The much anticipated World Cup 2018 takes place this Friday, December 1st in Russia. It will then be confirmed who Croatia plays; when the play them and where they play.
Croatia will be in Pot 2 which means they cannot play another Pot 2 team in group play. One team from each pot will be drawn and those four teams will make up one group at the World Cup; with two exceptions. No group can consist of more than one team from the same continent except for Europe; where no more than two European sides can make up the same group.
The order of the draw has not yet been confirmed but Croatia drawing a European side from pots 3 or 4 will mean they would also have to be drawn with Brazil OR Argentina from Pot 1.
What is your ideal group? And what would be the toughest group Croatia could face in your opinion?
Nothing is guaranteed. Look at 2014 group C. England, Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica. And who won the group? Costa Rica. I do think because this World Cup is in Europe, the European teams will do well. Hopefully Croatia is one of them.
Avoid Argentina and Brazil at all cost. This enables us to not play Sweden or Serbia, Denmark, Iceland etc but one of the weaker Asian and African countries. Now getting Russia, poland, or even portugal to an extend would be cherry on top and almost guarantee us next round
The Truth- spot on. Dudu mad that he couldn’t play in his home country (Brazil) representing the country he used & abused (Croatia) to secure himself international experience & big contracts. Sad
I got Portugal, Croatia, Iran, and Panama
But more importantly, the group we cross over with has Poland and England as the Pot A and B teams.
I would love that situation.
Get some revenge on Portugal, and avoid an elite team (like Brazil or Argentina) in the Round of 16.
^ And i hope it does
No, doesn’t matter if they were in the qualifying group. Croatia can play Iceland in the World Cup. France and Switzerland were in the same qualifying group for the 2006 World Cup and then were drawn into the same group for the 2006 World Cup. Could happen again.
give us every short , weasel zipper country in the tournament -we’ll corner kick header every one of those malaria ridden places-
We’ll eat them up like Tony Soprano at a spiducci barbeque-chomp, chomp.
Can’t wait-hope we wear the black kits – it doesn’t show the beating we’re going to throw down.
Greece #1
@ Dude – I don’t think being in the same qualifying group is a restriction to being in the same WC group. I didn’t read that anywhere. We’ll see though I guess.
Did u guys watch the video
I bet it’s how they want it
Group a had Russia Swiss Iran I believe and Australia
Super weak group for the Swiss obvs
We had brasil of course Costa Rica and Japan
I did the simulator a few times and noticed Costa Rica was quite constant
Dudu is back at it crying that he doesn’t like kovac cause kovac didn’t play him against Brazil
Disgraceful! Croatia is there to compete in a world cup! Not there to fulfill your own personal wants! No obligation by the coach to put him in!
France, Croatia, Iran, Panama
I think I’d take that 🙂
@NK Susak because Iceland was in our qualifying group
Pivo
@Dude;
“I’m 99.9% sure we can’t draw Iceland in the group.”
We certainly can. They are in pot 3. And if we do, it means we are playing either Argentina or Brazil from pot 1. I hope we avoid Brazil (we’ve already played them twice in world cups and seems like we are playing against alot more than just Brazil). The size and speed of both Belgium and France would cause us all sorts of problems, more so than a Germany or Argentina. Lets see what happens. Just hope we play against some new countries we havent played against before.
Just did it 3 times today.
First time Russia was the pot 1 team.
Second time Belgium was the pot 1 team.
3rd time the group was Argentina, Us, Senegal, Serbia.
That would be tough!
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as long as we draw a European team from pot 1 we’ll have an easy group
Im okay with this one..in fact id welcome it.
Portugal
Croatia
Costa Rica
Australia
anyway guys you all know the draw is fixed right? what to see swiss group, russia group etc. strongest african team will be in group of death for sure etc we wont get an easy group
got argentina, croatia, denmark, nigeria…no thanks!! still would make us favourites to go through but would be tough!
Poland
Croatia
Tunisia
Australia
That would be a fantastic group!
I’m 99.9% sure we can’t draw Iceland in the group.
this time i got argentina, croatia, iceland and aus
would be a fun group for sure!
Got Portugal-Croatia-Iran-Panama… i’ll take it…as for the Serbs..they got France Uruguay and Senegal loool