Group 9 Qualifying Groups

I'm sure the Scots will have a good qualifying campaign and go one further that the Euro 2008 qualifying!

6.9.08 Macedonia v Scotland
6.9.08 Norway v Iceland

10.9.08 Macedonia v Holland
10.9.08 Iceland v Scotland

11.10.08 Holland v Iceland
11.10.08 Scotland v Norway

15.10.08 Iceland v Macedonia
15.10.08 Norway v Holland

28.3.09 Holland v Scotland

1.4.09 Holland v Macedonia
1.4.09 Scotland v Iceland

6.6.09 Iceland v Holland
6.6.09 Macedonia v Norway

10.6.09 Macedonia v Iceland
10.6.09 Holland v Norway

19.8.09 Norway v Scotland

5.9.09 Scotland v Macedonia
5.9.09 Iceland v Norway

9.9.09 Scotland v Holland
9.9.09 Norway v Macedonia

Group 7 Qualifying Fixtures

Another interesting group, but France and Romania should be assured to qualify.

6.9.08 Austria v France
6.9.08 Romania v Lithuania
6.9.08 Serbia v Faroe Islands

10.9.08 Lithuania v Austria
10.9.08 Faroe Islands v Romania
10.9.08 France v Serbia

11.10.08 Faroe Islands v Austria
11.10.08 Romania v France
11.10.08 Serbia v Lithuania

15.10.08 Austria v Serbia
15.10.08 Lithuania v Faroe Islands

28.3.09 Romania v Serbia
28.3.09 Lithuania v France

1.4.09 Austria v Romania
1.4.09 France v Lithuania

6.6.09 Serbia v Austria
6.6.09 Lithuania v Romania

10.6.09 Faroe Islands v Serbia

19.8.09 Faroe Islands v France

5.9.09 Austria v Faroe Islands
5.9.09 France v Romania

9.9.09 Romania v Austria
9.9.09 Serbia v France
9.9.09 Faroe Islands v Lithuania

10.10.09 Austria v Lithuania
10.10.09 Serbia v Romania
10.10.09 France v Faroe Islands

14.10.09 France v Austria
14.10.09 Lithuania v Serbia
14.10.09 Romania v Faroe Islands

Group 4 Qualifying Fixtures

This is a group that I'll be keeping a close eye one as Wales take on the powerful Germans (again). Good luck!

6.9.08 Liechtenstein v Germany
6.9.08 Wales v Azerbaijan

10.9.08 Finland v Germany
10.9.08 Azerbaijan v Liechtenstein
10.9.08 Russia v Wales

11.10.08 Germany v Russia
11.10.08 Wales v Liechtenstein
11.10.08 Finland v Azerbaijan

15.10.08 Germany v Wales
15.10.08 Russia v Finland

28.3.09 Germany v Liechtenstein
28.3.09 Russia v Azerbaijan
28.3.09 Wales v Finland

1.4.09 Liechtenstein v Russia
1.4.09 Wales v Germany

6.6.09 Finland v Liechtenstein
6.6.09 Azerbaijan v Wales

10.6.09 Finland v Russia

19.8.09 Azerbaijan v Germany

5.9.09 Russia v Liechtenstein
5.9.09 Azerbaijan v Finland

9.9.09 Wales v Russia
9.9.09 Germany v Azerbaijan
9.9.09 Liechtenstein v Finland

10.10.09 Russia v Germany
10.10.09 Liechtenstein v Azerbaijan
10.10.09 Finland v Wales

14.10.09 Germany v Finland
14.10.09 Azerbaijan v Russia
14.10.09 Liechtenstein v Wales

Group 1 Fixture List

This is a tough group with any 5 of 6 having a good chance of qualifying. My money, however, would be on Portugal and Sweden.

Group 1 Qualifying Fixtures:

September 08
6.9.08 Albania v Sweden
6.9.08 Hungary v Denmark
6.9.08 Malta v Portugal
10.9.08 Sweden v Hungary
10.9.08 Portugal v Denmark
10.9.08 Albania v Malta

October 08
11.10.08 Sweden v Portugal
11.10.08 Denmark v Malta
11.10.08 Hungary v Albania
15.10.08 Malta v Hungary
15.10.08 Portugal v Albania

Febuary 09
11.2.09 Malta v Albania

28.3.09 Portugal v Sweden
28.3.09 Albania v Hungary
28.3.09 Malta v Denmark

April 09
1.4.09 Hungary v Malta
1.4.09 Denmark v Albania

June 09
6.6.09 Sweden v Denmark
6.6.09 Albania v Portugal
10.6.09 Sweden v Malta

September 09
5.9.09 Hungary v Sweden
5.9.09 Denmark v Portugal
9.9.09 Malta v Sweden
9.9.09 Albania v Denmark
9.9.09 Hungary v Portugal

October 09
10.10.09 Denmark v Sweden
10.10.09 Portugal v Hungary
14.10.09 Sweden v Albania
14.10.09 Portugal v Malta
14.10.09 Denmark v Hungary

England Draw - World Cup

Group 6 World Cup Draw Video - England face Croatia

Delegates Inspect Tournament Stadia

20 FIFA inspectors are looking at the stadia today. Fingers crossed everything goes ok! I'm sure we'll be hearing about it very soon!

Qualification Draw Details

There will be 53 European nations competing for 13 places in the World Cup to be held in South Africa.

The games will start in September 2008 and nine clubs will qualify directly whilst the best eight second-placed teams with be involved in home and away play offs for the remaining four places.

UEFA President Michel Platini said:

It's a good compromise solution, because I wasn't really happy with the format for the last qualifying competition with groups of seven and eight teams," said U.

Group 1
Portugal
Sweden
Denmark
Hungary
Albania
Malta

Group 2
Greece
Israel
Switzerland
Moldova
Latvia
Luxembourg

Group 3
Czech Republic
Poland
Northern Ireland
Slovakia
Slovenia
San Marino

Group 4
Germany
Russia
Finland
Wales
Azerbaijan
Liechtenstein

Group 5
Spain
Turkey
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Armenia
Estonia

Group 6
Croatia
England
Ukraine
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Andorra

Group 7
France
Romania
Serbia
Lithuania
Austria
Faroe Islands

Group 8
Italy
Bulgaria
Republic of Ireland
Cyprus
Georgia
Montenegro

Group 9
Netherlands
Scotland
Norway
Macedonia
Iceland