The 1992 Euro hosted by Sweden, UEFA invited Denmark invited as qualifiers runners-ups only after Yugoslavia was disqualified as a result of the breakup of the country and the ensuing warfare there. Denmark won the final tournament which was where GK Peter Schmeichel of Manchester United made a name for himself. That was UEFA though so not sure who FIFA will replace Iran with. UEFA as well as the world would love to have another European and/or Italian team though.
Stands to reason another team from the AFC (not THAT AFC). The AFC Still has to look out for their best interests, and they're not going to give up a spot. Nor should they.
Actually, I was mostly being facetious about Italy. They don't really deserve to go anyway. Correct! If Iran withdraws or is excluded from the 2026 World Cup, Iraq is widely considered the most likely team to take their place.
I think those numbers of protesters killed by Iran is over exaggerated, but they killed many. New Iran leader in coma? Could be "dead" on life support. Very Kagemusha! Trump wanted the war. I hope he's happy. I said it back then, it would destroy his legacy and leave us ruined. We deserve it. Alex Jones moving to a new platform. Infowars finished by 1st.
How sad and ironic.... In Iran, protestors get killed for speaking their minds. Here , they get paid and lauded. The price of freedom.
Just saw this online.... Italy could potentially avoid a playoff to the 2026 World Cup? Some reports are speculating that if Iran ends up not participating, Italy could potentially take their spot. The reasoning? Italy is currently the highest-ranked team in FIFA that did not qualify for the tournament. Nothing is official and FIFA hasn’t said this would happen — but the idea alone has the soccer world buzzing.
Even if Iraq should get in, FIFA and the world would rather have Italy. I recall the Olympics of 1984 because of the Soviet-led boycott , Italy was a replacement for Czechoslovakia, which withdrew. Looking it up…. Italy had not originally qualified through the European rounds, but was invited to fill the vacancy because they had finished third in their UEFA qualifying group. Italy's Path to the Tournament Replacement Status: Czechoslovakia, the defending 1980 Olympic champions, boycotted the games. Italy was selected to take their automatically qualified spot. Other Replacements: Because other high-ranking teams like Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria also joined the boycott, Norway and West Germany were also invited as replacement teams. Performance: Despite being a replacement team, Italy performed well, reaching the semi-finals before losing to Brazil and eventually finishing in fourth place after a 2–1 loss to Yugoslavia in the bronze medal match. In addition to Italy, Norway and West Germany were invited to the 1984 Summer Olympics football tournament as replacement teams for nations participating in the Soviet-led boycott.
So Iran isn’t going to close down the straight lol this whole fcking thing is one big fcking show just like how Andrew Tate said
March 12 (Reuters) - Iran's U.N. Ambassador said on Thursday Tehran was not going to close the Strait of Hormuz, but added that it was Iran's right to preserve the security of the key shipping route. Amir Saeid Iravani made his comments to reporters at the United Nations when asked about remarks by new Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who said on Thursday that the "lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must continue to be used." "We are not going to close the Strait of Hormuz," Iravani said. "But it is our inherent right to preserve the peace and security in this waterway." In a prepared statement he read to reporters before responding to questions, Iravani said that "Iran fully respects and remains committed to the principle of freedom of navigation under the law of the sea. "However, the current situation in the region, including in the Strait of Hormuz, is not the result of Iran's lawful exercise of its right of self-defense. "Rather, it is the direct consequence of the destabilizing actions of the United States in launching aggression against Iran and undermining regional security." He said he had no response to a comment by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who told Sky News in an interview on Thursday that the U.S. Navy, perhaps with an international coalition, would escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz when it is militarily possible. (Reporting by David Brunnstrom and Kanishka Singh;Editing by David Ljunggren and Rosalba O'Brien)
Iran has hit ships in the Hormuz and can easily attack the ones they want. It's their card to play, but right now they still want China to get it's oil. I'm sure other countries are also getting it quietly. Trump administration underestimated Iran war’s impact on Strait of Hormuz https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/politics/hormuz-trump-administration-underestimated-iran Bullshit they didn't see it coming. This is cover for the economy problems that were going to happen anyways after Trump's tariff scam was exposed. Just like they blamed home owners for financial crisis in '08. Trump always wanted this war. He kept al-Qaeda and ISIS on life support in Syria, while killing only al-Baghdadi (who was brainwashed in an American-run prison) for PR. And now Trump's acting like the Kurds are going to fight in Iran despite his betrayal to them. I guarantee the Kurds will fight in Syria right where they left off against Turkey (NATO) and al-Qaeda. Meanwhile, Israel is saying, after Iran, they want to go after Turkey. It will never end these wars for Israel.
And for anyone who thinks Obama was some angel, he referred to the "moderate rebels" (al-Qaeda and ISIS) as the JV team (junior varsity). He fell for the trap on the advice of that Assad was a bad actor, the Middle East needs to become more democratic, and it would be like in Afghanistan in the 80s, IOW it would be like supporting the "mujahideen" (jihadis, al-Qaeda and Taliban as they later became known) to drag the Soviets into their own Vietnam that proved too costly and ultimately defeated their empire. Obama's attitude was to support them and then betray/sweep them up after This was about finishing off Russia's hold on former allies in the region and stopping China in it's tracks with the Belt Road initiave, ensuring the US and the West held the power over the world order, effectively putting Russia and China in a checkmate. . This is why we had a plan to overthrow all these governments in Libya, Syria, Iraq, etc, to force them to become our vassal states and contain/chokehold Russia and China from becoming superpowers. IMO Obama was originally duped into supporting ISIS, I think he really thought Muslims weren't crazy, bloodthirsty jihadis, but he was also warned by Gen. Flynn and ignored that advice because he didn't want to put US boots on the ground. In the end, he owned it and went along with it like an idiot. But at least he was smart enough not to get tricked by the White Helmet "chemical" false flag attack and put boots on the ground. He kicked that can down the road for Hillary, who was planning a no fly zone and was gearing up for a stronger confrontation with Russia. This is why Russia hacked the DNC. This wasn't about putting Trump into power. The Russians believe US elections are rigged like their elections. Putin's goal was the same as Hillary's goal when, as Secretary of State, she worked to undermine Russia elections in 2011 in an attempt to delegitimize Putin. So tit-for-tat, Putin did the same to delegitimize her, revealing how she stole the primaries from Bernie. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/08/vladimir-putin-hillary-clinton-russia
I bet most people in this forum are completely ignorant of everything I just wrote. You're a real moron if you think our elites are good people. They only care about themselves and their power. Good chance we now have WW3 and another pandemic, worse than Covid, that kills off billions. Covid was a dry run for a worse pandemic and for nuclear sheltering in our own homes. With AI and machines, they don't need us.
Now why would they do that? Yesterday, Jeffrey Epstein's former account testified, under oath, that the Epstein Estate paid a settlement to one of the women accusing Donald Trump of raping her as a minor, AFTER Epstein had died.This would end any other President instantly. But the press doesn't care.— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) March 12, 2026