Stan 9,012 Posted October 9, 2017 UEFA Draw to be held on 17th October in Zurich. Teams qualified: Switzerland Italy Denmark Croatia Sweden Northern Ireland Greece Republic of Ireland First legs on 9-11th November Second legs on 12-14th November CONCACAF vs AFC 1st leg - Honduras vs Australia 2nd leg - Australia vs Honduras OFC vs CONMEBOL 1st leg - New Zealand vs Peru 2nd leg - Peru vs New Zealand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,759 Posted October 9, 2017 Top seeds Portugal or Switzerland Italy Croatia Northern Ireland Second seeds Sweden Denmark Ireland Greece Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azeem 1,349 Posted October 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, HoneyNUFC said: Top seeds Portugal or Switzerland Italy Croatia Northern Ireland Second seeds Sweden Denmark Ireland Greece Aren't they going to based on FIFA rankings of this month? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azeem 1,349 Posted October 9, 2017 Sweden vs Denmark would be an interesting match up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,759 Posted October 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, Azeem98 said: Aren't they going to based on FIFA rankings of this month? I just took the rankings as they are now on the FIFA website. Probably not much room for change except for Northern Ireland maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 9,012 Posted October 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Azeem98 said: Sweden vs Denmark would be an interesting match up Italy vs Portugal Denmark vs Croatia Northern Ireland vs Republic of Ireland Greece vs Sweden Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,759 Posted October 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Stan said: Italy vs Portugal Denmark vs Croatia Northern Ireland vs Republic of Ireland Greece vs Sweden Italy can't play Portugal as it's rigged using seeding. FIFA/UEFA don't want the big boys to miss out for financial reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,759 Posted October 9, 2017 If Sweden beat the Netherlands they will likely be top seeds ahead of Northern Ireland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 9, 2017 These playoffs are awful. Imagine being Ireland and hugely celebrating the win today then draw fucking Italy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebird Hewitt 645 Posted October 9, 2017 If Ireland play like they did today against any of the seeded teams (including Northern Ireland if they are seeded), they won't be going to the World Cup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,759 Posted October 9, 2017 Ireland have never been good performers under Martin O'Neill but they get the job done. Not bad since they don't have any attacking players worth more than £5m Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirBalon 2,607 Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, HoneyNUFC said: Ireland have never been good performers under Martin O'Neill but they get the job done. Not bad since they don't have any attacking players worth more than £5m How many stars do they have on that FIFA game though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 1,290 Posted October 10, 2017 4 hours ago, Azeem98 said: Sweden vs Denmark would be an interesting match up Pretty sure that exact tie was drawn for the Euros, with Sweden winning. I think it looks a pretty tough line up. Apparently Northern Ireland's results in this international break will have them moved to unseeded with Denmark taking their place. I think Denmark's probably their best bet. I think both will probably go out to be honest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toony 95 Posted October 10, 2017 I'd like to see them both qualify but can't really see it, looks tough. Republic of Ireland are capable of going away and nicking a 1-0 though, and the job Michael O'Neill has done with Northern Ireland is amazing so I wouldn't rule that out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirBalon 2,607 Posted October 10, 2017 I want to see the best teams and players in it so Italy and Portugal (if they end up in the play-offs) have to go through! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 9,012 Posted October 10, 2017 Switzerland confirmed as play-off participants after losing tonight 2-0 in Portugal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 9,012 Posted October 10, 2017 Switzerland/Italy/Croatia/Denmark are seeded. Northern Ireland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland/Greece unseeded. I reckon it'll be: Switzerland vs Sweden Italy vs Greece Denmark vs Northern Ireland Croatia vs Republic of Ireland Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 10, 2017 Italy vs Greece is bound to be the most boring matchup in the history of anything. Hope Italy, Ireland, Croatia and Denmark go through. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirBalon 2,607 Posted October 10, 2017 I hope it's not Italy against Greece because I'd like to see both countries in the tournament. The others I don't really care about to be honest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 9,012 Posted October 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, SirBalon said: I hope it's not Italy against Greece because I'd like to see both countries in the tournament. The others I don't really care about to be honest. i want Croatia and Denmark in. Croatia because I love watching Modric and they have Andrej Kramaric in their side too who seems to have found comfortability in Hoffenheim with his form now being applied internationally too. And Denmark because of Kasper Schmeichel of course, as well as Eriksen who is a superb talent. Not too bothered about the rest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirBalon 2,607 Posted October 10, 2017 Just now, Stan said: i want Croatia There's also Rakitić for me... Yeah! Very good side to watch when they're firing on all cylinders. But they've been average for some months now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Palace Fan 1,699 Posted October 10, 2017 On 09/10/2017 at 10:02 PM, HoneyNUFC said: Italy can't play Portugal as it's rigged using seeding. FIFA/UEFA don't want the big boys to miss out for financial reasons. Youd think 3rd place Portugal beating Platinis France in France would have been a sign to stop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 9,012 Posted October 11, 2017 1st post updated to include play-offs between other 4 confederations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Palace Fan 1,699 Posted October 11, 2017 Some what of a piss take Peru get a second bite of the cherry at the risk of a whole continent not qualifying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucas 1,937 Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) I'm a firm believe in wanting the very best talent at the World Cup so for me it's a no brainer who I want to progress... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 11, 2017 Australia shouldn't have a problem with the different atmosphere in Honduras. They come across that in Asia often. The worry might be the crowd and the heat although I'm sure the latter they've also dealt with. Not just in Asia but also domestically. I think the Soccerroos should win though. Honduras aren't a great side on paper although tactically they seem to be better than what Ange Postecoglu is going for. As for us, we should be able to beat New Zealand. If we don't it will be a failure. We just finished 5th after dealing with some of the best nations in the world, compared to the team that can barely handle amateurs. Strange things have happened in football and New Zealand have some decent players but I won't celebrate until we are in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HK85 267 Posted October 12, 2017 On 01/09/2017 at 0:04 AM, Teso dos Bichos said: you really believe peru has a chance to make it to the world cup? 😂😂😂😂 8 hours ago, Teso dos Bichos said: Australia and peru. mexico won 9-3 vs new Zealand (2014 play-off) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnersauraus 629 Posted October 12, 2017 I think both irish sides will be hoping for Denmark. They could beat Croatia but can't see either beating Italy or Portugal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnersauraus 629 Posted October 12, 2017 20 hours ago, Aaroncpfc said: Some what of a piss take Peru get a second bite of the cherry at the risk of a whole continent not qualifying. I said that before. But someone did point out that the standard is so low on Australasia is it really fair that a team gets through after playing such poor teams? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Palace Fan 1,699 Posted October 12, 2017 52 minutes ago, Gunnersauraus said: I said that before. But someone did point out that the standard is so low on Australasia is it really fair that a team gets through after playing such poor teams? If Fifa are serious about developing countries from all continents like they continually preach then yes. They could always sacrifice a team from Europe and have a 2nd versus 5th place match between the two continents to help the rest of the continent grow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
