Two places left: Uruguay are 5-0 up on Jordan while Mexico are 5-1 up on New Zealand. Both second legs are played tomorrow but I think both are safe and we have our 32 countries for 2014.
CONMEBOL: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and (probably) Uruguay. UEFA: Belgium, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Bosnia, England, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Portugal and France. AFC: Japan, Australia, South Korea and Iran. CONCACAF: United States, Costa Rica, Honduras and (probably) Mexico. CAF: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana and Algeria.
The system for the draw is yet to be confirmed, but the likely pots will be: 1 Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland, Uruguay*. 2 Holland, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Bosnia, Croatia, Russia. 3 France, Chile, Ecuador, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Ghana. 4 Japan, Australia, Iran, S Korea, Costa Rica, United States, Mexico, Honduras. That means we could see a group containing say Brazil, Italy, France and the United States or Switzerland, Bosnia, Iran and Honduras. The draw in December is clearly going to be very important. I can't see England getting past the quarters, but with a favourable draw that will be achievable.
France will be drawn first into a group with a South American top seed (Brazil/Argentina/Colombia/Uruguay) to avoid having a group of three European teams.
Groups of death: Brazil, France, USA, England Spain, Chile, Japan, England
Groups of 'life': Switzerland, Iran, Algeria, England Belgium, Costa Rica, Nigeria, England
Draw on Friday. Pots have just been finalised by FIFA:
Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay Pot 2: Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Ghana, Nigeria Pot 3: Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, USA Pot 4: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia For the World Cup Final Draw, one side from Pot 4 will be drawn as a Pot 2 side.
If FIFA had decided to use the current rankings rather than pre-play-off rankings, Switzerland and Belgium wouldn't be seeded. Portugal and Italy would be in their place.
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he is shit.
Only three places left now.
France/Ukraine
Uruguay/Jordan
Mexico/New Zealand
Two places left: Uruguay are 5-0 up on Jordan while Mexico are 5-1 up on New Zealand. Both second legs are played tomorrow but I think both are safe and we have our 32 countries for 2014.
CONMEBOL: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and (probably) Uruguay.
UEFA: Belgium, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Bosnia, England, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Portugal and France.
AFC: Japan, Australia, South Korea and Iran.
CONCACAF: United States, Costa Rica, Honduras and (probably) Mexico.
CAF: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana and Algeria.
1 Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland, Uruguay*.
2 Holland, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Bosnia, Croatia, Russia.
3 France, Chile, Ecuador, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Ghana.
4 Japan, Australia, Iran, S Korea, Costa Rica, United States, Mexico, Honduras.
That means we could see a group containing say Brazil, Italy, France and the United States or Switzerland, Bosnia, Iran and Honduras. The draw in December is clearly going to be very important. I can't see England getting past the quarters, but with a favourable draw that will be achievable.
or the paper is warmed up.
France will be drawn first into a group with a South American top seed (Brazil/Argentina/Colombia/Uruguay) to avoid having a group of three European teams.
Groups of death:
Brazil, France, USA, England
Spain, Chile, Japan, England
Groups of 'life':
Switzerland, Iran, Algeria, England
Belgium, Costa Rica, Nigeria, England
Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay
Pot 2: Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Ghana, Nigeria
Pot 3: Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, USA
Pot 4: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia
For the World Cup Final Draw, one side from Pot 4 will be drawn as a Pot 2 side.
https://twitter.com/FIFAcom
If FIFA had decided to use the current rankings rather than pre-play-off rankings, Switzerland and Belgium wouldn't be seeded. Portugal and Italy would be in their place.
Anyone fancy Brazil, Netherlands, England, South Korea?
Might be a change or two to the "pots"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25206040
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