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World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico
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The beer in the car park was fine - stadium was anything you wanted as long as it was BudCheshireAddick said:.SomervilleAddick said:
What was the beer likeScotland - Haiti
No Dykes in the starting lineup. Dateline error
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Türkiye look like they had their shooting boots stolen - lots of shots, all high, wide, and far from handsome.0
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Brilliant play from Irankunda there1
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Cracking breakaway goal by Australia. Türkiye with a great chance hit straight at the ‘keeper, Aussies up the other end and score.0
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Oof what a shot and an excellent save at the other end. Plays for Sydney FC, might be worth a scout if he can pull off saves like that.1
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If Charlton couldn’t keep him out, you can’t expect Türkiye to.Callumcafc said:Brilliant play from Irankunda there2 -
Not sure if Türkiye are worse than I expected or ‘Stralia are better than I expected.0
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Wow, good on the Aussies.0
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That was a proper day of World Cup football: two surprise results, two tournament favourites giving us some great entertainment and Haiti playing some excellent stuff too. Can’t wait for tomorrow now. Netherlands v Japan should be a belter.4
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Did anyone stay up and watch the Brazil, Scotland and Australia games?
Not sure why I'm asking now because if you did stay up for all games, I'm sure you will be asleep now!5 -
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Australia really surprised me, fantastic performance2
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Definitely, sign him, quick!Callumcafc said:Oof what a shot and an excellent save at the other end. Plays for Sydney FC, might be worth a scout if he can pull off saves like that.0 -
Been focusing on the Highlights rather than watching the games lateScotland got away with it a bit, and got helped by Brazil / Morocco drawing, the fact they only got one goal vs. Haiti could hinder them getting third if they dont get a result in their last two games, as they'll end up having negative Goal Difference which'll be so importantGlad I didnt bother with the Qatar vs. Switzerland gameImpressive from Australia, dont feel so bad about that Watford lad scoring against us @ Vicarage Road now, cracking performance from the Goalkeeper0
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Plus Sunderland's Wilson IsidorBostonaddick said:
That is because everyone else is awful. Haiti’s team is a bunch of below average players in the French/belgium/ mls leagues of loose Haitian descent. Scotland is only slightly better. Let’s be honest neither of these teams would even be in the World Cup under the old formatValleyGary said:McGinn is levels above everyone else on the pitch
A lot of players are choosing to play for ancestral countries, just to play in the World Cup, Isidor being yet another French player, who only chose to play for Haiti in March. I bet he wouldn't have done that if they hadn't qualified!2 -
Annoying that the BBC spoiler free highlights missed the key moment of the Scotland game, which was Dykes coming on.ForeverAddickted said:Been focusing on the Highlights rather than watching the games lateScotland got away with it a bit, and got helped by Brazil / Morocco drawing, the fact they only got one goal vs. Haiti could hinder them getting third if they dont get a result in their last two games, as they'll end up having negative Goal Difference which'll be so importantGlad I didnt bother with the Qatar vs. Switzerland gameImpressive from Australia, dont feel so bad about that Watford lad scoring against us @ Vicarage Road now, cracking performance from the Goalkeeper9 -
Just see this on Reddit, the championship still leading 🫡
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And yet, still qualified!AddicksAddict said:
Brazil tried their best to feck it up this time.lordromford said:
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I always want Brazil to fail in the World Cup. Nothing against Brazilians, but I just find it nauseating the way everyone jizzes in their pants over them, even when they’re not all that.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Brazil look very average....
And qualifying from South America is fucking ridiculous. Brazil (and Argentina) basically have a free pass every tournament.
That 7-1 shoeing they got from Germany in their own backyard in 2014 was a thing of beauty. That Sideshow Bob looking Chelsea berk in tears was hilarious.When you look at how many times in the past that established footballing nations like England, Italy, France, Spain and the Netherlands have failed to reach the finals, it’s criminal how easy it has been for the only two major teams in South America.1 -
In Turkey, so that game was 7AM here. Fortunately, didn’t watch it with any of the locals.Fortune 82nd Minute said:Did anyone stay up and watch the Brazil, Scotland and Australia games?
Not sure why I'm asking now because if you did stay up for all games, I'm sure you will be asleep now!0 -
15 time Copa America champion Uruguay enters the chat.lordromford said:AddicksAddict said:
Brazil tried their best to feck it up this time.lordromford said:
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I always want Brazil to fail in the World Cup. Nothing against Brazilians, but I just find it nauseating the way everyone jizzes in their pants over them, even when they’re not all that.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Brazil look very average....
And qualifying from South America is fucking ridiculous. Brazil (and Argentina) basically have a free pass every tournament.
That 7-1 shoeing they got from Germany in their own backyard in 2014 was a thing of beauty. That Sideshow Bob looking Chelsea berk in tears was hilarious.it’s criminal how easy it has been for the only two major teams in South America.2 -
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No one ever learns with Turkey.Callumcafc said:
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The Scot’s are apparently singing…
He’s orange, he’s bald,
he likes them twelve years old,
Donald Trump, Donald Trump.
Let the stink rise high,
Let the stains run low,
down his legs the muck will flow,
All the lassies shout Paedo
Donald’s shit his trousers.I’ve yet to hear any songs by the England fans.11 -
Believe the England fans were singing "He's fat, with piles. He's in the Epstein Files. Trump the C**T, Trump the C**T"Solidgone said:The Scot’s are apparently singing…
He’s orange, he’s bald,
he likes them twelve years old,
Donald Trump, Donald Trump.
Let the stink rise high,
Let the stains run low,
down his legs the muck will flow,
All the lassies shout Paedo
Donald’s shit his trousers.I’ve yet to hear any songs by the England fans.12 -
Yeah. But Uruguay are overachievers (Have you seen the size of Uruguay on a map? They only have a population of 3.5million.)CAFCTrev said:
15 time Copa America champion Uruguay enters the chat.lordromford said:AddicksAddict said:
Brazil tried their best to feck it up this time.lordromford said:
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I always want Brazil to fail in the World Cup. Nothing against Brazilians, but I just find it nauseating the way everyone jizzes in their pants over them, even when they’re not all that.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Brazil look very average....
And qualifying from South America is fucking ridiculous. Brazil (and Argentina) basically have a free pass every tournament.
That 7-1 shoeing they got from Germany in their own backyard in 2014 was a thing of beauty. That Sideshow Bob looking Chelsea berk in tears was hilarious.it’s criminal how easy it has been for the only two major teams in South America.The point is that Brazil (population: 213m) and Argentina (population: 46m), being the only two real powerhouses in South American football, are able to coast through qualifying, often playing 2nd or 3rd choice players because they only have to finish 4th, 5th or even 6th out of just 10 in order to qualify. The other nations: Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia and even Paraguay, Venezuela and Peru have all had periods where they were decent and periods where they weren’t, so they have effectively fought for the spare 2 or 3 places up for grabs each time.
It has just always felt like there’s not enough jeopardy for these two when it comes to qualification. Even if they make a pigs ear of it, there are always enough South American sides bad enough to be below them, and even then they get an extra chance by playing a playoff against someone like the Cook Islands to sneak in the back door.Brazil are often mentioned as the only team to qualify for every World Cup, but when it comes to this, I’ve got a lot more respect for the Germans, because they’ve had to battle through the notoriously difficult European qualifiers and they’ve never failed to qualify. (They didn’t enter in 1930 and were banned in 1950)1 -
Germany qualified by finishing top of a group that consisted of them, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Northern Ireland…lordromford said:
Yeah. But Uruguay are overachievers (Have you seen the size of Uruguay on a map? They only have a population of 3.5million.)CAFCTrev said:
15 time Copa America champion Uruguay enters the chat.lordromford said:AddicksAddict said:
Brazil tried their best to feck it up this time.lordromford said:
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I always want Brazil to fail in the World Cup. Nothing against Brazilians, but I just find it nauseating the way everyone jizzes in their pants over them, even when they’re not all that.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Brazil look very average....
And qualifying from South America is fucking ridiculous. Brazil (and Argentina) basically have a free pass every tournament.
That 7-1 shoeing they got from Germany in their own backyard in 2014 was a thing of beauty. That Sideshow Bob looking Chelsea berk in tears was hilarious.it’s criminal how easy it has been for the only two major teams in South America.The point is that Brazil (population: 213m) and Argentina (population: 46m), being the only two real powerhouses in South American football, are able to coast through qualifying, often playing 2nd or 3rd choice players because they only have to finish 4th, 5th or even 6th out of just 10 in order to qualify. The other nations: Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia and even Paraguay, Venezuela and Peru have all had periods where they were decent and periods where they weren’t, so they have effectively fought for the spare 2 or 3 places up for grabs each time.
It has just always felt like there’s not enough jeopardy for these two when it comes to qualification. Even if they make a pigs ear of it, there are always enough South American sides bad enough to be below them, and even then they get an extra chance by playing a playoff against someone like the Cook Islands to sneak in the back door.Brazil are often mentioned as the only team to qualify for every World Cup, but when it comes to this, I’ve got a lot more respect for the Germans, because they’ve had to battle through the notoriously difficult European qualifiers and they’ve never failed to qualify. (They didn’t enter in 1930 and were banned in 1950)2 -
Yeah, that’s fair, but in the past they’ve qualified from groups containing one or more other decent sides with only one team going through. One slip up and you risk failing to qualify.se9addick said:
Germany qualified by finishing top of a group that consisted of them, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Northern Ireland…lordromford said:
Yeah. But Uruguay are overachievers (Have you seen the size of Uruguay on a map? They only have a population of 3.5million.)CAFCTrev said:
15 time Copa America champion Uruguay enters the chat.lordromford said:AddicksAddict said:
Brazil tried their best to feck it up this time.lordromford said:
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I always want Brazil to fail in the World Cup. Nothing against Brazilians, but I just find it nauseating the way everyone jizzes in their pants over them, even when they’re not all that.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Brazil look very average....
And qualifying from South America is fucking ridiculous. Brazil (and Argentina) basically have a free pass every tournament.
That 7-1 shoeing they got from Germany in their own backyard in 2014 was a thing of beauty. That Sideshow Bob looking Chelsea berk in tears was hilarious.it’s criminal how easy it has been for the only two major teams in South America.The point is that Brazil (population: 213m) and Argentina (population: 46m), being the only two real powerhouses in South American football, are able to coast through qualifying, often playing 2nd or 3rd choice players because they only have to finish 4th, 5th or even 6th out of just 10 in order to qualify. The other nations: Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia and even Paraguay, Venezuela and Peru have all had periods where they were decent and periods where they weren’t, so they have effectively fought for the spare 2 or 3 places up for grabs each time.
It has just always felt like there’s not enough jeopardy for these two when it comes to qualification. Even if they make a pigs ear of it, there are always enough South American sides bad enough to be below them, and even then they get an extra chance by playing a playoff against someone like the Cook Islands to sneak in the back door.Brazil are often mentioned as the only team to qualify for every World Cup, but when it comes to this, I’ve got a lot more respect for the Germans, because they’ve had to battle through the notoriously difficult European qualifiers and they’ve never failed to qualify. (They didn’t enter in 1930 and were banned in 1950)
All the teams I mentioned earlier slipped up in one or two games and ended up staying home.The point is, in Europe, you can’t afford to slip up against a half decent side. In South America, they can and often do.0 -
Definitely was the case.....England didn't qualify in 74 where Poland stopped us, 78...Italy and 94...Holland.....doubt very much that will ever happen again though with the way things are now....but wasn't always that simple.lordromford said:
Yeah, that’s fair, but in the past they’ve qualified from groups containing one or more other decent sides with only one team going through. One slip up and you risk failing to qualify.se9addick said:
Germany qualified by finishing top of a group that consisted of them, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Northern Ireland…lordromford said:
Yeah. But Uruguay are overachievers (Have you seen the size of Uruguay on a map? They only have a population of 3.5million.)CAFCTrev said:
15 time Copa America champion Uruguay enters the chat.lordromford said:AddicksAddict said:
Brazil tried their best to feck it up this time.lordromford said:
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I always want Brazil to fail in the World Cup. Nothing against Brazilians, but I just find it nauseating the way everyone jizzes in their pants over them, even when they’re not all that.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Brazil look very average....
And qualifying from South America is fucking ridiculous. Brazil (and Argentina) basically have a free pass every tournament.
That 7-1 shoeing they got from Germany in their own backyard in 2014 was a thing of beauty. That Sideshow Bob looking Chelsea berk in tears was hilarious.it’s criminal how easy it has been for the only two major teams in South America.The point is that Brazil (population: 213m) and Argentina (population: 46m), being the only two real powerhouses in South American football, are able to coast through qualifying, often playing 2nd or 3rd choice players because they only have to finish 4th, 5th or even 6th out of just 10 in order to qualify. The other nations: Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia and even Paraguay, Venezuela and Peru have all had periods where they were decent and periods where they weren’t, so they have effectively fought for the spare 2 or 3 places up for grabs each time.
It has just always felt like there’s not enough jeopardy for these two when it comes to qualification. Even if they make a pigs ear of it, there are always enough South American sides bad enough to be below them, and even then they get an extra chance by playing a playoff against someone like the Cook Islands to sneak in the back door.Brazil are often mentioned as the only team to qualify for every World Cup, but when it comes to this, I’ve got a lot more respect for the Germans, because they’ve had to battle through the notoriously difficult European qualifiers and they’ve never failed to qualify. (They didn’t enter in 1930 and were banned in 1950)
All the teams I mentioned earlier slipped up in one or two games and ended up staying home.The point is, in Europe, you can’t afford to slip up against a half decent side. In South America, they can and often do.1 -
Come on Curaçao!
That Germany team is beatable. Or at least drawable 😊
Only thing I know about Curaçao is that my cousin had a great holiday there several decades ago.
And there's always Blue Curaçao, the liquor for the discerning drinker, key ingredient in the Blue Lagoon cocktail 🍸0 -
Is that Curacao anthem being played on a Kazoo?0
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I went there on honeymoon and it was a great place!Arthur_Trudgill said:Come on Curaçao!
That Germany team is beatable. Or at least drawable 😊
Only thing I know about Curaçao is that my cousin had a great holiday there several decades ago.
And there's always Blue Curaçao, the liquor for the discerning drinker, key ingredient in the Blue Lagoon cocktail 🍸2
