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2026 World Cup

By StanSP, in World Cup 2026

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Super_horns

Super_horns

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40 minutes ago, Corky said:

It is groups of three now? No need for Pot 4?

They changed the format to 12 groups of 4 teams .

 

I am going for :

 

Italy
Poland 
Turkey 
Denmark 

 

To get through.

 

Probably be totally wrong though !

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Dan

Dan

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On 18/11/2025 at 22:05, bovril said:

Qualified for 7 world cups up to 1998 then none after. Produced a fair amount of good players. They were never massive but the decline is stark, probably the biggest drop off of any European country

They're bizarrely bad now. Like legit bottom 10 in Europe. How are they this bad?

Lambert09

Lambert09

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I’ve got tickets for one of the group games in Boston. $450 and have no idea who’s playing lol it will either be a banging investment or a horror call. But either way it’s a bucket list item ticked off 

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davieG

davieG

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Jobs Worth or That's how it is.

 

Uefa orders Scotland fans to remove celebration videos from X

Scotland fans have criticised Uefa after videos of supporters celebrating their team qualifying for the World Cup were removed from social media.

The Scottish Football Supporters Association (SFSA) received emails from the European football governing body stating it had shared footage showing TV coverage of the Scotland v Denmark game on X without permission.

Posts shared by the SFSA showed fans across the country celebrating Tuesday night's match, where Scotland secured a spot at the World Cup for the first time since 1998.

Many of the videos have been taken down due to copyright infringement and the SFSA's account was blocked.

SFSA co-founder Paul Goodwin questioned the fairness of the claim.

He said: "It is hard to believe that Uefa are so out of touch that they demanded that X take down images of joyous fans in bars in Glasgow, Stirling and Dundee where some of our members were celebrating a glorious evening for the nation.

"It really smacks of folk who have no idea about football, making decisions."

Scotland fans start planning World Cup party after Hampden rollercoaster

Tuesday's match was free-to-air on BBC Scotland and BBC Two. Rights differ elsewhere.

One of the videos removed showed a packed pub in Inverurie erupt when Scott McTominay scored with an overhead bicycle kick three minutes into the game.

Mr Goodwin added: "Yes, the game was on in the background but these clips were of fans watching the game that were legally being watched on the BBC and were an average of 40 seconds long.

"So its hardly us streaming a game to a worldwide audience."

The group received emails from lawyers on behalf of Uefa after posts had been flagged for breaching Uefa rules on match footage.

Mr Goodwin said he was "shocked" when the videos were deleted and the group's account was blocked.

"Our message to Uefa is maybe best summed up in the chant often directed to match officials, 'you don't know what you are doing'," he added.

Intellectual property rights
Scotland qualified for their first World Cup since 1998 with a memorable 4-2 win over Denmark at Hampden.

Goals from Scott McTominay, Lawrence Shankland, Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean secured Scotland's place at the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

As well as fan reactions, video edits of the goals, particularly McTominay's bicycle kick, have been widely shared on social media sites, including X as well as Instagram and TikTok.

Uefa frequently removes YouTube videos due to strict copyright enforcement.

The governing body for European football owns the broadcast rights to its matches and generally restricts the uploading of match footage by unofficial channels and fans.

According to Uefa rules, the governing body "is the exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights of the competition, including any current or future rights in all types of audio and visual material of the competition".

Uefa has been approached for comment.

bovril

bovril

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12 hours ago, Dan said:

They're bizarrely bad now. Like legit bottom 10 in Europe. How are they this bad?

People in Bulgaria will say corruption but I doubt their football federation is any more corrupt than say Macedonia or Albania who have had relative success recently. They just don't produce good players. One thing I've noticed in Sofia is the serious lack of young people playing any type of football compared to other countries, including Balkan countries. No idea why that is. It's like they've collectively given up. 

Sir Steve Howard

Sir Steve Howard

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49 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

Curacao being in a World Cup is crazy. 

Not really an achievement on the scale people are making it out to be.

Aside from Chong, every single one of their players is Dutch who qualifies via ancestry.

Qualifying standard for CONCACAF is the pits.

Shame as it has drawn comparisons to Iceland qualifying, which was a genuine sporting achievement bordering on a miracle.

RowlattsFox

RowlattsFox

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17 minutes ago, Sir Steve Howard said:

Not really an achievement on the scale people are making it out to be.

Aside from Chong, every single one of their players is Dutch who qualifies via ancestry.

Qualifying standard for CONCACAF is the pits.

Shame as it has drawn comparisons to Iceland qualifying, which was a genuine sporting achievement bordering on a miracle.

Have they not benefitted from USA, Mexico and Canada all qualifying automatically too? 

 

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Leicesterpool

Leicesterpool

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Based on now this would be my England Squad for the World Cup, be interested to see if this changes come may.

 

Jordan Pickford Everton
Dean Henderson Crystal Palace
Aaron Ramsdale Newcastle United
Trent Alexander-Arnold Real Madrid
Reece James Chelsea
Ezri Konsa Aston Villa
John Stones Manchester City
Marc Guehi Crystal Palace
Dan Burn Newcastle United
Djed Spence Tottenham Hotspur
Jarell Quansah Liverpool
Trevor Chalobah Chelsea
Declan Rice Arsenal
Elliot Anderson Nottingham Forest
Jude Bellingham Real Madrid
Adam Wharton Crystal Palace
Morgan Rodgers Aston Villa
Phil Foden Manchester City
Morgan Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest
Jack Grealish Everton
Harry Kane Bayern Munich
Bukayo Saka Arsenal
Marcus Rashford Barcelona
Danny Welbeck Brighton & Hove Albion
Eberechi Eze Arsenal
Anthony Gordon Newcastle United
Thefox81

Thefox81

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1 hour ago, Leicesterpool said:

Based on now this would be my England Squad for the World Cup, be interested to see if this changes come may.

 

Jordan Pickford Everton
Dean Henderson Crystal Palace
Aaron Ramsdale Newcastle United
Trent Alexander-Arnold Real Madrid
Reece James Chelsea
Ezri Konsa Aston Villa
John Stones Manchester City
Marc Guehi Crystal Palace
Dan Burn Newcastle United
Djed Spence Tottenham Hotspur
Jarell Quansah Liverpool
Trevor Chalobah Chelsea
Declan Rice Arsenal
Elliot Anderson Nottingham Forest
Jude Bellingham Real Madrid
Adam Wharton Crystal Palace
Morgan Rodgers Aston Villa
Phil Foden Manchester City
Morgan Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest
Jack Grealish Everton
Harry Kane Bayern Munich
Bukayo Saka Arsenal
Marcus Rashford Barcelona
Danny Welbeck Brighton & Hove Albion
Eberechi Eze Arsenal
Anthony Gordon Newcastle United

Looks good to me. Though id have Watkins over Welbeck.

FoxesWalk

FoxesWalk

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Read that Harvey Barnes might turn out for Scotland, he’d be great for them tbh, kinda hope he does it. He’s eligible and isn’t getting the England call. 

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Jordan

Jordan

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On 21/11/2025 at 11:54, Sir Steve Howard said:

Not really an achievement on the scale people are making it out to be.

Aside from Chong, every single one of their players is Dutch who qualifies via ancestry.

Qualifying standard for CONCACAF is the pits.

Shame as it has drawn comparisons to Iceland qualifying, which was a genuine sporting achievement bordering on a miracle.

I think you’re overlooking that Curaçao won their group over a Jamaican side that is full of English players that “qualify via ancestry” and forgetting just how good that Iceland team was.

shen

shen

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51 minutes ago, Jordan said:

I think you’re overlooking that Curaçao won their group over a Jamaican side that is full of English players that “qualify via ancestry” and forgetting just how good that Iceland team was.

I don't think you can compare the two.

Qualifying through UEFA is very difficult and there were even fewer European slots when Iceland qualified.

The three powerhouses automatically qualifying and another three (potentially five) joining them inevitably means that Curacao's chance went from virtually non-existant to very possible. 

 

But credit where its due, it's still a great achievement and they've timed it perfectly. 

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Jaspa

Jaspa

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Only 2 players in the world capable of getting away with that. Ronaldo was a petulant spoilt brat at Man U too, that lunge away at Newcastle and the episode where he was booting at someone on the floor at Old Trafford away end. 

 

Too much credit in the bank. Too much advertising revenue to lose. Integrity and all that! Thankfully Sepp's gone, eh lol

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bovril

bovril

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51 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Infantino runs FIFA like a 13 year old with the Twitter handle @Ronaldology 

Infantino makes Peter Drury compilations from his bedroom 

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