2026 World Cup

[purpleronnie]

9 minutes ago, Scotch said:

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. 

Yet it comes 2nd in the world for total attendances.  I dont really understand the 2nd part of your answer.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Look can we all just agree that Yanks are the ****ing worst

[purpleronnie]

1 minute ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Look can we all just agree that Yanks are the ****ing worst

Well I'll certainly not be tuning in to any USA USA gmes next year.

[Samilktray]

America only had it in 1994 and even though I was only 3 years old I can remember it was rubbish. 

[leicsmac]

19 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Look can we all just agree that Yanks are the ****ing worst

It's just unfortunate that the decent folks over there are being drowned out by the... well, everything going on right now. 

[Stadt]

30 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

America only had it in 1994 and even though I was only 3 years old I can remember it was rubbish. 

Mexico twice in 2 in 5 cycles and then they co-host again 40 years later.

 

Meanwhile we won't have hosted it for at least 72 years by 2038. Probably be a UK bid rather than an England one as well

 

[VLC86]

Anyone else on here going to CUM?

[Samilktray]

14 minutes ago, VLC86 said:

Anyone else on here going to CUM?

Bloody hell pal this is a family forum, wind it in!

[VLC86]

18 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

Bloody hell pal this is a family forum, wind it in!

Dont lower the tone, Canada US and Mexico.

[Zear0]

Buzzing for the ceremony. It'll be tastefully done and extremely brief. 

[spacemunky]

Wake me when it's over.

[spacemunky]

So we(Canada) don't fear anyone and then name off all the teams we don't want in our group.

 

[Scotch]

42 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Buzzing for the ceremony. It'll be tastefully done and extremely brief. 

Just like everything that features a live performance of the YMCA. 

[Tommy Fresh]

What time does the actual draw start? 

Also seeing Ruud there has made me sick

[PhillippaT]

1 minute ago, Tommy Fresh said:

What time does the actual draw start? 

Also seeing Ruud there has made me sick

How about Andrea Bocelli? *Sigh*  Memories..........

[Super_horns]

1 minute ago, Tommy Fresh said:

What time does the actual draw start? 

Also seeing Ruud there has made me sick

5.45 apparently and goes on for an hour !

[Foxdiamond]

Bocelli had a better arena at Filbert Way 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

My god Infantino is a goblin

[Tommy Fresh]

Just now, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

My god Infantino is a goblin

I liked when he tried to get the vibes going, with the I can't hear you

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 minute ago, Tommy Fresh said:

I liked when he tried to get the vibes going, with the I can't hear you

 

Anna FIFA is a of course the global happiness provider cam an gimme a scream

[PhillippaT]

2 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

I liked when he tried to get the vibes going, with the I can't hear you

Good idea *Mute*

[VLC86]

Are there Mexicans in the room? No mate, got deported.

[leicsmac]

4 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

My god Infantino is a goblin

It's truly a remarkable effort to make Sepp Blatter appear to be a reasonable and uncorrupt leader. 

Edited 5 December 2025 by leicsmac

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Pearce is commentating on this like Norton on Eurovision

[CWC1983]

For Scotland I'd take 

 

From pot 1 anyone bar england, 

Pot 2 no European countries.

Pot 4, anyone that has already qualified apart from Ghana. 

 

Please not Argentina, Croatia, Scotland, Ghana.