Not saying they should be. More about Sweden who shouldn’t have had the
second go.
Either replace qualifiers with the nations league entirely, or remove nations league influence from qualifying. One or the other IMO.
It’s just a mess that Sweden finish bottom without 2 points and get in the playoffs while Slovenia in third do not.
It also means that once a team in that position mathematically gets ruled out for winning the group / automatic qualification, their remaining results don’t matter other than for FIFA ranking and so they can field weakened squads affecting other critical results.
Posted By: Legacy Fan on April 1st 2026 at 11:23:25
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- Donnadonnarumaruma not going to WC26 but sir grant of Hanley is (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, Apr 1, 09:43:41
- It's honestly like they are cursed (Other Football) - norwaay, Apr 1, 09:47:35
- Italy got 18 points in the qualifiers. Not going to Sweden 2 points. Going to (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Apr 1, 09:59:47
- Neither team won their group (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 1, 10:26:06
- Not saying they should be. More about Sweden who shouldn’t have had the (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Apr 1, 11:23:25
- Is this some kind of puzzle where we have to rearrange the words? (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 1, 10:07:38
- Remove “to” and replace with full stop. Twice. Bloody phone! (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Apr 1, 11:17:02
- It's 5 o'clock somewhere! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Apr 1, 10:14:16
- Neither team won their group (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 1, 10:26:06
- And yet another European team who won no group games is (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Apr 1, 09:58:26
- The reward for winning a Nation’s League group is too great (Other Football) - jamesward, Apr 1, 10:12:30
- They only made the playoffs (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 1, 10:18:04
- Sweden qualifying does look objectively ridiculous. (Other Football) - norwaay, Apr 1, 10:56:07
- They only made the playoffs (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 1, 10:18:04
- The reward for winning a Nation’s League group is too great (Other Football) - jamesward, Apr 1, 10:12:30
- Italy got 18 points in the qualifiers. Not going to Sweden 2 points. Going to (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Apr 1, 09:59:47
- It's honestly like they are cursed (Other Football) - norwaay, Apr 1, 09:47:35
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