World Cup 2014
With the World Cup Qualifying starting today this is a thread to discuss all things in regards to the World Cup qualification campaign.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19522138 |
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England team to face Moldova: Hart, Johnson, Baines, Gerrard, Lescott, Terry, Milner, Lampard, Defoe, Cleverley, Oxlade Chamberlain.
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will the formation be?
Hart Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Baines, Gerrard, Lampard, Cleverley, Oxlade Chamberlain, Defoe, Milner |
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England's 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign opened in emphatic fashion as Moldova were outclassed 5-0 in Chisinau.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19460608 |
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Moldova, San Marino and other small nations shouldn't be in the world cup, instead they should have their own small nations cup or similar where they play against places like Fiji, Samoa and anywhere else with a sub-5million population.
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.....really..?
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Have they ever got through to the finals in the last world/euro cups It must be demoralising for them to end up 5-0 or more against a team with the media describing them as whipping boys of the group..
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Maybe it spurs us on more? Allows our players to have experience against top international sides? Nobody forces us to enter tournaments.
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Yet every tournament they enter they are end up bottom (or near bottom)
It's why we have football leagues so you don't get someone like Barton Rovers playing against MU unless Barton Rovers have proved themselves and gain promotion or get through the first few rounds of the FA cup. As for experience that's what friendlies are for.. |
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Friendlies aren't guaranteed though. And teams rarely play their best and strongest squad in a friendly. Elitism is rife in certain footballing countries but that doesn't make it right.
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Well seeing as none of these 'lost' countries have gotten together to make such a suggestion, perhaps it should be left up to them to decide if that's what they want.
How about a 'deluxe elite' competition only for international sides that have made it to the semi finals more than once? Perhaps they'd prefer a tournament for teams at their level? |
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Just that last night was a one sided football match and it's the same with most Moldova/San Marino and other small nations teams ---------- Post added at 10:27 ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 ---------- Perhaps maybe a system that only allows teams to enter competitions based on world rankings?? |
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