FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 - DISCUSSION AND WATCHALONG THREAD ⚽️

[mumofoneAloneandwell]

Wasn't sure where to put this, so ive put it here for now, as its where I put the Arsenal Premier League win one.

I'm really looking forward to the World Cup, and want an England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 win (although I am of course behind Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!)

I've got the BBC sport notifications turned on, and will likely watch with the BBC, rather than ITV.

I'll be watching my matches from home alongside my dd and cat, who are both uninterested!

Anyone fancy joining me? Will you stay up for the games of the country youre supporting?

Supporters of all countries welcome 🙂, expect football chat and banter, favourite goals/matches, fun facts about countries etc, what we're doing in celebration etc.

Happy viewing 🏆

Why is this match on at 8 but other English ones on later?

there doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason for timings.

I missed Bublé somehow

What is up with the Canadian passing?

Same even though the tv was on BBC one 😬

Are the Canadians the same as Americans whereas it’s soccer but not hugely popular like Canadian football (like American football is)?

Bosnia scored!

What even happened there

Ice hockey is massive in Canada

Well done Bosnia!

Come on Bosnia!

I know that yes! On googling yes soccer is not popular but not as much as eg ice hockey and lacrosse in summer.

Bosnias defending is top notch 😄

I mean it’s popular…

Did they beat England once? Or was that another Balkan team?

Ah we beat them in a friendly this month.

About as good as Canada’s passing

About as good as Canada’s passing

😭😭

And their set pieces.

I cant remember this match or what they played like 🤔

Dunno why I expected Canada to be excellent

i Guess this is what happens when you expand to 48 teams 😂

A few years ago in a World Cup match one of the Balkan countries beat us when we expected to win. Then again Iceland beat us before.

Yeah we're gonna have to wade through a bit until the best teams start playing 😭

Czech rep beat us 2-1 in a qualifier in 2019, maybe that’s the one I’m thinking of.

There could be some surprises, like Georgia in the Euros