World Cup 2018 - Qualifying groups

[Acido]

Europe - All the group winners qualify, and eight runners-up go into four two legged ties to decide four further qualifiers. Russia automatically qualify as hosts.

Group A - Holland, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, Luxembourg.
Group B - Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Andorra.
Group C - Germany, Czech Republic, N. Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, San Marino.
Group D - Wales, Austria, Serbia, Rep Ireland, Moldova, Georgia.
Group E - Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, Kazakhstan.
Group F - England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta.
Group G - Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, Liechtenstein.
Group H - Belgium, Bosnia, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus.
Group I - Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland.


Now the dust is settling on a disappointing Euro 2016, the new club & Intl season is almost on us again and these are the groups for the Russian based World cup finals in 2 years time.
Theres some good looking match ups like Holland & France, and Italy & Spain, Wales & Rep Ireland, and of course England & Scotchland. And it will be interesting to see if Iceland struggle this time in their group.

[frenchlion]

With Big Sam at the helm we might just qualify.

[KingCharlieGeorge]

With Big Sam at the helm we might just qualify.

Should there be emphasis on the just? Can't say I am impressed. Klinsmann would have been a good appointment. Tactically astute and a motivator.

[frenchlion]

Should there be emphasis on the just? Can't say I am impressed. Klinsmann would have been a good appointment. Tactically astute and a motivator.

You never know...Sam is by no means the fans choice but the phucker might get it right!! Anyway an old ´Wall legend in the England job...can't be bad!

[Acido]

I think Neil bomber Harris would do a better job than Fat Sam eh Frenchie
We should be beating all the other teams in our group, although the Jocks games could go either way on the day.

[alfinyalcabo]

Who gives a flying phook about England in the World Cup? Just asking like

[Acido]

You read the subject line Alf, and went out of your way to comment that you dont give a phuck. Weird

[alfinyalcabo]

My wife says I'm weird as well.. Nowt no stranger than folks tha knows

[Acido]

Theres nowt no weirder than a weird Burnsley footymad posting dingle, isnt that what people always say

[lescand]

I didn't want fat sam to be manager, but like the folks who didn't want brexit, we just have to live with it :-(