God I have very conflicting feelings inside me of wanting to boycott FIFA for being literally the devil incarnate and being excited cuz its a WORLD CUP!!
I'd back Morrocco to top the group ranked 11th in the world, semi finalist in Qatar and under 20 world cup winners this year, bronze at 2024 Olympics as well.
Just read they now have the record for consecutive wins at 16.
No idea what they have been doing buts it's clearly working
Jamaica, New Caledonia, Congo DR, Bolivia, Suriname, Iraq, Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Northern Ireland, Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania, Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey, Romania, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, North Macedonia.
Which teams play each other and who they would go on to face is a whole complicated thing, but those are the teams still in with a shout :-)
As far as I can tell, it's like this:
Winner of (Wales vs Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Will play
Winner of (Italy vs Northern Ireland)
With the final winner going into Group B (Canada, Qatar, Switzerland)
Winner of (Ukraine vs Sweden)
Will play
Winner of (Poland vs Albania)
With the final winner going into Group F (Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia)
Winner of (Slovakia vs Kosovo)
Will play
Winner of (Turkey vs Romania)
With the final winner going into Group D (USA, Paraguay, Australia)
Winner of (Czech Republic vs Ireland)
Will play
Winner of (Denmark vs North Macedonia)
With the final winner going into Group A (Mexico, South Africa, South Korea)
Winner of (New Caledonia vs Jamaica)
Will play
DR Congo
With the final winner going into Group K (Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia)
Winner of (Bolivia vs Suriname)
Will play
Iraq
With the final winner going into Group I (France, Senegal, Norway)
12 Comments
FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus · 11 pts · 242d
God I have very conflicting feelings inside me of wanting to boycott FIFA for being literally the devil incarnate and being excited cuz its a WORLD CUP!!
Blaze@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 242d
We probably all feel the same
cyrano@piefed.social · 4 pts · 242d
Same.
sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 242d
Brazil. Again. FFS.
Scotland have had Brazil in 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998 and now again after being out of the World Cup for 28 years (by the time next summer rolls around)
Oh, and we had Morocco in 1998 too. Sigh.
stonkage@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 242d
I'd back Morrocco to top the group ranked 11th in the world, semi finalist in Qatar and under 20 world cup winners this year, bronze at 2024 Olympics as well.
Just read they now have the record for consecutive wins at 16.
No idea what they have been doing buts it's clearly working
mech@feddit.org · 4 pts · 242d
In that group, it's really a coin toss whether Germany makes it.
knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 242d
A win with a bunch of goals against curacao should be enough to get through as a third.
Getting first and having france waiting early in the knockouts worries me more.
Yondoza@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 242d
Surprised to see Cabo Verde and Haiti! Would love to see a good showing from both.
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 242d
Group J was so close to being all As. Would have been even better if it was Group A.
zz31da@piefed.social · 1 pts · 242d
Group C is gonna be a fun watch
OlPatchy2Eyes@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 242d
What teams are in contention for the playoff spots?
sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 242d
They are:
Jamaica, New Caledonia, Congo DR, Bolivia, Suriname, Iraq, Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Northern Ireland, Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania, Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey, Romania, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, North Macedonia.
Which teams play each other and who they would go on to face is a whole complicated thing, but those are the teams still in with a shout :-)
As far as I can tell, it's like this:
Winner of (Wales vs Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Will play
Winner of (Italy vs Northern Ireland)
With the final winner going into Group B (Canada, Qatar, Switzerland)
Winner of (Ukraine vs Sweden)
Will play
Winner of (Poland vs Albania)
With the final winner going into Group F (Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia)
Winner of (Slovakia vs Kosovo)
Will play
Winner of (Turkey vs Romania)
With the final winner going into Group D (USA, Paraguay, Australia)
Winner of (Czech Republic vs Ireland)
Will play
Winner of (Denmark vs North Macedonia)
With the final winner going into Group A (Mexico, South Africa, South Korea)
Winner of (New Caledonia vs Jamaica)
Will play
DR Congo
With the final winner going into Group K (Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia)
Winner of (Bolivia vs Suriname)
Will play
Iraq
With the final winner going into Group I (France, Senegal, Norway)
Simple, eh? 😁