Path A - Wales vs Finland and Poland Vs Estonia - Wales would be host in the final should they beat Finland
Path B - Israel vs Iceland and Bosnia vs Ukraine - Bosnia would be host in the final should they beat Ukraine
Path C - Georgia vs Luxembourg and Greece vs Kazakhstan - Georgia would be host in the final should they beat Luxembourg
Unbelievably good draw for Wales that and Greece should be getting through. Path B looks wide open to me although I hope Ukraine progress.
Seeds for Euro 2024
Pot1 - England, Germany, France, Portugal, Belgium, Spain
Pot 2 - Hungary, Denmark, Albania, Austria, Turkey, Romania
Pot 3 - Scotland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech, Croatia, Netherlands
Pot 4 - Italy, Switzerland, Serbia and the 3 play off winners
The seeds look whack to me - how are Italy (previous winner) pot 4 whilst everyone bar Denmark in pot 2 is a lot worse than them. Croatia pot 3 but absolute no marks Austria are in pot 2, Bizarre
Euro 2024 play off draw and Euro 2024 seeds
posted on 24/11/23
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club... (U18109)
posted 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Barry doing Barry things
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It's so fackin last week though innit
posted on 24/11/23
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club... (U18109)
posted 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Barry doing Barry things
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It's so fackin last week though innit
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yes
posted on 24/11/23
comment by #4zA Napul3🤌 (U22472)
posted 14 minutes ago
I spell hough eye like
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4za...never ever get your brain tested...
posted on 24/11/23
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 5 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours ago
Let's be honest seeding is used to ensure the countries with the biggest TV audiences get to the later stages. € matter and are the only measure.
See if by some miracle wee countries were the top performers you can be sure seeding would be changed. As such it is giving unfair advantage to the countries that ought not to need it and vice versa.
I don't care if Scotland drew 3 large countries - it would add to the spectacle. If they drew 3 other diddies then a better chance to progress - win/win.
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When China we’re in the World Cup they weren’t seeded, so it’s not purely TV audiences. It’s hard to deny that France, England, Spain Portugal are not the strongest teams in Europe currently, Germany are hosts .
Populations
England - 56m
France - 68m
Spain - 48m
Belgium - 11.5m
Portugal - 10.5m
Yet Turkey with a population of 85m is not a top seed - so TV audience really isn’t the answer.
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Funny you should bring China up. Miraculouslythey managed to qualify for the only world cup ever to be held in Asia! Almost as though they got a helping hand in an effort in qualification to boost the TV audience and hence the ad revenue don't you think?
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Their wuz 2 eggstra Asian places in 2002 as Corea n Japan were hist n those 2 usuall take up 2 qual spot
posted on 24/11/23
comment by #4zA Napul3🤌 (U22472)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 5 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours ago
Let's be honest seeding is used to ensure the countries with the biggest TV audiences get to the later stages. € matter and are the only measure.
See if by some miracle wee countries were the top performers you can be sure seeding would be changed. As such it is giving unfair advantage to the countries that ought not to need it and vice versa.
I don't care if Scotland drew 3 large countries - it would add to the spectacle. If they drew 3 other diddies then a better chance to progress - win/win.
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When China we’re in the World Cup they weren’t seeded, so it’s not purely TV audiences. It’s hard to deny that France, England, Spain Portugal are not the strongest teams in Europe currently, Germany are hosts .
Populations
England - 56m
France - 68m
Spain - 48m
Belgium - 11.5m
Portugal - 10.5m
Yet Turkey with a population of 85m is not a top seed - so TV audience really isn’t the answer.
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Funny you should bring China up. Miraculouslythey managed to qualify for the only world cup ever to be held in Asia! Almost as though they got a helping hand in an effort in qualification to boost the TV audience and hence the ad revenue don't you think?
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Their wuz 2 eggstra Asian places in 2002 as Corea n Japan were hist n those 2 usuall take up 2 qual spot
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Spunkmug ruined by 4za.
posted on 24/11/23
comment by Mamba - Come at the King, you best not miss (U1282)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by #4zA Napul3🤌 (U22472)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 5 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours ago
Let's be honest seeding is used to ensure the countries with the biggest TV audiences get to the later stages. € matter and are the only measure.
See if by some miracle wee countries were the top performers you can be sure seeding would be changed. As such it is giving unfair advantage to the countries that ought not to need it and vice versa.
I don't care if Scotland drew 3 large countries - it would add to the spectacle. If they drew 3 other diddies then a better chance to progress - win/win.
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When China we’re in the World Cup they weren’t seeded, so it’s not purely TV audiences. It’s hard to deny that France, England, Spain Portugal are not the strongest teams in Europe currently, Germany are hosts .
Populations
England - 56m
France - 68m
Spain - 48m
Belgium - 11.5m
Portugal - 10.5m
Yet Turkey with a population of 85m is not a top seed - so TV audience really isn’t the answer.
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Funny you should bring China up. Miraculouslythey managed to qualify for the only world cup ever to be held in Asia! Almost as though they got a helping hand in an effort in qualification to boost the TV audience and hence the ad revenue don't you think?
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Their wuz 2 eggstra Asian places in 2002 as Corea n Japan were hist n those 2 usuall take up 2 qual spot
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Spunkmug ruined by 4za.
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Small Memba with another rubbish contribution - Statue of limitations - learn to read names dumb faaaack
posted on 24/11/23
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 5 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours ago
Let's be honest seeding is used to ensure the countries with the biggest TV audiences get to the later stages. € matter and are the only measure.
See if by some miracle wee countries were the top performers you can be sure seeding would be changed. As such it is giving unfair advantage to the countries that ought not to need it and vice versa.
I don't care if Scotland drew 3 large countries - it would add to the spectacle. If they drew 3 other diddies then a better chance to progress - win/win.
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When China we’re in the World Cup they weren’t seeded, so it’s not purely TV audiences. It’s hard to deny that France, England, Spain Portugal are not the strongest teams in Europe currently, Germany are hosts .
Populations
England - 56m
France - 68m
Spain - 48m
Belgium - 11.5m
Portugal - 10.5m
Yet Turkey with a population of 85m is not a top seed - so TV audience really isn’t the answer.
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Funny you should bring China up. Miraculouslythey managed to qualify for the only world cup ever to be held in Asia! Almost as though they got a helping hand in an effort in qualification to boost the TV audience and hence the ad revenue don't you think?
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Yet didn’t get India into it - but weird that don’t you think?
posted on 24/11/23
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 5 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours ago
Let's be honest seeding is used to ensure the countries with the biggest TV audiences get to the later stages. € matter and are the only measure.
See if by some miracle wee countries were the top performers you can be sure seeding would be changed. As such it is giving unfair advantage to the countries that ought not to need it and vice versa.
I don't care if Scotland drew 3 large countries - it would add to the spectacle. If they drew 3 other diddies then a better chance to progress - win/win.
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When China we’re in the World Cup they weren’t seeded, so it’s not purely TV audiences. It’s hard to deny that France, England, Spain Portugal are not the strongest teams in Europe currently, Germany are hosts .
Populations
England - 56m
France - 68m
Spain - 48m
Belgium - 11.5m
Portugal - 10.5m
Yet Turkey with a population of 85m is not a top seed - so TV audience really isn’t the answer.
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Funny you should bring China up. Miraculouslythey managed to qualify for the only world cup ever to be held in Asia! Almost as though they got a helping hand in an effort in qualification to boost the TV audience and hence the ad revenue don't you think?
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Do you actually believe this?
posted on 24/11/23
comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 5 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 hours ago
Let's be honest seeding is used to ensure the countries with the biggest TV audiences get to the later stages. € matter and are the only measure.
See if by some miracle wee countries were the top performers you can be sure seeding would be changed. As such it is giving unfair advantage to the countries that ought not to need it and vice versa.
I don't care if Scotland drew 3 large countries - it would add to the spectacle. If they drew 3 other diddies then a better chance to progress - win/win.
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When China we’re in the World Cup they weren’t seeded, so it’s not purely TV audiences. It’s hard to deny that France, England, Spain Portugal are not the strongest teams in Europe currently, Germany are hosts .
Populations
England - 56m
France - 68m
Spain - 48m
Belgium - 11.5m
Portugal - 10.5m
Yet Turkey with a population of 85m is not a top seed - so TV audience really isn’t the answer.
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Funny you should bring China up. Miraculouslythey managed to qualify for the only world cup ever to be held in Asia! Almost as though they got a helping hand in an effort in qualification to boost the TV audience and hence the ad revenue don't you think?
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Do you actually believe this?
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Knowing Silver I don’t believe he does, he just loves an argument sometimes
posted on 24/11/23
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club... (U18109)
posted 12 hours, 18 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 8 hours, 7 minutes ago
comment by Clockwork Red: Amrabats in the Belfry (U4892)
posted 48 minutes ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 35 minutes ago
comment by >💲Baz tard🦍+❄️=? (U19119)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 18 minutes ago
Would some kind person explain this "pots system" to me?
Seeds for Euro 2024
Pot1 - England, Germany, France, Portugal, Belgium, Spain
Pot 2 - Hungary, Denmark, Albania, Austria, Turkey, Romania
Pot 3 - Scotland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech, Croatia, Netherlands
Pot 4 - Italy, Switzerland, Serbia and the 3 play off winners
Does it mean England have to play Germany Spain Belgium etc to get into the next round?
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Nice while it lasted then
Actually think in all football seeding should be abolished. It should be given to the gods of chaos to decide what happens. Totally analogue random.
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I assume then, that the answer to my question is "yes"?
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No, almost the opposite. Each group will be made up of one team from each pot. So it could be England, Turkey, Scotland, Italy, for example. That's probably the most awkward we could get on paper.
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Ah HA...many thanks for explaining the pots.
Is there any significance to the numbering of the pots?
Like members of pot 1 are expected to make the knock out stage whereas members of pot 4 are expected to go home?
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Christ on a fackin bike...how thick is this....
I read that earlier & thought is he on the WUM...but you were actually serious...
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I can’t believe I am about to agree with Rusty, but faaack me Ted I really hope this is an elaborate WUM.
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Hope springs eternal!