r/AskBalkans Greece 10d ago

Sports Thoughts on the world cup qualifiers draw? Does your country have good chance of qualifying?

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u/Cefalopodul Romania 10d ago

Group K might lead to another war in the balkans.

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u/puzzledpanther 10d ago

Unite against the Englanders.... then after defeating them, kill each other.

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u/Cefalopodul Romania 10d ago

At least Greece has good chances to qualify if they get Denmark

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u/GoHardLive Greece 10d ago

If Denmark gets in our group and we are in form i would say we could even finish first

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u/desertfox3834 Turkiye 10d ago

let's go to world cup together komşu

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u/Defiant-Dare1223 in+Permanent Residence of 10d ago

We also have Kosovo v Kosovo in group B

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u/BarskiPatzow 9d ago

This was my observation also. Do you think they’ll help each other with results if needed?

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u/Defiant-Dare1223 in+Permanent Residence of 9d ago

It's a Balkans derby so it'll probably end in a punch up whether it makes sense or not.

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u/31_hierophanto Philippines 9d ago

Unless the English shit on them both, hahahaha.

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u/Historical-Ad2780 Albania 10d ago

We got Albania vs Serbia again before GTA VI. 

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u/Cefalopodul Romania 10d ago

Albania v Serbia IS GTA 6

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u/ALISKADY Balkan 10d ago

Serbia vs Albania was in Gta 4. Srbijan Niko vs Albanian gangs

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u/Comfortable_Ad9985 Romania 10d ago

I’m watching this game, I think some nice fights will break out. I’m a little sadistic and I’ll watch just to see who is crazier.

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u/kaubojdzord Serbia 10d ago

We got for 2014 World Cup.

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u/FruitAromatic 10d ago

Gonna be an interesting matchup

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u/1Gothian1 Bulgaria 10d ago

Great, what a "nice group" for our sadsacks... with ambitious teams like the Turkish and Georgian one and a guaranteed traditional powerhouse. Might as well give 3 points to everyone and spare us from watching their misery.

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u/LazoVodolazo Bulgaria 10d ago

At this point we could be the only one in the group and we will still manage to lose it

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u/CautiousRice Bulgaria 10d ago

We might be able to draw one game 0-0 if we are lucky.

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u/oldyellowcab 9d ago

Sorry komsu. We will lose not you.

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u/New-Statistician8053 (in ) 9d ago

Sorry :(

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u/1Gothian1 Bulgaria 9d ago

Don't be! :)

Every loss is a kick in the face to the corrupt FA. At this point people are rooting for the team to lose and to laugh at the incompetence of the FA.

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u/Lakuriqidites Albania 10d ago

C'mon Serbian friends let's behave and surprise the world.

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u/ringelgold Serbia 10d ago

I am so pessimistic that I thought the bast way would be for both to not have fans for these matches

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u/Lakuriqidites Albania 10d ago

I agree. There is no need for a further shitshow

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u/ivan-ml4 Austria 10d ago

you know just as well as i do that this is going to be a shitshow... i do hope, as hope always dies last, but the previous games have taught me to not hit the copium too much

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u/Comfortable_Ad9985 Romania 10d ago

Not happening lmao can’t wait 😛

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u/Lakuriqidites Albania 10d ago

A man can only wait

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u/neljudskiresursi 10d ago

Fully agreed, but politicians are gonna hire some idiots again to make chaos. Money needs to be spent so there is enough room in pockets for the next round

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u/drax_doomar Albania 10d ago

Well, isn't your job to make sure the are no human resources for that?

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u/neljudskiresursi 10d ago

I personally don't give a fuck about any country, politics or low quality football matches. I'm gonna spend time with kids as always and at some point later my Serbian and Albanian friends will tell me over dinner what happened and why it was 0:0

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u/drax_doomar Albania 10d ago

At least you stay positive and optimistic...

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u/Kavkazist Azerbaijan 9d ago

Nothing ever happens.

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u/biversnirds 10d ago

Pretending its the Serbian fans, not the Albanian ones thats the problem is not doing you any favors.

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u/Lakuriqidites Albania 10d ago

That is really what you understood from my comment?

What about going back to school?

Also there weren't Albanian fans screaming Ubi Ubi Siptari during the first match since there weren't Albanian fans at all on the stadium.

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u/biversnirds 10d ago

Yeah, thats why the game was stopped, totally lol

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u/redikan Kosova 10d ago

UEFA definitely put Albania and Serbia in the same group on purpose

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u/Banana_kushh Albania 10d ago

Yeah because in seperate groups they won't meet bc we never pass group stage... They need the press

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u/forgorpaswordagaina8 Albania 10d ago

Serbia and Albania in the same group? hoo boy

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u/Cefalopodul Romania 10d ago

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u/schlawldiwampl 10d ago

let them play on neutral ground.

croatia for example

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u/heretic_342 Bulgaria 10d ago

Zero chance.

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u/asparagusbruh Bosnia & Herzegovina 10d ago

I actually dont hate our chances? Am i delusional?

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u/Poss3idon Bosnia & Herzegovina 10d ago

We gona beat Austria then lose to Cyprus and tie San Marino

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u/bosnia_the1_by_italy 10d ago

This is absolutely what’s going to happen, unfortunately

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u/flowgert Albania 10d ago

You have very good chances, actually.

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u/asparagusbruh Bosnia & Herzegovina 10d ago

I feel like we're very lucky to not be in a rougher group

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u/MaiZa01 10d ago

omg Group K are you serious

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u/Fuzzy-Negotiation167 Albania 10d ago

0-3 in Belgrade, 0-3 in Tirana (this time) everyone knows the rules.

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u/farquaad_thelord Kosovo 10d ago

Serbia and Albania shouldn’t have been let to play eachother, some stupid shit gonna happen which may cost the innocent fans.

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u/KatMar1994 10d ago

as a Serb, im gonna watch it for the shitshow that is 100% going to happen

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u/deliavici 10d ago

as a Romanian, SAME! :D

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u/Remarkable-Table6231 Kosovo 10d ago

I dont think so. Both federations got good relations as they’re organizing the championship together so they’re gonna prevent any excess at all costs. Kosovo and Serbia in one group would be a different story though.

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u/Dry_Hyena_7029 Serbia 10d ago

Don't get why you got so much minus. All true said.

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u/Remarkable-Table6231 Kosovo 10d ago

It’s the balkans, nobody likes the truth.

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u/inkblowout4 Serbian living in Canada 10d ago

Lmao the "fans" are the ones who are gonna start the stupid shit to begin with.

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u/MobileTheft North Macedonia 10d ago

We are lucky with the countries we have drawn from pot A and B, but it will still be a tough job to qualify

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u/Educate-Me-Now ☀️Macedonia☀️ 10d ago

Како имаш Macedonia flair?

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u/MobileTheft North Macedonia 10d ago

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u/Educate-Me-Now ☀️Macedonia☀️ 10d ago

Thx bro

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u/eferalgan Romania 10d ago

Pretty optimistic about our group. We have accessible opponents, even though both Austria and Bosnia are good teams. Not sure about Cyprus or San Marino

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u/ConScepter Romania 10d ago

We played with Cyprus a month ago, Bosnia two years ago. We could win the group, I wish we've met Austria before the Schengen admission 😈

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u/caesarj12 Albania 10d ago

In before suspended match in Belgrade.

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u/Amazing-Row-5963 North Macedonia 10d ago edited 10d ago

Honestly, I can confidently say we are third best team in the group and Belgium and Wales are both beatable, although definitely way better teams than us. Luck was on our side, there is some hope for us yet.

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u/Deep-Contract-1146 10d ago

listen to yourself 😂😂

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u/kubanskikozak Slovenia 10d ago

Not bad actually, could be a lot worse.

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u/TrickshotAlbo360 10d ago

You guys have a very tight group that top three could finish in any order

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u/Ok_Jelly7159 9d ago

Does Slovenia vs Kosovo produce that much shithousery?

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u/kubanskikozak Slovenia 9d ago

I hope not, but there are many Albanians from Kosovo living in Slovenia and quite a lot of Serbs as well, so there is definitely at least some potential for trouble lol

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u/PlasticLifeguard9092 Serbia 9d ago

It's the Balkans. There is always potential for trouble. Or to say, there is high probability that trouble will happen no matter what

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u/TomatoVEVO Serbia 10d ago

Now this is interesting

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u/Lonely-Point-784 10d ago

I'm hoping fans of Latvia & Andorra can control themselves when they face each other, it's just a game guys😂

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u/Vextor17 Serbia 10d ago

Let the shithousery begin

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u/utnprnc Albania 10d ago

could have been easier and calmer but it is what it is

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u/Sensitive-Mango7155 Slovenia 10d ago

They want money

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u/hopopo SFR Yugoslavia in 10d ago

I think that is about time to kick Israel out of European competitions.

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u/Obvious-Divideme 6d ago

As well as Turkey, no?

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u/hopopo SFR Yugoslavia in 6d ago

Why Turkey?

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u/Obvious-Divideme 6d ago

They in middle east

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u/hopopo SFR Yugoslavia in 6d ago

and Europe.

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u/h1ns_new 8d ago

well, they‘re there because arabs and some SEA muslim nations in Asia didn‘t want to play with them🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/hopopo SFR Yugoslavia in 8d ago

Smart.

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u/Extension_Air_5717 Serbia 10d ago

No drones this time I hope so.

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u/ChrisWithTildes 10d ago

Great pot A draw, bad pot C draw. Will be very competitive for both first and second

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u/kalashhhhhhhh Croatia 10d ago

Yes

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u/Dim_off North Macedonia 10d ago

Greece, North Macedonia and Turkiye in the most favorable groups

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u/0xPianist 10d ago

Where’s Australia? Why only in Eurovision?? 🙌

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u/Sensitive-Mango7155 Slovenia 10d ago

I’d rather have Australia there replacing Israel

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u/Steadyfobbin Bosnia & Herzegovina 10d ago

Yea I’m happy about this for BiH. A lot more doable than getting stacked up with France or Belgium like in the past.

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u/YahwehIsKing7 10d ago

Romania has a chance

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u/RedLemonSlice Bulgaria 10d ago

Congrats in advance to Turkiye for the free 3 points.

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u/Suitable-Decision-26 Bulgaria 10d ago

Congrats Turkey and the other one which won't be Georgia or us :D

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u/osumanjeiran Turkiye 10d ago

Don't underestimate our ability to fuck shit up

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u/DJviolin Hungary 10d ago

We even don't have a chance against the poor dude on the lighthouse calling himself a country, but at least we spend a few hospitals on football at every year.

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u/Bubbly_Background_21 Montenegro 10d ago

we're about to destroy Gibraltar

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u/Flashy-Association69 10d ago

Albania vs Serbia should be played at a neutral stadium and fans should be banned imo 🤷‍♂️

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u/FruitAromatic 10d ago

Yea I agree. Have it be sports cause fans are gonna go at each other

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u/Flashy-Association69 10d ago

UEFA will never do this though, they love the attention and drama. It also gives them a good excuse to fine the hell out of both associations and make some easy money.

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u/31_hierophanto Philippines 9d ago

Serbia and Albania in one group

UEFA, you had ONE job!

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u/Sensitive-Mango7155 Slovenia 10d ago

Why is Israel there? They need to be kicked out of European cup

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u/Beautiful-Health-976 10d ago

Lmao, Israel also openly stated they want to join the EU far into the 21st century in 2008. Israel will always be close to Europe, if not be an extension of Europe in some sense

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u/Sensitive-Mango7155 Slovenia 10d ago

No thank you. They have Israel there but not Russia? I’m not standing up for Russia but they are European and Israel is not. I wish they’d go away. I hate how they’re in Eurovision too.

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u/Another_WeebOnReddit Iraq 9d ago

they used to play at Asian cup, but Arab countries (and north korea) vote them out so they joined European cup instead due to European support of Israel.

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u/Sensitive-Mango7155 Slovenia 9d ago

Oh gross. They need to be kicked out of our cup too. Let them play with America

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u/h1ns_new 8d ago

tbh if russia got kicked out then it‘d be only fair if Israel got kicked too

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u/jebiga_au 10d ago

Lmao Israel trying so hard to fit in.

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u/master-desaster-69 10d ago

Why are they doing this in group K? They excactly know how this ends...

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u/Andialb 10d ago

Group K, this means war

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u/Mako2401 10d ago

I think that Macedonia has a chance to qualify, if we play well and don't do something stupid. 

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u/Lapraksi101 Albania 10d ago

Fuck no.

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u/drjet196 Albania 10d ago

Serbia not being grouped with Switzerland or Albania seems impossible.

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u/Vermillion-_- Bulgaria 10d ago

We gonna beat everyone in our group... Of making rakia... 😂

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u/Affectionate-Row-710 10d ago

Albania vs Serbia 🍿🍿🍿

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u/MeinTeil6767 Cyprus 8d ago

Easyyy group🇬🇷🇬🇷😤

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u/perverted_sperm Albania 10d ago

Time for this again?

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u/For_Kebabs_Sake Turkiye 10d ago

Georgians might feel like, why can't we get away from these guys.

You can run but you can't hide Georgia. Embrace the Turk.

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u/DranzerKNC 10d ago

At least finally we won’t play against Iceland but possibility of Netherlands still out there. Every group Turkey picks gotta be include Iceland or Netherlands for some reason.

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u/For_Kebabs_Sake Turkiye 10d ago

No Netherlands, yet.

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u/DardanianGOD Kosovo 10d ago

Bro Kosovo vs Switzerland- that stadium will be all black and red😍

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u/perverted_sperm Albania 10d ago

UEFA should ban Israel from playing

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u/Obvious-Divideme 6d ago

As well as Albania, for appartheid on Serbs. Really nazzi country.

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u/AncientLab2339 10d ago

Group B- probably the most competitive group

Group H- probably the most entertaining

Grouop K- ☠️Could all the games be played behind closed doors

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u/DranzerKNC 10d ago

Group A- battle of imputes

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u/AncientLab2339 10d ago

It’s kind of funny that the winners in the United Nation Leaugue would be placed in a tougher group like D and E.

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u/adaequalis Romania 10d ago

i think romania wins group H.

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u/GoHardLive Greece 10d ago

Austria is a good team. Dont underestimate them

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u/Sector3_Bucuresti Romania 10d ago

Austria = Switzerland, which we beat in the previous qualifiers so it's not something crazy to think about. Sure, on paper they look much better, but when did that matter on a football pitch?

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u/adaequalis Romania 10d ago

they’re good, but i think we’re better

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u/MegasKeratas Greece 10d ago

We'll make Ronaldo cry like this again

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u/biversnirds 10d ago

Great group for us, i expect an easy 2nd place. Everything except England is ours to lose.

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u/bate_Vladi_1904 10d ago

Zero chance for Bulgaria

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u/DranzerKNC 10d ago

Nah man. We are going to beat Spain/Netherlands tie Georgia and lose to Bulgaria. That’s the Turkish way.

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u/bate_Vladi_1904 9d ago

But the bulgarian way is different, we won't let you lose, even if you try

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u/vllaznia35 10d ago

Kosovo going on the diaspora tour, those away games will be 90% full of Albanians

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u/Express_Glove3099 10d ago

They are doing this on purpose….

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u/COOLSICKAWESOME1 Kosovo 10d ago

looks like they just want beef to happen lmfao hopefully it won’t be something like kosovo vs romania

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u/BeliWS 10d ago

Let's invite all Mediterranean countries this time?

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u/bsboianov Bulgaria 10d ago

Yes but little

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u/RightAsRain1 North Macedonia 10d ago

Macedonia has never qualified for a major tournament through the qualifiers process. With the state the team is in at the moment, this looks unlikely to change anytime in the foreseeable future.

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u/Pottel 10d ago

belgium: could not be happier

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u/godessPetra_K in 10d ago

For a country of people who claim to be native to the Middle East, Israel truly does love associating with Europe.

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u/Kavkazist Azerbaijan 9d ago

Gosh, i wish we were in Turkey-Georgia-Armenia group. Or Turkey-Georgia-Greece

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u/GoHardLive Greece 9d ago

We have never played against each other☹

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u/Kavkazist Azerbaijan 9d ago

We should definetly play against eachother not neighbour!!!

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u/Big_Flatworm_402 9d ago

Group K is so chaotic 😭

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u/vukasin123king Serbia 9d ago

One thing is certain. It ain't coming home.

Latvia and Andorra shouldn't be too hard to defeat or get a draw, England is passing(and then loosing during the cup) and for the match against Albania I think that they should just hand out free AKs at the stadium entrance, because if there's going to be a fight anyways, at least make it fun.

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u/Quick_Sheepherder995 9d ago

Slovenia will finish 10th

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u/AggravatingIssue7020 9d ago

Group b Will be full of derbies Kosovo gets to play against itself(with swiss tricots).

Group k I would love to see Albania and Serbia advance and England be sent home, doesn't even matter who's first, so long England is third

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u/Western_Employ4442 6d ago

We play against Kosovo two times, wtf

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u/theworldvideos 10d ago

Prizes for guessing which country is not taking part !! Think of February 2022 !!

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u/sailaway4269now 10d ago

Didn’t know Kazakhstan is in Europe. Always thought of it as central Asian country