QuoteHe did at least one, around the time of the Andorra game...Originally Posted by Kingdom
So we are par for two draws then??
He did at least one, around the time of the Andorra game...
Could move up to 18th with two play-off wins
http://www.football-rankings.info/20...obable_21.html
Unfortunately FIFA rankings are of no consequence to us until November 2013. The WC 2014 qualification draw has already been made and the Euro 2012 draw is based on UEFA co-efficients, and if we do qualify it is impossible to be anything other than bottom seeds.
FIFA have admitted they got it wrong making the WC draw so early, prior to the finish of the Euro qualifiers. They have stated they won't follow that precedent again.
Unfortunately for us had the draw for WC 2014 qualification taken place around now or the next two months, we would not have ended up with as difficult a group as we have and would certainly have avoided Sweden as we would have been 2nd seeds.
The unfairness of the draw can be highlighted by the fact that Norway were a first seed for that draw and have missed out on even a play-off for the euros. Also Slovenia were a second seed and came 4th in their qualification group.
Both these two teams have been drawn in the same group as top two seeds, whilst Germany and Sweden are in ours. The disparity in standards between those two groups is remarkable and highlights just how wrong FIFA were to draw the groups before the Euro 2012 qualification process finished.
Last edited by French Toasht; 21/10/2011 at 1:58 PM.
All i an interested in now is beating Estonia twice and getting to the euros and moving up the rankings. The world cup qualifying are a year away ..... worry about them next september or after Estonia if it goes all wrong!
FIFA screw us over again! Why did they change the time of the WC draw this year? Anybody with two brain cells to rub together could have told them it was stupid to do it before the end of qualifying.
IIRC they drew the whole world on one day. Some parts of the world have already started so I guess they probably left it as late as they could.
Bring Back Belfast Celtic F.C.
IIRC they drew the whole world on one day. Some parts of the world have already started so I guess they probably left it as late as they could.
Bring Back Belfast Celtic F.C.
This would have been your group:
Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Poland, Iceland, Cyprus
More details: 2014 FIFA World Cup seeding: July vs. October 2011
That would have been my desired draw.
On the other hand, we could have got this draw in Group E:
Norway
Slovenia
Ireland (Switzerland )
Albania
Cyprus
Iceland
Which would have been very nice
Need another win on Tuesday to keep pushing upwards ...... We could be in 18th spot with another win.
Last edited by swinfordfc; 11/11/2011 at 10:04 PM.
So with all the excitement of qualifying ..... where are we in the rankings next Wednesday?
About 22
I'll go with 21st.
FIFA Ranking: November 2011 final preview.
And what would you know?
We would have been 16th with a win
seems to be bouncing around the twitterverse that we are 21st. (obivously if it is on twitter it must be true)
21st ...... not to bad ..... This will shut down till February 2012 i guess
21st it is then.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/...ings_fifa.html
Not too bad, raging we didn't get the win at home against Estonia
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