FT: WALES 3 - 1 FINLAND. Match thread

[MacAdder]

It is a very important match.

If we top the group and are guaranteed a playoff place for the world Cup (which is what I believe would be the case) then it gives Giggs (or Page/whoever) a license to be bolder in the World cup qualifiers than he might normally be.

I wish I hadn't realised this as I've made tonight into a bit of a nail biter for myself.

Question is, will Page be bold tonight?

Kieffer Moore has to start Shirley.

[cyril evans awaydays]

It is a very important match.

If we top the group and are guaranteed a playoff place for the world Cup (which is what I believe would be the case) then it gives Giggs (or Page/whoever) a license to be bolder in the World cup qualifiers than he might normally be.

I wish I hadn't realised this as I've made tonight into a bit of a nail biter for myself.

Question is, will Page be bold tonight?

Kieffer Moore has to start Shirley.

The play-off spots go to the two highest ranked Nations League Group winners

I think if we win the group, given where we are in the current FIFA rankings we would be fifth ranked of all the winners.

It would need two of the four group winners in the A league, France, Spain and currently Italy and Belgium, not to win their World Cup Qualifying groups to deny us that play off spot (if we don't get one as runners up in our World Cup Qualification group).

Simples

[Michael Morris]

The play-off spots go to the two highest ranked Nations League Group winners

I think if we win the group, given where we are in the current FIFA rankings we would be fifth ranked of all the winners.

It would need two of the four group winners in the A league, France, Spain and currently Italy and Belgium, not to win their World Cup Qualifying groups to deny us that play off spot (if we don't get one as runners up in our World Cup Qualification group).

Simples

or finish second (which is an automatic place in the qualifiers)

[cyril evans awaydays]

or finish second (which is an automatic place in the qualifiers)

(if we don't get one as runners up in our World Cup Qualification group).

[MacAdder]

It's a crazy situation of ifs and might bes.

Whatever it is, Page is lining up for a backs to the wall job which, when you think of it, has worked up until now but it just doesn't sit right with me.
Too many times we've blown it in similar situations.

I suppose it's a case of them having to come and win so let's see what they've got and hit them on the break.

Hope our Gareth lasts the course as I can see him covering some ground.

[Pearcey3]

The play-off spots go to the two highest ranked Nations League Group winners

I think if we win the group, given where we are in the current FIFA rankings we would be fifth ranked of all the winners.

It would need two of the four group winners in the A league, France, Spain and currently Italy and Belgium, not to win their World Cup Qualifying groups to deny us that play off spot (if we don't get one as runners up in our World Cup Qualification group).

Simples

Surely we would need three of the above nations to win their groups

[cyril evans awaydays]

Surely we would need three of the above nations to win their groups

I was casting it negatively rather than positively. If two out of four A group winners don't top their World Cup groups then we don't get a play-off spot

[Michael Morris]

I was casting it negatively rather than positively. If two out of four A group winners don't top their World Cup groups then we don't get a play-off spot

or finish second.

[cyril evans awaydays]

or finish second.

You're trolling me now!

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[xsnaggle]

I was casting it negatively rather than positively. If two out of four A group winners don't top their World Cup groups then we don't get a play-off spot

I don't think it's win, it's don't qualify but they can qualify as runners up which means we have even more chance.

[cyril evans awaydays]

I don't think it's win, it's don't qualify but they can qualify as runners up which means we have even more chance.

Gotcha! Thanks

[DubaiDai]

It is a very important match.

If we top the group and are guaranteed a playoff place for the world Cup (which is what I believe would be the case) then it gives Giggs (or Page/whoever) a license to be bolder in the World cup qualifiers than he might normally be.

I wish I hadn't realised this as I've made tonight into a bit of a nail biter for myself.

Question is, will Page be bold tonight?

Kieffer Moore has to start Shirley.

Unfortunately our playing style is a bit negative which gives me the impression that if we concede we may get beaten. Every player receiving a pass seems to shape their body to pass backwards whatever.
Then again, hard to criticise when you look at our results