World Cup 2026 World Cup 2026 - USA/Mexico/Canada

[geordiecolin]

Maybe a glance at the future or maybe a glance what we could have been if only the manager had the bottle to drop players from the start of the comp?

 

[dunover]

PLEASE!!!!!!! don't get the wrong idea that this is some kind of new dawn for England and 'Tuchel should've done this against Argentina...blah, belch, fart...' The Argies would never have been that bad against anyone.

The French haven't turned up. It's almost like Deschamps has told them to go through the motions, well bowel motions I'd say considering how shit they are.

The French are so bad they've made sicknote Saka look useful, even Trashford look competent but alas little can ever make that useless twot Ivan Twopence seem an international. How he can still look shit on a shoo-in fixture, the mind boggles.

Cape Verde would be a hatful up by now if they were playing.

I think there's a deal here, France let England go 4-0 up, but will not exceed 3 goals in return. That means England can get their bronze medals made from recycled 1c pieces and Ummm...bappy can get his hatrick to prevent dog Mess getting the Golden Odour Eater or whatever it is.

Both win something. Sort of.

 

[mcgameboy]

England should've let Rashford out vs Argentina.

100%. Should have kept Gordon on, taken Kane off and get more speedsters on the pitch.

Argentina (and defenders in general) HATE facing pacy players.

Two Argentine defenders on yellows. It was there on a plate.
Make them terrified to make a mistake or a missed tackle that gets them sent off.

And Tuchel decided to go full Southgate instead. I'll never understand his line of thinking on Wednesday night.

England are not good defensively to hold out against top teams, yet they insist on trying to defend 1-0 leads.

The quote about insanity (that is incorrectly attributed to Albert Einstein) springs to mind.

At some point, an England manager is going to have to find the courage to not repeat the same mistakes
from yesteryear.

 

[mcgameboy]

France will win this 5-4

 

[mcgameboy]

Make that 9-4. It's like watching the Keystone Cops

I think there's a deal here, France let England go 4-0 up, but will not exceed 3 goals in return. That means England can get their bronze medals made from recycled 1c pieces and Ummm...bappy can get his hatrick to prevent dog Mess getting the Golden Odour Eater or whatever it is.

Both win something. Sort of.

I was going to tell you to get your Bacofoil hat making kit ready, you grouchy old git.

Now I am thinking you might not be so far off the mark.

 

[Guntis]

Wow, Mbappe has 10 tournament goals already.

 

[mcgameboy]

Wow, Mbappe has 10 goals already.

Yes, he is now a member of a very exclusive club.

Only Sandor Kocsis (11 for Hungary in 1954), Just Fontaine (13 for France in 1958) and Gerd Muller (10 for West Germany in 1970) have scored 10 or more goals at a single World Cup.

 

[mcgameboy]

France should be winning 7-4 right now. Can't believe I actually said that with a straight face....

 

[mcgameboy]

Reece James on. Let's see if he can last the full ninety minutes for once....

 

[dunover]

I had the right idea, the numbers were wrong.

Deschamps looks about as happy as a Russian who ordered from Wildberries yesterday.

 

[racingcat]

the game for 3rd place has lot goals and a tad of craziness historically.

i didnt expect that i need that 4 goals from the first half for my bet for 6+ goals to suceed^^

the combinations of france were as good as bellinghams solo at the end, and olise could have sccored enough goals to win this alone.

what a game

 

[dunover]

If Benny Hill had ever made a football match sketch, this would be it. Just add Fred Scuttle in the managers' dugout area and a busty blonde bouncing around in a low-cut referee kit and it would be complete.

 

[dunover]

Wow, Mbappe has 10 tournament goals already.

But... let's stop gilding the lily and appreciate the fact that previous 10-goal plus WC scorers had either 6 or 7 games only as opposed to 8 in this edition. The dross was also knocked out by round-of-16 whereas here mediocre teams were present in both R32 and R16.

So I'd prefer (inconvenient for the media sycophants fellating Ummm-bappy and co.) there to be context provided via the average goals per game played when these are ranked after the tournament ends.

I.E. if Ummm-bappy remains on 10, then Gerd Muller's 10 in 1970 still sits above him. Only fair.

 

[pokerdan]

Bet 1k to win 2600 on England and did a live cash out when it was 5-4 lol.. There was only 1 minute left but got scared.,., ugh.. gave away like 800 bucks, for 1 minute

 

[Guntis]

But... let's stop gilding the lily and appreciate the fact that previous 10-goal plus WC scorers had either 6 or 7 games only as opposed to 8 in this edition. The dross was also knocked out by round-of-16 whereas here mediocre teams were present in both R32 and R16.

So I'd prefer (inconvenient for the media sycophants fellating Ummm-bappy and co.) there to be context provided via the average goals per game played when these are ranked after the tournament ends.

I.E. if Ummm-bappy remains on 10, then Gerd Muller's 10 in 1970 still sits above him. Only fair.

Game was different back then. Kick it with your feet, don't use your hands, that'd do. Now everything's clinical. You start running and the whistle's already gone.

 

[Guntis]

 

[Lemon]

What the fuck is this karaoke shite?

 

[Guntis]

This one's quite a normal game compared to Argentina vs England rugby.

 

[Wait!What?]

They should just allow fighting like they do in ice hockey.

 

[Guntis]

It's a different game out there. Trump's beloved team is struggling against Spain. Wonder if he put a bet on Argentina. McGregor apparently chucked $100k on them to win. Let's see.

 

[mcgameboy]

Half-time shows are unfairly derided as pointless. I beg to differ....

It creates the perfect opportunity to go for a dump and a leak.....

 

[Guntis]

Come on Nico Williams sort it out.

 

[Wait!What?]

Martinez 10/10

 

[Wait!What?]

Martinez 10/10

No wait 9/10. Taking one away for that hairstyle.

 

[Guntis]

Good game. I like it very much

 

[geordiecolin]

Trump attempted to incorperate MMA into soccer.Come on Spain.

 

[mcgameboy]

This is giving me serious 1991 European Cup Final vibes.....

Come on Spain, finish these shithouses off.

 

[Guntis]

It would nice to see reactions of Trump, Infantiono, and Rubio sitting behind bulletproof when ESP scored lol..

 

[mcgameboy]

JUSTICE.

One team played football and tried to win the game.
The other offered diddly squat, apart from their usual brand of shithousery.

Congrats Spain, you fully deserved the second star on the shirt.

And VARgentina? FUCK YOU

 

[dunover]

Half-time shows are unfairly derided as pointless. I beg to differ....

It creates the perfect opportunity to go for a dump and a leak.....

Who, for Madonna? Madge the vadge?

 

[geordiecolin]

JUSTICE.

One team played football and tried to win the game.
The other offered diddly squat, apart from their usual brand of shithousery.

Congrats Spain, you fully deserved the second star on the shirt.

And VARgentina? FUCK YOU

Messi was the only Vargentinian player to shake all of the Spanish players hands. I am so pleased the dirty bastids lost

 

[mcgameboy]

Messi was the only Vargentinian player to shake all of the Spanish players hands. I am so pleased the dirty bastids lost

They are such a bunch of shithouses that they can't even win with class.
See vs Holland and France in Qatar, vs England the other night.

Great at dishing it out, but they don't like it when it's their turn to take it.

Oh and I saw a shot of a dejected Barco. Awww diddums. Suck on that karma, you little b*tch.

 

[dunover]

OK, we only got third place, but we're very much FIRST here and here, forever:

 

[dunover]

This is giving me serious 1991 European Cup Final vibes.....

Come on Spain, finish these shithouses off.

Don't you mean 1986, Steaua Bucharest vs Barcelona? The game that got the pass back to the keeper banned?

 

[Guntis]

Espana. All players locked in, spaced out, no drama, just a good stuff. A well deserved win!

 

[Lemon]

Delighted for Argentina - they deserved to lose and were absolutely shite tonight. As pathetic in defeat as they are in victory.

Trump to shit himself and drop dead on the stage would be a fitting end to a dreadful final.

 

[mcgameboy]

Don't you mean 1986, Steaua Bucharest vs Barcelona? The game that got the pass back to the keeper banned?

Funny you say that, I was thinking of adding that game to my post, but my memory of that game is a bit sketchy compared to the 1991 final.

They were definitely two of the worst games/finals I have ever seen.

I actually didn't know that was the game that caused the creation of the backpass rule.
You learn something new every day.

 

[mcgameboy]

Oh well, only 691 days until the Euros. Spain might be a good bet to repeat their 2008, 2010, 2012 treble.

Zizou, Tuchel, Klopp and co have got plenty of work to do to knock them off their perch.

 

[Guntis]

Even for someone like me who spent most of his life kicking a ball against a wall and thinking it's football, these Argentina vs Spain stats look crazy. 11 vs 0 shots on target is literally strangling the other team for 120 minutes.

 

[mcgameboy]

Time for the penultimate rant from someone who was once was voted the SECOND most hated person in France, behind Harald Schumacher......

 

[mcgameboy]

And the final crushing disappointment for little Dolfy....

 

[racingcat]

i cant remember a more onesided wc final.
vargentina with 0 attempts and 0 shots on target till the 115th minute... and they had the "best" offense till the final, well they didnt face strong nations till the semi final.

i also cant remember that many countries backing one country in the final, i dont know if there was a 2nd country beside the gauchos to hope for the messi guards to win.

well deserved spain!

 

[Webzcas]

Made up for Spain. Argentina once again embarrassed themselves on the world stage. Dirty as!

 

[Webzcas]

 

[pereblue]

Buenos dias!!

Well, as a Spaniard, I naturally feel proud of the national team, not just for having won the World Cup, but for having recovered part of the essence of football that Spanish players have been receiving from a very young age across the different clubs where they develop. As a dad of two kids,one of whom is actually trying to become a professional player over in the US, by the way ...I’ve been able to observe the work done at various sports clubs in my area, ranging from the most humble ones to clubs with a certain track record and level (Sabadell, Terrassa).
I’m not sure how football academies work in the UK, but I understand there’s a fantastic foundation, and perhaps the most important thing is the passion and DNA that our nations feel for football. We are talking about the two best leagues in the world, and if it weren't for a bad match by England in the semifinals, what would have been fair a Spain vs. England final...didn't happen.

We look ahead to the 2030 World Cup. I hope my national team continues to grow, mature, and evolve because I think there is room for improvement. I don't know if we'll ever reach the level displayed in the South Africa World Cup, but I believe there is still a lot of maturity to come from many of the players who took part. Yamal himself, a kid who is barely 19 and didn't have the expected starring role personally, I wasn't expecting a super World Cup from him, but rather for him to learn the meaning of what a unique and unrepeatable event is. With humility and hard work, he can become a world-class benchmark player.

As for Argentina, a lot has already been said. It was a national team that unfortunately couldn't shine at a level of play like France, England, or Spain could, but they played their World Cup their own way, and the reward they got was much more than what they demonstrated from a purely footballing standpoint.

Salut!

 

[2Slots]

Buenos dias!!

Well, as a Spaniard, I naturally feel proud of the national team, not just for having won the World Cup, but for having recovered part of the essence of football that Spanish players have been receiving from a very young age across the different clubs where they develop. As a dad of two kids,one of whom is actually trying to become a professional player over in the US, by the way ...I’ve been able to observe the work done at various sports clubs in my area, ranging from the most humble ones to clubs with a certain track record and level (Sabadell, Terrassa).
I’m not sure how football academies work in the UK, but I understand there’s a fantastic foundation, and perhaps the most important thing is the passion and DNA that our nations feel for football. We are talking about the two best leagues in the world, and if it weren't for a bad match by England in the semifinals, what would have been fair a Spain vs. England final...didn't happen.

We look ahead to the 2030 World Cup. I hope my national team continues to grow, mature, and evolve because I think there is room for improvement. I don't know if we'll ever reach the level displayed in the South Africa World Cup, but I believe there is still a lot of maturity to come from many of the players who took part. Yamal himself, a kid who is barely 19 and didn't have the expected starring role personally, I wasn't expecting a super World Cup from him, but rather for him to learn the meaning of what a unique and unrepeatable event is. With humility and hard work, he can become a world-class benchmark player.

As for Argentina, a lot has already been said. It was a national team that unfortunately couldn't shine at a level of play like France, England, or Spain could, but they played their World Cup their own way, and the reward they got was much more than what they demonstrated from a purely footballing standpoint.

Salut!

Spain did really well to win so easily and make both France and Argentina look no better than Cape Verde who had to play exactly the same way in the first match.

Their style works perfectly for tournament football even though it does kill the game as a spectacle for the neutrals like me as they dominated but didn't have the goalfest matches that France did for example. But that isn't their concern or problem so good for them (and you!).

I think the outcome might have been exactly the same if they had faced England as it always seems to be a psychological problem for English players, look at the difference vs France once the pressure was off. I don't think they could do that in a final but that would be the only way anyone could beat Spain, just go for it and risk losing by 3 or 4 goals.

 

[pereblue]

BTW;

 

[Guntis]

BTW;

The Spanish pilot congratulated the Argentine passengers on Argentina reaching the final?

 

[Guntis]

Spain lifts the 2026 trophy, but wait. Who's the guy in the photo that wasn't on the pitch?

 

[pereblue]

Spain lifts the 2026 trophy, but wait. Who's the guy in the photo that wasn't on the pitch?

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Wally???....