48 teams. 3 extra slots for UEFA. Will it make much of a difference to Ireland's chances of qualifying?
No.
Is it that time already? :o
It's never too early!
no seeing as the euros has 24 teams and ireland failed to qualify for euro 2020 it will still be hard for ireland.
Ireland qualified for the 2012 euros via the playoff and won nul points . There is no point in going to the major tournaments and having Dunnes selling Ireland pyjamas and everyone at home excited and the team out of its depth. They were just makeweights. Going to the World Cup with a a UEFA ranking above 20 would be the same . FIFA are a shower of money grabbing hoors who do not care about quality.
Quote from: seafoid on January 14, 2023, 10:06:22 AM
Ireland qualified for the 2012 euros via the playoff and won nul points . There is no point in going to the major tournaments and having Dunnes selling Ireland pyjamas and everyone at home excited and the team out of its depth. They were just makeweights. Going to the World Cup with a a UEFA ranking above 20 would be the same . FIFA are a shower of money grabbing hoors who do not care about quality.
In fairness the Ireland team did poorly but they were given a bastard draw as 2 of the teams in the group ended up in the final ffs and Croatia were also a very good team.
Quote from: JPGJOHNNYG on January 14, 2023, 12:02:41 PM
Quote from: seafoid on January 14, 2023, 10:06:22 AM
Ireland qualified for the 2012 euros via the playoff and won nul points . There is no point in going to the major tournaments and having Dunnes selling Ireland pyjamas and everyone at home excited and the team out of its depth. They were just makeweights. Going to the World Cup with a a UEFA ranking above 20 would be the same . FIFA are a shower of money grabbing hoors who do not care about quality.
In fairness the Ireland team did poorly but they were given a bastard draw as 2 of the teams in the group ended up in the final ffs and Croatia were also a very good team.
Yeah a group with Spain, Italy and Croatia. Feck that was the Group from Hell!
Spain beat France and Portugal while Italy Beat England and Germany on their way to the final!