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2026 World Cup

By StanSP, in World Cup 2026

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VLC86

VLC86

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19 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

I’m considering flogging it and just buying the England Ghana game. Seems like our ticket is worth more. 

Can you currently buy tickets to matches?

Lambert09

Lambert09

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18 minutes ago, VLC86 said:

Can you currently buy tickets to matches?

They are available on stub hub but I think it could be a bit risky. Even the ones I got from fifa haven’t actually been allocated to us yet 

spacemunky

spacemunky

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28 minutes ago, Raj said:

What time (UK) will the games be on telly please?

England matches are 9 and 10 pm.

 

Rest of the tournament are kinda all over the place, with anywhere between 5 pm to 5 am start times.

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Sly

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I don’t really know what to make of this World Cup. 
 

The draw was severely cringeworthy. 
 

FIFA itself is a bit of a joke.

 

Everyone will watch it, as it’s the World Cup, however it’s not exactly in a place the world wants to watch football. I feel sort of luke warm toward it like I did Qatar; which was a total joke. 

LCFCJohn

LCFCJohn

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13 hours ago, Super_horns said:

Could be at 1am our time ?

 

England games seem to be on at decent times .

 

Not too late compared to some.

 

21:00, Wed, 17th June v Croatia - Dallas

21:00, Tue, 23rd June v Ghana - Boston

22:00, Sat, 27th June v Panama - New Jersey

 

Not for those of us who are up early for work/have a toddler who gets up in the night, and like to be in bed by 10 lol

 

Might make an effort for the Panama game

on the Saturday!

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The Bear

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Croatia is the only group game you need to bother watching really. Win that and we win the group. 

 

Ghana are poor nowadays (72nd in world rankings) and Panama are just whipping boys who shouldn't even be there. 

Raj

Raj

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12 hours ago, spacemunky said:

England matches are 9 and 10 pm.

 

Rest of the tournament are kinda all over the place, with anywhere between 5 pm to 5 am start times.

 

11 hours ago, Scotch said:

Scotland games are 2am for Haiti and 11pm for the others. 

Shit times.

They should play the games around European timing!!!😁

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Jaspa

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce8q01d56v7o

 

 

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2026 World Cup 'Pride Match' to feature Egypt and Iran

A 2026 World Cup fixture designated by organisers as an LGBTQ+ 'Pride Match' will feature two countries where homosexuality is illegal.

The local organising committee in Seattle, one of the host cities for the Fifa tournament next summer, have said the match at the city's Lumen Field on 26 June will feature celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community.
The plans were put in place before the teams involved in the fixture were selected or the draw for the 2026 World Cup was made.
And following Friday's draw and Saturday's fixture allocation, it has been confirmed that the game on 26 June in Seattle will be the Group G match between Egypt and Iran.
In Iran, the maximum punishment for homosexual relations is the death penalty, while in Egypt, morality laws are frequently used to suppress LGBTQ+ rights and relationships.
The event - which is organised solely by the local committee and is not affiliated with Fifa - will take place on the Friday of Seattle's official Pride weekend, with artists in Washington state invited to submit designs of artwork, external celebrating LGBTQ+ people for display around the game and city.
The Seattle Pride Match Advisory Committee, set up by organisers to help with the event, say the game will still go ahead as planned.
A spokesperson told LGBT news outlet Outsports:, external "The Pride Match has been scheduled to celebrate and elevate Pride events in Seattle and across the country, and it was planned well in advance.
"Soccer has a unique power to unite people across borders, cultures, and beliefs. We are honoured to host a Pride Match and to celebrate Pride as part of a global football community.
"This match reflects our ongoing commitment to respect, dignity, and unity for all."
It is not the first time an attempted gesture of support for LGBTQ+ people at the World Cup has run into issues.
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar - which also has laws against same-sex relationships - Fifa said players that wore the OneLove armband in support of LGBTQ+ people would receive yellow cards.
England and Wales were among the teams who had planned to wear the band, but decided against it following Fifa's ruling.
BBC Sport has contacted Fifa, the Seattle organising committee and the Egyptian and Iranian Football Associations for comment.

 

 

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RowlattsFox

RowlattsFox

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It does make sense but with all the inevitable time wasting, 5 subs, var checks, player arguments, goal celebrations (in tournament football these sometimes get ridiculous), I'd be surprised if the ball is in play for more than 20 minutes a half lol

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Finnegan

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On 06/12/2025 at 22:22, Sly said:

I don’t really know what to make of this World Cup. 
 

The draw was severely cringeworthy. 
 

FIFA itself is a bit of a joke.

 

Everyone will watch it, as it’s the World Cup, however it’s not exactly in a place the world wants to watch football. I feel sort of luke warm toward it like I did Qatar; which was a total joke. 

 

Well, if anyone boycotted Qatar because it was bought and paid for by a corrupt, unethical regime of religious fundamentalists with an appalling human rights record toward its LGBT community, women and minorities and an economy propped up by forced labour then I've got some bad news for you... 

 

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Bert

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10 hours ago, Super_horns said:

I guess it's a good idea but  for 3 minutes!

 

Is that so they can fit a load of adverts in?

They’ll make use of it that’s for sure. Tv companies will make an absolute killing. 

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Danizen

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Are we living in a parody? FIFA said it's to, 'prioritise player welfare'. Where was that concern when making the decision to extend the World Cup to about 100 teams? And shouldn't player welfare be a consideration when choosing a host nation? Not just the size of the bribes?

purpleronnie

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47 minutes ago, Danizen said:

Are we living in a parody? FIFA said it's to, 'prioritise player welfare'. Where was that concern when making the decision to extend the World Cup to about 100 teams? And shouldn't player welfare be a consideration when choosing a host nation? Not just the size of the bribes?

And dont forget the expanded club world cup too, 

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