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Really confused as to why the current set of results would put Italy through and Croatia out.. They drew on head to head and Croatia have a better goal difference as well as having scored more goals.. what are Italy above them for?

It turns into a 3 team mini-league effectively. As it stands, draws between all three but Italy have scored more goals in the games between them.
 
Really confused as to why the current set of results would put Italy through and Croatia out.. They drew on head to head and Croatia have a better goal difference as well as having scored more goals.. what are Italy above them for?

a bundle of euros from the mafia
 
They're so out of their depth it's unreal.

Given doesn't look like the same player who looked unbeatable at times against us.

From what I've seen from McGeady, these 3 games, I've been very very unimpressed, poor touch, doesn't get his head up.
 
Really confused as to why the current set of results would put Italy through and Croatia out.. They drew on head to head and Croatia have a better goal difference as well as having scored more goals.. what are Italy above them for?

It gets more confusing

Italy would be ahead because they have scored more in matches involving Italy-Spain-Croatia (ie matches not against Ireland) then the other two.
 
safced123 said:
Really confused as to why the current set of results would put Italy through and Croatia out.. They drew on head to head and Croatia have a better goal difference as well as having scored more goals.. what are Italy above them for?

Bbc just explained it.

Italy top due to scoring more than the other two

Spain as have better gd than cro
 
It gets more confusing

Italy would be ahead because they have scored more in matches involving Italy-Spain-Croatia (ie matches not against Ireland) then the other two.

These rules are embarrassing. Head-to-head games and goal difference would have been enough. I don't know why they felt the need to invent all of this BS with mini-groups of 3 in the groups. FFS! What kind of geeks are making the rules?!:lol:
 
These rules are embarrassing. Head-to-head games and goal difference would have been enough. I don't know why they felt the need to invent all of this BS with mini-groups of 3 in the groups. FFS! What kind of geeks are making the rules?!:lol:

This.

It's an absolute joke.

Italy are through top at 0-0 in the Spain game, 1-1 and they're out and 2-2 and they could win 100-0 and still be out.

Utterly shambolic.
 
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Bbc just explained it.

Italy top due to scoring more than the other two

Spain as have better gd than cro

If Croatia and Spain both score to draw 1-1, then it'll look like this:

Croatia Draw 2 goals 2 against 2
Italy Draw 2 goals 2 against 2
Spain Draw 2 goals 2 against 2

I'm sure the commentary in the Eire game said that a 1-1 draw in the Croat game would see the Italians go out. How's that then?

These rules are embarrassing. Head-to-head games and goal difference would have been enough. I don't know why they felt the need to invent all of this BS with mini-groups of 3 in the groups. FFS! What kind of geeks are making the rules?!:lol:

This.

Just gives me even LESS time for UEFA - if that's possible.
 
raven_5 said:
These rules are embarrassing. Head-to-head games and goal difference would have been enough. I don't know why they felt the need to invent all of this BS with mini-groups of 3 in the groups. FFS! What kind of geeks are making the rules?!:lol:

head to head and goal difference wouldnt have been enough had Holland beaten Portugal last night. At one point last night all teams had beaten each other and had the same goal difference
 
-----------------------Kieran Westwood

Stephen Kelly - ? -? - Marc Wilson

James McClean - James McCarthy - Darron Gibson - Anthony Pilkington

----------------------------------Stephen Ireland

--------------Shane Long

Can't think of decent Irish centre halves like, but the rest of the team is arguably better than what they sent out tonight.
 
Peaknutt said:
-----------------------Kieran Westwood

Stephen Kelly - ? -? - Marc Wilson

James McClean - James McCarthy - Darron Gibson - Anthony Pilkington

----------------------------------Stephen Ireland

--------------Shane Long

Can't think of decent Irish centre halves like, but the rest of the team is arguably better than what they sent out tonight.

Ciaran Clark?
 
If Croatia and Spain both score to draw 1-1, then it'll look like this:

Croatia Draw 2 goals 2 against 2
Italy Draw 2 goals 2 against 2
Spain Draw 2 goals 2 against 2

I'm sure the commentary in the Eire game said that a 1-1 draw in the Croat game would see the Italians go out. How's that then?

Does anyone know? :-D

Edit - because it'll go to GD won't it...
 
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-----------------------Kieran Westwood

Stephen Kelly - ? -? - Marc Wilson

James McClean - James McCarthy - Darron Gibson - Anthony Pilkington

----------------------------------Stephen Ireland

--------------Shane Long

Can't think of decent Irish centre halves like, but the rest of the team is arguably better than what they sent out tonight.

Clarke villa and shane duffy who played well for everton towards the end of the season . Also mgceady will play right wing with mclean left in the next qualifying campaign .
 
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