Canada is hosting the world cup in 2026!
My bracket right now:Spain just fired Lopetegui after the faux pas with Real Madrid.
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Gonna be honest, it sounds pretty awful logistics wise to hold a world cup in such a massive space. Players had already complained about US 94 and Brazil most recently, and Mexico/US/Canada is taking it to a next level.Canada is hosting the world cup in 2026!
The time zones for the players would really suck and different climates. Going from Edmonton to Mexico City would not be fun.My bracket right now:
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Gonna be honest, it sounds pretty awful logistics wise to hold a world cup in such a massive space. Players had already complained about US 94 and Brazil most recently, and Mexico/US/Canada is taking it to a next level.
Late edit: obviously, it fucks fans in the ass hardcore too.
Spain just fired Lopetegui after the faux pas with Real Madrid.
'94 still holds the attendance record IIRC. The competition will expand to 48 teams too. What's more of a logistical problem there? More travel time or not enough venues? NA's bid has 16 existing venues and more could be added, while Morocco only had 14 (9 of which don't even exist yet). So it was probably a no-brainer, as FIFA only care about the profit margin obviously. We should have been awarded the 2022 cup in all honesty, and Morocco was the best competition this time? Yikes. Not that I wouldn't want to see another CAF World Cup or anything.Gonna be honest, it sounds pretty awful logistics wise to hold a world cup in such a massive space. Players had already complained about US 94 and Brazil most recently, and Mexico/US/Canada is taking it to a next level.
Late edit: obviously, it fucks fans in the ass hardcore too.
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They only ask for group winners in the predictions, I guess predicting the teams which will take the 2nd place in groups is usually the harder part. To compensate for this, they ask other questions which are less relevant in the big picture IMHO. Not a big deal but rather out of ordinary.They do, but in this case I think it might not be too heavily weighed towards that. The brackets this time have separate pick phases(Groups and each round of the Knockout), that way if you're completely wrong about who makes it out of a particular group, you can still earn points for picking knockout games correctly. The impact of a Germany or Spain somehow not getting our of their group might be less of a bracket-buster.
Yeah I don't like it either, but I guess there's less chance of ties and stuff. Plus I guess it's nice if your picks get wrecked early, you can still earn points in knockout.They only ask for group winners in the predictions, I guess predicting the teams which will take the 2nd place in groups is usually the harder part. To compensate for this, they ask other questions which are less relevant in the big picture IMHO. Not a big deal but rather out of ordinary.
I have still 4 hours..@Vici don't wait until the last moment now
You would need to change the rules.Whoever made this fixture should have fixed it by hand
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I was talking to Farfs about it today, and I'm too lazy to research, but the Saudi players will very likely be affected due to Ramadan. Russia picked well.Whoever made this fixture should have fixed it by hand. Russia vs Saudi Arabia for the opening game. Jesus..
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A change in the rules is needed. I find it ridiculous that we had group seeds taken in the last WCs by shitty teams like South Africa, Russia and Brazil.You would need to change the rules.
The Host ( or whatever you call that ) always play the first match and the draw we are about to potentially have underwhelming start..
But hey sometimes when the two teams like that are playing you get one of the best matches...
But usually, it sucks
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For me, he should be in the squad but he always had that problem with national coaches like the previous one was openly telling him that as long he plays in England he has no place in the National team.
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