World Cup: National Team threads #2

[Rob]

lol Conmebol is proposing a 64 team World Cup

Heck no. The quality of football in the group stages is going to be bad enough with 48 teams.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Heck no. The quality of football in the group stages is going to be bad enough with 48 teams.

It’s gonna happen

 

[cgf]

It’s gonna happen

Hopefully they expand rosters again so top teams can rotate more in the group stage.

 

[luiginb]

It's futsal but it's still a nice gesture in the face of UEFA's stupidity

Before the UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 qualifying match between Romania and Ukraine, held in Poland, the Romanian team defied UEFA's directive by observing a moment of silence to honor the victims of a recent Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine.

Despite UEFA's firm refusal to permit a minute of silence, the Romanian players, led by forward Darius Nastai, initiated an impromptu tribute. As soon as the referee signaled the start of the game, Nastai stopped the ball at the center circle, and all players, along with coaches and spectators, stood motionless in silence. The official game clock was halted at 13 seconds, and an explanatory message was read over the public address system.

On Palm Sunday, Russian rockets hit the city of Sumy directly, where more than 30 civilians were killed, many of them children (in addition to over 100 injured).

It was the second major bombing in April, after the one in Kryvyi Rih, where 19 people lost their lives, including nine children

This act of solidarity by the Romanian team was widely praised, especially in light of UEFA's initial prohibition of the tribute.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Maor

 

[cgf]

Maor

I'm never going to get to enjoy a WM

Was gunna go down to Brazil until things got very sketchy with the company we were working with down there. Could've gone to Russia and would've probably gotten insane seats from my father's low-level oligarch friends, but didn't want to support that tourney and was furious with Low. Was never gunna go to the Qatari world cup in the middle of winter, and now if Germany plays in mexico or canada, I won't be able to go or cheeto will revoke my greencard & send me to el salvador *sigh*

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Lmao Brazil

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Perez does not want to pay an exit fee.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Perez does not want to pay an exit fee.

Or is that what Carlo telling everyone so he can make bank in Saudi?

 

[koyvoo]

Perez does not want to pay an exit fee.

Carlo should say “fine, I’ll stay on then”.

They’d pay the exit fee in no time.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Or is that what Carlo telling everyone so he can make bank in Saudi?

Maybe.