| FIFA World Cup draw 18:31 - Mar 31 with 4094 views | britferry |
You might have problems with Qatar but we'll be in the hat
BBC One will show it from 16:45-18:00 on Friday
Pot 1 (seeded teams): Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal.
Pot 2: Mexico, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Croatia.
Pot 3: Senegal, Iran, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Poland, South Korea, Tunisia.
Pot 4: Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine, Costa Rica/New Zealand, UAE/Australia/Peru.
I guess we'd be in Pot 3 if we had qualified |  |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:35 - Mar 31 with 1881 views | BillyChong |
Qatar, USA, Iran, Wales please drive | | | |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 23:13 - Mar 31 with 1767 views | Chief |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:35 - Mar 31 by BillyChong |
Qatar, USA, Iran, Wales please drive |
Agreed, but part of me would also like to see us drawing the proper traditional world cup sides. Just being there would be brilliant so it would still be great to have
- Argentina
- Netherlands
- Japan
Imagine having your group and losing in the next round to say Denmark etc. Just would feel a bit anticlimactic having got there. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 23:16 - Mar 31 with 1746 views | hobo |
Is it normal for the hosts to be in pot 1? |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 23:26 - Mar 31 with 1759 views | KeithHaynes |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 23:16 - Mar 31 by hobo |
Is it normal for the hosts to be in pot 1? |
It’s bloody normal for talk sport to bang on for five hours tonight about England, apparently they are second favourites. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 23:35 - Mar 31 with 1744 views | STID2017 |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 23:26 - Mar 31 by KeithHaynes |
It’s bloody normal for talk sport to bang on for five hours tonight about England, apparently they are second favourites. |
I heard an ex England player on there early this week saying they had a reasonable chance.
Think he rated them as one of ten with a chance, which sounds realistic.
Second favourite - based on what ? |  |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 00:48 - Apr 1 with 1724 views | KeithHaynes |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 23:35 - Mar 31 by STID2017 |
I heard an ex England player on there early this week saying they had a reasonable chance.
Think he rated them as one of ten with a chance, which sounds realistic.
Second favourite - based on what ? |
It’s a local radio station punting out local news for England. And in the evening, all the broadcasters are English. Falling for the same BS as everyone has for 56 years. | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 00:57 - Apr 1 with 1717 views | STID2017 |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 00:48 - Apr 1 by KeithHaynes |
It’s a local radio station punting out local news for England. And in the evening, all the broadcasters are English. Falling for the same BS as everyone has for 56 years. |
I remember Andy Gray on there, when we had just played Man City in 2011, talking about " Their first Premier League game against Wigan at the Vetch Field"
That says a lot about the level they are at | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 07:10 - Apr 1 with 1681 views | Chief |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 23:35 - Mar 31 by STID2017 |
I heard an ex England player on there early this week saying they had a reasonable chance.
Think he rated them as one of ten with a chance, which sounds realistic.
Second favourite - based on what ? |
Pains me to say it but they are in the mix. Not because they are particularly great, but because no one else at the moment is.
Brazil - found some semblance of form but not anywhere near even their modest teams of yesteryear.
Italy - not there.
Belgium - golden generation aging fast having failed to win anything.
Spain - still rebuilding, still way off being great.
Netherlands - still rebuilding, still way off being great.
Argentina - Messi barely replicates his form for them so despite the players they rarely do much.
France - have the players, probably favourites, but underachieved badly in Euros.
Portugal - decent squad still revolving around 1 aging man. Again not great.
Croatia - had their chance, golden generation mostly gone.
There's no one convincing around at the moment. | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 07:17 - Apr 1 with 1678 views | Chief |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 07:10 - Apr 1 by Chief |
Pains me to say it but they are in the mix. Not because they are particularly great, but because no one else at the moment is.
Brazil - found some semblance of form but not anywhere near even their modest teams of yesteryear.
Italy - not there.
Belgium - golden generation aging fast having failed to win anything.
Spain - still rebuilding, still way off being great.
Netherlands - still rebuilding, still way off being great.
Argentina - Messi barely replicates his form for them so despite the players they rarely do much.
France - have the players, probably favourites, but underachieved badly in Euros.
Portugal - decent squad still revolving around 1 aging man. Again not great.
Croatia - had their chance, golden generation mostly gone.
There's no one convincing around at the moment. |
Forgot Germany. But much of the same, still trying to drag themselves out of their lowest ebb. | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 10:41 - Apr 1 with 1617 views | onehunglow |
Imagine the stain on England and its people of winning a tournament in Qatar.
Hypocrisy doesnt begin to describe it | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 10:50 - Apr 1 with 1622 views | STID2017 |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 10:41 - Apr 1 by onehunglow |
Imagine the stain on England and its people of winning a tournament in Qatar.
Hypocrisy doesnt begin to describe it |
Sadly whoever wins won't care about that.
At least Russia won't get one now ... hopefully | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 11:05 - Apr 1 with 1617 views | Vincent_Vega |
As much as it grates on me the English media have reasonable cause to be optimistic about this WC, the do have a decent shot at it. No other world side stands out at the minute.
Wales (should we get there) if we got into the round 16 then I'd be chuffed. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 16:55 - Apr 1 with 1492 views | KeithHaynes |
Well it’s on ! | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 16:58 - Apr 1 with 1485 views | Chief |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 16:55 - Apr 1 by KeithHaynes |
Well it’s on ! |
With Efan Ekoku providing expert insight | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 17:30 - Apr 1 with 1458 views | Chief |
You basically wouldn't know watching this that another home nation besides England has a very strong chance of qualifying | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 17:39 - Apr 1 with 1442 views | Flashberryjack |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 10:41 - Apr 1 by onehunglow |
Imagine the stain on England and its people of winning a tournament in Qatar.
Hypocrisy doesnt begin to describe it |
I expect Garry Lineker to refuse to be involved with any TV work concerning the WC in Qatar on moral grounds. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 17:45 - Apr 1 with 1429 views | pencoedjack |
How did Jermaine Jenas get this gig? |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 17:53 - Apr 1 with 1422 views | GixerJack |
What’s the point of the red balls? They’ve all got the letter of the pot they came out of and number 1 |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 17:58 - Apr 1 with 1416 views | britferry |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 17:45 - Apr 1 by pencoedjack |
How did Jermaine Jenas get this gig? |
It was going to be Beckham, so he could earn his blood money and then they heard him squeak.
England get USA... typical | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 17:59 - Apr 1 with 1415 views | britferry |
Well we've avoided France & Denmark and Spain & Germany and Belgium & Croatia at least [Post edited 1 Apr 2022 18:00]
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:04 - Apr 1 with 1408 views | britferry |
England USA & Iran LOL | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:09 - Apr 1 with 1395 views | britferry |
So its either
Group A: Qatar, Holland, Senegal
Group B: England, Iran, USA
Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland
Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:15 - Apr 1 with 1382 views | britferry |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:09 - Apr 1 by britferry |
So its either
Group A: Qatar, Holland, Senegal
Group B: England, Iran, USA
Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland
Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea |
Its Group B | |
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| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:15 - Apr 1 with 1382 views | majorraglan |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:04 - Apr 1 by britferry |
England USA & Iran LOL |
They couldn’t have asked for a better draw. Talk about good fortune. | | | |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:19 - Apr 1 with 1365 views | Treforys_Jack |
| FIFA World Cup draw on 18:15 - Apr 1 by majorraglan |
They couldn’t have asked for a better draw. Talk about good fortune. |
It is pretty unusual for England to get a weak group in tournaments or qualifying to be fair.  |  | | |
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