Tuesday, the 29th of August. That's when the next round of Russia 2018 qualifiers start. The UAE play Saudi Arabia and there's a full schedule of matches from all the confederations everyday until September 5th. It's a funny stage of the qualifiers. It's still summer, domestic leagues (the ones I follow, mostly, in Europe) are just starting and right away the players are back with their National teams. It doesn't seem like they are ready to be competitive again. But at the same time it is an extremely competitive stage of the qualifiers. The results from the two August/September matches will determine if a team is in a position to qualify come the last matches in October, or if they can start thinking about new managers and re-building for the future.
So bring on the August football. Time for something interesting to happen again.
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