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Have England qualified?
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Armchair Loyalist
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- Jul 26, 2004
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yes we have
from the bbc
The mathematics of England and Poland's qualification are relatively complicated.
There are eight groups within the European section of World Cup qualifying, but some have seven teams and some have six.
Automatic spots at Germany go to the eight group winners, and the two runners-up with the best points tally.
However, to avoid an advantage going to countries in seven-team groups - where more games are played and thus more points available - the runners-up in those groups have their records against the bottom-placed team expunged.
The means the Czechs, who have 24 points, lose two victories and revert to 18 points, but had they beaten Holland they would only have slipped back to 21 points, which would have kept England sweating.
As it is, whoever comes second in Group Six out of Poland and England will definitely be one of the two best runners-up, and will be going to Germany for the World Cup.
from the bbc
The mathematics of England and Poland's qualification are relatively complicated.
There are eight groups within the European section of World Cup qualifying, but some have seven teams and some have six.
Automatic spots at Germany go to the eight group winners, and the two runners-up with the best points tally.
However, to avoid an advantage going to countries in seven-team groups - where more games are played and thus more points available - the runners-up in those groups have their records against the bottom-placed team expunged.
The means the Czechs, who have 24 points, lose two victories and revert to 18 points, but had they beaten Holland they would only have slipped back to 21 points, which would have kept England sweating.
As it is, whoever comes second in Group Six out of Poland and England will definitely be one of the two best runners-up, and will be going to Germany for the World Cup.
Silent Bob
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- Dec 6, 2004
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Yep. I hope we don't go into Wednesday's game with an attitude that it doesn't matter, the team has a lot to prove.
Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
GERMANY HERE WE COME....
Scoffers
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Well, that's saved Sven's job.
Now at least we have time to regroup and sort ourselves out for Germany. If the World Cup was next week, I'd be seriously worried about us winning a single match!!
Now at least we have time to regroup and sort ourselves out for Germany. If the World Cup was next week, I'd be seriously worried about us winning a single match!!
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Well, I can't get too excited about something I fully expected. Like waiting for a bus - I'd have been FURIOUS if it hadn't turned up, but now its here (as expected from this laughable excuse of a World Cup group) and taking us to Germany, I'm more concerned about what next summer holds for us.
To give ourselves a chance, we need Sven and Tord to be on the next plane to Stockholm at 10.00pm on Wednesday. Sam Allardyce should arrive at Soho Square on Thursday morning, bringing with him a cool and refreshing Wind of Change to sweep through the England team, blowing away all cliques, favourites, and guaranteed places, resetting everyone to zero and starting from scratch.
This man then has 7 months to build us a TEAM that will do us proud next summer. Don't argue, you know this makes sense.
To give ourselves a chance, we need Sven and Tord to be on the next plane to Stockholm at 10.00pm on Wednesday. Sam Allardyce should arrive at Soho Square on Thursday morning, bringing with him a cool and refreshing Wind of Change to sweep through the England team, blowing away all cliques, favourites, and guaranteed places, resetting everyone to zero and starting from scratch.
This man then has 7 months to build us a TEAM that will do us proud next summer. Don't argue, you know this makes sense.
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Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
We are going to Germany.
Stumpy Tim
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Sam 
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Uncle Buck
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Stumpy Tim said:Sam
Quite.
Easy 10 said:
Just out of Interest what the f*** has Allardyce done as a manager?
Uncle Buck
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KinkyGoebels said:
Err , ummm, err, hang on, nothing. Sweet FA, as much as Berti Voghts.
Lord Bracknell
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Doom and gloom?cdavis said:
Some of us remember having to wait SIXTEEN YEARS for England to get through the Group Stages and qualify for the World Cup Finals.
