Meh.
FIFA to decide at a later stage as to which countries will qualify automatically.
Meh.
FIFA to decide at a later stage as to which countries will qualify automatically.
Excellent. Now get the wall built for maximum lols when the whole thing is a huge disaster.
Morocco seemed a much more sensible bid but this was probably the best way to avoid getting raided by the FBI again.
Why would it be a disaster? The US already hosted one cup successfully and Mexico two. Doubtful that the Canadians would screw anything up.
Blanco to make his comeback
Player manager.
Surely either all 3 or none of them get to qualify automatically? What a load of bollocks. Just give the World Cups to 1 (preferably not dodgy) country.
In Europe.
In a Timezone that doesn’t fuck me up.
Nobody wants it.
They should let Canada in automatically. Mexico and the US can win their spots. Would be lol if the US bottles it again though.
He'll be gone by the time. Replaced by some open border enthusiast or something.
Congratulations Pepe.
Tronald to take credit for it.
Any one of these three hosting it would be fine, but all 3 is pathetic.
Let all three qualify automatically. Give out extra world cup slots of necessary.
I can't believe they're actually doing the 3 teams per group thing. It's going to be collusion galore.
Two out of the three teams in each group go into a 32-team knockout stage.
The only good thing about this is presumably I won't have to watch these games at work and they'll be on at reasonable hours.
Who am I kidding they'll still be on at 2pm because TV $ in Europe.
Why not do a double group stage? They're always fun.
- 12 groups of 4, top 2 qualify
- 8 groups of 3, best first round teams plays first, top team qualifies
- 8 team round robin
9 games to the final, mo money mo football. Everybody wins
Just expand to a 128 round robin, like snooker. England vs Uganda round 1 tie, played in Burlington, Vermont.
The 32 team World Cup was the perfect size and balance. Half the teams go home at each phase. Top two of four teams go through. So simple.
Needless to say, they've messed it up.
I think the groups of four with two advancing is the best way to do it so I'd just bite the bullet and bump it to 64 teams rather than this 48 format. They're going to do it eventually anyway.
It's crazy how just about everything is ruined by greed.
Guinea are claiming they didn't vote for the US but the voting system says they did.
Lol.
So the vote was rigged for the bid that offered 500million$ more for FIFA to line their pockets with (or whatever the figure was I read earlier).
No..surely not. I just can't believe such a thing would happen in FIFA.
I can. What an idiot.
More importantly... Is there a decent portmanteau on?
Mexamerada
Canamerico
Amerimexinada
Usamexada
I'm out.
Ammexcan.
AMERICA and friends and an acquaintance.
Oh no we really have no friends now that we've gone after Trudeau.
#CUM2026
I will, 100%, be going to atleast one of the games.
'North America'
So this potentially leaves the door open for some absolute shit to get through the CONCACAF qualifying region? More shit than usual, anyway.
If it gives more opportunities for England to stumble clumsily through games then why wouldn’t we be all for it?
Looking forward to going to this.
Shame I'll be 37.
That will never, ever happen. I'm half-expecting FIFA to expand the number of CONCACAF places after 2026 to ensure that there's not a repeat of this year.
They'll also expand the AFC to try and parachute China and the oil states in more easily, despite Africa deserving most of the extra places based on merit. Truth be told, the World Cup doesn't need extra Asian teams, but they'll be there.
EDIT: I hadn't seen that the qualification expansion had been announced. Eight Asian teams is laughable, and I say that as someone who supports an Asian team that is probably in the 3-5 region most of the time.