Group 1 Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Albania, Malta
Group 2 Greece, Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia, Luxembourg
Group 3 Czech Republic, Poland,
NORTHERN IRELAND, Slovakia, Slovenia, San Marino
Group 4 Germany, Russia, Finland,
WALES, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein
Group 5 Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Armenia, Estonia
Group 6 Croatia,
ENGLAND, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra
Group 7 France, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria, Faroe Islands
Group 8 Italy, Bulgaria,
Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia, Montenegro
Group 9 Holland,
SCOTLAND, Norway, FYR Macedonia, Iceland
Croatia again
Zoom7000
Nov 25 2007, 16:27
It was hilarious how the whole arena was quiet all throughout the ceremony but burst into laughter when England got Croatia!
Oh well, I suppose it's a decent looking group. No real "group of death" either. Can't believe Denmark and Sweden in the same group again!
brentaal
Nov 25 2007, 16:41
I'm wondering, what statistics were taken into account when dividing teams into pots? FIFA ranking?
Noveed
Nov 25 2007, 16:46
have we qualified for the wold cup or is this the group to qualify from. I do hope we whop croatias butt this time. mclaren is SCUM!
Lasker
Nov 25 2007, 16:51
I don't see United States anywhere... lol
Quote - (Noveed @ Nov 25 2007, 16:46)
have we qualified for the wold cup or is this the group to qualify from. I do hope we whop croatias butt this time. mclaren is SCUM!
It's qualifying for the main tournament.
Full Draw!
Europe:
Group 1: Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Albania, Malta.
Group 2: Greece, Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia, Luxembourg.
Group 3: Czech Republic, Poland, NORTHERN IRELAND, Slovakia, Slovenia, San Marino.
Group 4: Germany, Russia, Finland, WALES, Azerbijain, Leichtenstein.
Group 5: Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Armenia, Estonia.
Group 6: Croatia, ENGLAND, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra.
Group 7: France, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria, Faroe Islands.
Group 8: Italy, Bulgaria, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, Cyprus, Georgia, Montenegro.
Group 9: Holland, SCOTLAND, Norway, FYR Macedonia, Iceland.
Asia:
Group 1: Australia, Iraq, Qatar and China
Group 2: Oman, Thailand, Bahrain, Japan
Group 3: North Korea, Jordan, Turkmenistan, South Korea
Group 4: Lebanon, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia
Group 5: Syria, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iran
North America:
The Concacaf qualification process is a complete dog's dinner: The teams that come out of this lot will advance to three groups of four. The top two sides from each of those groups will then enter one final group, from which the top three teams qualify. The fourth team in the group will play off against the fifth place South American side. Does it really have to be like this? now don't ask me what this means...
1A: USA play Dominica or Barbados
1B: Guatemala play Turks and Caicos Islands or St Lucia
1C: Trinidad and Tobago play Bermuda or Caymen Islands
1D: Cuba play Aruba or Antigua and Barbuda
2A: Mexico play Belize or St Kitts and St Nevis
2B: Jamaica play Bahamas or British Virgin Islands
2C: Honduras play Dominican Republic or Puerto Rica
2D: The winner of Canada v St Vincent and the Grenadines gets a bye
3A: Costa Rica play US Virgin Islands or Grenada
3B: Guyana play Suriname or Montserrat
3C: Panama play El Salvador or Anguilla
3D: Haiti play Nicaragua or Netherlands Antilles.
Africa:
So this is what's going on here: 12 groups of four, from which winners and the best eight runners-up will advance to five final groups of four. The winners - plus any team second to South Africa (this goes towards the 2010 African Nations Cup as well) - will make it to the first World Cup to be held on African soil.
Group 1: Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Tanzania, Mauritius
Group 2: Guinea, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya
Group 3: Angola, Benin, Uganda, Niger
Group 4: Nigeria, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone
Group 5: Ghana, Libya, Gabon, Lesotho
Group 6: Senegal, Algeria, Liberia, Gambia
Group 7: Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Botswana, Madagascar
Group 8: Morocco, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Mauritania
Group 9: Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Brundi, Seychelles
Group 10: Mali, Congo, Sudan, Chad
Group 11: Togo, Zambia, Eritrea, Swaziland
Group 12: Egypt, Congo DR, Malawi, Djibouti
Larry David
Nov 25 2007, 18:47
Quote - (Lasker @ Nov 25 2007, 11:51)
I don't see United States anywhere... lol
that's because it's the Europe Pool
Zoom7000
Nov 26 2007, 09:59
What happened to the Oceania qualifying. Seeing as they moved Australia into Asia, does that mean the rest of them don't really matter? I found
this on Wikipedia, but struggling to make any sense of it.
L3thal
Nov 27 2007, 04:30
Group A looks like a nail-biter!
Crazysah
Nov 27 2007, 15:58
Quote - (Zoom7000 @ Nov 26 2007, 14:59)
What happened to the Oceania qualifying. Seeing as they moved Australia into Asia, does that mean the rest of them don't really matter? I found
this on Wikipedia, but struggling to make any sense of it.
No. It is the smae qualifying in Oceania without Australia. They all play in a group stage and the winner plays the 5th place team from Asia and then 1 goes on to the World Cup!
Green-Tea
Nov 27 2007, 21:14
North & South korea in 1 team . Should be good.
