World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico
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Brazil would be delighted by that outcome if we faced them in the World Cup - Am pretty sure that every other occasion we've faced them in the Finals, Brazil have gone on to win the whole thingCallumcafc said:If expected teams win their group, England’s likely path in the knockouts:
RO32: 3rd placed team in Atlanta, Wed 1st July
RO16: Mexico in Mexico City, Sun 5th July
QF: Brazil in Miami, Sat 11th July
SF: Argentina in Atlanta, Wed 15th July
F: Spain/France in New York, Sun 19th July1 -
It might not exactly be the easiest path to the final, but Mexico in Mexico City would be an awesome experience for those who got to go. Brazil in Miami would be pretty special, too.Callumcafc said:If expected teams win their group, England’s likely path in the knockouts:
RO32: 3rd placed team in Atlanta, Wed 1st July
RO16: Mexico in Mexico City, Sun 5th July
QF: Brazil in Miami, Sat 11th July
SF: Argentina in Atlanta, Wed 15th July
F: Spain/France in New York, Sun 19th July2 -
I'll be sickened if Ireland don't qualify.
They'll have S.Korea, S.Africa and Mexico. It'll be a fun group
Also, that was one of the worst things I've ever seen ever. Felt bad for the woman who was presenting with Rio, he's an awful gobshite4 -
goes to the FA Cup this year.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:The most sickening award ever.0 -
Had no clue that only the bottom team in the group goes home.....is that right ? So you can come 3rd & still go through to the knockout stages ? Wowzers.Callumcafc said:If expected teams win their group, England’s likely path in the knockouts:
RO32: 3rd placed team in Atlanta, Wed 1st July
RO16: Mexico in Mexico City, Sun 5th July
QF: Brazil in Miami, Sat 11th July
SF: Argentina in Atlanta, Wed 15th July
F: Spain/France in New York, Sun 19th July0 -
At least he knew what was going on. Didn't think I'd ever say that.siblers said:I'll be sickened if Ireland don't qualify.
They'll have S.Korea, S.Africa and Mexico. It'll be a fun group
Also, that was one of the worst things I've ever seen ever. Felt bad for the woman who was presenting with Rio, he's an awful gobshite1 -
Only some of the third placed teams go through.Just like the last few euro championships1
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The best eight of the twelve 3rd placed teams will go through. This discussion was had about 12 months ago!golfaddick said:
Had no clue that only the bottom team in the group goes home.....is that right ? So you can come 3rd & still go through to the knockout stages ? Wowzers.Callumcafc said:If expected teams win their group, England’s likely path in the knockouts:
RO32: 3rd placed team in Atlanta, Wed 1st July
RO16: Mexico in Mexico City, Sun 5th July
QF: Brazil in Miami, Sat 11th July
SF: Argentina in Atlanta, Wed 15th July
F: Spain/France in New York, Sun 19th July0 -
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I'm quite happy with England's group draw. It's more challenging than it could have been but I still expect us to win it. England need more games against half decent opposition before the latter stages.
Shame there's a few groups with quite a low standard overall but all the host nations & Belgium were top seeds. I love the world cup but if feels like the expanded tournament will take away quality and jeopardy from the groups. Hope I'm wrong on that because the groups in Qatar were fantastic.3 -
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Well, the new 48-team format has arrived… and honestly? It feels like someone fed the old format after midnight. It’s bloated, confusing, and somehow manages to mean absolutely nothing because all the teams pretty much get through to the next round anyway.
And speaking of bloated... ticket prices! FIFA somehow looked at the cost of living crisis and said, “You know what would help? Charging fans the price of a used car just to watch a group-stage game.”
Then we had the draw itself… and the FIFA President, Gianni "infatuated" who never misses an opportunity to show he loves the spotlight almost as much as football fans love complaining about him. The whole “peacemaker” with Donald J routine was delivered with the subtlety of a foghorn. Robbie Williams looked like he wanted the stage to swallow him whole, and who could blame him when the four ball-pickers were American sporting icons parachuted in as if FIFA thought, “Football? America? Same thing, right?”Funniest moment of the night? Shaquille O’Neal dwarfing Kevin Hart
And England’s draw? Honestly, who cares. If they don’t win the group, Tommy T might as well grab the nearest flight back across the Atlantic and call it a day.Three host countries, endless travel, ticket prices that make your bank account cry… yes, the format sucks, the distances suck, the prices suck and somehow we’ll all still end up watching next summer.
Because, despite FIFA’s best efforts, it’s still the beautiful game.
They’re just doing everything they can to make it a lot less beautiful.7 -
Being in the last group could be good for us as it means we don't play until 6 days after the opening game and that extra rest could help us after a long season.
It means we don't play until 3.5 weeks after the last day of the PL season and 19 days after the CL final.4 -
IAgree said:Can FIFA be any more toadying, sycophantic and money obsessed than awarding peace prizes? Perhaps the Nobel committee can start awarding golden boots!
NO, Infantino's tongue must be a bright orange colour now.
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The last World Cup had 64 matches from start to finish.
Next year there will be 68 matches just to eliminate a third of the teams.
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Yeah, it was very complicated with the various requirements which didn't help him. It was very hard to tell if he was joking or being genuinely annoyed at times which was funnygolfaddick said:
At least he knew what was going on. Didn't think I'd ever say that.siblers said:I'll be sickened if Ireland don't qualify.
They'll have S.Korea, S.Africa and Mexico. It'll be a fun group
Also, that was one of the worst things I've ever seen ever. Felt bad for the woman who was presenting with Rio, he's an awful gobshite2 -
stackitsteve said:The last World Cup had 64 matches from start to finish.
Next year there will be 68 matches just to eliminate a third of the teams.
Lovely, more football0 -
Imagine how big the wall chart will be.6
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What about the cost of the extension to put it in though.1
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The organisers tried their hardest to make it as silly and amateurish as possible. I doubt they would have done something so bad for the NFL or NBA.TootingRedArmy said:Well, the new 48-team format has arrived… and honestly? It feels like someone fed the old format after midnight. It’s bloated, confusing, and somehow manages to mean absolutely nothing because all the teams pretty much get through to the next round anyway.
And speaking of bloated... ticket prices! FIFA somehow looked at the cost of living crisis and said, “You know what would help? Charging fans the price of a used car just to watch a group-stage game.”
Then we had the draw itself… and the FIFA President, Gianni "infatuated" who never misses an opportunity to show he loves the spotlight almost as much as football fans love complaining about him. The whole “peacemaker” with Donald J routine was delivered with the subtlety of a foghorn. Robbie Williams looked like he wanted the stage to swallow him whole, and who could blame him when the four ball-pickers were American sporting icons parachuted in as if FIFA thought, “Football? America? Same thing, right?”Funniest moment of the night? Shaquille O’Neal dwarfing Kevin Hart
And England’s draw? Honestly, who cares. If they don’t win the group, Tommy T might as well grab the nearest flight back across the Atlantic and call it a day.Three host countries, endless travel, ticket prices that make your bank account cry… yes, the format sucks, the distances suck, the prices suck and somehow we’ll all still end up watching next summer.
Because, despite FIFA’s best efforts, it’s still the beautiful game.
They’re just doing everything they can to make it a lot less beautiful.0 -
CONFIRMED:England v Croatia in DALLAS - Wed 17/6, 9pm UK time
England v Ghana in BOSTON - Tue 23/6, 9pm UK time
England v Panama in NEW YORK - Sat 27/6, 10pm UK time
Additionally
Scotland v Haiti in BOSTON - Sat 13/6, 2am UK time (so technically Sun 14th)
Scotland v Morocco in BOSTON - Fri 19/6, 11pm UK time
Scotland v Brazil in MIAMI - Wed 24/6, 11pm UK time1 -
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Looks like out games are at 4/5pm which equates.to 9pm for one game and 10pm for another. Not too bad I suppose
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First round of games schedule:Day 1 (Thu 11/6):
Mexico v South Africa, 8pm
South Korea v DEN/IRE/CZE/MKD, 3am
Day 2 (Fri 12/6):
Canada v ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH, 8pm
USA v Paraguay, 2am
Day 3 (Sat 13/6):
Qatar v Switzerland, 8pm
Brazil v Morocco, 11pm
Scotland v Haiti, 2am
Australia v TUR/ROU/SVK/KOS, 5am
Day 4 (Sun 14/6):
Germany v Curacao, 6pm
Netherlands v Japan, 9pm
Ivory Coast v Ecuador, 12am
Tunisia v UKR/SWE/POL/ALB, 3am
Day 5 (Mon 15/6):
Spain v Cape Verde, 5pm
Belgium v Egypt, 8pm
Saudi Arabia v Uruguay, 11pm
Iran v New Zealand, 2am
Day 6 (Tue 16/6):
France v Senegal, 8pm
Norway v IRQ/BOL/SUR, 11pm
Argentina v Algeria, 2am
Austria v Jordan, 5am
Day 7 (Wed 17/6):
Portugal v COD/JAM/NCL, 6pm
England v Croatia, 9pm
Ghana v Panama, 12am
Uzbekistan v Colombia, 3am
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Any idea on which tv channel the England matches will be shown?0
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BBC or ITV... They've not released the schedule though, as that'll take a few days / weeks because they've got to agree amongst themselves who gets what. As its usually a case of one giving the other the Quarter-Final / Semi-Final preference, whilst the other gets England vs Croatia for example.Solidgone said:Any idea on which to channel the England matches will be shown?0 -
So they've split it into East, Central and West but one of our games is in Dallas, which is central, and the other 2 in East? Doesn't make any sense2
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Uzbekistan v Colombia, 3am. Might give that one a miss.Callumcafc said:First round of games schedule:Day 1 (Thu 11/6):
Mexico v South Africa, 8pm
South Korea v DEN/IRE/CZE/MKD, 3am
Day 2 (Fri 12/6):
Canada v ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH, 8pm
USA v Paraguay, 2am
Day 3 (Sat 13/6):
Qatar v Switzerland, 8pm
Brazil v Morocco, 11pm
Scotland v Haiti, 2am
Australia v TUR/ROU/SVK/KOS, 5am
Day 4 (Sun 14/6):
Germany v Curacao, 6pm
Netherlands v Japan, 9pm
Ivory Coast v Ecuador, 12am
Tunisia v UKR/SWE/POL/ALB, 3am
Day 5 (Mon 15/6):
Spain v Cape Verde, 5pm
Belgium v Egypt, 8pm
Saudi Arabia v Uruguay, 11pm
Iran v New Zealand, 2am
Day 6 (Tue 16/6):
France v Senegal, 8pm
Norway v IRQ/BOL/SUR, 11pm
Argentina v Algeria, 2am
Austria v Jordan, 5am
Day 7 (Wed 17/6):
Portugal v COD/JAM/NCL, 6pm
England v Croatia, 9pm
Ghana v Panama, 12am
Uzbekistan v Colombia, 3am5 -
Might be good for insomnia!0
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So those times are BST, right?0
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Money, money, moneysam3110 said:So they've split it into East, Central and West but one of our games is in Dallas, which is central, and the other 2 in East? Doesn't make any sense
Must be funny
In a FIFA world.0
