2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

[Sirait]

another coach, however, wants to continue and that is Roberto Mancini
with the support of association boss Gabriele Gravina, Mancini wants to restructure and, above all, make the Azzurri's squad younger

I think Italia's problem was not so much the coach, but the whole team: players, technical team, and administration. It was overconfidence that led to this setback in Italy.

They until about a year ago, have been doing a good job. So maybe they want to go ahead and risk it again.

Mancini has omitted nine names from the squad called up against North Macedonia, namely Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Jorginho, Marco Verratti, Domenico Berardi, Gianluca Mancini, Luiz Felipe, Alessandro Florenzi and Matteo Politano.

I don't really follow in-depth about what happened in the Italian team but Mancini seems to have made the nine names he crossed out as the cause of Italy's defeat against Macedonia. A major overhaul must occur in the Italian team, if they want to win the world cup again.

[snipie]

to the whole surprising elimination of the italians there is again a very funny cartoon, which shows the italian boot since the win of the world cup in 2006 ... this has completely disappeared from the world map since 2018...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO82v2HWQAYRMWZ?format=jpg&name=small

Funny picture, no doubt!

But only referring to the world cups, because they won Euro2020 (2021). They played excellent games, and perhaps their only less successful game was the final against England, despite winning.

At the opposite, I find this picture quite sad. Imagine your neighbours, your rivals, all people around the globe watching their countries or the teams they love playing there while Italians are pissed that their nation won't be represented there which isn't usual and for the second time in a row...

[emrecemsan]

Poland - Sweden matchup can be a really tricky one to me. Because it is too hard to predict which team could come out as winner of this matchup. It is really great to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic being back to his national team first of all. Because he retired first but it was a great comeback when his team needed him the most. Sweden are stronger at scoring now. However, there is going to be a Lewandowski threat for them as well. It would be great to see these two great striker facing each other. Poland are favoured but I'm thinking of giving a chance to Sweden in this.

[redsun114]

to the whole surprising elimination of the italians there is again a very funny cartoon, which shows the italian boot since the win of the world cup in 2006 ... this has completely disappeared from the world map since 2018...

Funny picture, no doubt!

But only referring to the world cups, because they won Euro2020 (2021). They played excellent games, and perhaps their only less successful game was the final against England, despite winning.

Even it's a very funny but very sad for world's most talented soccer community with millions of coach are available, and they completely fail in their last two attempts which are most ridiculous for them as many already suggesting they need an overhaul in team for better performance hopefully this will happen in quick time even now we have next world cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico with 48 teams are going to participate, and they have very good chance for qualifying, but currently things are not good and acceptable for Italian fans.

Now Mancini need to start from scratch and having his best available players for future, sadly their performance in world cups are not good as they are currently European Champions and having very good performance in this event.

[EdenHazard]

another coach, however, wants to continue and that is Roberto Mancini
with the support of association boss Gabriele Gravina, Mancini wants to restructure and, above all, make the Azzurri's squad younger

I think Italia's problem was not so much the coach, but the whole team: players, technical team, and administration. It was overconfidence that led to this setback in Italy.

They until about a year ago, have been doing a good job. So maybe they want to go ahead and risk it again.

Nope, simply it's due the strong curse suggestion that every media around the world spoke about, a EURO champions curse struggle to win the world cup. i believe italy players read that kind news and become paranoid and or feeling a pressure to prove everyone wrong but things get wild and make them not even qualified.

tragic, there is a lot of tragic events thesedays , after the covid ... the war ... what could possibly worse?

[Ratash]

Poland - Sweden matchup can be a really tricky one to me. Because it is too hard to predict which team could come out as winner of this matchup. It is really great to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic being back to his national team first of all. Because he retired first but it was a great comeback when his team needed him the most. Sweden are stronger at scoring now. However, there is going to be a Lewandowski threat for them as well. It would be great to see these two great striker facing each other. Poland are favoured but I'm thinking of giving a chance to Sweden in this.

Yes indeed the game is tricky but seeing the recent performance from both teams i think poland team seem in better shape especially physicaly since sweden team played a game with extra time in the last round and they have more motivation since poland team didn't beaten sweden team since 1974.

[Rabi3]

another coach, however, wants to continue and that is Roberto Mancini
with the support of association boss Gabriele Gravina, Mancini wants to restructure and, above all, make the Azzurri's squad younger

I think Italia's problem was not so much the coach, but the whole team: players, technical team, and administration. It was overconfidence that led to this setback in Italy.

They until about a year ago, have been doing a good job. So maybe they want to go ahead and risk it again.

Mancini has omitted nine names from the squad called up against North Macedonia, namely Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Jorginho, Marco Verratti, Domenico Berardi, Gianluca Mancini, Luiz Felipe, Alessandro Florenzi and Matteo Politano.

I don't really follow in-depth about what happened in the Italian team but Mancini seems to have made the nine names he crossed out as the cause of Italy's defeat against Macedonia. A major overhaul must occur in the Italian team, if they want to win the world cup again.

don't forget that they recently won Euro in England, so have to give them credit for that, winning the world cup is a dream for them  and it is hard to achieve, their loss against Macedonia was unlucky, they dominated the whole match but somehow couldn't score, this happens in football no matter how good a team is, but that match happened to be a decisive one, they were unlucky but they still have a great team in my opinion.

[Sithara007]

OK.. guys.. so today is the big day. The final round of qualification slots from Europe will be decided and we'll get to know whether Ronaldo will get a chance to appear in World Cup for his farewell tournament. Path A has been postponed (Wales vs Scotland or Ukraine). In Path B, Poland will be taking on Sweden and my prediction is that Sweden will proceed to the world cup. In Path C we have the most important match between Portugal and North Macedonia. My prediction is for Portugal, but can't underestimate North Macedonia.

[bering]

Poland has a bit of advantage playing at home but their records while against Sweden was very bad because Poland never win from 5 latest match against Sweden but they hoping Lewandowski will scoring goals because he recent performance in Bayer was very impressive but Sweden in the good shape after Ibrahimovic confirmed will play and in my view both of teams will playing attacking especially Poland that they have good motivation to win the match and went to world cup

[MK-74]

There are two big games tonight.
All the teams want to go to the World Cup.

The Poland-Sweden match will be tonight's tough one.

Portugal is the favorite of the Portugal-Macedonia. But it is necessary to pay attention to Macedonia.

[cryptofrka]

I think Poland is a clearer favorite than the bookies show. They have more depth in their team and are also playing at home - the only advantage I can give to Sweden is that they played a competitive game recently (a qualifier against Czech Republic) while the Poles did not. It might take them a bit more to get into the flow of the game.

I will take the ~2.70 odds I can get on Poland - they have Lewa in top form after all.

[CryptocurencyKing]

OK.. guys.. so today is the big day. The final round of qualification slots from Europe will be decided and we'll get to know whether Ronaldo will get a chance to appear in World Cup for his farewell tournament. Path A has been postponed (Wales vs Scotland or Ukraine). In Path B, Poland will be taking on Sweden and my prediction is that Sweden will proceed to the world cup. In Path C we have the most important match between Portugal and North Macedonia. My prediction is for Portugal, but can't underestimate North Macedonia.

I am very much concerned about this Portugal vs North Macedonia game. Portugal playing at home will fancy their chances. However, they will have to be wary of a well-drilled North Macedonia side who defended well and put up a win against Italy. They have caused one of the biggest upsets in recent international football history by beating European Championship winners Italy and ensuring they did not play in the upcoming World Cup. If Portugal can breach North Macedonia’s goal early in the game, they could be in for a more comfortable night. But the longer it goes goalless, the North Macedonia will fancy their chances like they did against Italy.

[dwminer1]

Poland - Sweden
It seems that both Robert Lewandowski and Kamil Glik, who have recently had health problems and trained individually, will play today from the first minute. This is great news for the Polish national team, because without these two it would be difficult for them to fight the Swedes. In my opinion, however, the guests are still the minimal favorite before today's game. However, the matter of promotion is open. I bet both teams will score.

[indah rezqi]

~snip
Portugal is the favorite of the Portugal-Macedonia. But it is necessary to pay attention to Macedonia.

Great chance Portugal can overcome Macedonia tonight. But Macedonia is a great team that can make it difficult for other teams to face them. Victory over Italy boosted Macedonia's enthusiasm to qualify for the World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo will also use the match against Macedonia as a means of proving that he is able to pass Portugal so that he will also get a new record.

[tyz]

~snip
Portugal is the favorite of the Portugal-Macedonia. But it is necessary to pay attention to Macedonia.

Great chance Portugal can overcome Macedonia tonight. But Macedonia is a great team that can make it difficult for other teams to face them. Victory over Italy boosted Macedonia's enthusiasm to qualify for the World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo will also use the match against Macedonia as a means of proving that he is able to pass Portugal so that he will also get a new record.

Northern Macedonia will have a much tougher time against Portugal. The Portuguese are forewarned after the Italy game. Italy was too arrogant for long stretches of the game because they didn't take their opponent seriously. North Macedonia had only one shot on goal before extra time, while Italy had almost a dozen good chances. I think Portugal analyzed the Italy game well and knows how to play the North Macedonians to win.

[dwminer1]

I think Poland is a clearer favorite than the bookies show. They have more depth in their team and are also playing at home - the only advantage I can give to Sweden is that they played a competitive game recently (a qualifier against Czech Republic) while the Poles did not. It might take them a bit more to get into the flow of the game.

I will take the ~2.70 odds I can get on Poland - they have Lewa in top form after all.

At that time, the Poles played a friendly match with Scotland, in which three players were injured: Salamon, Milik and Piątek. Only Piątek has a chance to play today, but the chances are slim, he has 6 fresh sutures in the Achilles tendon area. Robert Lewandowski did not play because he has problems with his knee, he trained individually, but he is supposed to play today. However, it is not known exactly how this injury will translate into his disposition.

[leea-1334]

I think Poland is a clearer favorite than the bookies show. They have more depth in their team and are also playing at home - the only advantage I can give to Sweden is that they played a competitive game recently (a qualifier against Czech Republic) while the Poles did not. It might take them a bit more to get into the flow of the game.

I will take the ~2.70 odds I can get on Poland - they have Lewa in top form after all.

I guess it is just about the form of both sides and the lineup they are putting out,,, but I agree I would rate Poland much higher than what bookies are saying, so good value with Europe's top scorer there.

I will take this pick today actually,,, what do you think of South Korea? I always back my man Son to score but they actually do not need to win this game so they might not even play with full effort but I think also they want to guarantee top spot for pride and momentum. Over 2x odds for them seems like good value against UAE who has very bad record.

[cryptofrka]

At that time, the Poles played a friendly match with Scotland, in which three players were injured: Salamon, Milik and Piątek. Only Piątek has a chance to play today, but the chances are slim, he has 6 fresh sutures in the Achilles tendon area. Robert Lewandowski did not play because he has problems with his knee, he trained individually, but he is supposed to play today. However, it is not known exactly how this injury will translate into his disposition.

Yeah, I watched a recap of that game. I don't rate Milik highly anyway
Salamon is a rotation player and Piatek will be in contention - but will be benched for Lewandovski.

Maybe you are right - it will be an even game. But I simply can't ignore such odds when a better team is playing at home in such an important game. I'll still bet on Poland - maybe I'll just reduce my bet size a bit.

I guess it is just about the form of both sides and the lineup they are putting out,,, but I agree I would rate Poland much higher than what bookies are saying, so good value with Europe's top scorer there.

I will take this pick today actually,,, what do you think of South Korea? I always back my man Son to score but they actually do not need to win this game so they might not even play with full effort but I think also they want to guarantee top spot for pride and momentum. Over 2x odds for them seems like good value against UAE who has very bad record.

I don't usually watch them play so I avoid betting on such games. UAE is playing for qualifications, could be a tricky game. Although - the bet has value on paper - Korea should be a much stronger team. Will Son even play?

[Bobrox]

Northern Macedonia will have a much tougher time against Portugal. The Portuguese are forewarned after the Italy game. Italy was too arrogant for long stretches of the game because they didn't take their opponent seriously. North Macedonia had only one shot on goal before extra time, while Italy had almost a dozen good chances. I think Portugal analyzed the Italy game well and knows how to play the North Macedonians to win.

One step closer for North Macedonia to make new history of his participant on FIFA World Cup in Qatar because life and die match against with Portugal will give one spot to North Macedonia will play on world cup. I think North Macedonia keep playing with defensive style like showed when defeating Italy, but I think Portugal have many potential player could created attempt to make goal out penalty kick from Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, Bruno Fernandez until Bernando Silva. Looks hard when get defensive game play with against team have specialist with scoring goal out penalty kick area.

[LTU_btc]

After eliminating Italy, now North Macedonia have chance to reach World Cup. Italy is stronger team than Portugal IMO, but I don't believe in North Macedonia chances to make another big upset.
Poland - Sweden should be very interesting game, though probably not that eye-catching and without many goals. I see Poland as favorites a bit and there is good value betting for their win. I think big factor is that Poland is playing at home.