A couple of games have already taken place but it all starts properly tonite with a full program of games

REMINDER OF THE GROUPS

GROUP A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
GROUP B: Russia, Slovakia, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra
GROUP C: Italy, Serbia, Slovenia, NORTHERN IRELAND, Slovenia, Faroe Islands
GROUP D: France, Romania, Bosnia, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg
GROUP E: Holland, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San Marino
GROUP F: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, Malta
GROUP G: ENGLAND, Switzerland, Bulgaria, WALES, Montenegro
GROUP H: Portugal, Demnark, Norway, Cyprus, Iceland
GROUP I: Spain, Czech Republic, SCOTLAND, Lithuania, Liechtenstein

Overall, the 9 group winners will all qualify automatically along with the best runners-up with the other 8 runners up playing off against each other for the other 4 places so basically the same as the world cup qualifying.

Germany
Russia
Italy
France
Holland
Croatia
England
Portugal
Spain

After the dissapointment of England in the World Cup, i really can't get myself excited for this tonight, infact, i'm really annoyed that it is on this weekend and hindering the start to the real football season.

I think i support Ghana.

Asamoah Gyan.

You're not the only one feeling like that, its probably the first time going into a qualifying campaign that i've not had much faith in England.

We'll absolutely piss our group then do shag all in the actual tournament.

At least I'll get to laugh at Ian Wright (Wright, Wright) who'll no doubt be giving it large about how we have the best England side in years and we're gonna win it when the tournament rolls around in a couple of years.

A good qualifying campaign obviously doesn't mean much anymore, qualifying should be straightforward, but there is no way of knowing how we'll do in the euro's .

It wasn't for Euro 2008.

Luckily this time people won't assume Fabio's done an incredible job based on beating a few crap football nations.

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Germany
Russia
Italy
France
Holland
Croatia
England
Portugal
Spain
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Bosnia will do quite well they were unlucky to miss out on the world cup

Armenia 0-1 Ireland. 3 points. Job done.

Ref was shocking and Keane missed 2 sitters. Delighted to see ex Drogheda United player Keith Fahey score for his country.

We grinded it out but we have a serious lack of pace. Armenia were very cynical though, so Russia and Slovakia will find it tough there too.

Aye, hilarious.

It bemused me too. If he'd took the piss out of the Irish for being crap it would have made more sense.

Not too mention blaming the Manager when he does not pick his step son (whilst crying, it is all about me, me, me).


Fuckin idiot!

1-0

We're going to win the Euro Championship!!

I cannot wait for the fuckwits to put the England flags on their houses and cars again.

The main drag through the Meadowell was outstanding in June.

1-0, yes but I cant help thinking that this is just the same old England I saw in South Africa, Bulgaria look like they're doing their best to try and make us look good.

Oh and Rooney looks nowhere near up to it, wether its his fitness or general motivation I dont know.

Total speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised if something came out in the future about him having issues in his personal life. I mean, he's a class player and he's been consistently playing shite for the last few months. His mind doesn't seem to be on the job. Watch him now score a hat-trick in the second half

England are shite.

What's happened to Danny Murphy's accent. Sounds well posh now.

Tell me something I dont know, only reason we're winning is that Bulgaria have been far worse, its been a very poor game.

Oh and as for Danny Murphy, well a few years in London and probably a few trips to his employer's little corner shop have had their affect

Scotland have just finished, drawing 0-0 in Lithuania

And Northern Ireland have jsut taken the lead in Slovenia

2-0 Defoe

Thats more like it, a neat little move from the keeper to Defoe

3-0, Adam Johnson

Bunch of puffs.

4-0, Defoe hat-trick, and he's injured himself

Quality from Defoe.

LATEST: France 0-1 Belarus

Funny how World Cup winners and Euro Championship winners in the last 12 (?) years have gone off the boil.

England however have won the WC 44 years ago.

Thats now a full time and the stats according to uefa.com

SHOTS ON GOAL
France 8-1 Belarus

SHOTS ON TARGET
France 0-1 Belarus

France result

At home

France

Doesnt get any easier for them, they've got a trip to Bosnia on Tuesday and it might actually be worth a punt on a Bosnia win.

I'll join ye in a few.


Good enough for the cunts!

France

I almost feel sorry for them now.

6 years ago I lobbed some coin into the share scheme of the French company I worked for. Today I bought a new car from the proceeds, I will also go on a fortnights holiday to Greece next year and pay for my 40th birthday trip with the family to London on the 125, stay in Oxford Street for 3 nights and see Mamma Mia in the West End before the coin runs out. Vive la France.

The goal that sank the Frogs last night, mostly the fault of some awful Gael Clichy defending, Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0cFYJ_iQN0

Yes your right ,how stupid of me not to realise english is not either of you first language ,GRINDED

"C'est la douche froide au stade de France", it's the cold shower apparently

Well at least I suppose Belarus have some real footballers - the real shocker was Portugal letting in 4 goals against fucking Cyprus!

I'm not stupid Owdon.

I realise it's nolt the correct word but it's hardly laugh out loud stuff.

But then again they still didnt lose, even though a draw at home to Cyprus is still pretty embarassing.

Then again they're in just as deep shit as the Frogs are at the moment, they've technically got no coach for 6 months thanks to Carlos Queiroz's stupidity

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8964159.stm

Been away all weekend, missed the England game on Friday and didnt even get to see any highlights.

Did they play well and were they good for the win or were Bulgaria just shite?

Fuck me you're smart and you've ground me down. Tit.

Bit of both really, once we made it 2-0, Bulgaria just fell to pieces, before that though, they had many chances to equalize but wasted them, and Hart was in good form.

Good stuff, certainly a better result than I was expecting to be honest.

Bulgaria were missing the mighty Berbatov.

John Toshack seems set to step down. But it really begs the question, who the feck would Wales get that could make the slightest bit of difference? Apart from Bellamy and Bale they really are shite. Only person I could even think of would be Chris Coleman

Well the names I heard mentioned on SSN this morning were Ryan Giggs, Dean Saunders, Coleman and Brian Flynn - exciting times!

Wales has a population of under 3 million. A large number of those a primarily Rugby fans - this is reflected by the fact that there are only three professional clubs in the whole of the country.

Even allowing for the occasional Ryan Giggs, they have very little to pick from, as they simply don't have suffient players at grassroots level