They would have to beat Switzerland to advance though, something even elite teams have trouble doing.bugylibicska wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 23:02 This Serbia could be a formidable opponent to any team at the WC and Milinkovic- Savic was missing. They have at least 4-5 truly world class players.
UEFA Nations League 2022/23
If none of the League B Group Winners qualify for the Euro, the ties would be Israel-Scotland (YES) and Bosnia-Serbia...which is not allowed by UEFA. What would UEFA do in such a scenario?
Make them play the other two surely? But then, what if they reached the final...
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Heh. I just edited my post to ask the same question. However, the final is less problematic as it's not mandated to be played in a certain country by seeding, only luck of the draw. So they could say before that draw that it's automatically a neutral closed doors venue, whatever they need it to be, before the final.
If they absolutely can't play each other, then I guess either a coin toss would decide it, or they'd give it to the higher seed, Bosnia.
The C playoff path last time was Scotland vs Israel and Norway vs Serbia.
Scotland are lined up against Israel if they miss the Euro and Serbia just dealt with Norway, as they did back then, to put themselves in the guaranteed picture.
Scotland are lined up against Israel if they miss the Euro and Serbia just dealt with Norway, as they did back then, to put themselves in the guaranteed picture.
Bosnia vs Serbia IS allowed by UEFA.
The ties not allowed by UEFA for Euro 2024 are:
Armenia vs Azerbaijan
Belarus vs Ukraine
Gibraltar vs Spain
Kosovo vs Bosnia
Kosovo vs Serbia
https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02 ... 115210.pdf
Some stats looking briefly at the overall table of this competition:
- Sweden is the first nation to have 2 consecutive relegations, now they are in League C. That's the biggest surprise for me of this edition to be honest.
- On the other hand, no nation achieved a consecutive promotion this time around.
- Bosnia H. and Armenia are the yo-yo nations, either promoted or relegated in all 3 editions.
- Out of the 10 relegated nations of the previous edition only Bosnia H., Estonia and Turkey managed to get promoted on this edition.
- Poland and Germany are the only nations on League A to never have faced relegation or qualify for the final 4. Consistency I guess.
- Malta, Andorra, San Marino and Liechtenstein are also quite consistent, but on staying firmly on the League D.
- Latvia will happily leave that group, has they will play outside the League D for the first in the next edition.
- Sweden is the first nation to have 2 consecutive relegations, now they are in League C. That's the biggest surprise for me of this edition to be honest.
- On the other hand, no nation achieved a consecutive promotion this time around.
- Bosnia H. and Armenia are the yo-yo nations, either promoted or relegated in all 3 editions.
- Out of the 10 relegated nations of the previous edition only Bosnia H., Estonia and Turkey managed to get promoted on this edition.
- Poland and Germany are the only nations on League A to never have faced relegation or qualify for the final 4. Consistency I guess.
- Malta, Andorra, San Marino and Liechtenstein are also quite consistent, but on staying firmly on the League D.
- Latvia will happily leave that group, has they will play outside the League D for the first in the next edition.
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Poland shouldn't be in Pot 1, but given that Germany is host for next EURO, Poland takes the Pot 1 spot of Germany. Poland was lucky with the draw in the World Cup play-offs. I wonder if they will avoid again France and England like they avoided Italy and Portugal?
Poland, Finland, Armenia, North Macedonia and Malta are the teams that "won" a Pot because of Germany not competing in the Qualifiers.ultra2013 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 00:17Poland shouldn't be in Pot 1, but given that Germany is host for next EURO, Poland takes the Pot 1 spot of Germany. Poland was lucky with the draw in the World Cup play-offs. I wonder if they will avoid again France and England like they avoided Italy and Portugal?
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Draw might suffice, but agree Serbia are in a tough group with Brazil, Switzerland and Cameroon.Firnen wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 23:11They would have to beat Switzerland to advance though, something even elite teams have trouble doing.bugylibicska wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 23:02 This Serbia could be a formidable opponent to any team at the WC and Milinkovic- Savic was missing. They have at least 4-5 truly world class players.
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We've always had them. What we lacked is world class player, one of the best Balkan has ever produced, great person, authority, as the National coach, which we finally got in one and only Dragan Stojković Piksi!bugylibicska wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 23:02 This Serbia could be a formidable opponent to any team at the WC and Milinkovic- Savic was missing. They have at least 4-5 truly world class players.
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So, who would I like for England in the next Nations League? I think we have to go to the three team group first. It's not just that no Russia probably elevated these teams, but England dealt with both in recent times, two wins over Albania in WCQ and two wins over Iceland in the previous Nations League. Finally, Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan normally don't do anything, this is the first time they did something. And since Slovakia just crumbled and Belarus got crippled their main competition was Azerbaijan, so they might not even have raised their level at all to have achieved this.
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One thing I should not forget to highlight is Mitrović's 50th goal for the National team...in 76 games...
Messi needed 107, Ronaldo 114.
Messi needed 107, Ronaldo 114.
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