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The draw for the World Cup 2018 qualification takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia today at 1600 hrs.

Makes me sick that the TV companies are actually openly involved in the seeding and placement with Germany, Spain, Italy, England and France all assured to be in a six-team group for more televised games.

As if we didn't know already that the big TV nations received favourable draws. And people up here still pay towards the upkeep of English TV and English football. You get what you deserve, I guess.

Well done to Wales for reaching the top pot. Well done to the SFA for deciding to play Qatar, therefore consigning Scotland to Pot Three. Fucking zoomers with pound signs in their eyes.

Anyhoo... Here are the best and worst case scenarios for the 'Home Nations.'

Scotland

Dream ticket:

Scotland, Wales, Iceland, Estonia, Lithuania

Nightmare scenario:

Scotland, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Macedonia, Kazakhstan

England

Dream ticket:

England, Iceland, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova, Andorra

Nightmare scenario:

England, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Finland, Kazakhstan

Wales

Dream ticket:

Wales, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova

Nightmare scenario:

Wales, France, Ukraine, Turkey, Cyprus, Georgia

Northern Ireland

Dream ticket:

Northern Ireland, Romania, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Moldova

Nightmare scenario:

Northern Ireland, Spain, France, Republic of Ireland, Belarus, Malta

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The draw for the World Cup 2018 qualification takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia today at 1600 hrs.

Makes me sick that the TV companies are actually openly involved in the seeding and placement with Germany, Spain, Italy, England and France all assured to be in a six-team group for more televised games.

As if we didn't know already that the big TV nations received favourable draws. And people up here still pay towards the upkeep of English TV and English football. You get what you deserve, I guess.

Well done to Wales for reaching the top pot. Well done to the SFA for deciding to play Qatar, therefore consigning Scotland to Pot Three. Fucking zoomers with pound signs in their eyes.

Anyhoo... Here are the best and worst case scenarios for the 'Home Nations.'

Scotland

Dream ticket:

Scotland, Wales, Iceland, Estonia, Lithuania

Nightmare scenario:

Scotland, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Macedonia, Kazakhstan

England

Dream ticket:

England, Iceland, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova, Andorra

Nightmare scenario:

England, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Finland, Kazakhstan

Wales

Dream ticket:

Wales, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova

Nightmare scenario:

Wales, France, Ukraine, Turkey, Cyprus, Georgia

Northern Ireland

Dream ticket:

Northern Ireland, Romania, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Moldova

Nightmare scenario:

Northern Ireland, Spain, France, Republic of Ireland, Belarus, Malta

Forgot all about this,thanks for the reminder (tu)

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16:20 - Continental play-off draw (deciding whether the fifth-best South American side will face Oceania champions, an Asian side or North American and so on.)


16:22 - Africa draw


16:50 - North America draw


17:05 - Oceania draw


17:13 - South America draw


17:27 - Europe draw


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Hope Wales qualify

That will be two major tournaments in a row for you guys. I don't think that has happened before. The only tourney that I know of Wales qualifying for was Sweden 1958 when a Pelé goal (and a John Charles injury) put the Welsh out in the quarter-finals.

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That will be two major tournaments in a row for you guys. I don't think that has happened before. The only tourney that I know of Wales qualifying for was Sweden 1958 when a Pelé goal (and a John Charles injury) put the Welsh out in the quarter-finals.

Yeah, we also made it to the quarter finals of the '76 Euro Championship, but that was back when it was a semi-final, final and third place match only format, they changed it the next time as well :lol:

Coleman has done very well with the squad, it would be good to see it rewarded

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"In the second and final draw rehearsal earlier - for anyone interested - the home nations pulled out the following:




England, Bosnia, Greece, Israel, Moldova, San Marino (England would take that);



Wales, Italy, Serbia, Estonia, Armenia, Luxembourg (Wales might not take that);



Netherlands, France, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Belarus, Andorra (would be tough for Scots & Irish);



Portugal, Denmark, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Macedonia (NI might take that.. & party)."


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