Will be taking place within the next hour, who are we all hoping for?
Personally I would like Malta, as always wanted to go there :thumbup:
here is some more info on the draw:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46294129
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Will be taking place within the next hour, who are we all hoping for?
Personally I would like Malta, as always wanted to go there :thumbup:
here is some more info on the draw:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46294129
It was a travesty that cardiff never got any of the finals. So many games at Wembley.
Hope we are in the bigger group always nice playing a minnow. Just need to avoid one of the decent teams in C
Should have had semi in Cardiff and final in London
London shouldn't have been involved at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by mazadona10
This format should have been the opportunity for smaller nations to host something where they wouldn't normally get the chance.
Wembley getting it is clearly good for Wembly PLC financially, but it prevents smaller nations having a go and probably prevents England having a full euros again any time soon as well.
Croatia one of the weaker of the big boys :thumbup:
Slovakia
Hungary
England with a piss easy group as per usual, what a farce this has been
Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary and Azerbaijan
Could have been much worse
azerbaijan
should have been Gibraltar guttedQuote:
Originally Posted by chris lee
would have liked some holiday'y type places...
Unless we improve hugely they'll comfortably beat us twiceQuote:
Originally Posted by chris lee
Yeah I can't see us getting anything against CroatiaQuote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
Who did Denmark get? Don't we want them to qualify automatically now?
I agree, not sure how the World Cup runners up from this year are one of the weker lotQuote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
What a shit draw
Unless they have a spate of retirements then I don't get it either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitman
Pots 3 and 4 are amongst the strongest we could have had as well.
It was the worst format to a draw I've ever seen. Ireland basically got lucky twice just because dublin has been chosen as a host city.
There are no walk overs and got tough trips. The host cities and all the other nations league winners apart from first 4 should have made no difference
They have had a spate of retirementsQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Subasic, Corluka and Mandzukic have all retired, Modric, Rakitic and Kalinic are all ageing and nearing the end of their international careers, one or two more may even retire. They had a fantastic World Cup but we can match them if we play at our full potential
Slovakia are a good side, Hungary really aren't, they've lost to Kazakhstan, Scotland, Finland, Australia and Greece this year as well as drawing with Estonia and Belarus. Yes, they finished 3rd in their WC qualifying group, but they were 14 points behind second placed Switzerland and picked up 13 points (2 wins over Latvia, one over Andorra and one over Faroe Islands). They lost to Andorra.
They aren't a pushover but we really should be beating teams like this if we want to qualify, this group is winnable
Absolutely this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Yep it’s a fair draw us. I still fancy Croatia to win the group and it being 50/50 between us and Slovakia. As you say though Croatia are an ageing sideQuote:
Originally Posted by City123
I really fancy going to all 4 always. With Baku being the most attractive.
Sack Giggs ?Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
Could be better, but could be a lot worse. Top two qualify automatically. Croatia and Slovakia finished bottom of their Nations League groups and Budapest is a great place to visit - if we play there.
Anyone know when they sort out the fixtures?
Fixtures
Wales v Slovakia, 24 March
Croatia v Wales, 8 June
Hungary v Wales, 11 June
Wales v Azerbaijan, 6 September
Slovakia v Wales, 10 October
Wales v Croatia, 13 October
Azerbaijan v Wales, 16 November
Wales v Hungary, 19 November