Serbia

[PSumbler]

Reach the WC sending Portugal into the play offs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59282726

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

Hmm this is bad news. Would have fancied us home to Serbia. Portugal however, definitely one to avoid.

 

[PSumbler]

Hmm this is bad news. Would have fancied us home to Serbia. Portugal however, definitely one to avoid.

I would tend to agree - I assume if we get a point against Belgium though then that means we avoid Portugal?

I need to pay more attention to international football :lol:

 

[JackFish]

Hmm this is bad news. Would have fancied us home to Serbia. Portugal however, definitely one to avoid.

I would tend to agree - I assume if we get a point against Belgium though then that means we avoid Portugal?

I need to pay more attention to international football :lol:

Not necessarily - the playoffs are two-legged, so if we draw with Belgium we'll probably be seeded in the semi finals, but could still play Portugal in the final.

 

[MajorR]

I would tend to agree - I assume if we get a point against Belgium though then that means we avoid Portugal?

I need to pay more attention to international football :lol:

Not necessarily - the playoffs are two-legged, so if we draw with Belgium we'll probably be seeded in the semi finals, but could still play Portugal in the final.

You sure about it being 2 legged? I thought it was three groups each containing 4 teams. Each group would have 2 seeded teams who would play a single “home” semi final against an unseeded team, the winners of the 2 semi finals would then scrap it out in a winner take all final for a WC spot. The venue for the final would be decided on the toss of a coin between the 2 competing teams.

 

[JackFish]

Yeah you’re right Major, I meant two rounds not two legged.

 

[Badlands]

Wales aren't going to the finals.

 

[JackSomething]

Wales aren't going to the finals.

Well that's disappointing. Has anyone called Rob Page and the team to let them know? That's potentially 3 more games they don't have to bother with now Badlands has told us the future.

 

[JonTheJack]

Hmm this is bad news. Would have fancied us home to Serbia. Portugal however, definitely one to avoid.

Think that's a bit of a disservice to Serbia after they've just gone and won a game like that in Portugal. They've earned what they achieved last night.

 

[JackSomething]

Hmm this is bad news. Would have fancied us home to Serbia. Portugal however, definitely one to avoid.

Think that's a bit of a disservice to Serbia after they've just gone and won a game like that in Portugal. They've earned what they achieved last night.

Just having Mitrovic should make any Swans supporter wary of Serbia given his record against us.

 

[J_B]

Hmm this is bad news. Would have fancied us home to Serbia. Portugal however, definitely one to avoid.

Think that's a bit of a disservice to Serbia after they've just gone and won a game like that in Portugal. They've earned what they achieved last night.

Indeed, and not just last night. They won that group on merit over the whole qualifying campaign.

 

[J_B]

Now Italy are in the playoffs as well.

 

[JackFish]

Really need to get that point tomorrow now and avoid Italy and Portugal in the first round. Denmark didn’t help us out but thankfully Hungary did.

 

[JonTheJack]

Really need to get that point tomorrow now and avoid Italy and Portugal in the first round. Denmark didn’t help us out but thankfully Hungary did.

Looking likely we'd come up against someone like them at some point no matter which route we end up. Better start getting in the frame of mind for it now

 

[JackFish]

Really need to get that point tomorrow now and avoid Italy and Portugal in the first round. Denmark didn’t help us out but thankfully Hungary did.

Looking likely we'd come up against someone like them at some point no matter which route we end up. Better start getting in the frame of mind for it now

Yes absolutely, but would still be good to get a home tie first and a chance of a home tie in the final if we get there, rather than have Italy away and if we somehow win then Portugal away!