2026 World Cup bollix

[redebreck]

First question has to be..
does anyone here give a shit?
The costs for anyone attending the competition appear to be absolutely astronomical.
Whatever FIFA have done, match tickets, hotels, transport costs have all skyrocketed. How can anyone afford to go, unless they're absolutely stinking rich?
England and Scotland are representing the UK.
Both might make it into whatever knock-out stages are there.
FIFA, believe it or not, are facing criticism regarding the costs. Anything going on in the USA is likely to see capitalism at its worst.
Absolute nightmare.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5yrzl46d4ro

[miller0863]

Answer to your first question… well I’m looking forward to it as an antidote to a shocking Premier League season in every way.

I normally detest International Football but I will just be glad it’s a Tournament without Arne Slot’s Liverpool competing in it.

Don’t really care how England do or even who wins it. It will just be good not having to endure Slot’s post match tripe every week

[justme]

Its coming home its coming home England is coming home.. Before the postcards.

A teabag will last longer in the cup than Scotland.


England have zero chance of winning, in my opinion

[miller0863]

And mine.

[faridtoxteth]

I'd like to see Scotland somehow get through the group while Engerland are on the plane home.
I'd like to see all Liverpool players get home early without injury or fatigue.

[reddownunder]

A lot of games are played at a decent hour for those of us in Australia so I'll check those out. I'm certainly not getting up in the middle of the night to watch though

[redebreck]

BBC coverage of the 2026 World Cup. Includes "10 goals that defined World Cup 2022"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62dy77g8e8o

[Martyboy]

Being of the Welsh nation my only hope is England don't win it....If they're playing one of the BIG teams I'll watch(and support the other nation) apart from that I couldn't give a monkey's chuff!!....

Dark haired Welsh girl in the car park on all fours: 'Oh my knees hurt'

Chris Finch pumping her doggystyle:: 'Nearly done'....

[redebreck]

Looks like ticket prices are all over the place

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckgpv7v4p9lo

[RedMagic]

FIFA are also banning fans bringing in reusable water bottles into the grounds. Despite claiming that water will be kept at regular prices, that still means that a bottle of water will still cost $5 on average, never mind the cost of any other beverages or cooling foodstuff that will be available.

Money, money, money, it's always sunny, in Infantino's world.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c302gelj8evo

[redebreck]

FIFA are also banning fans bringing in reusable water bottles into the grounds. Despite claiming that water will be kept at regular prices, that still means that a bottle of water will still cost $5 on average, never mind the cost of any other beverages or cooling foodstuff that will be available.

Money, money, money, it's always sunny, in Infantino's world.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c302gelj8evo

USA has to be the most money-obsessed nation in the world, as far as I'm aware.

[fiordearg]

48 countries. A lot of shit matches until the knockout stages.

[Insidious]

First question has to be..
does anyone here give a shit?

I'll be amazed if I watch more than 2-3 matches.

[faridtoxteth]

I saw a video short that said Portugal have included Diogo Jota in their squad, as a symbolic gesture because he was part of the qualifying campaign. Is it a beautiful gesture, or is it just an AI slop video? Anyone know?

[Daffydd]

Something in the Irish Times caught my eye and my mood:

The headline said:
"You spend your life chasing the way the World Cup made you feel when you were 11."

"Someone told me once that the best World Cup you ever saw was the one you watched when you were 11 years old. Give or take a year or two either side, of course. The appreciation sweet spot is right at the beginning of adolescence, when you’re old enough to appreciate the magic of it, but young enough not to understand cynicism."