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It's just preseason, but Rose looks really good right now.
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UEFA playoff matchups: Ukraine-France Portugal-Sweden Croatia-Iceland Greece-Romania
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Mexico just hired their fourth coach in a month, Miguel Herrera.
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Kind of want the Cubs to hire Martinez, and then have a full out brawl between the Cubs and Phils at Wrigley, where Martinez and Sandberg go at each other.
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At this point, they should just designate all pots by FIFA ranking. EDIT: Such pots would be as follows (* assuming higher ranked team in playoff wins all matches): Pot 1: Brazil (hosts), Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Uruguay*, Switzerland Pot 2: Netherlands, Italy, England, Chile, USA, Portugal*, Greece*, Bosnia-Herzegovina Pot 3: Ivory Coast*, Croatia*, Russia, Ukraine*, Ecuador, Ghana*, Mexico*, Costa Rica Pot 4: Algeria*, Nigeria*, Honduras, Japan, Tunisia*, Iran, South Korea, Australia
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Everyone, the formula for calculation is public.
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October FIFA ratings (top 14): 1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Argentina 4. Colombia 5. Belgium 6. Uruguay 7. Switzerland 8. Netherlands 9. Italy 10. England 11. Brazil 12. Chile 13. USA 14. Portugal
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They had the most pathetic UEFA qualifying group in human history and rampaged through it, and thus their point total is appropriately overinflated. I want in their group next summer. They have no business being a seeded team. Neither does Columbia or really Uruguay, considering they couldn't even qualify outright. Actually, Switzerland did worse in their group than the Netherlands did in theirs. Switzerland also failed to qualify for Euro 2012, which ended up going better for them than the Netherlands going 0-3.
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So, worst case might be something like Spain-Netherlands/Italy-Chile, and best case might be something like Switzerland-Iceland-Australia.
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This is how they manage to be fans of a team called Redskins unironically.
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State of the World Cup: Assuming Uruguay will beat Jordan. Seeds: Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Switzerland, Uruguay CONMEBOL: Chile, Ecuador UEFA: Netherlands, Italy, England, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia, PLAYOFF, PLAYOFF, PLAYOFF, PLAYOFF UEFA playoffs: - High seed: Croatia, Portugal, Greece, Ukraine - Low seed: France, Sweden, Romania, Iceland AFC: Japan, South Korea, Iran, Australia CONCACAF: USA, Costa Rica, Honduras CAF: Ghana/Egypt, Tunisia/Cameroon, Ivory Coast/Senegal, Nigeria/Ethiopia, Burkina Faso/Algeria OFC Playoff: New Zealand/Mexico
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That's what, now, two straight cycles that someone in the hex owes us forever for scoring late to back door them into the WC?
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That's gross but hilarious WE LOVE YOU! WE LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER! GOD BLESS AMERICA! Graham Zusi gets free drinks for life in Mexico.
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I don't want Mexico to qualify, but I don't want the US to lose either.
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Uruguay and Colombia win, meaning Colombia gets a seed, and Uruguay gets a seed if they beat Jordan in the playoff, or Netherlands gets the last seed if Jordan wins.
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Ecuador was +5 coming into the game today and Uruguay was -1. Still another 2 goals to make up even if Uruguay gets a lead.
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I have them at 1175 (but that doesn't change their ranking) I assumed they won. Yes, the draw puts them at 1175 which is just as good for seed determination.
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According to calculations, The Netherlands has the advantage for seeding over Italy: 1135.95 over 1135.61 Edit: Totally forgot Switzerland, who actually has 1138 points now. So, the actual pecking order for seeds as of right now: Clinched: Brazil (hosts), Spain (1513), Germany (1311), Argentina (1266 even with a loss today), Belgium (1249), Switzerland (1138) Done playing, can still get seeds: Netherlands (1135.95), Italy (1135.61) Still have games, can get seeds: Colombia (needs a W at Paraguay to finish higher than 1136), Uruguay (needs W vs Argentina to finish higher than 1136...and still needs to beat Jordan in playoff)
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FT England 2-0 Poland FT Spain 2-0 Georgia England and Spain snag the last two auto qualifications for the World Cup, and the UEFA playoffs are settled: Seeded: Portugal, Croatia, Greece, Ukraine Unseeded: France, Sweden, Romania, Iceland
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Seed update: - USMNT can no longer get a seed since both Netherlands and Switzerland won. Seed pecking order: Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Uruguay/Italy/Netherlands Italy in a seemingly meaningless draw v Armenia could wind up screwing them.
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Romania also qualifies for playoff. Up to the minute UEFA qualification: Qualified: Belgium (Group A), Italy (Group B), Germany (Group C), Netherlands (Group D), Switzerland (Group E), Russia (Group F), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group G) Yet to qualify: Group H (England with a win, Ukraine with an England draw/loss), Group I (Spain with a draw/win or France draw/loss, France with win + Spain loss + 3 goal differential makeup) Playoffs: Greece (19 pts), Portugal (15), Ukraine (15)/England (13+), France (14+)/Spain (17+), Sweden (14+), Iceland (14), Romania (13), Croatia (11+)
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Denmark wins 6-0 and is still in trouble because Croatia is going to somehow end up with more second-place points (by 1). Iceland qualifies for the playoff with a draw at Norway.
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England now up 1-0 on Poland at the half.
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Russia and Bosnia-Herzegovina have qualified for the World Cup. Portugal, Sweden, Greece and the Spain/France runner-up have clinched spots in the playoff. England is in at least the playoff, but will have to win to win the group. Ukraine is in at least the playoff as long as they don't blow a 3-0 lead vs a San Marino team that has scored a grand total of one goal in all of qualifying.
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The ever-so-slim hopes of the US getting a seed are almost dead, as both the Netherlands and Switzerland are winning.
