Well done to Wales tonight
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Well done to Wales tonight
Glad to see Wales qualify for Euro 2020 today - hope the other home nations and Republic of Ireland can sneak in via the playoffs now and make next years’s tournsmenf a nationwide celebration
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Re: Well done to Wales tonight
Wasn’t it harder to miss out than qualify? The tournament is really now a sham.
Re: Well done to Wales tonight
So pleased for Wales. They will be unbearable but not as unbearable when it's rugby. It really is a great achievement for such a small country with only 3, 500, 000 population. If it wasn't for being part of the UK and having such a prestigious Premier and EFL they'd simply not have to qualities and opportunities to compete at European finals level. Great to see them on board!
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Re: Well done to Wales tonight
Like I said above the euro championships are now a scam as its virtually impossible not to qualify.
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Re: Well done to Wales tonight
24 teams certainly makes it easier to qualify. It always used to be the case when it was 16 teams that winning the Euro's was deemed harder than winning the world cup. Our last 16-team run was France, Sweden and Ukraine (hosts), followed by Italy, who then went on to play Germany and then Spain.
At Euro 2016, Wales managed to get to the final playing Slovakia, England (who they lost to), Russia, Northern Ireland and then Belgium. There has definitely been a dilution of the quality of the competition.
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Re: Well done to Wales tonight
Red_Army wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:05 am24 teams certainly makes it easier to qualify. It always used to be the case when it was 16 teams that winning the Euro's was deemed harder than winning the world cup. Our last 16-team run was France, Sweden and Ukraine (hosts), followed by Italy, who then went on to play Germany and then Spain.
At Euro 2016, Wales managed to get to the final playing Slovakia, England (who they lost to), Russia, Northern Ireland and then Belgium. There has definitely been a dilution of the quality of the competition.
Its not correct to say it always used to be 16 teams.
It was 4 teams from 1960 to the 1976 tournament inclusive
It was 8 teams from 1980 to 1992 inclusive
It only became 16 teams in 1996
Re: Well done to Wales tonight
Since when do the Republic of Ireland qualify as nationwide?ContrifibulatoryFred wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:30 pm Glad to see Wales qualify for Euro 2020 today - hope the other home nations and Republic of Ireland can sneak in via the playoffs now and make next years’s tournsmenf a nationwide celebration
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Re: Well done to Wales tonight
Lucky he didn’t say it was always 16 teams then, isn’t it.spen666 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:40 pmRed_Army wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:05 am24 teams certainly makes it easier to qualify. It always used to be the case when it was 16 teams that winning the Euro's was deemed harder than winning the world cup. Our last 16-team run was France, Sweden and Ukraine (hosts), followed by Italy, who then went on to play Germany and then Spain.
At Euro 2016, Wales managed to get to the final playing Slovakia, England (who they lost to), Russia, Northern Ireland and then Belgium. There has definitely been a dilution of the quality of the competition.
Its not correct to say it always used to be 16 teams.
It was 4 teams from 1960 to the 1976 tournament inclusive
It was 8 teams from 1980 to 1992 inclusive
It only became 16 teams in 1996
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Re: Well done to Wales tonight
I know- That's why I didn't say that.spen666 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:40 pmRed_Army wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:05 am24 teams certainly makes it easier to qualify. It always used to be the case when it was 16 teams that winning the Euro's was deemed harder than winning the world cup. Our last 16-team run was France, Sweden and Ukraine (hosts), followed by Italy, who then went on to play Germany and then Spain.
At Euro 2016, Wales managed to get to the final playing Slovakia, England (who they lost to), Russia, Northern Ireland and then Belgium. There has definitely been a dilution of the quality of the competition.
Its not correct to say it always used to be 16 teams.
It was 4 teams from 1960 to the 1976 tournament inclusive
It was 8 teams from 1980 to 1992 inclusive
It only became 16 teams in 1996