FIFA World Cup 2026: Other Teams Thread

I'm heartbroken for France *bwaahaa bwaahaa*

 

Terrible look to be celebrating a very serious injury. Especially given how upset you of all people get reading other fans comments on England players. Two sides of the same coin with all those Welsh, Irish, Scotland fans you complain about (though even they generally wouldn't be happy about something like this).

 

He's not exactly a world beater anyway. They've loads of options to replace him.

 

I feel sad for him but i can't stand France

 

I'm expecting marcho to say is there anyone u do like?

 

Yeah he's far from one of their main stars, although he did start for them in the Brazil friendly which seemed to be their best available 11 so he may well have been in line to start the world cup.

 

I hate seeing athletes get an Achilles rupture. It's generally the worst injury you can get as a footballer. Seeing what it did to Hudson-Odoi's athletic ability - despite the fact he was still so young at the time of injury - was terrifying.

 

Eze has been very lucky to get back to where he is.

 

Nah, we’ve already been there, think it’s the Irish you have a soft spot for right?

 

French media are saying Kolo Muani is the front runner to replace Ekitike in France’s squad.

 

RLC as well. His career was finally in the ascendancy when Abramovich made them play a friendly mid-season in America (for cash) and he did his achilles. I remember Sarri was absolutely fuming as he really didn’t want to have to play the friendly.

 

Not a soft spot just the lesser of many evils

 

The Governor of New Jersey.

FIFA is charging fans up to $10,000 for a single ticket to the final.
They’re charging over $200 for “premium” parking at the American Dream Mall – while eliminating parking at MetLife Stadium.
They’re set to make $11 billion off of the World Cup overall.

But New Jerseyans…

— Governor Mikie Sherrill (@GovSherrillNJ) April 16, 2026

 

Hav a feeling FIFA will end up moving matches out of New Jersey and shifting them to Texas or Kansas City.

 

It doesn’t matter, big U.S cities don’t really have much to gain here as the New Jersey governor pointed out for the same reason.

 

Give it a rest.

 

Saudi Arabia are set to part ways with head coach Herve Renard only 59 days before their first World Cup game against Uruguay on June 15, with Georgios Donis set to be appointed - The Athletic

 

Is that the ex Newcastle winger?

 

Ex Blackburn. First Greek player to play in the Premier League!

 

Yes, sorry Blackburn. For some reason I thought of Newcastle but off course it’s Blackburn.

 

Thanks this was the thread I was intending to out it. Where did I put it by mistake?

 

ICYMI, the state of U.S. soccer federation centering around USMNT appears to be headed into a full blown shambles. Not to mention that most of our European based players are unlikeable.

 

Whats going on there? The US have a decent group draw, why the meltdown and what’s with the dislike for the European based players?