Rankings

[paul_oshea]

GR will that go towards who is seeded in playoffs or just best runner-up? looking at that 6 groups as winners, we are tied for the place behind best runner up is that right?

[Gather round]

GR will that go towards who is seeded in playoffs or just best runner-up?

Just the latter (and see also table below). The play-offs will be seeded according not to FIFA rankings in October, but a separate system calculating average points per match in all qualifiers and finals games since the beginning of Euro 2008 (ie games from July 2006 onwards). The earliest of those three tournaments is weighted at 50% of the other two.


looking at that 6 groups as winners, we are tied for the place behind best runner up is that right?

Here's a summary:

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD AG Pts

E Sweden 5 4 0 1 14 6 +8 5 12
G Montenegro 5 3 2 0 4 1 +3 11
F Croatia 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 5 10
B Russia 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 4 10
H Norway 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2 4 10
I Czechia 5 3 0 2 6 3 +3 3 9
A Belgium 6 2 2 2 11 9 +2 6 8
D Belarus 5 2 2 1 4 2 +2 1 8
C Slovenia 5 1 2 2 2 3 –1 2 5

If you finish second with say 22 points, that would mean 16 in that table. Might be enough to do it, though Sweden probably remain favorites.

[Edgar]

Just the latter (and see also table below). The play-offs will be seeded according not to FIFA rankings in October, but a separate system calculating average points per match in all qualifiers and finals games since the beginning of Euro 2008 (ie games from July 2006 onwards). The earliest of those three tournaments is weighted at 50% of the other two.

Yes, the play-offs will be seeded using the UEFA national team coefficient (http://www.football-rankings.info/2011/08/euro-2012-final-draw-coefficients-12.html).