[Imre varadi]

What a complete waste of time it is especially now with more teams it's going to go on forever like the tournament will zzzzzz.

[Statesideowl]

They're hoping their little fixed tournament's will become a big money spinner for them.
Ad revenue, sponsorships and ratings etc

Proving yet again how out of touch with reality the elite truly are.
Fortunately, for FIFA, four years is a long time for most sheep who will have forgotten the corruption of the previous tournament.

Pretty much everything they do or get away with, relies on OUR stupidity... And we continually stand for the egg under the hat.
We get what we deserve for being spineless and pathetic.

[Imre varadi]

Got Croatia that couldn't be worse for the first game really I bet some areas are twitching at this moment lol

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Scotland are fooked pmsl Brazil

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Croatia panama at least 3 pts so far next round

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To date England and France and possibly Spain have drawn the worst group and the south American teams have a free pass ...Messi looking likely to be the pin up again !

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Ghana the last team in the group at worst 4pts and qualified at best 7points ..England will be in the next round .

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Scotland are fooked
Wales or northern Ireland next round .
Ireland are fooked I doubt they'll beat Serbia anyway
Dodgy for England that first game because they are just as patient and boring as we are ! It will.need balls from.tuchel which I don't think he has to put a superstar team out and roll them over ..I think he's already thinking about a 0-0 draw

[Statesideowl]

The fix begins!

You know England, second round starts getting wobbly.
Whether Tuchel is the man for the job remains to be seen.
He hasn't had much time to be fair.

I think with the players at his disposal we should be playing all out attack and winning games 5-3.
Unfortunately, like Southgate, Tuchel hates to concede a goal so won't be taking any risks.

[Imre varadi]

I'll be doing a predictions thread by the way to start of our new season back in the pub league.

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Mexico as shit as they are today will also go through ..the ping pongs will upset the boat but they have enough to.get 4pts from.tje other 2 ..
This is how shit this WC is you can actually qualify with 3pts for the next stage ffs

[Statesideowl]

FIFA bond villian taking selfies with Trump during the WC draw commencement.

The absolute state of this farce already...

[Maddix]

Football is the peoples game

How to get World Cup tickets - and their cost
The first batch of tickets went on sale at the start of October, with more than 4.5 million fans entering a draw for a chance to buy them.

Fifa has not formally revealed a full price list, but they are being listed online by fans who were successful in the draw after spending hours in digital queues.

General admission tickets are being split into four categories, with those for the first match in the USA costing between $560 (£417) and $2,235 (£1,662).

The cheapest ticket for the 2026 final costs $2,030 (£1,510), and the most expensive is $6,000 (£4,462). Hospitality tickets, meanwhile, are yet to go on sale but will almost certainly be priced significantly higher.

Some tickets for matches early in the tournament - in a few of the less prestigious locations - are available for $60 (£44), but stadium map images show they are a tiny proportion of available seats.

The third phase of ticketing - the Random Selection Draw - will begin on 11 December and close on 13 January, when fans will be able to apply for single-match tickets based on exact fixtures. Supporters will then be told if they have been successful.

A last-minute sales phase will take place closer to the tournament, during which fans will be able to purchase any remaining inventory on a first come, first served basis.

Fifa is adopting a 'dynamic' pricing model for the tournament, meaning ticket prices for matches deemed high demand could be raised significantly during later sales periods.

Controversially, Fifa also has a resale platform where tickets can be resold at any price, usually much higher than the original cost, with the governing body also adding 15% charges on both the buyer and seller.

Thank the finance man that football is soccer now

[Statesideowl]

Sounds like those rackets the Italian mobsters used to run