Kernow Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 England have got their opponents. Russia, Slovakia and Wales. The fixtures are as follows: 11 June - Wales v Slovakia | England v Russia 15 June - Russia v Slovakia 16 June - England v Wales 20 June - Russia v Wales 20 June - Slovakia v England England play in Marseille, Lens and Saint Etienne. In a format where there's room for the four best 3rd teams to qualify, we really should progress here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam the Ram Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Good luck to Keogh, Hendrick, Pearce and Christie. Italy, Belgium and Sweden .... ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Poor Republic of Ireland, that'll be some achievement if the qualify from that, suspect England and Wales will qualify from group B, France and Switzerland from A, Germany and Poland from C, Spain and Croatia from D, Belgium and Italy from E, Portugal and Iceland from F. You heard it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 2 minutes ago, froggg said: Poor Republic of Ireland, that'll be some achievement if the qualify from that, suspect England and Wales will qualify from group B, France and Switzerland from A, Germany and Poland from C, Spain and Croatia from D, Belgium and Italy from E, Portugal and Iceland from F. You heard it here first. I am not a gambling man but should I break my habit for a punt on this little lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 2 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: I am not a gambling man but should I break my habit for a punt on this little lot? Go for it, I'll be sticking 500 new pence on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 hold your horses boys, don't four of the 3rd placed sides also qualify? I backed Switzerland @100/1 a few months ago and plenty of shrewdies like Austria+Iceland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 3 minutes ago, froggg said: Go for it, I'll be sticking 500 new pence on it. I'll see what I can find down the back of the settee. Edit - I won't be sticking my hand down the back of the settee again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 2 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: I'll see what I can find down the back of the settee. Edit - I won't be sticking my hand down the back of the settee again. Oh dear........ I hate to imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Unlucky ROI and NI. Can't bloody wait for summer!!!!!! #WeAreEngland #Euro2016 #sun #beers #flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 England v Wales in Lens will be a great day out. Went there for France 98 and it was awesome, actually went to Marseille and St Etienne both great great places to visit as a football fan. (Marseille is a dump but there are loads of places around there that are fantastic) really the draw couldn't have been much kinder to us....it's coming home.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I don't like the format of the four best third-placed teams going through. The final group games are set up to be a lull, with plenty of teams 'doing favours' as they'll probably know what they need to qualify. I understand the idea of making the tournement bigger, an extra round of matches will be played. But it'll cause complications and I guarantee one or two teams will end up complaining of unsportsmanlike behaviour when two teams play out a 0-0 knowing a draw is needed to quality. Of the groups, Russia are nice opponents. Wales for the UK factor too. Slovakia, didn't even know they qualified! A quarter-final penalty exit is on the cards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 6 hours ago, Bris Vegas said: I don't like the format of the four best third-placed teams going through. The final group games are set up to be a lull, with plenty of teams 'doing favours' as they'll probably know what they need to qualify. I understand the idea of making the tournement bigger, an extra round of matches will be played. But it'll cause complications and I guarantee one or two teams will end up complaining of unsportsmanlike behaviour when two teams play out a 0-0 knowing a draw is needed to quality. Of the groups, Russia are nice opponents. Wales for the UK factor too. Slovakia, didn't even know they qualified! A quarter-final penalty exit is on the cards! Weren't Slovakia almost through with 100% record in qualifying? Seem to remember it being mentioned a couple of rounds before the end but confess I didn't pay attention after that. They could be dark horses tho. I still remember euro 88. Qualified in style (Inc a 4-0 away drubbing of yugoslavia) then drew roi in the group who were in their first ever finals. We did appallingly badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 7 hours ago, Bris Vegas said: I don't like the format of the four best third-placed teams going through. The final group games are set up to be a lull, with plenty of teams 'doing favours' as they'll probably know what they need to qualify. I understand the idea of making the tournement bigger, an extra round of matches will be played. But it'll cause complications and I guarantee one or two teams will end up complaining of unsportsmanlike behaviour when two teams play out a 0-0 knowing a draw is needed to quality. Of the groups, Russia are nice opponents. Wales for the UK factor too. Slovakia, didn't even know they qualified! A quarter-final penalty exit is on the cards! Do you remember Italia 90, which had the same system? England's group went into the final group games with the distinct possibility that everyone could end up with exactly the same record. Mercifully Oooh Mark Wright scored what turned out to be the only winning goal of the group. They still had to decide who finished 2nd and 3rd by drawing lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 3 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Do you remember Italia 90, which had the same system? England's group went into the final group games with the distinct possibility that everyone could end up with exactly the same record. Mercifully Oooh Mark Wright scored what turned out to be the only winning goal of the group. They still had to decide who finished 2nd and 3rd by drawing lots. I was only two at the time of Italia 90! I did hear it was a similar system up until 1994? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 The benefit of being in the first few groups is that you play one of the 3rd placed sides if you win your group. Wales, Slovakia & Russia is a group we should realistically win. Russia or Wales to finish second. We also can't meet Germany until the final, getting that far would be an achievement on its own. If we win our group, its a third placed side from groups A, C or D. From A you'd expect it to be Romania, if they were of the best placed 3rd place sides. Group C probably Ukraine, and from Group D it could be any of Croatia, Turkey or Czech to finish 3rd, can't call that one. Either way its a favourable draw. If we finish runners of the group we get runners up of Group F, likely to be Austria or Portugal, so it gets a bit harder. If we're poor and finish 3rd as a 'best placed' third side, chances are it'll be Spain. So if we finish top we could/should make the quarters at least, I'd be happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 1 hour ago, Bris Vegas said: I was only two at the time of Italia 90! I did hear it was a similar system up until 1994? Apologies. You sound older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 1 hour ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Apologies. You sound older. Not sure whether that is a good thing or not! My first real memory of international football was 96, Gazza's goal against Scotland, Pearce's peno against Spain, and of course the Germany semi-final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Does seem crazy only 8 out of 24 teams will leave at the group stage - but means more football on TV so im for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 39 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said: Not sure whether that is a good thing or not! My first real memory of international football was 96, Gazza's goal against Scotland, Pearce's peno against Spain, and of course the Germany semi-final. Wisdom beyond your years, Bris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I think it's a great draw considering it means we've got tickets for England V Wales and England V Russia along with Belgium V Italy and the opening match from the lottery that was the UEFA ballot. Not even a big international football fan, but I can't wait now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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