WALES v AUSTRIA - WC Play off Semis

1-0 Wales

Was some free kick by Bale

Italy just can’t finish at the minute, they’re almost clicking again but no end product

Last thing they need though is a sloppy set piece and 0-1

And Turkey have utterly sh!t since they hammered the Netherlands in qualifying well over a year ago

2-0 Portugal

****zball not working for Turkey

It’s slow and horrible

Are these matches 2 legged?

2-0 Bale, another stunning goal

All decided tonight Mecca, no 2and legs

*no second legs

Cheers, tobe.... looking good for Wales then

I'm no Bareth Gale fan but two decent goals in fairness. Never seen him so fired up (on a football pitch).

Yeah, win this and they will be home to either Scotland or Ukraine to make finals.

Mar 24, 2022 -- 9:58PM, tobermory wrote:

Yeah, win this and they will be home to either Scotland or Ukraine to make finals.

They have to beat Scotland/Ukraine and then another game to qualify for WC?

Nope. Win this, beat Scotland or Ukraine and they are there.

Amazing how well Bale plays for his National side. Has always been so.

What is certain. Portugal and Italy can't both qualify.

Wales 2-1 Austria deflected

Mar 24, 2022 -- 10:07PM, HallGreenSpy wrote:

Nope. Win this, beat Scotland or Ukraine and they are there.

Ok cheers.

Portugal 2-1 Turkey

Italy've been terrible since winning the Euros.

Dan James misses simple chance

Sweden 0-0 Czech also. Tense times.

Dan James through one on one fks up again

Italy struggling here

You’d expect them to get it done but I don’t have much confidence in the final quali to be honest

Wales should have been out of sight, have a feeling they will end up losing

Who would Italy play in the final quali?

They must be thinking the same a little now tobes.

Portugal or Turkey sonts.

Difficult that one

You’d have thought the hangover of winning the euros would have passed now

All Austria now

4 added in Wales

Macedonia scored?

Scotland v Wales?

Mar 24, 2022 -- 10:36PM, SontaranStratagem wrote:

Macedonia scored?

Yes!!

Yes. Wow. Italy going out

lol Italy

Disaster for Italy. Giuseppe will be distraught.

Italy don’t deserve to go through to be honest they’ve been pathetic since winning the euros

3-1 to the Pork 'n Cheese. A good night for them with Italy going out.

I love them but they’ve been awful for a while now so no complaints

FT Wales 2-1

Well done Wales

Bale's "groin injury" will keep him out till June. How convenient.

Well done Macedonia

Have to say, I don't think these one off games are fair. If it has to be, do it at a neutral venue.

Italy

2006- Won World Cup
2010- group stage
2014- group stage
2018- did not qualify
2022- did not qualify

To not qualify for the last 2 world cups is pretty incredible.

Italy should be beating Macedonia at home though hall green spy

Italy do seem all or nothing

Either win it make final or nothing

Yeah, England, France and Holland all missed 2 in a row at some point, but there were fewer qualifiers then.

Euros are better

2008 quarters
2012 runners up
2016 quarters
2020 winners

Missing out nowadays is poor with 300 teams qualifying

Of course they should sonts. Wasn't really the point I was making. Win lose or draw, it doesn't seem right a team having home advantage in a one off game. Always used to be 2 legged. One off game should be in a neutral venue unless a final where already decided.

I think one off with a home team is better, the team that did better in the regular qualifiers should get the advantage.

Though the criteria for seeding here was a bit dubious I think, involving the Nation's League.

Yup, the Nations league is involved and teams taking that seriously seem to be rewarded. Don't necessarily agree with the teams doing better in the group stages getting an advantage. They may have had easier groups. By all means seed em, but be fair with the venue.

Sweden v Czech Republic still going on

how real madrid have not made more use of him over past few years is beyond me........that free kick was pure class

Mar 24, 2022 -- 11:03PM, brain dead jockeys wrote:

how real madrid have not made more use of him over past few years is beyond me........that free kick was pure class

Because he puts in 1% of the effort for Real that he does for Wales.

Spurs received around 100m for bale, not is fault they bought mostly duds to replace him.

Mar 24, 2022 -- 11:15PM, knot in wood wrote:

Spurs received around 100m for bale, not is fault they bought mostly duds to replace him.

No idea how this comment is relevant to what I commented above.

Ymao Hyd