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TSB

Captain Hindsight
Jul 7, 2003
17,666
Lansdowne Place, Hove
Thanks to Albania, NI can lose 2-0 to Germany and qualify.

Unless these three all happen:
a) Ireland or Sweden win
b) Slovakia lose by less than 2 or Russia win
c) Czech Republic beat Turkey/Turkey beat Czech Republic by 3
 


bhanutz

Well-known member
Aug 23, 2005
5,998
So confusing...What if England lose and Wales win? Where does that leave England?
 






Sheebo

Well-known member
Jul 13, 2003
29,226
I think you're wrong [MENTION=267]TSB[/MENTION]. They can lose by THREE surely? They're +1 and Albania are -2 - N.I have already SCORED more goals. So 3-0 would still keep them above Albania????

I've been working out all the permutations as have £20 on them to qualify at 4s :lol:

It's a shame Czech pulled that draw back against Croatia too, as if they'd lost 2-0, N Ireland would almost definitely be there even with a 1 or 2 goal defeat to the Germans...!

Of course, it's perfectly feasible they could lose 17-0 to the Germans and still get through on 3 points.
 




TSB

Captain Hindsight
Jul 7, 2003
17,666
Lansdowne Place, Hove
I think you're wrong [MENTION=267]TSB[/MENTION]. They can lose by THREE surely? They're +1 and Albania are -2 - N.I have already SCORED more goals. So 3-0 would still keep them above Albania????

I've been working out all the permutations as have £20 on them to qualify at 4s :lol:

It's a shame Czech pulled that draw back against Croatia too, as if they'd lost 2-0, N Ireland would almost definitely be there even with a 1 or 2 goal defeat to the Germans...!

Of course, it's perfectly feasible they could lose 17-0 to the Germans and still get through on 3 points.

Yeah, probably. It was a quick calculation after the game, perhaps forgetting that Albania conceded the injury time goal against France.
 


Paul Reids Sock

Well-known member
Nov 3, 2004
4,458
Paul Reids boot
How do we know who we play of the 3rd placed teams? Also - some group winners must play a 2nd place team rather than 3rd. How was that figured out as seems a bit unfair?

Was it a case of everyone knew which groups would play top v 3rd before the groups were drawn?
 


TSB

Captain Hindsight
Jul 7, 2003
17,666
Lansdowne Place, Hove
How do we know who we play of the 3rd placed teams? Also - some group winners must play a 2nd place team rather than 3rd. How was that figured out as seems a bit unfair?

Was it a case of everyone knew which groups would play top v 3rd before the groups were drawn?

Well, that depends on which 3rd-placed teams qualify. So we have to wait and see who qualifies before we know that.

Italy & Portgual/Hungary will face a 2nd-placed team. I imagine it was a lottery, like the draw.
 



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