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Hopefully England getting knocked out ASAP will cause some changes at the FA.

Like, make it financially worthwhile for players to take it seriously. Have a serious English-nationality scouting/training programme. And remove all commitments in the run up to the World Cup to get lots of hours practice as a team.



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So... Spain fights with France in qualificatory to earn nº1 and gets rewarded with Netherlands, Chile and Australia... and France with Switzerland, Ecuador and Honduras.....

SEEMS ABSOLUTELY FAIR



SxyxS said:
So-England seems to pass the next round even before it has started.

Why do you say so?

Uruguay don't pose much of a threat going by their latest performances. They have so much talent, however. They only need some teamwork improvements.



kowenicki said:

Group A

Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon

Could be interesting, the clash between Croatia and Mexico for second place, tho i would love to see Croatia beating Brazil in the opening game, just for the shock value

Group B

Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia

Easiest group to predict really. Netherlands & Spain, 100% certain

Group C

Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan

Most boring group in my opinion

Group D

Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy

The toughest group in my opinion. The calshes between Uruguay, England and Italy should be interesting. No one will have it easy

Group E

Switzerland, Equador, France, Honduras

Dat Platini influence

Group F

Argentina, Bosnia Hercegovina, Iran, Nigeria

Bosnians really got lucky here, they might get a chance to even qualify for the best 16 round. Iran and Nigera sound like teams they could defeat. I'll be rooting for them. Regardless, it should be walk in the park for Argentina

Group G

Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA

Also very interesting and unpredictable group. Lots of matches from the last World Cup too. Everyone has a decent chance to qualify, altho Germany should still come out on top.

Group H

Belguim, Russia, Algeria, South Korea

Actually, this is the most boring group of the world cup





I root for the USA and Mexico. Rough draw for the USA, much better for Mexico.



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Kane1389 said:
kowenicki said:
Kane1389 said:
kowenicki said:
Which teams are in the draw and which pot are they in?

Pot 1: Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Uruguay, Switzerland

Pot 2: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador (7 teams)

Pot 3: Japan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras

Pot 4: Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, England, Greece, Italy, Netherlands Portugal, Russia, France (9 teams)


Portugal and England are in pot 4 but Belgium is in pot 1?????

Portugal struggled to qualify... again.  had to go through a play off.

Belguim are very good at the moment.  Hazard, Komapny, Vertonghen, Dembele, Lukaku etc etc

England were a tad unlucky, given their qualification campaign.

I still dont think Belgium would stand a chance against Portugal, England, freaking Netherlands or even Russia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfGMraIVFZ0

Belgium- Netherlands 4-2.



GROUP A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
GROUP B: Spain, Holland, Chile, Australia
GROUP C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan
GROUP D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy
GROUP E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras
GROUP F: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria
GROUP G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA
GROUP H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, S Korea

 

BOLDED COUNTRIES WILL ADVANCE



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GamechaserBE said:
Kane1389 said:
kowenicki said:
Kane1389 said:
kowenicki said:
Which teams are in the draw and which pot are they in?

Pot 1: Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Uruguay, Switzerland

Pot 2: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador (7 teams)

Pot 3: Japan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras

Pot 4: Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, England, Greece, Italy, Netherlands Portugal, Russia, France (9 teams)


Portugal and England are in pot 4 but Belgium is in pot 1?????

Portugal struggled to qualify... again.  had to go through a play off.

Belguim are very good at the moment.  Hazard, Komapny, Vertonghen, Dembele, Lukaku etc etc

England were a tad unlucky, given their qualification campaign.

I still dont think Belgium would stand a chance against Portugal, England, freaking Netherlands or even Russia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfGMraIVFZ0

Belgium- Netherlands 4-2.

winning once doesn't prove your structurally stronger



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LurkerJ said:
SxyxS said:
So-England seems to pass the next round even before it has started.

Why do you say so?

Uruguay don't pose much of a threat going by their latest performances. They have so much talent, however. They only need some teamwork improvements.

We're still gonna lose to them. England literally cannot pass along the ground in World Cups.



God dammit, France. Talk about undeserved.

Germanys group looks interesting though.