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World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico

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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,461
    edited 7:29AM
    MrOneLung said:
    i still think Scotland gonna get through
    Group A - done
    Group B - done
    Group C - Scotland have -3 GD
    Group D - a Paraguay win by no more than 3, a draw or Australia win by just 1 goal, puts them both above Scotland.
    Group E - Scotland need Germany and Ivory Coast to win (or 2 draws)
    Group F - if Sweden don't lose by more than 3 they will be above Scotland
    Group G - Belgium should beat NZ, which means they need Egypt to beat Iran.
    Group H - If Spain beat Uruguay, then 3rd in this group cannot finish above Scotland.
    Group I - a Senegal win v Iraq puts them above Scotland
    Group J - a draw, Austria win by no more than 1 goal, or Algeria win by no more than 3 puts them above Scotland.
    Group K - a Congo win v Uzbekistan puts them above Scotland
    Group L - a Croatia win or draw and any 3rd placed side is above Scotland.

    I'd say that Groups E & H are probably the most likely to go in their favour.
    F, I, K & L seem unlikely to go their way.

    Which basically means they are quite likely praying for 2 groups out of D, G & J to go their way.
    Group E goes against Scotland, which was one of their best hopes. They now need a highly improbable 4 of the 6 remaining groups to go their way. Looking at the below, i think 2 could go their way at best.

    Update:

    Group A - done
    Group B - done
    Group C - Scotland have -3 GD
    Group D - done
    Group E - done
    Group F - done
    Group G - Belgium should beat NZ, which means they need Egypt to beat Iran.
    Group H - If Spain beat Uruguay, then 3rd in this group cannot finish above Scotland.
    Group I - a Senegal win v Iraq puts them above Scotland
    Group J - a draw, Austria win by no more than 1 goal, or Algeria win by no more than 3 puts them above Scotland.
    Group K - a Congo win v Uzbekistan puts them above Scotland
    Group L - a Croatia win or draw and any 3rd placed side is above Scotland.
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,805
    I'm not gloating.
    If we have to play Ecuador, that's gonna be tough as the crowd seems 80% Ecuadorian 😳
    Big Ecuadorian population in that part of NJ.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 2,030
    Sweden, Ecuador and Bosnia all confirmed qualified in third place so far. Two because there are 4 teams who've finished third with a worse record and one because the Senegal-Iraq game has to produce a third placed side with either 3 points or 1.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 23,452
    The sweaties may as well fly home now
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 11,415
    sam3110 said:
    The sweaties may as well fly home now
    They’ve overachieved twice already by qualifying for the WCF and by winning a game. They should hold out for the third time and sneaking into that last spot.
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 11,510
    Just watching the highlights from the Germany game and don't know if we are making it up as we go along now. Is a boot at head height that makes contact with the players head not classed as a high boot anymore.
  • conker
    conker Posts: 82
    If Scotland go through they will have a worse record than Turkey who are out.

    Should it be the 8 best 3rd and 4th placed teams?
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,489
    conker said:
    If Scotland go through they will have a worse record than Turkey who are out.

    Should it be the 8 best 3rd and 4th placed teams?

    Should just be the format it always was before. Was ridiculous changing it. 
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,424
    conker said:
    If Scotland go through they will have a worse record than Turkey who are out.

    Should it be the 8 best 3rd and 4th placed teams?

    Should just be the format it always was before. Was ridiculous changing it. 
    Which is why it will go up to 64 teams.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,244
    Cape Verde have a great chance of finishing 2nd in their group, which would be amazing, but it will be interesting how they play when they are the better team, expected to win. And the Saudis know that a win will send them through instead.

    Uruguay bang in trouble, as I don't think Spain will want to risk the bore draw. A draw might get them through, as they'll be on 3 points with 0 GD.