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« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2017, 12:52:38 AM »

When looking at the match schedule I noticed that A1 v A2, B1 v B2 etc are part of the opening round of matches in each pool. So that means the supposed two best teams in each group face each other in the first group match, all of which take place over the first five days. With first group games historically containing the fewest goals, as teams play not to lose, I suspect it’s going to mean a bunch of tight snoozefests as the teams from pot two will park the bus and play for a point or to pinch it on the break, as they know they’ve got two ‘easier’ games to go.
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« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2017, 02:10:39 AM »

When looking at the match schedule I noticed that A1 v A2, B1 v B2 etc are part of the opening round of matches in each pool. So that means the supposed two best teams in each group face each other in the first group match, all of which take place over the first five days. With first group games historically containing the fewest goals, as teams play not to lose, I suspect it’s going to mean a bunch of tight snoozefests as the teams from pot two will park the bus and play for a point or to pinch it on the break, as they know they’ve got two ‘easier’ games to go.

if i remember correctly they draw for slot in the group once they have drawn for the group

for example england gets drawn into group A-H then into slot 1-4 (depending which are still free)
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« Reply #17 on: November 17, 2017, 12:54:13 PM »

Thanks Iron, that would make more sense.
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« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2017, 03:46:21 PM »

England in with Belgium so far.  Cheeky comment from Lineker to Maradona about being good with his hands.

Slow process this World Cup drawing.
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« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2017, 03:48:46 PM »

Portugal v Spain first group game

can i back 0-0 yet?
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« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2017, 03:50:19 PM »

Belgium, England, Tunisia.....

Tunisia first up in Volgagrad,17 June 8pm. All police leave cancelled
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« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2017, 03:52:22 PM »

We run good in the draw
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« Reply #22 on: December 01, 2017, 03:54:42 PM »

Nigeria get Argentina again!

5 world cup finals out of 6
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« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2017, 03:55:39 PM »

Belgium, Tunisia, England, Panama

In advance of the inevitable humiliation, couldn't have been much better!
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« Reply #24 on: December 01, 2017, 03:57:20 PM »

24th Panama in Nizhny Novgorov (one of the your travel agent,submarine base and shipyard iirc)

28th Belgium Kalinigrad
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« Reply #25 on: December 01, 2017, 04:00:22 PM »

Group A: 🇷🇺 🇸🇦 🇪🇬 🇺🇾
Group: B 🇵🇹 🇪🇸 🇲🇦 🇮🇷
Group C: 🇫🇷 🇦🇺 🇵🇪 🇩🇰
Group D: 🇦🇷 🇮🇸 🇭🇷 🇳🇬
Group E: 🇧🇷 🇨🇭 🇨🇷 🇷🇸
Group F: 🇩🇪 🇲🇽 🇸🇪 🇰🇷
Group G: 🇧🇪 🇵🇦 🇹🇳 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧
 Group H: 🇵🇱 🇸🇳 🇨🇴 🇯🇵
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« Reply #26 on: December 01, 2017, 04:01:25 PM »

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« Reply #27 on: December 01, 2017, 04:01:45 PM »

Uruguay the big winners on the draw.
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« Reply #28 on: December 01, 2017, 04:03:48 PM »



iirc 1 in A gets 2 in B and so on

so we finish 2nd in G (say) we'd get the winner of Poland's group

or go home
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« Reply #29 on: December 02, 2017, 08:48:49 PM »

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/russias-group-is-the-easiest-in-modern-world-cup-history/amp/

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