David Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Scotland look almost certain to be fourth seeds for the World Cup draw in July. Craig Levein's men have two games to go before the final FIFA rankings are unveiled - the Carling Cup of Nations games against Wales and Republic of Ireland in Dublin next month.  Only an exceptionally unlikely scenario of results elsewhere would alter the projected seedings, with a 0.01 per cent hope the Scots will be in Pot Three and a 1.29 per cent chance of being relegated to Pot Five.  The most likely scenario is that Levein, left, will see his team placed in Pot Four with Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Georgia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Poland and Romania.  Top seeds are likely to be Croatia, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Holland, Norway, Portugal or Spain but Montenegro will step up if they defeat Bulgaria in June.  Likely Seedings:  Pot 1 - Croatia, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Holland, Norway, Portugal, Spain.  Pot 2 - Denmark, France, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey.  Pot 3 - Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Ukraine.  Pot 4 - Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Georgia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Poland, Romania, Scotland.  Pot 5 - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Latvia, Moldova.  Pot 6 - Andorra, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, San Marino, Wales. Speaking from a personal point of view, I'd love to see;  England Sweden Israel Scotland Estonia San Marino A trip to Wembley in a game that actually means something would be excellent, as would the match at Hampden no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted May 7, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted May 7, 2011 You might need to start a new thread come July, this one will drop off really quickly. Fuck all to discuss right now, like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WU LYF 4 LYF Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 England France Republic Of Ireland Scotland Iceland Wales  That would be an exceptionally exciting group, maybe even enough to get me watching England games again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Dammer Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 England France Republic Of Ireland Scotland Iceland Wales  That would be an exceptionally exciting group, maybe even enough to get me watching England games again.  Not really a big fan of home nation sides playing each other in qualifiers. Look at when England played Wales, way too much hype and people talking it up like a close game when it was never going to be. Plus I actually like the idea of other home nations qualifying for tournaments, it just doesnt happen that often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WU LYF 4 LYF Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Still, it's got to be more exciting than games against Belarus or Bulgaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Dammer Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Still, it's got to be more exciting than games against Belarus or Bulgaria. Â Well yeah, but atleast I dont have to read about those games for 2 weeks before and a week after each game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 The draw takes place in 10 minutes time on Sky Sports news for anyone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Psygnosis Posted July 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted July 30, 2011 Lawrie Sanchez and Trevor Brooking annoy me, thank god for Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwo Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Is there any other channel showing the live draw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Hamptons Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Is there any other channel showing the live draw? Â you can watch it here live BBC Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwo Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Thanks. i remember for the 2010 World Cup they showed the live draw via the red button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Croatia Serbia Belgium Scotland Macedonia Wales That's fucking harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted July 30, 2011 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2011 That bloke on SSN is a dickhead. He wasn't far off having a wank when we didn't get France. Â Full draw: Â GROUP A: Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland, Macedonia, Wales GROUP B: Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta GROUP C: Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan GROUP D: Holland, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Andorra GROUP E: Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus, Iceland GROUP F: Portugal, Russia, Israel, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg GROUP G: Greece, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Latvia, Liechtenstein GROUP H: England, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, San Marino GROUP I: Spain, France, Belarus, Georgia, Finland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoistVaj Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 That's an absolutely brutal group for Scotland, gotta feel for them with a line up like that. Â England on the other hand.... should be pretty straightforward really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 That's an absolutely brutal group for Scotland, gotta feel for them with a line up like that. Â England on the other hand.... should be pretty straightforward really. Â Youre kidding right? Thats the most flat group of them all, any team could beat any team in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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