WadeWilson 4,670 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The draw takes place in Nice on Sunday the 23rd of February 2014.With an expanded format and 24 teams going to the next championships, it will be an extremely interesting draw.Pot 1: Spain (holders), Germany, Holland, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Bosnia and HerzegovinaPot 2: Ukraine, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Republic of IrelandPot 3: Serbia, Turkey, Slovenia, Israel, Norway, Slovakia, Romania, Austria, PolandPot 4: Montenegro, Armenia, SCOTLAND, Finland, Latvia, Wales, Bulgaria, Estonia, BelarusPot 5: Iceland, Northern Ireland, Albania, Lithuania, Moldova, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, CyprusPot 6: Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands, Malta, Andorra, San Marino, Gibraltar(Teams in bold are the most-supported nations on Rangersmedia and therefore of interest). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (Teams in bold are the most-supported nations on Rangersmedia and therefore of interest). Why is Scotland in bold? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 and ROI for that matter Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FernandoR20 2,133 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hope Scotland and England get put in a group. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Here's what I reckon, for Scotland anyway...Easiest group for Scotland:Bosnia & HerzegovinaHungaryIsraelSCOTLANDNorthern IrelandGibralterToughest group for Scotland:SpainBelgiumPolandSCOTLANDIcelandFaroe IslandsWould like to see:EnglandSwedenSlovakiaSCOTLANDAzerbaijanKazakhstan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hope Scotland get the ahrdest group hopefully with England so the men in white can slay them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hope Scotland get the ahrdest group hopefully with England so the men in white can slay them.Could see Gibraltar beating Scotland tbh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,760 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 GreeceIrelandSloveniaScotlandNIGibralterNI and Gibralter will be a guaranteed 12 points for Scotland. The rest are all beatable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 GreeceIrelandSloveniaScotlandNIGibralterNI and Gibralter will be a guaranteed 12 points for Scotland. The rest are all beatable.Agreed.Most of the 2nd seeds are beatable (on a good day)... but I had to choose the Swedes for the chance to see Zlatan at Hampden. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Could see Gibraltar beating Scotland tbhNo doubt the daft tartan morons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FernandoR20 2,133 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Agreed.Most of the 2nd seeds are beatable (on a good day)... but I had to choose the Swedes for the chance to see Zlatan at Hampden.I would actually go to that game just to see the king himself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,760 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Zlatan will be retired from international football by then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Zlatan will be retired from international football by then.That's a fair point... He was almost ready to chuck it after the Portugal play-off wasn't he...? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
West_Side 1,571 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 There's potential for a very favourable group for us there. Hopefully we'll manage to do decent for once.Also Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia just aren't European. I get why Israel are there, but those other countries have no business being there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 There's potential for a very favourable group for us there. Hopefully we'll manage to do decent for once.Also Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia just aren't in European. I get why Israel are there, but those other countries have no business being there.I don't. Israel is about as much South American as it is European.In fact, that's an idea. Get them in CONCACAF so that they can carve up the group stages with their good ol' US buddies.I picked the Azeris and the Kazakhs as Scotland have never played them before so it would be 'pastures' new for the fans and the team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,633 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Fuck scotland I hope the national team never win again bigot cunts Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Fuck scotland I hope the national team never win again bigot cuntsGood chance of that tbh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
West_Side 1,571 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I don't. Israel is about as much South American as it is European.In fact, that's an idea. Get them in CONCACAF so that they can carve up the group stages with their good ol' US buddies.I picked the Azeris and the Kazakhs as Scotland have never played them before so it would be 'pastures' new for the fans and the team.To be fair most of the Muslim states in Asia refused to play Israel when they were in the AFC. I think Israel won their world cup qualifying group for 1958 without playing a game. I agree it's pretty ridiculous, but they were actually expelled from the AFC in the 70s and ended up playing most of the 80s in the Oceanian Football Confederation before settling down in UEFA.They're the only national team to have played under three different continental governing bodies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 To be fair most of the Muslim states in Asia refused to play Israel when they were in the AFC. I think Israel won their world cup qualifying group for 1958 without playing a game. I agree it's pretty ridiculous, but they were actually expelled from the AFC in the 70s and ended up playing most of the 80s in the Oceanian Football Confederation before settling down in UEFA.They're the only national team to have played under three different continental governing bodies.I know... It's a ridiculous situation in sport. Three continents! Crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Gibraltar are going to get battered no matter who they draw . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Gibraltar are going to get battered no matter who they draw .Did they not get a draw in their first official match? Slovakia or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Did they not get a draw in their first official match? Slovakia or something?Sure did.They'll get battered in qualifying, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Gibraltar are going to get battered no matter who they draw .If they draw NI they'll probably get at least 4 points off us. We are pure shite right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 If they draw NI they'll probably get at least 4 points off us. We are pure shite right now.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueballss 2,969 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hope Gibraltar draw Spain!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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