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| 1. Author: GG Riva Date: Wed 19th Nov 2025. 18:05 Maybe a bit early but the BBC has published the provisional pots from which countries will be drawn for the first round of next summer’s WC. Scotland is expected to be in Pot 3. Which 3 countries would be your ideal opponents and which would represent the traditional "Group of Death" for you? (Bear in mind that the 4 European playoff winners are expected to be placed in Pot 4.) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c15pe7yqjk8o  Not your average Sunday League player. Reply |
| 2. Author: parsfan Date: Wed 19th Nov 2025. 18:14 Canada, Iran and Curacao (though as my mum didn`t qualify this time they`ll be in England`s group). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The universe is ruled by chance and indifference  Reply |
| 3. Author: Buspasspar Date: Wed 19th Nov 2025. 19:29 Post Edited (Wed 19 Nov 19:31) Reply |
| 4. Author: ghostrider Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 14:48 On the basis of the FIFA rule - No more than two teams from Uefa will be in the same group. All the UEFA teams are guaranteed to face another UEFA team, so trying to work out which one for us 1 of the POT 1 teams (Spain, France, England, Portugal, Holland, Belgium OR Germany) 1 of the POT 2 teams (Croatia, Switzerland or Austria) OR 1 of the Playoff winners. All pretty formidable but edging towards Belgium or Portugal from POT1 Reply |
| 5. Author: Bletchley_Par Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 14:56 More concerned about where we are based. I`m sure many remember the heat of Mexico in 86. Don`t mind Canada (Vancouver or Toronto) but the USA is surely where we want to be. Atlanta Boston Dallas Houston Kansas City Los Angeles Miami New York / New Jersey (East Rutherford) Philadelphia San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara) Seattle  Reply |
| 6. Author: Playup_Pompey Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 14:57 Dream Argentina Australia Haiti in pot H Nightmare America/England in Pot 1  Reply |
| 7. Author: GG Riva Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 15:22 Playup_Pompey, Thu 20 Nov 14:57 I`ve read that FIFA has decreed none of the home nations will be placed in England`s group. Dunno if that is a positive or a negative. Scotland wouldn`t need a motivational talk but England have better players. That didn`t help Denmark, mind you. 😁 Not your average Sunday League player. Reply |
| 8. Author: Playup_Pompey Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 15:30 england thing was 2 fold...1 its THEM and built up beyond belief. 2. being in same pot our travel would overlap and be targetting similar flights leaving UK to host city friving up prices Reply |
| 9. Author: ParfectXI Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 15:40 Canada Iran Scotland New Zealand Reply |
| 10. Author: GG Riva Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 16:07 ParfectXI, Thu 20 Nov 15:40 We don`t want any teams we`re expected to beat, Parfect. I`m old enough to remember when Scotland last faced Iran in a WC tournament. 😔 Eta. Let's have the "Group of Death" as we did at Mexico 86, and have a good stab at qualifying and if we don't make it, there's no shame attached to it. Not your average Sunday League player. Post Edited (Thu 20 Nov 16:09) Reply |
| 11. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 16:10 ParfectXI, Thu 20 Nov 15:40 Id take that……i mean, we would still f**k it up lol Reply |
| 12. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 16:38 How does 48 teams in 12 groups of 4 translate to 32 teams for the first knockout games? Reply |
| 13. Author: parsfan Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 17:01 wee eck, Thu 20 Nov 16:38 Eight best thirds presumably. It`s been done before, like when going from 24 to 16. 72 games to eliminate 16 teams. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The universe is ruled by chance and indifference Reply |
| 14. Author: onandupthepars Date: Thu 20th Nov 2025. 17:05 Latest FIFA Men`s world rankings: https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men My provisional choices (current ranking in brackets): Pot 1- Canada (27) Pot 2 - Australia (26) or Austria (24) Pot 3 is Scotland (36) Pot 4 - New Zealand (86) or Kosovo (80) Bear in mind that many very skilful teams are below us in the rankings, e.g. Greece (43). I haven`t been able to take into account Bletchley Par`s point about venues (posted at 20 Nov 14:56.) Perhaps someone can do that. See `Where could Scotland Play their games?` https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c15pe7yqjk8o Post Edited (Thu 20 Nov 17:20) Reply |
| 15. Author: Back_oh_the_net Date: Fri 21st Nov 2025. 00:12 Bletchley_Par, Thu 20 Nov 14:56 Only fifa could decide to refer to Gillette Stadium as Boston 😂😂😂 Reply |
| 16. Author: Back_oh_the_net Date: Fri 21st Nov 2025. 00:15 onandupthepars, Thu 20 Nov 17:05 Aye that’s my dream group as well Canada are honking and only there because they are a host nation and New Zealand are equally as honking we should beat Australia as they will struggle with actually being the right way up for a change 😂😂😂😂 Reply |
| 17. Author: thebear Date: Fri 21st Nov 2025. 00:15 How is canada or australia ranked higher than us, must be due too quality of opposition played, where its easier , they should come to europe. Reply |
| 18. Author: sonofpetrie Date: Fri 21st Nov 2025. 06:42 thebear, Fri 21 Nov 00:15 I think physically moving their entire countries would be a nightmare logistically. "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" Reply |
| 19. Author: ipswichpar Date: Fri 21st Nov 2025. 07:29 sonofpetrie, Fri 21 Nov 06:42 I can only assume he`s involved in one of these criminal gangs that sells dinghies. Reply |
| 20. Author: doctordandruff Date: Fri 21st Nov 2025. 14:33 Read that its going to be all UEFA group winners being kept apart. So that would mean top seed in our group from Brazil, Argentina and the 3 hosts... I guess probably increases the likelihood of having a play-off winner as only 2 Uefa teams per group. So Argentina and Italy it is then Post Edited (Fri 21 Nov 14:33) Reply |
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