PASTA Mick Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Belgium beating Bosnia is our best hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, PASTA Mick said: Belgium beating Bosnia is our best hope. A draw in that game would do. I fancy Ireland to take a point off Wales as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 A bizarre potential outcome is France finishing 2nd in their group on 19 points, they could be the worst runner up but they would be saved if Luxembourg fall to the bottom of their group as the 2 points France dropped to them would no longer count! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningtings Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 31 minutes ago, PASTA Mick said: Belgium beating Bosnia is our best hope. Was just about to post this, we might need a bit of luck in the other matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) Iceland currently scutching Turkey in Istanbul! Probably rules that group out now as a potential worst 2nd spot Edit.... Hold that thought, Finland just equalised in the last minute in Croatia Edited October 6, 2017 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) Last minute winner for Austria v Serbia, means the winner of Wales v Ireland could potentially top the group... Edited October 6, 2017 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Iceland currently scutching Turkey in Istanbul! Probably rules that group out now as a potential worst 2nd spot Edit.... Hold that thought, Finland just equalised in the last minute in Croatia Full time there now. A draw in the Ukraine v Croatia game on Monday will mean 2nd place in that group will only have 18 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Italy fail to beat Macedonia at home guaranteeing the group to the Spanish and confirming themselves as play off entrants... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, PASTA Mick said: Belgium beating Bosnia is our best hope. Even a draw in that one will do. That's the only game which can give us a result to let us know for sure before Sunday that a win will guarantee us a play off (unless Luxembourg somehow miraculously win in Sweden!) Edited October 6, 2017 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 25 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Italy fail to beat Macedonia at home guaranteeing the group to the Spanish and confirming themselves as play off entrants... Italy and Italian football in general is a shadow of it's former self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Meanwhile in Oceania, New Zealand top New Caledonia and Fiji in final qualifying round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Scotlandfan Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 we've got an 85% chance of making the playoffs if we finish 2nd according to these guys...they also give us a 25% chance of getting to the World Cup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McExpat Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 It's a scandal that the play offs are seeded. Each team finishing second in seeded groups should see an open and fair play off draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 As far as I can tell (and assuming the bottom teams don’t change) a draw in any of the following games would do: Serbia v Georgia Wales v Ireland Belgium v Bosnia Croatia v Ukraine Bosnia v Estonia A victory for Georgia, Ireland, Belgium or Estonia in the above games would also be fine. Netherlands beating Sweden would also do. I think. My head hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 As it stands: second-placed teams There are only four nights to go after this but there's still a lot to determine. No team is yet certain to finish second in their section and only in Groups C, E, F, G, H and I are the bottom sides already confirmed. Who needs what? Pos. Grp Team Pld Pts GD GF 1 B Portugal 6 15 +18 21 2 E Denmark 7 13 +7 12 3 C Northern Ireland 7 13 +5 10 4 G Italy 6 13 +3 10 5 I Iceland 7 13 +3 9 6 D Wales 7 11 +2 7 7 F Scotland 7 11 -1 8 8 A Sweden 6 10 +3 10 9 H Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 8 +2 10 Portugal and Switzerland are guaranteed to be the top two in Group B and whoever comes second is assured of a play-off spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Lets just win 1 nill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 11 minutes ago, McExpat said: It's a scandal that the play offs are seeded. Each team finishing second in seeded groups should see an open and fair play off draw. I've just got one thing to say to that......FIFA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Just now, bonny78 said: Lets just win 1 nill. I’d rather win 0-3 if it’s all the same to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 16 minutes ago, McExpat said: It's a scandal that the play offs are seeded. Each team finishing second in seeded groups should see an open and fair play off draw. TBH any of the runners up will be tough...if we make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 15 minutes ago, Texas Pete said: As far as I can tell (and assuming the bottom teams don’t change) a draw in any of the following games would do: Serbia v Georgia Wales v Ireland Belgium v Bosnia Croatia v Ukraine Bosnia v Estonia A victory for Georgia, Ireland, Belgium or Estonia in the above games would also be fine. Netherlands beating Sweden would also do. I think. My head hurts. All correct. Also Norway beating N.Ireland or Romania winning in Denmark. And the rank outsider Luxembourg winning in Sweden... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 We must win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeHateJimmyHill Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Hoping Wales finish 2nd. Would take them as a seeded team. Avoid Italy and Portugal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 After 24 hours of foolishly being roped in by the worst feeling invented - hope - the back of my mind is now convinced Scotland will almost certainly win on Sunday and miss out on a play off spot ..... sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookerman Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) If Bosnia dont beat Belguim tomorrow, we go threw on the sunday without having to waite for any other results going our way. That assuming we win Edited October 6, 2017 by bookerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: After 24 hours of foolishly being roped in by the worst feeling invented - hope - the back of my mind is now convinced Scotland will almost certainly win on Sunday and miss out on a play off spot ..... sigh The odds of every result required for us to miss out going against us must be huge. If we do win on Sunday I’m pretty sure we’ll get a playoff. I’m also fairly sure we’ll get Italy or Holland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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