World Cup 2026 Australia thread

[erogenouszone]

Remember this was sold as a player welfare condition - that TV could use - not a TV break that the players could take a breather in.

Horse shit. Like I said the other day, it was 23 degrees and 61% humidity.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

Horse shit. Like I said the other day, it was 23 degrees and 61% humidity.

But thirty minutes had gone by without any ads!

 

[patjennings]

Horse shit. Like I said the other day, it was 23 degrees and 61% humidity.

I was talking about the ability of the TV producer to manipulate the game for the higher rating team.

 

[Veritas]

Fifa World Cup fans barred from bringing water bottles into stadiums

 

[Quicky]

Fifa World Cup fans barred from bringing water bottles into stadiums

That's bullshit. They'll say its for security reasons. When its about bleeding more money from fans. It's a safety issue too. A totally obscene decision. But not surprising.

 

[Mr Cleansheets]

Fifa World Cup fans barred from bringing water bottles into stadiums

So glad I'm not going.

A few years back I had every intention but jeez... Trump and Infantino have corporatised, commodified and utterly ruined the best party in the world.

 

[Quicky]

So glad I'm not going.

A few years back I had every intention but jeez... Trump and Infantino have corporatised, commodified and utterly ruined the best party in the world.

I was so excited. I had plans to go. But the ticket prices were ridiculous, young kids at home so decided to stay put.

I've got my eyes on Spain, Portugal, Morocco if we're lucky enough to qualify.

 

[grazorblade]

 

[JS96]

Any another. It's not a repetitive obsession yet, is it? Is it?

 

[socceroosmad]

What would a maga maggot know
es, soccer broadcaster Alexi Lalas is an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump and has been widely characterized as a MAGA advocate. He a

 

[JS96]

Fifa World Cup fans barred from bringing water bottles into stadiums

German stadiums don't allow containers. Unfortunately a small minority decide to throw things. How they smuggle in flares can only be down to slipping notes to some stewards.

You can buy a plastic cup of beer or coke and then refill it with tap water but whether the American stadium tap water is drinkable is another question.

 

[erogenouszone]

Fifa World Cup fans barred from bringing water bottles into stadiums

Bullshit about the safety, the AFC does the same shit during ACL matches to ensure that logos aren't visible on the broadcast of non sponsors.

 

[Quicky]

'Bravo, Cristian!': My first impressions of Socceroos' World Cup HQ as I watched training

You’ve got to hand it to Football Australia on this one: The Socceroos’ World Cup training base in Oakland is decked out brilliantly in green and gold. Upon arrival, the first thing you see is a flag flying high. Inside, there are a range of decals with inspiring slogans. Among them: “27 million...

football360.com.au

Some interesting snippets from the article

I could not discern if there was any real logic to who was on which team, but at one point assistant coach Paul Okon intervened to make a pair of positional changes: Mat Leckie into a midfield role alongside Jackson Irvine and Cristian Volpato into the No. 9 role. Read into that however much you want.

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At one point in the session, Mile Jedinak had a long chat to Cammy Devlin. Based on his gestures, the pair appeared to be discussing body positioning in midfield. It’s moments like this that make you realise how important having someone like Jedinak, who has been there and done that at World Cups, is for this Socceroos setup.

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The session ended with a penalty shootout, culminating in Izzo denying Ajdin Hrustic – much to the enjoyment of Irankunda, who celebrated happily with the Randers custodian.

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we watched Irankunda, Volpato and Awer Mabil practicing free-kicks. Could one of them get the chance with a dead ball in a World Cup match?

 

[erogenouszone]

This base, which is home to US second tier side Oakland Roots.

Yanks are funny without knowing they are.