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****Official 2026 World Cup Thread**** (1 Viewer)

Ok, lets assume 12 groups of 4.

Will FIFA allow all 3 CONCACAF teams in pot 1?

Depending on how many competitive games the US can get this cycle with out qualifying, there is a chance we could be one of the top 12 teams any way. Same with Mexico (maybe a smaller chance). I don't think there is any way Canada can get there with out basically winning Gold Cup and Copa America and pretty much go undefeated all cycle.
 
Also the fan fests will be amazing in DF or Monterrey or Guadalajara. I do wonder if the USA is gonna be a **** about the visa requirements for visitors. Mexico might have easier visa requirements making the fan fests better.
 
The Z Machine said:
Also the fan fests will be amazing in DF or Monterrey or Guadalajara. I do wonder if the USA is gonna be a **** about the visa requirements for visitors. Mexico might have easier visa requirements making the fan fests better.
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The Sinaloa mass grave excursion tour in between matches will be well worth your time.
 
krista4 said:
I thought maybe I'd have a leg up in that I understand offsides in hockey, but it appears I don't.
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Final Exam

There's a shanked clearance by defender A, from a rebound off a shot by player A that hit the post, where player B was in a passive offside position at the time of the shot, and player C, who intercepted the clearance and passed it forward to player D for a tap in, was onside when the shot was taken, but behind the last defender when the clearance was miskicked, and player D was also behind the last defender when the clearance failed, but behind the ball when it was played to him by player C.

Is the goal good?
 
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Dinsy Ejotuz said:
krista4 said:
I thought maybe I'd have a leg up in that I understand offsides in hockey, but it appears I don't.
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Final Exam

There's a shanked clearance from a rebound off a shot by player A that hit the post, where player B was in a passive offside position at the time of the shot, and player C, who intercepted the clearance and passed it forward to player D for a tap in, was onside when the shot was taken, but offside when the clearance was miskicked, and player D was also offside when the clearance failed, but behind the ball when it was played to him by player C.

Is the goal good?
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The John Cleese video that has constituted 100% of my research so far did not address this.
 
Dinsy Ejotuz said:
krista4 said:
I thought maybe I'd have a leg up in that I understand offsides in hockey, but it appears I don't.
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Final Exam

There's a shanked clearance by defender A, from a rebound off a shot by player A that hit the post, where player B was in a passive offside position at the time of the shot, and player C, who intercepted the clearance and passed it forward to player D for a tap in, was onside when the shot was taken, but behind the last defender when the clearance was miskicked, and player D was also behind the last defender when the clearance failed, but behind the ball when it was played to him by player C.

Is the goal good?
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Yes
 
General Malaise said:
krista4 said:
My goal is to be an expert on the offsides rule by that time. In.
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John Cleese is here to help.
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:lmao:

Aside from the nuance to the rule when all defenders are on the attacking/opponent's half, the only aspect of the rule I find befuddling is that it's any body part as opposed to the feet or the body's center mass (though I recognize the definitional ambiguity that center mass poses in interpretation and application).
 
Dinsy Ejotuz said:
krista4 said:
I thought maybe I'd have a leg up in that I understand offsides in hockey, but it appears I don't.
Click to expand...
Final Exam

There's a shanked clearance by defender A, from a rebound off a shot by player A that hit the post, where player B was in a passive offside position at the time of the shot, and player C, who intercepted the clearance and passed it forward to player D for a tap in, was onside when the shot was taken, but behind the last defender when the clearance was miskicked, and player D was also behind the last defender when the clearance failed, but behind the ball when it was played to him by player C.

Is the goal good?
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My gut says yes, and I say yes with confidence here, but I bizarrely can't articulate why within the provisions of the rule as I understand them to be.
 
Zow said:
General Malaise said:
krista4 said:
My goal is to be an expert on the offsides rule by that time. In.
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John Cleese is here to help.
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:lmao:

Aside from the nuance to the rule when all defenders are on the attacking/opponent's half, the only aspect of the rule I find befuddling is that it's any body part as opposed to the feet or the body's center mass (though I recognize the definitional ambiguity that center mass poses in interpretation and application).
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Hopefully by 2026 they'll have changed it to just feet.
 
I learned during the final that your fingertips can not make you offside.

I am an old man of 55. I joined my first soccer team when I was 5. I have either played or been a hard core fan every minute since then. I know more about this sport than any other ten other subjects combined, including what I did for my career.

How the **** am I still learning things about a core rule in the sport?
 
NewlyRetired said:
I learned during the final that your fingertips can not make you offside.

I am an old man of 55. I joined my first soccer team when I was 5. I have either played or been a hard core fan every minute since then. I know more about this sport than any other ten other subjects combined, including what I did for my career.

How the **** am I still learning things about a core rule in the sport?
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Ha, I remember learning that, too, because of the final - which did confuse me more and make me more adamantly convinced that it needs to be feet.
 
NewlyRetired said:
I learned during the final that your fingertips can not make you offside.

I am an old man of 55. I joined my first soccer team when I was 5. I have either played or been a hard core fan every minute since then. I know more about this sport than any other ten other subjects combined, including what I did for my career.

How the **** am I still learning things about a core rule in the sport?
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I guess I sort of knew this but my daughter is a GK and it never occurred to me that the GK coming out could trap a player offside if there is only 1 defender behind them :shrug:
 
krista4 said:
I thought maybe I'd have a leg up in that I understand offsides in hockey, but it appears I don't.
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Funny because I always explained it to my non-soccer friends (possibly incorrectly) to think of it as kind of a moving blue line in lockstep with the 2nd last defender.

And that seemed to work for them. Or they were just humoring me. Either way I guess.
 
Based on play in Qatar and age of squad there's no way anyone would put rl tri above the USMNT for '26.

It's about the right spot in 11th. I would put the odds above Belgium though. That team is catering.
 
Offsides is easy. Don’t be behind the last defender when the ball is played.

And no, in this scenario the GK does not count. He’s not the last defender. He’s the goalie.
 
NewlyRetired said:
Ok, lets assume 12 groups of 4.

Will FIFA allow all 3 CONCACAF teams in pot 1?

Depending on how many competitive games the US can get this cycle with out qualifying, there is a chance we could be one of the top 12 teams any way. Same with Mexico (maybe a smaller chance). I don't think there is any way Canada can get there with out basically winning Gold Cup and Copa America and pretty much go undefeated all cycle.
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I shoulda known this was in the 2026 thread - no wonder I couldn't find it in the 2022 one when I was looking before :bag: .

Anyway as I said there the precedent already exists from 2002 when 25% of the Pot 1 spots went to hosts (Japan and South Korea who on straight seeding both would have ended up in Pot 4).

There may be grumbling but they'll stick with tradition - and home teams sticking around are better for the gate generally anyway. And FIFA can point out that there still will be 2 more ranked teams getting seeds than in 2022 anyway.

Plus with the greatly expanded tournament, multiple hosts is much more likely to be the norm - which means cooperation - which means treating all the kids the same - which means all three hosts get Pot 1.

-QG
 
Dinsy Ejotuz said:
krista4 said:
I thought maybe I'd have a leg up in that I understand offsides in hockey, but it appears I don't.
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Final Exam

There's a shanked clearance by defender A, from a rebound off a shot by player A that hit the post, where player B was in a passive offside position at the time of the shot, and player C, who intercepted the clearance and passed it forward to player D for a tap in, was onside when the shot was taken, but behind the last defender when the clearance was miskicked, and player D was also behind the last defender when the clearance failed, but behind the ball when it was played to him by player C.

Is the goal good?
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Did the flag go up?
-QG
 
FIFA shouldn't worry about the gate returns on any World Cup in the USA. They could charge $500 minimum / ticket and sell out every game. Even those with North Korea vs. Iceland.
 
The Z Machine said:
FIFA shouldn't worry about the gate returns on any World Cup in the USA. They could charge $500 minimum / ticket and sell out every game. Even those with North Korea vs. Iceland.
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Yeah, I'd like to make the trip, but I get the sense it would end up being extortionately priced. Might be the case that I have to look at the games in Mexico or something
 
The Z Machine said:
FIFA shouldn't worry about the gate returns on any World Cup in the USA. They could charge $500 minimum / ticket and sell out every game. Even those with North Korea vs. Iceland.
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They shouldn't but with rare exception a host country advancing well is generally a good look.
-QG
 
Jayrod said:
In. Somehow, someway I want to attend a match in KC.
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That's my plan. Thank God there are games here: the money I save on travel can be spent on tickets.

I'm also seriously considering making my house a VRBO for the time there are group games here and make some bank.
 
NewlyRetired said:
I learned during the final that your fingertips can not make you offside.

I am an old man of 55. I joined my first soccer team when I was 5. I have either played or been a hard core fan every minute since then. I know more about this sport than any other ten other subjects combined, including what I did for my career.

How the **** am I still learning things about a core rule in the sport?
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And it extends up your arm as well. They clarified a season or two ago to basically say if you can't score with it, it can't be offside. Then they decided your sleeves (short sleeves) was now not a handball, so any part of the arm up to the shirt sleeve can not be called offside.
 
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