FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[Two Hands FFS]

Any chance of finishing as one of the best 3rd placed teams??

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Technically this means we are World Champions now doesn't it.?
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Yes, and that we beat BRazil 8-1.

[Maroon Manc]

Small chance of finishing best 3rd placed team too, Ukraine in pole position at the moment but their last 2 games are away to Macedonia and home to Spain, their on 16 points now.

[gallsman]

Doesn't the best 3rd place team qualify automatically?

Yes:

France qualify as hosts.
Top two in 9 groups = 18
Top ranked 3rd place team = 1
Remaining 3rd place teams in 8 groups playoff = 4

Total = 24

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Doesn't the best 3rd place team qualify automatically?

Yes:

France qualify as hosts.
Top two in 9 groups = 18
Top ranked 3rd place team = 1
Remaining 3rd place teams in 8 groups playoff = 4

Total = 24

How do they calculate the top 3rd place team, with all the different size groups?

[Maroon Manc]

Doesn't the best 3rd place team qualify automatically?

Yes:

France qualify as hosts.
Top two in 9 groups = 18
Top ranked 3rd place team = 1
Remaining 3rd place teams in 8 groups playoff = 4

Total = 24

How do they calculate the top 3rd place team, with all the different size groups?

Presumably an average of points per game. Only one group of 5, Looks like Albania who are 3rd in that group couldn't catch Ireland.

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Could be they don't count the games against the Gibraltar's of this world, and calculate as if everyone played in a 5 or 6 team group?

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Doesn't the best 3rd place team qualify automatically?

Yes:

France qualify as hosts.
Top two in 9 groups = 18

Top ranked 3rd place team = 1
Remaining 3rd place teams in 8 groups playoff = 4

Total = 24

How do they calculate the top 3rd place team, with all the different size groups?

Presumably an average of points per game.

No results against the bottom team of each group binned

[dec]

Doesn't the best 3rd place team qualify automatically?

Yes:

France qualify as hosts.
Top two in 9 groups = 18
Top ranked 3rd place team = 1
Remaining 3rd place teams in 8 groups playoff = 4

Total = 24

How do they calculate the top 3rd place team, with all the different size groups?

Discard results against the bottom team in 6 team groups

[gallsman]

Yes, results against lowest ranked team in group are discarded.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Hungary 3 pts ahead of Ireland on the special 3rd place table ie we would need to win and if we win sure we are there anyway in 2nd place

[screenexile]

Granted Im far from an expert on soccer but I thought Hoolahan gave away a mountain of ball tonight and he got MOTM? Brady, McCarthy, Walters were all more deserving I would have thought??

[deiseach]

I was thinking not long after he came on that Randolph is a sweet striker of the ball...

[lenny]

Granted Im far from an expert on soccer but I thought Hoolahan gave away a mountain of ball tonight and he got MOTM? Brady, McCarthy, Walters were all more deserving I would have thought??

Brady is a real quality player and I think our most creative player. He would be much better than hoolahan in the advanced midfield role.

[finbar o tool]

Wow! f**king brilliant!
Heres a link from yesterday, explains a lot but they weren't banking on us getting a win tonight!

http://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/the-chances-of-ireland-being-seeded-for-a-euro-2016-play-off-game-are-actually-very-unlikely/43047