Euro: Euro 2024 Qualifying

[HajdukSplit]

Poland in some problems now, they will likely have to win their remaining fixtures. Albania meanwhile in good shape looking at their remaining fixtures

Elsewhere a 10-man Montenegro won against Bulgaria which could set up a must win match against Serbia next month

ROI all but eliminated after losing at home to the Dutch

 

[AstrophysicalJet]

We've already qualified once so no.


Finland's battle is with Slovenia now for 2nd place in the group.

Haha, with this Danish coach, and a few of the players, nothing is certain yet

 

[HajdukSplit]

Croatia with an important win in Yerevan, the finishing was a major problem as it should have been a multiple goal victory but of course it was nervy until the end as Armenia does have some decent attacking talent. Unless something crazy happens (which usually does with Croatia in qualifying ) they should win the group now

And of course it wouldn't be a qualifier in EE without a drone incident, the game was stopped for a few moments due to a political flag (won't get more detailed than that) so wonder if there will be some sort of punishment for Armenia now

 

[HajdukSplit]

Much needed win for Wales who are back in play after some poor early results, they have two home games left but they are against Croatia and Turkey

Luxembourg crushed back down to reality with a 9:0 loss at Portugal. Also in the same group Iceland beat Bosnia in the final minute but it essentially doesn’t matter much, it’s Slovakia’s second place to lose

 

[koyvoo]

Still, in the 6 matches they’ve played, Luxembourg has only conceded one time, aside from the two drubbings against Portugal.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Sweden playing surprisingly well.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Yikes Sweden is likely done now, they don’t have the playoff security blanket. Romania-Kosovo finally gets underway after an hour delay due to political banners

 

[Prntscrn]

Kulusevski is so f***ing awful. Take the POS off the pitch.

No instead Janne decides to take Forsberg off. f*** me

 

[Jussi]

God natt, Sverige. Austria up by 3.

 

[Brunkmeister]

Yeah no turning back for Janne now. He’s done. No excuses for this meltdown in the second half.

Also Hien in this match

 

[Savi]

This group is basically done. Belgium and Austria through unless one of them has a spectacular collapse.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Israel with the last minute winner, right now they above Romania who are being held by 10 man Kosovo. That group for second place will likely go down to the final match day, though Israel still host Romania but have to go to Switzerland as well. Norways win denies Scotland early qualification but one point will be enough for them in their remaining fixtures

Italy hold on to beat Ukraine which was much needed after their disappointing result in Skopje but they still have to go to England and “Ukraine”

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Zahavi being out of the team because he wants his own hotel room is pretty hilarious, to be honest. He may as well ask for a space ship at this point they need him so bad.

 

[Panteras]

Spain is looking like La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) forreal the last 2 games. Granted the teams weren't world beaters but still... I think their next game vs Scotland is going to be massive. Hoping for a revenge beatdown against Scotland. Yamal is a very exciting player.

 

[AstrophysicalJet]

Zahavi being out of the team because he wants his own hotel room is pretty hilarious, to be honest. He may as well ask for a space ship at this point they need him so bad.

They don’t get their own rooms? What if one player gets the flu? Danish association chose long ago to give all players their own room, because of the above, and because some players snore, and some just need the peace and quiet.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Poland about to sack Fernando Santos, direct qualification is looking less likely but they are practically guaranteed a playoff spot so they will have a second chance at least. They have gone the foreign route and domestic route in recent years, and in reality every time I watch them I'm bored to tears, no real quality but they have an elite goalscorer and solid goalkeeping usually

According to these calculations websites the tightest group is the runner-up between Romania/Israel, that's essentially 50/50 (Romania slight favorites), Finland is basically 65-35 favorites over Slovenia. Surprised to see how these sites still have Turkey are heavy favorites for 2nd place with Armenia and Wales breathing down their necks with fairly "easier" fixtures. Sweden meanwhile is officially <1% chance to qualify

If the qualifications were to end today here would be the playoffs (of course this will change a bit but just to give you an idea what teams are in play):
PATH A
Poland vs. Estonia
Wales vs. draw between Finland/Ukraine/Iceland

PATH B
Israel vs. draw between Finland/Ukraine/Iceland
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. draw between Finland/Ukraine/Iceland

PATH C
Georgia vs. Luxembourg
Greece vs. Kazakhstan

If Ukraine qualify automatically, Italy will go to Path A and play Estonia in the semifinals; if Finland qualify automatically, Norway will take their place in the open draw. If Israel qualifies automatically it opens the door to one of Slovenia (who can still qualify automatically) or Republic of Ireland. ROI is essentially the cutoff, anybody below them has no chance of playoffs which includes the likes of Albania who are currently in good shape to make it automatically so its theirs to lose. Just to put it into perspective they apparently have a 91% chance to qualify directly, their chances of making the playoffs should they not is 0.8%. Sweden are ranked too low from the NL to get a playoff spot

 

[Jersey Fresh]

They don’t get their own rooms? What if one player gets the flu? Danish association chose long ago to give all players their own room, because of the above, and because some players snore, and some just need the peace and quiet.

Maybe others do, no idea. But the Israel NT had everyone rooming with another teammate and Zahavi thought his status/tenure warranted his own. Now he’s not being selected because neither will budge and it’s torpedoing qualification because they have no one else worth a damn at striker.

 

[AstrophysicalJet]

Maybe others do, no idea. But the Israel NT had everyone rooming with another teammate and Zahavi thought his status/tenure warranted his own. Now he’s not being selected because neither will budge and it’s torpedoing qualification because they have no one else worth a damn at striker.

Maybe others do, no idea. But the Israel NT had everyone rooming with another teammate and Zahavi thought his status/tenure warranted his own. Now he’s not being selected because neither will budge and it’s torpedoing qualification because they have no one else worth a damn at striker.

Oh well, seems the best solution, is to just give him the room.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Oh well, seems the best solution, is to just give him the room.

Yeah, it seems really stupid to not budge if the player is that important to the team.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Kulusevski is so f***ing awful. Take the POS off the pitch.

No instead Janne decides to take Forsberg off. f*** me

Five key passes, one assist: £26m Tottenham player was quietly outstanding despite international defeat last night

Tottenham Hotspur winger Dejan Kulusevski put in a brilliant display for Sweden last night, despite suffering a defeat against Austria.

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According to WhoScored, Kulusevski was Sweden’s joint-best performer on the night as he picked up a 7.4 rating for his display,

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Five key passes, one assist: £26m Tottenham player was quietly outstanding despite international defeat last night

Tottenham Hotspur winger Dejan Kulusevski put in a brilliant display for Sweden last night, despite suffering a defeat against Austria.

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According to WhoScored, Kulusevski was Sweden’s joint-best performer on the night as he picked up a 7.4 rating for his display,

He was the best player in the first half for sure. Looked worse in the second half but so did everyone.

 

[N o o d l e s]

If Ukraine qualify automatically, Italy will go to Path A and play Estonia in the semifinals

And lose, probably

 

[HajdukSplit]

So two notable managerial changes for the upcoming international period

- Turkey sack Stefan Kuntz after a bad run of form, which included a hammering at home to Japan. While not yet official, it appears Vincenzo Montella will be the new manager, he managed last season in the Turkish league and took an unfancied side to Europe. Turkey do have the playoffs security but they've dropped so many points at home they will likely need a win in either Croatia or Wales (its likely their match at Croatia will be played behind closed doors. UEFA will make decision next week)
- Poland sacked Santos after defeat to Albania, their automatic qualification chances are very slim but they too have the security of a playoff spot; they promoted Michal Probierz from the U21s, prior to that very much a journeyman coach in the domestic league having managed 9 clubs in Poland + a short stint abroad in Greece

 

[HajdukSplit]

In a surprise move, Bosnia sack Meho Kodro after barely two months in charge, these past two games were the only games he managed for them. Their next manager will be their third alone in these qualifiers. They seem to be ambitious in trying to bring in Vahid Halilhodzic but he has a bad relationship with their federation and the money demands are too much (they couldn't afford to pay a 100K buyout for the current Dinamo Zagreb manager Jakiroivc)

 

[HajdukSplit]

Israel's home match against Switzerland has been postponed until November 15, likely a neutral venue. Their away match at Kosovo is still scheduled at the moment. This means for now, Israel will have three matches in the November window, including what will probably be the crucial fixture against Romania the two main contenders for runners-up behind the Swiss