The 2026 World Cup — Day 18

Elijah Just! thought he was from New Zealand Michael?

Transfered nationality very fast did Mr Just Michael😁

Our immigration officials could learn from this speed

Just watched the Portugal v Colombia game - brilliant match which Columbia should have won only for a big toe var intervention!
Rodriguez was very very good even at 35 years old, his vision and passing is just top class.
I was thinking imagine Moyes managing him !

Don't hear a lot of you England fans going on about how the team is playing and your teams chances of lifting the world cup - what you reckon - I'll start, based on what I have seen, they need to start clicking and quickly or they have no chance.

Doh!

Musta been Jonathan David I was thinking about.

I'm not a real fan, Oliver, but seems we might need to beat Mexico followed by Brazil, followed by Argentina, to even get in the Final.

More chance of the Elgin Marbles coming home... no wait a minute.

Canada in the knockout stage, what the hell?

Let's Go, Boys!!! 🇨🇦

That is some stadium they're playing in.

Who owns it?

LA Rams of the NFL are the main tenant, Paul.

I believe the LA Chargers are also playing there until they find a home.

This stadium will host the swimming pool events at the Olympics in 2 years time.

Both as bad as each other, these two.

Better teams have gone out.

Scotland could beat either of these 2 teams.

Dreadful football.

"Better" teams gone out cos they didn't get enough points, so in what way are they better? Who do you mean, Uruguay? Give me a fucking break.

These 2 teams earned their place and your "better" teams didn't.

I'll give Scotland somewhat of a pass because they had a tough draw.

But they shit the bed in their one win, should have gone for more goals.

And Canada would beat Scotland, they're shit.

Not a chance, Neil. Awful level of football ability.

Any Premier League would beat either of these teams.

Scotland were awful. Like Moyes ball on ketamine

Any Premier League team would beat Scotland too, what does that have to do with anything? This is an international tournament, not the Premier League.

Canada was the better team first half and are better than Scotland by virtue of having actually progressed from the group stage.

All I can hear is someone in the crowd near the mikes, who must think he's at the Ryder Cup who keeps shouting 'cmon baby, in the hole'

Turkey and Iran to name 2 who would beat these two in a knockout, but it doesn't matter cos they're already out, which somehow makes them worse than these two...

Not.

Canada was the better of the two teams in that first half but neither would beat Scotland.

By the way, I'm English and I don't support Scotland.

How the fuck was that a foul?

Liam maybe he's watching Canadian Brooke Henderson on his phone, she's in contention in the women's PGA... 🇨🇦

Whoever’s got either of these in the round of 16 has basically got a bye to the last 8!

They are not very good... but do these drawn games go straight to penalties?

Or has Infantino come up with some other nutty head-to-head metric, like most throw-ins or goal-kicks?

I don't think I can take another 30 minutes of extra time.

Please someone score, anyone, please. I can't bear the idea of extra time watching this. My bed is beckoning me. Even the commentator wants it to end

Too bad sides that are vying for a place in the last 16 and no further.

Holland or Morocco await the winner of this, so fair to say Holland or Morocco are in the quarter-finals.

Extra time and pens, ET will no doubt have a 3 minute “hydration break” in the middle.

Commentator adds that both teams constantly giving it away adds to the lack of spectacle. No shit Sherlock

Jesse March shouting “ cheater cheater cheater” to a SA player who went down easily, in true Ted Lasso style.

Thank God, it ends.

OMG!

This is what happens when you have so many teams in a World Cup.

Crap games. Two crap teams… but it makes money.

Thank the Lord !!

Holland/Morocco have a handy last 16 match, shocking game.

Morocco or Holland will destroy Canada

Never thought I'd see a worse centre forward than Barry, but the South African guy gives him a run for his money. We'll probably sign him!!

He's not that bad Edward, lol !!!

That entire match was one long hydration break.

South Africa were dreadful, not the SA of the Pienaar era thats obvious.

Canada just about edged it but fuck me, Jesse Marsch is still the same knobhead that he was at Leeds, never forget when Frank Lampard had to shut him down when he was bitching constantly in a draw we had at Leeds

Brilliant win for Canada who had never won a World Cup match before this year, now in the last 16. Well deserved and a great goal to win it.

So sorry for the anti-Canadians on here, not really, you can all go cry in your Scotland and Turkey shirts and leave the tournament to teams that are actually still playing. Unlike, you know, fucking Scotland and Turkey .

I'd have Jesse Marsch over Moyes any day of the week. Scotland is about Moyes level of expectation and achievement.

Congratulations to our beautiful Canadian boys 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Michael (#24); That's an idea for another thread:

"Infantino's ideas for making the game more exciting"

Like one-handed throw-ins, goalies not allowed out of the 6-yard box or goals scored direct from a kick off counting for double and all sponsored by companies sourced (or sauced?) by Blatter.

Jim @ You're right, I wouldn't have Jesse Marsch for a big clock, the arm in the air, watch tapping twat...still, he's clicked with Canada so fairplay to the maple syrup munchers.

Like in the British Open...nods to Cape Verde...Canada will probably win the medal for the highest placed Amateur.

That stadium is amazing, when commentators said the playing surface is 100 feet below ground level, I thought I had misheard, then I saw the you tube video of the construction.
Mind blowing stuff, incredible engineering.

Casemiro needs subbing