Ok so we're in the draw, thats all, Im traumatised so far.....
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Ok so we're in the draw, thats all, Im traumatised so far.....
Jokes aside, I'm surprised at how crap it is. Kevin Hart blends in with the background and all you can see is a loud-mouthed necklace. The official song was tame. Lauryn Hill was crap (and did she say it's Bob Marley's birthday? I think there's been more than one mic malfunction. And how is Rio Ferdinand the best they could find to do the draw?
But Christ, Infantino gets worse and worse. At one stage I was hoping he'd shut up and let Trump speak, because that would be less painful.
Anyway, down to the draw now. Let's see who we maybe get
I want group B, Canada for football reasons obviously, but that could cause a very frosty houshold when we qualify! Odds on its Portugal though.
So Canada group B out of the equation now based on the rules? D looking nice now.
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Four groups can have two European teams - there's no such group yet. I think all options open to us still
Ah ok - sorry my bad.
I was wondering!
England have Croatia, so we can't be in that group. Which I'm quite ok with to be honest.
Canada/Qatar/Switzerland looking about a good a draw as you could hope for
Totally. Still liking B & D.
Also USA-Australia-ParaguayQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Mexico, South Africa and South Korea it is
You'll take that
One of the best possible groups I would say. Nice!
I feel like this is touching the money at the blackjack table
I think it's a tough draw. South Korea will be the toughest and although they've been poor lately, Mexico at home will be hard.
Yep. Best of the rest.
Oh it's a tough draw. It's the World Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Metrostars
I think it's maybe slightly easier than the draw we have to get there in the first place.
Mexico will also be under crazy pressure and probably threats....no fun.
Glad to avoid MetLife. I know they are putting in grass but it will probably be horrible that Stadium is awful.
Then again, Atlanta is becoming a dump tho I would love to take you lads up Stone Mountain and those Waffle Houses are legit
That's a good draw.
Mexico are generally very good and at home it will be very tough. Still, an easier team than the others in that section bar USA and Canada.
As pot 2 teams go, South Korea are a good draw. A good team usually.
South Africa looks a favourable draw.
Dear lord that was a slow death
I thought we had decided not to enter the Eurovision!?!?!
Not the worst draw, not the best, compared to some you'd take it. Heath being taken in to consideration unlike 94. England for a change have a bit of a stinker. There'll be a good few suprises this WC, Germany could be vulnerable more than normal. Not unexpected but there will be some poor group games. Lopes will be liking that draw getting to play Spain, just keep fit for the summer lad. It does feel a bit off talking about groups we havent confirmed but as long as no Irish person has toouched the trophy i'll set the superstition aside.
How did we ever manage to get someone worse than Blatter leading FIFA, peace prizes and YMCA, dandcing Don, it was like a blooper reel from Police Academy.
When you see those groups, you realize the amount of dross that will be there. No doubt it will throw up a few surprises and some classic games (like Qatar WC did) but it is hard to pick a true group of death out of that one.
Biggest shock of all, not even Scotland could find a way not to get out of their group!Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Groups I and L probably the most interesting ones in terms of big hitters. There are a good few groups that would be equally mediocre so will be interesting in a different way.
True, the two groups below are probably the highest in quality. Norway are flying it at the minute so it’ll be interesting to see if they can get 2nd place ahead of Senegal.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Group I
France
Senegal
Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname
Norway
Group L
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama
Even group L is a bit of a stretch to be honest, Ghana aren’t half the side they once were.
Would be a fun group if we qualified, would be good to not play any other European teams for a change. Tough draw for Scotland, but maybe having Haiti in there might save them, they could have gotten Italy as the Pot 4 team, which would have been a proper group of death. Knowing them they'll still find a way to get knocked out early.
France/Norway/Senegal/Bolivia probably the closest to a group of death.
The RTÉ coverage was due to finish at 6:50 (I think BBC was the same) but it went on until 7:20. That's amateur hour stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Controversial opinion here, but seeing the draw, I'm looking forward to the 48-team competition (sorry Stu!). Scotland v Haiti, Curacao v Germany, Spain v Cabo Verde (Pico Lopes will be delighted I'm sure), Argentina v Jordan, Portugal v Uzbekistan (that's a banana skin if Ronaldo is still playing) - it looks fascinating.
France will have nightmares about Senegal, and Norway in the group too. Poor Scotland get their 1998 group again, though with Haiti instead of Norway.
Can't see any of the big teams going out in the groups, but there's interesting games in there all the same. Just hope we're in there too.
They could challenge France for first I think. They're a serious team at the moment; they should be looking at the quarters at least. Senegal could help them as Senegal v France is an us v England game.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
For what it's worth, using the world rankings as a guide, the three Pot 1 to Pot 3 teams that Ireland's playoff path was drawn with are ranked the lowest of the 12 groups (average ranking for the three teams is 33). In other words, it's about the best possible draw we could have gotten if we do go on to qualify.
ROUND OF 32
Runner up group A v Runner up group B
(B: Switzerland or UEFA A [Italy, Wales, Bosnia or N. Ireland].)
ROUND OF 16 v Group F winner or Group C runner up
(F: Netherlands or UEFA B [Ukraine, Sweden, Poland or Albania] v C: Morocco or Scotland.)
OR
ROUND OF 32
Winner A v 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I
ROUND OF 16 v Winner L or 3rd Group E/H/I/J/K
(L: England, Croatia or Ghana or ...)
OR
3rd Group A...!