2022 World Cup qualifiers thread

killerandflash said:

Callumcafc said:

Serbia have won in Portugal with a 90th minute Mitrovic goal and qualify for the World Cup. Portugal have to settle for playoffs.

It's madness that Mitrovic is in the Championship

But when he is in the prem he doesnt step up.

9 goals in 34 for Newcastle 
11 in 37 for Fulham
3 in 27 for Fulham

His prem records

For a main striker to only have 1 season getting into double figures isnt good enough.

One of those players, to good for the championship but struggles with the step up, maybe needs to try a top league outside of england, look at Haller, done well in Bundersliga, struggled with West Ham now doing well with Ajax

paulie8290 said:

killerandflash said:

Callumcafc said:

Serbia have won in Portugal with a 90th minute Mitrovic goal and qualify for the World Cup. Portugal have to settle for playoffs.

It's madness that Mitrovic is in the Championship

But when he is in the prem he doesnt step up.

9 goals in 34 for Newcastle 
11 in 37 for Fulham
3 in 27 for Fulham

His prem records

For a main striker to only have 1 season getting into double figures isnt good enough.

One of those players, to good for the championship but struggles with the step up, maybe needs to try a top league outside of england, look at Haller, done well in Bundersliga, struggled with West Ham now doing well with Ajax

Same as Pukki at Norwich, on fire in the championship, damp squib in the prem.

paulie8290 said:

killerandflash said:

Callumcafc said:

Serbia have won in Portugal with a 90th minute Mitrovic goal and qualify for the World Cup. Portugal have to settle for playoffs.

It's madness that Mitrovic is in the Championship

But when he is in the prem he doesnt step up.

9 goals in 34 for Newcastle 
11 in 37 for Fulham
3 in 27 for Fulham

His prem records

For a main striker to only have 1 season getting into double figures isnt good enough.

One of those players, to good for the championship but struggles with the step up, maybe needs to try a top league outside of england, look at Haller, done well in Bundersliga, struggled with West Ham now doing well with Ajax

Fulham were dreadful in the Prem, so 11 ain’t too bad and he’s a better player now than he was when at Newcastle. 

eaststandmike said:

Callumcafc said:

Croatia have beaten Russia 1-0 and leapfrog them into first place to qualify for the World Cup. Russia will have to settle for the playoffs.

Own goal as well, Fedor Kudryashov will never be seen again apart from breaking rocks in Siberia.

He was fake limping right before knocking it into his own leg. I perceived this as being due to embarrassment at weakly knocking the ball out for a throw when not under much pressure. 

He'd had quite a good game until that point, too

I see Malta had TWO players sent off today within 4 minutes, both for second bookings. I hadn't realised Trevor Kettle refereed international matches as well!

10-15 minutes for Italy to find something...

The NI fans singing “you’re just a shit San Marino”. Good game this

ForeverAddickted said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Callumcafc said:

10-15 minutes for Italy to find something...

Swiss 3-0 up now... If they score another then even a 1-0 win for Italy will see them in 2nd thanks to lesser Goal Difference - Unless of course the first decider isnt based on that?

Would actually be curious to see what happens if Italy do win 1-0 and Switzerland win 3-0.

They'd be joint points | Goal Difference | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded

And they drew against each other

Tiebreakers

In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.4 and 20.6):[13]

1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
2. Overall goal difference
3. Overall goals scored
4. Points in matches between tied teams
5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie is only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
8. Fair play points
   • first yellow card: minus 1 point
   • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
   • direct red card: minus 4 points
   • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Swiss would top the group on away goals.

0-0 in Switzerland
1-1 in Italy

Scotland 2-0 up against Denmark, amazing!

Conor Washington rounded the keeper but couldn't get the ball in the net past two defenders on the line.

FT in Group C.

Switzerland qualify for the World Cup. Italy drop into the play-offs with Portugal and Scotland.

North Lower Neil said:

The playoffs, is it right only 4 teams qualify from 12?

3 from 12.