General FIFA World Cup 2026 Discussion

Well well well. 1-1. Great cross and header.

 

Lol the Swiss are so ********ing useless. Wasted the whole game blowing chance after to chance to give that up

 

First point for Qatar at a WC.

Switzerland very poor finishing and very vulnerable at the back. Elvedi is a mistake waiting to happen.

 

They have that boring reputation to live up to amigo.

 

I wonder if these are paid Qatari fans like it was in 2022.

 

Dutch painters show already "ijshockey" being played in our 1600-1700.

 

A couple of things…

One- Zlatan just looking at Lalas like “This guy has no idea what he’s talking about….

Two- Is Zlatan coloring his hair?! Looks like shoe polish.

 

Absolutely spot on. It was called isjcolf. Nowadays with global warming no chance of that happening on the frozen canals and ponds. Same with the legendary elfstedentocht.

 

Only one of the Moroccan players(staters) were born in Morocco…

I mean, what language do they communicate in? Arabic?

 

Probably. A lot of African sides have benefitted from the French and also Dutch academies. It's probably why they have been so much better and competitive in recent tournaments. Morocco took Bouaddi recently. France thought he would be a cornerstone of their future side.

 

Brazil not off to a good start.

 

Morocco all over Brazil. Nice to see two teams who can play football at last.

 

Only if Morocco had a bit more quality in the final third.

But watch Brasil score on their first chance on a counter. I’ve seen this story countless times.

 

Brazil have slowly taken control now

 

Don't forget to mention Belgium.
I find it pathetic.
To me the national team is the flagship of what your country/football league produces.
In contrast to club football, where you can buy yourself a starteam instead of producing one yourself, you should play with the hand you're being dealt. Argentinian team, like the Orange Squad, represents the soul and blood of their footballculture. Mercenary squads like Morocco are parasites of leagues like the Eredivisie, Belgium and France.
Can you imagine the chest beating of those Moroccan officials of how good "their" football is, with their fake "national" team.

 

Gooooooooooool!!

 

Gooooollll Morocco split the Brazilian defence.

 

Looks like you reversed the teams lol

 

Of course. Gave them the evil eye!

 

I’ve always said that if there was one new nation to win the cup(from those who haven’t yet) I’d like to see the Dutch raise the trophy. Of course, not in our expense but you know. Even though there was some bad blood last time around, I’ve always liked the Dutch.

 

Hakimi tried to score the goal KDB scored v them in 2018 but nowhere near the quality.

 

There should be tighter qualification rules. In the case of France they obviously have a very systematic youth development system and colonial ties to the Francophone countries and many players feel if they cannot get to represent the country of their birth they still are good enough to play and want to play international football.

There is also the more touchy question of whether certainly Moroccans in the Netherlands of how Dutch they feel although at the same time several Dutch clubs have links with academies in Africa to harvest as it were young players and bring them to Dutch academies.

The ultimate decision lies with FIFA and UEFA tightening regulations. But it's unlikely given it would cost votes. Rugby union is even worse.

Hakimi with another surge. Brazil look very disorganized. Morocco and Senegal definitely will be dark horses for the title.

 

Well, for the rest of the world a match between us is never a dull moment.
Wonder what spot it would have, if you would have an opinion poll of matches you would like to see on a world cup. I'm pretty sure it will be a top 5 one

 

The Brazilian midfield looks so slow. Thank goodness we have Enzo....Barco hopefully and Alexis. I doubt the wisdom of selecting RDP. I hope his move to MLS was to save his legs....

 

Hakimi has been trying to spare Marquinhos life by shooting the ball to nowhere repeatedly.

That's some lazy defending. They got 3 players and none were closing the gap.