2026 World Cup Qualifiers

No I wouldn’t say so. I’d say quite the opposite

I drove between the Bosnian bit of Bosnia and the Republika Srpska a few weeks back (a few times actually) and they are so different. Both lovely with lovely people but once you’re in the Serb bit, even the road signs are in Cyrillic script. There are Serb flags everywhere. There’s border posts but no actual border.

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The Bosnia team would be seen as the team of the Bosnian Muslims. The Serbs in Bosnia would support Serbia and play for Serbia if they’re good enough. Same with the Croats there.

The Bosnia team plays in Zenica which is heavily Muslim rather than the more mixed Sarajevo.

Yeah Sarajevo is a middle ground for them. Full of graveyards from both sides, bullet holes and extremely, extremely cheap pints.

The Serbs have huge populations in Bosnia and Montenegro (even Montenegrins are sorta Serbs) and Croatia. And I think they are angling to reunite

Well the Greater Serbia project has been the cause of basically all the trouble in the former Yugoslavia going back to the 1980s.

It’s basically all the Serbs’ fault.

The Serbs would disagree. They would suggest they are the victims and cite WW2

Of course they’d disagree. Doesn’t mean you should take them seriously.

The Italians need to win 9-0 against Norway to snatch top spot in the group and automatic qualification. They have one of those goals after 10 minutes.

The day in November 93 will never be repeated. Some night. Windsor Park, Seville , Paris, San Marino after 7 seconds and a massive game in Switzerland too

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Yeah with calm reflection, Alan McLoughlins goal is and always will be the :goat: when the significance and sheer drama about famous Ireland goals and nights are recounted.

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Haaland. He scores goals.

15 in this campaign now.

That’s a magnificent hit

He’s only gone and scored another. 2 in 2 minutes

Oscar Bobb is gonna break out in a massive way soon. He’s unreal.

Jesus 4-1 to Norway. Gattuso out.

4-1 to Norway now

Italy are a fucking rabble

Norway are the real deal though and there’s a lot to like about them

You can forget about Italy.

Nigeria are OUT of the World Cup.

Beaten on penalties by Doctor Congo.

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I’m almost glad Francesco isn’t alive to see it

Erling Haaland: ā€œAt 1-1 he [Gianluca Mancini] started grabbing my buttocks, and I thought, ā€˜What are you doing?’ So I fired myself up a bit and said to him, ā€˜Thanks a lot for the motivation, let’s f*****g have it!’ Then I scored two goals, we win 4-1, so that’s great. Thanks to himā€¦ā€

It’s Erling and Troy’s world

Gianluca Mancini has to be a stage name.

Centre back for Roma I’d say