Had no choice. Brown and McCulloch picked up injuries. Don't think he would have played at all if they were fit

Oopsies.

2-0 Georgia.

They are looking very comfortable and have looked very composed and dangerous. Great achievement considering that it is mainly their younger players on the Pitch.

How sh*t will it be without England, Scotland or Ireland

The question is, can France take advanage of this result and beat Lithuania tonight?

It's still in Scotland's hands though - victory at home to Italy will mean they qualify. It won't be easy, but it's still possible..

I have to say that was a very encouraging, comfortable performance from that young Georgian team tonight. They had several first team members missing, more so than the Scots, and went forward with real pace and ability on the ball. Two well taken goals as well to polish off a composed performance. The Scottish dominated the ball for periods but never looked like doing much with it although at times Maloney, McFadden and Miller moved the ball around well with no end product. They were pretty solid at the back on occasion but just couldn't break down the packed Georgian defence.

A deflated performance and result certainly for the Scots.

Unlucky for the Scots, hope they qualify in the end though, so at least one part of the UK will be at the euros

A draw with Italy could be enough too who still have to go away to Ukraine

I believe (i may be wrong) that it's France he play Ukraine, not Italy. And the Italians have the Faroe Islands.

Your point is fair enough though, if France lose to the Ukraine and Scotland take a point - assuming France win their other game versus Lithuania - the two countries will be tied on 25 points. The Scots having beaten France home and away would go through on head-to-head.

Your right sorry. My bad. Scotland are fooked too

Seems Henry made sure they did just that. 2 goals tonight and it seems that France should now be able to qualify.

No, England are fooked. Scotland have every chance! At Hampdon they will prove a sturn test for Italy. My worry is that the Italians will be very solid and defensive and settle for that crucial point - accompanied with the knock in confidence the Scots must have incurred, it will not be easy. But at least it is in your hands. Who was it that said if Scotland fail to qualify they will have only themselves to blame? 'Cause they couldn't be more true.

Are you sure about that? Isnt it decided by goal difference? If so Scotland are in deep sh!t with +10 while the French have +20.

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It seems you are right Ben. In case there are equal point Scotland will go through over France.

If it all goes pear-shaped and none of the Home Nations qualify, along with the Republic, I wonder when was the last time that happened for a major tournament?

Sorry if I missed anyone, this is what my poor memory can recall - can anyone remember further back?...

Germany 06 - England
Portugal 04 - England
Japan 02 - England, Ireland
Holland 00 - England
France 98 - England
England 96 - England, Scotland
USA 94 - Ireland
Sweden 92 - England
Italia 90 - England, Ireland
Germany 88 - England, Ireland
Mexico 86 - England, Scotland
France 84 -
Spain 82 - England, N. Ireland

So "I think" Euro 84 may have been the last time none of the home nations or Ireland qualified...

Well if you're discounting Republic of Ireland (which you technically should) it's 94.

And Eurxe, you know, i think most things in football actually go by head-to-heads now-a-days, with the Premier League being an exception.. I could be wrong though, i'm not 100% about other league's.

This is definetely the best game for Italy. Scotland must win, a draw could not be enough and if they attack all the time Italy can take advantage of it.

No I wasn't discounting the Republic - I stated the Home Nations AND The Republic - I'm not going to get into a UK-Ireland debate again here, but many of their players play in the British Leagues, and the country is geographically located off mainland Europe in the same patch of water.

Yeah sorry i know you were including them. I was saying, "if you're" as in, people in general, and making the point that Ireland isn't technically a home nation, so it should be 94.

But i guess that's not the point at all so i'll shut up and let someone who knows your question answer.