2026 World Cup

[Stadt]

Nigeria winning 2 out of 8 given their talent is scandalous especially given SA and Benin aren't particularly good. The coaching or their attitude must be miles off 

[when_you're_smiling]

4 hours ago, Lionator said:

Then we have the Asian qualifiers 

Group A: Qatar, UAE, Oman

Group B: Saudi, Iraq, Indonesia

 

id love to see Iraq do it. 

 

Sadly, the odds are being very much stacked against everyone bar Qatar and Saudi Arabia by the AFC. They’re not even trying to hide it.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/07/qatar-saudi-arabia-home-advantage-2026-world-cup-qualifiers

 

[Lionator]

1 hour ago, when_you're_smiling said:

Sadly, the odds are being very much stacked against everyone bar Qatar and Saudi Arabia by the AFC. They’re not even trying to hide it.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/07/qatar-saudi-arabia-home-advantage-2026-world-cup-qualifiers

 

UAE can definitely beat Qatar. Very similar conditions, what even is a ‘home’ game for Qatar anyway? 

[Lionator]

Looks like Ghana are about there. An attack of Kudus, Fatawu and Semenyo ain’t bad at all. Shame their main striker is pish.

[StanSP]

Nothing dodgy about this... 

 

 

 

[StanSP]

49 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Looks like Ghana are about there. An attack of Kudus, Fatawu and Semenyo ain’t bad at all. Shame their main striker is pish.

Got a goal and 2 assists though... 

[Lionator]

10 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Got a goal and 2 assists though... 

the mighty Central African Republic. They’re not even in the centre of Africa .

[Lionator]

11 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Nothing dodgy about this... 

 

 

 

I would love to buy into the idea that Libya (a literal oil bed) is somehow complicit in a conspiracy to get Cape Verde (islands that’ll be sunk in 50 years) to the World Cup. 

[StanSP]

3 hours ago, Lionator said:

the mighty Central African Republic. They’re not even in the centre of Africa .

But if he didn't do anything, that'd be even worse! 

[MC Prussian]

Nobody talking about the ticket prices and the ticket draw system?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cdjzknpxlv2o

 

[Sir Steve Howard]

1 hour ago, MC Prussian said:

Nobody talking about the ticket prices and the ticket draw system?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cdjzknpxlv2o

 

Anyone going must be absolutely loaded/devoid of any sense

[leicsmac]

1 hour ago, MC Prussian said:

Nobody talking about the ticket prices and the ticket draw system?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cdjzknpxlv2o

 

 

24 minutes ago, Sir Steve Howard said:

Anyone going must be absolutely loaded/devoid of any sense

The more of a farce it is, the more it shows up both the heads of FIFA and the leading host nation.

 

So bring on as much farce as possible, IMO.

[The Year Of The Fox]

1 hour ago, MC Prussian said:

Nobody talking about the ticket prices and the ticket draw system?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cdjzknpxlv2o

 

That’s horrendous

 

Taken leaf out of the Ryder Cups USA booklet

[Leicester_Loyal]

1 hour ago, MC Prussian said:

Nobody talking about the ticket prices and the ticket draw system?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cdjzknpxlv2o

 

I was 80% not going anyway, but soon as those prices came up I was 100% not going.

 

Save myself for Euro 2028.

[StanSP]

1 hour ago, Leicester_Loyal said:

I was 80% not going anyway, but soon as those prices came up I was 100% not going.

 

Save myself for Euro 2028.

Insane prices. 

[StanSP]

Algeria qualify. 

[Lionator]

2 hours ago, Leicester_Loyal said:

I was 80% not going anyway, but soon as those prices came up I was 100% not going.

 

Save myself for Euro 2028.

Says a lot that the most accessible World Cup for British people since 2006 was Russia  

[Super_horns]

This is some night  for the Faroes !

https://www.flashscore.co.uk/match/football/faroe-islands-nBmAj3Fc/montenegro-hOduZ1pN/?mid=tESlh7y1

[shen]

9 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

This is some night  for the Faroes !

https://www.flashscore.co.uk/match/football/faroe-islands-nBmAj3Fc/montenegro-hOduZ1pN/?mid=tESlh7y1

That's an incredible result in the making!

[grobyfox1990]

8 hours ago, MC Prussian said:

Nobody talking about the ticket prices and the ticket draw system?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cdjzknpxlv2o

 

Plenty of $60 tickets available, I got through on the first lottery for Visa card holders. As usual the media will paint the most dramatic story. 
But yeh no getting away from the fact it will be expensive, the USA just is so expensive. Great fun though 

[purpleronnie]

8 hours ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Plenty of $60 tickets available, I got through on the first lottery for Visa card holders. As usual the media will paint the most dramatic story. 
But yeh no getting away from the fact it will be expensive, the USA just is so expensive. Great fun though 

It'll be amazing, as long as you avoid the USA matches.

[grobyfox1990]

23 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

It'll be amazing, as long as you avoid the USA matches.

Yep defo. Would be worth watching England just to see the happy clappers and mouth breathers that follow them getting beaten up by the sheriffs and troopers 

[Leicesterpool]

It's meant to be a 3 country bid, but USA have took centre stage on everything. Canada must feel little left out, there first major football tournament and it's all about USA more than anything. So wished this was a stand alone bid for Canada, this would have been so much better a less complicated. 

Edited 10 October 2025 by Leicesterpool

[Samilktray]

I'm sure if you could avoid coming into contact with any Americans, it would be a great time over there

[bovril]

Hopefully BBC resurrect the 1994 opening credits