For you, who HAS to be at a World Cup?

[Crispy Ambulance]

Albania

 

[Tooting Gull]

Albania

They were brilliant at the Euros last year, 20-30,000 fans flocking to France from all over Europe.

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

They were brilliant at the Euros last year, 20-30,000 fans flocking to France from all over Europe.

They were indeed. No hope of qualifying for Russia though as they're in Spain & Italy's group.

 

[Eeyore]

They were indeed. No hope of qualifying for Russia though as they're in Spain & Italy's group.

That's such a dumb group.

 

[A1X]

Ivory Coast

 

[Steve in Japan]

Japan. Because they are the Brighton of the World Cup. They'll keep it very tight and look for a breakaway goal.

 

[portlock seagull]

I think everyone should be at the World Cup to give smaller nations a chance and make more and more MONEY for Fifa. Because it would be more and more exciting with more and more matches with more and more exhausted players meaning more and more goals subsequently and more and more TV coverage so that more and more viewers have no choice but to watch inescapable football, thereby making FIFA more and more MONEY.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Some minnow like Iceland, so there's at least one team that England can beat.

 

[JOLovegrove]

Would love to see one of the Caribbean nations I have been to over the last year or so qualify. Would definitely be my 2nd team.

 

[Bolton va va]

Greece, because they're the only team to be named after a John Travolta film.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Greece, because they're the only team to be named after a John Travolta film.

Ah yes, those summer nights when a WC match is on.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Uruguay and Cameroon.

 

[Mental Lental]

Japan. Because they are the Brighton of the World Cup. They'll keep it very tight and look for a breakaway goal.

They remind me of Brighton also. Great in midfield, solid at the back, but toothless up front. Some on here would also argue the two teams share the "dodgy keeper" trait too.

And the fans are fantastic. Never stop singing even when they're 4-0 down. All their songs concentrate on supporting their own team, rather than derogatory songs about the opposition. They respect opposing team's national anthems and they clean up after themselves before they leave. An absolute credit to the sport and thankfully one of the first teams to qualify out of the Asian group for 2018.

 

[perseus]

England
Germany
Brazil
Argentina
France
Holland
Spain
Italy

 

[KZNSeagull]

Zaire. A classic World Cup moment:

 

[LlcoolJ]

Useful link to see who has qualified / who still has a chance etc

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/index.html

 

[The Gem]

The ref's

 

[Hamilton]

Ukraine!

 

[brakespear]

Japan.

 

[junior]

Senegal, because one of my most memorable WC moments was them with Diouf & Diao beating France 1-0 in the tournament opener a few years ago.

A Portugal can **** off.