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