Re: WC 2006 European Zone Draw Procedure

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 "Peter Phung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 51 countries
> 13 qualifiers + Germany
> 
> 5 groups of 6 teams
> 3 groups of 7 teams.
> 
> Group winners and the 2 best 2nd place qualify directly.
> The remaining 6 2nd place teams will be involved in a playoff.
> 2nd place teams are determined by results against the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th,
> and 6th placed teams.
> Spain, England, Italy, France must be in a 6 team group due to having more
> domestic clubs in continental club competitions.
> 
> Pot A: France, Portugal, Czech Rep, Sweden, Spain, Italy, England, Turkey
> Pot B: Holland, Croatia, Belgium, Denmark, Russia, Ireland Rep, Slovenia,
> Poland
> Pot C: Bulgaria, Romania, Scotland, Serbia&Montenegro, Switzerland, Greece,
> Slovakia, Austria
> Pot D: Ukraine, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
> Latvia, Wales
> Pot E: Hungary, Georgia, Belarus, Cyprus, Estonia, Northern Ireland,
> Lithuania, Macedonia FYR

It's really sad to see a 2 time WC finalist falling so low.
Ciao,

          Renaud

> Pot F: Albania, Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands, Malta, San
> Marino, Liechtenstein
> Pot G: Andorra, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan
> 
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> Peter
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