International Football

Duncan!! · Post 21-11-23 19:32

It does seem that way. They usually always make it hard on themselves but end up okay. But lately it just seems "off"

For one, quit calling up the likes of Jorginho.

Lupo Pazzesco · Post 22-11-23 12:03

Brazil - Argentina was a bit mad to say the least!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67494143

Myles · Post 22-11-23 19:19

Give some cops a baton and impunity and they lose the run of themselves

Duncan!! · Post 22-11-23 20:25

Lost in the shuffle is that Argentina won in Brazil in a WC qualifier. Historic

And why is Italy in pot 4? They did win the last Euro's?

Lupo Pazzesco · Post 23-11-23 09:31

......and sadly failed to qualify for two WCs. It's a travesty that they aren't seeded in pot one as defending champions tbh but that idea seems to sailed seeding wise.

Duncan!! · Post 23-11-23 17:23

When I was looking at some of the teams in the pots ahead of them I was shaking my head. No disrespect, but they have won nothing lately. At least Italy won a major tourney

Dels · Post 23-11-23 18:14

Like Scotland being in pot 3.

Liam · Post 23-11-23 18:34

I'm not even sure what the criteria is for the pots, but the holders being in pot 4 is bizarre.

Duncan!! · Post 24-11-23 07:09

I didn't mention Scotland........

Dels · Post 24-11-23 22:10

I know but its wild that Scotland are in pot 3 and Italy pot 4. The mind boggles.

Duncan!! · Post 24-11-23 23:21

It is strange. Is there a legit explanation?

verno · Post 24-11-23 23:57

Dels wrote: ↑
24-11-23 22:10
I know but its wild that Scotland are in pot 3 and Italy pot 4. The mind boggles.

Enjoy the ride. Well done Scotland btw.

Dels · Post 25-11-23 15:53

verno wrote: ↑
24-11-23 23:57

Dels wrote: ↑
24-11-23 22:10
I know but its wild that Scotland are in pot 3 and Italy pot 4. The mind boggles.
Enjoy the ride. Well done Scotland btw.

Thanks.

Dels · Post 25-11-23 15:54

Duncan!! wrote: ↑
24-11-23 23:21
It is strange. Is there a legit explanation?

Maybe the co-efficient? If its not that then I have no idea.

Duncan!! · Post 25-11-23 20:41

Just hope they aren't in same group

Tangerine Romanista · Post 27-11-23 13:32

Dels wrote: ↑
25-11-23 15:54

Duncan!! wrote: ↑
24-11-23 23:21
It is strange. Is there a legit explanation?
Maybe the co-efficient? If its not that then I have no idea.

Details here -
https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/eu ... tory.shtml

The draw is wide open thanks to UEFA’s decision to allocate pots in accordance with results in qualifying groups.
Therefore, the final position and points teams achieved in their Euro 2024 qualifiers was taken into consideration ahead of a country’s FIFA ranking.

As a Scotland fan I approve, unless we get drawn with Italy of course......

The new way of ranking can through up some anomalies, but overall I quite like it, especially as it removes the impact of friendly results, which teams often 'made the most of' in the past....

https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/ar ... tory.shtml

https://thesetpieces.com/world-football ... alculator/

Liam · Post 27-11-23 18:15

The problem with that is that the qualifying groups themselves weren't balanced. You had the 2 finalists of the last tournament, a quarter finalist and another qualifier in the same group.

I would be quite happy to do away with seeding though and have a random draw for the final tournament.

Duncan!! · Post 27-11-23 20:25

I think the holders should get in automatically for all the major tourneys. Since we now have the Nations league, the teams will be getting competitive games throughout anyways which was a major concern before

Dels · Post 29-11-23 12:50

Tangerine Romanista wrote: ↑
27-11-23 13:32

Dels wrote: ↑
25-11-23 15:54

Duncan!! wrote: ↑
24-11-23 23:21
It is strange. Is there a legit explanation?
Maybe the co-efficient? If its not that then I have no idea.
Details here -
https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/eu ... tory.shtml
The draw is wide open thanks to UEFA’s decision to allocate pots in accordance with results in qualifying groups.
Therefore, the final position and points teams achieved in their Euro 2024 qualifiers was taken into consideration ahead of a country’s FIFA ranking.
As a Scotland fan I approve, unless we get drawn with Italy of course......

Thanks TR, that explains everything.

Dels · Post 02-12-23 18:27

Scotland's group: Germany, Hungary, Switzerland

Italy's group: Spain, Albania, Croatia

England's group :Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia