Football (Soccer) Thread

[Syt]

Should be interesting if Israel qualifies for the Saudi-Arabia World Cup in 2034.

[Maladict]

Apparently all tickets for Iranian supporters have been withdrawn. What a dick move

[Duque de Bragança]

Pricing them out was not enough, I guess.

[Sheilbh]

Apparently all tickets for Iranian supporters have been withdrawn. What a dick move

Also treatment of Uzbek and Senegalese teams an absolute disgrace.

In the Uzbek case particularly mad to see Fabio Cannavaro a World Cup and Ballon d'Or winner being searched on the tarmac.

Edit: Obviously bad for all.

[Duque de Bragança]

Did the trumpistani clique took a page from the Moroccan book re: Senegal?

[Syt]

Iraq striker was questioned for 7 hours in O'Hare, Iraq team photographer denied entry:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/06/iraq-aymen-hussein-questioned-us-entry-world-cup

[Syt]

A lot of sites quoting Infantino from 2017:

"It's obvious when it comes to FIFA competitions as well [that] any team, including the supporters and the officials of that team, who would qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup," Infantino said nine years ago. "That is obvious."

[crazy canuck]

And what is also obvious is that this is the United States of 2026.  Societal norms do not apply in that country. 

They really should be posting enter at your own risk signs.