2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

[Ethan151]

The World Cup is a very important tournament’s that makes the world United.. I think  its going to be a very successful one in Qatar despite the virus.. what the  management and medical staff have been doing in the top leagues and other leagues are excellent so I’m sure its going to be amazing in Qatar.

[chaser15]

The World Cup is a very important tournament’s that makes the world United.. I think  its going to be a very successful one in Qatar despite the virus.. what the  management and medical staff have been doing in the top leagues and other leagues are excellent so I’m sure its going to be amazing in Qatar.

The qualifying round is now taking place so there's no reason that the World Cup won't become successful despite multiple rounds of virus waves by some countries.

As long as health protocols are followed properly, we can bet that everything will be good.

I hope no players at all participating countries will have a virus-related case. It will have a big effect on the progress of the tournament and we don't want that to happen.

[coinlocket$]

Have they already chosen how the next season will be played?

When they will play Champions League?
When they play nationals leagues?

Do they start earlier and then they will stop for 2 months for the world cup since it will be played in December?

They need at least 15 days before and 15 days after for preparation and rest.

[Sithara007]

The qualifying round is now taking place so there's no reason that the World Cup won't become successful despite multiple rounds of virus waves by some countries.

As long as health protocols are followed properly, we can bet that everything will be good.

I hope no players at all participating countries will have a virus-related case. It will have a big effect on the progress of the tournament and we don't want that to happen.

A total of 32 countries are taking part. If we include the coaching and management staff, the total size of the contingent would be more than 1,000. There is a very high probability that at least some of the players may test positive after they arrive in Qatar. So it is up to FIFA to make sure that the bio-secure bubble is strictly maintained and there are no breaches when the tournament is in progress. Anyway, we still have around 18 months. Hopefully by then vaccination will keep the pandemic under control.

[3meek]

Bet365 has Turkey at 10/3, and Netherlands at 3/4. It is really surprising. I would not agree with these odds. The gambling sites are under-estimating Turkey. A good strategy would be to place two bets on this match. One for a win by Turkey (10/3, i.e 4.33) and the second one for draw (14/5 or 3.80). I believe that there is a very high chance for either of these two outcomes. BTW, France vs Ukraine also looks interesting.

Yes, for some reason bookmakers greatly overestimate the chances of some teams... In addition to Turkey, I would also highlight the match Spain vs Greece... Spain is certainly a strong opponent, but Greece also plays good soccer! They were even European champions in 2004... Damn, how long ago it was!
In general, I think the Greeks are a strong team too...

[swogerino]

From tomorrow games I don't see any particular interesting game to watch on Tv.The stronger teams are playing against weaker ones so in theory they should win.I am not going to bet though as surprises have happened all the time in the qualifiers.

[bryant.coleman]

From tomorrow games I don't see any particular interesting game to watch on Tv.The stronger teams are playing against weaker ones so in theory they should win.I am not going to bet though as surprises have happened all the time in the qualifiers.

That's not true. There are a number of matches which can be very close. Check these:

Turkey vs Netherlands
Wales v Belgium
Ukraine v France
Rep of Ireland v Serbia
Croatia v Slovenia

Obviously there are a few one-sided matches, such as Russia v Malta and Norway v Gibraltar. But this is a qualifying tournament, and therefore you can expect a certain number of such matches. The lineup for tomorrow also looks exciting, with these matches:

Greece v Spain
Switzerland v Bulgaria
Iceland v Germany
Austria v Scotland

[3meek]

Qualifying matches are always unpredictable! I wouldn't be surprised if Iceland beats Germany... Especially these are the first matches when the national teams haven't played yet this season and after the pandemic! I am sure it will be interesting!

[Cnut237]

Bet365 has Turkey at 10/3, and Netherlands at 3/4. It is really surprising. I would not agree with these odds. The gambling sites are under-estimating Turkey.

I've not considered this before, but I wonder if Islam plays a role here.
Islam is obviously a major influence on Turkish people, and Islam considers betting to be unacceptable behaviour... so if we consider that people often bet to support their own country, we might see a lot of Dutch people betting for the Netherlands to win, and a lot of Turkish people not betting at all. Which could skew the betting heavily towards the Netherlands, which would then be reflected in the odds that are offered.

It might be worth investigating this, if no-one has already. Are teams from Islamic nations always under-estimated in betting odds?

[Josefjix]

From tomorrow games I don't see any particular interesting game to watch on Tv.The stronger teams are playing against weaker ones so in theory they should win.I am not going to bet though as surprises have happened all the time in the qualifiers.

Spain - Greece will be a fantastic clash, though Spain has more star players. In their last 4 encounters Spain managed to only win with a goal margin 2 out of the four matches ended with both teams finding the back of their respective nets. Betting on BTTS is a nice market. Even with the fact that Sweden is in the group Greece would want to stay up a bit too.

[bryant.coleman]

Qualifying matches are always unpredictable! I wouldn't be surprised if Iceland beats Germany... Especially these are the first matches when the national teams haven't played yet this season and after the pandemic! I am sure it will be interesting!

Iceland have defeated big teams before and they have a reputation as giant killers. But Germany? I would love to see Iceland thrashing Germany. But it sounds so unrealistic. Germany remains one of the best teams in the UEFA region. More realistically I would expect Iceland to put up a good performance against Romania, which would give them a chance to advance to the second round.

BTW... around 10 minutes remain for the Turkey vs Netherlands match. It's going to be super-exciting!!!

[Vishnu.Reang]

WTF is going on here? For Netherlands, shit hits the fan. Can you believe it? After 22 minutes of play, Turkey is leading Netherlands by 1-0. Burak Yılmaz scored the goal for Turkey, from an assist by Hakan Çalhanoğlu. Netherlands is in deep shit. Group G is never going to be easy, with Norway also competing for the top slot. If Turkey manages to win this match, then Netherlands would be in a lot of trouble.

[3meek]

I bet on the victory of the Netherlands, although I had my doubts about it!
We'll see how this match ends, but the Turks play a good game!
As I said above - qualifying matches are always unpredictable!

[Vishnu.Reang]

I bet on the victory of the Netherlands, although I had my doubts about it!
We'll see how this match ends, but the Turks play a good game!
As I said above - qualifying matches are always unpredictable!

Dude, you are going to lose your money today.

Turkey leading Netherlands by 2-0 after 35 minutes. Burak Yılmaz scores his second goal, this time from a penalty kick. Netherlands is disintegrating right now. If they don't come back strongly after the second half, then I assume that they will lose by a big margin (4-0 or 5-0). Anyone think that Netherlands will fail to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2022? When was the last time that Netherlands didn't qualified for the world cup? Not in recent memory as far as I know.

[hahay]

However, today is the first day for all teams to compete and I think it is still difficult to predict, so it doesn't hurt to try my luck in this qualifying match. Therefore, I personally am not surprised by the defeat of the Netherlands by Turkey in this first half, because I also realize the chances of winning for the Netherlands are not big so yes, I will just enjoy the match and a little bet today.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I would say that Netherlands is simply finished in this match. Hakan Çalhanoğlu has scored and that puts Turkey ahead by 3-0. Netherlands looks completely demoralized and some of their players look frustrated. Netherlands need to be careful here. Even if they lose the match, they need to make sure that the goal difference is not that big. Because it is a tough group and in the end, the goal difference may decide who qualifies to the next stage.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

I would say that Netherlands is simply finished in this match. Hakan Çalhanoğlu has scored and that puts Turkey ahead by 3-0. Netherlands looks completely demoralized and some of their players look frustrated. Netherlands need to be careful here. Even if they lose the match, they need to make sure that the goal difference is not that big. Because it is a tough group and in the end, the goal difference may decide who qualifies to the next stage.

The Turkish players seemed to be on fire whereas the Netherlands is known to have a strong defense just look at their match history, no one has scored more than 2 goals
And today Turkey did it even with 3 goals. Only 20 minutes left so I think Netherland lost today this is really surprising, I took a risk in the 70th minute for the Both Teams to score bet, let's see.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I would say that Netherlands is simply finished in this match. Hakan Çalhanoğlu has scored and that puts Turkey ahead by 3-0. Netherlands looks completely demoralized and some of their players look frustrated. Netherlands need to be careful here. Even if they lose the match, they need to make sure that the goal difference is not that big. Because it is a tough group and in the end, the goal difference may decide who qualifies to the next stage.

Netherlands have brought the score to 3-2 in only two minutes which is really insane. Klaassen and L. de Jong scored the goals. It is really surprising that Turkey had a very big score advantage but now things have changed a lot. The competition is higher now and I wonder whether Turkey will manage to secure the win. Whatever result we see, it is going to be still a great game in the end.

[aomakun]

4-2 now, and everything looks over for the Netherlands. What a disaster.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I would say that Netherlands is simply finished in this match. Hakan Çalhanoğlu has scored and that puts Turkey ahead by 3-0. Netherlands looks completely demoralized and some of their players look frustrated. Netherlands need to be careful here. Even if they lose the match, they need to make sure that the goal difference is not that big. Because it is a tough group and in the end, the goal difference may decide who qualifies to the next stage.

Netherlands have brought the score to 3-2 in only two minutes which is really insane. Klaassen and L. de Jong scored the goals. It is really surprising that Turkey had a very big score advantage but now things have changed a lot. The competition is higher now and I wonder whether Turkey will manage to secure the win. Whatever result we see, it is going to be still a great game in the end.

Yeah.. even I was stunned by those two quick goals. But Netherlands ignored their defense and went all out attack hoping to score one more goal. And Turkey used that opportunity to take the lead to 4-2. It really going crazy. Both the teams are attacking with all their strength. The issue for Netherlands here is that they don't have much time remaining to score a minimum of two more goals. Two minutes of regular time, and maybe 3-4 minutes of injury time.