November 23, 200717 yr Around abouts zero I should think, as Northern Ireland and the Republic are both in the same pot! :heehee: Here are the FIFA World Rankings atm btw... seems unlikely actually that there'll be any movement regarding England. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/...75&rank=162 http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/...=0&rank=163 NI in the worlds top 32- the same number of entrants in each WC finals!!. Wouldn't be suprised if Scotland overtake England, with NI doing the same!.
November 23, 200717 yr :rofl: we're not going to SOuth Africa then Scotland played against the likes of Italy and France with such pride and fierce passion. Our bunch of overpaid pansies would just drop their heads after 5 minutes and give up if they hadn't scored. Not qualifying is the shock our bunch of primadonnas need. It's time our national manager picked the on form players, and not just the celebrity names. And get Brian Barwick out too! It's not just McClaren's head that should be rolling. And was it me or did I see a distinct lack of disappointment from the players after the final whistle, seeing as they get to enjoy a summer holiday on their overexuberant wages.
November 23, 200717 yr Ranking Zonal Ranking Team Pts Nov 07 +/- Ranking Oct 07 +/- Pts Top Pool of Seeds 3 1 Italy 1498 0 111 4 2 Spain 1349 2 123 5 3 Germany 1296 0 51 6 4 Czech Republic 1290 3 116 7 5 France 1243 -3 -28 8 6 Portugal 1241 0 38 9 7 Netherlands 1170 -2 -37 10 8 Croatia 1129 0 -26 11 9 Greece 1114 3 80 Second Pool of Seeds 12 10 England 1113 -1 -24 13 11 Romania 1088 -1 2 14 12 Scotland 990 -1 -59 16 13 Turkey 924 12 153 18 14 Bulgaria 877 16 160 22 15 Russia 861 -6 -99 23 16 Poland 855 -3 18 24 17 Sweden 853 0 32 26 18 Israel 852 11 145 Third Pool of Seeds 28 19 Norway 827 -7 -3 29 20 Ukraine 824 -7 -4 30 21 Serbia 820 -3 34 31 22 Denmark 797 -2 28 32 23 Northern Ireland 780 4 64 35 24 Republic of Ireland 731 -3 9 36 25 Finland 695 8 28 44 26 Switzerland 657 -3 -19 49 27 Belgium 600 5 23 Fourth Pool of Seeds 50 28 Slovakia 590 0 -10 51 29 Bosnia-Herzegovina 585 -3 -45 52 30 Hungary 581 -4 -49 53 31 Moldova 579 8 82 58 32 Wales 560 0 39 59 33 FYR Macedonia 556 16 133 60 34 Belarus 552 34 194 61 35 Lithuania 549 29 169 65 36 Cyprus 493 -8 -63 Fifth Pool of Seeds 77 37 Georgia 414 -6 -33 82 38 Albania 407 -12 -48 83 39 Slovenia 403 -7 -19 88 40 Latvia 383 -2 -3 89 41 Iceland 380 -10 -30 90 42 Armenia 367 -8 -33 91 43 Austria 366 -3 -16 110 44 Kazakhstan 297 12 48 118 45 Azerbaijan 274 -2 -5 Sixth Pool of Seeds 123 46 Liechtenstein 260 -4 -2 128 47 Estonia 223 2 12 139 48 Malta 183 -2 -13 152 49 Luxembourg 127 -2 -5 172 50 Montenegro 65 -1 0 174 51 Andorra 57 -1 -4 195 52 Faroe Islands 12 -1 0 197 53 San Marino 6 -1 0
November 23, 200717 yr Worst draw: Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia, Austria, Montengro Best: Greece, Belgium, Cyprus, Armenia, San Marino Edited November 23, 200717 yr by RabbitFurCoat
November 24, 200717 yr Phil Scolari still manages Portugal right? And then he's leaving after Euro 2008? I hope we get Portugal then, although tbh if we're actually gonna win the World Cup then we'll have to play the best teams in the world, so why not start by playing them in the qualifiers! And besides, I think *if* we draw a big team [a la Italy] and beat them, confidence will be huge which can only be a good thing. ^_^
November 24, 200717 yr Second Pool of Seeds 12 10 England 1113 -1 -24 13 11 Romania 1088 -1 2 14 12 Scotland 990 -1 -59 16 13 Turkey 924 12 153 18 14 Bulgaria 877 16 160 22 15 Russia 861 -6 -99 23 16 Poland 855 -3 18 24 17 Sweden 853 0 32 26 18 Israel 852 11 145 So we (Scotland) won't be able to play - and beat - you (England) then. Damn. :(
November 24, 200717 yr I'm becoming so tempted to support Scotland. Sick of seeing an overpaid team of celebrities walking around the pitch with no pride. I hardly saw a tear when they lost the other night <_<
November 24, 200717 yr The England players don't have any pride playing for their country. You've only gotta look at Gerrard today for Liverpool and compare him to Wednesday night against Croatia. Completely different player.
November 24, 200717 yr Author What time is the draw? And also are sky sports news or anyone covering it? think it is on BBC interactive
November 24, 200717 yr I'm becoming so tempted to support Scotland. Oh, I wouldn't. You lot think England make it hard for themselves, you've no idea. To use the old cliche...we've 'snatched defeat from the jaws of victory' so many times that I'd be tempted to support England!
November 25, 200717 yr Humm only the top team in the group with qualify with 8 of the 9 highest (on average as one group has less teams) points gained in second place going into the playoffs for the remaing 4 places. Scotland should be aiming for at least second then.
November 25, 200717 yr Humm only the top team in the group with qualify with 8 of the 9 highest (on average as one group has less teams) points gained in second place going into the playoffs for the remaing 4 places. Scotland should be aiming for at least second then. I'm not sure how they determine which runner-up misses out. I suspect they will ignore results against the bottom team in each of the six-team groups.
November 25, 200717 yr I'm not sure how they determine which runner-up misses out. I suspect they will ignore results against the bottom team in each of the six-team groups. i dunno, i am sure we will find out nearer the the time.
November 25, 200717 yr You're gona get us again... and then I will be at Maksimir, in Zagreb! supporting you.... :cheer: I'd love us to get the Scots!
November 25, 200717 yr Aisa is being drawn first Still to come Europe Affrica North America Australia have swtiched to the Aisan group from the Oceanian group (i think)
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