FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They get a million quid on internationals?

TBF I don't have a problem with them complaining about this but it's not going to change, what do they want, Bolivia to change the country they're from?

I watched some loons run up and down a mountain in China on a Sky Programme and they talked about just how difficult it is; still got on with it though.

Also, Argentina are on the verge of not automatically qualifying. They have Ecuador which is a dead rubber for them; again it is at altitude though.

The team that finishes 5th will play New Zealand in the play-offs. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Argentina have only won 6 out of 17 games and scored just 16 goals.

That’s pretty embarrassing considering their attacking options.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Messi has never played the same for Argentina as he does for Barcelona

There isn’t the same creativity in Argentine midfield, Pastore and Di María are wingers

And most of their central midfielders are holding players (Banega etc)

They have won only one game in CONMEBOL qualifying this year. Though if they do miss out they will be pissed off at Bolivia for fielding an ineligible player in their match against Peru. Despite winning 2-0 in La Paz, the game was awarded to Peru 3-0.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

A lot of the South American sides are struggling for form. Both Chile and Colombia have dropped a lot of points, it’s only really Brazil that have shown any consistency and that’s why they are way out in front and were the first team to qualify for the World Cup.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

It'd pretty ironic if the one summer that Alexis gets a break will be the summer after he's just left us.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://e0.365dm.com/17/10/16-9/20/skysports-merses-merson-england-squad-russia-2018-world-cup_4121231.jpg?20171006143931

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/15205/11069434/paul-merson-picks-his-23-man-england-squad-for-2018-world-cup

Big Andy?! :haha:

Lump it up to the Big Man (not that one); it always works so well. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Jack?

He hasn't played 90 competitive minutes for half a decade. Is there nobody better in the whole kingdom than a guy trying to rescue his career from injury?

And Sterling :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fellaini is injured.

Mourinho. :rose:

[Niall_Quinn]

Fellaini is injured.

Mourinho. :rose:

He still has Lukaku, so there's no need to revert to football just yet.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sweden 8-0 Luxembourg. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

I'd 8 to be those poor bastards when they fly home and disembark to the vicious howls of all the fans who have swamped the airport.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bulgaria: Iliev, Popov, Zanev, Bodurov, Slavchev, Kostadinov, Nedelev, Delev, Manolev, Bozhikov, Galabinov.

France: Lloris, Varane, Umtiti, Tolisso, Griezmann, Mbappe, Kante, Matuidi, Digne, Sidibe, Lacazette.

Poor old Bif.

I doubt Griezmann is at left back though I guess with Deschamps you can never be too sure.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Nigeria have qualified for the World Cup after a 1-0 win over Zambia.

Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi scored the winning goal.

They’re the first African team to book their place at Russia 2018.



Iwobi :bow:

link to goal > https://twitter.com/DesTaquito1/status/916718324293173248

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Switzerland 2-0 Hungary, Frei with the second, Xhaka with the first. :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ryan Babel playing for The Netherlands tonight. :blink:


Christ, I knew they aren't as good as they once were but I didn't realise they were that desperate.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ryan Babel playing for The Netherlands tonight. :blink:


Christ, I knew they aren't as good as they once were but I didn't realise they were that desperate.

Sneaky bid?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kante is injured.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lloris. :haha:

Clown.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mbappe. :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Deschamps trying to better Southgate when it comes to producing boring football. :sleep:

At least Southgate has an excuse that England are shit .... there's no excuse for Deschamps considering the riches he has at his disposal.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Lacazette hauled off for Payet.

Pretty poor game from him tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacazette off, MotM IMO.

Payet on for him.

Also, it was probably happening anyway but Belarus 1-1 Netherlands means they will definitely not be qualifying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belarus 1-2 Netherlands, Old Man Robben pelanty.

I think they're still knackered and would need to beat Sweden 7-0 in the final round of games. :haha:

Mbappe hauled off, he was a bit shit. Bif on. :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Bif on for Mbappe.

Show him how it's done Giroud!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belarus 1-3 Netherlands, Depay and FT.

7-0 win needed against Sweden then.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bulgaria 0-1 France, FT.

Assured of the play-off at least.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland wouldn't make the play-offs as it stands. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lithuania: Setkus, Andriuskevicius, Girdvainis, Zulpa, Linas Klimavicius, Borovskij, Slivka, Verbickas, Novikovas, Sernas, Cernych.
Subs: Zubas, Freidgeimas, Kijanskas, Mikuckis, Silenas, Vaitkunas, Matulevicius, Chvedukas, Papsys, Spalvis, Valskis, Cerniauskas.

England: Butland, Keane, Stones, Maguire, Trippier, Winks, Henderson, Cresswell, Alli, Kane, Rashford.
Subs: Pickford, Forster, Smalling, Walker, Cahill, Dier, Livermore, Defoe, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sturridge, Sterling, Lingard.

Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

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Ox dropped. :lol:

15 minutes in to this, still 0-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keane avoids the target somehow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to England. Dele Alli booted up in the air, can't see how that is an offence.

Verbickas should've been rewarded.

Lithuania 0-1 England, Kane. Lucky shit, in off the post.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Super penalty apparently. :sarcy:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rashford injured. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slovenia 0-1 Scotland, Griffiths.

And as Pat Nevin says:


All the Scotland players are talking to each other. That is great to see as that is a sign of a great team.

They are telling each other to keep their shape, calm down and keep doing what they are doing to hold onto this lead.

Scotland World Cup Winners. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slovenia 2-1 Scotland. :lol:

Bezjak with both goals.

Slovakia 3-0 Malta so they would be second as it stands.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fletcher just dropped the Ashes! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slovenia 2-2 Scotland, Snodgrass!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nearly an OG for Slovenia. :haha:

All set up for heartbreak for Scotland, they need another goal.

[GP]

Slovenia 2-1 Scotland. :lol:

Bezjak with both goals.

Slovakia 3-0 Malta so they would be second as it stands.

Bezjak Horseman :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slovenia 2-2 Scotland, FT!

Scotland are out. Sign of a great team, that.

[Niall_Quinn]

A coy and pathetic piece from Ollie Holt:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4958982/Wall-apathy-greets-England-reaching-World-Cup.html

Let me see now. I wonder why fans don't give a shit any more? Can't be anything to do with the game, or the corporations, or the corrupt authorities, or the fawning and sensationalist so-called journalists. Has to be the fans. What is it with these bloody fans? They were told to sit down, told what they could and couldn't shout, priced out by monster ticket and travel costs so they could watch inferior players speed past them in supercars on the way to country estates, fed the diving and the playacting, sold the fifty quid T-shirt. And STILL they are unappreciative.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The first segment on Sunday Supplement today (of which Oliver Holt was on) was about how journalists are ill-treated.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny is going to the World Cup. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi's hamstring. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Norway 1-0 Northern Ireland, Brunt OG and it was special apparently.

[GP]

Norway 1-0 Northern Ireland, Brunt OG and it was special apparently.

https://streamable.com/6c2fe

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

He's only gone and brunted it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

That is so Brunt.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2017/10/08/loew-arsenals-mustafi-may-be-out-for-a-long-time/

FFS!! Think he's quite good as the middle man in the sweeper role in the back three.

Time for Holding, BFG or Chambers to step up.

[Letters]

What a silly Brunt.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales: Hennessey; Gunter, Chester, Williams, Davies; King, Allen, Ledey; Ramsey, Lawrence; Robson-Kanu.

Republic of Ireland XI: Randolph; Christie, Duffy, Clark, Ward; McClean, Arter, Meyler, Hendrick, Brady; Murphy.

Ramsey suddenly remembers he is a footballer for Wales.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Israel: Harush; Davidzada, Ben Haim, Tibi, Keltjens; Kabha, Cohen, Natkho; Melikson, Hemed, Atar

Spain: Reina; Azpilicueta, Ramos, Nacho, Monreal; Busquets, Illarra; Viera, Pedro, Asensio; Aduriz.

Monreal. :bow:

Not too bad a B team tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Land of my Fathers. :cloud9:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey belted one from 25 yards, tipped over.

[GP]

Land of my Fathers. :cloud9:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzBq0n8dxFQ

[Master Splinter]

Nacho, Monreal



Nacho Monreal :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Ireland :sick:.

MON :sick:.

Come on Wales :scarf:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Johnny Allen. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 0-0 Ireland, HT.

MON is here to bore the shit out of everyone.

Ireland need to win but you wouldn't have known.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzBq0n8dxFQ

:haha:

Never gets old.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 0-1 Ireland, McClean. :doh:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

McLean scores.

Ashley Williams :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Ashley Williams is an absolute moron. Every game this clown makes expensive errors.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Time for Ramsey to step up .

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ashley Williams is an absolute moron. Every game this clown makes expensive errors.

I thought he'd be an alright back-up at one point.

:haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ashley Williams is an absolute moron. Every game this clown makes expensive errors.

*waits for him to have the game of his life when he comes up against us* <_<

[McNamara That Ghost...]

King off, No initial surname on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WTF is that Ramsey?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Lovely stuff ��

Bye bye Taffs!

[Master Splinter]

*waits for him to have the game of his life when he comes up against us* <_<

Jefferson Montero and Neil Fucking Mellor had Games Of Their Lives against us FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Neil Mellor. :haha:

Not too bad on Soccer Special or Soccer Saturday tbf.

[Master Splinter]

I thought he'd be an alright back-up at one point.

:haha:

I'd rather have Chrissy Samba.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia are winning so a draw is no good to Wales as it stands.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey. :doh:

Just put it the box you berk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robson-Kanu hauled off, Vokes on.

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey :doh:.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Wales can only take Ireland out with them now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Where's Henry when you need him?

[Xhaka Can’t]

It's gonna happen.

[Xhaka Can’t]

6 minutes?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Five

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five added minutes.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Could they both be going out?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iceland qualify as group winners. :bow:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Rambo has drawn two yellows

[Xhaka Can’t]

Serbia win the group

[Xhaka Can’t]

Safe to say Wales are now out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

McClean should be off.

Good freekick Wales. :doh:

[Xhaka Can’t]

What an awful free kick!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How isn't that a red for Meyler?

Anyway he is suspended for the first leg.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 0-1 Ireland, FT!

Wales. :rose:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Ireland live another day. But they are shit.

[Master Splinter]

The possibility of MON at the World Cup :sick:.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ireland into the playoffs?

Playoffs?

Not enough to have qualifying stages with teams on -40 goal difference, we have to have playoffs too?

[Marc Overmars]

Wales. :lol:

They’re a bit shit really.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Oh well at least Ramsey won't be knackered for the start of next season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

His brain will.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Australia beat Syria 3 - 2 on aggregate and go ahead to play one of either the USA, Honduras or Panama for the chance to qualify for the WC.

European games tonight will be pretty meh but the South American qualifiers should be pretty lit. :popcorn:

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/0B58/production/_98240920_getimage.png

Argentina at risk of missing out as only the top four qualify automatically (fifth goes to a playoff). :lol::lol:

Colombia would be through already if it wasn't for Ospina's fuck up in their previous game.

[Özim]

Colombia would be through already if it wasn't for Ospina's fuck up in their previous game.

Bottled it when the prize was their and on offer, learnt it from the best.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I want to see Argentina go through as you want to see the best players in the World Cup

However, the reason they are in this position is dreadful form. I don’t see them turning it around just suddenly because it’s on the line. They lost to Ecuador at home and have an awful record in Quito. I think this is honestly going to be a World Cup without Argentina.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Netherlands to beat Sweden 6-0 in glorious failure. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France: Lloris; Sidibe, Varane, Umtiti, Digne; Coman, Tolisso, Matuidi, Lemar; Giroud, Griezmann.

Belarus: Chernik; Matvejchik, Yanushkevich, Politevich, Volodjko; Dragun, Karnitskiy, Korzun; Kovalev, Saroka, Stasevich.

Tape Casette. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal: Patricio; Cedric, Pepe, Fonte, Eliseu; Carvalho, Moutinho, Bernardo, Joao Mario; Andre Silva, Ronaldo.

Swirzerland: Sommer; Lichtsteiner, Schar, Djourou, Rodriguez; Xhaka, Freuler; Shaqiri, Dzemaili, Mehmedi; Seferovic.

The winner goes through automatically.

[GP]

Come on Granit :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Djourou :lol::lol:

I remember him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Netherlands 1-0 Sweden, Robben pelanty.

Just six to go!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djourou is dead, Andre Silva should be off, shocking challenge.

Mango body butter needed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 1-0 Belarus, Griezmann.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save from Sommer to deny Bernardo Silva.

Ronaldo diving.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 2-0 Belarus, GIROUD!!!

Great pub goal by all accounts.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal 1-0 Switzerland, Djourou OG. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Netherlands 2-0 Sweden, Robben.

Five to go!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 2-1 Belarus, Saroka. :popcorn:

[GP]

France 2-0 Belarus, GIROUD!!!

Great pub goal by all accounts.

https://imgtc.com/w/knN9blO

Wasn't bad

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal 2-0 Switzerland, Andre Silva. He shouldn't be on the pitch.

Though Rick Steiner put a knee to his head earlier too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The ref has no interest in booking Andre Silva, despite 3898394 million fouls now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo just dropped the Ashes.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ecuador 1 Argentina 0

Ibarra in the FIRST minute! :haha::haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar is shite. He's surely got to be the most overrated player in football history.

[Niall_Quinn]

Alves has come out of the closet I see.

[Niall_Quinn]

Girly Boys 0-0 Chile

Pretty dull so far. Alexis came closest. The fraud Neymar has been booked, which is his best contribution in the first 45. He really has nothing unless the players around him are sticking it on a plate.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fuckloop Neymar hoists one leg of his shorts, like Alexis, sizes up the FK, like Ronaldo, and passes it directly to the keeper, like Sanogo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bravo gifts the opener to the genderbenders.

Lolipop Lads 1-0 Chile.

Just awful by the keeper.

[Niall_Quinn]

2-0. Long ball, Chile defence asleep, shirtlifters score a second.

Jesus with that one I think.

[Niall_Quinn]

Getting a bit tasty now. The dodgy transgender with the moustache hits the deck holding his face. Ref doesn't buy it. Then Neymar launches a massive dive and rolls every bump out of the pitch. Ref laughs at him. But eventually this shameless cheating will get a result.

[Niall_Quinn]

Was that Neymar :haha:

He's missed from about 6 inches out.

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar down again, holding his face. What a pathetic piece of shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ref can't book anyone now because the fouls are coming in too fast and he'd have to send everyone off.

[Niall_Quinn]

Coutinho is twice the player Neymar is. At least. I'm probably insulting him.

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar :haha:

FK is perfect position. Can't hit the target. 180 mill :haha: Call the police.

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar goes in on goal, 180 mill of talent sizes up the shot, takes it, blasts it wide.

It's just like watching Yaya Sanogo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar receives the ball, flicks it up in the air and over the head of the opponent...

...to another opponent :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Header just over the bar. Should be 2-1. Bad miss really.

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar :haha:

Can't head it either.

Ball comes into the box. He's free. He makes the most awkward lunge and only succeeds in heading it further away from goal.

Truly dreadful.

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar subbed off with 5 mins to go.

Now I know why people pay to watch him. It's hilarious.

What a fraud.

Mind you, good luck to the lass. If she can con fools that badly then it's not her fault, it's the fault of the fools.

[Niall_Quinn]

3-0

Bravo up for the corner. Ball lost, hoofed up the pitch and that useless #9 they brought on is not offside for once. Walks it into the net.

FT 3-0

Pubby guys are through. Think the Argies won so Chile must be out.

Typical that. As soon as Alexis leaves it'll be his first break from non-stop international commitments since he joined.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ecuador 1-3 Argentina in the end. Messi hat-trick for Argentina. :bow:

Panama are through! USA are out. :haha:

[GP]

Ecuador 1-3 Argentina in the end. Messi hat-trick for Argentina. :bow:

Panama are through! USA are out. :haha:

seems unfair that USA were forced to play both Trinidad AND Tobago at the same time.

[Globalgunner]

Messi truly is a world treasure. Absolutely incredible. Should be the 8th wonder of the world along with the hanging gardens of Babylon....and just below Rooney.

Last part is a pisstake...but really Messi is incomparable to any player alive, past or present,

[Marc Overmars]

Alexis. :haha:

[Özim]

Sanchez doesn't have to worry about the World cup anymore, he can start his holiday before he joins his new club now. Poor show by him and the Chile team not qualifying though.

[Özim]

Some notable absentees from the World Cup so far, Netherlands, Chile and USA (I know the latter aren't the best team but they have been to every World cup since 1986 and should have qualified from their group considering they have a decent national league now).

[The Emirates Gallactico]

USA :haha::haha:

Trump :haha::haha:


Probably bad in terms of growing the game over there though. Would be good if they went on a Germany style rejuvenation project of their whole setup because they've got the potential to be a world powerhouse at the game (no joke ..... check out the stats about the number of kids playing it there now).


Chile :doh:

As I said earlier, it's ironic that the one season where Alexis ends up getting a summer break and it's the season we won't benefit from it. <_<

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Some notable absentees from the World Cup so far, Netherlands, Chile and USA (I know the latter aren't the best team but they have been to every World cup since 1986 and should have qualified from their group considering they have a decent national league now).

USA Losing out to Panama is not especially good

Chile started qualifying reasonably well just dropped a lot of silly points

Needing something away to Brazil even though Brazil had already qualified was a big ask

The Netherlands just don’t have the quality to replace ageing stars like Van Persie, Schneijder and Robben

On the whole though, out of the 23 teams to have qualified 18 of them made it to Brazil four years ago.

Poland, Serbia, Iceland, Egypt and Panama are the others

[Niall_Quinn]

Couldn't the US just go into Panama and take the qualifying spot by force? At a time and place of their choosing and with much awe and stuff?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Trump's youngest son (Barron) is an Arsenal fan so maybe he could have a word with his old man to pull some strings here. I'm sure slipping a few million in "Aid projects" will go a long way to them (Panama) mysteriously deciding to pull out of the WC.


At any rate, Panama are just in a play-off against Australia so replacing them isn't a guarantee of a spot.

[Marc Overmars]

Trump's youngest son (Barron) is an Arsenal fan so maybe he could have a word with his old man to pull some strings here. I'm sure slipping a few million in "Aid projects" will go a long way to them (Panama) mysteriously deciding to pull out of the WC.


At any rate, Panama are just in a play-off against Australia so replacing them isn't a guarantee of a spot.

Nah they've qualified automatically.

Honduras face Australia in the play off.

[GP]

Panama :lol:

Awful hat

[Niall_Quinn]

Nah they've qualified automatically.

Honduras face Australia in the play off.

And what a match that will be. Can't wait.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Nah they've qualified automatically.

Honduras face Australia in the play off.

Damn got my central American nations mixed up. :doh:



And what a match that will be. Can't wait.

Tim Cahill :bow::bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

seems unfair that USA were forced to play both Trinidad AND Tobago at the same time.

Yeah but T&T can say they had to face 50 states.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Play off draw was earlier this week:

Northern Ireland v Switzerland
Croatia v Greece
Denmark v Ireland
Sweden v Italy. :popcorn:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12090/11110060/jack-wilshere-should-have-got-england-recall-insists-charlie-nicholas

In fairness to Gareth Southgate why should he pick Wilshere

Wenger going on during the week about how he should be in the England side

Well most of the call ups are playing regularly for their club side

Plus I know you can’t judge someone by their last game, but Wilshere was embarrassingly poor the last time he started (against Norwich a championship side).

I want Wilshere to start first team games not league cup/Europa league fixtures. If for no better reason than to get either Xhaka or Ramsey out of the side, and then can be talk about picking him for the national side.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'd rather he didn't play in friendlies anyway.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why are there fucking friendlies in the middle of proper football anyway?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Why are there fucking friendlies in the middle of proper football anyway?

The play offs are about to happen and it would be too much to ask for the clubs to be able to not lose their players to injuries

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I'd rather he didn't play in friendlies anyway.

I couldn’t give a shit about England in competitive fixtures most of the time

[Niall_Quinn]

I couldn’t give a shit about England in competitive fixtures most of the time

Quite patriotic of you. I couldn't give a shit about them any of the time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Northern Ireland v Switzerland in their play-off first leg at the moment.

Xhaka blazed one over a while ago.

Switzerland are dominating though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 2-0 Greece in the other play-off tonight.

Modric pelanty and Kalinic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cher should be off, taken Dallas out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All that flag waving makes me think my TV is hissing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 3-1 Greece, Perisic and Sokratis.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-1 in the end, Kramaric with the other goal.

NI 0-1 Switzerland, Rodriguez pelanty.

[Globalgunner]

Another Irish teams hopes of lifting the WC dashed by a bad handball call. Thierry Henry not involved this time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sweden 1-0 Italy, Johansson! :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And that's how it finished.

I don't really want Buffon's last international game to be in a play-off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka guides Switzerland to the World Cup. :bow:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Xhaka guides Switzerland to the World Cup. :bow:

NI punished over two legs with a dodgy penalty award

Qualifying for the Euros and getting to World Cup play offs they have achieved a lot

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greece 0-0 Croatia, FT.

Croatia are through also, shockingly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy v Sweden in the second leg currently.

Still 0-0 on the night so Italy are out as it stands.

Italian players if they don't make it. :rose:

I don't think it will be taken too well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy could have conceded three pelanties already.

Refs are doing their part. :bow:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Italy are bang average

I fancy even Arsenal would be able to beat them

Used to love watching them play when they had Del Piero playing for them.

This has been a long time coming, couldn’t even get out of the group stages of the last two tournaments

Plus it pisses me off this attitude to our fans being thugs, couldn’t even come close to competing with the hive of scum and villainy that makes up the support of Roma and Lazio.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five minutes added Jesse Ventura time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy 0-0 Sweden, FT!

Italy are OUT!

Jeers galore. :haha:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Italy 0-0 Sweden, FT!

Italy are OUT!

Jeers galore. :haha:

The Italians won’t like that

I suspect Rome won’t as seen as much fire as it may do tonight since it was under the control of Nero

[Letters]

Mario :pal:
Luigi :pal:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Mario :pal:
Luigi :pal:

http://pbfcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PBF213-Mario_Too.jpg

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41976351

BBC rubbing it in vigorously for the benefit of any Italian ex pats

[Marc Overmars]

Poor old Gigi in tears.

At least he’s got 2006.

What a man. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 1-0 Denmark, Duffy!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 1-1 Denmark, Christie OG.

Ireland need another goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 1-2 Denmark, Eriksen. :rose:

[Marc Overmars]

Some finish as well.

Someone needs to buy him from the Spuds. Maybe Madrid will see him as a Modric replacement?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Is there a Danish player called bell end?

[Letters]

Boyzone :pal:
Louie Walsh :pal:
John Jensen :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Is there a Danish player called bell end?

No, but there was a F1 driver in the 30's called Dick Seaman, if that helps.

[Globalgunner]

No Irish of either flavour, Scots or Welsh in Russia 2018. The beer sellers in that country are all in mourning right now. Who will pick up the slack?. NQ. Are you going?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 1-5 Denmark in the end. :lol:

Eriksen with another two to complete his hat-trick and Bendtner pelanty with the other goals.

[Thierrymon]

Australia :dance: :cheers::yippee::clap: