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World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico

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  • Major
    Major Posts: 1,131
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    lordromford said:
    Fortune 82nd Minute said:
    If I was a Portuguese fan, I'd be furious Ronaldo stayed on to the end. Was it a Testimonial match for him?
    One of my sixth form students is Portuguese and he’s been absolutely raging that Ronaldo has apparently been undroppable for the last couple of years. He tells me that his whole family and every Portuguese person he knows is frustrated with Ronaldo. They love what he’s done in the past, but they think his influence has been detrimental to the team recently.  
    At the beginning of the World Cup he said to me that the only chance Portugal had was if Ronaldo got injured in the group stage and couldn’t play again. The fact that his selection is keeping younger forwards with potential on the bench is what annoys him the most. 
    His consistent verdict has been “Ronaldo doesn’t play for Portugal, he plays for Ronaldo.”
    The mad thing is that Fernando Santos had done the hard work at the last World Cup, dropped Ronaldo one knockout game and had him as a sub the other.

    Then Martinez comes in and whether he was told Ronaldo plays or he's decided himself, made him undroppable.again, wasting any chance a good Portugal squad had in both Euro2024 and this World Cup.
    This is the thing i can't understand. Surely Martinez knows that Ramos was a better option up front for them, he even brought him on in their last game and he scored a late winner. So why keep him on the bench for the entire game?

    Was he told by the Portuguese FA that Ronaldo had to start because of sponsors or something?

    The end result is that Portugal fail to deliver yet again and now Martinez has resigned. And the laughable thing in all this is that after the game Ronaldo didn't even say he's now retiring from international football, only that he will have a think about his future.

    Just retire from international football, do 1 more season in Saudi to get your 1,000 goals (he's on 976), as we all know that's the only reason he is still playing, and then retire completely by which time you'll be 42.
    Stop it! You'll make him cry. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,773
    Has Trump decided how much the US team beat Belgium by yet?
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,775
    Karma prevails! 
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 15,127
    Delighted to see the USA go out after those awful shenanigans with the suspended red card.  I hope their exit doesn't see that all swept away but rather fear it will.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,785
    Love Lukaku doing the Trump dance when he scored 😂 
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 11,500
    edited July 7
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Delighted to see the USA go out after those awful shenanigans with the suspended red card.  I hope their exit doesn't see that all swept away but rather fear it will.
    It’s always good to see the host nations go out as it hopefully starts to free up more tickets for the teams still in it.

    this time around it looks like they’ve had an easier ride to get this far and this Trump red card fiasco just makes it look like the sooner they go out the better for everyone including them.


  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 28,415
    Justice. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 42,901
    Remarkable what pinning a photo of Trump in a dressing room will do to galvanise the opposition. 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 2,059
    Hydration break.

  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,284
    The Belgian Trump dance is quality.

    At least we can now get back to being the most disliked country in the tournament again with the Septics out.

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  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,725

  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,775
    Swindon_Addick said:
    Hydration break.

    Personally, I think they should be longer than 3 minutes.  How am I expected to get a whole pint down me in that short amount of time. Tsk!
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,198
    Donald Trump! Taylor Swift! Ronald McDonald! Micky Mouse! John D Rockefeller! Ted Bundy! Charlie Chaplin! Col Sanders!
    Your boys took one hell of a beating!

    One for the more senior members of CL
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,773
    Charlie Chaplin???
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,596
    edited July 7
    Redskin said:
    Donald Trump! Taylor Swift! Ronald McDonald! Micky Mouse! John D Rockefeller! Ted Bundy! Charlie Chaplin! Col Sanders!
    Your boys took one hell of a beating!

    One for the more senior members of CL
    Kin hell... You dont have to be that old to understand that reference do you? ;)
    (I didnt actually realise how old the Commentary was)
  • Chaz Hill
    Chaz Hill Posts: 5,268
    Big increase in Tariffs on  Belgian goods entering the US on the way  :)
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,775
    Swindon_Addick said:
    Hydration break.

    Luv it. Very subtle.
  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 1,116

  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,437
    Gravesend_Addick said:
    I seem to be in the minority but I don't get the hype with Bellingham at all.
    .
    He has a shitty attitude & England always seem to play worse when he's in the team

    Just my view, but I think he's massively overrated, both individually & as part of the team.
    This aged well 🤣
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,635
    Redskin said:
    Donald Trump! Taylor Swift! Ronald McDonald! Micky Mouse! John D Rockefeller! Ted Bundy! Charlie Chaplin! Col Sanders!
    Your boys took one hell of a beating!

    One for the more senior members of CL
    Charlie Chaplin............from South London.

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  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,122
    Haha yeah Chappers was from Elephant & Castle way. 
  • Steven81
    Steven81 Posts: 1,500
    Tbf looking at the history of Chaplin being mentioned with the likes of trump isn't that out of place.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 18,713
    edited July 7
    I watched the build-up to the game on FOX Sports and it was a real American flag-shagging cheesefest. Then they got battered. Oof. Unfortunately VAR could not award them a penalty for freedom. 

    Their grassroots system is poor. Unless you're a rich kid then you've got practically no chance of getting anywhere. Meanwhile the rest of the world's 'soccer' teams grew up playing on the streets in working working class communities and local clubs. In the US, you have 'soccer pathways'. Whatever happened to the American dream.

    Also, why do they insist on calling themselves the USMNT? As if "the US men's team" would leave everyone confused, wondering whether Belgium had just beaten the US men's non-national team, or the US men's regional office. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,816
    I felt slightly sorry for the US players, as they were put in an impossible position. They would have known what the rest of the world felt about the Trump Balogun intervention, and how motivated the Belgians would be.

    Belgium use Lukaku off the bench, and didn't even bring De Bruyne on, as you need good legs against the athletic US side. Unlike Portugal where Ronaldo runs the show, that's how you use legends.

    Indeed I'm sure it'll benefit KDB in the QF, as he'll be fresh, and better suited for the slower paced Spanish style.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 24,118

    Quote from ex CEO of UEFA, Lars Christer-Olsson.

    Kindergarten and Infantino seems apt.

    "I think seriously that FIFA has to think a lot about not becoming a kindergarten for clowns because the peace prize was stupid. This is dangerous because it interferes in the rules of the game and what football is.

    This is why this matter really is important, because you shouldn't be a playground for people like these guys, because it is jeopardising the credibility of the entire sport."

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 30,891
    Chaz Hill said:
    Big increase in Tariffs on  Belgian goods entering the US on the way  :)
    Probably all waffle.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,643
    Chaz Hill said:
    Big increase in Tariffs on  Belgian goods entering the US on the way  :)
    It's worse than that.
    Trump has announced Belgium are 2 weeks away from developing the Nuclear Bomb.
    Invade Belgium tomorrow and get American reinstated in the world cup. 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 51,447
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Fucking hell, this is vile. How have we ever reached this point as a civilisation? 
    Not much we can do as a nation other than condemn this woman but I’d hope if ever she feels the need to visit this country or any other in Europe then it’s her that’s given the middle finger. Gobsmackingly disgusting 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 24,118
    Thank you to Spain and Portugal?

    I had been awake since Sunday morning 9 am and my insomnia kicked in big time as during Monday I was hyped up after watching England's win.  After being out from early on Monday I was going to sleep in the afternoon but the 4 hours and 38 minutes of Fery v Dimitrov which went to the wire kept me going.

    When I put the Spain v Portugal game on I didn't last long before I was in the land of nod Zzzzz.

    Buenas noches/Boa noite
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,612
    How good is Balogun, actually? I have not watched a US game in full. Mate of mine is antsy with him for choosing the States over England, but looking at his career record I’d be surprised if he’d even get near the current squad.

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