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2014 FIFA World Cup - Brazil

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21 Nations who have qualified thus far:

Brazil (Host)
Japan (AFC)
Iran (AFC)
South Korea (AFC)
Australia (AFC)
United States (CONCACAF)
Costa Rica (CONCACAF)
Honduras (CONCACAF)
Argentina (CONMEBOL)
Colombia (CONMEBOL)
Chile (CONMEBOL)
Ecuador (CONMEBOL)
Belgium (UEFA)
Italy (UEFA)
Germany (UEFA)
Netherlands (UEFA)
Switzerland (UEFA)
Russia (UEFA)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (UEFA)
England (UEFA)
Spain (UEFA)

11 remaining spots are as follows. CAF (Africa) - 5 spots, Inter-confederation playoffs - 2 spots & UEFA (Europe) - 4 spots.

CAF (Africa) 1st leg results (Home nations listed first):

Ivory Coast 3-1 Senegal
Ethiopia 1-2 Nigeria
Tunisia 0-0 Cameroon
Ghana 6-1 Egypt
Burkina Faso 3-2 Algeria

2nd legs to be played from November 16th to November 19th.

Inter-confederation playoffs:

Jordan-Uruguay
Mexico-New Zealand

1st legs will be on November 13th & the 2nd legs will be November 20th.

UEFA (Europe):

Croatia
Portugal
Greece
Sweden
France
Ukraine
Romania
Iceland

Draw for the play-off round will be on October 21st. 1st legs will be on November 15th & 2nd legs on November 19th.
 
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Is the drawing for Euro random or is it weighted at all so the top 2 FIFA ranked teams don't go up against each other in a home-home, like Portgual vs. France for example leaving Iceland vs. Romania or something like that?
 
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bigdog3300 said:
Is the drawing for Euro random or is it weighted at all so the top 2 FIFA ranked teams don't go up against each other in a home-home, like Portgual vs. France for example leaving Iceland vs. Romania or something like that?
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There are 2 pots of 4, with the 4 highest and 4 lowest ranked teams...though ironically I think that could still leave you with Portugal and France, because France has slipped quite a bit in the rankings.
 
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Bucklion said:
There are 2 pots of 4, with the 4 highest and 4 lowest ranked teams...though ironically I think that could still leave you with Portugal and France, because France has slipped quite a bit in the rankings.
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Thanks Buck.....looks like that'd leave Portgual, Greece, Croatia, and Ukraine in one pot and Iceland, Romania, France, and Sweden in the other. France is one spot and one point (871 to 870) behind Ukraine though, ouch.

Also, what's the deal with Uruguay? They seem to be ranked #6 but left in a home-home series to qualify. I'm taking it this is a case of FIFA points not being the most accurate?
 
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bigdog3300 said:
Thanks Buck.....looks like that'd leave Portgual, Greece, Croatia, and Ukraine in one pot and Iceland, Romania, France, and Sweden in the other. France is one spot and one point (871 to 870) behind Ukraine though, ouch.

Also, what's the deal with Uruguay? They seem to be ranked #6 but left in a home-home series to qualify. I'm taking it this is a case of FIFA points not being the most accurate?
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CONMEBOL is always tough, but should have been easier without Brazil this time. Argentina and Colombia are 3 and 4, while Chile is 12, so those 3 don't surprise me...I am surprised they didn't beat out Ecuador though for 4th. They were undefeated at home, they just had God-awful away form during qualifying for whatever reason. Still, they usually make a good showing at the Cup, so I expect them to cruise past Jordan and then be a toughie in their group.
 
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UEFA play-off round draw:

Portugal-Sweden
Ukraine-France
Greece-Romania
Iceland-Croatia

1st legs will be played on November 15th & 2nd legs on November 19th.
 
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Have fun!

http://ultra-zone.net/2014-FIFA-World-Cup-Group-Stage-Draws

My simulated groups. Not looking good for the good old USA.

GROUP A
Brazil
Cameroon
Costa Rica
England

GROUP B
Belgium
Cote d'Ivoire
Honduras
Russia


GROUP C
Uruguay
Nigeria
Korea Republic
France

GROUP D
Spain
Ecuador
Australia
Italy

GROUP E
Colombia
Ghana
Japan
Greece

GROUP F
Argentina
Portugal
USA
Netherlands

GROUP G
Germany
Chile
Iran
Croatia

GROUP H
Switzerland
Algeria
Mexico
Bosnia-Herzegovina
 
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Sorry, forgot...I got Switzerland, Chile, USA, France. I could live with that, considering.

I did it again, and got Spain, Cameroon, USA, and Bosnia-Herz. Whereas Spain would apefuck us, I think we could battle that one for second.
 
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2013/12/03/brazuca-adidas-ball-world-cup-brazil/3863793/
 
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