International Footy (Qualifiers, Nations League, genereal discussion)

[Angryred]

Draw made earlier on:-

England get Croatia & Spain in Group 4 of League A

Republic of Ireland get Denmark & Wales...some payback due there either way!

Northern Ireland get Bosnia & Austria

Scotland get Israel & Albania

Not getting into the mechanics of how this works but the BBC website have done a decent job of it

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42803594

[Fosterbloke]

More football?

[Buzzo]

WTF?

The actual qualification process for Euro 2020 has been simplified, with the top two nations in the 10 groups claiming a place in the finals.

The seedings will be determined by how teams performed in the preceding Nations League and the 10 fixtures will be wedged into an eight-month window from March-November 2019.

However, that leaves four places at the finals - which will be held in 12 host cities around the continent - still to be filled.

The four group winners in each tier will then play-off in March for a first crack at claiming one of those four vacant spots.

Should a nation already have qualified, their place will go to the next highest-ranked team from their Nations League tier. However, that will not necessarily be the runners-up in their group.

A full explanation is given in the video below...

[Angryred]

Permanent Thread for International Football?

Hi there,

This may have cropped up before...Why is there no permanent thread/folder for international football along with General football & Liverpool?

I think it would be a decent thread/folder as to lob everything into general football is too ambiguous so while you are at that, make one for non league thread & European Football too!

[Daniel 7]

To **** with this. More international ****e. Get rid of it, its a bag of crap.

[Fosterbloke]

More injuries. Seriously, footballers should sue UEFA for overworking them!

[Kenneth]

'Cause it's wank.

[Gray]

Nearly as bad as having an Nations League

[Shaggy]

Is not the case that it's not more international football - just giving more meaning to games instead of pointless friendlies?

[Angryred]

Haha...nobody cares for how their country does in the Euros or World Cup?

[Angryred]

Is not the case that it's not more international football - just giving more meaning to games instead of pointless friendlies?

That's the gist I got from it with a more competitive edge to the minnows friendlies too so someone can become king of the ****es!

[Assassin]

'Cause it's wank.

Haha...nobody cares for how their country does in the Euros or World Cup?

[Resu]

That's the gist I got from it with a more competitive edge to the minnows friendlies too so someone can become king of the ****es!

Norway will still not win anything.

[Gray]

Is not the case that it's not more international football - just giving more meaning to games instead of pointless friendlies?

These matches are as well as qualification matches.

What they need to do is scrap qualification in the current format and do qualification matches in the off season of the non Eupos/WC years over two weeks. Club season doesn't get interrupted and I might actually watch it on a beach somewhere. Clubs could finish the season slightly earlier as there would be no interruptions.

[Shaggy]

These matches are as well as qualification matches.

What they need to do is scrap qualification in the current format and do qualification matches in the off season of the non Eupos/WC years over two weeks. Club season doesn't get interrupted and I might actually watch it on a beach somewhere. Clubs could finish the season slightly earlier as there would be no interruptions.

Of course, but they're instead of a lot of the friendlies.