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SuperMatt18 · 03-24-2022, 10:58 AM

Not the toughest group as a whole, but on current form Switzerland was easily the toughest competition of any of the WCQ groups.

Currently 14th in FIFA rankings. Played both France (won in PKs) and Spain (lost on PKs) really tough at the Euro's.

The two draws to the Swiss are not that bad - Swiss has a way of drawing those big games. (Jorginho missing penalties in both games that would have given Italy two wins doesn't help either).

The home draw to Bulgaria is the one that hurts for sure.

It's still amazing to me that today Italy can be eliminated from qualifying for a World Cup, on the same day that Canada qualifies for the first time in years. Not sure I'd ever actually see that happen.

03-24-2022, 10:58 AM	#346
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Not the toughest group as a whole, but on current form Switzerland was easily the toughest competition of any of the WCQ groups. Currently 14th in FIFA rankings. Played both France (won in PKs) and Spain (lost on PKs) really tough at the Euro's. The two draws to the Swiss are not that bad - Swiss has a way of drawing those big games. (Jorginho missing penalties in both games that would have given Italy two wins doesn't help either). The home draw to Bulgaria is the one that hurts for sure. It's still amazing to me that today Italy can be eliminated from qualifying for a World Cup, on the same day that Canada qualifies for the first time in years. Not sure I'd ever actually see that happen. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 03-24-2022 at 11:52 AM.