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I've just realised that the way qualification for the UEFA Play-Offs is setup, Moldova and San Marino are still in with a shot.0
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Conor Coventry getting praise from the BBC for his performance
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What a beautiful double pivot.Callumcafc said:Con Cov on the pitch in Dublin, playing next to Josh Cullen1 -
Suriname 1-0. They’re the closest they’ve ever been to qualifying for a World Cup.0
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It’s mad, but the only way San Marino can qualify is by losing to Romania next week.ForeverAddickted said:I've just realised that the way qualification for the UEFA Play-Offs is setup, Moldova and San Marino are still in with a shot.4 -
Ah yes, I see what you mean now, I read the Wiki table wrong...MrOneLung said:
It’s mad, but the only way San Marino can qualify is by losing to Romania next week.ForeverAddickted said:I've just realised that the way qualification for the UEFA Play-Offs is setup, Moldova and San Marino are still in with a shot.
Bet they've been luring us all into a false sense of security these last 30-years and will blitz their way to the World Cup Final2 -
Yeah i'd agree with this, we have a lot of good players but they're all basically attacking midfielders. Bellingham, Foden, Palmer, Rogers are probably all at their best in the 10 role. They can play elsewhere but i think if you do that then you're just shoehorning them in for the sake of it.Charlton and on said:
I'm not so sure. I think centre mid has strengthened but our left is a bit of an issue. Arguably our most talented players all occupy the same space too.Laddick01 said:The amount of talent England have is impressive. Was a lot of talk about this squad being much weaker than the last few years but I’d argue the opposite.
We haven't really played good enough opposition to assess the team so we won't find out either way until we get to tournament knock outs.
LW is a problem, we have options (Rashford, Gordon, Grealish) but none have really nailed the position as theirs.
LB is also a problem. I'd go with Lewis Hall if he's fit as i'm not convinced O'Reilly is good enough defensively (to be fair he is a midfielder playing out of position there) and Lewis-Skelly isn't playing for his club.
RB we have James but in a tournament can he play every 3-4 days? Trent isn't playing for Madrid. Maybe Spence or Livramento if fit?
CB i don't see anyone to rival Stones, Guehi or Konsa so if they're all fit it's going to be Stones plus 1 other.
Pickford, Kane, Saka, Rice and now probably Anderson pick themselves.4 -
France winning their group last night means they're the 29th country to qualify.Swindon_Addick said:
27: Ivory CoastSwindon_Addick said:
23: South AfricaSwindon_Addick said:
Congratulations to Cape Verde who have qualified for the first time ever, the 22nd country to make it to this tournament. They are the second smallest country by population ever to have qualified, only Iceland is smaller. The BBC tell me the team's nickname is "The Blue Sharks".Swindon_Addick said:
Ghana sealed qualification yesterday - 21 teams now settled. Cape Verde need a win today against the last-placed team in their group to qualify for their first ever World Cup.Swindon_Addick said:
Algeria made it 20 countries qualified today, guaranteeing topping their group with a game still to play.Swindon_Addick said:
Egypt won their group yesterday, during the second-last round of games in Africa, making it 19 qualifiers to date.Swindon_Addick said:
Up to 18 qualifiers today after Tunisia also win their group with 2 games in hand, although in their case they've played 8 of 10. No real shocks about the first two qualifiers from Africa, but with 9 to qualify this time there are some relatively unfamiliar names among the countries still in contention.Swindon_Addick said:Now 17 countries qualified as Morocco won their African qualifying group on Friday with 2 of their 8 games still to play.
24: Qatar
25: England
26: Saudi Arabia
2 more from Africa to be settled tonight.
England not only qualifying without conceding a goal and with 2 games still to play, they are the only UEFA country to qualify this early. Due to Portugal conceding a stoppage-time equaliser that prevented them also qualifying 2 games early. No laughing at the back, now...
28: Senegal
A bad night for those of us who were hoping for some more debutants. Gabon did qualify for the African playoffs, along with Dem. Congo, Nigeria and Cameroon. Only one country gets to go to the final playoffs, so that's a long shot.
The remaining 10 direct qualifiers from Europe and 3 from North America will be confirmed during the rest of this international break, leaving only the 6 playoff slots to be sorted out. The playoffs will be 16 European countries competing for 4 places and 6 from the rest of the world chasing 2 slots. The current round of matches will also finalise who qualifies for those playoffs. Scotland and Wales are both guaranteed to be in the playoffs if they don't manage to win their groups (which Scotland might, but Wales would need a miracle). Northern Ireland also have a very good chance of a playoff slot. So it's been a pretty good qualification process for the 4 UK teams.
The African playoffs to determine who goes to the intercontinental playoffs (and will be a huge favourite to qualify) was narrowed down to Nigeria v DR Congo. Another of the possible first-time qualifiers, Gabon, were knocked out last night. Serious chance of Ademola Lookman getting to the World Cup despite Nigeria having under-performed so far.0 -
Rashford is a waste of space, fluffed numerous chances, Eze much better.2
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Croatia's win over the Faroes means they are the 30th country to qualify and Czechia are guaranteed second in the group and a place in the playoffs. Which takes Czechia out of contention for the 4 slots in the playoffs reserved for the best Nations League performances among countries that don't finish top 2. Northern Ireland had been fifth on that list and are bumped up to fourth, so they are now guaranteed a playoff despite losing tonight.Swindon_Addick said:
France winning their group last night means they're the 29th country to qualify.Swindon_Addick said:
27: Ivory CoastSwindon_Addick said:
23: South AfricaSwindon_Addick said:
Congratulations to Cape Verde who have qualified for the first time ever, the 22nd country to make it to this tournament. They are the second smallest country by population ever to have qualified, only Iceland is smaller. The BBC tell me the team's nickname is "The Blue Sharks".Swindon_Addick said:
Ghana sealed qualification yesterday - 21 teams now settled. Cape Verde need a win today against the last-placed team in their group to qualify for their first ever World Cup.Swindon_Addick said:
Algeria made it 20 countries qualified today, guaranteeing topping their group with a game still to play.Swindon_Addick said:
Egypt won their group yesterday, during the second-last round of games in Africa, making it 19 qualifiers to date.Swindon_Addick said:
Up to 18 qualifiers today after Tunisia also win their group with 2 games in hand, although in their case they've played 8 of 10. No real shocks about the first two qualifiers from Africa, but with 9 to qualify this time there are some relatively unfamiliar names among the countries still in contention.Swindon_Addick said:Now 17 countries qualified as Morocco won their African qualifying group on Friday with 2 of their 8 games still to play.
24: Qatar
25: England
26: Saudi Arabia
2 more from Africa to be settled tonight.
England not only qualifying without conceding a goal and with 2 games still to play, they are the only UEFA country to qualify this early. Due to Portugal conceding a stoppage-time equaliser that prevented them also qualifying 2 games early. No laughing at the back, now...
28: Senegal
A bad night for those of us who were hoping for some more debutants. Gabon did qualify for the African playoffs, along with Dem. Congo, Nigeria and Cameroon. Only one country gets to go to the final playoffs, so that's a long shot.
The remaining 10 direct qualifiers from Europe and 3 from North America will be confirmed during the rest of this international break, leaving only the 6 playoff slots to be sorted out. The playoffs will be 16 European countries competing for 4 places and 6 from the rest of the world chasing 2 slots. The current round of matches will also finalise who qualifies for those playoffs. Scotland and Wales are both guaranteed to be in the playoffs if they don't manage to win their groups (which Scotland might, but Wales would need a miracle). Northern Ireland also have a very good chance of a playoff slot. So it's been a pretty good qualification process for the 4 UK teams.
The African playoffs to determine who goes to the intercontinental playoffs (and will be a huge favourite to qualify) was narrowed down to Nigeria v DR Congo. Another of the possible first-time qualifiers, Gabon, were knocked out last night. Serious chance of Ademola Lookman getting to the World Cup despite Nigeria having under-performed so far.2 -
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1. Canada (1/6 CONCACAF)
2. Mexico (2/6 CONCACAF)
3. United States (3/6 CONCACAF)
4. Japan (1/8 AFC)
5. New Zealand (1/1 OFC)
6. Iran (2/8 AFC)
7. Argentina (1/6 CONMEBOL)
8. Uzbekistan (3/8 AFC)
9. South Korea (4/8 AFC)
10. Jordan (5/8 AFC)
11. Australia (6/8 AFC)
12. Brazil (2/6 CONMEBOL)
13. Ecuador (3/6 CONMEBOL)
14. Uruguay (4/6 CONMEBOL)
15. Colombia (5/6 CONMEBOL)
16. Paraguay (6/6 CONMEBOL)
17. Morocco (1/9 CAF)
18. Tunisia (2/9 CAF)
19. Egypt (3/9 CAF)
20. Algeria (4/9 CAF)
21. Ghana (5/9 CAF)
22. Cape Verde (6/9 CAF)
23. South Africa (7/9 CAF)
24. Qatar (7/8 AFC)
25. England (1/16 UEFA)
26. Saudi Arabia (8/8 AFC)
27. Ivory Coast (8/9 CAF)
28. Senegal (9/9 CAF)
29. France (2/16 UEFA)
30. Croatia (3/16 UEFA)
18 spots still to fill: 13 from UEFA, 3 from CONCACAF and 2 from inter-continental playoffs.
AFC(8): Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
CAF(9): Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal
CONCACAF(6): Canada, Mexico, USA, +3 (Suriname OR Panama, Curacao OR Jamaica, Honduras OR Haiti OR Costa Rica)
CONMEBOL(6): Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay
OFC(1): New Zealand
UEFA(16): England, France, Croatia, +13
Six Team Playoff(2): Bolivia, New Caledonia, Nigeria OR DR Congo, UAE OR Iraq, 2 CONCACAF)3 -
15th Nov:
- Belgium will qualify if they win in Kazahkstan (2pm UK KO)
- Spain, Austria and Switzerland can also qualify if multiple results go their way16th Nov
- Portugal will qualify if they beat Armenia
- Norway will qualify if they win, draw or lose by no more than eight against Italy
- Nigeria v DR Congo to determine who qualifies for inter-continental playoffs
17th Nov
- Netherlands will qualify if they win or draw against Lithuania
- Germany will qualify if they win or draw against Slovakia (Slovakia qualify if they win)
18th Nov
- More chances for Belgium, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, as well as Denmark/Scotland to qualify depending on results on the 15th
- UAE v Iraq to determine who qualified for inter-continental playoffs
- Suriname qualify if their result against Guatemala matches Panama’s result against El Salvador (otherwise Panama qualify)
- Curacao qualify if they win or draw against Jamaica (otherwise Jamaica qualify)
- Honduras / Haiti / Costa Rica is a mess but with Honduras in the driving seat (as long as they don’t lose to Costa Rica and match Haiti’s result).5 -
A fun fact about the Belgium / Wales / N Macedonia group is that if Belgium somehow contrived to finish third (extremely unlikely since their recent win against Wales), they would be out, but as soon as they confirm winning the group the other two are instantly into the UEFA play-offs because whichever of them misses out on second will be one of the top 4 Nations League qualifiers.
To correct something I said earlier - if Nigeria win on Sunday they will be seeded in the intercontinental play-offs (unless the next set of FIFA rankings are radically different from the current ones) and will face one game against a team ranked much lower than them, so they'll be heavy favourites. That's not true for DR Congo who are ranked lower, might not be seeded if the wrong mix of other countries qualified and would probably face a game against someone close to their ranking or possibly higher.2 -
That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.5
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Thank god for Callum....great posts keeping us up to date with matters.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.5 -
All teams know the rules before entering the nations league and qualification so having different routes available doesn't make it a mockery. I'd argue Scotland being in a group of four with Denmark as the highest ranked team removes prestige from qualifying though.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.
Uefa are looking at changing the process for qualification and potentially putting more emphasise on the nations league or a Swiss style format. The BBC suggest that's because the bigger countries aren't getting enough competitive games above anything else.
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It absolutely needs a rethink. Some European countries qualifying after playing just 6 games in their group (2 games of which are against a minnow) is pretty pathetic.Charlton and on said:
All teams know the rules before entering the nations league and qualification so having different routes available doesn't make it a mockery. I'd argue Scotland being in a group of four with Denmark as the highest ranked team removes prestige from qualifying though.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.
Uefa are looking at changing the process for qualification and potentially putting more emphasise on the nations league or a Swiss style format. The BBC suggest that's because the bigger countries aren't getting enough competitive games above anything else.1 -
Absolutely. Crux of it is that FIFA and Uefa have both devalued tournaments by having too many teams. 25% of all countries will be at the world cup which sounds great as a festival of football concept but, in reality, just means there's going to be some really poor teams taking hammerings or not leaving their own half before going home.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
It absolutely needs a rethink. Some European countries qualifying after playing just 6 games in their group (2 games of which are against a minnow) is pretty pathetic.Charlton and on said:
All teams know the rules before entering the nations league and qualification so having different routes available doesn't make it a mockery. I'd argue Scotland being in a group of four with Denmark as the highest ranked team removes prestige from qualifying though.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.
Uefa are looking at changing the process for qualification and potentially putting more emphasise on the nations league or a Swiss style format. The BBC suggest that's because the bigger countries aren't getting enough competitive games above anything else.5 -
Absolutely. Very informative and saving us all the bother of looking it up ourselves.😎HastingsRed said:
Thank god for Callum....great posts keeping us up to date with matters.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.
Although I’m not sure why England are listed as 3/16 for UEFA. We were definitely 1st to qualify!1 -
Yes saw that...typo error I'd guess but we will excuse him for that after all the good stuff he posts....keep up the good work Callum.lordromford said:
Absolutely. Very informative and saving us all the bother of looking it up ourselves.😎HastingsRed said:
Thank god for Callum....great posts keeping us up to date with matters.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.
Although I’m not sure why England are listed as 3/16 for UEFA. We were definitely 1st to qualify!2 -
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Have never rated him.Addick Addict said:
Haaland with just the two goals. That's 30 in 19 games this season for club and country and we're only in the middle of November. He also has a ridiculous 53 goals in 47 games for Norway and is still only 25 so probably hasn't reached his peak yet!lordromford said:Norway v Estonia 0-0 at half time. Still 0-0 on 50 minutes.
64 minutes gone and it’s 4-1.
I missed the first half. Looks like I got lucky!
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Just for story purposes, I am rooting for New Caledonia in the intercontinental playoff. A bunch of players from a small island nation with some French 3rd division players mixed in. I know it is not going to happen but I love an underdog.2
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Late night typo now fixed.lordromford said:
Absolutely. Very informative and saving us all the bother of looking it up ourselves.😎HastingsRed said:
Thank god for Callum....great posts keeping us up to date with matters.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.
Although I’m not sure why England are listed as 3/16 for UEFA. We were definitely 1st to qualify!
@Swindon_Addick doing far more great work on this thread - in fact the list of 30 is already there somewhere buried across their multiple update posts!4 -
Simulate the World Cup pots and overall draw here: https://ash-iwn.github.io/wc-draw-sim/0
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Belgium draw 1-1 and will have to wait until the 18th when they play Liechtenstein at home.Callumcafc said:15th Nov:
- Belgium will qualify if they win in Kazahkstan (2pm UK KO)
- Spain, Austria and Switzerland can also qualify if multiple results go their way
- Spain can qualify today if they get a better result against Georgia than Turkey do against Bulgaria.
- Austria can qualify today if they beat Cyprus while Bosnia fail to beat Romania.
- Switzerland can qualify today if they get a better result against Sweden than Kosovo do against Slovenia.1 -
It's useful to have everything in one place the way you've done it, particularly this weekend with so much happening.Callumcafc said:
Late night typo now fixed.lordromford said:
Absolutely. Very informative and saving us all the bother of looking it up ourselves.😎HastingsRed said:
Thank god for Callum....great posts keeping us up to date with matters.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.
Although I’m not sure why England are listed as 3/16 for UEFA. We were definitely 1st to qualify!
@Swindon_Addick doing far more great work on this thread - in fact the list of 30 is already there somewhere buried across their multiple update posts!
My take on the Nations League thing is I think it's a good idea to have playoff places reserved for the best NL performers who don't otherwise qualify. It adds an extra element of competitiveness to the games, when the whole point of the NL was to replace meaningless friendlies with competitive games. But I think UEFA have made a big mistake allocating the slots to group winners, rather than on overall league position. Finishing third in the top level is clearly a bigger achievement than finishing first in the second tier and I think it's plain wrong that Wales got ranked above Belgium. And it's ridiculous that they also gave slots to winners of the third tier, meaning that North Macedonia also benefit. If North Macedonia make the playoffs by finishing ahead of Wales for second place, fair play to them, but if they finish third and get a slot because they won a group in League C when Serbia miss out after being third in League A that doesn't seem right.
England and Wales both effectively benefited from being relegated in the previous NL and so being in easier groups this time. England didn't need it, and Wales still might not, but it needs fixing.5 -
Yes. Apologies to @Swindon_Addick . Great work from both of you! 👍🏼Callumcafc said:
Late night typo now fixed.lordromford said:
Absolutely. Very informative and saving us all the bother of looking it up ourselves.😎HastingsRed said:
Thank god for Callum....great posts keeping us up to date with matters.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.
Although I’m not sure why England are listed as 3/16 for UEFA. We were definitely 1st to qualify!
@Swindon_Addick doing far more great work on this thread - in fact the list of 30 is already there somewhere buried across their multiple update posts!
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Charlton and on said:
All teams know the rules before entering the nations league and qualification so having different routes available doesn't make it a mockery. I'd argue Scotland being in a group of four with Denmark as the highest ranked team removes prestige from qualifying though.jimmymelrose said:That ’fun fact’ makes a mockery of the whole qualification process.
Uefa are looking at changing the process for qualification and potentially putting more emphasise on the nations league or a Swiss style format. The BBC suggest that's because the bigger countries aren't getting enough competitive games above anything else.
So?
It’s not like there’s a vote.
It’s daft having qualification for lower league Nations league teams.1 -
Liechenstein, la la la!
Liechenstein, la la la!
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The plucky minnows of Wales are currently holding the mighty Liechtenstein at bay. Goalless at HT.3
