2026 FIFA World Cup megathread (2 Viewers)

[zoobird]

This is like the complexity of NBA salary cap rules...but if there were different sets of rules for different teams

 

[Desert_Power]

Do I start Lamar or Stafford this weekend!!

Wrong forearm

 

[Sand]

FIFA doing FIFA things - Ronaldo's 3-game ban for violent conduct has been reduced to 1 game (already served) and 2 games on super secret probation for a year. Thus he does not miss the 1st 2 games of the WC.

Cristiano Ronaldo clear to start World Cup after Fifa suspends two games of his ban

Cristiano Ronaldo will serve the final two games of his ban only if he is guilty of a similar infringement in the next year

www.theguardian.com

I wonder how much @The Gator had to pony up for the bribe.

I agree with this. That would have been a very harsh penalty for a guy who is historically well behaved.

 

[B Maverick]

Dear Football Fan,
Thank you for your interest in the FIFA World Cup 26™ Early Ticket Draw.
Unfortunately, your entry was unsuccessful, and you have not been assigned a time slot to purchase tickets in this sales phase. Participation in the Early Ticket Draw is subject to the Official Rules of the Early Ticket Draw.
Register your interest today to remain informed about future opportunities to purchase FIFA World Cup 26™ tickets. Each sales phase may be subject to varying purchasing procedures, payment options and ticket product offerings.
The application period for the next sales phase, the Random Selection Draw, will open after the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26™, taking place on Friday, 5 December at FIFA.com/tickets. Stay tuned!
FIFA Resale/Exchange Marketplace:
If you are unable to secure tickets during the sales phases, you can browse available tickets in the FIFA Resale/Exchange Marketplace at FIFA.com/tickets. Please note that availability depends on fan listings and it is not guaranteed.
Sincerely,
FIFA Ticketing

 

[TennesseeJed]

FIFA doing FIFA things - Ronaldo's 3-game ban for violent conduct has been reduced to 1 game (already served) and 2 games on super secret probation for a year. Thus he does not miss the 1st 2 games of the WC.

Cristiano Ronaldo clear to start World Cup after Fifa suspends two games of his ban

Cristiano Ronaldo will serve the final two games of his ban only if he is guilty of a similar infringement in the next year

www.theguardian.com

I wonder how much @The Gator had to pony up for the bribe.

I agree with this. That would have been a very harsh penalty for a guy who is historically well behaved.

I am not around enough to know if this is serious or not.

 

[Sand]

Dear Football Fan,
Thank you for your interest in the FIFA World Cup 26™ Early Ticket Draw.
Unfortunately, your entry was unsuccessful, and you have not been assigned a time slot to purchase tickets in this sales phase. Participation in the Early Ticket Draw is subject to the Official Rules of the Early Ticket Draw.
Register your interest today to remain informed about future opportunities to purchase FIFA World Cup 26™ tickets. Each sales phase may be subject to varying purchasing procedures, payment options and ticket product offerings.
The application period for the next sales phase, the Random Selection Draw, will open after the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26™, taking place on Friday, 5 December at FIFA.com/tickets. Stay tuned!
FIFA Resale/Exchange Marketplace:
If you are unable to secure tickets during the sales phases, you can browse available tickets in the FIFA Resale/Exchange Marketplace at FIFA.com/tickets. Please note that availability depends on fan listings and it is not guaranteed.
Sincerely,
FIFA Ticketing

The only thing FIFA has actually offered me were those stupid looking plushies. I guess at least this way we will know who will be where for the next set of tickets.

 

[Tick]

Hmm...

The interconfederation playoffs are played after the draw and protected against all possible chances of getting 2 teams from the same confederation. The two brackets are Congo-Jamaica/New Caledonia and Iraq-Bolivia/Suriname, so the first winner can't be in a group with Africa, CONCACAF, or New Zealand and the second winner can't be in a group with Asia, South America, or CONCACAF.

Since there are already 6 CONCACAF teams in the tournament, it means that no CONCACAF team can be in a group with one of the interconfederation playoff winners. Since Haiti and Curacao are also in pot 4, it means the US can only get Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, New Zealand, or a UEFA playoff winner from pot 4.

So by my calculations, we have a 100% chance of being in a group with Ghana again.

 

[Moe.]

I do kind of think that if we know the worst team in any given playoff path (will update the opening posts soon, honest) would be guaranteed pot 3 the path as a whole should be pot 3

I agree - I don't think this is really a huge deal either way. It's annoying me not to know but that's all.

 

[Desert_Power]

FIFA doing FIFA things - Ronaldo's 3-game ban for violent conduct has been reduced to 1 game (already served) and 2 games on super secret probation for a year. Thus he does not miss the 1st 2 games of the WC.

Cristiano Ronaldo clear to start World Cup after Fifa suspends two games of his ban

Cristiano Ronaldo will serve the final two games of his ban only if he is guilty of a similar infringement in the next year

www.theguardian.com

I wonder how much @The Gator had to pony up for the bribe.

I agree with this. That would have been a very harsh penalty for a guy who is historically well behaved.

Good one.

 

[The Z Machine]

Yup, I didn't get lucky in the latest lottery and neither did any of my 6 friends that applied. Demand must still be waaaay higher than the available slots.

The application period for the next sales phase, the Random Selection Draw, will open after the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26™, taking place on Friday, 5 December at FIFA.com/tickets.

Hopefully supply is increased for this one. Its also after the draw so it wont be blind to the teams playing if you get a chance to buy tix.