UEFA Qualifying Play-Offs

France
Russia
Portugal
Greece
Ukraine
Rep. of Ireland
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Slovenia


Probably be seeded in roughly that order with top 4 vs bottom 4.

Who do you hope will qualify

How pathetic is FIFA/UEFA for seeding this?

Russia and Bosnia yes.

Portugal and France if they sack their managers.

Greece I have a soft spot fo but could live without.

Why Is France/Russia so high compared to the rest?

I would like France, Portugal, Ireland and Russia to miss out.

I like Slovenia, Ukraine, Greece and Bosnia but I've no time for Herzegovina.

EM La Liga wrote:Why Is France/Russia so high compared to the rest?

typo

I want to see some upsets. Ukraine and Ireland are more than capable if things go their way.

debaser wrote:Who do you hope will qualify

How pathetic is FIFA/UEFA for seeding this?

France
Russia
Ireland
Ukraine

I cant see much surprises. And i hope France get Ukraine or Bosnia.

Alos hope that Greece dont make it, they are the definition of boring.

I'm hoping for France, Russia, Bosnia, Ireland - so just watch them draw each other

I don't know anything about Slovenia. Or Slovakia for that matter.

debaser wrote:I'm hoping for France, Russia, Bosnia, Ireland - so just watch them draw each other

I don't know anything about Slovenia. Or Slovakia for that matter.

it's disgusting that FIFA changed the rules half-way through qualifying, Blatter and co couldn't cope with the possibility of France/Portugal/Germany/Italy knocking each other out in the play-offs and although perhaps it could be argued it is for the greater good of the tournament, it devalues the whole process.

Here's hoping the unseeded teams all qualify

Yup, I think it's ridiculous that FIFA just changed the rules midway. Can't the federations take legal action against them? Or will Blatter and co. just suspend that country from international football?

Teams in order of who I'd most like to see in the WC:

1. Russia



2. Ireland
3. Bosnia
4. France
5. Portugal

























































6. Slovenia/Ukraine/Greece


I'm desperately hoping that Greece get Bosnia or Ireland and not Slovenia...but you just know the qualifiers will throw up at least one shit match with 2 teams that nobody wants to see at the World Cup

The same as with Scotland and England, I don't understand why Slovakia and Slovenia can have separate national teams and why they don't group together.

toon h wrote:The same as with Scotland and England, I don't understand why Slovakia and Slovenia can have separate national teams and why they don't group together.

They should merge Netherlands and Switzerland while they're at it

debaser wrote:

toon h wrote:The same as with Scotland and England, I don't understand why Slovakia and Slovenia can have separate national teams and why they don't group together.

They should merge Netherlands and Switzerland while they're at it

Flat land + mountains = Plateau/mesa land then?

Antarion wrote:

debaser wrote:

toon h wrote:The same as with Scotland and England, I don't understand why Slovakia and Slovenia can have separate national teams and why they don't group together.

They should merge Netherlands and Switzerland while they're at it

Flat land + mountains = Plateau/mesa land then?

Precisely. Plus, landlocked meets almost-drowned, bankers meet stoners, cuckoo clocks meet clogs. They complement each other perfectly.

debaser wrote:cuckoo clocks meet clogs. They complement each other perfectly.

And when we invade Germany : TWO FRONT WAR !!!

Yeah, baby !

Obviously want Ireland to go through.

Want to see Bosnia, Russia & France qualify.

We'll draw Russia or France though, I'm fairly sure of that
Espcially worried at the thought of having to play Russia.

When is the draw for the playoffs?

monday

friday the will be updating the rankings which is necessary for the seeding

Russia will be about 12-13 and seeded teams will be France, Portugal, Russia and Greece

kas wrote:

Teams in order of who I'd most like to see in the WC:

5. Portugal

Don't hate...just because Zlatan isn't going to the WC doesn't mean CR69 should have to miss out too.

I hope B&H (nice team) KO Greece (only of the seeded countries I hope doesn't win)

If any of the others beat the favs they deserve to be at the WC.

I like the look of Slovenia from highlights - they score some really good goals and have some really slick counter-attacks.

It is funnny though...

Some people say that to seed teams in the play-off is bs. But they like it on the group stage...

One could argue the seeding system but it has its logic in the present system nevertheless.

That said it is also perfectly logic that most support the underdogs but for a world cup to have its own charisma you have to have the powerhouses and the hyped teams.

It is not the same thing to see a clash of Italy/England or a Germany/Argentina or a Brazil/Spain for example or to see lesser charismatic teams no matter how good they are. A group of these, yes, but most of them i wouldn´t like it.

That said thanks for the support and i hope we leave some disapointed in the play-offs

Protheus wrote:It is funnny though...

Some people say that to seed teams in the play-off is bs. But they like it on the group stage...

One could argue the seeding system but it has its logic in the present system nevertheless.

That said it is also perfectly logic that most support the underdogs but for a world cup to have its own charisma you have to have the powerhouses and the hyped teams.

It is not the same thing to see a clash of Italy/England or a Germany/Argentina or a Brazil/Spain for example or to see lesser charismatic teams no matter how good they are. A group of these, yes, but most of them i wouldn´t like it.

That said thanks for the support and i hope we leave some disapointed in the play-offs

We have Argentina/Brazil/Italy/Spain/England/Holland/Germany at the world cup so I think we do without one of France/Portugal. I want good teams at the world cup but I think it should be about merits. That is why I wouldn't that opposed to a world cup without seeding at the group stage.

Protheus wrote:It is funnny though...

Some people say that to seed teams in the play-off is bs. But they like it on the group stage...

One could argue the seeding system but it has its logic in the present system nevertheless.

That said it is also perfectly logic that most support the underdogs but for a world cup to have its own charisma you have to have the powerhouses and the hyped teams.

It is not the same thing to see a clash of Italy/England or a Germany/Argentina or a Brazil/Spain for example or to see lesser charismatic teams no matter how good they are. A group of these, yes, but most of them i wouldn´t like it.

That said thanks for the support and i hope we leave some disapointed in the play-offs

Thing is the qualifying groups were seeded already, and these teams all proved to be 2nd best in their particular group - so they should all be considered equal.

I'm sure you'll make it anyway, so not worth worrying what miserable folk like me think

toon h wrote:The same as with Scotland and England, I don't understand why Slovakia and Slovenia can have separate national teams and why they don't group together.

Because they are completely different countries and came from the break up of those different countries. Slovakia was part of Czchoslovakia once and Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia consisted of federal republics that broke into separate parts in the brutal wars of the 1990s while Czechoslovakia had a peaceful velvet divorce.

Protheus wrote:It is funnny though...

Some people say that to seed teams in the play-off is bs. But they like it on the group stage...

I am all for seeding teams, you have to get credit for your previous good performances. So this new system is a better one. But I didn't like the fact that FIFA did it midway, you cannot change the rules once the competition has started. That bit was just wrong.

toon h wrote:The same as with Scotland and England, I don't understand why Slovakia and Slovenia can have separate national teams and why they don't group together.

????

I can understand England & Scotland, but why Slovenia and Slovakia??? Just coz they sound similar? Maybe Australlia and Austria should be one team too