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| Capt. Ronaldo is hoping to lead Portugal into EURO 2014 |
8 countries will battle it out home and away to book their tickets to Poland and Ukraine next summer.
Just to recap:
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| Croatia's Bolt-on striker, Ivan Klasnic |
This Friday, 11 November 2011 (+12 hours for New Zealand time):
Turkey v Croatia
Estonia v Republic of Ireland
Czech Republic v Montenegro
Bosnia v Portugal
Tuesday, 15 November 2011 - reversal of the above fixtures.
Turkey v Croatia is probably the toughest to pick but at this stage, even the top seeds aren't guaranteed victory - remember Russia being knocked out by little Slovenia for a spot in the last World Cup? I think Latvia did something similar too in qualifying for EURO 2004.
My tips: Croatia to nick it just because they have slightly better players - Turkey were well behind Germany in their pool. The Czechs and Portuguese should do it despite missing quite a few big players and finally, for my Irish friends, I think Ireland might finally break their long tournament drought.
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| Time for some Irish magic at a football tournament again. |
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