Serbia in Pot 3 for Euro 2008 Qualifying

[Mak]

Pot 1
Greece
Netherlands
Portugal
England
Czech Republic
France
Sweden

Pot 2
Germany
Croatia
Italy
Turkey
Poland
Spain
Romania

Pot 3
Serbia and Montenegro
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Slovakia

Pot 4
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Republic of Ireland
Belgium
Latvia
Israel
Scotland
Slovenia

Pot 5
Hungary
Finland
Estonia
Wales
Lithuania
Albania
Iceland

Pot 6
Georgia
F.Y.R. Macedonia
Belarus
Armenia
Northern Ireland
Cyprus
Moldova

Pot 7
Liechtenstein
Azerbaijan
Andorra
Malta
Faroe Islands
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
San Marino

It would have been ideal if we were in Pot 2 but I still like our chances at qualifying. Hopefully we get a decent group.

[MR.DRX]

i think that we are going to get slaughterd by denmark en ukrain, but i hope not..

[Karadjordje]

Explain how the pot works plz..

[mladen5]

From the top two pots i'd like to get Greece and Croatia (for the sheer fun of it)

[Kezman9]

From the top two pots i'd like to get Greece and Croatia (for the sheer fun of it)
so are these the groups for qualifiying or is this something different?

[urosmax]

These are NOT the groups for qualifying, these are the POTS for the qualifying draw, which takes place in January.

The pots work like this:
Points in Euro 2004 Qualification + Points in WC2006 Qualification, Divided by the total number of games played.

Essentially the resulting coefficient represents the average number of points taken from the games played in the last two qualifying cycles (Euro 2004, World Cup 2006). What helped Romania get ahead of us is the fact that they were in a bigger qualifying group for WC2006 and had an easy chance to improve their coefficient against weaker teams -- think of what would happen if you added the Faroe Islands to our group ON TOP OF having San Marino already. So overall, we are the top nation in the third pot.

Greece is the one exception to the rule. They are automatically seeded because they are European Champions.

[urosmax]

And for those who don't understand what pots are -- we will face one team from EVERY pot, except for our pot.

There will be seven (7) groups, and the top two (2) teams in each group will move on.

[Mak]

urosmax has it right. These are just the rankings for the team.

[kezman008]

So what if like Serbia wins

what does that mean.

[mihajlovic11]

Serbia was in pot 3 for the 06 qualifying group and turned out to win the group so I don't think it really matters.

[axl rose]

From the top two pots i'd like to get Greece and Croatia (for the sheer fun of it)

...And because they're obviously the easiest teams in pot 1 and pot 2.

Imagine if we have to play against Holland and Italy.

[Filip_scg]

lol .. w have kicked Belgium from pot 2 to pot 4 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I hope we not get Azerbedjan again :p

[mladen5]

lol .. w have kicked Belgium from pot 2 to pot 4 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I hope we not get Azerbedjan again :p

hehe, yes i think azerbaijan should be avoided at all costs given our previous performances against them.

[Ravna Gora]

This should be a very difficult tournament for our team, but i trust them and have all faith in them, Napred Srbija!!!

[Kezman9]

i hope serbia makes it this time around, last time was a big dissipointment

[delije35]

Im sure they will, if they continue to play the way their playing now, and probably be even better as time goes on.