Macshimmy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'd forgotten about this.Because of the odd number of teams in the play-off, the best-ranked team in third place gets a bye.Latest standings at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2016_qualifying_play-offs'mon Scotland, I'm desperate enough to accept qualifying for a tournament on goal difference now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooperOnTheWing Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Good news for the jam rolls who will finish 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macshimmy Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 If we do wind up third, as we are in a six-team group our results against Gibraltar would be discarded (assuming they finish sixth) before the table was calculated.f**k it, lets just win the group instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Yeah but the results of other teams against the likes of the Faroes, San Marino etc won't matter either so they pretty much cancel each other out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macshimmy Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Yeah but the results of other teams against the likes of the Faroes, San Marino etc won't matter either so they pretty much cancel each other out That is true, but some of the groups aren't so cut and dried as far as settling sixth place goes. That said, now I squint at the table a bit harder, there are teams lurking with much better GD than us, so it looks likely to be a tough spot to finish in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DAVIDB69 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Will change again after belgium probably beat Israel on Tuesday . This will then make Israel the best third placer I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 No. Israel would be on six points from their games, excluding the three against Andorra. Scotland are on seven not including the points gained against Gibraltar. Russia will move above us if UEFA award them a win for the abandoned Montenegro game though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 It makes for interesting reading at the moment, as I don't think we'd be seeded if, say, Hungary were to finish top. Surely the Ukraine, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Russia would be ahead of us in the rankings. Thankfully, it's unlikely they'll all finish third, and we'll be finishing in the top two anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Based on the 2 assumptions that Belgium beat Israel tomorrow and Russia get awarded a 3-0 win then Scotland would at the moment be one of the seeded teams in the 3rd place playoffs. Seeded teams would be Netherlands, Switzerland, Ukraine and Scotland. The unseeded teams would be Israel, Albania, Hungary and Norway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruoninga Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Based on the 2 assumptions that Belgium beat Israel tomorrow and Russia get awarded a 3-0 win then Scotland would at the moment be one of the seeded teams in the 3rd place playoffs. Seeded teams would be Netherlands, Switzerland, Ukraine and Scotland. The unseeded teams would be Israel, Albania, Hungary and Norway. I don't know if this site is reliable, but it lists Scotland (#29) under Israel, Hungary, and Norway: http://www.footballseeding.com/national-ranking-uefa/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I don't know if this site is reliable, but it lists Scotland (#29) under Israel, Hungary, and Norway: http://www.footballseeding.com/national-ranking-uefa/ Crivvens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 This is why 2nd is a must, brill that Eire scored in last min. If we finish 3rd we will prob get play off with Holland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Dutch will still finish top two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harriss Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Based on the 2 assumptions that Belgium beat Israel tomorrow and Russia get awarded a 3-0 win then Scotland would at the moment be one of the seeded teams in the 3rd place playoffs. Seeded teams would be Netherlands, Switzerland, Ukraine and Scotland. The unseeded teams would be Israel, Albania, Hungary and Norway. Would be confident of going through against all those teams apart from the Dutch and the Swiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I don't know if this site is reliable, but it lists Scotland (#29) under Israel, Hungary, and Norway: http://www.footballseeding.com/national-ranking-uefa/ I was using each team's actual rankings rather than a 3rd party site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was using each team's actual rankings rather than a 3rd party site. I think you were using FIFA's rankings, though. UEFA have their own, which they'll be using for the play-off seedings, and we're not viewed as generously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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