ParisInAKilt Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Was the euro draw based on the FIFA rankings? I thought I was just the World Cup one That sounds familiar now I think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanpar Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) The world cup draw is based solely on the FIFA rankings and the Euro draw is based on the results over the last 3 qualifying campaigns (euro & wc). Edited November 20, 2014 by tartanpar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Heard a rumour pre-Ireland game that Denmark in Copenhagen was being lined up for March. Word in Warsaw was home game in March, and been a lot of talk over the weekend about it being Northern Ireland (a lot of talk about it yesterday from Northern Ireland fans on twitter). They are sitting at 43rd just now, so could squeeze into the top 40 by March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doric Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Word in Warsaw was home game in March, and been a lot of talk over the weekend about it being Northern Ireland (a lot of talk about it yesterday from Northern Ireland fans on twitter). They are sitting at 43rd just now, so could squeeze into the top 40 by March. Gods sake Looks like we are going to be out sung again at home!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Could the sfa pick a less exciting home game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Could the sfa pick a less exciting home game? LOL my first thought exactly. NI fan I was talking to yesterday says he is far from happy about it also, as they have a important home game against Finland on the Sunday and would rather the team were focused fully on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davied14 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 We should be trying to get a game against either Cape Verde or Algeria arranged, not fecking Norn Iron for the third time in six years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison1982 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) NI actually makes sense in terms of (manipulating) the rankings, what folk were talking about earlier in the thread. They are reasonably highly ranked at the moment after winning against Hungary and Greece, but it's still a game we would hope to win more often than not. Obviously it would help if they are resting a few players / taking it easy because they have a tough qualifying game in the same period. It's also reasonably good preparation for playing against the Republic in June, which is now our main focus for the rest of the season. Edited November 20, 2014 by morrison1982 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I've not looked at the rankings for a while but from reading this thread I take it Cape Verde are above us? How the hell did that happen?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 A friendly against Northern Ireland on a cold Thursday night at Pittodrie... It's what dreams are made of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 A friendly against Northern Ireland on a cold Thursday night at Pittodrie... It's what dreams are made of. The NI fans will certainly enjoy visiting that Unionist hotbed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 The NI fans will certainly enjoy visiting that Unionist hotbed.... More Aberdeen natives arrested for bigotry if that goes ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McToot Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 NI might not be the most appealing but it's exactly what many on here constantly suggest and slate the sfa for not doing. ie playing a team similar to who we have in qualifying. Obviously people assume as countries neighbour each other they play a similar style etc. In Warsaw I heard it was going to be a home game in March. Greece and Bosnia would both be good games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison1982 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I've not looked at the rankings for a while but from reading this thread I take it Cape Verde are above us? How the hell did that happen?! Cape Verde have done well in African qualifying recently. IIRC they should have been in one of the WC playoff ties but got kicked out on a technicality. It's kind of hard to evaluate teams like that (or indeed ourselves!) against teams from other continents because they don't play many (if any) games against teams from outside their own zone. So their ranking partly depends on how the other African teams do in the World Cup and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Word in Warsaw was home game in March, and been a lot of talk over the weekend about it being Northern Ireland (a lot of talk about it yesterday from Northern Ireland fans on twitter). They are sitting at 43rd just now, so could squeeze into the top 40 by March. LOL my first thought exactly. NI fan I was talking to yesterday says he is far from happy about it also, as they have a important home game against Finland on the Sunday and would rather the team were focused fully on that. If it's not spurious transfer rumours, it's rumours about friendlies. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Greece and Bosnia would both be good games. Greece play Hungary in Budapest the night we play Gibraltar, so could if they do not mind a double away header, then could be a possibility. Bosnia are away to Andorra on the Saturday, so either they need to agree to a day less recovery or we need to have a longer break between games. Can not see it being either as I have suspected for a while that Strachan does not really care for friendlies and the world rankings and his attitude is "you are only as good as your last game". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menschlich Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Let's just beat the Irish in Dublin. Then we the seeding on our side for World Cup qualification and we know that we'd only need a win in Georgia to pretty much guarantee 3rd place at the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDange Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Isn't this basically how the USA are always so high up in the rankings? They've played 11 friendlies in 2014. The SFA will push for a home glamour tie. They are more interested in making money than longer term prospects like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Greece play Hungary in Budapest the night we play Gibraltar, so could if they do not mind a double away header, then could be a possibility. Bosnia are away to Andorra on the Saturday, so either they need to agree to a day less recovery or we need to have a longer break between games. Can not see it being either as I have suspected for a while that Strachan does not really care for friendlies and the world rankings and his attitude is "you are only as good as your last game". No very good then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 we will draw England in the group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt_ceefax Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Looks like us and England could both potentially be in pot 2 for World Cup 2018 qualifiers. England currently 12th and Scotland 23rd out of the European nations. http://m.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Looks like us and England could both potentially be in pot 2 for World Cup 2018 qualifiers. England currently 12th and Scotland 23rd out of the European nations. http://m.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html England will be pot 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Blackheart Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Looks like one friendly against 20-40 is the answer. However, if we are arranging it now, we need to make sure the team in that bracket now will be in that bracket at the time. Greece at Pittodrie in midweek ought to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TA Torr Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Any one have an idea of what you ranking will be after these 2 games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davied14 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Any one have an idea of what you ranking will be after these 2 games? 1 Germany 2 Argentina 3 Colombia 4 Belgium 5 Netherlands 6 Brazil 7 France 7 Portugal 9 Spain 10 Uruguay 11 Italy 12 Switzerland 13 England 14 Chile 15 Romania 16 Costa Rica 17 Czech Republic 18 Algeria 19 Croatia 20 Mexico 21 Slovakia 22 Tunisia 23 Austria 24 Côte d'Ivoire 25 Greece 26 Ukraine 27 Ecuador 28 USA 29 Bosnia-Herzegovina 30 Denmark 31 Russia 32 Israel 33 Iceland 34 Wales 35 Senegal 36 Scotland 37 Ghana 38 Guinea 39 Cape Verde Islands 40 Poland Edited November 21, 2014 by Davied14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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