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  • Champions League – Group Stage Qualifying Scenarios

    Champions League – Group Stage Qualifying Scenarios

    We have two more days of Champions League group stage left this season, and with it come the calculations of who can qualify from what group. Five spots are still up for grabs, with Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Leverkusen, Dortmund, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, PSG, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting and Shakhtar Donetsk securing their spot in the next round.

  • Champions League Qualifying Scenarios

    Champions League Qualifying Scenarios

    The final matchday of the 2013-2014 Champions League brings with it the complications of the qualifying scenarios as teams fight out for the final spots available. The most interesting test case is in the group of death with Arsenal, Napoli and Dortmund. The Gunners have a slight edge, but it won’t be surprising to see all three teams finishing with the same amount of points, making it about a mini-league table of head to heads and goal differences.

  • Champions League – 8 Qualified Teams, 8 Spots Still Open

    Champions League – 8 Qualified Teams, 8 Spots Still Open

    After each team has played 5 matches in the Champions League group stage, the knockout stage is 50% full, as eight teams have already completed the job of qualifying to the round of 16, while another eight have to go though the drama of the final midweek round in the competition to see if they’ve made it, dropped to the Europa League or seeing an end to their European season altogether.

  • World Cup Qualification Scenarios

    World Cup Qualification Scenarios

    The final match days for the UEFA, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL teams is approaching, and we take a look at all the possible qualification scenarios for the remaining teams in contention for the final ticket in Brazil. In Europe, it’s mostly about getting into second place, as five teams have already clinched first place. In South […]

  • Euro 2012 – Day 12 Predictions (England vs Ukraine, Sweden vs France)

    The final day of the Euro 2012 group stage arrives with three teams in Group D fighting for their spot in the quarterfinals. France play pointless Sweden, who don’t seem that interested in posing much of an obstacle, while a very confident England plays another host nation, Ukraine, needing a win to stay alive in the tournament.

  • Euro 2012 – Day 11 Predictions (Croatia vs Spain, Italy vs Ireland)

    Two questions heading into the final day in Group C – Will Spain and Croatia strike a ‘dirty deal’ to get a draw that will eliminate Italy from the picture, and can the Italian offense finally show more than a goal a match, against an Ireland defense that has conceded more than anyone so far in Euro 2012?

  • Euro 2012 – Day 10 Predictions (Portugal vs Netherlands, Denmark vs Germany)

    Despite winning both of their matches so far, there an actual chance, although small, that Germany can find themselves out of the running in Group B, although a draw would suffice in their match against Denmark. For the other ‘early’ group of death favorites, the Netherlands, it’s only about beating Portugal, and winning big.