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World Cup 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualifiers)
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Other groups have unconfirmed venues, but the host country groups I think are locked in.
For example, if you were heading to San Francisco a few days before our final game, there is a game on the 22nd, but it is not yet confirmed which teams will be playing as they are from a different group (I assume the cities will determine which ones they want).
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Topkent
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I don't see how there's huge joy here. USA in America probably smash us, then Paraguay which is tough and then if Turkey get through they'll smash us aswell
Topkent
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Too many teams at the tournament. Barely gonna be worth watching till the knockouts and I read the top 4 seeds can't draw each other before the semi finals anymore either
Yeah no group of deaths as far as 3 really strong teams.
As a lower ranked side you were best off avoiding Brazil/Morroco, Portugal/Columbia, England/Croatia or Spain/Uruguay. Maybe Netherlands/Japan or Belgium/Iran in the next tier down.
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USA may smash us but you’d be more certain of that happening against nearly every other team in pot 1.
The best chance for us was to get a host nation, and we got one.
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All things being equal, I expect England to top Group L. For Scotland, having to face Brazil is a strange sort of poetry, considering they faced Brazil the last time they qualified. Beyond that, I think they might actually progress beyond the group stages for the first time.
Topkent
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Fair. If it was the 2006 Australia team id think we win the group, even the 2010 team.
I think turkey as a 4th team is horrible though they have the talent to make it far
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What number of teams continue after the first phase of group games?
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32. So you have to be at least the 8th best team finishing in 3rd spot (if not 1st or 2nd in your group).
Seems like a doddle to get through to the next round, although this is where another group with an easybeat 4th placed team can give the 3rd placed team a better chance to get through with just one big goal difference win.
Paraguay finished 6th in the South American group (CONMEBOL) but only Argentina were the runaway leaders 9 pts clear on 38pts. Ecuador 2nd on 29, then the next 4 teams Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil & Paraguay all finished on 28pts. Paraguay only scored 14 goals from 18 games, but they only let in 10 goals.
Seems like a doddle to get through to the next round, although this is where another group with an easybeat 4th placed team can give the 3rd placed team a better chance to get through with just one big goal difference win.
Paraguay finished 6th in the South American group (CONMEBOL) but only Argentina were the runaway leaders 9 pts clear on 38pts. Ecuador 2nd on 29, then the next 4 teams Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil & Paraguay all finished on 28pts. Paraguay only scored 14 goals from 18 games, but they only let in 10 goals.
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That can work both ways though. They may also have a significantly better team from pot 1.
Getting tickets to usa game will be fun and expensive and a pain getting in security will be tighter than the mcg
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When you are an average side like us, every group is going to look tough. Hopefully we can pinch a win and go through to the next stage but odds would be on us finishing last in most groups including this one.
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Looks like some are locked in. Us being in a hosts group means we can work out when and where we’ll be playing.
FIFA doing FIFA things.
It's in the USA so they can legally scalp their own tickets on their own platform.
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We beat Denmark last time and drew against Tunisia when nobody expected it. We got past Peru to make that WC. Before that we’ve beaten Serbia. Lost recently to US 2-1.
Plus third may be enough to get through
Plus third may be enough to get through
Will watch (pending times) Aus and Porqo games but like you said way too many teams - i thought World cups are meant to be the best of the best and not a #metoo participation event…although will be interesting to see if any 'upsets' eventuate
Hard to know where Trump’s body ends and Infantino starts, with the way Infantino has inserted himself up Trumps’s ass this past year or so.
He makes Blatter look good which is no mean feat.
Pathetic.
He makes Blatter look good which is no mean feat.
Pathetic.
