The only one missing is Bulgaria. Romania still have one more chance. Jamaica's turn may be later today. Edit: I mentioned Hungary, but last time they went was 1986
No drama: Belgium, Switzerland, Spain. Drama: Austria, Scotland. CONCACAF up next. Take us to 42. 1. United States 2. Mexico 3. Canada 4. Japan 5. New Zealand 6. Iran 7. Argentina 8. Uzebekistan 9. South Korea 10. Jordan 11. Australia 12. Brazil 13. Ecuador 14. Uruguay 15. Colombia 16. Paraguay 17. Morocco 18. Tunisia 19. Egypt 20. Algeria 21. Ghana 22. Cape Verde 23. South Africa 24. Qatar 25. England 26. Saudi Arabia 27. Cote d'Ivoire 28. Senegal 29. France 30. Croatia 31. Portugal 32. Norway 33. Germany 34. Netherlands 35. Belgium 36. Austria 37. Switzerland 38. Spain 39. Scotland
Thank you Scotland for restoring my faith… THIS IS FOOTBALL! and the fairytale ending included Enjoy mates ENJOY! Cheers!
Their fans are going to bring it too. They may lose every match they play in but their atmosphere is going to be electric in each stadium. They have waited way too long to return to this stage.
The pots for the UEFA playoffs draw will be: Pot 1: Italy Denmark Turkiye Ukraine Pot 2: Poland Wales Czechia Slovakia Pot 3: Ireland Albania Bosnia Kosovo Pot 4: Romania Sweden North Macedonia Northern Ireland
Updated UEFA PO stuff with projected Nov rankings, though they may not be updated yet. DR Congo + Panama seem like the IC PO seeds/placeholders atm. And for UEFA: Pot 1/Placeholders/Seeds: Italy, Denmark, Turkey, & Ukraine. Pot 2: Poland, Wales, Czech Republic, Slovakia. Pot 3: Ireland, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo. Pot 4 (Nations League): Sweden, Romania, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland. The rankings may move some with today's results. I. Intercontinental PO's: Clinched (4) Playoff updates (Ranks) 1. OFC (1): New Caledonia (148) 2. CONMEBOL (1): Bolivia (76) 3. CAF: DR Congo (58) 4. AFC: Iraq (60) II. Intercontinental PO's: Undecided (2) 5. CONCACAF: atm Panama (31) 6. CONCACAF: atm Jamaica (68) ---------- CONCACAF is murkier, with 7 teams alive for 5 spots (3 direct, 2 PO). Suriname, Curacao, and Honduras lead the groups, but all are on the road for the final game: at Guatemala, Jamaica, and Costa Rica, respectively. III. UEFA POs (16) A. Group 2nds (12) 1. Clinched UEFA POs as 2nd (12) 1. Czech Republic (Group L), 43rd 2. Albania (Group K), 63rd 3. Republic of Ireland (Group F), 58th 4. Ukraine (Group D), 27th 5. Italy (Group I), 12th 6. Slovakia (Group A), 46th 7. Poland (Group G), 31st 8. Wales (Group J), 33rd 9. Bosnia Herzegovina (Group H), 72nd 10. Kosovo (Group B), 81st 11. Turkey (Group E), 26th 12. Denmark (Group C), 20th II. Nation's League Places/Non Top 2 (4) A. Clinched (4) 1. Romania (Group H 3rd), 50th 2. Sweden (Group B 4th), 42nd 3. Northern Ireland (Group A 3rd), 69th 4. North Macedonia (Group J 3rd), 64th
Sweden look abysmal.....firing their previous coach and hiring Graham Potter doesn't seem to have made much of a difference. Given that they have to of the most expensive strikers in the EPL, it's shocking how much trouble they are having scoring goals.
Haiti goes up 2-0 right before halftime. If they get to 3-0, that will help in tiebreakers. Panama up 2-0 before the half as well. If halftime scores hold: Qualifiers: Panama, Curaçao, Haiti Playoff: Suriname, Jamaica
Guatemala score early in second half, 1-0 over Suriname. Suriname barely holding onto the playoff slot by goal difference over Honduras.
Now 2-0 to Guatemala. Suriname now have the playoff slot only by goals scored over Honduras. Panama looking very safe to qualify tonight.
The order in which the second half started (to help see who will qualify first) was: Guatemala-Suriname Costa Rica-Honduras Jamaica-Curaçao Panama-El salvador Haiti-Nicaragua