World Cup 2018 Qualification Gets Under Way

[Nokhodi]

Anyone else here wanna see us grouped with Russia? They seem the weakest A seeded teams

Agreed. But I would be worried for our fans from their hooligans if we got a good result.

[Kian Persepolis]

Anyone else here wanna see us grouped with Russia? They seem the weakest A seeded teams

Of course quality wise they are the weakest, but I fear they are the strongest referee wise cause they're hosts *cough cough* Korea 2002 *cough cough*

[Sarbaze-Vatan]

Anyone else here wanna see us grouped with Russia? They seem the weakest A seeded teams

When It comes to the WC, playing against host should your least favorite choice due to many reasons. No matter how strong the host nation is. The host nation has the advantage of home support, and other advantages. So I do not want to be grouped with our Russian friends at all.

I would be happy with something like this:

Italy
Uruguay
Iran
Either group A or C winner of final round Africa WC qualifiers. Group A consists DR Congo, Tunisia, Guinea, and Libya. Group D consists of Burkina Faso, South Africa, Senegal, and Cape Verde.

[GoIran]

When It comes to the WC, playing against host should your least favorite choice due to many reasons. No matter how strong the host nation is. The host nation has the advantage of home support, and other advantages. So I do not want to be grouped with our Russian friends at all.

I would be happy with something like this:

Italy
Uruguay
Iran
Either group A or C winner of final round Africa WC qualifiers. Group A consists DR Congo, Tunisia, Guinea, and Libya. Group D consists of Burkina Faso, South Africa, Senegal, and Cape Verde.

FIFA usually put the African teams in the same pot as the unseeded South American teams.

[Super Shojaei]

When It comes to the WC, playing against host should your least favorite choice due to many reasons. No matter how strong the host nation is. The host nation has the advantage of home support, and other advantages. So I do not want to be grouped with our Russian friends at all.

I would be happy with something like this:

Italy
Uruguay
Iran
Either group A or C winner of final round Africa WC qualifiers. Group A consists DR Congo, Tunisia, Guinea, and Libya. Group D consists of Burkina Faso, South Africa, Senegal, and Cape Verde.

disagree , in 2010 world cup south Africa was significantly the weakest A seeded team by a huge margin

[Leicester City]

I would like us to be placed in a group with countries we've never played before. What countries have we not played that are qualified for the WC?

[BusiG]

so far We are the only Team qualified along Russia and Brazil

[Real Madrid Fan]

As of right now I do not recall any recent games with Colombia, France, and Belgium .. now seeding might be a bit different but i thought the highest ranking teams get seed 1. and after that they will go with continents.. I could be wrong tho.

1 Brazil 1715(1715.02) 1672 0 1038.91 1038.91 555.56 277.78 793.26 237.98 801.78 160.36
2 Argentina 1626(1626.23) 1603 0 877.12 877.12 741.10 370.55 919.87 275.96 512.98 102.60
3 Germany 1511(1511.44) 1464 0 857.80 857.80 412.01 206.00 1153.12 345.94 508.50 101.70
4 Chile 1422(1422.14) 1411 0 756.47 756.47 793.85 396.92 489.13 146.74 610.01 122.00
5 Colombia 1366(1365.63) 1348 0 705.66 705.66 597.24 298.62 821.59 246.48 574.37 114.87
6 France 1332(1332.16) 1294 0 855.30 855.30 351.26 175.63 704.66 211.40 449.18 89.84
7 Belgium 1292(1291.57) 1281 0 597.83 597.83 587.90 293.95 961.05 288.32 557.40 111.48
8 Portugal 1267(1266.76) 1259 0 671.59 671.59 564.84 282.42 617.62 185.29 637.29 127.46

[KC McElroy]

As of right now I do not recall any recent games with Colombia, France, and Belgium .. now seeding might be a bit different but i thought the highest ranking teams get seed 1. and after that they will go with continents.. I could be wrong tho.

1 Brazil 1715(1715.02) 1672 0 1038.91 1038.91 555.56 277.78 793.26 237.98 801.78 160.36
2 Argentina 1626(1626.23) 1603 0 877.12 877.12 741.10 370.55 919.87 275.96 512.98 102.60
3 Germany 1511(1511.44) 1464 0 857.80 857.80 412.01 206.00 1153.12 345.94 508.50 101.70
4 Chile 1422(1422.14) 1411 0 756.47 756.47 793.85 396.92 489.13 146.74 610.01 122.00
5 Colombia 1366(1365.63) 1348 0 705.66 705.66 597.24 298.62 821.59 246.48 574.37 114.87
6 France 1332(1332.16) 1294 0 855.30 855.30 351.26 175.63 704.66 211.40 449.18 89.84
7 Belgium 1292(1291.57) 1281 0 597.83 597.83 587.90 293.95 961.05 288.32 557.40 111.48
8 Portugal 1267(1266.76) 1259 0 671.59 671.59 564.84 282.42 617.62 185.29 637.29 127.46

Definitely wrong. Russia as host will be seeded regardless of their ranking.

[GoIran]

At this rate, teams like Portugal, Spain, Italy, England and Netherlands will be unseeded. We could have an extremely tough group.

[ABalls]

Is anyone able to share insight about the ticketing process for 2018? Initial reports and indeed FIFA's own website indicated that the first round of sales (blind, without a versus team or location, only the team you're buying tickets for) would occur after the Confed Cup. There are webpages on FIFA's site that still say this: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/photos/...8-2811111.html

But then if you browse further the only mention of early sales begin November for Visa cardholders. After that period, it seems sales resume again on December after the draw, once it is presumably much more difficult to buy tickets.

[pres80]

http://footballitarin.com/link_page.php?id=362013

OAR gave an interview to a newspaper where he said he hopes Saudi beat UAE in their WCQ and qualify for the WC.

[Kian Persepolis]

http://footballitarin.com/link_page.php?id=362013

OAR gave an interview to a newspaper where he said he hopes Saudi beat UAE in their WCQ and qualify for the WC.

LOL that's literally admitting to match-fixing

[Tehranto]

http://footballitarin.com/link_page.php?id=362013
OAR gave an interview to a newspaper where he said he hopes Saudi beat UAE in their WCQ and qualify for the WC.

Not only does he suck as a footballer, but as a Yemeni background - where the Saudis are slaughtering the Yemenis on masse - he makes this comment? He sucks as a human being too.

Shows he has no dignity and no balls - and that's why he will just be another overhyped Arab player that really did not amount to much.

[ehsan singapore]

Not only does he suck as a footballer, but as a Yemeni background - where the Saudis are slaughtering the Yemenis on masse - he makes this comment? He sucks as a human being too.

Shows he has no dignity and no balls - and that's why he will just be another overhyped Arab player that really did not amount to much.

that i agree, if he thinks he is that good go to europe instead of staying in the mikey mouse league, he wont go because he cant handle the physical players in europe