Euro 2000 was SEVEN years ago! We've moved on since then! Your conflicting views on the Dutch NT represent public opinion unfortunately. You don't think much of us yet simultaneously label us chokers when we don't reach the final.
If the teams with the best coefficient qualify from each group, this how the pots will look like: Pot 1: Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Germany Pot 2: Netherlands, Sweden, Croatia, Portugal Pot 3: Italy, England, Poland, France Pot 4: Romania, Czechia, Spain, Turkey Group A: Switzerland, Netherlands, France, Czechia Group B: Austria, Croatia, Poland, Spain Group C: Germany, Sweden, Italy, Romania Group D: Greece, Portugal, England, Turkey
Does Greece receive a seed???? Funny btw, the link has Romania and Bulgaria qualifying instead of us, you fixed it.
Yes, as EURO 2004 winner. That post is based on the current EURO 2008 standings. In group G, Romania and Bulgaria are above you -> uefa.com I also have Norway and Israel qualifying instead of Turkey and England. Against, based on the current standings.
No I normally think holland are very good and up there with the best teams, however they are not a part of the "elite" group of germany, france and italy who you sort of have the feeling that they won't screw it up and will go all the way to the final or win it. France only recently by the way. They had it until 1998.
Right now Germany has the highest point/game (2.71) over the last two qualifying campings (19 in 7 game this time and 0 in 0 for 2006 WCQ). Netherlands (2.56), Sweden (2.47), Croatia (2.41) and Portugal (2.32) are following them.
yes but when it comes to handing out the four seeds for the tournament, doesn't the performances in the last two euros matter?
Given this, if Greece qualifies then Austria, Switzerland and Greece are three of the four top seeds. In this case, being in pot 2 (best 2-5 teams) might be better than being the team with the best points/game and end up in pot 1.
AFAIK, all 4 pots are decided by straight points/game calculation using the qualifying games for the Euro and the last WC.
hmmm...and then the groups are decided as on that website? ie. a pot 2 team cannot be drawn against another pot 2 team? so we know which teams we will avoid already then
Wait, so how will the group stage get drawn exactly? I thought all the qualifieing teams (minus austria+swit) were gonna be drawn randomly into groups.
So the sexiest teams will be in the first pot. Do we have an idea yet of which teams will be in pot 1? Holland was undefeted in WK06 Qualifieing wern't we? And we are so far in EK08 so we should be in POt one. THis is good news. Group A would be ideal.. we get a free win against austria and I don't have to fly to bloody switzerland
so hang on, how you did in the actual tournaments in 04 and 00 doesn't matter??? ie. uefa have a different system from fifa when it comes to determining the seeds?
It doesn't. UEFA's seeding system is based on the performance in the last two qualifying competitions. For EURO 2008: the WCQ 2006 and ECQ 2008.
Quitte strange, it's better to be seeded in the second pot then the first. The topseed will probably be in the group of death.
hmm... i can usually understand the qualifying concept for the EURO's without too much trouble but 2008 has me stumped. a lot of people keep mentioning france and italy but considering we(SCOTLAND) are going to take either first or second in the group then i can't quite figure out how both france and italy can make it as well....