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2026 World Cup

By StanSP, in World Cup 2026

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Sir Steve Howard

Sir Steve Howard

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On 25/11/2025 at 15:45, 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.

So Dutch C team > English C team is the headline there.

You're missing my point on Iceland.

They're all actually Icelandic, born in a country that is one of the least hospitable for football in the world.

The miracle is that Iceland produced such an incredible team from a population of 300k.

Curacao's population isn't relevant as they're all Dutch

Lionator

Lionator

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14 minutes ago, Sir Steve Howard said:

So Dutch C team > English C team is the headline there.

You're missing my point on Iceland.

They're all actually Icelandic, born in a country that is one of the least hospitable for football in the world.

The miracle is that Iceland produced such an incredible team from a population of 300k.

Curacao's population isn't relevant as they're all Dutch

Not to go into a patronising conversation about colonisation but I highly doubt the population of Curacao would be too thrilled with your assertion. 

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VLC86

VLC86

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On 21/11/2025 at 04:24, Lambert09 said:

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 

Nice, which date? I’m flying into Boston a couple of days before the first game and will go to all 3 of Englands group stage games.

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Lambert09

Lambert09

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2 hours ago, VLC86 said:

Nice, which date? I’m flying into Boston a couple of days before the first game and will go to all 3 of Englands group stage games.

I’ve got June 19th. Can’t go wrong with a Friday game, it should be a cracking night whatever game we get 

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davieG

davieG

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Trump and Infantino - too close for comfort? 

 

Dan Roan

Sports editor in Washington

Staged just a mile from the White House, Friday's World Cup draw will have a distinctly political feel.

The glittering ceremony will take place at the Kennedy Center, the famous Washington arts venue now chaired by US President Donald Trump after he overhauled its board this year.

Alongside stars from football, US sports and show business, Trump will be in attendance, as will the leaders of the other two co-hosts - Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Proceedings, however, seem to have been planned with the US president very much in mind.

American disco group Village People have been booked to play YMCA, a Trump favourite that is regularly heard at his campaign rallies. And, in a break with tradition, the draw ceremony will feature the awarding of a new Fifa Peace Prize, with Trump widely expected to be the recipient.

Such gestures will only underline the alliance forged between the US president and Fifa counterpart Gianni Infantino, who announced the prize last month after claiming that Trump deserved to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the Israel-Gaza ceasefire, and enthusiastically praising his policies.

For critics, such moves are a threat to Fifa's commitment to political neutrality, one enshrined in its statutes, and risk turning the draw - and the tournament itself - into propaganda tools.

They believe Infantino and Trump are effectively too close for comfort, and that it sends a message that world football's governing body is aligning with the Make America Great Again (Maga) movement, and endorsing what many feel is a divisive administration. Is it wise, they ask, that Fifa is seen to associate so closely with a man who only this week made disparaging comments about Somali immigrants, describing them as "garbage"?

Asked about the new award amid reports that the Fifa Council was not consulted about it, one senior official at the governing body told BBC Sport: "Why can't this be bigger than the Nobel Peace Prize? Football has huge global support, so it's right that it recognises extraordinary efforts to bring about peace every year."

They pointed to the fact that in 2019 there was no such controversy when Fifa gave the president of Argentina an award to honour his contribution to football, and said the organisation deserves praise for endorsing peace in a divided world.

 

Continues here -   https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5yjgg0zljro

 

 

Shades of the 1936 Olympics - The Trump World Cup of 2026

 

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davieG

davieG

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5 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Horrific 

 

More delays as they spend 5 minutes deciding who last touched the ball and likely still get it wrong.

st albans fox

st albans fox

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17 minutes ago, davieG said:

More delays as they spend 5 minutes deciding who last touched the ball and likely still get it wrong.

Exactly

protocol should be single replay at normal speed 

if not obvious then on field call stands

no rocking and rolling of replays for ages to try and find a slight touch 

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Super_horns

Super_horns

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3 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Exactly

protocol should be single replay at normal speed 

if not obvious then on field call stands

no rocking and rolling of replays for ages to try and find a slight touch 

And no managers doing the same which doesn’t help either .

filbertway

filbertway

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Don't mind the checks for corners, in fact I'd rather it be used for things that are cut and dry rather than decisions than subjective decisions. In theory it should take 5-10 seconds to view a replay and make the call. The players will still be arguing with the ref at that point anyway.

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shen

shen

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On 27/11/2025 at 14:29, Sir Steve Howard said:

So Dutch C team > English C team is the headline there.

You're missing my point on Iceland.

They're all actually Icelandic, born in a country that is one of the least hospitable for football in the world.

The miracle is that Iceland produced such an incredible team from a population of 300k.

Curacao's population isn't relevant as they're all Dutch

If you know a bit about Iceland, then you realise that it's a politically and culturally driven investment into sports. Due to their geography, they are able to provide heated pitches to every school in the country and they have a very strong focus on team sports like football and handball.

They're obviously a lot wealthier per capita than most countries in the world, so while their population is small, they have substantial advantages over Caribbean Nations when it comes to training, facilities and finance.

 

It's not too dissimilar to Norway being by far the most successful (Winter) Olympic country.

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spacemunky

spacemunky

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3 hours ago, StanSP said:

Two questions - how do they think all of that is going to fit in 90 mins?! 

 

And how has Rio Ferdinand bagged this gig lol

 

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Everything about that sounds awful.

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Scotch

Scotch

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Funny thing is, the Americans will think the world is really impressed by this nonsense because they really dont understand football. It's not like their sports (which is like) that are more about "the show" than the game. Just draw the names so everyone can all ho home and watch pointless. 

purpleronnie

purpleronnie

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5 minutes ago, Scotch said:

Funny thing is, the Americans will think the world is really impressed by this nonsense because they really dont understand football. It's not like their sports (which is like) that are more about "the show" than the game. Just draw the names so everyone can all ho home and watch pointless. 

Every american I know that loves 'soccer' hates 'the show' and is one of the reasons thery were turned off by other American sports.  Its the people that televise these things that think people want to see it.

Scotch

Scotch

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6 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

Every american I know that loves 'soccer' hates 'the show' and is one of the reasons thery were turned off by other American sports.  Its the people that televise these things that think people want to see it.

Yes and those Americans make up a very small minority. That's why the likes of football isn't as popular over there because the the people that televise this stuff are television what the majority want to see. 

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