Preliminary Draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

**Deckydee** · 26/07/2011, 10:59 AM

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminarydraw/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FI...fication_(UEFA)

Hi,

Does anyone know what station this will be shown on and at what time?

I watched the Euro 2012 draw on Eurosport, I guess it could be the same?

**tetsujin1979** · 26/07/2011, 12:18 PM

It's on RTE2 at 8:15: http://www.rte.ie/ten/listings/16399..._Cup_2014_Draw

**BonnieShels** · 26/07/2011, 1:15 PM

That's my Saturday night sorted.

**Deckydee** · 26/07/2011, 2:19 PM

Thank you sir!

Excellent! - I am looking forward to this now.

**IsMiseSean** · 26/07/2011, 7:17 PM

This is already in the rankings thread, but I dont see any harm putting it in here too.
Pots according to the football rankings website. http://www.football-rankings.info/20...a-pots_24.html

Pot 1: Spain, Netherlands, Germany, England, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Greece

Pot 2: France, Montenegro, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Turkey, Serbia, Slovakia

Pot 3: Switzerland, Israel, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Ukraine, Hungary

Pot 4: Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Lithuania, Albania, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Austria, Poland

Pot 5: Armenia, Finland, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Moldova, FYR Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands

Pot 6: Wales, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malta, Andorra, San Marino

**Kingdom** · 26/07/2011, 7:29 PM

Really excited about this (even if somewhat confused why this is happening so early)

Looking at the pots, as usual there is some horrible possibilites, but more than normal there are some really nice ones too.

New thread so not going to jinx it by saying who I'd like us to avoid, but if we could avoid any derbies (either with teams or coaches ;-)), and have a bit of Luxembourg, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Norway, that would be great. If you're listening up there Batman, please make it so!

**AlaskaFox** · 26/07/2011, 7:53 PM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

Really excited about this (even if somewhat confused why this is happening so early)

They're doing all the draws together. Think the Asian campaign starts this year.

**mypost** · 26/07/2011, 7:55 PM

Greece
Serbia
Albania
Macedonia
Malta

Spain
France
Romania
Cyprus
Kazachstan

Croatia
Slovenia
Austria
Moldova
Luxembourg

**Fixer82** · 26/07/2011, 7:57 PM

From Pot 1 I'll take Italy or Norway, Pot 2 - Slovenia, Albania, Latvia, Lichtenstein thereinafter respectively

**Kingdom** · 26/07/2011, 8:00 PM

Originally Posted by AlaskaFox

They're doing all the draws together. Think the Asian campaign starts this year.

The Asian campaign has already started. There are prelims this week with some big countries involved (all bar the Koreas, Australia, China and Japan I think)

**Kingdom** · 26/07/2011, 8:01 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Greece
Serbia
Albania
Macedonia
Malta

Spain
France
Romania
Cyprus
Kazachstan

Croatia
Slovenia
Austria
Moldova
Luxembourg

That sunny group wouldn't be the handiest on the field either. The bad group is very bad.

**mypost** · 26/07/2011, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Fixer82

From Pot 1 I'll take Italy or Norway

Italy or Norway? Italy or Norway??

Italy are through before the draw is complete. We could be fighting with Norway for the final play-off spot.

Again.

**Crosby87** · 26/07/2011, 11:42 PM

Kerr is just praying he gets a chance to take key points off us in front of the nice 2,000 fan crowd in the Faroes.

**BonnieShels** · 27/07/2011, 6:25 AM

I don't think he cares.
Delighted with his role in moving the Faeroes up a pot. That it contributes to the fall of Wales is also welcome.

**Noelys Guitar** · 27/07/2011, 12:14 PM

We qualified for 1990, 1994 and 2002 coming out of possibly the toughest of groups each time. I would love us to get Spain as our first seed (as in 90 and 94). After that I don't care who we get from Pots2/4/5/6.

**christo** · 27/07/2011, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Delighted with his role in moving the Faeroes up a pot. That it contributes to the fall of Wales is also welcome.

My thoughts exactly

I'd be looking at Greece, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Estonia and Wales as the perfect draw.

How does the qualifying work this time round?

**Wolfie** · 27/07/2011, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by christo

My thoughts exactly

I'd be looking at Greece, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Estonia and Wales as the perfect draw.

World Cup qualifying rules dictate that the cohort of teams above are reserved for England.

**Yard of Pace** · 27/07/2011, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

The Asian campaign has already started. There are prelims this week with some big countries involved (all bar the Koreas, Australia, China and Japan I think)

Carribean lads are well underway too. Still digesting the aggregate hammering The US Virgin Islands gave the British Virgin Islands a couple of weeks ago....

I don't get why everyone thinks Kerr would love to take points off us. He's a proud Irishman as far as I can see and I don't think he'd ever hope to hinder our chances to qualify for something, despite what happened with him and the FAI. He's not that bitter, imo.

**tetsujin1979** · 27/07/2011, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Yard of Pace

Carribean lads are well underway too. Still digesting the aggregate hammering The US Virgin Islands gave the British Virgin Islands a couple of weeks ago....

I don't get why everyone thinks Kerr would love to take points off us. He's a proud Irishman as far as I can see and I don't think he'd ever hope to hinder our chances to qualify for something, despite what happened with him and the FAI. He's not that bitter, imo.

Are you serious? I struggle to think of a single article he wrote since leaving the job that wasn't laced with poison

**AlaskaFox** · 27/07/2011, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Yard of Pace

Carribean lads are well underway too. Still digesting the aggregate hammering The US Virgin Islands gave the British Virgin Islands a couple of weeks ago.....

Just has a look at the results, Aruba v Saint Lucia ended 6-6 on aggregate after two 4-2 wins. There's something you don't see every day.