The World Cup Draw
THE FULL EUROPEAN ZONE DRAW
Group A: Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, SCOTLAND, Macedonia, WALES
Group B: Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta.
Group C: Germamy, Sweden, R of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Is, K'stan.
Group D: Netherlands, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Andorra.
Group E: Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus, Iceland.
Group F: Portugal, Russia, Israel, N IRELAND, Azerbaijan, L'bourg
Group G: Greece, Slovakia, Bosnia-H, Lithuania, Latvia, Lichtenstein
Group H: ENGLAND, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, S Marino
Group I: Spain, France, Belarus, Georgia, Finland
England were the second to last team to come out of the pot. If they were the last team they would have been up against France. The World Champs get that honor
Your thoughts gentlemen
UWS
posted by United We Stand @ 4:12 PM
4 Comments:
Thanks for the post, mate. I'm pleased. As you mentioned, it could have been much, much harder for England. I reckon that Groups A, B, C, D, F, and I have harder paths to Brasil 2014.
So, Montenegro again, eh? Bring 'em on!
Could be a lot worse
Of course, we will be used to Montenegro through Euro Qualifiers, Ukraine and Poland are both hosts for the Euros. Maybe they will be up for the qualifying
San Marino did take the lead against England a few years back inside a minute.. England won 7-1!
And they think its MOLDOVA... it is now!
Btw, in terms of CONCACAF, the US got drawn in with Jamaica plus the winner of Group E (Grenada, Guatemala, St. Vincent and Belize) and the winner of Group F (Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Curaca and the Virgin Islands).
It looks a winnable group, but I almost wish we did have a recognizable rival to beat here. The past qualifying campaigns for the WC and the Euros have been stained with performances that suggested England's lily-livered millionaires thought they could win by showing up.
But on the face of it, England should comfortably qualify top. Scotland have it all to do, and the Welsh can book their 2014 summer hols to Barry Island without fear of losing their deposit. Glad to see that the Irish only have to beat Germamy and Sweden to qualify. If they'd been drawn against the Germans, they'd be toast.
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