The World Cup draw thread!

Antarion wrote:

EM La Liga wrote:

Antarion wrote:

kas wrote:This was something Marca put out a few days back, but I hope it's not finalised.

For some reason (is it based purely on FIFA rankings? ) all the shite European teams (bar Holland and to a certain extent Portugal) have gone into Pot 2, while Pot 3 looks much stronger with all the African and a couple of South American teams there.

If it stays like this there'll be lots of potential Groups of Death. Good from a neutral's perspective, but it'll result in some top teams getting knocked out early, and garbage teams ending up in the knockout stages.

The pots (except pot 1) are not based on strength. Thats why "shit" teams are in pot 2. It's so that the confederations are separated. And it wouldnt really matter if you switch pot 2 with pot 3

Puro wrote:

Fey wrote:Okay, as things stand the seedings are like this! And I believe the draw will be in a few weeks.

FIRST POT: South Africa, Spain, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, England, France

SECOND POT: Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia, Denmark, Slovakia

THIRD POT: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay / Costa Rica

FOURTH POT: Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Mexico and Honduras.

Pot three looks stronger then two, so Holland will be in the Group of Death as always.

In this thread you can also predict your favourite possible group and also the group Germany will be in!

Warm Balls

Alright Fey, you know I like you, but Holland SHOULD be in one of the toughest groups in the WC since you were practically given a free pass to South Africa 2010.

The pots have nothing to do with relative strengths of the countries, but rather continent affiliation. IF we were to judge actual strengths of the given pots, then pot 4 (them Concacaf and AFC teams) is stronger than pot 2 (where the Euro shite lies, bar Portugal and Holland of course).

Portugal or even Holland should be top seeds instead of England. Some people will make the case "but England have been to the last two quarterfinals in the WCs"...BULL FUCKING SHITE! England were given a HUGE push by the refs to make it to the quarterfinal. Remember that Ecuador game last time, and the refs givings Becks like 20 free kicks in the game?

Just for fun I'd like to see our English friends get Portugal, Chile, and a CONCACAF team. It's too bad that they don't get an African team along with a South American team. Lucky c**ts!

By the way Fey, who's that in your avatar? Pretty please, is that Vida Guerra? name please.

Axeslammer wrote:what changes have they made this time to make it easier for Adidas and Nike Germany and Brazil to make the final ?

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Axeslammer wrote:what changes have they made this time to make it easier for Adidas and Nike Germany and Brazil to make the final ?

They'll make sure one of them draws Holland

Pierre Littbarski wrote:Provisional kick off times for group games are 16:00 and 19:30

Why 16:00 ? Should be 17:00 !

Axeslammer wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Axeslammer wrote:what changes have they made this time to make it easier for Adidas and Nike Germany and Brazil to make the final ?

They'll make sure one of them draws Holland

You can bet your house on that *not* happening

Di Caniooooo! wrote:Fey was just a little off on France

Antarion wrote:Today was the sample draw and they put in Ireland instead of France as a joke
Poor Ireland, now they get make fun of from the official sides

Özil wrote:omg so many shit teams at the world cup

L r dd wrote:Going to be some tough groups. Hope we get Portugal in the group instead of the quarters. For all their boasting they havent come close to winning in 90 minutes against us in recent years.