Absolutely. He was so good to watch. Cool, stylish control of midfield. Good vision, good on the ball, accurate passing. And we had Ned Zelic who'd also be the 26, but Okon and Zelic didn't complement each other on the field. Okon only got 26 caps, mainly due to injuries.

Money speaks. But often lies. A 250 K euros guy like Yengi could have a huge impact at this tournament.

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

Yeah I'm getting off here

Actually by 6 mins in I'm not so sure ...Get the downers

Bozza's white lining again! Na, just genuine excitement Dog Bless him :love:

My bet is that the Australian Turkish community will be happy if Turkey win (sorry Erdo) but if they have to lose they'd rather lose to Australia than anyone else. But how would I know I'm Scottish Australian

Call me pretentious but I love the names Cabo Verde and Cote d'Ivoire :love: And Burmese food

GOLD! Adam Peacock in conversation with Simon Hill, on whether the US is underestimating Australia: "There's nothing I hope for more in 2026, I don't care about my own heealth, other sporting pursuits, if we beat America" Simon: "But you care about your own health!" Adam:" No, no. I'd happily...

We could get way off topic here but seriously want to say that actually there is a strong connection between "Johnny Turk" and the Anzacs which is pretty weird given they were trying to shoot each other's brains out. Last point to close the thread - that's the magic of the World Cup- all these...

You literally made me lol. "And now please stand if you are able for the national anthen of Australia-aye". Good strategy. The Turks will know we're taking the piss. Red cards everywhere!

They're quality

Bugger! You win

Too post-modern. I'm stuck on Gondwanaland

Cammy!

I'm happy with Herrington. I trust Popa on choosing defenders. Takes one to know one. But if you're right about nerves, I'd play Burgess before Degenek. Especially for his clever long passes

I like it. That's a strong team, (with a worry about the DMs)

Turkish govt have asked the world to respect the change in their country's name. As Tom Jones sang, it's not unusual. Burma --> Myanmar; Ceylon-- - > Sri Lanka; New Zealand --> Aotearoa (I wish)

Sorry link didn't work, try this one https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/29/tim-payne-new-zealand-player-world-cup-2026-social-media

This is so New Zealand and such a great example of why the World Cup is about so much more than football ... https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/unknown-star-instantly-becomes-wc-icon-on-eve-of-tournament/news-story/0851ee74e5ffdc0e6e806fa

I love it when our new young Socceroos turn up with talent to burn, but also show character, a very underrated quality these days unfortunately. Tete is mature beyond his years. I wish him all the best

It's fucken Australia I thought they'd brought in 26 lawyers why aren't they wearing flannos and ugh boots

I loved Martin Boyle in his prime, was never the same after long injury. No way he'd be making the Scotland 26 squad, either so sit down Hibs fans

Oh Lordy let it be so

If you like hisory this is a great video. He's very clever for a young fella:sneaky:

:unsure: :ROFLMAO:

Seriously mate you need to change your anti-depressant

Irankunda's main quality is his powerful acceleration and running/dribbling which is why I think he is best placed on the right or left or even as a 10 ratherthan as centre-forward. He's also too short to be effective as a central striker. Some outstanding players are given free rein by the...

And they have talent in the front third

Poor reflecton on AFC: Jordan were losing finalists to Qatar in last Asian Cup Final and went close to winning. . But Jordan were beaten 4-1 by (a very good) Swiss side in weekend pre-WC friendly. Meanwhile Qatar, Asian Cup consecutive winners of last 2 Asian Cups, lost a pre-WC friendly 0-1 to...

Good to hear. Please link Popa to forum site:)

Just watched highlights of Switzerland v Jordan friendly. Jordan were finalists in last Asian Cup, having beaten South Korea 2-0 in the semi. As commentator said, the Swiss have been a settled team for a while giving them great cohesion. Switzerland (who we play next Monday) won 4-1. The Swiss...

MUST give Tete a good run against the Swiss, or what's the point of keeping him

Would love to see him do well, he's a fighter and a terrier. Haven't watched SPL myself but someone on here who has commented that he's not that good on the ball... Hope we get to find out against Switzerland

You mean you're not Alex Robertson??? Disappointed.

Last sentence is spot on. Of course our Group D opponents will have figured out how best to counter us because the pattern never changes. A wily cunning manager would throw in a few surprises, as you say, with X factor

Big Harry said it best: "He (Volpato) makes us a better team. It's as simple as that. (Typical dour Scot!)

Those 3 absolutely have to be given substantial game time vs Switz, otherwise you'd be throwing them in the deep end untested

Half-time stats One good argument for Boyle is that he's a good penalty taker with an excellent record. Anyway that's academic now. Never let Hrustic grab the ball and put it on the spot again though

SPOT. ON.

@ian_vic 1 hour ago Why does Popovich continually and deliberately always start overly defensively and wait till we are being dominated before becoming more attacking 5 Reply @johnvecchio2252 1 hour ago World Cup Fever has hit me in the first half even though it wasn't...