September 5, 20168 yr Even under 21 England team can beat Malta :lol: they are not a totally experienced team, most of the team have regular jobs to go to. Sam doesn't need to put his best players on the pitch saying that they could just do better, we need to bang a few in though against Malta, in case it comes down to goal differences. Scotland at the moment head the group.
September 6, 20168 yr I called Scotland mismantling Malta (I had 5-0). I'm happy with Iceland's start by getting a draw in Ukraine.
September 7, 20168 yr European Winners Portugal are at the bottom of Group B :lol: got beat 2-0 by Switzerland
September 7, 20168 yr European Winners Portugal are at the bottom of Group B :lol: got beat 2-0 by Switzerland Portugal normally stutter through qualifying, wouldn't surprise me if they only finished second. Switzerland and Hungary are no mugs, as we saw at the Euros.
September 7, 20168 yr Group I though: Iceland - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Croatia - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Turkey - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Ukraine - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Kosovo - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Finland - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA
September 7, 20168 yr Also in Asia: Good start for Uzbekistan with the lead in Group A. (Beating the two lower teams Qatar/Syria to be fair, but got the job done) -- Home vs. Iran & China in October. Win those and they might be in the driver's seat. UAE with an upset at Japan 2-1 in matchday #1, lose their momentum with the home loss to Australia. Saudi Arabia continue to show renewed form after nearly a decade of mediocrity and are tied atop the group with the Socceroos. CONCACAF: The Hex is set and there are no surprises: USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, and Trinidad & Tobago (swapping spots with Jamaica as the Caribbean representative this time around) Edited September 7, 20168 yr by DJHazey
September 7, 20168 yr Group I though: Iceland - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Croatia - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Turkey - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Ukraine - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Kosovo - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA Finland - 1pt. - 1 GF - 1 GA The hardest group. Or most even at very least. Asia could do with some fresh blood at the finals considering all four teams finish bottom of their groups in 2014. Uzbekistan, UAE or Saudi Arabia would be welcome (would be rank outsiders in Russia). Honduras are poor, they'll miss out this time. Mexico, USA, probably Costa Rica and one other for the play off.
September 7, 20168 yr The hardest group. Or most even at very least. Agreed. I'd rank Finland at the lowest and even then a win over any of the other teams in the group is not out of the question. Iceland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Croatia is pretty much flip a coin at this point. Someone might be inclined to say Ukraine/Croatia would be favored historically, but Iceland and Turkey are the ones with the draws on the road. Great start for them both. I just need Iceland to finish first somehow and they got off to great start.
September 28, 20168 yr DJCrazey's predictions: France 2:1 Bulgaria Luxembourg 0:2 Sweden Netherlands 6:2 Belarus Belarus 3:1 Luxembourg Netherlands 3:0 France Sweden 0:1 Bulgaria NED 7 BUL 6 SWE 4 FRA 4 BLR 4 LUX 0 Hungary 1:2 Switzerland Latvia 1:2 Faroe Islands Portugal 10:0 Andorra Andorra 0:2 Switzerland Faroe Islands 1:2 Portugal Latvia 2:2 Hungary SUI 9 POR 6 FRO 4 LVA 4 HUN 2 AND 0 Azerbaijan 0:2 Norway Germany 3:1 Czech Republic Northern Ireland 2:0 San Marino Czech Republic 3:0 Azerbaijan Germany 1:1 Northern Ireland Norway 3:0 San Marino GER 7 NOR 6 NIR 5 CZE 4 AZE 3 SMR 0 Austria 1:1 Wales Moldova 0:0 Serbia Republic of Ireland 5:1 Georgia Wales 2:0 Georgia Moldova 0:1 Republic of Ireland Serbia 3:1 Austria WAL 7 IRL 7 SRB 5 AUT 4 MDA 1 GEO 0 Armenia 1:4 Romania Montenegro 2:0 Kazakhstan Poland 2:2 Denmark Kazakhstan 2:1 Romania Denmark 2:0 Montenegro Poland 3:5 Armenia DEN 7 ROM 4 MNE 4 KAZ 4 ARM 3 POL 2 England 3:0 Malta Scotland 2:1 Lithuania Slovenia 1:2 Slovakia Lithuania 1:0 Malta Slovakia 0:3 Scotland Slovenia 1:0 England SCO 9 ENG 6 SVN 4 LTU 4 SVK 3 MLT 0 Italy 1:0 Spain Liechtenstein 0:1 Albania FYR Macedonia 2:2 Israel Israel 3:0 Liechtenstein Albania 1:1 Spain FYR Macedonia 3:2 Italy ALB 7 ITA 6 ESP 4 MKD 4 ISR 1 LIE 0 Belgium 3:2 Bosnia-Herzegovina Estonia 1:0 Gibraltar Greece 1:1 Cyprus Bosnia-Herzegovina 2:2 Cyprus Estonia 1:0 Greece Gibraltar 0:7 Belgium BEL 9 EST 6 BIH 4 GRE 4 CYP 2 GIB 0 Iceland 1:0 Finland Kosovo 1:0 Croatia Turkey 0:1 Ukraine Finland 3:0 Croatia Ukraine 2:0 Kosovo Iceland 1:0 Turkey ISL 7 UKR 7 FIN 4 KVX 4 TUR 1 CRO 1
October 3, 20168 yr England squad for Malta & Slovenia Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Torino, on loan from Manchester City), Tom Heaton (Burnley) Defenders: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Stoke), Danny Rose (Tottenham), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Tottenham) Midfielders: Eric Dier (Tottenham), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Michail Antonio (West Ham), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Dele Alli (Tottenham) Strikers: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Jamie Vardy (Leicester) Glen Johnson really? Shame to see Deeney miss out, good to see Antonio make the squad and Lingard also a return for Rashford.
October 6, 20168 yr Ugh, Uzbekistan will never reach the next level if they can't get results at home vs. Iran. Two WC campaigns in a row.
October 6, 20168 yr How do people think England will do against Malta? Should be a comfortable win. Yes should be.
October 8, 20168 yr Anybody else shocked by Chile? Looks likely that the double defending champions of the Copa America and darlings of the last two World Cups will not qualify for Russia!
October 8, 20168 yr Shocking result for Chile :( As for the England match tonight it should be an easy game against my home country Malta, if Scotland chucked 5 goals at them, I like to see England chuck at least 7 to 8 goals, in case the group gets decided on goal difference. On paper this is a walk in the park for England against a least experienced side when most of the Maltese players have full time jobs to go to.
October 8, 20168 yr Can't see it being a struggle at all really. Same as usual for England in regards to the qualifiers
October 8, 20168 yr I think Chile will be fine. There's still a while to go in South America and they have an easy match in Peru next, if they don't get 3 points there then it'll start to look dicey for them but I can see them making it in the end.
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