Re: Play off place secured
Saturday night I was thinking that even if we get an away tie we could turn over any of the "projected" sides in the playoffs.
Then the Portuguese and Italians feck it up.
Let's just pray to God the Belgians are still out partying!
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Eric the Half a Bee
Equally Italy home or North Macedonia away. I'd rather North Macedonia if it meant playing away.
How many times have we bollocksed things up at home in a big game? We're not a side that is great at breaking good teams down at home. If anything, I'd feel slightly more comfortable playing away where we could play more on the break.
I don't think home advantage for us is all that important.
In the last 8 years, Wales have played 23 competitive home games, won 15, drawn 6 lost 2.
In the same time away played 24 won 11, drawn 8, lost 5.
It’s a decent very away record but we’re stronger at home.
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FIFA will want Italy and Ronaldo at the World Cup so I imagine they’ll both be kept apart from each other in the semi/final fixtures.
Hopefully we can end up in the the last group of 4 that doesn’t involve them
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Eric the Half a Bee
Equally Italy home or North Macedonia away. I'd rather North Macedonia if it meant playing away.
How many times have we bollocksed things up at home in a big game? We're not a side that is great at breaking good teams down at home. If anything, I'd feel slightly more comfortable playing away where we could play more on the break.
I don't think home advantage for us is all that important.
we couldn't get Italy home or north Macedonia away though.
the seeds play at home, if we play at home we avoid the seeds.
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I only just realised its a semi then another game.
But we could get Scotland away.
That would be brilliant.
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So seeded position secured. North Macedonia please!
Although I guess we will still probably have to beat Italy/Portugal in the final!
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Bothroyd's Diving Coach
So seeded position secured. North Macedonia please!
Although I guess we will still probably have to beat Italy/Portugal in the final!
No final as such, just 2 semis.
Agree though it will be Italy/Portugal in 2nd semi, if we get through first one.
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Seeded: Scotland, Wales, Portugal, Italy, Russia, Sweden,
Unseeded: Austria, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Turkey, Poland, North Macedonia.
2 matches to go!
I’d fancy us against anyone of those teams except Italy.
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Monster munch
Seeded: Scotland, Wales, Portugal, Italy, Russia, Sweden,
Unseeded: Austria, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Turkey, Poland, North Macedonia.
2 matches to go!
I’d fancy us against anyone of those teams except Italy.
SO BASICALLY... now we're seeded we only have to beat 1 other seeded team (if we beat the non seeded team).
If we wasn't seeded, we'd have to play two (presuming they won the other semi final).
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Forgotmyoldaccount
SO BASICALLY... now we're seeded we only have to beat 1 other seeded team (if we beat the non seeded team).
If we wasn't seeded, we'd have to play two (presuming they won the other semi final).
That's if the other seeded team win their semi. They could all lose their home game.
If we were to win the first game where is the second game played?
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We need to avoid Italy and Portugal in our group of four. Worst case scenario could be Italy away in the final. We also need luck with injuries in March
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Harry Paget Flashman
That's if the other seeded team win their semi. They could all lose their home game.
If we were to win the first game where is the second game played?
There is a draw at the same time the draw is made for the mini-group of who will host ( semi 1 or semi 2 )
So we could be at home - or away to possibly Portugal Italy or Russia.
You just know FIFA will stitch it up.
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Excited for the inevitable stitch up
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City123
Excited for the inevitable stitch up
Yep it is a concern that we will get stuffed again.
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Pearcey3
We need to avoid Italy and Portugal in our group of four. Worst case scenario could be Italy away in the final. We also need luck with injuries in March
Worst case scenario would more likely be losing to North Macedonia at home !
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Bob Lazar
Worst case scenario would more likely be losing to North Macedonia at home !
Oh I know. The semi final will be a battle and very close.
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Pearcey3
Four teams. Two semi finals which are just one leg. The winners play in the final to qualify for the WC finals. So 12 teams but only 3 qualifiers. Unhelpful to have Italy and Portugal involved.
And the teams hosting the one-off finals are to be drawn 'by lots', as I understand it).
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I don’t know why but I just have a feeling it will us v Portugal in the final in somewhere like Paris…..that will be some occasion
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goats
I don’t know why but I just have a feeling it will us v Portugal in the final in somewhere like Paris…..that will be some occasion
Well it would be in either Wales or Portugal, the final isn't in a neutral venue
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goats
I don’t know why but I just have a feeling it will us v Portugal in the final in somewhere like Paris…..that will be some occasion
You obviously didn't read the post before yours :facepalm:
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City123
Well it would be in either Wales or Portugal, the final isn't in a neutral venue
No? Are we home again if we win the first match?
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goats
No? Are we home again if we win the first match?
Not known yet
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Toadstool
There is a draw at the same time the draw is made for the mini-group of who will host ( semi 1 or semi 2 )
So we could be at home - or away to possibly Portugal Italy or Russia.
You just know FIFA will stitch it up.
Warm balls :sherlock: