Euro 2016 Qualifying

[tommymooney]

North Korea get to play! Not an enjoyable away trip I don't suppose for many Asian nations.

[blahblah]

I've got reservations about Wales playing Israel, should Wales play such a colonialist apartheid state that unequivocally breaks international law ?, i suppose it would be up to the likes of FIFA and UEFA to take a stand but by and large they don't seem to get involved in such matters, it is often said that sport and politics should not mix, for me unless the football authorities ban Israel then Wales should play them but i'm uneasy about it.

I would stick to Israel not being in Europe

[murf]

Yeah, chuck em out of Eurovision too.

PS How come some Doris is our entry? I thought David Moyes was writing it for the Man U club choir.....

[forestfan]

That's next season, when he's promised they will be in a major European competition...

[Judio]

The Finals Match schedule for Euro 2016 has been announced

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[Judio]

Here are the games that should decide the groups (Top 3 encounters only)

MATCHDAY 1 7 - 9 September 2014

Tue 20:45 A Czech Netherlands 2-1
Mon 20:45 C Ukraine Slovakia 0-1
Mon 20:45 E Switzerland England 0-2
Sun 20:45 F Greece Romania 0-1
Mon 20:45 G Austria Sweden 1-1
Tue 20:45 H Norway Italy 0-2

MATCHDAY 2 9 - 11 October 2014

Fri 20:45 A Turkey Czech 1-2
Thu 20:45 C Slovakia Spain 2-1
Sat 20:45 D Poland Germany 2-0
Thu 20:45 E Slovenia Switzerland 1-0
Sat 18:00 F Romania Hungary 1-1
Thu 20:45 G Sweden Russia 1-1

MATCHDAY 3 12 - 14 October 2014

Mon 20:45 B Bosnia Belgium 1-1
Tue 20:45 D Germany Ireland 1-1
Tue 20:45 I Denmark Portugal 0-1

[foxinthebox2001]

Well done Gibralter, managed to keep a clean sheet for 5 mins 18s.
Now its just a case of how many, I reckon at least 8, though could be double figures.

[foxinthebox2001]

3-0 after 17 mins, to call Gibralter a pub team would be a compliment to them.

No self respecting team should be 3 down after 17.
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[tommymooney]

6 now

[tommymooney]

7. From watching 5 minutes, Gibraltar are trying to play passing football - they need to learn from San Marino....

[foxinthebox2001]

On average Gibralter have conceded a goal every 10 minutes in their qualifying campaign so far.

[Biscuitman]

Anyone know what the record score is in this competition?

[Tacalabala]

Anyone know what the record score is in this competition?

Total guess, but I swear San Marino let 13 in once.

[foxinthebox2001]

To be fair, they have had more attempts on target than we had at Chelsea last week.

[tommymooney]

Ireland cruising in 1st gear now. We need a sweepstake for that Germany v Gibraltar game.

[tommymooney]

Talking of Germany - wow, surprise 2-0 defeat to Poland tonight.

[Tacalabala]

Talking of Germany - wow, surprise 2-0 defeat to Poland tonight.

The Poles were good for it as well, bad news for the Scots and Irish though.

[liquidfootball2]

The commentator at Windsor Park said the Faroes beat Gibraltar 4-0 so they really must be very poor indeed.

[barry]

Talking of Germany - wow, surprise 2-0 defeat to Poland tonight.

The Poles were good for it as well, bad news for the Scots and Irish though.

means either one of us can win the group now

[foxinthebox2001]

Could be some surprises tonight, whats happened to the Dutch? 2-0 down to Iceland, a Gylfi brace.
And Wales have scored twice and neither are from Bale!

[tommymooney]

Lots of surprises so far, makes you think the big boys aren't really concentrating cos its so easy to qualify....or, the 24 team format has really spurred on the smaller teams to try harder (which is a much more positive spin)

[forestfan]

Will be really funny to see a "big" team eff it up if it happens.

[Tacalabala]

Will be really funny to see a "big" team eff it up if it happens.

Pretty terrible start for the Dutch, can't believe they would finish in top 2 though.

[foxinthebox2001]

Wales now on 7 points, this must be getting close to their highest group tally since it became 3pts for a win.

[liquidfootball2]

I just remember what happened in the World Cup qualifying when France only scraped through a play-off round in qualifying only to be rewarded with the easiest group of all in the actual World Cup, with the mighty Switzerland as their group's top seeded team.

[trampie]

Wales reserves 2 Germán ref 1

Well done Wales.

[Maldini]

Gareth Bale & ten no-marks 2 eleven no-marks 1

Well done Wales.

Corrected.

[forestfan]

Norway's 15-year-old Martin Odegaard made his competitive international debut tonight. He wasn't even born when they turned Brazil over at the 1998 World Cup...

[Tacalabala]

Norway's 15-year-old Martin Odegaard made his competitive international debut tonight. He wasn't even born when they turned Brazil over at the 1998 World Cup...

Must be a bit of a strength in depth issue there if they are having to throw schoolboys into the deep end.

[Judio]

Dont forget

Top 2 go through

And 3rd place will be in a play off

So even if the Dutch keep up their current form

They would still sneak in via a play off