Everything posted by DJHazey
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Europe - World Cup 2026 Qualification
Sweden is a shell of its old self, it's sad. Kind of like a less extreme case of what has happened with Bulgaria, who are starting to fall into the 'bottom minnows in Europe' group. Remember when this country finished 4th in 1994 World Cup? Iceland scored fives goals in their two home matches this week and have 1 point to show for it. shakes head
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Africa - World Cup 2026 Qualification
Amazing for Cape Verde! Cameroon didn't even win their match anyway against Angola, who finally played up to their potential to extent. The Senegal/Congo DR + the Gabon/Ivory Coast situations will be sorted out in a few hours and the Benin/Nigeria/South Africa scenario will be sorted out by the matches that start momentarily.
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Africa - World Cup 2026 Qualification
All groups are down to one match after today, let's review qualifying scenarios and playoff situation: Group A - Egypt qualified Group B - Senegal 21, Congo DR 19* Group C - Benin 17, South Africa 15, Nigeria 14** Group D - Cape Verde 20, Cameroon 18*** Group E - Morocco qualified Group F - Ivory Coast 23, Gabon 22**** Group G - Algeria qualified Group H - Tunisia qualified Group I - Ghana 22, Madagascar 19***** *Senegal hosts Mauritania and Congo DR hosts Sudan. The only way Congo DR advances over Senegal is if Senegal were to lose while Congo DR wins. Likely Senegal. **With the points reduction, South Africa has officially lost their lead. Benin travels to Nigeria, while South Africa hosts Rwanda. South Africa needs to win by three goals to have a chance if Nigeria and Benin draw or just win by any result if Nigeria wins. If South Africa win by two then it will come down to total goals scored in the Nigeria/Benin draw scenario! If Nigeria wins, they need South Africa to lose or draw. If Benin wins, they clinch. Crazy stuff, buckle up! I think all neutrals would love to see Benin pull this off! Can't call this one yet. ***Pretty simple. Cape Verde wins, they clinch. If Cape Verde draw, Cameroon can win or draw since goal differential is +12 to +5 currently in favor of Cameroon. If Cape Verde loses, then Cameroon has to lose to keep Cape Verde on top. I expect Cape Verde wins the home game vs. Eswatini, since it's the biggest match in the nations' history, but that's also where you can freeze up. ****Ivory Coast hosts Kenya while Gabon hosts Burundi, both likely wins, which is why I am saying this goes to Ivory Coast. If Ivory Coast trips up with a loss or draw, they'll need Gabon to do have less than a win themselves. *****Ghana hosts Comoros, while Madagascar travels to Mali. This is probably the most elementary one here, even if Madagascar won and Ivory Coast lost, which is unthinkable enough, the goal differential would have to change hands by 9 goals between them! Almost 100% Ghana. Playoff Standings CAF/FIFA finally decided to deal with Group E losing its matches vs. Eritrea (who withdrew before this round started), all groups would not count their results vs. the last-placed team to compensate. Gabon 16 (hosts Burundi) Cameroon 14 (hosts Angola) Congo DR 13 (hosts Sudan) Madagascar 13 (travels to Mali) ________________ Burkina Faso 12 (hosts Ethiopia) Uganda 12 (travels to Algeria) Niger 12 (travels to Zambia) Nigeria 12 (hosts Benin) South Africa 11 (hosts Rwanda) Namibia 9 (travels to Tunisia) I think Gabon is set and Cameroon and Congo DR should be fine, Madagascar probably won't hold that spot, so I think Burkina Faso slides in.
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Europe - World Cup 2026 Qualification
Yeah, congrats to Scotland. Greece started out so strong and they've fallen apart! If the Scots win the return fixture in Athens in November, the Scotland/Denmark match on November 18th could be a playoff game to decide direct qualification. What a moment that would be. There's actually a lot of different scenarios still in play here. I don't think I've seen two 10-goal results in the same qualification round, but now we've gotten Austria over San Marino and Norway over Moldova. Interesting that it's not any of the traditional powerhouses doing the deed. Faroe Islands also demolished Montenegro 4-0 at home. That's got to be one of their biggest wins ever. I just checked and yes it ties two 4-goal wins over Liechtenstein. Montenegro is a much stronger opponent, so this is history for them.
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Africa - World Cup 2026 Qualification
In Group I: Ghana 5-0 at Central African Republic Madagascar 2-1 at Comoros Ghana 22 pts, Madagascar 19 pts Everyone else, including Mali and Comoros is eliminated. Ghana just needs 1 point to qualify, which they will more than likely get against Comoros at home. Madagascar is at Mali. Looking at the playoff table for second place teams, 19 points could be enough but getting anything else in a tough game will certainly help their chances.
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Africa - World Cup 2026 Qualification
Damn, Cape Verde really left it late in Libya today, they were down 3-1 early in the second half but came all the way back to rescue a 3-3. Not that it makes any difference since Cameroon expectedly won in Mauritius. Cape Verde still needs a W at home versus Eswatini on Monday either way. They'll need to play better from the get-go than they did today.
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Champions League 2025/26
Just saw this now. UEFA Coefficient, where all teams are ranked based on the European competition performance in the past five seasons.
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Buzzjack Premier League Prediction Competition 2025/26
Saturday 18th October Nottingham Forest 2-2 Chelsea (12:30) Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Newcastle United Burnley 0-1 Leeds United Crystal Palace 0-0 AFC Bournemouth Manchester City 2-1 Everton Sunderland 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham 0-2 Arsenal (17:30) Sunday 19th October Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Aston Villa (14:00) Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United (16:30) Monday 20th October West Ham United 2-1 Brentford (20:00)
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2025 Formula One Season
Scattered thunderstorms in the forecast all weekend.
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Africa - World Cup 2026 Qualification
It has been decided by FIFA that South Africa fielded an ineligible player against Lesotho on 3/21, a match that originally ended as 2-0 to South Africa and is now 3-0 to Lesotho. The updated standing of Group C: Benin - 4-2-2 - 14pts - +4 South Africa - 4-2-2 - 14 pts - +3 Nigeria - 2-5-1 - 11 pts - +2 Rwanda - 3-2-3 - 11pts - 0 Lesotho - 2-3-3 - 9pts - -3 Zimbabwe - 0-4-4 - 4pts - -6 Do I think South Africa still wins the group? Yes, because they have a favorable remaining schedule compared to Benin, but this certainly makes thing far less elementary, obviously.
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Africa - World Cup 2026 Qualification
Africa finally has their October matches scheduled -- the final ones of the first round to determine the 9 automatic World Cup qualifiers. Group A 10/8 - Ethiopia vs. Guinea-Bissau [Kigali, Rwanda] 10/8 - Djibouti vs. Egypt [Casablanca, Morocco] 10/8 - Sierra Leone vs. Burkina Faso [Paynesville, Liberia]* 10/12 - Burkina Faso vs. Ethiopia [Ouagadougou] 10/12 - Djibouti vs. Sierra Leone [Casablanca, Morocco] 10/12 - Egypt vs. Guinea-Bissau [Cairo] *If Sierra Leone were to win this, they would be tied (for second) on points going into the last match day but would likely still be far behind on goal differential. (Right now it's+12 to +2 in favor of Burkina Faso) Group B 10/10 - South Sudan vs. Senegal [Juba] 10/10 - Togo vs. Congo DR [Lome] 10/10 - Sudan vs. Mauritania [Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania] 10/13 - South Sudan vs. Togo [Juba] 10/14 - Congo DR vs. Sudan [Kinshasa]* 10/14 - Senegal vs. Mauritania [Diamniadio]* *These matches could decide first place, depending on how their 10/10 matches go. Congo DR needs to at least stay within reach (currently 2 points behind) Group C 10/10 - Rwanda vs. Benin [Kigali] 10/10 - Lesotho vs. Nigeria [Polokwane, South Africa]* 10/10 - Zimbabwe vs. South Africa [Durban, South Africa] 10/13 - Lesotho vs. Zimbabwe [Polokwane, South Africa] 10/14 - South Africa vs. Rwanda [Mbombela] 10/14 - Nigeria vs. Benin [Uyo]* *There's a world where Nigeria wins both these matches and overtakes Benin for second place, from the depths of hell they could save face. South Africa will almost certainly clinch first place on either match day. Group D 10/8 - Mauritius vs. Cameroon [Saint Pierre] 10/8 - Libya vs. Cape Verde [Tripoli] 10/8 - Eswatini vs. Angola [Lobamba] 10/13 - Cape Verde vs. Eswatini [Praia]* 10/13 - Mauritius vs. Libya [Saint Pierre] 10/13 - Cameroon vs. Angola [Yaounde]* *If Cape Verde wins at Libya, which won't be easy, it's clinched. If not, it will come to the final match day, Cape Verde just has to win either game to clinch, even two draws won't secure it outright unless they get help from Cameroon. If Cameroon falls flat on their face, Libya could sneak up to second place. Group E 10/8 - Niger vs. Congo [Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso]* 10/8 - Tanzania vs. Zambia [Zanzibar City] 10/12 - Zambia vs. Niger [Ndola]* 10/14 - Morocco vs. Congo [Rabat] *Niger has the benefit of two matches to Tanzania's one. If they get at least 2 more points from those than Tanzania gets, then Niger moves into second. Of course, CAF/FIFA will have to make a determination on how their second place rankings will be resolved without this group losing out on Eritrea's matches. Group F 10/9 - Burundi vs. Kenya [Bujumbura] 10/10 - Seychelles vs. Ivory Coast [Saint Pierre, Mauritius] 10/10 - Gambia vs. Gabon [Nairobi. Kenya]* 10/14 - Seychelles vs. Gambia [Saint Pierre, Mauritius] 10/14 - Gabon vs. Burundi [Franceville, Gabon]* 10/14 - Ivory Coast vs. Kenya [Abidjan]* *Gabon will have to win vs. Gambia, thankfully at a neutral site, in order to have a chance. Ivory Coast has the African equivalent of a San Marino match. Then the final day will have to hope Kenya comes through for them while they win their match. Otherwise, it will be Ivory Coast in first and Gabon in second. At least Gabon will know they are likely clinched as a playoff team with their points. (19 points now) Group G 10/9 - Somalia vs. Algeria [Bir El Djir, Algeria] 10/9 - Mozambique vs. Guinea [Maputo]* 10/9 - Botswana vs. Uganda [Francistown]* 10/14 - Guinea vs. Botswana [Casablanca, Morocco] 10/14 - Somalia vs. Mozambique [Bir El Djir, Algeria]* 10/14 - Algeria vs. Uganda [Tizi Ouzou]* *Algeria will likely clinch after the Somalia match, so the battle is for second place. Mozambique has the inside track, considering they have a home match. Both have 15 points right now, but Uganda has the goal differential, so Mozambique has to do better in their two matches. Group H 10/9 - Malawi vs. Equatorial Guinea [Lilongwe] 10/9 - Liberia vs. Namibia [Paynesville]* 10/9 - Sao Tome e Principe vs. Tunisia [Tunis, Tunisia] 10/13 - Equatorial Guinea vs. Liberia [Malabo] 10/13 - Sao Tome e Principe vs. Malawi [Sousse, Tunisia] 10/13 - Tunisia vs. Namibia [Tunis]* *Liberia, Malawi, and Equatorial Guinea sitting there ready to pounce for second place, if Namibia have trouble with these two away tilts. Group I 10/8 - Chad vs. Mali [N'Djamena] 10/8 - Central African Republic vs. Ghana [El Jadida, Morocco] 10/8 - Comoros vs. Madagascar [Abidjan, Ivory Coast]* 10/12 - Chad vs. Central African Republic [N'Djamena] 10/12 - Ghana vs. Comoros [Accra]* 10/12 - Mali vs. Madagascar [Bamako]* *I think Ghana has this, but you never know. I've seen them lose points in a match like away to C.A.R. before. If that were to occur, this becomes interesting if either Madagascar or Comoros win that match. Obviously, both have extremely tough final matches, including if Comoros were to win and then go to Ghana. I think having either island nation do enough to make the playoffs will be exciting enough.
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Buzzjack Premier League Prediction Competition 2025/26
Fixtures (All kick of times are 15:00 BST unless stated otherwise) Saturday 27th September Brentford 3-2 Manchester United (12:30) Chelsea 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace 1-1 Liverpool Leeds United 0-1 AFC Bournemouth Manchester City 3-0 Burnley Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sunderland (17:30) Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (20:00) Sunday 28th September Aston Villa 3-2 Fulham (14:00) Newcastle United 2-1 Arsenal (16:30) Monday 29th September Everton 3-1 West Ham United (20:00) Fixtures (All kick of times are 15:00 BST unless stated otherwise) Friday 3rd October AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Fulham (20:00) Saturday 4th October Leeds United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur (12:30) Arsenal 3-0 West Ham United Manchester United 0-0 Sunderland Chelsea 5-3 Liverpool (17:30) Sunday 5th October Aston Villa 3-1 Burnley (14:00) Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace (14:00) Newcastle United 3-1 Nottingham Forest (14:00) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (14:00) Brentford 0-1 Manchester City (16:30)
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2025 Formula One Season
We will see, I hope Max is back in this for real. Piastri probably will have a time penalty carry over to Singapore.
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Europe - World Cup 2026 Qualification
October Match Schedule Group A 10/10 - Northern Ireland vs. Slovakia [Belfast]* 10/10 - Germany vs. Luxembourg [Sinsheim] 10/13 - Northern Ireland vs. Germany [Belfast]* 10/13 - Slovakia vs. Luxembourg [Trnava] *If Slovakia wants to keep their chances of winning this group alive, they'll need to at least match what Germany does in Belfast. Group B 10/10 - Kosovo vs. Slovenia [Pristina] 10/10 - Sweden vs. Switzerland [Solna]* 10/13 - Slovenia vs. Switzerland [Ljubljana]* 10/13 - Sweden vs. Kosovo [Gothenburg] *The only way Switzerland doesn't run away with this thing, is if they mess up their first two away fixtures here. Group C 10/9 - Belarus vs. Denmark [Zalaegerszeg, Hungary] 10/9 - Scotland vs. Greece [Glasgow]* 10/12 - Scotland vs. Belarus [Glasgow]* 10/12 - Denmark vs. Greece [Copenhagen]* *Could Scotland grab 6 points from these two home games and go into first place? Both Greece away tilts are big for group standings but also to see if Greece is really as improved as I thought they were coming into this. Group D 10/10 - Iceland vs. Ukraine [Reykjavik]* 10/10 - France vs. Azerbaijan [Paris] 10/13 - Iceland vs. France [Reykjavik]* 10/13 - Ukraine vs. Azerbaijan [Krakow, Poland] *I will be interested to see if Iceland could manage to get 4 points from this and establish a potential playoff run. Group E 10/11 - Bulgaria vs. Turkey [Sofia] 10/11 - Spain vs. Georgia [Elche] 10/14 - Turkey vs. Georgia [Izmit]* 10/14 - Spain vs. Bulgaria [Valladolid] *Will Turkey recover from their 6-0 defeat to Spain, they'll need to in a match which could go a long way to determining second place. Group F 10/11 - Hungary vs. Armenia [Budapest]* 10/11 - Portugal vs. Ireland [Lisbon] 10/14 - Ireland vs. Armenia [Dublin]* 10/14 - Portugal vs. Hungary [Lisbon] *If Armenia is to keep a playoff dream alive, they'll have to prove they can take their act on the road. They know anything they get from these games will be huge considering Ireland/Hungary also have away matches in Lisbon to contend with. Group G 10/9 - Finland vs. Lithuania [Helsinki] 10/9 - Malta vs. Netherlands [Ta'Qali]* 10/12 - Lithuania vs. Poland [Kaunas] 10/12 - Netherland vs. Finland [Amsterdam]* *Likely where you'll see Netherlands take the lead in this group. Group H 10/9 - Austria vs. San Marino [Vienna] 10/9 - Cyprus vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina [Larnaca] 10/12 - San Marino vs. Cyprus [Serraville] 10/12 - Romania vs. Austria [Bucharest]* *If Austria were to only draw or worse there, Bosnia is still in it for now, with a tough November slate. Group I 10/11 - Norway vs. Israel [Oslo]* 10/11 - Estonia vs. Italy [Tallinn] 10/14 - Estonia vs. Moldova [Tallinn] 10/14 - Italy vs. Israel [Udine]* *If what Israel almost did in Italy is any indication, this won't be a walk-over for Norway if they take it lightly. They'll need the 3 points here to keep Italy off their backs until their November clash in Milan. Speaking of that Italy-Israel classic, they'll have another go. Group J 10/10 - Kazakhstan vs. Liechtenstein [Astana] 10/10 - Belgium vs. North Macedonia [Brussels]* 10/13 - North Macedonia vs. Kazakhstan [Skopje] 10/13 - Wales vs. Belgium [Cardiff]* *If North Macedonia or Wales have any realistic expectations to win the group over Belgium, these matches will be required to pull off a massive upset. the Red Devils will certainly grab 6 more points in November so you can't leave it until then. Group K 10/11 - Latvia vs. Andorra [Riga] 10/11 - Serbia vs. Albania [Leskovac]* 10/14 - Andorra vs. Serbia [Encamp] 10/14 - Latvia vs. England [Riga] *This is the key match as far as second place goes and any chance to be a playoff team. Group L 10/9 - Czech Republic vs. Croatia [Prague]* 10/9 - Faroe Islands vs. Montenegro [Torshavn] 10/12 - Faroe Islands vs. Czech Republic [Torshavn] 10/12 - Croatia vs. Gibraltar [Varazdin] *This group is already sewn up, in my opinion, but the Czechs needs this win to have any chance.
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Champions League 2025/26
The way I understand the draw is the 36 teams are divided into four pots based on UEFA coefficient, then you get drawn a home and away match from each pot.
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Africa - World Cup 2026 Qualification
Oh yes I knew I was forgetting one but Yes Gibraltar is also new.
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Africa - World Cup 2026 Qualification
Here's how I predict the final points will be for each group after October. I will post the schedule once they decide on dates (Africa is notoriously later with their scheduling, since travel is trickier) Team - Predicted Final Points (Current Points) Group A Egypt - 26 (20) Burkina Faso - 19 (15) Sierra Leone - 16 (12) Guinea-Bissau - 11 (10) Ethiopia - 7 (6) Djibouti - 1 (1) Group B Senegal - 24 (18) Congo DR - 18 (16) Sudan - 16 (12) Togo - 9 (7) Mauritania - 6 (6) South Sudan - 5 (4) Group C South Africa - 21 (17) Benin - 16 (14) Nigeria - 15 (11) Rwanda - 12 (11) Lesotho - 9 (6) Zimbabwe - 5 (4) Group D Cape Verde - 23 (19) Cameroon - 21 (15) Libya - 18 (14) Angola - 13 (10) Mauritius - 5 (5) Eswatini - 2 (2) Group E Morocco - 24 (21) Tanzania - 13 (10) Niger - 13 (9) Zambia - 7 (6) Congo - 1 (1) Group F Ivory Coast - 26 (20) Gabon - 23 (19) Gambia - 14 (10) Burundi - 11 (10) Kenya - 10 (9) Seychelles - 0 (0) Group G Algeria - 25 (19) Mozambique - 21 (15) Uganda - 16 (15) Guinea - 12 (11) Botswana - 11 (9) Somalia - 1 (1) Group H Tunisia - 28 (22) Namibia - 16 (15) Malawi - 14 (10) Liberia - 13 (11) Equatorial Guinea - 12 (10) Sao Tome e Principe - 0 (0) Group I Ghana - 21 (19) Comoros - 19 (15) Mali - 18 (12) Madagascar - 16 (16) Central African Republic - 7 (5) Chad - 2 (1) In this scenario, qualified: Egypt Senegal South Africa Cape Verde Morocco Ivory Coast Algeria Tunisia Ghana Playoff: Gabon Mozambique Cameroon Burkina Faso (goal differential over Comoros)
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Africa - World Cup 2026 Qualification
One of them, the newest FIFA members are South Sudan (2012) and Kosovo (2016).
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Asia - World Cup 2026 Qualification
And to think Australia started out so poorly, I was thinking they would be third or worse. Thankfully for their sake, they got their act together.
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North America - World Cup 2026 Qualification
October Schedule: Group A 10/10 | (1) Suriname vs. (4) Guatemala 10/10 | (2) El Salvador vs. (3) Panama 10/14 | (3) Panama vs. (1) Suriname 10/14 | (2) El Salvador vs. (4) Guatemala Group B 10/10 | (4) Bermuda vs. (3) Trinidad and Tobago 10/10 | (2) Curaçao vs. (1) Jamaica 10/14 | (2) Curaçao vs. Trinidad and Tobago 10/14 | (1) Jamaica vs. Bermuda Group C 10/9 | (4) Nicaragua vs. (3) Haiti 10/9 | (1) Honduras vs. (2) Costa Rica 10/13 | (1) Honduras vs. (3) Haiti 10/13 | (2) Costa Rica vs. (4) Nicaragua
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Asia - World Cup 2026 Qualification
Match Schedule in October: Group A [Doha, Qatar] 10/8 | Oman vs. Qatar 10/11 | United Arab Emirates vs. Oman 10/14 | Qatar vs. United Arab Emirates Group B [Jeddah, Saudi Arabia] 10/8 | Indonesia vs. Saudi Arabia 10/11 | Iraq vs. Indonesia 10/14 | Saudi Arabia vs. Iraq
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Buzzjack Premier League Prediction Competition 2025/26
Well, do I suck at this! (Gotta pick some upsets though to try to get back into this!) Saturday 20th September Liverpool 3-1 Everton (12:30) Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur Burnley 1-2 Nottingham Forest West Ham United 3-2 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Leeds United Manchester United 0-2 Chelsea (17:30) Fulham 0-0 Brentford (20:00) Sunday 21st September AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Newcastle United (14:00) Sunderland 2-4 Aston Villa (14:00) Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City (16:30)
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Europe - World Cup 2026 Qualification
It's hard to go by the points standings for a lot of these groups, when the second-place team in alot of cases has played one less match. My thoughts on the groups, now that everybody has played: Group A - Great start by Slovakia, but to keep the dream alive they will need to not trip up against Northern Ireland/Luxembourg and try to put more goal differential on the board than the measly 1-0 scoreline at Luxembourg. The return to Germany in will be extremely difficullt to get another 3 points from (or any) and you have to expect Germany is going to run the table until then. Group B - This will be more about if Kosovo can make it to the playoffs than anything else. Switzerland will storm this. Group C - I actually thought Greece had a legit shot to win this group until the loss at home to Denmark happened. This will be one the more competitive groups though. Greece, Denmark, and even Scotland have a chance here. Group D - It's a shame that Iceland didn't get a result, as that makes this group as elementary as you'd want. Ukraine only drawing Azerbiajan helps open the door for Iceland to battle for a playoff spot. Group E - That Spain thrashing in Turkey ended the drama with this group. That result makes me wonder if Georgia could push for a playoff spot, but they already lost their home match to Turkey. Bulgaria is at its lowest point in decades right now, never thought I'd say it but they've become a free 3 points for everyone. Group F - All Portugal, no question. Armenia beating Ireland really makes you wonder if it's possible they could finish second, but we saw this a couple qualifying campaigns ago when they got a couple shock results early and then faded away. We'll see. I expect Ireland vs. Hungary. Group G - Poland is really going to regret that loss to Finland because while they are tied with Netherlands on points, they've played one more game and the Dutch won that same match (at Finland). I expect the chalk Netherlands 1st Poland 2nd finish here. Group H - Bosnia has looked better than they have in recent years, but that loss at home to Austria stings. So even though they're tied on points, they've played one more match including that loss. Austria is too good right now to let this go to anyone else. Group I - Norway looks like world-beaters right now. When you have a generational player like Haaland, you have to make those years count (like Sweden tried to do with Ibrahimovic or Wales did with Bale). Certainly that 11-1 result was something we never saw from those countries, but we will see what that statement says long term. It was a great follow up to the 3-0 beatdown of Italy, that's for sure. If Italy hadn't come back three times against Israel, this would be even more exciting. Something tells me Italy will still find a way, but Norway has it all in front of them now. Group J - North Macedonia has been a mainstay ever since that shock win over Germany in World Cup Qualifying and their EURO debut before that. They're not easy points anymore. They will find it difficult to overcome Belgium in this group, even if this is far from the same Belgium. We can't forget about Wales either. I think it will be between the Macedonians and Wales for a playoff berth, unless one of them can find a way to actually win against Belgium. Almost won't cut it. Group K - Yawn, England always get the easy groups huh? Or at least they make it look easy. It's funny that they'll win 2-0 against Andorra and then turn around to undress Serbia in Belgrade the next day, They always seem to do that too. Can Albania get into the playoffs over Serbia? That's what I'll be watching. Group L - This would be an interesting challenge for Croatia had they not beaten the Czechs 5-1 already and have played one less match depsite both being on 12 pojnts. Nobody else will even remotely bother these two though.
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South America - World Cup 2026 Qualification
That's about how I'd rank the South American teams on quality right now, the way the standings ended up. I think the Top 3 right now for sure is Argentina-Ecuador-Colombia. Bolivia being in that intercontinental play-off will make things stay competitive, where as if one of the Top 5 had slipped to 7th, they might run the torunament without much resistance.
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South America - World Cup 2026 Qualification
Oh wow, Venezuela choked that one away. Impressive from Bolivia though!