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Switzerland v Belgium

Callumcafc
Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
edited November 2018 in Other Football and Sports
Half time there in the Nations League...

Switzerland needed to win the match by two goals to win their group ahead of Belgium.

Belgium went 2-0 up early, Switzerland now lead 3-2.



One more goal for the home team and Belgium are out.

Should be a tense second half.

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  • iamdan
    iamdan Posts: 2,421
    Having been quite sceptical about this Nations league it’s turned out an alright watch!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    WOW

    4-2 to Switzerland.

    Now Belgium must score to win the group.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    Balls didnt bother watching as thought it would be a formality... England / Portugal / Switzerland / Netherlands or France could be a damned interesting line up of games
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Balls didnt bother watching as thought it would be a formality... England / Portugal / Switzerland / Netherlands or France could be a damned interesting line up of games

    Still 15 minutes to play and Belgium are pressing...
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    5-2 to the Swiss!! Hat trick for Sefarovic.
  • Charltonparklane
    Charltonparklane Posts: 5,786
    Some goal that mate
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    Roll on the 2020/21 format now

    Going to be pressure on Euro 2020 Qualifying to try and excite fans like this has done as imagine people will slowly get even more tired of seeing Germany thrashing Malta etc.
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    I am struggling to understand why Nations League relegation is a bad thing since it makes qualification for the next Euros easier against weaker opponents (assuming you don’t qualify the old fashioned way)
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    FT 5-2. Switzerland are going to Portugal.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    newyorkaddick said:

    I am struggling to understand why Nations League relegation is a bad thing since it makes qualification for the next Euros easier against weaker opponents (assuming you don’t qualify the old fashioned way)

    Because it'll also affect your FIFA Ranking when you play against lesser ranked sides... It'll not just mean that you'll be put into harder qualifying groups yet also harder Groups in the actual competition

    i.e. If Poland had stayed in Group A they'd have stood a chance of being seeded for the Euros like they were for the World Cup (which gave them a damned easy Group on paper) yet wont get the luxury of that now
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  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,358
    Great result, hope it spoilt Roland’s day.
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 476
    I think something else spoiled his day ... On Sunday's frontpage of one our most important newspapers a well known lawyer stated that everything RD touched wrt football, was a complete failure ... :)

    https://www.hln.be/sport/voetbal/belgisch-voetbal/vertenten-vecht-ontslag-aan-voor-arbeidsrechtbank-advocaat-rieder-haalt-uit-naar-duchatelet-alles-wat-hij-in-het-voetbal-deed-is-mislukt~ae97c447/
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,346
    Did not see this one coming. 5-2? What a result for Switzerland. Belgium's golden generation flailing.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    They were missing key players but looked very fragile.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,205
    Roland out!
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,358
    Chunes said:

    Did not see this one coming. 5-2? What a result for Switzerland. Belgium's golden generation flailing.

    This loss and the scale of it really surprised me. They remind me of the Dutch in the '70s, fantastic players but never win the big prizes.
    When they click, it some of the best football I've ever seen.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    Missing last night:

    Vertonghen
    Vermaelen
    Fellaini
    Dembele
    De Bruyne
    Lukaku

    Most sides in the world would miss that lot.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    True
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,358
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    Missing last night:

    Vertonghen
    Vermaelen
    Fellaini
    Dembele
    De Bruyne
    Lukaku

    Most sides in the world would miss that lot.

    They certainly did.

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