Wales...if our league goes to plan....

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

...and we beat North Macedonia in the last game, and end up second...what happens then?
Keep it simple, still recovering from my FA Cup **** up.

[EastbourneBlue]

...and we beat North Macedonia in the last game, and end up second...what happens then?
Keep it simple, still recovering from my FA Cup **** up.

Playoffs in March.

If we don’t finish second, we’ll be in the playoffs in any case.

If Belgium win tonight it’s nearly impossible for us to finish first

[Des Parrot]

First we need Belgium to beat NM.

Having lost to England, it looks like we’re confirmed in pot 2 for the playoffs, as we cannot surpass Sweden or Serbia in the rankings.

As it currently stands we’d will be at home in the playoff semi final to anyone of 10+ teams.

Our playoff final, should we win the semi final would be away to one of Italy, Turkey, Ukraine or Serbia.

Results over the final games could of course shuffle that. Ideally we need both Sweden & Serbia not to finish 2nd, so that we can get back into pot 1.

Second round (play-off): Sixteen teams (twelve group runners-up and four best Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group) will be drawn into four paths, playing two rounds of single-match play-offs (semi-finals with the seeded teams to host, followed by finals, with the home teams to be drawn). The four path winners will qualify for the World Cup.

[EastbourneBlue]

First we need Belgium to beat NM .

Surely we want anything other than a Belgium win tonight as that would give us a great crack at winning the group

[Trigger]

Surely we want anything other than a Belgium win tonight as that would give us a great crack at winning the group

Yes unless I'm reading it wrong which I may well be. Anything but a Belgium win would still leave it in our hands considering we have to play both those above us. Belgium's goal diff even with us winning Monday would otherwise be nearly impossible to beat for most let alone us.

I guess people are thinking more about second but whilst there's a slim chance of top I'd rather go for that.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

We don't have the resources to go very far and succeeding to qualify via the play-offs is unlikely.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

First we need Belgium to beat NM.

Having lost to England, it looks like we’re confirmed in pot 2 for the playoffs, as we cannot surpass Sweden or Serbia in the rankings.

As it currently stands we’d will be at home in the playoff semi final to anyone of 10+ teams.

Our playoff final, should we win the semi final would be away to one of Italy, Turkey, Ukraine or Serbia.

Results over the final games could of course shuffle that. Ideally we need both Sweden & Serbia not to finish 2nd, so that we can get back into pot 1.

Second round (play-off): Sixteen teams (twelve group runners-up and four best Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group) will be drawn into four paths, playing two rounds of single-match play-offs (semi-finals with the seeded teams to host, followed by finals, with the home teams to be drawn). The four path winners will qualify for the World Cup.

I've just started a book which attempts to explain quantum theory to non-scientifically minded people. It's like reading the Beano compared to this !

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Well...after reading all that, I don't think we'll be bothering those North Americans next year

[JamesWales]

First we need Belgium to beat NM.

Having lost to England, it looks like we’re confirmed in pot 2 for the playoffs, as we cannot surpass Sweden or Serbia in the rankings.

As it currently stands we’d will be at home in the playoff semi final to anyone of 10+ teams.

Our playoff final, should we win the semi final would be away to one of Italy, Turkey, Ukraine or Serbia.

Results over the final games could of course shuffle that. Ideally we need both Sweden & Serbia not to finish 2nd, so that we can get back into pot 1.

Second round (play-off): Sixteen teams (twelve group runners-up and four best Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group) will be drawn into four paths, playing two rounds of single-match play-offs (semi-finals with the seeded teams to host, followed by finals, with the home teams to be drawn). The four path winners will qualify for the World Cup.

An excellent summary, and thanks for posting it.

But it does demonstrate how Uefa have complicated what was, and what should be, a pretty easy to understand qualifying process.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

First we need Belgium to beat NM.

Having lost to England, it looks like we’re confirmed in pot 2 for the playoffs, as we cannot surpass Sweden or Serbia in the rankings.

As it currently stands we’d will be at home in the playoff semi final to anyone of 10+ teams.

Our playoff final, should we win the semi final would be away to one of Italy, Turkey, Ukraine or Serbia.

Results over the final games could of course shuffle that. Ideally we need both Sweden & Serbia not to finish 2nd, so that we can get back into pot 1.

Second round (play-off): Sixteen teams (twelve group runners-up and four best Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group) will be drawn into four paths, playing two rounds of single-match play-offs (semi-finals with the seeded teams to host, followed by finals, with the home teams to be drawn). The four path winners will qualify for the World Cup.

So big game on Saturday then - Serbia v Albania (who are just above Serbia in Group K having played 1 game more).
Also on Monday in Group B - Sweden v Kosovo (currently 2 points ahead of Sweden).

[delmbox]

We don't have the resources to go very far and succeeding to qualify via the play-offs is unlikely.

Oh ok let's give up then

[Don Corleone]

We don't have the resources to go very far and succeeding to qualify via the play-offs is unlikely.

We got to the semi final of Euro 2016 with the same resources. We’ve shown we can compete, we ran Belgium very close away recently

[insider]

We don't have the resources to go very far and succeeding to qualify via the play-offs is unlikely.

Said absolutely nobody except you.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

First we need Belgium to beat NM.

Having lost to England, it looks like we’re confirmed in pot 2 for the playoffs, as we cannot surpass Sweden or Serbia in the rankings.

As it currently stands we’d will be at home in the playoff semi final to anyone of 10+ teams.

Our playoff final, should we win the semi final would be away to one of Italy, Turkey, Ukraine or Serbia.

Results over the final games could of course shuffle that. Ideally we need both Sweden & Serbia not to finish 2nd, so that we can get back into pot 1.

Second round (play-off): Sixteen teams (twelve group runners-up and four best Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group) will be drawn into four paths, playing two rounds of single-match play-offs (semi-finals with the seeded teams to host, followed by finals, with the home teams to be drawn). The four path winners will qualify for the World Cup.

It would take a Philadelphia lawyer to work their way through all of that!

[goats]

Well...after reading all that, I don't think we'll be bothering those North Americans next year

Nope, gutted, finally a World Cup you can go to….sort of