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This is bollox. I'm off to bed. I still say we get northern Ireland tho
I originally thought it was the best placed team from either group A,C or D but it seems that is not how it is worked out. Go by the table posted earlier and the possible permutations should make sense. We won't know which 4 groups contain the best 3rd place teams until tomorrows groups are finished but we do know we can discount any combinations which don't contain groups B or C as Slovakia and N. Ireland have definitely qualified as 3rd place teams.
Look down the column that says WB plays and there is only possible combination (BCEF) that would result in Wales meeting N. Ireland (3C).
This link might explain it more ....... or just confuse people more
http://www.eurosport.com/football/eu...83/story.shtml
Right, let me get this straight. Teams definitely through -
Slovakia - B
N Ireland - C
Albania and Turkey through if Sweden, Portugal and Rep Ireland all lose tomorrow night?
So its Albania, Northern Ireland or Turkey?
currently:Slovakia (B) & NI (C) have qualified.
Turkey (D) rank 3rd on goals scored
Albania (A) 4th
We cannot therefore meet Albania.
We will meet Turkey under all criteria except if both group E & F displace them. Only in this case will we meet N.Ire.
Roll on this time tomorrow so it's all decided and Master Richie can go back to playing baseball with his new chums from the projects
Top half of draw opening up for the more unfancied teams.
R16: Wales v Norn Ireland or Turkey
QF could be v Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden Iceland
SF v Croatia, Swiss, Poland
Bottom half of draw contains
France, Spain, Italy, England and Germany.
The Mirror and Telegraph insist we play from group A,C or D only