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EGETRK
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Topic: WC 2010 qualification groups... Posted: 25-Nov-2007 at 16:39 |
Grp 9 Holland, SCOTLAND, Norway, FYR Macedonia, Iceland
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The Hidden Face
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Posted: 25-Nov-2007 at 17:11 |
Group 6? England and Croatia?
It will be interesting...
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Group 5, Turkey and Armania?
This is also going to be fun :)
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Posted: 25-Nov-2007 at 17:27 |
Seems like Switzerland and Israel finally got a good chance of reaching the WC. :)
For Sweden, decent group. Except Greece, Portugal is probably the team I'd choose. I'm more scared of the Danes even, seeking revenge from last time.
Edited by Styrbiorn - 26-Nov-2007 at 15:43
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Posted: 25-Nov-2007 at 17:36 |
Finally we are in a group to repeat EURO 2004 success. South Africa here we come.
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Posted: 25-Nov-2007 at 18:38 |
Some of these groups look like a joke... I think Italy and Greece should take care of their groups
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Posted: 25-Nov-2007 at 19:51 |
nothign against Russia and Finland, but Germany is already qualified. LOL @ England having to play Croatia again. from what i heard only the first team qualifies so i'm sorry for Ukraine, even though Croatia is beatable...
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Posted: 25-Nov-2007 at 20:01 |
Originally posted by The Hidden Face
Group 5, Turkey and Armania? |
We are so dead Hopefully Armenia can pull off another upset (well actually 2, but there is no way we are beating Spain)
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Posted: 26-Nov-2007 at 15:14 |
Originally posted by The Hidden Face
Group 5, Turkey and Armania?
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That is going to be nasty. I hate nationalistically charged matches.
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Posted: 26-Nov-2007 at 18:53 |
Holland, SCOTLAND, Norway, FYR Macedonia, Iceland
Resolvable for Iceland. I think nothing is in the way for the first participation of a Icelandic team at the WC-finals.
There the Icelandic team will meet the Germans on their way to Championship
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Posted: 26-Nov-2007 at 22:44 |
Grp 8 Italy, Bulgaria, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, Cyprus, Georgia, Montenegro
Not a bad group for Ireland - could have been alot worse. We should be challenging for second anyway, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro are all beatable. With a good manager we may even be able to take top spot...although Italy world champs... perhaps not.
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 at 08:16 |
cant complain about Greece's group.
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 at 10:07 |
Originally posted by Leonidas
cant complain about Greece's group.
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Afaik every team in Greece's group is happy with their opponents even Luxembourg .
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 at 12:44 |
mabey unrelated but why do countries like Kazakhstn, Azerbaycan, Armenia & Georgia compete in the European part of FIFA
when everybody knows that they don't stand a chance against other countries. I think they should go to the asian side. there not even in Europe to begin with not even close
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 at 17:28 |
Originally posted by xi_tujue
I think they should go to the asian side. there not even in Europe to begin with not even close
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Actually and technically, they all are located in Europe if we assumed Europe borders geographically, which is how the FIFA allocates the countries. The only country in the European group that is 100% Asian is Israel. Is cyprus part of the European continent?
It looks like Turkey has a great chance to qualify with only Spain as the obstacle to South Africa
Edited by ok ge - 27-Nov-2007 at 17:29
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 at 17:56 |
Originally posted by ok ge
Is cyprus part of the European continent?
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As much as Malta and Iceland are!
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 at 18:40 |
Originally posted by ulrich von hutten
Originally posted by ok ge
Is cyprus part of the European continent?
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As much as Malta and Iceland are! |
i thought all meditteranean islands was well as Greece and italy belong to the African tectonical(?) plate, so Cyprus would actually be African rather than European or asian....
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 at 19:15 |
so the caucasus & Central Asia belong to Europe :S
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 at 19:27 |
no, but very small parts of georgia and azerbaijan are beyond the caucasus = european. also, quite a lot of land of Kazakhstan is on european soil = beyond the Ural river. that qualifies them for europe. don't know about armenia and israel though...
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 at 20:05 |
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan are partly in Europe geographically. And Armenia, Israel and Cyprus are totally in Asia.
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