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Re: Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw|Kremlin|Dec 1st
Guys, who do we play first, second?
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Hm! While the Croats are crafty & skilful, the Icelanders are rugged & disciplined. We must thread carefully.
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Re: Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw|Kremlin|Dec 1st
CRotia ,Iceland and ARgentinapajimoh wrote:Guys, who do we play first, second?
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Re: Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw|Kremlin|Dec 1st
What does "obvious" mean? Group B is not boring with Portugal, Spain and Morocco. that's the group of death right there, with Iran as the whipping boy. Don't know how FIFA do this, but how can you have group B, with two major powers and group H with none?Benedict Iroha wrote:Boring and obvious groups
Re: Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw|Kremlin|Dec 1st
Start with 3 points and the pressure will be greatly reduced. The aim would be to qualify before the last game. That will put pressure on the rest.Bigpokey24 wrote:CRotia ,Iceland and ARgentinapajimoh wrote:Guys, who do we play first, second?
Things happen for a reason and I see similarities with our qualifying group
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Tunisia getting pulled into a tough group is Karmic justice.
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If you think Morocco's going to run over Iran then I've got news for you. Iran easily qualified out of Asia.ohsee wrote:What does "obvious" mean? Group B is not boring with Portugal, Spain and Morocco. that's the group of death right there, with Iran as the whipping boy. Don't know how FIFA do this, but how can you have group B, with two major powers and group H with none?Benedict Iroha wrote:Boring and obvious groups
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So any consensus on the group of death? BBC thinks it's our group
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Germany, Spain and our groups are the group of deaths for me
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Chris Waddle not confident that Argentina can qualify from the group with Nigeria and Croatia.
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Re: Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw|Kremlin|Dec 1st
"Major powers" to FIFA is as per their ranking.ohsee wrote:What does "obvious" mean? Group B is not boring with Portugal, Spain and Morocco. that's the group of death right there, with Iran as the whipping boy. Don't know how FIFA do this, but how can you have group B, with two major powers and group H with none?Benedict Iroha wrote:Boring and obvious groups
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Re: Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw|Kremlin|Dec 1st
Group H is extremely interesting.
I can't rate Poland, Senegal, Colombia or Japan one over the other. That's a very tight group.
I can't rate Poland, Senegal, Colombia or Japan one over the other. That's a very tight group.
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From past outings, I wouldn't call Iran whipping boys.ohsee wrote:What does "obvious" mean? Group B is not boring with Portugal, Spain and Morocco. that's the group of death right there, with Iran as the whipping boy. Don't know how FIFA do this, but how can you have group B, with two major powers and group H with none?Benedict Iroha wrote:Boring and obvious groups
To be honest, this could be the most exciting World Cup yet. No country should be underestimated.
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Re: Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw|Kremlin|Dec 1st
Every commentator I have listened to so far has rated Nigeria highly and believes we will qualify even ahead of Argentina.
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SkySports News thinks so too.pajimoh wrote:So any consensus on the group of death? BBC thinks it's our group
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If anyone believes we will walk over Argentina again, they had better think again.
Argentina will be very well prepared for us this time around.
Argentina will be very well prepared for us this time around.
doctorollie wrote:Every commentator I have listened to so far has rated Nigeria highly and believes we will qualify even ahead of Argentina.
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Group of death again. Hope we do what we normally do in these groups of death.
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Smart man. Not a lazy analyst like all the others.cchinukw wrote:Chris Waddle not confident that Argentina can qualify from the group with Nigeria and Croatia.
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And we will go there to drink Akamu and chop Akara?Otitokoro wrote:If anyone believes we will walk over Argentina again, they had better think again.
Argentina will be very well prepared for us this time around.doctorollie wrote:Every commentator I have listened to so far has rated Nigeria highly and believes we will qualify even ahead of Argentina.
On head-to-head WC records, this is a GRUDGE match for us. We should settle this with our FIRST real victory against them. The warning shot in the recent friendly is not it, considering how they've been bullying us!
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Imagine if Greece beat Croatia in the playoffs. Imagine Argentina and Greece in our group just like 1994 and 2010.
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Re: Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw|Kremlin|Dec 1st
Hopefully, this is drummed into the players well well.
Morale victories in friendlies don't mean a darn thing - victories in competitions are what count.
We cannot afford to drop ANY points in the group, as all 3 teams are very tough teams!
Morale victories in friendlies don't mean a darn thing - victories in competitions are what count.
We cannot afford to drop ANY points in the group, as all 3 teams are very tough teams!
Sampo wrote:And we will go there to drink Akamu and chop Akara?Otitokoro wrote:If anyone believes we will walk over Argentina again, they had better think again.
Argentina will be very well prepared for us this time around.doctorollie wrote:Every commentator I have listened to so far has rated Nigeria highly and believes we will qualify even ahead of Argentina.
On head-to-head WC records, this is a GRUDGE match for us. inst tWe should settle this with our FIRST real victory agahem. The warning shot in the recent friendly is not it, considering how they've been bullying us!
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I think the German discipline and mentality combined with our natural athleticism and flair will make us a potent force at this world cup.Otitokoro wrote:If anyone believes we will walk over Argentina again, they had better think again.
Argentina will be very well prepared for us this time around.doctorollie wrote:Every commentator I have listened to so far has rated Nigeria highly and believes we will qualify even ahead of Argentina.
My major concern though is the lack of senior level tournament experience outside of Africa. This is where the likes of Enyeama could have made a difference.
Our most experienced players will be Mikel, VicMo and Onazi. Hopefully, that should be enough.
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