My money is on the Dutch

Germany uber alles!! How did they not get into pot 1?

Emrick: Germany uber alles!! How did they not get into pot 1?

Two hosts took up two of the spaces in the first pot.

Get on with it, FFS.

Well since the US can't be involved, I'll assume Germany will conquer Europe as per usual.

balfourk: My money is on the Dutch

I have always pulled fro them in the Wold Cup. Not sure why.

But GO DUTCH GUYS GO!

Gunny Highway: balfourk: My money is on the Dutch

I have always pulled fro them in the Wold Cup. Not sure why.

But GO DUTCH GUYS GO!

After the way thety tried to kick the Spanish out of the world cup fark the Dutch.

Get on with it and start the group of death

And nearly there....

Give me England. I want England.

I want Spain, Germany, Portugal and France in the same group

Fark. Shoot me now.

Opening match: Poland v Greece. Yawn

Uh-oh, Spain and Scotland in Group I.
/not looking good for the Hibernians
//still thinks Germany will win it

Looks like group B is the group of death. Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal and a pot 2 team.

This is 2 minutes of information spread out over what feels like 3 hours.

Russia and Poland. Nice fight that will be

DOH! I meant Spain was in the group with Ireland, not Scotland!
/dang, it's Friday
//also, office Christmas party was last night
///holiday loopyness FTW!

Emrick: Looks like group B is the group of death. Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal and a pot 2 team.

Yup.

Well FARK. Tough road for the Germans.

Spain, Croatia and Italy.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

desertgeek:
Group A- Poland, Czech Republic, Greece, Russia (weak)

Group B- Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Germany (Group of Death!)

Group C- Spain, Ireland, Croatia, Italy

Group D- France, Ukraine, Sweden, England

My predictions for qualifiers

So group A is an easy group for Russia

Group B is the Group of Death. I feel sorry for Denmark

Group C is the one for the supprise runner up

Group D England were really lucky and go an easy draw.

At least Ireland will be underdogs. We love a challenge.

Norfolking Chance: Group D England were really lucky and go an easy draw.

That is what they thought at the WC and they limped into second place in the group. I will be rooting for them but I hope they dial back the overconfidence this time.

Sweet, Battle of Nuremberg, Part 2.

Feel bad for Ireland though.

TonnageVT: Emrick: Norfolking Chance: Group D England were really lucky and go an easy draw.

That is what they thought at the WC and they limped into second place in the group. I will be rooting for them but I hope they dial back the overconfidence this time.

I'm hoping Capello has enough sense to leave out Rio, Terry, Lampard and Gerrard off of the squad and bring in the young players.

Welbeck, Milner, Wilshere all would do a better job.

England can make catching a cold look hard but maybe this time will be different.

/It won't be
//Media will hype up everything
///Then we will choke on the pressure

Cajnik: desertgeek: Russia (weak)

Russia is not weak! Ukraine is weak!

Acceptable draw for Poland. Groups B and C are killer.

desertgeek: And damnit, why couldn't they draw Germany and Poland together. 6 months of WWII jokes denied!

Is Russia's invasion of Poland in 1939 (pops) not good enough for you?

I'm really curious to see how France looks next summer. They seem to have the talent available (not to butt heads with the front-runners, obviously, but at least to advance), but they were such a disaster last year that it's hard to assume anything. I'm also very curious to see England's squad. I suspect, being England, they will still take too many of the Old Guard, but maybe they'll surprise me.

I actually think Greece can be a suprise out of Group A.... I don't think it'll be such a deal that they will win it all again, but I'll wager that they make it out of the group.