6 semis
Seeded vs Unseeded
3 finals
So still a good chance if we get through the semi we have to play Italy or Portugal
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So we are seeded for the play off draw. What happens after those games??
6 semis
Seeded vs Unseeded
3 finals
So still a good chance if we get through the semi we have to play Italy or Portugal
Do we know who the 12 teams are who can go into the 3 groups?
Just found it...
Seeded: Portugal, Scotland, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Wales
Unseeded: Turkey, Poland, North Macedonia, Ukraine, Austria, Czech Republic
Also Russia can’t play Ukraine
Yes we could win the semi final but then play Italy away in the final. That’s the worst case scenario. We could get Scotland at home.
Personally I don’t think any of our semi final opponents will be easy. We need a bit of luck too and hope for a home final. Quite why the finals can’t be played at neutral venues is beyond me.
WOL said we play one of six months in the semis - but they are not the best source!
Why no Russia / Ukraine? Is that political?
That’s strange. Isn’t Putin in league with their despot?
Fecking shambles - such a complicated system it feels like we’ve been saying we’re guaranteed a play off place for about 4 years now.
Keep it simple ffs
I think you're confusing Ukraine with Belarus. Ukraine has been at war with Russia (or at least Russian proxies) since 2014.
Ref. the draw - it seems strange that there's such an incentive throughout qualifying to get home advantage in the semis, and then for the final it all comes down to the luck of the draw.
Indeed. Whereas Russia has in recent years invaded Ukraine and illegally occupies the Crimea and an area of SE Ukraine (and threatens to further increase the land grab in the near future), it can be argued that such action is not required by Russia in the case of Belarus due to the influence/control it already has over it.