FIFA 2026 WC - general

[NicCarBel]

All the final squads should be out by this time tomorrow (if they aren’t already - I haven’t checked them all yet today)

 

[NoMates]

Tim Payne is the goat!

 

[socceroosmad]

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 Ireland. My hypothesis is that Middle Eastern teams whose players are mainly home-based, don't do well away from home. I prefer that hypothesis to the view that AFC teams are m i l e s behind UEFA standard

 

[melbcityguy]

Signed into sbs got that all ready to go. Anything on sbs that's worth checking out ATM?

 

[NicCarBel]

Signed into sbs got that all ready to go. Anything on sbs that's worth checking out ATM?

For you specifically - Dark Side of the Ring

 

[melbcityguy]

For you specifically - Dark Side of the Ring

Good shout!! I didn't know it on there thx

 

[NicCarBel]

All the final squads should be out by this time tomorrow (if they aren’t already - I haven’t checked them all yet today)

Getting there through the night - just 6 remaining (although all of them had a preliminary squad so I know where the players are coming from now):

• Qatar
• Turkey
• Senegal
• Jordan
• Uzbekistan
• Ghana

I'll expect by the time I'm up for work tomorrow, these 6 will be finalised. Will be just squad numbers to go then (which some are doing alongside the announcements, or afterwards - others have not yet).

 

[JS96]

The best ever World Cup shirts - and what makes them iconic

What are the best ever World Cup shirts and what makes them iconic? BBC Sport ranks the all-time top 10 here.

www.bbc.com

 

[JS96]

 

[HonestSpursFan]

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 Ireland. My hypothesis is that Middle Eastern teams whose players are mainly home-based, don't do well away from home. I prefer that hypothesis to the view that AFC teams are m i l e s behind UEFA standard

Many of Qatar and the UAE’s players are naturalised foreigners playing domestically.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Senegal

Senegal have named their final 26-player list for the World Cup.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Ghana

Ghana have finalised their playing list for the World Cup ahead of a pre-World Cup friendly against Wales in Cardiff tomorrow, with 12 tournament debutants named.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

10-man Austria defeated Tunisia 1-0 in their only pre-World Cup friendly after their second and final match against Guatemala prior to their campaign getting underway was cancelled.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Canada got the job done 2-0 over Uzbekistan in their first of two pre-World Cup friendlies.

 

[Pasquali]

Canada got the job done 2-0 over Uzbekistan in their first of two pre-World Cup friendlies.

 

[NicCarBel]

all squads now released - not sure of the reference document, but all have squad numbers now too

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_squads

 

[Keeper66]

I only watched the first half of those extended highlights, but if what I watched was representative of the whole match then it was a pretty sloppy game.

 

[NicCarBel]

ALL 71 2026 World Cup Group Stage Kit Matchups Revealed

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just ten days, all official match coordination graphics have been shared by football journalist Leonardo Bertozzi.

www.footyheadlines.com

All group stage uniform matchups released

Socceroos to wear home kits for all games (although full Banana against USA)
New Zealand to wear black for opening fixture against Iran, and white for matches 2 and 3

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Socceroos to wear home kits for all games (although full Banana against USA)

Socceroos will only be using the black and purple keeper strips for the entire group stage, with the black keeper kit used for our matches against Turkey and Paraguay and the purple keeper kit used for our game against the USA.

 

[socceroosmad]

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