Well, as I posted the other day...

...looking back at past WC play-off draws, I couldn't see any signs of big teams being kept apart (or being drawn together, either). So you shouldn't really suggest that something 'never actually happens' - what are you thinking of?

Conspiracy theories need to have *some* evidence - even if it's just circumstantial - to be remotely plausible, in my view. Couldn't see anything from those draws.

I know you point to the euro draw from a few years ago. But that's a different tournament, with a completely different organisation in charge.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 21st 2013 at 12:48:45

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World Cup play-offs draw about to happen, btw (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 21, 12:27:23
- Good stuff - not easy for France or Portugal - Iceland have a sniff. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Oct 21, 13:14:29
  - good chance no scandinavian teams (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:15:14
    - prior to the emergence of that mid-80s Danish team... (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 13:26:09
      - Up to a point (Other Football) - norway, Oct 21, 13:52:13
        
        well that's why I said 'other than Sweden' (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 13:55:08
    - My hunch was right (Other Football) - norway, Oct 21, 13:22:30
      - sorry but footy only started at mexico 86 (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:38:15
        
        No (Other Football) - norway, Oct 21, 13:50:40
        
        haha (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:53:17
    - the more serious fall out would be no scandinavian supporters (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:17:16
      - ffs it isn't a proper World Cup without a load of styrofoam viking helmets (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 13:18:40
- portugal vs sweden (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:11:45
  - Fix! (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 21, 13:17:29
  - ukraine vs france (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:12:33
    - Fix! (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 21, 13:17:40
    - greece vs romania (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:13:24
      - come on Romania! (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 13:17:51
      - croatia vs iceland (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:13:42
- is this one of those UEFA/FIFA things where they take an hour to draw 8 balls? (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 13:08:32
  - yes now explaining the procedure ffs (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:09:44
    - I'm not actually able to watch - can someone explain to me why there are three pots? (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 13:12:48
- cheers - my conspiracy draw (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 12:32:26
  - ffs (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 12:33:05
    - We'll see. There's a 3 in 4 chance that Portugal and France will be drawn apart from each (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 21, 12:40:13
      - isn't that the crux of it - it's almost impossible to prove it's a fix (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 12:44:20
        
        aren't the odds change when evidence of corruption within FIFA are apparent (Other Football) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 21, 12:51:23
        
        Well, as I posted the other day... (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 21, 12:48:45
        
        you haven't seen any evidence of them being drawn together (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 12:54:56
        
        because I couldn't see any draws where there were 2 obvious big teams! (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 21, 12:58:15
        
        these were the draws, btw (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 21, 13:04:23
        
        The statistical evidence is way too small and likely to get smaller (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 13:03:14
        
        I don't think there is *any* statistical evidence for fixing. Small or otherwise. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 21, 13:06:56
        
        npot abso;lutely convinced Portugal are the worst possible draw for France (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 13:11:04
        
        incidentally, is there anyone here who DOESN'T want France to draw Portugal? (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 13:04:48
        
        can't say i particularly want it (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 13:06:16
        
        so it's a bit like evidence of god then (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 21, 12:47:51
    - portugal will get iceland; the rest probably about right (n/m) (Other Football) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 21, 12:38:45
      - I'd Kevin Keegan it if Iceland qualified (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 21, 12:42:00
        
        liked somebody's observation on the Guardian the other day (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 12:47:33
        
        Excellent (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 21, 13:30:22
      - yep, or possibly Romania (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 21, 12:39:29
        
        So there's a 50:50 chance of Portugal getting Iceland or Romania (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 21, 12:42:20

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