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World Cup 2026 Australia thread

NicCarBel

Post in thread 'SIMULATIONS - 2026 FIFA World Cup'

EL SIMULACIÓN DE LA COPA DEL MUNDO is LIVE!

Up first we have Australia v Turkey on Matchday 1

Individual match recordings will be made for all Socceroos and All Whites games, and all games within those two groups. I will be re-linking my Twitch channel at the top of each page when necessary - as all matches will be available at the same like, with an individual URL for each YouTube match (also available to watch later)




Up first is USA v Paraguay - but in the meantime - the line up for the Socceroos v Turkey!

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Pasquali said:
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saw this over dinner - I really wonder when they'll learn to stop underestimating.

The bit that I found funny, was how he was saying something like "Australia is used to playing on the front foot in Asia as one of the big boys, I don't think they'll fare well having to play without the ball"

Do they not realise that we generally play poorly WITH the ball, and that playing without theball is our biggest strength and why we are generally underdogs that perform comparingly well?
 
NicCarBel said:
saw this over dinner - I really wonder when they'll learn to stop underestimating.

The bit that I found funny, was how he was saying something like "Australia is used to playing on the front foot in Asia as one of the big boys, I don't think they'll fare well having to play without the ball"

Do they not realise that we generally play poorly WITH the ball, and that playing without theball is our biggest strength and why we are generally underdogs that perform comparingly well?
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If u say enough braggy statements maybe it stops being motivating. Would need to use a small font size to fit everything in the dressing room at this stage. Keep going at this rate and the playets wont be able to read it
 
grazorblade said:
If u say enough braggy statements maybe it stops being motivating. Would need to use a small font size to fit everything in the dressing room at this stage. Keep going at this rate and the playets wont be able to read it
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I think he said something like that too - that we have plenty of chatter to feed off for this match
 
NicCarBel said:
saw this over dinner - I really wonder when they'll learn to stop underestimating.

The bit that I found funny, was how he was saying something like "Australia is used to playing on the front foot in Asia as one of the big boys, I don't think they'll fare well having to play without the ball"

Do they not realise that we generally play poorly WITH the ball, and that playing without theball is our biggest strength and why we are generally underdogs that perform comparingly well?
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Took the words out of my mouth.

We always look better against better opponents. If we just bloody played with some urgency in Asia we'd be better off too. We should psych out the Asian opponents one day and let them have the ball a bit.
 
NicCarBel said:
SPORTS TONIGHT IS BACK?!
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Heavy eyes 10pm on a school night Big League magazine read for the 3rd time before the weekend round.

Rolls eyes at channel 10's obsession with Motorsport. Some hyped up football news in the pre show then have to wait until 10:55 to see a 3 second film snippet of Kewell at an airport somewhere.
 
Not sure how it's in the American's interest to be continually motivating their opponents. I can see a similar situation happening here to Denmark leading into 2022, all the talk of quarters/semis only to underestimate the group opponents and ultimately shit the bed.
 
Dan_The_Red said:
Not sure how it's in the American's interest to be continually motivating their opponents. I can see a similar situation happening here to Denmark leading into 2022, all the talk of quarters/semis only to underestimate the group opponents and ultimately shit the bed.
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It's a leaf out of the Trump playbook.

Bullshit, bully and bluster your way to a false construct of reality. After the match, the newsapers will probably proclaim that they beat us 1 - 1.
 
JS96 said:
Heavy eyes 10pm on a school night Big League magazine read for the 3rd time before the weekend round.

Rolls eyes at channel 10's obsession with Motorsport. Some hyped up football news in the pre show then have to wait until 10:55 to see a 3 second film snippet of Kewell at an airport somewhere.
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The obsession with motorsport was probably because it's the only thing they had the rights to. 7 generally had AFL. 9 generally had NRL. 10 had Supercars and F1 (F1 only during my high school period onwards though)
rebelliousfeminist974 said:
Don't forget Santo Cilauro and Ed Kavalee are back with Cup Fever! also for the 2026 World Cup cycle with episodes every day from opening day through to the final.
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This one will be on overdrive - depending on the timeslots, I will be putting this on in the lunchroom as we've been allowed to essentially just leave SBS on in there during the World Cup.

But Sports Tonight is more of a cultural institution that I didn't realise was back (considering it was on air nightly for over 10 years)
 
Mr Cleansheets said:
No doubt he learnt his golf from Kim Jong Il... or at least how to fill out his scorecard.
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Imagine Trump and Kim Jong Il walking to the second tee...

T: Hey! You wrote down a one and you had a nine on the first.
KJI: Like all things, golf is but a manifestation of my exalted leadership ... that reality is more potent than the mundanity of recording score.
T: How do you mean?
KJI: North Koreans believe that we are best at all things, and that their Dear Leader is the very best of the best.
T: But you had a nine! I had a seven so I'm better than you.
KJI: What does it say on my scorecard?
T: (peering closely) It says one.
KJI: And so it will be recorded in history. You had a seven and I had a one.
T: It was a par five! No-one will believe you!
KJI: The people will believe.
T: Why would they do that?
KJI: Because it confirms everything they grew up believing ... that we are best at everything and their Dear Leader is the very best of the best. If I wrote down a nine, I would fail them. It would be cruel to undermine their belief.
T: I see. So in a way, you have a sacred duty to lie on your scorecard?
KJI: It's not lying. I got a one ... see for yourself.
T: Hmmm... well this next hole looks like a tricky shot over water to a narrow fairway and then a dogleg up to a raised green protected by bunkers front and back.
KJI: I'll get a one. So would you if you had any sense.
 
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