Pompeyyellows
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Phew
Boring Boring England
In other qualifying news, Northern Ireland hold Italy to a draw meaning Switzerland qualify automatically.
Watch as the Scots dance around at getting a playoff place and then draw the European champions to try to get to the World Cup!
Hopefully on your last point.
They really need a good draw, in the sense that they avoid being in the same bracket as Italy, Portugal, and, if they end up in the playoffs, Netherlands. Scotland are seeded so will be at home in their semi final. Italy and Portugal are seeded as well, it’s unlikely that Netherlands will be in the playoffs and unseeded, so a home semi final match against any of the others is winnable, with Scotland likely to be favourites to go through to their bracket final.It’s not an easy gig for them. Of the 12 teams that will go forward into the playoffs (qualifying group runners up and some second chance teams from the Nations League), only three will make it the World Cup finals. Bearing in mind, the calibre of teams making up the playoffs includes Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Russia and Poland, I still think Scotland will struggle to qualify.