World Cup 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualifiers)

[RPCB]

Obviously I’d want Australia to get out of the group and make a bit of a run but I wouldn’t want the easiest draw either. I think getting the chance to play a glamour team like Brazil or Spain is a lot more exciting than some average team like Canada that we might not beat anyway

Yeah, that’s where I am at. Australia won’t win the World Cup, so give me the three hardest countries we can face.

 

[Zidane98]

Yeah, that’s where I am at. Australia won’t win the World Cup, so give me the three hardest countries we can face.

I just want England cos of the mass hysteria it will produce in Australia right in the middle of footy season. Hopefully we get a west coast fixture as those games will be around 11am-12pm KOS.

 

[RPCB]

I just want England cos of the mass hysteria it will produce in Australia right in the middle of footy season. Hopefully we get a west coast fixture as those games will be around 11am-12pm KOS.

June-July will be a killer between the World Cup and Baseball.

 

[Zidane98]

June-July will be a killer between the World Cup and Baseball.

It will let you forget about Carlton's impending wooden spoon battle. Think of the positives.

 

[RPCB]

It will let you forget about Carlton's impending wooden spoon battle. Think of the positives.

I’ll say. It will let us get ahead of a Cody Walker bid lol.

 

[royboy2]

Here's a draw simulator if you are bored, I keep getting France. So i feel like it is deliberately rage baiting me

World Cup Draw Simulator

ash-iwn.github.io

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

A lot of stressing over Italy who haven't even qualified yet.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Here's a draw simulator if you are bored, I keep getting France. So i feel like it is deliberately rage baiting me

World Cup Draw Simulator

ash-iwn.github.io

The draw simulator is fun but it highlights how weak some of the groups might be when you have 48 teams.

 

[ioppolo]

Here's a draw simulator if you are bored, I keep getting France. So i feel like it is deliberately rage baiting me

World Cup Draw Simulator

ash-iwn.github.io

I got USA, Ivory Coast, us, Denmark.

 

[ioppolo]

Netherlands and Curacao ended up in the same group on mine too

 

[ExchangeStatMan]

Obviously I’d want Australia to get out of the group and make a bit of a run but I wouldn’t want the easiest draw either. I think getting the chance to play a glamour team like Brazil or Spain is a lot more exciting than some average team like Canada that we might not beat anyway

In a 48 team World Cup, it would be very difficult to miss the round of 32 knock outs. Australia shouldn’t be fearing getting an England as 8 of the best 3rd placed teams will still progress. Eg that is 8 teams placed 3rd will progress from the 12 groups. You have to be a really bad team not to progress.

If anything playing England, if Australia are going to lose , it should be about damage limitation.

 

[bok_party]

Weird they are doing the draw before the final teams have qualified

 

[tigland]

this was my 1st simulation

 

[RPCB]

Weird they are doing the draw before the final teams have qualified

It does make sense though.

Draw is on December 5th. Third phase of World Cup tickets for exact matchups go on sale on December 11th.

That gives fans 7 months to book the exact matches they want to attend. Flights to multiple cities/countries (if they go to a few matches) and hotels in different locations. The alternative is having both the draw and tickets going on sale in April. That would be a lot more of a mad rush and more stressful than giving people 7 months.

 

[Zidane98]

It does make sense though.

Draw is on December 5th. Third phase of World Cup tickets for exact matchups go on sale on December 11th.

That gives fans 7 months to book the exact matches they want to attend. Flights to multiple cities/countries (if they go to a few matches) and hotels in different locations. The alternative is having both the draw and tickets going on sale in April. That would be a lot more of a mad rush and more stressful than giving people 7 months.

Also gives fans plenty of time to delete all memes they've posted about Donald Orange Mussolini Trump on social media before travelling to the US.

Otherwise they will be turned back at customs in the US when they arrive for those memes.

 

[bok_party]

It does make sense though.

Draw is on December 5th. Third phase of World Cup tickets for exact matchups go on sale on December 11th.

That gives fans 7 months to book the exact matches they want to attend. Flights to multiple cities/countries (if they go to a few matches) and hotels in different locations. The alternative is having both the draw and tickets going on sale in April. That would be a lot more of a mad rush and more stressful than giving people 7 months.

It makes sense in that context but it makes more sense to me to have had all teams qualified before that date.

 

[Satan]

Also gives fans plenty of time to delete all memes they've posted about Donald Orange Mussolini Trump on social media before travelling to the US.

Otherwise they will be turned back at customs in the US when they arrive for those memes.

Haiti are hopeful they dont get to play in usa

 

[RossFC]

 

[RPCB]

15 years too late for the Netherlands.

 

[chef]

 

[Zidane98]

Stupid idea. Who cares if the ball isn't exactly on or inside the corner arc strictly per laws of the game.


Besides, when corners are taken on the linespersons side most of the time they ignore the ball not being totally on the line or inside the arc per lotg already. What's to stop VAR doing the same? I don't want to see stop start games from reviewing where a corner was taken from.


A better use of VAR should be that they communicate in real time if they see a throw in or corner kick call being made in error. I would want this to be limited to real time use only though - no stopping and looking at replays for a corner kick or a throw in. Simply a case of hey mate, that was actually a corner, not a goal kick and the ref changes his call. That would be simple to implement.

 

[Zidane98]

Haiti are hopeful they dont get to play in usa

Imagine if Haiti, Iran, USA are in the same group.

Will the Orange Mussolini give his national team a home ground advantage by barring half of Iran/Haiti's teams?

 

[Satan]

Imagine if Haiti, Iran, USA are in the same group.

Will the Orange Mussolini give his national team a home ground advantage by barring half of Iran/Haiti's teams?

the fifa resale rip off site would go off

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

This is complete overkill.

 

[Frank Bunn]

A better use of VAR should be that they communicate in real time if they see a throw in or corner kick call being made in error. I would want this to be limited to real time use only though - no stopping and looking at replays for a corner kick or a throw in. Simply a case of hey mate, that was actually a corner, not a goal kick and the ref changes his call. That would be simple to implement.

That's what's being proposed for WC 2026.