The ultimate teams through to the World Cup and draw thread

[Silver Stone]

North African countries tend to just be France/Belgium/Holland reserves these days.

 

[JoshBCFC]

Croatia through.

 

[mistermagic]

Added Sweden. This means that Croatia make it to pot 2.

 

[mistermagic]

Added Denmark. Read on Twitter that this World Cup will be the 1st one with 3 scandi sides.

Norway are bollocks.

 

[Flustercuck]

First ever WC with four Arab nations and 3 Scandinavian countries

 

[Super_horns]

Of the potential top seeds you'd want Russia then probably Poland but they are hardly mugs themselves so think we will be in a tough group.

Might focus the minds better though.

 

[Flustercuck]

GROUP A

• 
  RUSSIA
• 
  CROATIA
• 
  IRAN
• 
  NIGERIA

GROUP B

• 
  GERMANY
• 
  COLOMBIA
• 
  SWEDEN
• 
  KOREA REP.

GROUP C

• 
  ARGENTINA
• 
  MEXICO
• 
  DENMARK
• 
  MOROCCO

GROUP D

• 
  POLAND
• 
  ENGLAND
• 
  EGYPT
• 
  SAUDI ARABIA

GROUP E

• 
  FRANCE
• 
  PERU
• 
  ICELAND
• 
  PANAMA

GROUP F

• 
  BELGIUM
• 
  SPAIN
• 
  COSTA RICA
• 
  AUSTRALIA

GROUP G

• 
  PORTUGAL
• 
  URUGUAY
• 
  SENEGAL
• 
  JAPAN

GROUP H

• 
  BRAZIL
• 
  SWITZERLAND
• 
  TUNISIA
• 
  SERBIA

Used a simulator and these were groups which drew these groups.There wont be any group of deaths this time because FIFA have seeded the teams through rankings.Peru and Australia still haven't qualified but they will most likely.I just don't wanna see fucking Honduras in WC

 

[Super_horns]

Based on that you'd have a France v Spain/Belgium 2nd round game.

You could get some heavyweight 2nd round clashes.

 

[epic73]

Based on that you'd have a France v Spain/Belgium 2nd round game.

You could get some heavyweight 2nd round clashes.

Just wait until the 48 team World Cup when Andorra are making it past the group stages.

 

[Super_horns]

Well even Scotland might make it!!

You can have a little bit of fun here:

http://ultra.zone/2018-FIFA-World-Cup-Group-Stage-Draws

 

[Flustercuck]

I know for a fact that few teams will draw each other in group stages : England and Sweden,Germany and Ghana,France and Switzerland,Brazil and Croatia

 

[Silver Stone]

Well even Scotland might make it!!

You can have a little bit of fun here:

http://ultra.zone/2018-FIFA-World-Cup-Group-Stage-Draws

In my first sim, England drew Argentina, Denmark, and Panama. Not awful.

 

[Libertadores FC]

I got this

Fuck, thats a tough group for Peru. The funny thing is I'd be more confident in beating Belgium than Sweden and South Korea! I'd say a scrappy second place for us would be the best case scenario.

As for how the actual draw is, I'd like to avoid Denmark or Iran in pot 3. Denmark are a proper football team where as Iran are a top side defensively and would be a guaranteed 0-0.

I want to play Germany or France. We'd lose but if we lose with honour, its an excellent way to market the Peru "name".

 

[Stevencc]

I ran that simulator thing and Peru beat Argentina in the final.

 

[Libertadores FC]

I ran that simulator thing and Peru beat Argentina in the final.

Don't get my hopes up! I've already suffered enough in these qualifiers

(although even I'm more realistic than that!)

 

[Dirk]

I know for a fact that few teams will draw each other in group stages : England and Sweden,Germany and Ghana,France and Switzerland,Brazil and Croatia

Ghana? Yeah, we won't draw Ghana, that's for sure because they aren't qualified And for the others: You know that for a "fact"? Who are you? Doctor Who?

I want to play Germany or France. We'd lose but if we lose with honour, its an excellent way to market the Peru "name".

Revenge for 1970, maybe?

For me the worst case would be Germany, Spain, Sweden, Serbia or Germany, England, Iceland, Nigeria.
I hope for Germany, Mexico, Iran, Saudi-Arabia

 

[Silver Stone]

Ghana? Yeah, we won't draw Ghana, that's for sure because they aren't qualified And for the others: You know that for a "fact"? Who are you? Doctor Who?



Revenge for 1970, maybe?

For me the worst case would be Germany, Spain, Sweden, Serbia or Germany, England, Iceland, Nigeria.
I hope for Germany, Mexico, Iran, Saudi-Arabia

I think only two European teams can be drawn into any one group, so no worries there!

 

[mistermagic]

I know for a fact that few teams will draw each other in group stages : England and Sweden,Germany and Ghana,France and Switzerland,Brazil and Croatia

Probably not.

The big question is: which pot 1 side ends up with England and Spain? We could have said the same with Italy but they bottled it.

Not sure I like having the top two seeds meeting each other on matchday 1. It's a bit shit really. I have tickets for 2 top seed games in Moscow on the very first weekend and then it's just going to be a big side against some side in pot 3-4 (and let's face it, there are some seriously boring sides in them pots).

15 days till the draw. Can't wait!

 

[Dirk]

I think only two European teams can be drawn into any one group, so no worries there!

Really? Didn't know that. Thanks for clarifying. But nonetheless I would like to avoid us playing against Spain or England in the group stages (together with some mighty (non europeans) from Pot3 and 4

 

[Libertadores FC]

Ghana? Yeah, we won't draw Ghana, that's for sure because they aren't qualified And for the others: You know that for a "fact"? Who are you? Doctor Who?



Revenge for 1970, maybe?

For me the worst case would be Germany, Spain, Sweden, Serbia or Germany, England, Iceland, Nigeria.
I hope for Germany, Mexico, Iran, Saudi-Arabia

I'd love revenge for 1970 but we will fail. Germany are simply to far ahead.

 

[epic73]

I'd say a scrappy second place for us would be the best case scenario.

I'd say 3 5-0 wins would be the best case scenario.

 

[Flustercuck]

My bad I forgot Ghana didn't qualify but about the other teams I can bet that some of those teams will be in same group

 

[Flustercuck]

I got this

Fuck, thats a tough group for Peru. The funny thing is I'd be more confident in beating Belgium than Sweden and South Korea! I'd say a scrappy second place for us would be the best case scenario.

As for how the actual draw is, I'd like to avoid Denmark or Iran in pot 3. Denmark are a proper football team where as Iran are a top side defensively and would be a guaranteed 0-0.

I want to play Germany or France. We'd lose but if we lose with honour, its an excellent way to market the Peru "name".

Tbh that is one of the easiest groups Peru can get and if they qualify for R16,they would have a decent chance at going to QF as well as none of the teams in that Group A is threatening.

 

[CFC91]

Well even Scotland might make it!!

You can have a little bit of fun here:

http://ultra.zone/2018-FIFA-World-Cup-Group-Stage-Draws

He said 48 team world cup, not 148

 

[Libertadores FC]

Tbh that is one of the easiest groups Peru can get and if they qualify for R16,they would have a decent chance at going to QF as well as none of the teams in that Group A is threatening.

Maybe, I'd be confident in beating Belgium but South Korea are one team I'd like to avoid from pot 4. They have some really good players.

Sweden I'm unsure about. I don't think they are a great side but I don't see how they're any worse than us.

 

[Silver Stone]

Really? Didn't know that. Thanks for clarifying. But nonetheless I would like to avoid us playing against Spain or England in the group stages (together with some mighty (non europeans) from Pot3 and 4

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y...aw-2920191.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news

"It is worth remembering that the principle of drawing the teams into the groups will remain unchanged. This means that no teams from the same confederation, with the exception of UEFA, which could have up to two teams in the same group, will be drawn into the same group."

 

[CFC91]

Maybe, I'd be confident in beating Belgium but South Korea are one team I'd like to avoid from pot 4. They have some really good players.

Sweden I'm unsure about. I don't think they are a great side but I don't see how they're any worse than us.

If you think you can beat Belgium then South Korea shouldn't even be on your radar. Not even close in terms of quality those two. Belgium will rightly go into the tournament as a more fancied side, Korea won't

 

[mistermagic]

Belgium will breeze through the group stage but will fall against the first decent side they meet. Like us. I can see more disappointment this summer rather than a decent tournament.

 

[Flustercuck]

Wonder if Russia would still want England in their group as the most beatable team in Pot 2

 

[Libertadores FC]

If you think you can beat Belgium then South Korea shouldn't even be on your radar. Not even close in terms of quality those two. Belgium will rightly go into the tournament as a more fancied side, Korea won't

I understand that but my point was that if there's a team to avoid from pot 4, it's South Korea.