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    Half time, Poland 1-0 Scotland.

    Live on BBC Alba
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcalba

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      Second half just underway now.

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        Sophie Howard attempted to cut out a cross by lunging at it, and ended up finding the corner of the Scotland net. 2-0. Bugger.

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          Honestly, you go away for a few minutes and it's 2-2 - and then Little hits the bar in the 89th minute!

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            IT'S THERE!!!!!!!!!!

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              Gotta love the SWNT. They never, ever, give up.

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                And that's it! Scotland move on to 15 points. Switzerland look set to move on to 18 points today, as they are a goal up in Belarus about halfway through the first half there. However Scotland now have an 8-point cushion over Poland with two to play. So that secures at least second place - they've just got to get enough points (probably beating Albania will do it, I hope) to be one of the top four of the seven runners up. And then win the Playoffs...

                Or, of course, beat Switzerland by two goals (as well as beating Albania) to take the group and qualify directly.

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                  Not a great result for the rest of the second-place hopefuls, that.

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                    Looks like even a win today for Wales is unlikely to be enough to secure a playoff spot. The second place teams in groups five, four and three already have twelve points excluding matches against bottom seeds, and a Scotland win against Albania would see them reach that mark too.

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                      0 - 0 at the half between Wales and Russia - Wales with the better of the chances though

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                        Russia seem to be wearing some off-the-shelf unbadged kit.

                        1-0, right at the start of the first half from a really tricky angle - almost an own goal from the keeper.

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                          Actually, nowhere near an own goal at all. Side on replay shows it was a great finish.

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                            Beautiful move for Wales' second, started by a fantastic sliding challenge from Fishlock, finished by a delicious chip from Kayleigh Green for her second.

                            And Tash Harding emulates Neil Taylor by taking two goes to finish past the Russian keeper and makes it 3 - 0.

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                              Ha, was just thinking it was like Toulouse II with this scoreline.

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                                If we lose to England the second place permutations are as follows:

                                Group 6
                                Austria can't catch Wales, but Finland can (because they dropped a point against bottom-side Israel - which won't count). They'd need to beat Austria and Spain though.

                                Group 7
                                Belgium need to beat (already qualified) Italy and Romania to finish above Wales

                                Group 2
                                Scotland would need one win from two games against Albania and Switzerland to finish above Wales

                                Group 3
                                Norway would almost be guaranteed to finish above Wales. The only way they couldn't is if they lose to Netherlands and drop points to Slovakia, and Slovakia beat Northern Ireland to avoid finishing bottom of the group.

                                Group 4
                                There are a few weird permutations involving Sweden losing to Denmark and Ukraine and Ukraine losing to Hungary, or Denmark failing to beat both Croatia and Sweden at home but if none of that happens, two of Sweden, Denmark or Ukraine would get more points than Wales.

                                Group 5
                                Iceland would need two points to finish above Wales from home games against Czechia and Germany.

                                Think it's safe to say we need a result against England or we're out. A draw against England would open up a few more permutations though

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                                  Tangentially, the qualification process for the UWCL involved finding some teams each to host a mini tournament. I can't help but wonder if a mini tournament of the seven runners up for the final place would've been a good idea. If you wanted it done in the minimum number of matches (six) then you could have something like this (assuming you rank the runners-up from 1 to 7 on the same basis as now):

                                  1A: 6th plays 7th

                                  2A: 3rd plays winner 1A
                                  2B: 4th plays 5th

                                  3A: 1st plays winner 2B
                                  3B: 2nd plays winner 2A

                                  Final: winner 3A plays winner 3B

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                                    Originally posted by Bizarre Löw Triangle View Post
                                    If we lose to England the second place permutations are as follows:

                                    Group 6
                                    Austria can't catch Wales, but Finland can (because they dropped a point against bottom-side Israel - which won't count). They'd need to beat Austria and Spain though.

                                    Group 7
                                    Belgium need to beat (already qualified) Italy and Romania to finish above Wales

                                    Group 2
                                    Scotland would need one win from two games against Albania and Switzerland to finish above Wales

                                    Group 3
                                    Norway would almost be guaranteed to finish above Wales. The only way they couldn't is if they lose to Netherlands and drop points to Slovakia, and Slovakia beat Northern Ireland to avoid finishing bottom of the group.

                                    Group 4
                                    There are a few weird permutations involving Sweden losing to Denmark and Ukraine and Ukraine losing to Hungary, or Denmark failing to beat both Croatia and Sweden at home but if none of that happens, two of Sweden, Denmark or Ukraine would get more points than Wales.

                                    Group 5
                                    Iceland would need two points to finish above Wales from home games against Czechia and Germany.

                                    Think it's safe to say we need a result against England or we're out. A draw against England would open up a few more permutations though
                                    Of course the simplest permutation is a Wales win against England. Direct qualification as group winners at England's expense. Hell of an ask, of course, but you'd have said the same about Scotland's male cricketers until recently...

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                                      Originally posted by Kevin S View Post
                                      Of course the simplest permutation is a Wales win against England. Direct qualification as group winners at England's expense. Hell of an ask, of course, but you'd have said the same about Scotland's male cricketers until recently...
                                      If you'd predicted Wales would go 7 qualifying matches without conceding a goal at the start of the campaign, I'd have said you were recklessly optimistic. But here we are so I'm reluctant to write anything off.

                                      Meanwhile the Guardian continues its derisory coverage of women's football by not writing about Wales or Scotland at all, but instead publishing an article about how England are "cruising" to World Cup Qualification by, umm, being second in the group.

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                                        And BLT continues his derisory coverage by not mentioning...

                                        ...though maybe for best after the double Dutch horrorshow. Anyway hope it doesnt knockback my cousins Zara and Naima at Crusaders Ladies u-11

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                                          Despite still having qualification in our own hands, habit compels me to already be looking forward to Euro 2021.

                                          The good news is that Wales will almost certainly be in Pot 2 for their qualifying group which should make qualification much more realistic a proposition.

                                          https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles...3_DOWNLOAD.pdf

                                          Exact format tbd but it's likely to be eight groups with the six best placed second-placed teams qualifying automatically and the remaining two going into playoffs. Even if it's seven, both Finland and Ukraine also still have to play their groups' top-seeds.

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                                            Either the Racecourse or Rodney Parade for the England game. Really has to be Wrexham, doesn't it?

                                            Wales up to 29th in the FIFA rankings, England down to 4th.

                                            https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44574632
                                            Last edited by Bizarre Löw Triangle; 22-06-2018, 11:20.

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                                              I'm hoping for Rodney Parade (sorry) because my football hating friend, who has only been to one game before because her work colleague Laura (O'Sullivan!!!) was playing, has asked if I'd like to go with her to this one.

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                                                You hope correctly. Bit disappointed that the North is overlooked (again) but it's clearly the right decision for the team given their base in Dragon Park (I didn't realise that Spytty Park is actually adjacent to Dragon park).

                                                Theresa May has promised to fly the England flag over Downing Street for all England's World Cup games in 2019 which seems a bit disrespectful to Wales too...

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                                                  Ha, glad someone else spotted that, too. Shame none of the Welsh MPs pointed it out.

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                                                    Isnt it thoughtlessness from her advisers rather than a lack of respect from Terri

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