Commonwealth Games football

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

If football were a Commonwealth Games sport, who would win next year? Let's assume a 16-team tournament, and bear in mind it's hosted by Australia.

If teams were invited and seeded according to world rankings (with Australia in group A), the groups would be:

A: Australia, Ghana, Jamaica, New Zealand
B: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Zambia, Trinidad
C: Wales, Nigeria, South Africa, Cyprus
D: England, Cameroon, Uganda, Canada

Reckon there would some good games in there. Would the Home Nations all make the semis, at the moment?

[Ray de Galles]

We did this last time, didn't we?

It would be u-21 teams so you'd need to use the rankings for that, surely?

[Duncan Gardner]

NI's extended form spike has included our traditionally hapless U-21s. They're currently leading the qualifying group ahead of Spain after beating Estonia (twice) and Albania. Allowing two-goal hero Paul Sykes of Glenavon to be deadpan in post match interview. "Aye, I'd heard we were ahead of Spain. That doesn't happen often"

[Satchmo Distel]

Assuming the senior teams play, it looks like home nations v African nations v Australia and NZ. If Wales are in form, maybe them versus Ghana or Nigeria in the final.