England has a long and glorious history of burning up in the World Cup, if they couldn't get the hosts, I'll take that as a Pot 1 opponent
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Last one in our group will be either Wales, Scotland, or Ukraine. TBD in June.
On a positive note with that option. There's a decent chance that Bale and/or Ramsey will be injured again by then. Neither of those dudes seems to stay healthy.
US will play on Monday, Nov 21 against the European playin winner, Friday, Nov 25 against England, and Tuesday, Nov 29 against Iran.
Group B is the toughest rankings wise, assuming Wales makes it
That sucks. We have the hardest group by far. Every team is really good. D and E have a couple great teams on it but then the other are or will be lower ranked teams. Group A is terrible. We will see what happens. You never know with soccer.
Uh - no. I'd much rather be in B than in either C, E, and maybe even H.
1 being hardest, 8 being easiest
8a) A
8b) G
6) H
5) D
4) F
3) B
2) C
1) E
This presumes Play ins go according to FIFA rankings which obviously isn't assured. I like our chances of getting out of the group, but it won't be easy.
8a) A
8b) G
6) H
5) D
4) F
3) B
2) C
1) E
This presumes Play ins go according to FIFA rankings which obviously isn't assured. I like our chances of getting out of the group, but it won't be easy.
Just the varying tactics needed to navigate Group E would be a challenge. The styles of play differ greatly.
Who is in the intercontinent play-in 1? I never saw. I know Costa Rica / New Zealand is the play-in 2.