Euro 2016 Qualifying

[Gustaf]

Yeah, I'm really happy for Klose and damn proud. As said, very logical of him to call it a career, he has achieved everything a striker can hope for. Deserves more recognition than he gets and is one of my favourite players from the last decade.

Lahm, on the other hand, WTF. The guy is not old enough and too important for Germany to pull sh*t like this.

[Gustaf]

A decent fellow too...

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Yes, I know, that is part of why I like him.

[Gustaf]

So, it's time again. Sweden hosts Russia tonight and I expect us to be soundly trashed. But here's to hoping.

[Gustaf]

Which official does this forum have to pay to get a Sweden-Denmark playoff matchup? We've certainly earned it after the past week or two.

I think we'd lose that so no thanks. I'll take Ireland though.

(realistically I think we lose either way but whatever)

[Gustaf]

Pot 1
Germany
Spain
England
Portugal
Belgium
France (Hosts)

Pot 2
Italy
Russia
Switzerland
Austria
Croatia

Pot 2 or 3
Czech Rep

Pot 3
Poland
Romania
Slovakia

Pot 4
Turkey
Iceland
Wales
Albania
Northern Ireland

Seeded in Play-Offs
Bosnia
Ukraine
Sweden
Hungary

Unseeded in Play-Offs
Denmark
Ireland
Norway
Slovenia

Too lazy to check if the playoffs can alter the rankings but as it stands now, Bosnia gets pot 2 if they qualify, Ukraine gets it if they do and Bosnia don't, if they both get knocked out the Czechs get it.

Sweden gets pot 3 if we qualify.

Hungary gets pot 3 unless Sweden, Bosnia and the Ukraine all qualify.

Denmark gets pot 3 as long as only 2 out of Sweden, Bosnia, Hungary and Ukraine qualify.

Turkey gets pot 3 as long as only 2 out of Sweden, Bosnia, Hungary, Ukraine and Denmark qualify.

Ireland gets pot 3 if they qualify and Norway and Slovenia also do.

Norway and Slovenia get pot 4 if they qualify.

After the playoff draw some possibilities may get eliminated of course.

[Gustaf]

Sweden's current team is the weakest in a long time, then again Denmark is pretty rubbish too. Most experts seem to have Denmark as a slight favourite. I think the teams are close enough and football random enough that it's pretty much a tossup but my pessimistic nature makes me suspect Denmark takes it.

(and for the record the guy who ran on stage in the previous Denmark-Sweden game did so in anger over Sweden being awarded a penalty, so likely we'd have won anyway )

[Gustaf]

The FIFA ranking is completely terrible. The ELO ranking is a lot better, imo.