2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Pot 4 is very uneven and pot 2 and 3 have some weak teams. Australia in pot 2 is a bit of a joke.

Imagine
:canada:
:australia:
:uzbekistan:
:haiti:
:grin:

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I don’t think Australia can be drawn with Uzbeckistan as they are both from Asia.

But I would not be upset drawing Canada and Haiti

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That image is a nice compilation of the current USA, or at least, of the perception of the country from the outside. :+1:

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From BBC Homepage: Bobbie Jackson BBC Sport journalist

Village People and Robbie Williams at World Cup draw

American disco group Village People and British superstar Robbie Williams are among the artists set to perform at Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington DC.

The Village People are due to perform their iconic 1970s song ‘YMCA’, which has more recently become synonymous with president Donald Trump’s campaign rallies.

The draw for the 2026 World Cup, which will feature 48 nations, takes place at the Kennedy Center, at 17:00 GMT (12:00 local time).

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who performed as part of Leicester City’s Premier League title-winning celebrations, is also on the bill alongside former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger.

The show will be co-hosted by supermodel and Emmy Award winner Heidi Klum and actor and comedian Kevin Hart, with actor and producer Danny Ramirez set to interview those in attendance.

The 2026 World Cup runs from 11 June to 19 July and will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Friday’s draw will be broadcast live across the BBC - on iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app and Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

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Another reason to not watch…

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Draw coming up…

Some absolutely ridiculously easy groups are possible, especially as 3 can qualify:

eg.

Canada; Australia; Scotland or South Africa; and New Zealand or A euro playoff team would be a legitimate group B draw!

Don’t think I really care.

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Fifa Livestream

https://www.youtube.com/live/9HX_tQBA-Iw?si=QE-89FYvR5PTZp0D

I’m kind of interested, but think id hate myself if I watched it. This is bringing up memories of my dating life from my 20s

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I hear you. I was tempted to put it on in my office, but I think I’ll find out later what the groups were. I would imagine I will see some clips later on, and hopefully they are laughing at the strained spectacle.

Fuck me, Infantino is a bell end eh? Cringiest mafia leader of all time

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https://www.youtube.com/live/TOzxv0xc9v8?si=T5o8gL2P8JWpq3nh

Something alternative to watch :joy:

By contrast, Norway’s group is almost automatically the Group of Death. By far the most dangerous Pot 3 side

Big, bloated, cheesey World Cup. America in a nutshell

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Is this still about football?

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…wait until Trump gets his FIFA Peace Prize

edit: and there it is. South American audiences must be seething

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Infantino should just blow him on stage.
Whenever you think FIFA couldn’t sink any lower, they find a way.

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