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Re: Friendlies
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 21:45
by Lorric
Firnen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 21:16
Michael S Collins wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 21:02
Lorric wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 18:26
They also got beat 3-0 by Croatia U23 on Tuesday.
For comparison, when South Africa were being criticised for being weak hosts in 2010 (which turned out accurate), their last bunch of friendlies included them BEATING Denmark.
South Africa 2010 was a much better team than this Qatar.
South Africa had qualified for 2 World Cups before on merit. Qatar hadn't come even close. Yeah I know, they won the Asian Cup, well so did Iraq in 2007. Miraculous runs happen.
Nah. South Africa 2010 couldn't even qualify for the AFCON. Qatar are Asian champions and qualified easily for the next Asian Cup and also got to the semis of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:05
by Firnen
Lorric wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 21:45
Firnen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 21:16
Michael S Collins wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 21:02
For comparison, when South Africa were being criticised for being weak hosts in 2010 (which turned out accurate), their last bunch of friendlies included them BEATING Denmark.
South Africa 2010 was a much better team than this Qatar.
South Africa had qualified for 2 World Cups before on merit. Qatar hadn't come even close. Yeah I know, they won the Asian Cup, well so did Iraq in 2007. Miraculous runs happen.
Nah. South Africa 2010 couldn't even qualify for the AFCON. Qatar are Asian champions and qualified easily for the next Asian Cup and also got to the semis of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Asian Cup was a fluke, the Gold Cup is just weak.
Their entire team plays in the local league, they are simply not good. Same with Saudi Arabia. Neither of them will get a win in the World Cup.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:12
by Lorric
Firnen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:05
Lorric wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 21:45
Firnen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 21:16
South Africa 2010 was a much better team than this Qatar.
South Africa had qualified for 2 World Cups before on merit. Qatar hadn't come even close. Yeah I know, they won the Asian Cup, well so did Iraq in 2007. Miraculous runs happen.
Nah. South Africa 2010 couldn't even qualify for the AFCON. Qatar are Asian champions and qualified easily for the next Asian Cup and also got to the semis of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Asian Cup was a fluke, the Gold Cup is just weak.
Their entire team plays in the local league, they are simply not good. Same with Saudi Arabia. Neither of them will get a win in the World Cup.
Wasn't a fluke. I watched. They were the best team there. They won every game by being the better team.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:13
by Firnen
Lorric wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:12
Firnen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:05
Lorric wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 21:45
Nah. South Africa 2010 couldn't even qualify for the AFCON. Qatar are Asian champions and qualified easily for the next Asian Cup and also got to the semis of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Asian Cup was a fluke, the Gold Cup is just weak.
Their entire team plays in the local league, they are simply not good. Same with Saudi Arabia. Neither of them will get a win in the World Cup.
Wasn't a fluke. I watched. They were the best team there. They won every game by being the better team.
Then perhaps doping. Or a rare form for the tournament.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:22
by Lorric
Firnen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:13
Lorric wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:12
Firnen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 22:05
Asian Cup was a fluke, the Gold Cup is just weak.
Their entire team plays in the local league, they are simply not good. Same with Saudi Arabia. Neither of them will get a win in the World Cup.
Wasn't a fluke. I watched. They were the best team there. They won every game by being the better team.
Then perhaps doping. Or a rare form for the tournament.
They do well when it's a competitive fixture. Maybe they'll get demolished at the World Cup, but they've done far better in competitive matches than friendlies.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 00:52
by Lorric
Iran beat Uruguay 1-0. An unwelcome result, but hopefully one which will help England take them seriously.
On the other hand, Japan beat the US 2-0.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 21:54
by Lorric
Iran drew 1-1 with Senegal. They've had a good window, we need to be ready for them.
USA not so good. 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 14:06
by Lorric
Qatar managed to get a decent result before the World Cup in a 2-2 draw with Chile. But UAE, the Asian playoff team, lost 0-4 to Venezuela. Teams worse than UAE from Asia will be in the 2026 World Cup while Venezuela probably won't be.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 15:17
by Michael S Collins
Lorric wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 14:06
Qatar managed to get a decent result before the World Cup in a 2-2 draw with Chile. But UAE, the Asian playoff team, lost 0-4 to Venezuela. Teams worse than UAE from Asia will be in the 2026 World Cup while Venezuela probably won't be.
A decent result, or a sign of the Chilean decline?
Peru got KO'd by a weak Australian side, the CONEMBOL 10 might be a bit top heavy in quality at this present time.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 17:52
by Lorric
Michael S Collins wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 15:17
Lorric wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 14:06
Qatar managed to get a decent result before the World Cup in a 2-2 draw with Chile. But UAE, the Asian playoff team, lost 0-4 to Venezuela. Teams worse than UAE from Asia will be in the 2026 World Cup while Venezuela probably won't be.
A decent result, or a sign of the Chilean decline?
Peru got KO'd by a weak Australian side, the CONEMBOL 10 might be a bit top heavy in quality at this present time.
Well the top heavy part is the top 2. 32 matches between them against the rest and 0 losses. We'll find out more at the World Cup if the other two that qualified have got weak or Brazil and Argentina have got strong.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 19:41
by Meister Ether
With the 2024 Euro qualifiers groups and schedules known, let's look at possible opponents for the German NT.
I'd like to see only 4- 6 European opponents - leaving room to visit other continents and/or inviting teams from around the world for the remainig 2-3 windows.
@Korgutt Thanks for the overview, I just condensed it a bit.
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# A B C D E F G
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1-Mar GEO ROI UKR LAT ALB EST HUN
2-Mar CYP GRE NMD ARM FAR BEL LIT
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3-Jun - - - - POL SWE SRB
4-Jun - - - - CZE AZE MON
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5-Sep NOR GIB MLT WAL MDA AUT BUL
6-Sep SCO FRA ENG TRK CZE AZE HUN
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7-Oct GEO GIB ENG WAL MDA SWE MON
8-Oct SCO FRA NMD ARM ALB EST BUL
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9-Nov NOR GRE UKR TRK FAR BEL SRB
10-Nov CYP ROI MLT LAT POL AUT LIT
Timeline by most recent match against each possible team:
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team year comp result location
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MDA 1999 Euro-Q 6-1 Leverkusen
ALB 2001 WC-Q 0-2 Tirana
BUL 2002 -/- 2-2 Sofia
MON* 2003 -/- 1-0 Bremen *as Serbia and Montenegro
CYP 2007 Euro-Q 4-0 Hanover
WAL 2009 WC-Q 0-2 Cardiff
MLT 2010 -/- 3-0 Aachen
BEL 2011 Euro-Q 3-1 Düsseldorf
GRE 2012 Euro-QF 4-2 Gdańsk
FAR 2013 WC-Q 0-3 Tórshavn
GIB 2015 Euro-Q 0-7 São João da Venda
SCO 2015 Euro-Q 2-3 Glasgow
ROI 2015 Euro-Q 1-0 Dublin
GEO 2015 Euro-Q 2-1 Leipzig
POL 2016 Euro-GS 0-0 Sain-Denis
NOR 2017 WC-Q 6-0 Stuttgart
AZE 2017 WC-Q 5-1 Kaiserslautern
AUT 2018 -/- 2-1 Klagenfurt
SWE 2018 WC-GS 2-1 Sochi
EST 2019 Euro-Q 0-3 Tallinn
SRB 2019 -/- 1-1 Wolfsburg
TRK 2020 -/- 3-3 Cologne
CZE 2020 -/- 1-0 Leipzig
UKR 2020 NL-GS 3-1 Leipzig
FRA 2021 Euro-SF 0-1 Munich
NMD 2021 WC-Q 0-4 Skopje
ARM 2021 WC-Q 1-4 Yerevan
HUN 2022 NL-GS 0-1 Leipzig
ENG 2022 NL-GS 3-3 London
Considering the dates, I'd like to see these matches:
- June: hosting Poland (most time passed) + going to Montenegro (cause there hasn't been a match yet technically)
- November: going to Belgium (quality name long overdue) + hosting Austria (a derby one can't refuse)
For the other windows, DFB should use the opportunity to get good opponents from other confederations. I'd give priority to CONCACAF (esp. WC hosts) and CAF/AFC - New Zealand would also be rather new as the only match was at 1999 Confed Cup in Mexico (2-0 for Germany).
If there were only European opponents:
- March: Albania + Belgium (and Turkey instead in November to spice it up for fans)
- September: Norway + Scotland (both not too recently)
- October: Wales + Bulgaria (last matches over a decade ago)
Looking further, the March 2024 window could be used to test against teams then qualified - also preferably some ones faced not too recently.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 20:17
by Korgutt
You are welcome @Meister Ether .
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2022 16:14
by AnelZ
The match between Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, planned for 19.11.2022 in St. Petersburg, won't be played. As of now, from our FA it is said that the match is "postponed".
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2022 15:08
by amenina
Scotland to play England in 150th Anniversary Heritage Match
https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotl ... ?rid=13925
The latest chapter in the oldest rivalry in world football will be written next year, as Scotland take on England in a special 150th Anniversary Heritage Match to mark the first meeting between the two sides in 1872.
Hampden Park will play host to the head-to-head on Tuesday, 12 September (7.45pm kick-off) as part of the year-long calendar of events from the Scottish FA to celebrate the history of the association.
The original contest is recognised by FIFA as football’s first-ever international match, as 4000 supporters packed into the West of Scotland Cricket Club in Glasgow.
Re: Friendlies
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2022 09:25
by Korgutt
Norwegian squad for the matches against Republic of Ireland 17th november and Finland 20th november.
https://twitter.com/nff_landslag/status ... ZbKQ7bhMDg