kramaric…should have nailed that
Croatia aren’t going to blow this I think
That would mean one of them going to the WC fuck that hopefully both of them get done in the play offs.
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Playoffs are the same as the Euros with two rounds. 12 teams enter only 3 qualify
Is it not 2 legs home and away all the second placed teams and some nations league group winners?
Two nations league teams are in plus all the runners ups. Not sure if home and away but only 3 spots up for grabs through play offs.
Fucking hell unless you are a top seed World cup qualification is now near impossible from Europe, they will flood it with dross from Asia, Africa and Central America going forward though.
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Its been 13 teams from Europe for a long time. 14 if the host is European
Only hope is they revert back to a lucky bag global play off(that was brilliant), give us an Australia, Iran, Honduras, Burkina Faso over 2 legs rather than a Russia/Croatia Portugal/Serbia
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The only way I could see any kind of change is a boycott by UEFA. FIFA will continue to focus on winning votes in Africa, Asia and North America
Weather awful in Croatia
Ball getting slowed/held up by surface water
0-0 at half time
A Russian defender puts through his own net!
You’d be seeking political asylum in Croatia tonight if you were him lest you end up with a bit of polonium or Novichok in your tea.
proper old school qualifier this one,loaded with anti slav sectarianism also for added bite.
Tremenjus time wasting tactics from Croatia towards the end of that. Lovely to see the return of the proper old style kickouts in the muck too. Like an old style English first division match.
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Horrific own goal. Unfolded in slow motion like a car crash.
It’ll be up there on the internet with all the other Russian car crashes which are filmed live.
Germany one up. They’re purring since the got rid of the arse picking weirdo
Arse, crotch, armpit. Take your pick
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Croatia beat Russia 1-0
One all in Lisbon … deserved if lucky goal
This is a serious Serbian team. If they don’t get through tonight you’d fancy them to beat anybody on the likely list of play-off teams and they could do damage in the finals.