madras Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 And I still want a World Cup held in a Northern European Autumn/Winter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 34 minutes ago, gjohnson said: How so, VAR has pulled/ignored some true shockers this season? 2 spectacularly bad ones for us, and no doubt every other team could quote a couple too. FIFA will want Qatar to go through to justify going there in the first place, and we all know what happens when the organisers of a tournament want a certain result. But it would require more than one or two shockers for Qatar and people would honestly question the integrity of the game if there are obvious shockers in favour of Qatar repeatedly at this WC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 9 minutes ago, madras said: Have they made up some ridiculously convoluted scheme for this draw ? Wouldn't say so. Four pots determined on rankings. All of Pot A is drawn across eight groups, then all of Pot B, and so on: Pot 1 Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal. Pot 2 Mexico, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Croatia. Pot 3 Senegal, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea, Tunisia. Pot 4 Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine*, Costa Rica/New Zealand, Peru/UAE/Australia**. *Scotland play Ukraine, with winner playing Wales. **Australia play UAE, with winner playing Peru. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 No provisos, this team from pot a can't play this team because they were in the same qualifying group etc ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, madras said: No provisos, this team from pot a can't play this team because they were in the same qualifying group etc ? No team from same confederation except for UEFA teams where 2 UEFA sides can be in the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Flip said: Quite difficult with VAR. With that being said, their team has been doing alright as of late and in an easy group they might stand a small chance of going through. Give them a group like USA/Mexico, Tunisia and Ecuador and I can see them not completely embarassing themselves tbf. Fuck you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Qatar could sneak a few points tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, Tomato Deuce said: Fuck you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikenewcastle Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Ideal draw for me would be England, Germany, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia. One game to get us all hyped up with 2 very winnable games in case we mess it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) Germany Serbia Ghana Ingurland to go out in the group stages Edited March 31, 2022 by jack j Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 41 minutes ago, ilikenewcastle said: Ideal draw for me would be England, Germany, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia. One game to get us all hyped up with 2 very winnable games in case we mess it up. Exactly the type of group I'm hoping for Brazil. Problem is if you mess it up and then have to play someone like France in the last 16 already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Flip said: But it would require more than one or two shockers for Qatar and people would honestly question the integrity of the game if there are obvious shockers in favour of Qatar repeatedly at this WC. It would not be surprising, and plenty of people have and still are questioning the integrity of the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, jack j said: Germany Serbia Ghana Ingurland to go out in the group stages That was looking like the group of death initially, Putingrad and the hosts would have sealed it. Edited March 31, 2022 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 3 hours ago, gjohnson said: It would not be surprising, and plenty of people have and still are questioning the integrity of the game Plenty of conspiracy theorists looking for their next hit more like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 4 hours ago, jack j said: Germany Serbia Ghana Ingurland to go out in the group stages Can’t have it, only 2 European teams in the group stage allowed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 13 hours ago, gjohnson said: How so, VAR has pulled/ignored some true shockers this season? 2 spectacularly bad ones for us, and no doubt every other team could quote a couple too. FIFA will want Qatar to go through to justify going there in the first place, and we all know what happens when the organisers of a tournament want a certain result. VAR is 99% not shit outside the PL as those refs know how to use it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 How are USA a 2 seed ahead of Senegal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I think the pots have worked out well this year. Even a worst case scenario group for England of Germany, Senagal and Canada would be exciting yet I'd still expect us to get out that group comfortably. Ideally though you'd want USA, Japan and Saudi. Will definitely be watching the draw today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 A nice easy draw for England please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 9 hours ago, Beren said: How are USA a 2 seed ahead of Senegal? We've won a lot of competitive matches over the last two years, only one loss in 2021. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 This guy being interviewed by Dan Roan is really not reassuring me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Gareth Southgate is such a great speaker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Is Jenas hosting the draw? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Would be a great way to put a dampener on it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, Ameritoon said: We've won a lot of competitive matches over the last two years, only one loss in 2021. But they won the AFCON! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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