Soccer discussion thread

[shel311]

Brazilian soccer icon Ronaldinho will marry his two—yes, two—fiancees in August

http://amp.si.com/soccer/2018/05/24/ron ... ssion=true

[nick]

he can have 10. the best passer ever til KDBs career is done

[LetsGoPeay]

The US, Canada, and Mexico will jointly host the World Cup in 2026.

Spain fired their manager the day before the World Cup begins.

[Seeitsaveit13]

The US, Canada, and Mexico will jointly host the World Cup in 2026.

Spain fired their manager the day before the World Cup begins.

[nick]

The US, Canada, and Mexico will jointly host the World Cup in 2026.

Spain fired their manager the day before the World Cup begins.

he took over the Real Madrid job and you can't manage both anymore. pretty lame but.

i loved Spain - Portugal +240 Draw. wonder what it is now.

[packsyd2284]

My futures for the world cup and mat draws from first two days:

Uruguay to win group A -160
Belgium to win group G -135
Croatia to win Group D +225
France to win Group C -200
Senegal to win Group H +500
Poland to win Group H +180

Egypt to Advance from Group A +140
Peru to Advance from Group C +150
Serbia to Advance from Group E +115
Senegal to advance from group H +115
Mexico to advance from Group F -130

Russia -1 over Saudi Arabia -135
Uruguay ML over Egypt -170
Morocco ML over Iran +125
Morocco/Iran DRAW +195

[nick]

some of those are p bad, some are p good. good luck.

World Cup 2026: 60 of the 80 matches will be played in the USA. Canada and Mexico only get 10 games each.

cant wait to go to BMO in 8 yrs when its a 50k stadium to see Canada get trounced by Uganda.

[Uuaww]

I'm heading to Russia as we speak (spending a few days in Austria). 4th Cup for me. Going to 5 matches.
Argentina v Iceland
Germany v Mexico
Poland v Senegal
Portugal v Morocco
Brazil v Costa Rica

[packsyd2284]

some of those are p bad, some are p good. good luck.

World Cup 2026: 60 of the 80 matches will be played in the USA. Canada and Mexico only get 10 games each.

cant wait to go to BMO in 8 yrs when its a 50k stadium to see Canada get trounced by Uganda.

Which ones are bad?

Uaaaawwww you picked a solid slate of games. Gonna be fun as hell to party with those Icelanders. Enjoy those blondies!!!

[Cnasty]

No USA, no care.

[packsyd2284]

No USA, no care.

It has been making me depressed the past few weeks.

[nick]

some of those are p bad, some are p good. good luck.

World Cup 2026: 60 of the 80 matches will be played in the USA. Canada and Mexico only get 10 games each.

cant wait to go to BMO in 8 yrs when its a 50k stadium to see Canada get trounced by Uganda.

Which ones are bad?

Uaaaawwww you picked a solid slate of games. Gonna be fun as hell to party with those Icelanders. Enjoy those blondies!!!

im just fuckin' around. i thought for some reason Belgium was in Senegals division. I love Belgium to win it all (huge KDB fan).

[nick]

this world cup is very meh imo tho. if u go thru the group stage, you can avoid the entire Matchday 2 schedule and not miss much.

[packsyd2284]

some of those are p bad, some are p good. good luck.

World Cup 2026: 60 of the 80 matches will be played in the USA. Canada and Mexico only get 10 games each.

cant wait to go to BMO in 8 yrs when its a 50k stadium to see Canada get trounced by Uganda.

Which ones are bad?

Uaaaawwww you picked a solid slate of games. Gonna be fun as hell to party with those Icelanders. Enjoy those blondies!!!

im just fuckin' around. i thought for some reason Belgium was in Senegals division. I love Belgium to win it all (huge KDB fan).

Belgium actually scares me a bit. That Tunisia team no one is talking about and they are the highest ranked African nation in the cup.

No but Senegal and Poland are in the same pool and i picked them both at plus money so hopefully one of them slides by Columbia to win it.

Really like this Uruguay squad to make one more run at this championship and have one helluva favorable draw.

[Cnasty]

No USA, no care.

It has been making me depressed the past few weeks.

Its unfortunate as it is really the only time I care about soccer and it only comes every few years and we arent even in it? Sad.

[nick]

info on WC 26

Stadiums picked to host games, USA have to still filter their list down to 10 from the below 17. Mexico and Canada stadiums are confirmed. According to FIFA rules, stadiums for opening games and finals must be at least 80,000 seaters, group games at least 40,000.

Opening game will be in either Estadio Azteca or Rose Bowl and the final will be held at MetLife Stadium. Semi Finals will be held in AT&T Stadium and Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

CANADA - 10 GAMES (7 group games, 2 last 32 games, 1 last 16 game)

Montreal - Olympic Stadium - 61,004 (Expandable to 73,000)

Edmonton - Commonwealth Stadium - 56,302

Toronto - BMO Field - 45,500

MEXICO - 10 GAMES (7 group games, 2 last 32 games, 1 last 16 game)

Mexico City - Estadio Azteca - 87,523

Monterrey - Estadio BBVA Bancomer - 53,500

Guadalajara - Estadio Akron - 46,232

USA - 60 GAMES

Los Angeles - Rose Bowl - 92,000

New Jersey - MetLife Stadium - 82,500 (Final will be held here)

Washington DC - FedExField - 82,000

Dallas - AT&T Stadium - 80,000 (Expandable to 100,000)

Kansas City - Arrowhead Stadium - 76,416

Denver - Sports Authority Field at Mile High - 76,125

Houston - NRG Stadium - 71,795

Baltimore - M&T Stadium - 71,006

Atlanta - Mercedes-Benz Stadium - 71,000 (Expandable to 83,000)

Philadelphia - Lincoln Financial Field - 69,176

Nashville - Nissan Stadium - 69,143 (Expandable to 75,000)

Seattle - CenturyLink Field - 69,000 (Expandable to 72,000)

San Francisco - Levi's Stadium - 68,500 (Expandable to 75,000)

Boston - Gilette Stadium - 65,878

Cincinnati - Paul Brown Stadium - 65,515

Miami - Hard Rock Stadium - 64,767

Orlando - Camping World Stadium - 60,219

[packsyd2284]

How in the flying fuck is the Rams new stadium not on this list, lol, FIFA is DUMB

[Seeitsaveit13]

I'm heading to Russia as we speak (spending a few days in Austria). 4th Cup for me. Going to 5 matches.
Argentina v Iceland
Germany v Mexico
Poland v Senegal
Portugal v Morocco
Brazil v Costa Rica

You got 3 good matches and 2 good teams against inferior opponents. Should be a hell of a time

[Seeitsaveit13]

How in the flying fuck is the Rams new stadium not on this list, lol, FIFA is DUMB

It isn't fifa that decides that. It's what we submitted for a bid.

Wondering how they'll handle the auto qualifier "host" nation. I guess since they expanded to 48, they won't have a problem letting all 3 teams in automatically, but if it had been 32, I feel like it could have been dicey. Throw Canada a bone I guess?

[GeorgesGoons]

info on WC 26

Stadiums picked to host games, USA have to still filter their list down to 10 from the below 17. Mexico and Canada stadiums are confirmed. According to FIFA rules, stadiums for opening games and finals must be at least 80,000 seaters, group games at least 40,000.

Opening game will be in either Estadio Azteca or Rose Bowl and the final will be held at MetLife Stadium. Semi Finals will be held in AT&T Stadium and Mercedes-Benz Stadium.



Kansas City - Arrowhead Stadium - 76,416

Denver - Sports Authority Field at Mile High - 76,125Cincinnati - Paul Brown Stadium - 65,515

hoping one of these two get picked. KC may be a definite as it is the only centrally located stadium on the list. I wouldn't even care if it was 2 scrub teams playing.