World Cup 2026

[celedhring]

Congratulations to Languish' cannucks

[Zoupa]

Deserved win overall I think. Although as soon as Davies came on, 90% of the play was "try to pass him the ball". That'll have to change for the next game.

RSA seemed to be waiting for penalties, so screw them. To dare is to do!

[Norgy]

Canada's 24 striker would've lost his place in my team for general incompetency, but it was a deserved win. Nice strike, too. Canada's 7 man of the match for me. I do question both teams' tactical choices, though, but in the end Canadian pluck beat South Africa's rather negative and cynical time-wasting/counter-attacks (that were poorly executed despite having 5 or 6 players against 3 or 4).

South Africa's right back, 20, he looked so much older than a lot of the players. I imagined him being a homicide police in Cape Town, nearing retirement. I am sure he had a Marlboro after the game.

[Jacob]

As a fan I rate pluck fairly high. If they're working hard and trying to attack, then we can hold our heads high - win or lose.

That Saud, Canada could really use a proper striker or two. Someone who can get the ball and finish accurately without having to touch the ball a couple of times first.

[Josephus]

As a fan I rate pluck fairly high. If they're working hard and trying to attack, then we can hold our heads high - win or lose.

That Saud, Canada could really use a proper striker or two. Someone who can get the ball and finish accurately without having to touch the ball a couple of times first.

Yeah this has been Canada's issue for the last year or so. A healthy Davies, although not a striker, can provide better balls into the box though.

In any case, realistically Canada is not going to win v Holland or Morocco, so the next game is a bonus

[mongers]

All any team now needs to do to be world champions is win their next five games. 

[HVC]

All any team now needs to do to be world champions is win their next five games. 

All someone needs to do is flap their arms fast enough and anyone can fly

[mongers]

All any team now needs to do to be world champions is win their next five games. 

All someone needs to do is flap their arms fast enough and anyone can fly

 

I might give your idea more consideration.

[Valmy]

Canada winning a knock out round match? Never though I would see the day.

[Richard Hakluyt]

I see that if England beat DRC they are highly likely to face Mexico in Mexico City. Which is at an altitude sufficiently high to favour Mexico (home ground too of course) 

Looks like a really tough tie.

[celedhring]

All any team now needs to do to be world champions is win their next five games. 

Oddly enough, the WC doesn't have many cases of a true underdog team just getting hot/lucky enough to carry the trophy home. It's just 4 games under the old format and football is a game with a decent amount of variance.

Granted, it's once every 4 years so you don't get many rolls of the dice, but I can think of the Greece year in the EC for example.

You have popular upsets like the Maracanazo, but Uruguay was a damn good team on its own. Maybe West Germany in 1954? First time it participated since WW2, very few pros on the team - but then... It's Germany.