FIFA Club World Cup 2025 | Day 1 & 2 | 14/15 June '25

[discopop]

Who is the scouser on there?

Sounds like spitty on the Billy

 

[southamptonblue]

I am glad Oceania have representation here though, the only way to level the leagues out worldwide and bring the standard up is the money for being at these competitions.

One of the reasons the Champions League is so lopsided now.

OR.....being the only Oceania team there, picking up more money than they could wish for, they mop up all the best players back home, and they become the equivalent of City playing in The Isle of Man league? Oceania then becomes non competitive ;)

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Muller has had some career but I doubt he's ever had it so easy.

 

[MCFC1993]

OR.....being the only Oceania team there, picking up more money than they could wish for, they mop up all the best players back home, and they become the equivalent of City playing in The Isle of Man league? Oceania then becomes non competitive ;)

I believe half the money is being shared amongst the league, so some balancing out is happening.

Makes sense given all the best Kiwi teams play in Australia's league.

 

[inchy14]

Anyone else reckon Kane will dive to win a penalty or free kick at the edge of the box, screaming and holding his ankle even against these?

 

[burning blue soul]

They got to get the best teams into the next rounds! But I’d stick all the shit teams in one or two groups

Group S and Group T? :D

 

[crooky]

Muller has had some career but I doubt he's ever had it so easy.

Half the games they play seem to be 4,5 even 6 something in the German league. Obviously not this level of opposition but there is a lot of wank in the Bundesliga

 

[burning blue soul]

Anyone else reckon Kane will dive to win a penalty or free kick at the edge of the box, screaming and holding his ankle even against these?

Yes. In 93rd minute at 12-0

 

[jimharri]

No goals in 15 minutes? WTF is going on?

 

[southamptonblue]

I believe half the money is being shared amongst the league, so some balancing out is happening.

Makes sense given all the best Kiwi teams play in Australia's league.

The only other NZ team in it are Wellington, as far as I'm aware.....and the money is going to the NZ FA, not Australia....again, as far as I'm aware.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

OR.....being the only Oceania team there, picking up more money than they could wish for, they mop up all the best players back home, and they become the equivalent of City playing in The Isle of Man league? Oceania then becomes non competitive ;)

It's a somewhat generous interpretation of FIFA, but there's a seed of truth that that sort of money injected into the various facilities and federations outside of Europe can only be a good thing.

 

[Gaz76]

No goals in 15 minutes? WTF is going on?

Comeback is on, I've just had a fiver at 3million to 1

 

[crooky]

No goals in 15 minutes? WTF is going on?

Kane should be ashamed considering he was the only player to break the great defensive wall of Andorra just the other week.

 

[jimharri]

Comeback is on, I've just had a fiver at 3million to 1

 

[MCFC1993]

The only other NZ team in it are Wellington, as far as I'm aware.....and the money is going to the NZ FA, not Australia....again, as far as I'm aware.

Auckland FC as well, they're top of the A-league at the moment.

 

[burning blue soul]

That Auckland number 10 is not good. Even in a poor team he stands out. He stands more like an egg chaser.

 

[burning blue soul]

 

[MCFC1993]

Will the commentators stop talking about fucking systems, jesus, there is absolutely nothing Auckland can do about this.

 

[burning blue soul]

That Bayern chant is making my teeth itch

 

[ArdwickBlue_M12]

To be honest the fact that this part time pub team are only 5 goals down is an achievement. especially playing against elite athletes