Euro 2016 Qualifying groups

Mellotron

I've asked for soup

Jul 2, 2008

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Brighton

• Sep 3, 2015

• #1

Shaping up to be pretty exciting in every group bar ours really.

Other than Portugal, NONE of the Nations you would expect to be topping their groups actually are.

Holland in particular are in BIG trouble, as scores stand they are 4 points off 2nd with just 3 games to go.

Anyone know how many play-offs there will be?

 

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75

Oct 4, 2003

11,038

• Sep 3, 2015

• #2

4 play off matches made up of the third place teams except for the best 3rd place team who will qualify automatically. As it stands Albania are the best 3rd placed Nation.

 

Gazwag

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Mar 4, 2004

30,130

Bexhill-on-Sea

• Sep 3, 2015

• #3

Why are Iceland initials ISL just flicking through the channels and its NED V ISL

 

Sheebo

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Jul 13, 2003

29,287

• Sep 3, 2015

• #4

Mellotron said:

Shaping up to be pretty exciting in every group bar ours really.

Other than Portugal, NONE of the Nations you would expect to be topping their groups actually are.

Holland in particular are in BIG trouble, as scores stand they are 4 points off 2nd with just 3 games to go.

Anyone know how many play-offs there will be?

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Just more proof that in recent years England have been amongst the best qualifiers in the world - fact

I didn't realise the top 2 go through automatically that's annoying - so 3rd places get playoffs - the Dutch will be thankful Turkey got pegged back late then...

 

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tommyseagull

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Jan 11, 2012

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• Sep 3, 2015

• #5

....delete post please

 

AZ Gull

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Oct 14, 2003

11,705

Chandler, AZ

• Sep 3, 2015

• #6

Gazwag said:

Why are Iceland initials ISL just flicking through the channels and its NED V ISL

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Because in their native tongue they are Island. Why didn't you ask why the Dutch initials are NED? They aren't called Nederlands in England, are they.

 

Papa Lazarou

Living in a De Zerbi wonderland

Jul 7, 2003

18,855

Worthing

• Sep 3, 2015

• #7

How many teams from third go into the play-off, and how do they cater for different size groups?

I'm just interested what chance Scotland and Israel have of getting there.

 

Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP

Jul 5, 2003

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Location Location

• Sep 3, 2015

• #8

Holland losing at home to ICELAND, who top the group. Can you imagine the carnage if that happened at Wembley ?

Strange days.

 

Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP

Jul 5, 2003

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• Sep 3, 2015

• #9

Papa Lazarou said:

How many teams from third go into the play-off, and how do they cater for different size groups?

I'm just interested what chance Scotland and Israel have of getting there.

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There are 9 groups. All third placed teams except 1 with the worst record will go into a Playoff.

 

Papa Lazarou

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Jul 7, 2003

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• Sep 3, 2015

• #10

Easy 10 said:

There are 9 groups. All third placed teams except 1 with the worst record will go into a Playoff.

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Ok, so current third teams are:

Nation. Played. Points.
Netherlands. 7. 10
Israel. 7. 12
Ukraine. 6. 12
Scotland. 6. 11
Slovenia. 6 9
Hungary. 6 11
Russia 6. 8
Norway 7. 13
Albania. 4. 10


The Netherlands and Russia look at risk.

 

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jabba

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Jul 15, 2009

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York

• Sep 3, 2015

• #11

Just seen Hemed scoring a pen for israel on TV. Would like to think he waited for keeper to move as it was slotted pretty straight.

 

drew

Drew

Oct 3, 2006

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Burgess Hill

• Sep 3, 2015

• #12

Group A has got some interesting fixtures. Turkey have got to play the top three so if they beat Netherlands that would put the cat amongst the pigeons. Netherlands have also got Czech Republic at home.

 

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75

Oct 4, 2003

11,038

• Sep 3, 2015

• #13

Papa Lazarou said:

How many teams from third go into the play-off, and how do they cater for different size groups?

I'm just interested what chance Scotland and Israel have of getting there.

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There are 9 groups, the best 3rd place side qualify for the finals, the other 8 enter the play offs. Group I contains five teams, the rest of the groups contain six, matches against any sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, a total of eight matches played by each team count toward the purpose of the third-placed ranking table.

Easy 10 said:

There are 9 groups. All third placed teams except 1 with the worst record will go into a Playoff.

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That isn't correct, the 3rd place nation with the best record will qualify automatically with the teams finishing 1st and 2nd in each group (19 teams). The remaining 8 teams that finished 3rd will be drawn into 4 play off matches (seeded based on UEFA co-effecient) and the 4 winners of the play offs will also advance to Euro 2016. Along with France as the host nation that will make up the 24 sides that qualify.

Papa Lazarou said:

Ok, so current third teams are:

Nation. Played. Points.
Netherlands. 7. 10
Israel. 7. 12
Ukraine. 6. 12
Scotland. 6. 11
Slovenia. 6 9
Hungary. 6 11
Russia 6. 8
Norway 7. 13
Albania. 4. 10


The Netherlands and Russia look at risk.

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No-one is at risk, as I said above the the best team qualify automatically.

As it stands Norway are leading the 3rd place race, but Albania have quite a few games in hand.

 

Eeyore

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Apr 5, 2014

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• Sep 3, 2015

• #14

Iceland ! Fecking Iceland ! They have three matches left, including two winnable home ones. They could be on there way through.

 

Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP

Jul 5, 2003

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• Sep 3, 2015

• #15

Ahh ok stand corrected.

24 teams is WAY too many for a Euros finals. Far too much cack floating about. 4 groups of 4 was perfect, but Platini needs votes I suppose.

 

Ali_rrr

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Feb 4, 2011

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Utrecht, NL

• Sep 3, 2015

• #16

Just got back from The Netherlands vs Iceland game. Incredible being in the Iceland end when they came and won.

 

OzMike

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Oct 2, 2006

12,930

Perth Australia

• Sep 4, 2015

• #17

Along a similar theme, ie. playing in qualification groups for tournaments.
I went to the NIB stadium here last night to watch Australia v Bangladesh in a World Cup Qualifier.
Talk about a one sided game, Australia won 5 - 0, could have been 10 - 0, with one goal courtesy of Bangladesh and the possession stats were Australia 82% Bangladesh 18%.
Not really a good advert for the game, it was won after 17 mins.

 

Gazwag

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Mar 4, 2004

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Bexhill-on-Sea

• Sep 4, 2015

• #18

AZ Gull said:

Because in their native tongue they are Island. Why didn't you ask why the Dutch initials are NED? They aren't called Nederlands in England, are they.

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Netherlands

 

Papa Lazarou

Living in a De Zerbi wonderland

Jul 7, 2003

18,855

Worthing

• Sep 4, 2015

• #19

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo said:

No-one is at risk, as I said above the the best team qualify automatically.

As it stands Norway are leading the 3rd place race, but Albania have quite a few games in hand.

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Thanks for correcting this. So, we might see England, Scotland & Wales in the finals, plus Israel (with Hemed and Kayal).

 

Papa Lazarou

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Jul 7, 2003

18,855

Worthing

• Sep 4, 2015

• #20

Gazwag said:

Netherlands

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NEDerlands

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederland