[ATTACH] I’m at the game and it’s still pretty hot
Uzbeks can’t handle the heat, the crowd or the pressure of having to come out and attack.
Bit of a change from 3 degrees and snow in Tashkent to 36 degrees in Melbourne.
Kennedy is sick supposedly.
I wonder if the refereeing has been influenced by (or even tailored) to the Australian and New Zealand crowd’s preference for the way we enjoy...
Kerr starting on the bench again.
Apart from the AFL not releasing the grounds for use, the oval shapes can be a draw back but they don’t make for horrible viewing or atmospheres....
The talk on the ground is that she will probably play but is unlikely to start. It appears they are reluctant to alter the team that was so...
Do you think the weird scheduling for this game for Canadian TV audiences? Would have made much more sense on the ground for it to be played after...
The major problem for Australia hosting more games was stadium availability (especially with the pre-WC exclusion period). Both of Australia's...
I had a look at trying to get more tickets to any of the games in Melbourne. Unavailable for all except the first Canada vs Nigeria game where...
I’m off to the Australia vs France friendly tomorrow night. It’s now sold out (around 50,000) bar a few standing room tickets, so will break the...
It took basically a whole season at Marinos for them to get Angeball to be successful (they only avoided the relegation play-off by goal...
Ticket resale laws in Australia are pretty strict (although they vary state to state) and are often enforced. In NSW where the final and semi are...
2027 awarded to Saudi Arabia. Time for a rest of Asia revolt against WAFF. There will have been 1 Asian Cup in a decent time zone in 20 years.
@vancity eagle Where do you have the UAE in your rankings? In my own personal ranking system I have them at #67.
Argentina (P) England (N) Brazil (N) Morocco (P)
There was a bit of agitation for an AFC split after the 2023 Asian Cup was awarded to Qatar instead of South Korea after China withdrew it's...
I was working on a list of disappointments and teams exceeding expectations as they get knocked out. So far I had Qatar as the biggest...
You realise Australia played France in the 1st game right? They played and beat Denmark in the 3rd game.
Netherlands (N) Argentina (N) France (N) England (E) Japan (E) Brazil (N) Morocco (N) Switzerland (P)
Just to stick my Group Predictions somewhere: A Netherlands 9 Ecuador 4 Senegal 2 Qatar 1 B England 9 USA 6 Iran 1 Wales 1 C Argentina 9 Mexico...
The 3rd keeper will never play at the World Cup so I’d take Joe Guaci just for the experience.
If accurate it's really disappointing for Langerak. He is clearly in the Top 2 of Aussie Goalkeepers these days. I wouldn't have Vukovic or...
Not the I know of?