World Cup Qualifying Draws

Just 1074 days until the World Cup returns and this evening is the qualifying draws. Approx Times:

1921: African Zone Draw. 1941: Asian Zone Draw. 1952: North American, Central and Caribbean (CONCACAF) Zone Draw. 2011: Oceania Zone Draw. 2029: European Zone Draw.

The european pots are as follows:

Pot One: England, Spain, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Norway, Greece
Pot Two: France, Montenegro, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Turkey, Serbia, Slovakia
Pot Three: Switzerland, Israel, Rep of Ireland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belarus, Ukraine, Hungary
Pot Four: N Ireland, Scotland, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Lithuania, Albania, Austria, Poland
Pot Five: Armenia, Finland, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Moldova, FYR Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands
Pot Six: Wales, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malta, Andorra, San Marino

Text Commentary here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9551624.stm

France in pot two could mean a group of death forms.

England, France, Czech Republic, Romania, Finland and Wales would be a tasty group!

And that link I posted now has live video.

First draw done:

INTERCONTINENTAL PLAY-OFF DRAW

Asia v South America
CONCACAF v Oceania

FreekShow wrote:England, France, Czech Republic, Romania, Finland and Wales would be a tasty group!

SSN just brought that up as the worst possible scenario. I'd like to avoid France/Russia/Serbia in pot 2, Switzerland/Belgium/Czech in pot 3 and Romania in pot 4.

I preferably wouldn't want to have tough away trips to Eastern Europe. Keep 'em local and BRING ON THE SCOTS!

EDIT: And I just noticed Norway in pot 1. Really?

my predo is
england
turkey
ireland
poland
armenia
andorra ( we always get them it's like tradition)

Duty281 wrote:I preferably wouldn't want to have tough away trips to Eastern Europe. Keep 'em local and BRING ON THE SCOTS!

EDIT: And I just noticed Norway in pot 1. Really?

Yep and Greece!

FreekShow wrote:

Duty281 wrote:I preferably wouldn't want to have tough away trips to Eastern Europe. Keep 'em local and BRING ON THE SCOTS!

EDIT: And I just noticed Norway in pot 1. Really?

Yep and Greece!

that would be because their higher then france in the world rankings. norway 12th greece 13th and france 15th shows how far the french have fallen

Give me Greece, Slovakia, Hungary, Faroes and San Marino and I'll be a happy chap.

AFRICAN ZONE DRAW

Group A: South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Somalia or Ethiopia
Group B: Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar
Group C: Cote d'Ivoire, Morocco, Gambia, Chad or Tanzania
Group D: Ghana, Zambia, Sudan, Lesotho or Burundi
Group E: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Sao Tome e Principe or Congo
Group F: Nigeria, Malawi, Seychelles or Kenya, Djibouti or Namibia
Group G: Egypt, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Comoros or Mozambique
Group H: Algeria, Mali, Benin, Eritrea or Rwanda
Group I: Cameroon, Libya, Guinea-Bissau or Togo, Swaziland or Congo DR
Group J: Senegal, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius or Liberia

What time is the Euro draw? I'd rather watch NFL Network than the other continents

ASIAN ZONE DRAW

Group A: China, Jordan, Iraq, Singapore
Group B: Korea Republic, Kuwait, UAE, Lebanon
Group C: Japan, Uzbekistan, Syria, Korea DPR
Group D: Australia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand
Group E: Iran, Qatar, Bahrain, Indonesia

AberdeenSteve wrote:Give me Greece, Slovakia, Hungary, Faroes and San Marino and I'll be a happy chap.

your boys deserve an easy group for once Steve. I'd fancy you to come out of that group.

Why on earth are Norway in pot 1? average at best

FreekShow wrote:

AberdeenSteve wrote:Give me Greece, Slovakia, Hungary, Faroes and San Marino and I'll be a happy chap.

your boys deserve an easy group for once Steve. I'd fancy you to come out of that group.

I couldn't agree more. We always seem to get ridiculously difficult groups for the World Cup. Would love a group that we realistically have a chance to qualify from.

CONCACAF Zone Draw (round two)

Group A: El Salvador, Surinam, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic
Group B: Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Barbados, Bermuda
Group C: Panama, Dominica, Nicaragua, Bahamas
Group D: Canada, St. Kitts & Nevis, Puerto Rico, St Lucia
Group E: Grenada, Guatemala, St Vincent/ Grenadines, Belize
Group F: Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Curacao, US Virgin Island

What are the US classed as these days? I always thought they were CONCACAF?

CONCACAF Zone Draw (round three)

Group A: USA, Jamaica, Winner of R2 Grp E, Winner of R2 Grp F
Group B: Mexico, Costa Rica, Winner of R2 Grp A, Winner of R2 Grp B
Group C: Honduras, Cuba, Winner of R2 Grp D, Winner of R2 Grp C

Duty281 wrote:CONCACAF Zone Draw (round three)

Group A: USA, Jamaica, Winner of R2 Grp E, Winner of R2 Grp F
Group B: Mexico, Costa Rica, Winner of R2 Grp A, Winner of R2 Grp B
Group C: Honduras, Cuba, Winner of R2 Grp D, Winner of R2 Grp C

That clears everything up

OCEANIA ZONE DRAW (round two):

Group A: Vanuatu, New Caledonia, American Samoa/Cook Islands/Samoa or Tonga, Tahiti
Group B: Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea

Here we go....the European Draw.

it's about time

Wow, Ronaldo is fat

AberdeenSteve wrote:Wow, Ronaldo is fat

i think someone tried to fit in a suit too small for him.

Wales in Group A. Along with Macedonia and SCOTLAND!

scotland playing wales

all we need is england + ROI in group a and it'll be great

Quick Fact: During the rehearsals for the draw England Scotland and Wales were drawn in the same group. It couldn't happen again could it?

Macedonia are a dodgy one but I can't complain with Wales, we were by far the better side in the Home Nations. Please have the next three teams of hungary, greece and slovakia

Belgium, could have had worse

Belgium join Scotland, Wales and Macedonia.

Belgium are a very good side with a solid defence

NI with Azjerbian, Luxembourg and Israel.

They are a very young side though Fernando. I think we could beat them home and away with the right attitude!

It's Group C for Republic of Ireland alongside Austria, Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan.

serbia into group A

I want England in group A which Serbia have just joined

NI have been joined by Russia. Ouch.

Serbia, again could have had a lot worse. We do struggle out in the baltics though

Coratia, not England, with Scotland and Wales.

Well, I better cancel those flights to Brazil.

Group E is the weakest

england are in group H

England aren't qualifying either

England with Group H. We've drawn the Poles . Spain and FRance lumped together.

AberdeenSteve wrote:England aren't qualifying either

I think we are

be like a home game for poland

England have struggled against the Montenegrins and Ukraine won't be easy either.