World Cup 2026

[whelk]

I miss Sepp Blatter and his level of corruption. 

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

On 20/07/2026 at 08:00, Football Special said:

On 20/07/2026 at 08:00, Football Special said:

Can't understand all the complaining when it brings line-ups like this - Stevie Wonder, Maradona and Harvey Price, if only they could have squeezed ol' Trumpy and baldy into that shot

[obelisk]

Worth a look back at the days before Infantino & co arrived on the scene.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/30/england-1966-world-cup-heroes-60-years-ago?CMP=share_btn_url

[Scummer]

Uefa have announced that they will boycott all FIFA competitions unless this idea is abandoned

[Charlie Wayman]

On 28/07/2026 at 19:27, Saint NL said:

Infantino is so brazen it's almost respectable 

Carbon copy of Blatterer, let's hope he will face the same fate

[badgerx16]

23 minutes ago, Scummer said:

Uefa have announced that they will boycott all FIFA competitions unless this idea is abandoned

If it is passed a US investment company is already lined up - founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared.

 

You really could not make this up.

[Saint NL]

11 minutes ago, Charlie Wayman said:

Carbon copy of Blatterer, let's hope he will face the same fate

Blatters ban expires in 2027, he can swoop in and save football

[Holmes_and_Watson]

56 minutes ago, Scummer said:

Uefa have announced that they will boycott all FIFA competitions unless this idea is abandoned

Just caught it on the radio, where they went for the view on dodgy deals to... Sam Allardyce. 

[Paulwantsapint81]

Without UEFA backing can still pass with 150+ votes 

Which other countries would vote against FIFA?

Canada?

Mexico?

Brazil?

Japan?

South Korea?

Australia?

New Zealand?

Any African teams ?

 

[Gloucester Saint]

20 hours ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

Keeping it in the family with son-in-law Jared Kushner getting involved.  🤮 Can nobody put a stop to all this corruption?

The American public if enough of them pull their finger out of their arses in November. 

[benjii]

1 hour ago, badgerx16 said:

If it is passed a US investment company is already lined up - founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared.

 

You really could not make this up.

Just a coincidence. I am sure FIFA conducted a comprehensive and transparent selection process.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

4 minutes ago, Paulwantsapint81 said:

Without UEFA backing can still pass with 150+ votes 

Which other countries would vote against FIFA?

Canada?

Mexico?

Brazil?

Japan?

South Korea?

Australia?

New Zealand?

Any African teams ?

 

That's the thing. UEFA needs to get together with South America and force FIFA's hand. While it's hard to argue against inclusivity and making the world cup open to everyone, Infantino has gone too far selling the WC to the nearest bidder/friends. And as for feeling a migrant worker, feeling Arab, feeling gay, I say nothing.

It's a shame Italy weren't at the World Cup. They are one of the best 32 teams in the world. As a kid, the World Cup was for me the pinnacle of football until we didn't qualify in '74 & '78, and now I just watch it. For me, us not qualifying was when I turned to be more interested in my club team than country. Another mistake!

[bpsaint]

23 minutes ago, Paulwantsapint81 said:

Without UEFA backing can still pass with 150+ votes 

Which other countries would vote against FIFA?

Canada?

Mexico?

Brazil?

Japan?

South Korea?

Australia?

New Zealand?

Any African teams ?

 

I’d imagine all the African teams will sign up to it as they love a bit of dirty corruption money. Brazil aren’t exactly squeaky clean either so wouldn’t be surprised if they signed up now the big European players are out of their way for a run at winning the cup.

If FIFA do try and push on UEFA should consider kick starting a new world footballing organisation.

Edited 21 hours ago by bpsaint

[Doctoroncall]

Concacaf are in an emergency meeting now so should hear news soon on which way they will go. 
 

This is what a Europeanless World Cup 2030 group stages could look like.

Group A: Argentina, Ecuador, Jordan, Mali 

Group B: Uruguay, Australia, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso 

Group 😄 Paraguay, Panama, Ghana, Honduras 

Group 😧 Morocco, Egypt, Curacao, United Arab Emirates 

Group E: South Korea, South Africa, Peru, Uganda

Group F: Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Bolivia

Group G: Colombia, Tunisia, Nigeria, Oman 

Group H: United States, Ivory Coast, Congo DR, Guinea

Group I: Japan, Uzbekistan, Cameroon, Syria 

Group J: Senegal, Qatar, Venezuela, Gabon

Group K: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Angola 

Group L: Brazil, Algeria, Haiti, Jamaica

Edited 19 hours ago by Doctoroncall
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[Paulwantsapint81]

If Uefa held a rival tournament at same time as WC which would get the most TV viewers globally?

 

[woksaintly]

The next World Cup is in Europe.Good timing on the part of Eufa. Personally a new organisation is needed to replace FIFA.

[stknowle]

3 hours ago, Scummer said:

Uefa have announced that they will boycott all FIFA competitions unless this idea is abandoned

Good on them. I hope they stick to it even if the idea is abandoned, unless they insist on that Infantino wanker losing his job as a condition of returning. If they had Euros every 2 years in lieu of World Cup/Euros on 4 year cycle I could live with it.

Edited 20 hours ago by stknowle

[Doctoroncall]

8 minutes ago, stknowle said:

Good on them. I hope they stick to it even if the idea is abandoned, unless they insist on that Infantino wanker losing his job. If they had Euros every 2 years in lieu of World Cup/Euros on 4 year cycle I could live with it.

The women’s 2027 World Cup in Brazil is the next FIFA tournament which will be boycotted my UEFA if the idea isn’t abandoned. 

[Charlie Wayman]

3 hours ago, Saint NL said:

Blatters ban expires in 2027, he can swoop in and save football

I was at Wembley in 2012 for the Women's Olympic Final between Japan and the USA when he was booed by 90,000 fans when he appeared on pitch for the award ceremony.

Edited 19 hours ago by Charlie Wayman

[stknowle]

1 minute ago, Doctoroncall said:

The women’s 2027 World Cup in Brazil is the next FIFA tournament which will be boycotted my UEFA if the idea isn’t abandoned. 

Good to know, and fine by me.

[Doctoroncall]

The 41 nations of CONCACAF officially rejected FIFA's plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. While they stopped short of a boycott. 

[Sir Ralph]

This is the end of Gianni. He can’t survive this. Thought he had it all under control but that’s was arrogance does. He didn’t engage other confederations and proposed a controversial idea without telling them. Did he expect they would just whimper in the corner and accept it?

[Sir Ralph]

3 hours ago, Paulwantsapint81 said:

Without UEFA backing can still pass with 150+ votes 

Which other countries would vote against FIFA?

Canada?

Mexico?

Brazil?

Japan?

South Korea?

Australia?

New Zealand?

Any African teams ?

 

And have a WC with no European teams - could luck with the revenue generation on that. Your investors will all of a sudden be less keen

[Ted Bates Statue]

2 hours ago, Paulwantsapint81 said:

If Uefa held a rival tournament at same time as WC which would get the most TV viewers globally?

 

Perhaps the best way of imagining how a WC would look like without UEFA is to take a look at the old Confederations Cup, and while I think it had a better premise than the Club World Cup which replaced it, did anyone ever actually watch it?

[obelisk]

I don't suppose the FA could charge FIFA with bringing the game into disrepute. 

[East Kent Saint]

The major sponsors now getting worried apparently  

[Weston Super Saint]

7 hours ago, obelisk said:

I don't suppose the FA could charge FIFA with bringing the game into disrepute. 

And give a 12 match ban to Tonda for it?

[Weston Super Saint]

Anyway, as you were!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c79glnx1y55o

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Fifa says that "nobody is selling football" as it vowed to continue with the controversial plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.

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In a statement released on Friday, Fifa claimed the consultation process had been "disrupted by incorrect media reports".

It's just those pesky news outlets interfering and not understanding how things work, writing their fake news.

Football is NOT being sold!

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Fifa wants to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including its World Cups, and external investors will be able to buy stakes in it.

It's just the main events like the World Cup that is being sold, definitely NOT football!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Anyway, as you were!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c79glnx1y55o

It's just those pesky news outlets interfering and not understanding how things work, writing their fake news.

Football is NOT being sold!

It's just the main events like the World Cup that is being sold, definitely NOT football!

Of course it's just a consultation process, and not a race to rushed directive laced with bribes to associations.

Of course football isn't for sale. We all just have completely the wrong idea about how investment works.

Of course Infantino is only interested in the game. He will only reluctantly take the massive financial reward for selling out to the Trump connected.

I'm so glad he cleared all that up. 

[Doctoroncall]

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have also said no to the plan. That’s 143 members that have stated no, above the 106 required. 

[benjii]

Literally everything that Trump touches turns to shit.

[hypochondriac]

Did he really just get a load of tiny African nations to back this plan along with Trump and assume he could just force it through? Not a very strategic move on his part. 

[badgerx16]

I wonder which is seen as his biggest sin: the financial proposal or the"Peace Prize".

[Weston Super Saint]

His senior advisor has quit now that Asia has voted against.

Rats, ships, sinking, something something.

[Gloucester Saint]

3 hours ago, Doctoroncall said:

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have also said no to the plan. That’s 143 members that have stated no, above the 106 required. 

Cheerio 👋 Gianni.

Don't bang your arse on the door on your way out in Geneva.

Next up, Trump and his corrupt, warmongering son-in-law looking ahead to prison after November. 

[Gloucester Saint]

43 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

His senior advisor has quit now that Asia has voted against.

Rats, ships, sinking, something something.

It’s delicious to watch. Odious little man with his prison white trainers on a WC Final podium. 

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

It’s delicious to watch. Odious little man with his prison white trainers on a WC Final podium. 

Although his assistant looks to have taken the temperature of the room before jumping!  He wasn't going to stick his head on the block and say the idea was shit right from the start, oh no.  He's waited until it was mathematically impossible for it to be voted through before raising his objections.

I wonder whose name will be first in the hat when looking for Infantino's replacement?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

23 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Although his assistant looks to have taken the temperature of the room before jumping!  He wasn't going to stick his head on the block and say the idea was shit right from the start, oh no.  He's waited until it was mathematically impossible for it to be voted through before raising his objections.

I wonder whose name will be first in the hat when looking for Infantino's replacement?

Culture of crooks and cowards.

[skintsaint]

49 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

I wonder whose name will be first in the hat when looking for Infantino's replacement?

[Saint86]

4 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

The world of Football is one thing trump cannot get his mitts on - no matter how much he jumps up and down, bribes, or threatens people.