World Cup 2010 Qualifying groups drawn

[kev]

Group 1 Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Albania, Malta

Group 2 Greece, Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia, Luxembourg

Group 3 Czech Republic, Poland, NORTHERN IRELAND, Slovakia, Slovenia, San Marino

Group 4 Germany, Russia, Finland, WALES, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein

Group 5 Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Armenia, Estonia

Group 6 Croatia, England, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra

Group 7 France, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria, Faroe Islands

Group 8 Italy, Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia, Montenegro

Group 9 Holland, Scotland, Norway, FYR Macedonia, Iceland

very tough draw for scotland :td: Cant believe Iceland are the worst team in our group! ill probably go to the games in Holland and Norway and all the home games :tu:

so what do you think of the draw? group 2 looks really weak - we could have got maximum points from that group :hehe:

 

[Sabre]

Non of the home nations got a particularly nice draw :td:
Scotland and Wales are looking to have the hardest groups though!

 

[BrainPower]

well considering I'm for Italy, i think they are breaking tradition by making the past world cup winner being forced to go to the group structure! But then again, they are in an easy group

 

[kev]

Non of the home nations got a particularly nice draw :td:
Scotland and Wales are looking to have the hardest groups though!

ye, i think we can give Holland a run for their money. Scotland will comfortably finish second but i fear for us in the play-offs. I remember we were runners up to Germany in our Euro 2004 group and had to face Holland in the play-offs :td: Nightmare!

England have a tough group - Croatia are a far better team and Ukraine are a very decent side when i saw them at Hampden. England will finish 2nd and hopefully play Scotland in the play-offs haha

well considering I'm for Italy, i think they are breaking tradition by making the past world cup winner being forced to go to the group structure! But then again, they are in an easy group

bet your glad you dont have Scotland :hehe:
definitely prefer Holland to Italy though :tu:

 

[Sabre]

England have a tough group - Croatia are a far better team and Ukraine are a very decent side when i saw them at Hampden. England will finish 2nd and hopefully play Scotland in the play-offs haha

IF England get their act together, they have the potential to be a very good side.

Miracles happen

 

[kev]

IF England get their act together, they have the potential to be a very good side.

Miracles happen

True, they are a good side. You guys could have been in Group 2 along with the "heavyweights" of latvia, switzerland etc... if you didnt get beat by croatia :td:

whens the first game? need to get my flights booked lol

 

[Sabre]

whens the first game? need to get my flights booked lol

June 11th :]

 

[Alex]

Romania got a nasty group. I think Austria was the strongest team in the 5th group. And Serbia has some very good young players. And France is the certain favorite of the group.

Hungary (my other half) has no chance atall with Portugal, Denmark and Sweden. Nasty groups for both.

 

[kev]

Cant believe McLeish left Scotland for a sub-standard premiership team in england :td: ive lost all respect for the guy

 

[bricio]

group 2 is the weakest while group 5 is the hardest
group 5 is the only group where 3 teams can be considered strong (spain, turkey and belgium)

kev, i will tell you one thing...
scotlnad's biggest problem is holland and if you have a good team you can beat norway at home and tie against them in oslo

good luck for you!!! i hope you will be in south africa in 2010!!!
my team will be in south africa!!! brazil is always in the world cup

 

[kev]

my team will be in south africa!!! brazil is always in the world cup

haha ye, will always remember that first game in world cup '98 between brazil and scotland :hehe: i still have nightmares of that own goal

 

[bricio]

:hehe: i still have nightmares of that own goal

indeed we were very lucky in that game