World Cup 2026

[Elbow beards]

Tell me this isnt true

It's true

 

[Blue Maverick]

It's true

 

[Blueknows]

Pity that didn’t happen at the Emirates and twat legohead

Just as they're all congregating on the touchline for their regular tactical timeout

 

[St.Pauli support]

Little reminder which 48 nations are involved - with a bit of music:



Hope to see a colourful respectful World Cup, some proper football and please zero politics. Just football.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Well done to Arthur Blank, owner of The Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United.

He's ignored requests from FIFA to raise the concession prices in The Mercedes Benz Stadium.

He's said all concessions will be at affordable prices for everyone watching any World Cup games there. They've even published the prices already.

Food:

• Chili cheese dog: $5
• Classic hot dog: $2
• Vegan smokehouse sausage: $5
• Quinoa bowl: $10
• Cheese nachos: $3
• Super pretzel: $2
• Popcorn: $2
• Candy: $3.50
• Chips: $3

Beverages:

• Frozen Arctic Peach Shake: $3
• Souvenir soda: $4
• Regular soda: $2
• Bottled water: $3
• Bottled sweet tea: $3
• Coffee and hot chocolate: $3
• Large premium draft beer: $11
• Large domestic draft beer: $9
• Small premium draft beer: $6
• Small domestic draft beer: $5

 

[super_city_si]

Who will win the World Cup? BBC pundits make their predictions

Who will win, who might spring a surprise and how will England and Scotland do? BBC pundits predict what will happen at the 2026 World Cup.

www.bbc.co.uk

Total Sheep….’erm….France’

There have been eight world cups held in the Americas. Only once have a european country won it. Last time it was baking hot in Brazil in 2014 the european teams all did shite.

apart from the one that won it....

 

[Maintainin]

Just grim, leading nations should have told FIFA to fuck off a long time ago.

Fair play to British Columbia Premier, David Eby for believing said ref should be allowed to ply his trade at matches played in Vancouver.

He said Omar Artan would be welcome in the province.

Should be nothing stopping him (ref) n other officials faced with the same plight doing the same in Toronto or down in Meheco.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Fair play to British Columbia Premier, David Eby for believing said ref should be allowed to ply his trade at matches played in Vancouver.

He said Omar Artan would be welcome in the province.

Should be nothing stopping him (ref) n other officials faced with the same plight doing the same in Toronto or down in Meheco.

Ye I can’t see why this can’t be done, if FIFA are shipping them about just take one ref off the Canada or Mexico games and slot him in, that’d be a big fuck you to the usa.

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

Those liking a flutter on the matches, keep an eye out for games allocated to Chinese ref Ma Ning. Card mad by all accounts and has the nickname of the Card Master in China.

 

[mancityscot]

Morocco, Ecuador and Japan to finish top of their groups. Who says no?

 

[super_city_si]

Morocco, Ecuador and Japan to finish top of their groups. Who says no?

I fancy Japan to. Not sure the others.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

FIFA Is Paying For Empty Space In Trump Tower - Joe.My.God.

The New York Times reports: For the past year, FIFA, the governing body of international soccer, has leased an office on the 17th floor of New York’s Trump Tower that has sat all but empty. The rent goes to President Trump’s family business, but soccer officials say the space sits largely idle...

www.joemygod.com

 

[malg]

Hope to see a colourful respectful World Cup, some proper football and please zero politics. Just football.

Hopefully it'll be a good tournament. Is like to see an African nation get to at least the semi final stages this time around - would make it interesting.

As for politics - no fucking chance. It would be good to have two threads - the World Cup football thread and the World Cup thread for the Off Topic lot.

 

[Blue Maverick]

I take it the orange idiot will be at the final, I wonder if he will try and hijack the trophy ceremony like he did at CWC, let’s hope he’s royally abused when he’s shown on the screen.

 

[eyalluvitt]

I take it the orange idiot will be at the final, I wonder if he will try and hijack the trophy ceremony like he did at CWC, let’s hope he’s royally abused when he’s shown on the screen.

The England fans at the final will be busy singing derogatory songs about the worst prime minister in living memory

 

[Bez]

Credit to Gullit for calling out Infantino and suggesting he should resign. I wonder if David Beckham will be brave enough to stick his head above the parapet...but you don't get Knighthood's doing that do you.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Oh so that’s where saliba’s ball went

Saliba? Gabriel's pen could have hit that camera on the way back from Istanbul to Islington!@

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Credit to Gullit for calling out Infantino and suggesting he should resign. I wonder if David Beckham will be brave enough to stick his head above the parapet...but you don't get Knighthood's doing that do you.

He's the arselickers' arselicker!

 

[Protein Junkie]

I fancy Japan to. Not sure the others.

I might Nippon the Ladbrokes website later.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Luke Shaw joined the squad ?