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| Clyde1998 | 17 Jun 2015, 02:16 PM Post #1 |
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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, France, Spain, Netherlands, England, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, CroatiaPot 2: Switzerland, Bosnia, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia, RomaniaPot 3: Hungary, Greece, Poland, Iceland, Ireland, Turkey, Norway, Slovenia, IsraelPot 4: Wales, Scotland, Serbia, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Armenia, Albania, EstoniaPot 5: Finland, Lithuania, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Belarus, Cyprus, Georgia, MacedoniaPot 6: Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Malta, Andorra, San Marino, GibraltarTeams 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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| daib0 | 17 Jun 2015, 02:52 PM Post #2 |
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very interesting ... think we should merge it though with the pinned thread in Other Games ... |
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| Zip | 17 Jun 2015, 04:04 PM Post #3 |
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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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| daib0 | 17 Jun 2015, 07:43 PM Post #4 |
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How about? P1 England P2 Iceland P3 Albania P4 Faroe Islands P5 Cyprus P6 San Marino |
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| Zip | 17 Jun 2015, 08:02 PM Post #5 |
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The biggest difference is Wales who are top seeds in one ranking and fourth seeds in the other.
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| daib0 | 17 Jun 2015, 08:05 PM Post #6 |
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the Faroe Islands would have a radical change of fortune too! |
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| Tilehurstsouthbank | 18 Jun 2015, 11:30 AM Post #7 |
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I like that second scenario....
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| Zip | 18 Jun 2015, 04:34 PM Post #8 |
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Sharrup Steve. |
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