England's Qualifying Group

[David Holden]

For Euro 2008 is Group E

 

England

Croatia

Israel

Russia

Estonia

Macedonia

Andorra

[Jimmy]

Full Draw:

 

Group A

Portugal

Poland

Serbia & Mont

Belgium

Finland

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Kazakhstan

 

Group B

France

Italy

Ukraine

SCOTLAND

Lithuania

Georgia

Faroe Islands

 

Group C

Greece

Turkey

Norway

Bosnia

Hungary

Moldova

Malta

 

Group D

Czech Republic

Germany

Slovakia

REP OF IRELAND

WALES

Cyprus

San Marino

 

Group E

ENGLAND

Croatia

Russia

Israel

Estonia

Macedonia

Andorra

 

Group F

Sweden

Spain

Denmark

Latvia

Iceland

NORTHERN IRELAND

Liechtenstein

 

Group G

Holland

Romania

Bulgaria

Slovenia

Albania

Belarus

Luxembourg

[chris blanc]

Israel? Don't countries taking part in the European Cup have to be European? Can we have a go at the Copa AMerica?

[DarrenGNFC]

Political reasons, I do believe...

 

Does this mean half of our team will opt against playing in Israel like five of the Chelsea team did a while ago?

[Harry J Allstars]

Who did Trinidad get?

[Jeff]

Scotland have it nice and easy with the French, Italians and Ukrainians.

Ha ha!

Our groups alright really.

[Andrewc]

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chris blanc (GN said:
Israel? Don't countries taking part in the European Cup have to be European? Can we have a go at the Copa AMerica?

It's the Eurovision Song Contest all over again.

[chris blanc]

Is there an Asian Cup? Do Russia get to be in that?

[Stu M]

Why aren't Sheppey in it?

[Harry J Allstars]

Can we get Gravesend and Northfleet into the next one?

[Stu M]

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Harry J Allstars said:
Can we get Gravesend and Northfleet into the next one?

Two teams? No way, they wouldn't allow it. We'd have to have a reunification shindig like Germany and knock a wall down or something.

[Jeff]

It worked for Serbia and Montenegro, why not us? ;-)

[Stu M]

Cos we'd probably have to go to war with our neighbours first - Welling, Surrey, Essex... hmmm, it might be quite a popular idea, actually.

[Hirsty]

Some sort of understanding of the politcal map of European football maybe in order ?

 

Didn't Liverpool play Tel Aviv (& and I stand to be corrected here ) a few years ago in the European Cup of Champions League teams who finish 4th ?...or something like that !!

 

Cheers

 

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[DarrenGNFC]

Well, Chelsea certainly did and ended up losing 2-0. About 5 Chelsea players didn't go, I think.

 

I think someone else might've played them too though...

[Harry J Allstars]

Man Utd played Maccabi (Spelling) Tel Aviv a few years back. In a press conference Ferguson mistook them for the team that beat Chelsea and Maccabi got well pee'd off with him.

 

Chelsea lost 2-0 out there and were not allowed to wear their shirt sponsors, Fly Emirates, due to them being a Muslim owned company.

[FleetFanatic]

Well you have to say that England's group should be a shockingly easy affair.

[jc]

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Harry J Allstars said:
Man Utd played Maccabi (Spelling) Tel Aviv a few years back. In a press conference Ferguson mistook them for the team that beat Chelsea and Maccabi got well pee'd off with him.

Looks like you've been mistaken as well Harry - the team United played was Maccabi Haifa. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />