[Football] *****Official World Cup 2018 Sweepstake & Draw Thread*****

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

[MENTION=12303]lichfield seagulls[/MENTION] & [MENTION=1252]S'hampton Seagull[/MENTION]

Egypt

Pedigree: Egypt are currently 30th in Fifa's world rankings - one place below the Netherlands. Having missed out on the 2010 and 2014 competitions after play-off defeats, they qualified for Russia when Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scored an injury-time winner against Congo on 8 October. Their last notable success at a major tournament was in 2010, when they lifted the Africa Cup of Nations for the seventh time.

Mohamed Salah has scored six goals in qualifying but has never been to a World Cup competition
Mohamed Salah will be making his World Cup debut in Russia
Key player: Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's major summer signing, is Egypt's most talented player. The speedy forward has scored 32 goals in 56 international appearances, including five during qualifying for Russia.

Premier League players: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Ahmed Hegazy (West Brom), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke),

Championship players: Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa).

League One players: Sam Morsy (Wigan).

Who's the boss? Argentinian Hector Cuper, who previously coached Valencia and Inter Milan, was appointed in March 2015. He also managed Georgia between 2008 and 2009. His only major tournament was the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations - where Egypt were defeated 2-1 in the final by Cameroon.

 

[DavidRyder]

If i'm not too late, then yes pls

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

[MENTION=26197]Geestar[/MENTION] & [MENTION=12862]madinthehead[/MENTION]

South Korea

Pedigree: No Asian team has a better World Cup pedigree than the side nicknamed the Taegeuk Warriors. South Korea's goalless draw against Uzbekistan secured a place at a 10th finals and the tournament in Russia will be the ninth World Cup in a row in which they have featured.

Lee Dong-gook will be 39 by the time the World Cup begins in Russia
Lee Dong-gook will be 39 by the time the World Cup begins in Russia
Key player: Son Heung-min has showcased his trickery at Tottenham and is the stand-out name on the team sheet. He has managed just one international goal since the start of 2016 however, as the side have struggled in front of goal. And keep an eye out for Lee Dong-gook who came on as a substitute in their final qualifier and will be 39 by the time the World Cup comes around. The former Middlesbrough striker boasts 105 caps spanning 19 years.

Premier League players: Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea), Son Heung-min (Tottenham)

Who is the boss? Shin Tae-yong has been nicknamed 'the Asian Mourinho' but he has come under pressure as a result of their hit-and-miss displays in qualifying. However, having only taken charge in July, he is likely to be given time to get things right. The 48-year-old spent 12 years as a player in South Korea's K-League and then made a single league appearance in Australia before retiring in 2005.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

There's something rather ironic about being drawn Saudi Arabia with Lord SABRE !

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

That concludes the draw: Summarized below

Igzilla & The_Viper Iran

sully & Bod Bod Germany

Charlies Shinpad Seaber Switzerland

brakespear Gazwag Spain

WhingforPresident James Bond's body double Denmark

bomber130 cjd Argentina

Thunder Bolt Mackenzie Nigeria

doogie004 jessiejames Panama

Pevenseagull Stat Brother Serbia

Hillian 1 greyseagull Russia

Driver8 Jim D Sweden

darkwolf666 sheebo Senegal

Petee Hammer15 Colombia

JOLovegrove Guy Fawkes Tunisia

NEASTGULL Mustafa Belgium

Mellotron Telboy Poland

Frankie PWA Mexico

I remember the good times Simster Uruguay

Ken Livingstone Seagull Ozymandias86 Peru

worthingseagull Taybha Costa Rica

SUIYHP martin tyler Iceland

Frutos Nathan Morocco

Albion_Dave mjking73 France

Lord Sabre Westdene Seagull Saudi Arabia

Brighton4Cambridge3 Johnnyboy England

The Brighton Bear Mellor 3 Ward 4 Brazil

Hiney Withdean11 Portugal

Trigger TSB Croatia

Napier OzMike Japan

Lichfield seagulls S'hampton Seagull Egypt

Geestar , Madinthehead South Korea


ditchy blue'n'white Badger - Australia

 

[bhaseeer]

stream?

 

[doogie004]

[MENTION=12452]doogie004[/MENTION] & [MENTION=12847]jessiejames[/MENTION] - I take my hat off to you guys

Panama

Pedigree: None. Panama reached their first World Cup finals with a victory over Costa Rica that took advantage of the United States' defeat by Trinidad & Tobago. They were runners-up at Concacaf's Gold Cup in 2013.

Key player: Roman Torres, 31, is a central defender who plays for Seattle Sounders and whose composure and leadership will be vital if Panama are to have any chance of making an impression in Russia. His name has already been etched indelibly into Panama's history after scoring the winning goal against Costa Rica that clinched their qualification.

Hernand Dario Gomez
Hernan Dario Gomez has done a remarkable job by steering Panama to the finals
Premier League players: None. Only three of the current squad play in Europe.

Who's the boss? Colombian Hernan Dario Gomez has had a varied international coaching career, including managing his homeland twice. This will be his third World Cup after taking Colombia to the 1998 finals, where they lost to England, and Ecuador to the 2002 tournament.

FIX


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[Taybha]

Can't be a fix , the organiser drew England !

 

[Pantani]

Shearer

Reckons Poland, Panama and Iran would be a terrible group for England And it would be better to have a good team to focus on, because that worked out so well last time vs Italy and Uruguay.

 

[vegster]

Why is the result of the draw not up yet ? this is Russia after all.

 

[DavidRyder]

Ok, enough of this fannying about - can we have the draw pls?

 

[Wrong-Direction]

What are those dappy birds wearing

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[DavidRyder]

What are those dappy birds wearing

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In Russia, that is high end fashion

 

[DavidRyder]

This is more painful than the Eurovision

 

[Pantani]

This is more painful than the Eurovision

We get more points in Eurovision

 

[TSB]

[MENTION=3]Trigger[/MENTION] & [MENTION=267]TSB[/MENTION]

Croatia

Not bad. But look who I'm paired with!

Anyone want to swap?

 

[DavidRyder]

The pressure on those on stage must be immense. One slip, and they answer to Putin...

 

[Wrong-Direction]

What a ballache

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[DavidRyder]

I'm leaving the office in 25 mins, any chance it'll be over by then?

 

[DavidRyder]

That bow tie has to go, Diego, you look like a Blackpool hotel magician