Lets get this on!!!!!!
My predictions:
A) Uruguay/Egypt
B) Portugal/Spain
C) France/Denmark
D) Croatia/Argentina
E) Brazil/Switzerland
F) Germany/Mexico
G) Belgium/England
H) Senegal/Colombia
R16
Spain over Uruguay
Brazil over Mexico
Portugal over Egypt
Germany over Switzerland
France over Argentina
Colombia over Belgium
Denmark over Croatia
England over Senegal
QF
France over Spain
Denmark over Portugal
Brazil over Colombia
Germany over England
SF
Brazil over France
Germany over Denmark
Finals
Brazil over Germany
Christian Eriksen is the Golden Ball winner
Neymar is the Golden Boot winner
Alisson is the Golden Glove winner
My son's soccer coach is from Serbia, and was joking around with them at their last game that if they didn't cheer for Serbia this summer, he'd make them do extra drills this fall.
Looking forward to watching the games!
The 2026 WC will have 16 teams worse than Saudi Arabia lol
You will never convince me that the Russia-Saudi Arabia game wasn't fixed. The first 3 goals(especially the first 2) were about as fishy as you will ever see. The Saudi defenders just fell....no contact, nothing.
1st goal---Saudi defenders throws himself to the ground giving up an unmarked header.
https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/100...2036029440
2nd goal--- Saudi defenders pass directly to Russia starting the counter attack. On the counter attack, they make no effort to slow down the man with the ball then 2 players dive for a shot that was never coming. Then number 14 comes over and stands next to the Russian attacker not make any attempt to actually defend him.
https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/100...1823430656
I will give the benefit of the doubt on the 3rd goal although the marking wasnt great on the header.
(06-14-2018 12:02 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ]The 2026 WC will have 16 teams worse than Saudi Arabia lol
Meh, maybe 8. FIFA ranked teams 1-32 do not comprise the field. Russia is 70 and SA is 67th(?) or thereabouts.
Plenty of good European teams don't make it and more of them will.
Hell the US is 24th / 25th and just didn't qualify well.
(06-14-2018 02:45 PM)bluebacker Wrote: [ -> ] (06-14-2018 12:02 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ]The 2026 WC will have 16 teams worse than Saudi Arabia lol
Meh, maybe 8. FIFA ranked teams 1-32 do not comprise the field. Russia is 70 and SA is 67th(?) or thereabouts.
Plenty of good European teams don't make it and more of them will.
Hell the US is 24th / 25th and just didn't qualify well.
I know. It was mostly a joke.
But based on this years qualification and what the slot distribution will be in 2026 you would probably be adding:
Chile (9)
Italy (19)
USA (25)
N Ireland (29)
DR Congo (38)
Greece (44)
Burkino Faso (52)
Honduras (62)
Ivory Coast (68)
Syria (73)
Zambia (76)
UAE (77)
Canada(79)
T and T (91)
Uzbekistan (95)
N Zealand (120)
Guatemala (146)
Granted qualification would change some but you are then probably trading a team at Guatemala's level for Jamaica or Haiti. The tournament will become unwatchable at the early stages.
USA!
USA!
USA!
maybe next time...
(06-14-2018 04:39 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote: [ -> ]USA!
USA!
USA!
maybe next time...
Have the Gold Cup and the Womens World Cup next year though! And in 2020 Concacaf and Comebol will play a new competition.
Ronaldo is on one today. Hat trick against Spain.
He was phenomenal. That was a great game to watch.
This thread sure died quickly.
England broke multiple curses and advanced today on penalties.