Pot 1:Italy,Spain,Germany,Czech Republic, France,Portugal, Netherlands, Croatia, Greece Pot 2: England, Romania, Scotland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, Poland, Sweden, Israel Pot 3: Norway, Ukraine, Serbia, Denmark, Northern Ireland,Republic of Ireland, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium Pot 4: Slovakia,Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Moldova, Wales, FYR Macedonia, Belarus, Lithuania, Cyprus Pot 5: Georgia, Albania, Slovenia, Latvia, Iceland, Armenia, Austria, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan Pot 6: Liechtenstein, Estonia, Malta, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Andorra, Faroe Islands, San Marino Winners Qualify, Best Eight runners up go into playoffs. Ireland best possible Group for the 2010 World cup qualifiers: The draw to take place on November 23, 2007 in Durban
Would be an even better if we got into the group of five teams thus avoiding having to play San Marino altogether! Was reading there that the worst 2nd placed team doesn't even get a play off spot and misses out altogether - looking at the amount of draws we've accumulated over the last 3 campaigns I'd be concerned about our points total should we come 2nd in the next campaign.
If we get England we are ****** as they are in the second seeds. This would be ultimate nightmare Spain England Cyprus Austria Estonia.... We would be lucky to win one of those away from home Ideal Scenario - Greece Scotland Moldova Azerbaijan Andorra Could see us topping that
I see everyone wants the current Euro champs as 1st seeds again. Just like last time, so what happened?? They won their group by October. What do I want?? Germany Bulgaria Bosnia Slovenia Malta Bugger England, what we must avoid is long haul trips to the arsehole of Russia again, especially Kazachstan. And a 5-team group, where there's less games, and less chance of recovering from our draws and defeats.
Its going be on SSN from 3, their starting with the Asian draw so I imagine it'll be closer to 4 by the time they get to the European part of it.
you mad they will destroy our new lansdown road stadium only jokin by the way. I definetly dont want them, who ever is in there group basically have two pot 1 teams
Group 8 for us italy bulgaria Ireland cyprus , georgia , montenegro ------------------------------------------------------------ Group 1 Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Albania, Malta Group 2 Greece, Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia, Luxembourg Group 3 Czech Republic, Poland, NORTHERN IRELAND, Slovakia, Slovenia, San Marino Group 4 Germany, Russia, Finland, WALES, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein Group 5 Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Armenia, Estonia Group 6 Croatia, ENGLAND, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra Group 7 France, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria, Faroe Islands Group 8 Italy, Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia, Montenegro Group 9 Holland, SCOTLAND, Norway, FYR Macedonia, Iceland
At least we get a chance to put things right against them this time around, plus it'll be a nice place to go for the week of the game!