Is it. just me or is it extremely unfair that some african countries are allowed to. play. their. matches at home and others arent not? and as an example, in can qualifiers Lesotho played their home match against Morocco in Morocco.
Happens in Asia as well. I don't know Lesotho's circumstances but in round 2 we played our away game against Palestine in Kuwait and our away game against Lebanon in Canberra.
Current Skybet odds: Spain 11/2 Brazil 6/1 France 13/2 England.7/1 Argentina 8/1 Germany 10/1 Portugal 12/1 Netherlands 16/1 Belgium.25/1 Italy 25/1 Uruguay 28/1 USA 33/1 Colombia 40/1 Croatia 50/1 Denmark 50/1 Mexico 50/1 Japan 66/1 Morocco 66/1 Switzerland 66/1 Canada 80/1 Italy look like a good bet as they're inconsistent as hell and Morocco's odds look generous.
Many African countries do not have stadiums that fulfill criteria set by CAF so they have to play on neutral grounds. Morocco itself offered their stadiums free of charge to many FAs so Lesotho hosts Morocco in Morocco. South Africa also offered their stadiums but you have to pay a certain fee. Some countries already built new grounds like South Sudan which acted like home ground for - Sudan. Asia has other issues due to war.
meanwhile in Europe, Bosnia is still allowed to play in Zenica, Bulgaria plays in Sofia and both stadiums are not much better than many grounds of those countries of CAF prohibited to play qualifiers on home soil.
Bosnia's stadium was refurbished and a new pitch with drainage installed in 2018 and the stadium in Sofia is just fine.
Yes, and Bulgaria played its last home game at a brand new stadium in Plovdiv (the pitch wasn't in good condition, though).
It’s always a shame when sides don’t get proper home games. Whatever the reason. It undermines the sporting integrity of the contest. That said, it can’t be helped for the likes of Palestine and Lebanon right now.
Excuse the ignorance, but what is happening in Lesotho? I mean, I know there is a problem with gangs but not sure I see the threat to football.
I think the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will be a better test for the USA to see if the USA is ready for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No doubt lessons will be learnt from the fiasco at the 2024 Copa America Final. Also some people are using the social media to smear the USA as host of this World Cup. They want to hit the USA harder than the press for Qatar in 2022. 1836189605676155370 is not a valid tweet id
The fiasco at the Copa America final had nothing to do with FIFA or US Soccer. If CONMEBOL had followed FIFA security procedures it probably would never have happened.
FIFA has confirmed that tickets will be sold exclusively on FIFA.com should put the ticketmaster doomers to bed.
I wouldn‘t be so sure. tickets were always sold thru fifa.com, but the partner in the background has changed over the years. fifa used their ticketing engine under wrap of fifa.com
How Kansas City Aims To Bring The ‘Magic’ To The 2026 FIFA World Cup: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevep...o-bring-the-magic-to-the-2026-fifa-world-cup/
Kansas City is probably one of the cities I am most looking forward to going to during the World Cup. It is the most drivable for someone like me in the Midwest. It is known for very good BBQ (my favorite cuisine.) The last few World Cups they have hosted what seems like some of the best watch parties the USA has had to offer and they seem quite fun in their power and light district .
schedule is up: https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1be9ce37eb98fcc5/original/FWC26-Match-Schedule_English.pdf
Thanks. Does that have any new info?? First time I'm noticing the "We Are 26" logo. Looks like of dumb me thinks.