England v Slovakia SUPERTHREAD

AQOS · 2017-09-05T18:42:55.587Z

Really hopeful of at least one minor African team making it. Cape Verde, Gabon and DR Congo are currently beating South Africa, Ivory Coast and Tunisia. What the flup.

The prospect of a Panama vs. Syria or maybe an Australia vs. USA playoff match is pretty fun

kiyonemakibi · 2017-09-05T19:25:15.105Z

Saudi Arabia qualify, Australia play Syria in a playoff with the winners playing USA/Panama/Honduras

urbanfox · 2017-09-05T19:40:55.672Z

I hope Honduras qualify again. I enjoyed watching them kick everyone off the pitch at the last WC. Love how their badge is just a massive ‘H’ too.

anon5266188 · 2017-09-05T19:56:47.635Z

Finished 1-0 despite Uganda probably being the better side. Need a favour from Ghana or Congo now and for the Cranes to win their last two games. Big ask.

kiyonemakibi · 2017-09-05T20:02:25.624Z

I keep thinking Senegal are regulars at the World Cup and then I check and realise 2002 was their only appearance

TKC · 2017-09-05T20:08:37.367Z

I imagine Papa Bouba Diop is still playing too

Aggpass · 2017-09-05T20:10:36.541Z

recently turned 25

Kallgeese · 2017-09-05T20:15:56.166Z

Kallgeese:

Looking forward to not watching Ireland lose disappointingly to Serbia tonight. Absolutely no way there could be any other result.

FUCK

cutthelights · 2017-09-05T20:32:05.172Z

It’s like Serbia are doing everything in their power to let Ireland equalise and Ireland are still fucking it up

profk · 2017-09-05T20:33:28.919Z

dad called me up to boast about Spain being 2-0 up within 15 minutes against Liechtenstein.

Some people eh.

kiyonemakibi · 2017-09-05T20:39:25.155Z

Croatia’s group looks pretty open

en.wikipedia.org

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I

The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group I was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland, and Kosovo. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Kosovo was added to the group after the draw, after becoming FIFA member...

boxtoboxelder · 2017-09-05T23:21:25.118Z

My word, America are shite. Kinda weird how the growth of the MLS has strengthened their neighbours.

bluto · 2017-09-06T00:11:54.277Z

Absolutely impossible not to to read any of his quotes in Motty’s excitable voice

the Guardian – 5 Sep 17

John Motson almost ready to hang up his sheepskin and end the boys’ own story

Motson will call it a day at the end of the season after 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and more than 2,000 matches

“I also don’t want to go into the area where people say: ‘He’s been there too long, he’s lost it… I didn’t want to carry on and then people say: ‘Oh dear me, we’ll have to get rid of him.’”

Ignore that bit

Parsefone · 2017-09-06T00:34:03.345Z

And oohhhhhhhhh Gerrard, I think? Yes Gerrard!

AQOS · 2017-09-06T06:33:43.508Z

How the FUCK is he only 72? That means he was in his early 50s when I first got into football, and that makes zero sense to me.

wonton · 2017-09-06T07:37:45.223Z

I remember thinking he was well past it about 15 years ago…but subsequent trends in commentating mean I now appreciate his work more

Favourite commentator (all time): Barry Davies (would be Stuart Hall but…y’know)
Favourite commentator (now): pfft, Guy Mowbray? Don’t watch bt or sky so limited choices really
Worst commentator: Alan Green

Aggpass · 2017-09-06T07:52:17.473Z

Gunna be more painful than stevie me’s farewell tour, this

kiyonemakibi · 2017-09-06T08:07:32.760Z

Argentina, Chile and USA doing their best to not qualify at the moment. Go Peru and Panama!

jordan_229 · 2017-09-06T08:16:33.523Z

Enjoyed the euro leagues podcast last night

wonton · 2017-09-06T08:27:42.325Z

Which podcast is that?