FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying Thread

[heelspurs]

Oh shit, 2-1 Bosnia. This could prove a huge result.

What are the implications? I only ask because you seemed to have it worked out to some degree.

 

[Marty]

What are the implications? I only ask because you seemed to have it worked out to some degree.

Play-off table as it stands
Position/TeamPlayedGoal differenceGoals scoredPts
1 Portugal 6 +18 21 15
2 Italy 7 +3 11 14
3 Denmark 7 +7 12 13
4 Northern Ireland 7 +5 10 13
5 Wales 7 +2 7 11
6 Croatia 7 +2 6 11
7 Scotland 7 -1 8 11
8 Sweden 6 +3 10 10
9 Bosnia-Herzegovina 6 +2 10 8

So along with Sweden not pulling a France and leading comfortably 3-0 over Luxembourg Scotland are currently bottom of the pile before the final matches.

 

[ardiles]

Jan scores
Belgium lead 3-2

 

[Partizan]

and now Verts scores. Happy for him

 

[Marty]

Big up Jan

Some Super-Jan celebrations in a Spurs shirt would be nice to see again. Been way too long.

 

[ardiles]

Our boys have been amongst the scorers in the WC qualifiers during the last few days.

Wonder if Lloris will add to that list in shortly.

 

[Marty]

Incredible game in Bosnia on such a shit pitch. 3-4 so great news for the rest of the Home Nations.

 

[ardiles]

I think there would have been more goals if the pitch was in a better condition.

 

[Wellspurs]

Iceland have Kosovo at home in the final game. They're going to do it again. Incredible few years.

Global warming?

 

[Col_M]

Kante subbed for what looks like a hammy

 

[heelspurs]

Kante subbed for what looks like a hammy

Just like to point out that he now has midweek games to put into those legs for first time in his career. But I'm sure Conte will take the news in his typical phlegmatic manner.

 

[kmk]

Did Jan play as a left back for Belgium today?

 

[Col_M]

Fellaini injured his knee.

 

[mark87]

Fellaini injured his knee.

And it was kolasinac who injured him I believe.

 

[mattie g]

That pitch is unacceptable for international play...especially when our boys have to play on it.

Haven't seen it, but it can't possibly be any worse than the shit the US has to play on regularly in CONCACAF.

And let's not get started on the referees...

 

[theShiznit]

Poor old Holland...

 

[theShiznit]

Anyone know why Belarus have a rug in the middle of their shirts?

 

[Spurger King]

Poor old Holland...

Mental to think that they were World Cup finalists not that long ago.

 

[heelspurs]

Haven't seen it, but it can't possibly be any worse than the shit the US has to play on regularly in CONCACAF.

And let's not get started on the referees...

On par because it was pissing down so it was a bog. But there was grass everywhere unlike some of the CONCACAF fields.

 

[theShiznit]

Mental to think that they were World Cup finalists not that long ago.

Robben is the only remaining player from that team.

This team just seems like a bunch of average players that don't play as a team. Even their better players play poorly for them Winaldum seems very average. And how Ryan Babel can still get selected, he makes Walcott look like a world beater.