Is it a draw?
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Is it a draw?
It's a bit random but this tells me that we are more likely to play Albania or Northern Ireland/Ukraine.
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No, they do it in a way that it is not possible to meet a fellow country from the same first round group until you get to the semis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richyrich
Thanks but haven't got a clue what that chart means.
How are the groups ranked?
I think it's in your jeans (dark side type) :hehe:
Think I got it now, this explains it.
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Argh, too late to edit my post but more likely to play Albania and either the Czechs or Turkey.
If Turkey win or draw with Czech R then we will probably play Albania. If Czechs win we are likely to play them as they'll be on 4 points, therefore more than Albania. As seen in the chart above there is only one possibility to play Northern Ireland/Ukraine.
So in a 'likelihood order':
Czech Republic - if they beat Turkey this is a guaranteed fixture pretty much
Albania
Turkey (only if they win by some margin - at least 3 clear goals to surpass Albania's GD)
Northern Ireland
Ukraine (only if they score at least 3 clear goals against Poland)
The Czechs were awful for an hour against Croatia, really poor but they managed to score 2 goals against a very good team so we will have to be on our A game.
Thanks mate. :thumbup: Yeah, Croatia switched off for them last 10 mins, don't know what happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenith
More likeQuote:
Originally Posted by Zenith
Czech
NI
Albania (very unlikely).
How do you work that out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Temujin
There's 5 permutations we could play Albania, 5 Czech Rep/Turkey and only 1 N.I.:shrug:
I'd say group E might have a third team not make it but it's hard to predict the others.
There's still a possibility Croatia can finish third in that group if Spain beat them and Czech beat Turkey with a 3 goal swing.
Really hoping for a draw between Turkey v Czech Rep. A good chance we will play Albania then.
I think the 4 best qualifiers will be
B C D F
Slovakia have 4 so they are sorted. Checks should beat turkey puts them on 4 with Coatia.
Unless NI get thumped by the Germans they should have better GD than Albania.
If that's the outcome we end up playing the Checks or Croatia depending on which one of those finishes 3rd.
Can't see us playing Albania as that needs Albania to qualify , and with a GD of -2 they'd need Iceland or Portugal to lose.
Or possibly the checks to slip up against Turkey.
As Richyrich says we would want Albania to qualify so we get them
The Czechs looked crap for 70 mins against Croatia so it's not that far fetched that Turkey could get the draw.Quote:
Originally Posted by EadosEados
Just need Belgium and Italy not to lose then.
I think this scenario is most plausible.:thumbup:
ABCF for me.:thumbup:
The bottom options now out as well as Slovakia have qualified
Croatia currently losing and Turkey winning so this could get interesting!
So who are we likely to play if it stays like this?
Albania.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
I'll take thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Richyrich
If it stays like this we need Belgium, Italy and Portugal not to lose tomorrow, they can draw just can't lose.
This is too complicated
Wouldn't it be NI? they have a better goal difference than Albania.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richyrich
Looking most likely as the games are at present provided Turkey don't win by more than 1Quote:
Originally Posted by Richyrich
Seen where i've gone wrong. as France are the other team playing a 3rd place & already had Albania in there group, France would get NI. like you said as long as Belgium & Italy win
At the mo Turkey are worse off than Albania. If Sweden and ROI fail to win they will be worse than Albania also. That means we play Albania, provided Portugal don't lose.:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kable
Truth is mate until that final ball is kicked, nobody knows.
As things stand I think it's Northern Ireland as the highest rank team from groups A ,C and D that we will be facing. Fingers crossed. It would be a great draw.
For us to play NI, Sweden or ROI need to win and Portugal need a draw at least. Quite possible too!!
This is how it stands NOW. Could all change in the next 45.
Got a headache now!!!
I can foresee why each option will be a difficult game. Perhaps Czechs would be best but them having the best keeper (or at least most recognised) will always give them a chance in games. Ideally, I do not really want Albania, NI or Croatia - the first two similar to us and the third the most talented possibility.
Whoever we play, this team has shown time and time again that they can do something special just as long as we remember all matches present a challenge and remain together.
Would fancy our chances against any of them!! Sorry, not Croatia.Quote:
Originally Posted by surge
Richy. I we played the best placed third team from one of groups A,C or D so I don't understand how results outside of these groups matter.
Who we play is all dependent on which 3rd teams get eliminated mate. Thats why other groups matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pearcey3
:hehe: Got you. I'm glad someone on here as a grasp of this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richyrich
:thumbup: Shit, Turkey scoring changes things and i got a headache already:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pearcey3
What you all on about?
As it stands we get northern Ireland ffs mun.
We get best team out of a c d
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pearcey3
What Richy is saying depends on which four third placed teams get through. Provided Turkey don't score two more then Northern Ireland are in the last 16 and in my view they will be the best placed third team from our side of the draw so yes I think we will be playing Northern Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by nugent
Yep - Turkey now go above Albania on goals scored. So the groups with the best 3rd placed teams now look like BCDF - meaning we play Turkey it seemsQuote:
Originally Posted by Richyrich