2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

[CryptocurencyKing]

It is really interesting buddy, I agree with you. Turkey are not a bad team normally. I remember how they destroyed Netherlands 4-2 before in this tournament. Something weird happened suddenly and they started playing terrible. Maybe it is related to their manager's game plan or it is about the players' morale. I hope that they can pull themselves together. I wouldn't like to see them playing like San Marino for example.

I don’t know what to say about this Turkey National team. They have better players than some Countries and not just players, professional players that plays in the top leagues. But they don’t produce good results. I think it the problem of the National team coach. He is not drafting out a better plan to make things work out for the players. Give this side to a Coach like Ukraine or Switzerland coach, I know what they would do to this side. How they don’t even produce goals, defend poorly and have overall poor performance is something that needs urgency. The likes of Caglar Soyuncu, Merih Demiral, Calhanoglu, the Lille Yazici,  Cengiz Under and Burak Yilmaz should be able to produce good results with a good game plan. This phase of players is enough to lead Turkey ahead.

[cryptofrka]

Sweden really complicated their situation with a loss to Greece yesterday. They had a comfortable situation before the game, they are still ahead, but I expected them to get a better result. Their defeat cost me a lot of money as well

The team I'm most impressed with so far is Albania, they are holding their own in a group with England and Poland and are in 2nd place (ahead of Poland) after 60% of games played. It would be a huge surprise if they held onto that position until the end of the qualifying cycle.

[slaman29]

I think the Poland vs England match could also be interesting... England are likely to win, but it could just as easily be a draw! Poland is a strong team in my opinion! Although England's game stats are very good...
Also it will be interesting to see the result of Greece vs Sweden! These teams are about the same...

The game was riddled with yellow cards I was surprised nobody got sent off. England once again showed that against stronger opposition they actually are not that good, I mean this is Poland that is also extremely reliant on Sir Lewan-cannon-ski.

Greece beating Sweden was also a result not totally unexpected, Sweden also winning against lesser opponents.

[agg2702]

I think the Poland vs England match could also be interesting... England are likely to win, but it could just as easily be a draw! Poland is a strong team in my opinion! Although England's game stats are very good...
Also it will be interesting to see the result of Greece vs Sweden! These teams are about the same...

The match was really fun and quite hard considering that when I saw their game I think the referee here worked hard enough because some of the players really acted hard and needed some yellow cards to come out of the referee's pocket, especially when the first half was about to end luckily there were no players take the field out of this game.
but this is very reasonable because indeed they are fighting for the top of the standings in the group and of course they will play all out and if necessary play hard as shown in that match.
For Sweden and Greece, this is unexpected in my opinion because from a player perspective, Sweden is superior, but this is football, everything can happen here.
and with this result I don't think it's profitable for Sweden and like it or not they should be able to win the game in the next match.

[Minor Miner]

I was completely disappointed to see the performances of Switzerland and Sweden. Northern Ireland is a weak team. It was not expected that Switzerland would draw with them. The performance of Switzerland's past fields was very commendable. Sweden, on the other hand, lost to the Greeks. Which was completely unexpected. In the previous match, they also defeated Spain 2-1.

[BALIK]

I was completely disappointed to see the performances of Switzerland and Sweden. Northern Ireland is a weak team. It was not expected that Switzerland would draw with them. The performance of Switzerland's past fields was very commendable. Sweden, on the other hand, lost to the Greeks. Which was completely unexpected. In the previous match, they also defeated Spain 2-1.

Not only did Switzerland and Sweden disappoint us, but England also disappointed me. I bet they would win. But they drew with the Poland team. Although some of their key players Sterling and Rashford did not perform. But apart from them, England was a strong enough team. The fate of the Poland team was helpful. They were able to draw the match by scoring a goal in extra time (90 + 2).

[joker_josue]

Although some of their key players Sterling and Rashford did not perform.

I don't know why the coach still doesn't always put the best starting players.
It's good that he bets on the young players, but he also has to use the best players, even if he has to get them from the replacement bank. He has been doing this since Euro 2020. This ends up creating this suppressed results.

[Altryist]

Not only did Switzerland and Sweden disappoint us, but England also disappointed me. I bet they would win. But they drew with the Poland team. Although some of their key players Sterling and Rashford did not perform. But apart from them, England was a strong enough team. The fate of the Poland team was helpful. They were able to draw the match by scoring a goal in extra time (90 + 2).

Sweden surprised by not being able to get a single point from this match. I think Sweden lost because they underestimated their opponent, and Greece, in turn, played very well. But Sweden kept the second place in the group despite the defeat and I think that they will go to the playoffs together with the Spaniards. Poland is also great, played to the last, did not give up, a good game and a fair result.

[Lucius]

IMO, the toughest groups right now are Group H (Russia/Croatia)...

Although there are 4 more games until the end, I think that Croatia has a slightly easier schedule because they play away against Malta and Cyprus, and at home with Slovakia, and more importantly in the last round against Russia. If by then one of these two teams does not slip somewhere, it will be the last game that will decide on the first place in the group - and then Croatia is still in the advantage of the home field.

[joker_josue]

After these days, the league tables were like this, in the European Qualification:

Grupo A	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points
Portugal	5	4	1	0	11	4	7	13
Serbia	5	3	2	0	12	7	5	11
Luxembourg	4	2	0	2	5	8	-3	6
Republic of Ireland	5	0	2	3	5	8	-3	2
Azerbaijan	5	0	1	4	3	9	-6	1

Group B	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points
Spain	6	4	1	1	13	5	8	13
Sweden	4	3	0	1	7	3	4	9
Greece	4	1	3	0	5	4	1	6
Kosovo	5	1	1	3	3	9	-6	4
Georgia	5	0	1	4	2	9	-7	1

Group C	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal difference	Points
Italy	6	4	2	0	12	1	11	14
Switzerland	4	2	2	0	4	1	3	8
Northern Ireland	4	1	2	1	4	3	1	5
Bulgaria	5	1	2	2	3	6	-3	5
Lithuania	5	0	0	5	1	13	-12	0

Group D	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal difference	Points
France	6	3	3	0	8	3	5	12
Ukraine	5	0	5	0	6	6	0	5
Finland	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	0	3	1	5	6	-1	3
Kazakhstan	5	0	3	2	5	8	-3	3

Group E	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal difference	Points
Belgium	6	5	1	0	21	4	17	16
Czech Republic	5	2	1	2	8	7	1	7
Wales	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	7
Belarus	5	1	0	4	6	15	-9	3
Estonia	4	0	1	3	6	15	-9	1

Group F	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal difference	Points
Denmark	6	6	0	0	22	0	22	18
Scotland	6	3	2	1	9	5	4	11
Israel	6	3	1	2	14	11	3	10
Austria	6	2	1	3	9	13	-4	7
Faroe Islands	6	1	1	4	4	14	-10	4
Moldova	6	0	1	5	3	18	-15	1

Group G	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal difference	Points
Netherlands	6	4	1	1	22	6	16	13
Norway	6	4	1	1	12	5	7	13
Turkey	6	3	2	1	16	13	3	11
Montenegro	6	2	2	2	8	9	-1	8
Latvia	6	1	2	3	7	10	-3	5
Gibraltar	6	0	0	6	3	25	-22	0

Group H	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal difference	Points
Croatia	6	4	1	1	8	1	7	13
Russia	6	4	1	1	10	4	6	13
Slovakia	6	2	3	1	7	5	2	9
Slovenia	6	2	1	3	4	7	-3	7
Malta	6	1	1	4	6	11	-5	4
Cyprus	6	1	1	4	1	8	-7	4

Group I	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal difference	Points
England	6	5	1	0	18	2	16	16
Albania	6	4	0	2	10	6	4	12
Poland	6	3	2	1	19	8	11	11
Hungary	6	3	1	2	12	10	2	10
Andorra	6	1	0	5	4	14	-10	3
San Marino	6	0	0	6	1	24	-23	0

Group J	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal difference	Points
Germany	6	5	0	1	17	2	15	15
Armenia	6	3	2	1	7	9	-2	11
Romania	6	3	1	2	9	6	3	10
North Macedonia	6	2	3	1	11	6	5	9
Iceland	6	1	1	4	6	14	-8	4
Liechtenstein	6	0	1	5	2	15	-13	1

[LittleBitFunny]

The match between the Czech Republic and Wales seems to be the most competitive match today. The two teams are equally strong. This match is very important for both teams. The Wales team is stable, they play very defensively. Wales has 7 points from 4 matches and the Czech Republic has 7 points from 5 matches. Wales will be happy to share the points of today's match.

[Spack17]

After getting two draws in a row, France and Italy both won their matches. France defeated Finland by 2-0 and Italy demolished Lithuania by a huge 5-0 result. They really needed these wins to pull themselves together. I know that their groups are really easy for them but it was not good to see them struggling against easy opponents. And the result of the Belarus v Belgium match was surprising to me that we watched only one goal.

[BALIK]

Although some of their key players Sterling and Rashford did not perform.

I don't know why the coach still doesn't always put the best starting players.
It's good that he bets on the young players, but he also has to use the best players, even if he has to get them from the replacement bank. He has been doing this since Euro 2020. This ends up creating this suppressed results.

I think the coach is still experimenting with this team. England coach Gareth Southgate. He took over as England coach in 2016. So far he should have had a good idea about this team. You need to change the coach's strategy for better performance. The team has lots of experienced and talented players. However, the England team is not performing as well as expected.

[uneng]

The match between the Czech Republic and Wales seems to be the most competitive match today. The two teams are equally strong. This match is very important for both teams. The Wales team is stable, they play very defensively. Wales has 7 points from 4 matches and the Czech Republic has 7 points from 5 matches. Wales will be happy to share the points of today's match.

The game will happen next month, 10/08, right? This match will be an opportunity for Czech Republic to show a better performance than that one they had when the team lost against Wales in the round 3 of qualifiers by 1-0 in march. Judging only by that game I would say Wales is the favorite one, but since then Czech Republic has also showed some nice results, especially against Netherlands (2-0) and Scotland (2-0), both in Eurocopa.

And although this match is going to be very balanced, (correct me if I'm wrong) Wales may have a slight advantage in the bigger picture, because they have one less game in the group. So although both teams have 7 points, Wales will have an extra chance to play yet.

[poldanmig]

Although some of their key players Sterling and Rashford did not perform.

I don't know why the coach still doesn't always put the best starting players.
It's good that he bets on the young players, but he also has to use the best players, even if he has to get them from the replacement bank. He has been doing this since Euro 2020. This ends up creating this suppressed results.

I think the coach is still experimenting with this team. England coach Gareth Southgate. He took over as England coach in 2016. So far he should have had a good idea about this team. You need to change the coach's strategy for better performance. The team has lots of experienced and talented players. However, the England team is not performing as well as expected.

So far in my opinion Southgate's work in the England national team has been quite good compared to their previous coach, the proof is that Southgate was able to bring the England national team to the finals and although in the end they lost because they were unlucky on penalties kick.
I think with 14 months remaining on the contract, of course, Southgate will most likely prioritize the composition of players who played in the last euros and it's clear that the mix of senior and young England players during the last euros was very consistent, so I think it's better for Southgate to maximize the game now This is rather than having to experiment with new strategies that won't necessarily be better in the future.

[LittleBitFunny]

The match between the Czech Republic and Wales seems to be the most competitive match today. The two teams are equally strong. This match is very important for both teams. The Wales team is stable, they play very defensively. Wales has 7 points from 4 matches and the Czech Republic has 7 points from 5 matches. Wales will be happy to share the points of today's match.

The game will happen next month, 10/08, right? This match will be an opportunity for Czech Republic to show a better performance than that one they had when the team lost against Wales in the round 3 of qualifiers by 1-0 in march. Judging only by that game I would say Wales is the favorite one, but since then Czech Republic has also showed some nice results, especially against Netherlands (2-0) and Scotland (2-0), both in Eurocopa.

And although this match is going to be very balanced, (correct me if I'm wrong) Wales may have a slight advantage in the bigger picture, because they have one less game in the group. So although both teams have 7 points, Wales will have an extra chance to play yet.

You are right. The performance of the Czech Republic in the Euro Cup is very commendable. They surprised everyone with their extraordinary performance. But Wales didn't have a problem winning this match. They will play mainly with the aim to draw this match and share points. And so I have doubts about how well the Czech Republic can perform in this match.

[RapTarX]

You are right. The performance of the Czech Republic in the Euro Cup is very commendable. They surprised everyone with their extraordinary performance.

I can't remember which world cup Qualifier was it (probably 2014), Czech ranked #2 in the world cup Qualifier match, they performed very well but they got out of the tournament at the group stage. I don’t think they are going to defeat Wales. Wales will dominate the match; at least a tidy match & probably a narrow win.

[3meek]

I don't follow South American football, but I know it is often unpredictable! I think the most interesting match will be Colombia vs Chile... Bookmakers should not underestimate the chances of a win for the visitors... In my opinion, these teams have the same level of play... By the way, the statistics of personal meetings in favour of Chile! The odds on their win are 4.0!)
But I think it will be a draw!

[coinlocket$]

I was completely disappointed to see the performances of Switzerland and Sweden. Northern Ireland is a weak team. It was not expected that Switzerland would draw with them. The performance of Switzerland's past fields was very commendable. Sweden, on the other hand, lost to the Greeks. Which was completely unexpected. In the previous match, they also defeated Spain 2-1.

Even turkey didn't exactly cut a good figure by losing 6-0 to the Netherlands.
Turkey had very good hopes for Euro 2020 and now they seem to have entered a crisis that is perhaps only mental.

[ILuckyGuyI]

World Cup Qualifiers is still going on. Argentina and Brazil each are going to play one more game tomorrow before taking a long break. Brazil are going to play a home game against Peru. Brazil won all of their seven group games so far. And I expect them to win this also easily. Argentina also are going to play a home game against Bolivia. It is also an easy game for Argentina and they would win it with a nice result. And I wonder when Brazil - Argentina will be played as it has been postponed.