THE GROUP STAGE of Euro 2016 qualification concluded tonight and we now know how the play-offs will look.
Going by the latest coefficient rankings, the Republic of Ireland will be unseeded and will face one of the following sides in a two-legged tie:
Ukraine
Sweden
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Hungary
The four unseeded teams are as follows:
Denmark
Republic of Ireland
Norway
Slovenia
On a pretty thrilling night, the big story was the elimination of the Netherlands while Turkey managed to sneak the best third-placed spot and automatic qualification after their last-gasp win over Iceland coupled with Kazakhstan’s victory in Latvia.
That meant Hungary dropped into the play-offs.
The draw takes place at 10.15am Irish time, while the play-offs will be played from 12-14 November and 15-17 November.
Hungary please
We’ll get Hungary
Hungary is about the only team I can see us beating so let’s hope that’s who we get!
Sweden it is so.
I would fancy us if we get Hungary, they came third in what was joint with Englands group the easiest group of the lot.
Could be worse
Ukraine the ones best avoided, Hungary only dropped from automatic qualification to playoffs at last minute, great time to draw them.
Ukraine have never won a play off though…
Well they did beat France 2-0 in the WC play offs and where very unlucky to lose the second leg the way they did.
If we can beat Germany there’s hope lads … COYBIG !!!!!!
Beat Germany with pure luck. There’s optimism and then there’s being delusional.
Wales beat Belgium with a bit of luck yet nobody gave them criticism for it, Poland beat Germany with even more ‘luck’ then we had likewise with Wales nobody criticised them.
Pure luck? Ah here
we did get lucky though ,when Muller had a free shot on goal from 6 yards and put it wide ..I knew it was going to be our night .
No brains
your profile picture sums you up !!!
im talking to mr. byrne
it was a great win for us but your not being honest with yourself if you think Germany played well! We were under pressure and it was only pure luck Germany didn’t score!
You’d have to fancy our chances against Hungary.
Bosnia we can beat on our day. Here’s hoping…
Hungary please.
we wont beat eggs if he plays mc clean and whelan
If we get a performance like we did in France in 09 then we have a hell of a chance no matter who we face!
Could have been a lot worse!
Be lovely to send Zlatan on his arse but wouldn’t it.
We’ll need Shane long back plus start Wes.COYBIG
Bosnia of Hungary Id fancy our chances. Ukraine are the team to avoid
anyone but Zlatan
So for an ignoramus like myself…can anyone tell me who would be the best of that bunch to get drawn against?
Eire wouldn’t be favourites to beat any of them… All the seeded teams are praying for Eire…
Rubbish, what have Norway, Slovenia or Denmark done recently? Don’t be dramatic
Yeah, I’d say they are all praying for the team that drew with the world champions away and beat them at home.
Grow up… They also drew and lost to Scotland so what does that mean
It means numb nuts, that Ireland are capable of drawing with and beating the current world champions over two legs. It makes us a dangerous team to meet. I hope this is clear enough for you.
The highest ranked team of the lot is Denmark. They all are on a reasonably even keel.
But it also means that theyre not good enough to beat a team over two legs that hasn’t even made the play offs. That to me means that they’re a rubbish team with below average players
Eire Cathal? Pathetic attempt to get a reaction. We don’t call ourselves Eire or even Republic of Ireland just Ireland most of the time.
Ha ha too true! but Eamon Dumbphee John Piles and Liam Brady think we’re a load of rubbish with no tallent and no future no young lads coming through. well for a load off all that we beat the worldchampions and made them do a lap around the aviva !!! I think we’re fanfxntastic it doesn’t get better than this. We need to qualify pull if a few 1.1 draws and a poxy win and we’re in the quarter finals same shit different day. belive and push hard and listen to the manager
Well here on the mainland we refer to that little island as Eire
Mainland is Ireland mate, and the mainland is called Ireland not Eire. Not everyone lives on the Aran Islands numb nuts.
Hungary, Bosnia, Sweden and Ukraine in that order with Hungary 1st and Ukraine last choice. But with Whelan as a starter it won’t matter. He’s so negative we just don’t get a chance to attack. Got to go for broke and lose trying to win rather than lose trying to draw.
Should have played like that the other night vs Poland
We could give all of those teams a go if we are playing right
A lot of people saying avoid Ukraine but id be more worried about Sweden.
I think we have a great chance and if we dont qualify then we dont deserve to, unless we get slapped again by a blind referee.
Bosnia or Hungary all day long please
Hungary would be nice. Czechs were 5/1, didn’t back them. Did a 8-team acca instead at 45/1. 7 wins and a 0-0. I feel ill.
any of them bar Sweden !!
Every result that could’ve went against us tonight went against us. Nobody really to fear from the seeded teams. Avoid Ukraine for the travelling. Denmark and Sweden not great and Bosnia are poison. Mind you so are we!!!
We can’t play Denmark.
I’d also fancy us against Sweden, they are not the same team we played in the WC qualifiers. Ive seen them in qualifying they have brought in some young exciting players but on the downside they aren’t able to supply Zlatan with as much ball as they would hope making Sweden very average indeed.
Hungary are the only team we’ve a chance against over 2 legs.
Rubbish, none of those four are significantly better or worse than us.
none of the seeded teams are that good.otherwise they wouldn’t have finished 3rd in their groups.its all to play for any everyone will fancy their chances of beating everyone else from this 8.
watched the UKraine yesterday. i dont fancy that trip to Kiev for us. hungary or Sweden would be my preference. i think they would struggle to score against us.
Hungary got piped by Turkey, I’m sure there is a pun to be said about that!
Yes Molly. What does “piped” mean?
As I said the other day – I don’t think seeding matters this time. There is no real difference in quality between the seeds and the non-seeds. If I could pick any team out of the 8 it would be Hungary, so if anything, it’s a good thing we’re not seeded.
We’re going to fcuk it up again, aren’t we? I hate play offs
Bosnia have some top players. Begovic,Pjanic and Dzeko. that’s a strong spine. also another striker who’s name escapes me
Ibesevic. Bit of a goal machine for them too. They are quite poor at the back though.
Fretting about the seeding is much ado about nothing. It might mean something in the World Cup playoffs where there are usually a few strong teams. All eight teams in these ones though are very ordinary sides who regularly fail to qualify for tournaments (and before anyone says ‘Sweden’, they’ve missed three of the last five World Cups). We should be thankful to Kazakhstan for putting Turkey through as the Turks (along with Croatia) were the team to avoid – in form and Istanbul is not a place you want to go to for a playoff, as we discovered in 1999 (and the Swiss in 2005). If we’re incapable of beating any of Ukraine, Bosnia, Sweden or Hungary, we really have no business going to France. Of course everyone else will be saying the same thing about us, as they should.
Please let us draw Hungary, but if not, anybody but Ukraine. Don’t fancy a midwinter trip to Kiev without Walters or O Shea if we’re away in the first leg!
Well, UEFA was going to find a way to get back at Ireland for beating darling Germany.
Zlatan v Keogh God help us all
Keogh will be doing lines off of Zlats forehead by the end of the second half, mark my words.
Why could he not have played the same team that beat the world champions???? Why Glenn Whelan? And O Shea is a liability, he makes too many mistakes.
Ukraine please. The shamrock rovers supporters ant the neo nazi Ukrainian bigots would get on so well.
I can name Adam Bogdan for Hungary but that’s about it.
Zoltan Gera is still knocking about apparently.
Only Hungarian player I could name is Puskas but I think he’s dead now !!!
Any chance of our rankings being updated before the draw? Beating winning 3 of the last 4 including beating Germany surely might send us up a bit, maybe not enough but still
Ideally Hungary; came from the easiest group and seriously faltered towards the end. Ukraine would be the worst. Watched them against Spain and they did everything but score. Sweden and Zlatan would be trouble, but we could compete with them. Bosnia are poor at the back, but have a class keeper, midfield and strikers.
Pity Holland is not in shop. Would be better draw than Hungary.
Seeded teams are not guaranteed to pay the 2nd leg at home ..
Eamon said. Poland are not a great team what does that make Ireland?.
To be honest if we cant beat any of those teams then we don’t deserve to go through ..
we will be unlikely qualifi with current manager because he doesn’t see his faults how can he fix it if he don’t think it’s broken his thinking is flawed. same thinking as trap if this guy was any good he’d still be at Sunderland
Have to say I think that on our day we can beat any if those teams, 1 or 2 players aside they’re no better or worse than us.
Sweden; we kept Müller quite, be nice to keep Zlatan quite too! We have few suspensions though.
Somebody needs to educate here .. But of all the teams that finished in 3rd position Ireland have the best record so how come we haven’t qualified has the best placed 3rd team ?
Results against bottom team don’t count. And apart from against Germany we did feck all! Still have hope though as long as our best team plays Both legs.
Results against bottom team does not count
You’re being a bit harsh on Ireland there. We were the third best of the third placed teams (out of 9), even when you exclude the results v Gibraltar – and we were in one of the most difficult groups.
Hungary got to count their 6 points v the Faroes, and still only finished 2nd out of the 9.
Yes we got 12 of our 18 points (two thirds) against the bottom 2 teams, Georgia & Gibraltar with only 6 points gained from Germany, Poland & Scotland. On a separate note, as the unseeded team do we play the first leg of the play off at home?
Ukraine and Norway finished on 19pts ans turkey on 18, how come they are best 3 place finishers.
The results against the 6th placed team were excluded for the purposes of determining the best third placed team. The reason is, one group only had 5 teams in it, so it would have been unfair on them otherwise.
Results against bottom team in the group is deducted from final talk, because one group had only 5 teams the rest had 6
Final tally
Seeded teams will not be guaranteed to play the 2nd leg at home …