World Cup Draw

June 17: England vs Croatia - Dallas or Toronto

June 23: England vs Ghana - Toronto or Boston

June 27: England vs Panama - Philadelphia or New Jersey
 
It's a FIFA excuse for another all expenses paid jamboree. It could all be done on a computer for peanuts.

What I saw this evening made the Brit awards hosted by Mick Fleetwood and Samantha Fox look really slick.
 
beak said:
Where's your sense of humour Trump dancing to village people -priceless. 😆
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Its his favourite song , he used it to close all his President election party's

But that was painful to watch ,the only thing I could do to amuse myself was tell (shout at the telly) Rio what group the countries were going into before he had been told by Houston . Feck knows what would have happened if they had had a problem .

I think its as tough a group we could of got ,we know all about Croatia though they have lost a couple of their better players through age , Ghana will be awkward and strong and Panama are probably the strongest of the weakest teams in the hat or ball or whatever it was . You would think they would put the names in an easier to open receptacle . Maybe a ball with a number on it was too simple

Still I'm glad we possibly have games in the cooler North and possibly Canada , it will likely still be hot but its not Texas or Mexico so avoid Dallas and we should be alright on not playing in the heat
 
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Dogburger said:
Its his favourite song , he used it to close all his President election party's

But that was painful to watch ,the only thing I could do to amuse myself was tell (shout at the telly) Rio what group the countries were going into before he had been told by Houston . Feck knows what would have happened if they had had a problem .

I think its as tough a group we could of got ,we know all about Croatia though they have lost a couple of their better players through age , Ghana will be awkward and strong and Panama are probably the strongest of the weakest teams in the hat or ball or whatever it was . You would think they would put the names in an easier to open receptacle . Maybe a ball with a number on it was too simple

Still I'm glad we possibly have games in the cooler North and possibly Canada , it will likely still be hot but its not Texas or Mexico so avoid Dallas and we should be alright on not playing in the heat
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Tho if we win our group and other teams do as expected, we will play our next game in Atlanta, Mexico in Mexico city then Brazil in miami.

I can't wait, I love the world cup.
 
The World Cup draw, labyrinthine in its complexity, was such a protracted and uninteresting spectacle.
Over on my ageing face fell the sort of frown you might discover on a Koala Bear in the advanced stages of constipation.
I believe I would have got greater excitement watching an Agave flower in the Mexican desert.
 
Willo said:
The World Cup draw, labyrinthine in its complexity, was such a protracted and uninteresting spectacle.
Over on my ageing face fell the sort of frown you might discover on a Koala Bear in the advanced stages of constipation.
I believe I would have got greater excitement watching an Agave flower in the Mexican desert.
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I think you're being a bit harsh, some of those balls were very difficult to open and it was very interesting to watch the varying techniques and adaptations of the celebrities tasked with opening them. And Heidi Klum has clearly had a nose job, which was also interesting, and I could watch Gianni Infantino all night long. Makes one feel much less resentful about paying the licence fee.
 
ex hibitionist said:
I think you're being a bit harsh, some of those balls were very difficult to open and it was very interesting to watch the varying techniques and adaptations of the celebrities tasked with opening them. And Heidi Klum has clearly had a nose job, which was also interesting, and I could watch Gianni Infantino all night long. Makes one feel much less resentful about paying the licence fee.
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Indeed the opening of the balls proved quite challenging to some of the celebrities but this did not add any value to the entertainment.
I much prefer the system used in our FA Cup draws whereby a ball is gathered from the receptacle with ease and the number on the ball corresponds to a team. A far slicker operation and easier on the eye.
 
I think they should put the numbers on a darts board and then have a non player and a player take turns to throw three darts for the draw. Each time a country is drawn, Jim Bowen (reconstructed through AI) could ask the players to spell a place name in that country. Get it right and they get twenty pounds and the team gets an easy draw. Get it wrong and the team goes into the group of death.
At the end, they could gamble to see what draw England could have got.
The most farcical World Cup yet awaits. Can somebody explain what Haiti are? Are they just a gang who threatened opposition? Or are they people with some distant connection because no f***ing way do they live there. Do they have a football association? Crazy. That would be double figures against England, at a World Cup. But look at the countries not in it. They'd beat them ten nil too.
Somebody should have told Trump that this is a cross between outright corrupt associations and DEI and woke rolled into one.
I'm waiting for half the players to be denied entry to the states and, do you know what? I won't blame them. It'd be like the Soviets or North Koreans, none will be going home.
 
ex hibitionist said:
so do I, the rugby world cup
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The yanks will feck things up with razzmatazz. Half time entertainment, inane commentary and stupid playing conditions. FIFA will rip off the fans and the locals will lose interest once the US of A goes out in the early stages.

Frankly, I think I’d rather follow cricket next summer than watch this sh*t show. 😡🤬
 
Eagleman13 said:
This'll be fun in Seattle & not 'sleepless' . . .

www.bbc.co.uk

2026 World Cup: 'Pride Match' to feature Egypt and Iran - where homosexuality is illegal

A 2026 World Cup fixture designated by organisers as an LGBTQ+ 'Pride Match' will feature two countries where homosexuality is illegal.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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I like the bit at the bottom of the article which reminded me that England chose not to wear rainbow armbands etc. due to cultural sensitivity of the host nation. As Groucho Marks once said: “These are my principles, if you don’t like them I have others.”
 
Common Sense Club said:
I like the bit at the bottom of the article which reminded me that England chose not to wear rainbow armbands etc. due to cultural sensitivity of the host nation. As Groucho Marks once said: “These are my principles, if you don’t like them I have others.”
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Excellent, while refusing to join any club that would have him as a member!
 
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