World Cup 2018 Qualifiers

Ranking of second-placed teams:

Portugal 15
Northern Ireland 13
Italy 13
Iceland 13
Slovakia 12
Sweden 10
Montenegro 10
Bosnia 8
Wales 8

Sorry welsh guys :(
 
MrMarcello said:
Arena and his fecking 4-4-2 bullshit. This needs to be a 4-2-3-1, putting Dempsey wide and Pulisic behind the striker. Simple.

And here he goes with fecking midfielders turned fullbacks again. Beasley and Zusi may well perform alright but when will the US finally use DEFENDERS in DEFENSIVE positions?
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Don't talk to me about Arena, still remember 2002
Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87 said:
:lol:
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In portuguese we call him Engenheiro Fernando Santos. :lol:
 
SCP said:
Maybe 4 points will be enough for you guys no?
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We have best gd by far but i think that we will need six. Last game in ukraine. Great, just fecking great. If we beat turkey today we would be in wc( with the home win against finland).
 
There's a fecking dog on the pitch joining Neymar on the counter-attack.

I love South American football.
 
Willian with an absolute belter on the half-volley. 0-1 Brazil
 
Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87 said:
Ranking of second-placed teams:

Portugal 15
Northern Ireland 13
Italy 13
Iceland 13
Slovakia 12
Sweden 10
Montenegro 10
Bosnia 8
Wales 8

Sorry welsh guys :(
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Montenegro have got very tough last two fixtures and Bosnias not easy either. Not saying Wales' are gimmes but those other two aren't getting max points from last two games.
 
Andycoleno9 said:
We have best gd by far but i think that we will need six. Last game in ukraine. Great, just fecking great. If we beat turkey today we would be in wc( with the home win against finland).
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Not easy also for Iceland to make 6, if you beat Finland at home and get a draw in Ukraine it will be enough, unles Ukraine wins in Kosovo and then they beat your team, then it will be a mess.
 
Andycoleno9 said:
We have best gd by far but i think that we will need six. Last game in ukraine. Great, just fecking great. If we beat turkey today we would be in wc( with the home win against finland).
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If Iceland doesn't beat Turkey away because of the GD 4 points will be enough.
 
Btw, what the feck is going on with the refereeing in Croatia's group?!?!?
 
Jim Beam said:
Looking at the game it was close, maybe be a draw would be fair. But looking at the quality of the players, our toothless attack and these whole qualifiers we deserved this.

Just change the manager while you have time. When you see the fixtures and the fact that goal difference is a decisive, win against Finland and draw against Ukraine would probably be enough.
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Zoran Mamić the next coach. You heard it here first.

We don't need a new coach. We need a new FA. We need a f.king decontamination!
 
BeforeKeanetherewasRobson said:
Montenegro have got very tough last two fixtures and Bosnias not easy either. Not saying Wales' are gimmes but those other two aren't getting max points from last two games.
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Still 2 games to make those predictions, hopefully we can get away of that mess, lets see if we can beat Switzerland, sick and tired of playoffs, is always dangerous.
 
Inter Yer Nan said:
Loving the way this Spain team is shaping up under Lopetgui. Potentially the most exciting team since Aragones' Spain since for the most part he's picking the most deserving players. Unbeaten so far, going to qualify on top over a powerhouse in Italy, unbeaten in tough away friendlies like Belgium, England, France and growing in confidence. Bags of winners in the squad too nice balance of youthful players dying to make their mark on the international scene.

I'd say if the World Cup was being played next month I'd make them and Germany favorites with France in the mix obviously, if Deschamps can find the right balance.
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They are playing good football lately but I think that there is still something missing in the midfield.Not about quality but about the role of certain players.
We would need the best version of Busquets and Thiago,Koke or Saúl gaining influence in the team or finding their place
 
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Penalty to Bolivia! Brain fart by Chile defender. 1-0. Brazil also up thanks to William. Neymar to assist him.
 
SCP said:
Not easy also for Iceland to make 6, if you beat Finland at home and get a draw in Ukraine it will be enough, unles Ukraine wins in Kosovo and then they beat your team, then it will be a mess.
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That scenario along with Turkey beating Iceland and Finland send us out. Also not an impossible scenario. Yep, total mess of a group.
 
Jim Beam said:
That scenario along with Turkey beating Iceland and Finland send us out. Also not an impossible scenario. Yep, total mess of a group.
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Cacic only needs to do his job :D
 
Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87 said:
Chile is shit.
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Altitude is relevant when you play in La Paz, ask anyone from Argentina or Brasil, but yes they are not playing the same they played under Sampaoli, also best players getting older, new generations not so good, the perfect storm for them.
 
Imagine this croatia team with class coach....:drool:. And it really hurts me how we destroyed one fantastic generation.
 
Chile are really messing up their international break. Two games they really should have been hoping to win, and on the verge of losing them both. In big trouble.
 
SCP said:
Altitude is relevant when you play in La Paz, ask anyone from Argentina or Brasil, but yes they are not playing the same they played under Sampaoli, also best players getting older, new generations not so good, the perfect storm for them.
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I agree on the age point. Most of their best players are really getting older and it's starting to show. Especially that massively-experienced defence of theirs that was the backbone of the two Copa victories.
 
SCP said:
Altitude is relevant when you play in La Paz, ask anyone from Argentina or Brasil, but yes they are not playing the same they played under Sampaoli, also best players getting older, new generations not so good, the perfect storm for them.
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Chile has been shit for over a year so altitude doesn't really matter.
 
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