2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

The word humble has skipped his vocabulary.

https://x.com/wataru0209/status/2055202604066467922

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Think one thread might not be enough (seeing as these things can become almost like textual commentary on livescore), with so many teams and games. Maybe do a whole section like we used to do and then one thread per group, then knockout stages, etc.

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I hope they perform renditions of such footballing classics as ā€œWho ate all the piesā€, ā€œYou’re going home in a St John’s Ambulanceā€ and ā€œWoooooooh! You’re shit!ā€

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Reminds me of my stag night

Going to cross post this on the Climate Catastrophe thread.

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2030 will beat that playing across three continents, maybe Saudi having to build an entire infrastructure will still probably be able to claim it’s the Greenest World Cup since 2018, assume Russia had a fair bit already in place, I know Brazil upgraded a few and built one in a rainforest or something.

https://youtube.com/shorts/G_LAvfVA7qw?si=ZSuO1tHHi7gW9KNr

So much wrong in this short video of a bloke walking from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium.

Yes, we usually do. Then, sub-section threads of each first stage group.

The quarter-final and semi-final etc. I remember one of the mods doing it a long time ago.

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That would be fantastic if you have time Matty​:clap:t2::folded_hands:

Please God no ! Okay, Shakira can stay. I don’t know what is so great about BTS though

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I really liked this advert, it is funny too :joy: :clap:t3: :clap:t3:

CROATIA

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livaković (Fenerbahce), Dominik Kotarski (Copenhagen), Ivor Pandur (Hull)

Defenders: JoÅ”ko Gvardiol (Manchester City), Josip Å utalo (Ajax), Luka VuÅ”ković (Tottenham), Duje Ćaleta-Car (Lyon), Marin Pongračić (Fiorentina), Martin Erlić (Midtjylland), Josip StaniÅ”ić (Bayern)

Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Milan), Mateo Kovačić (Manchester City), Petar Sučić (Inter), Mario PaÅ”alić (Atalanta), Nikola VlaÅ”ić (Torino), Martin Baturina (Como), Luka Sučić (Real Sociedad), Nikola Moro (Bologna), Toni Fruk (Rijeka)

Forwards: Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim), Ivan PeriÅ”ić (PSV), Marco PaÅ”alić (Orlando), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Igor Matanović (Freiburg), Petar Musa (Dallas)

Stand-by list: Karlo Letica (Lausanne), Ivan Smolčić (Como), Luka Stojković (Dinamo Zagreb), Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), Franjo Ivanović (Benfica), Dion Drena Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb)

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Who is the lad you like? Vuskovic from Spurs?

Yes.

That loan from Spurs might have been on the best Bundesliga deals of the season, key factor in saving HSV from relegation troubles. Impressive for that age in that position.

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He is, I think he’ll go straight to the top.

Vuskovic and Gvardiol long term as a CB partnership sounds brilliant for us.

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BRAZIL

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Fenerbahce), Weverton (Gremio)

Defenders: Marquinhos (PSG), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Bremer (Juventus), Roger Ibanez (Al-Ahli), Leo Pereira (Flamengo), Danilo Luiz (Flamengo), Wesley (Roma), Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Douglas Santos (Zenit)

Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (Flamengo), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Danilo Santos (Botafogo), Fabinho (Al-Ittihad)

Forwards: Neymar (Santos), Vinicius (Real Madrid), Raphinha (Barcelona), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Luis Henrique (Zenit), Rayan (Bournemouth), Endrick (Real Madrid), Igor Thiago (Brentford)

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Didn’t expect Ancelotti to drop Pedro.

… and they will be playing Scotland. A few of our lads can meet up again.

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