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2018 World Cup Qualifying Draw
Topic Started: 17 Jun 2015, 02:16 PM (3,821 Views)
Clyde1998
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These pots could lead to some very interesting groups...

For comparison - if this was a European Championship draw (which uses UEFA's ranking system [not FIFA's]), the groups would be:
Pot 1: :germany: Germany, :france: France, :spain: Spain, :netherlands: Netherlands, :england: England, :portugal: Portugal, :belgium: Belgium, :italy: Italy, :croatia: Croatia
Pot 2: :switzerland: Switzerland, :bosnia: Bosnia, :sweden: Sweden, :denmark: Denmark, :austria: Austria, :czech: Czech Republic, :ukraine: Ukraine, :slovakia: Slovakia, :romania: Romania
Pot 3: :hungary: Hungary, :greece: Greece, :poland: Poland, :iceland: Iceland, :ireland: Ireland, :turkey: Turkey, :norway: Norway, :slovenia: Slovenia, :israel: Israel
Pot 4: :wales: Wales, :scotland: Scotland, :serbia: Serbia, :montenegro: Montenegro, :ni: Northern Ireland, :bulgaria: Bulgaria, :armenia: Armenia, :albania: Albania, :estonia: Estonia
Pot 5: :finland: Finland, :lithuania: Lithuania, :moldova: Moldova, :azerbaijan: Azerbaijan, :latvia: Latvia, :belarus: Belarus, :cyprus: Cyprus, :georgia: Georgia, :macedonia: Macedonia
Pot 6: :liechtenstein: Liechtenstein, :faroe: Faroe Islands, :luxembourg: Luxembourg, :kazakhstan: Kazakhstan, :malta: Malta, :andorra: Andorra, :sanmarino: San Marino, :gibraltar: Gibraltar

Teams in bold would be in a different pot.

The question is - how can the two systems produce such different pots (19 [37% of] teams are in different pots under the UEFA calculation compared to the FIFA one)?
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very interesting ...

think we should merge it though with the pinned thread in Other Games ...
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A really good draw for Wales would be:

Wales
Iceland
Albania
Faroe Islands
Azerbaijan
Andorra

A really grotty draw which would make me grumpy would be:

Wales
Italy
Poland
Turkey
Finland
Georgia

As long as we don't get the cheating jocks I will be happy.
Edited by Zip, 17 Jun 2015, 04:05 PM.
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How about?
P1 England
P2 Iceland
P3 Albania
P4 Faroe Islands
P5 Cyprus
P6 San Marino
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Clyde1998
17 Jun 2015, 02:16 PM
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These pots could lead to some very interesting groups...

For comparison - if this was a European Championship draw (which uses UEFA's ranking system [not FIFA's]), the groups would be:
Pot 1: :germany: Germany, :france: France, :spain: Spain, :netherlands: Netherlands, :england: England, :portugal: Portugal, :belgium: Belgium, :italy: Italy, :croatia: Croatia
Pot 2: :switzerland: Switzerland, :bosnia: Bosnia, :sweden: Sweden, :denmark: Denmark, :austria: Austria, :czech: Czech Republic, :ukraine: Ukraine, :slovakia: Slovakia, :romania: Romania
Pot 3: :hungary: Hungary, :greece: Greece, :poland: Poland, :iceland: Iceland, :ireland: Ireland, :turkey: Turkey, :norway: Norway, :slovenia: Slovenia, :israel: Israel
Pot 4: :wales: Wales, :scotland: Scotland, :serbia: Serbia, :montenegro: Montenegro, :ni: Northern Ireland, :bulgaria: Bulgaria, :armenia: Armenia, :albania: Albania, :estonia: Estonia
Pot 5: :finland: Finland, :lithuania: Lithuania, :moldova: Moldova, :azerbaijan: Azerbaijan, :latvia: Latvia, :belarus: Belarus, :cyprus: Cyprus, :georgia: Georgia, :macedonia: Macedonia
Pot 6: :liechtenstein: Liechtenstein, :faroe: Faroe Islands, :luxembourg: Luxembourg, :kazakhstan: Kazakhstan, :malta: Malta, :andorra: Andorra, :sanmarino: San Marino, :gibraltar: Gibraltar

Teams in bold would be in a different pot.

The question is - how can the two systems produce such different pots (19 [37% of] teams are in different pots under the UEFA calculation compared to the FIFA one)?
The biggest difference is Wales who are top seeds in one ranking and fourth seeds in the other. :wub:
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the Faroe Islands would have a radical change of fortune too!
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17 Jun 2015, 04:04 PM
A really good draw for Wales would be:

Wales
Iceland
Albania
Faroe Islands
Azerbaijan
Andorra

A really grotty draw which would make me grumpy would be:

Wales
Italy
Poland
Turkey
Finland
Georgia

As long as we don't get the cheating jocks I will be happy.
I like that second scenario.... :rofl: ;)
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