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Thanks for your answers !

But what about the Asian and Europe qualifying groups for WC ? Are they real like for Euro ones or generated too ?

I'm pretty sure they are also generated, for the same reasons.

Nope, the World Cup Qualifying groups are as of real life. I suspect they have the licence to keep the groups (or it's not something that there's a licence for) but not the results or fixture schedules. I've no idea if the schedules are the same, but in two separate test saves I've seen Scotland get the group they got in real life. May be wrong, but I don't think the draw was viewable either.

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Nope, the World Cup Qualifying groups are as of real life. I suspect they have the licence to keep the groups (or it's not something that there's a licence for) but not the results or fixture schedules. I've no idea if the schedules are the same, but in two separate test saves I've seen Scotland get the group they got in real life. May be wrong, but I don't think the draw was viewable either.

I haven't got the FM16 beta, so I'll take your word for it.

It seems right that they should keep the real groups. As you suspect, it's probably just the schedule that SI don't have a licence for.

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I'd also add that the lack of a license leads to a very different looking Euro Qualifying campaign. In one I went through, Greece were top of their group with a 100% record, Germany had yet to struggle (as everyone expected when the groups were drawn) and Holland were flying high. Wales scraped through the play-offs and Northern Ireland finished 5th. FM being more real than reality.

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I'd also add that the lack of a license leads to a very different looking Euro Qualifying campaign. In one I went through, Greece were top of their group with a 100% record, Germany had yet to struggle (as everyone expected when the groups were drawn) and Holland were flying high. Wales scraped through the play-offs and Northern Ireland finished 5th. FM being more real than reality.

To be honest, that's one of the reasons why I've been hesitant about buying even-numbered FMs in recent years. It just wouldn't feel right to me that Greece could qualify for Euro 2016 in game when they'd effectively been eliminated by the end of June in reality.

FM08 was the last FM where I remember the game having real results and fixtures for international qualifiers. I wish it was still like that now, but that's licensing, I suppose.

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Would it be at all possible to allow the exact schedule and results to be added in via the editor so users could do it manually?

Could be wrong, but I think it's possible for the Premier League. National competitions could be different though. I'm sure all will become clear once the editor is released.

Can also confirm that you'll get the correct draw for 2018 World Cup Qualifying, but you will not have the correct fixture list. Just had mine drawn.

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