: Quarter-finals 1998: Semi-finals 2006: Round 2 2010: Runners-up NIGERIA
Colours: green and white Nickname: Super Eagles Finals appearances: 4 Manager: Stephen Keshi World ranking: 36 Odds to win: 300/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 2: Namibia (H) W 1-0 Malawi (A) D 1-1 Kenya (H) D 1-1 Kenya (A) W 1-0 Namibia (A) D 1-1 Malawi (H) W 2-0 Round 3: Ethiopia (A) W 2-1 Ethiopia (H) W 2-0 (4-1 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 1994: Round 2 1998: Round 2 2002: Round 1 2010: Round 1 PORTUGAL
Colours: red and green Nickname: A Selecao Finals appearances: 5 Manager: Paulo Bento World ranking: 5 Odds to win: 33/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Group: Luxembourg (A) W 2-1 Azerbaijan (H) W 3-0 Russia (A) L 0-1 Northern Ireland (H) D 1-1 Israel (A) D 3-3 Azerbaijan (H) W 2-0 Russia (H) W 1-0 Northern Ireland (A) W 4-2 Israel (H) D 1-1 Luxembourg (H) W 3-0 Playoffs: Sweden (H) W 1-0 Sweden (A) W 3-2 (4-2 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 1966: Semi-finals 1986: Round 1 2002: Round 1 2006: Semi-finals 2010: Round 2 RUSSIA
Colours: maroon and gold Finals appearances: 9 Manager: Fabio Capello World ranking: 22 Odds to win: 80/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Northern Ireland (H) W 2-0 Israel (A) W 4-0 Portugal (H) W 1-0 Azerbaijan (H) W 1-0 Portugal (A) L 0-1 Northern Ireland (A) L 0-1 Luxembourg (H) W 4-1 Istael (H) W 3-1 Luxembourg (A) W 4-0 Azerbaijan (A) D 1-1 WORLD CUP RECORD 1958: Quarter-finals 1962: Quarter-finals 1966: Semi-finals 1970: Quarter-finals 1982: Round 2 1986: Round 2 1990: Round 1 1994: Round 1 2002: Round 1 SOUTH KOREA
Colours: red and blue Nickname: Taegeuk Warriors Finals appearances: 8 Manager: Hong Myung-Bo World ranking: 54 Odds to win: 500/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 3: Lebanon (H) W 6-0 Kuwait (A) D 1-1 UAE (H) W 2-1 UAE (A) W 2-0 Lebanon (A) L 1-2 Kuwait (H) W 2-0 Round 4: Qatar (A) W 4-1 Lebanon (H) W 3-0 Uzbekistan (A) D 2-2 Iran (A) L 0-1 Qatar (H) W 2-1 Lebanon (A) D 1-1 Uzbekistan (H) W 1-0 Iran (H) L 0-1 WORLD CUP RECORD 1954: Round 1 1986: Round 1 1990: Round 1 1994: Round 1 1998: Round 1 2002: Semi-finals 2006: Round 1 2010: Round 2 SPAIN
Colours: all red Nickname: Red Fury Finals appearances: 13 Manager: Vincente del Bosque World ranking: 1 Odds to win: 6/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Georgia (A) W 1-0 Belarus (A) W 4-0 France (H) D 1-1 Finland (H) D 1-1 France (A) W 1-0 Finland (A) W 2-0 Belarus (H) W 2-1 Georgia (H) W 2-0 WORLD CUP RECORD 1934: Quarter-finals 1950: Final group 1962: Round 1 1966: Round 1 1978: Round 1 1982: Round 2 1986: Quarter-finals 1990: Round 2 1994: Quarter-finals 1998: Round 1 2002: Quarter-finals 2006: Round 2 2010: WINNERS SWITZERLAND
Colours: red and white Nickname: La Nati Finals appearances: 9 Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld World ranking: 8 Odds to win: 150/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Switzerland (A) W 2-0 Albania (H) W 2-0 Norway (H) D 1-1 Iceland (A) W 2-0 Cyprus (A) D 0-0 Cyprus (H) W 1-0 Iceland (H) D 4-4 Norway (A) W 2-0 Albania (A) W 2-1 Slovenia (H) W 1-0 WORLD CUP RECORD 1934: Quarter-finals 1938: Quarter-finals 1950: Round 1 1954: Quarter-finals 1962: Round 1 1966: Round 1 1994: Round 2 2006: Round 2 2010: Round 1 UNITED STATES
Colours: white and blue Nickname: MNT Finals appearances: 9 Manager: Jurgen Klinsmann World ranking: 14 Odds to win: 200/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Round 3: Antigua (H) W 3-1 Guatemala (A) D 1-1 Jamaica (A) L 1-2 Jamaica (H) W 1-0 Antigua (A) W 2-1 Guatemala (H) W 3-1 Round 4: Honduras (A) L 1-2 Costa Rica (H) W 1-0 Mexico (A) D 0-0 Jamaica (A) W 2-1 Panama (H) W 2-0 Honduras (H) W 1-0 Costa Rica (A) L 1-3 Mexico (H) W 2-0 Jamaica (H) W 2-0 Panama (A) W 3-2 WORLD CUP RECORD 1930: Semi-finals 1934: Round 1 1938: Round 1 1990: Round 1 1994: Round 2 1998: Round 1 2002: Quarter-finals 2006: Round 1 2010: Round 2 URUGUAY
Colours: light blue and black Nickname: La Celeste Finals appearances: 11 Manager: Oscar Tabarez World ranking: 6 Odds to win: 33/1 QUALIFYING RECORD Group: Bolivia (H) W 4-2 Paraguay (A) D 1-1 Chile (H) W 4-0 Venezuela (H) D 1-1 Peru (H) W 4-2 Colombia (A) L 0-4 Ecuador (H) D 1-1 Argentina (A) L 0-3 Bolivia (A) L 1-4 Paraguay (H) D 1-1 Chile (A) L 0-2 Venezuela (A) W 1-0 Peru (A) W 2-1 Colombia (H) W 2-0 Ecuador (A) L 0-1 Argentina (H) W 3-2 Playoffs: Jordan (A) W 5-0 Jordan (H) D 0-0 (5-0 on agg) WORLD CUP RECORD 1930: WINNERS 1950: WINNERS 1954: Semi-finals 1962: Round 1 1966: Quarter-finals 1970: Semi-finals 1974: Round 1 1986: Round 2 1990: Round 2 2002: Round 1 2010: Semi-finals
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Post by frag on Dec 5, 2013 20:15:57 GMT 1
Nice, I'll have that post open when I'm watching the draw tomorrow.
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Post by Panda on Dec 5, 2013 21:11:15 GMT 1
Cheers frag. I'm probably going to miss the draw as I'm heading down to York for my gf's birthday.
Anyone up for a mini draw prediction competition?
Predict: - England's 3 opponents - Who Brazil will face in the opening game of the tournament - Which European team will be moved to another pot - Who will be the very last team to be drawn
I will go for: Switzerland, Cameroon, USA South Korea Bosnia Portugal
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Post by Paddy on Dec 5, 2013 22:46:55 GMT 1
Columbia, Nigeria, Iran Algeria Greece Bosnia
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Post by Panda on Dec 6, 2013 0:36:16 GMT 1
Two South American teams can't be drawn in the same group.
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Post by Paddy on Dec 6, 2013 3:33:34 GMT 1
Theyre in different pots...
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Post by suedehead on Dec 6, 2013 11:02:29 GMT 1
With BBC2 coverage of the draw starting at 4.30 pm UK time, perhaps we could also guess the time these things will happen
First appearance of Pele The draw for the European team to go into Pot 2 is made The first ball is drawn in the main draw The last ball is drawn in the main draw A group is labelled the group of death
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Post by o on Dec 6, 2013 13:11:27 GMT 1
I was assuming nothing of note will happen before 5pm? I have it on tape, so I can fastforward the crap. I assume it is hard to predict who we will get if we can be moved into Pot 2, why is it not the lowest ranked team being moved into there? Platini kicked up a fuss?
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Post by Panda on Dec 6, 2013 13:31:17 GMT 1
Theyre in different pots... They still can't be drawn together.
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Post by suedehead on Dec 6, 2013 13:31:49 GMT 1
I think 5.00 is a decent guess. FIFA are past masters at making something that could be over in ten minutes last at least as long as an actual match.
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Post by Panda on Dec 6, 2013 13:37:46 GMT 1
I was assuming nothing of note will happen before 5pm? I have it on tape, so I can fastforward the crap. I assume it is hard to predict who we will get if we can be moved into Pot 2, why is it not the lowest ranked team being moved into there? Platini kicked up a fuss? It does give a sense of France being protected, especially as the last time this scenario arose, in 2006, the lowest ranked European team (Serbia & Montenegro) got moved and ended up in a group with Argentina, Holland and the Ivory Coast.
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Post by frag on Dec 6, 2013 17:35:15 GMT 1
Chance of England facing each team:
Pot 1 (South American teams): 5/36 Pot 1 (European teams): 1/9 Pot 2 teams: 1/9 Pot 3 teams: 1/8 Pot 4 teams: 1/72
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Post by frag on Dec 6, 2013 17:47:00 GMT 1
Cheers frag. I'm probably going to miss the draw as I'm heading down to York for my gf's birthday. The time difference means I'm home from work already, and my wife has gone to Kraków for the weekend, so I'm free to watch as much prevarication as I like before sometime venturing through the snow and ice to get dinner. (Amusingly, roughly a centimetre of snow has lead to roads here getting clogged up enough that walking was faster than getting the bus for 4 stops...) let's roll the dice... - Argentina, Nigeria, Japan - Ghana - Italy - Croatia
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