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British seeded for 2006
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Published 26/09/2005 at 12:35 GMT+1
Great Britain will be one of four seeded teams in Thursday's draw for the Euro-African zone, but, in the mean time, captain Jeremy Bates will be looking to repair the damage done to his squad's morale following their 5-0 thumping to Switzerland in the Wor
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Britain have six possible opponents for their next tie - scheduled for April. Four of which would ensure a home draw.
They could face any of three recent opponents Morocco, Israel or Luxembourg, and would also be guaranteed a home tie against Serbia.
But if they were drawn against either Portugal or Ukraine, the British team would be forced to go on the road again for the sixth successive time.
Bates insists: "You look at the quality of teams we have been playing against recently and it is not going to get any easier.
"You used to be able to look at the 16 teams in the World Group and after that you might get two or three good draws - but that does not exist any more."
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