Meh. Didn't want to win this game anyway.
Internationals November (World Cup Qualifiers)
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This is like Romario adding goals he scored at the copacabana with his mates to his official career stats.
Clearly not, with that line up. Shame though, as I really wanted that perfect 10.
Well that was quite emphatic.
Italy doesn't look like scoring.
Shite result to not get 14.
Switzerland with a fourth.
England scrape by San Marino
Fair play to Northern Ireland, cracking second half of football, impressive performance that
Wow Italy sucked tonight.
Swiss deserve credit. That's 9 out of the last 10 main tournaments (EC or WC) they made.
Should be some cracking games in the play offs.
Northern Ireland hold Italy 0-0. I was on my feet in the 91st minute thinking Connor Washington was about to win it, but stopped on the line
Yeah, but only would have been fun with 10 clean sheets. The Faroe Islands ruined that.
Anyway, with Højbjerg, Delaney, Damsgaard, Poulsen, Braithwaite, Stryger-Larsen missing, I can't say I had high hopes of winning it.
Italy lucky they didn't lose that ffs. Some cracking chances in that second half
Disappointing to lose to a team like Scotland. Even though Denmark has only used 5 players that they normally use, they should win here. Scotland have had a good shoal but have only 2 players who are really good.
Think the seeding may prevent that?
Inflating Harry Kane’s international goal record.
Get in!!
Had no confidence we would get anything in this game but I’m so glad Scotland proved me wrong.
Had no confidence we would get anything in this game but I’m so glad Scotland proved me wrong.
what are the play offs?
It’s not a WC without Italy in it, hope they’ll make it.
Like 2018?
2nd placed teams along with 2 teams with best records in the Nations League competing for qualification.
Still games tomorrow. Wonder how they can affect it.
Definitely overachievers.
That it's more attendances than Croatia,Serbia, Belgium,etc and the same attendances as Portugal...with lesser players.
Given that Switzerland barely had top players, bar Chapuisat, they are overachievers and a very well coached team.
Of course they have limitations, which is why they never fo far in tournaments, but seems impressive still.
As for Italy, Jorginho gave away the direct qualification missing that penalty in the last minute, he must feel very guilty for this ending.
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I'm sure our lovely Italy resident @giorno is quite thrilled right now 
After the Euros, feck Italy! Hope they don't make it, and I hate saying that.
Maguire will be as well. No doubt Ole has that lined up as an excuse already. I can just hear him now after Watford win "it's not right our players having to play on Monday and then having to play the following weekend"Kane will be knackered at the weekend.
Updated after today's matches;
Seeded
Portugal - 17 (GD+11) Group finished
Scotland - 17 (GD+7) Group finished
Italy - 16 (GD+11) Group finished
Russia - 16 (GD+9) Group finished
Sweden - 15 (GD+6) Group finished
Poland - 14 (GD+8) Group finished
Unseeded
Wales - 14 (GD+5) Home to Belgium in final match
North Macedonia - 12 (GD+3) Group finished
Turkey - 12 (GD+1) Away to Montenegro in final match
Finland - 11 (GD+2) Home to France in final match
Austria - NL
Czech Republic - NL
That penalty miss for Italy was quite costly.
And it feels like they haven't been at the WC since 2006, Chiellini getting bitten is their most memorable moment since that win.
Thanks, should have just made them unseeded. If you finish second, its the same across the groups. Would have made for more interesting matches. Wales will be hoping to avoid Portugal and Italy.
Che Adams is an absolute player
I'm sure our lovely Italy resident @giorno is quite thrilled right now
Doing his research on who Peacock-Farrell plays for I think.
Would be hugely disappointed if Italy don't make it though as I really enjoyed watching them during the euros. Just been a bit complacent, didn't they only draw at home to Bulgaria so that's cost them as much as the two Swiss draws and tonight.
We have a great chance to qualify now. Don’t feck it up you cnuts.
With way they're playing you'd fancy Scotland at home against many of those, feels inevitable they'll get Wales (who'll probably be hoping for Scotland given who they can also get).
Don’t think Italy going to qualify for the world cup
Squad completely out of shape, low level of confidence, wouldn’t be able to beat Malta
But fortunately the playoff are in march
Squad completely out of shape, low level of confidence, wouldn’t be able to beat Malta
But fortunately the playoff are in march
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At least three by my count.