2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

I’m watching Belarus vs Scotland. Behind closed doors, so it is like a Covid game.

How does Gibraltar vs Faroe Islands grab you? A clash of the giants.

Greece vs Denmark is probably the pick.

Good heavens, Israel 1 up against Italy.

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Thanks - yes I’ve settled Greece v Denmark for now. Lasted 5 seconds on the Belarus Covid game (good analogy RW but not good memories).

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1:0 to Scotland.

Sweden going break the Isak glass?

Israel vs Italy: 2-2 … 2 goals in short order.

Edit..
…and then Italy scored another one almost immediately…my damn stream cuts out … no idea how that went in…but it appears that Italy defense is a real shamble. Israel could have had another couple.

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2:0 to Scotland

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We’re gonna win the World Cup.

you heard it here 1st! :wink:

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Isak is coming on at 72nd minute.

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To be fair it’s actually not a bad side coming together.

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Chance for Isak … But the rust gets in the way.

…and another own goal by Italy. Israel 3-4 Italy. All attacking footy.

Edit…OMG. 4-4

.. And now it’s 4-5. :rofl:

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How are Sweden so bad, especially when they have the best striker in the world, Gyokeres?

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What an insane match summary:

16’ Own Goal by Manuel Locatelli, Italy. Israel 1, Italy 0.

40’ Goal! Israel 1, Italy 1. Moise Kean (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.

52’ Goal! Israel 2, Italy 1. Dor Peretz (Israel) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Manor Solomon.

54’ Goal! Israel 2, Italy 2. Moise Kean (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.

58’ Goal! Israel 2, Italy 3. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.

81’ Goal! Israel 2, Italy 4. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Frattesi following a fast break.

87’ Own Goal by Alessandro Bastoni, Italy. Israel 3, Italy 4.

89’ Goal! Israel 4, Italy 4. Dor Peretz (Israel) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sagiv Jehezkel with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

90’+1’ Goal! Israel 4, Italy 5. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.

…and why is Israel allowed to play in World Cup Qualifier?

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And WTF are they doing in the European qualifiers? Of course, the answer is that other nations in the region refuse to play them.

Talk about a pariah state. Maybe the US should just cut to the chase and declare Israel to be it’s 51st state.

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Well they’ve not wanted to play them for decades it has little to do with the situation as it is currently.

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52nd State don’t you mean?

Canada is obviously the US’s 51st state

@Canadians :winking_face_with_tongue:

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Yes, I’m aware of that.

More like the US is a state of Israel. Trump is certainly Netanyahu’s bitch.

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Not possible as Trump has already ceeded control of the US government to his KGB handlers

Crazy game this. :laughing: It seems to me that Italy need a young, strong, tall defender who could become a mainstay in their central defence for the next decade. Who could that be? :wink:

An absolute scandal that they are still allowed to do this, despite still carrying out a full-size genocide.

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