FIFA World Cup 2026 - North America

They can play their games in the 51st State or Mexico.

Should we be in favour of him annexing Canada to free up another world cup spot?

I think there’s one route that allows them to play solely in Mexico. But if they qualify they’ll go into the US

First one is a farce.
So if you take a pen the play is blown dead for a kick out if it’s saved and parried back into the box??

Why in gods name would they do that?

Trying to Americanise it maybe, like special teams play in NFL. Ridiculous for whatever the reason

I reckon if this had been the way with penalties from the start no one would blink an eyelid.

To play devils advocate, may I proffer this.

Should the taker get a second chance when he has already missed a one on one from the penalty spot? If the keeper has made a great save, what makes it ok for me man to get the benefit of tapping in a rebound when the keeper is sprawled on the ground?

Its not as ridiculous as it sounds.

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A penalty is awarded because an obvious goal scoring chance has been illegally prevented, there should be as much opportunity awarded to the attacking side to score as possible from it.

As I said, devils advocate, but a free shot from the penalty spot is a pretty strong opportunity advantage, especially if there’s a sending off also.

Trump seems to be headed towards a trade war with Brazil. What odds in a strop he doesn’t grant Brazilian players / fans visas for the next World Cup?

0% chance.

He will be presenting the WC Trophy and dancing with the winners, if Brazil were banned it wouldn’t go ahead.

I wonder who FIFA have lined up to replace them if needs be.

We should put the name in just in case

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Be no harm. We’ll be well set once we get Casement built.

Be between ourselves and the Saudis I’d say

I wonder could the horsey fellas in the studs in Kildare put in a word to them to leave us this one?

He won’t be around for the next world cup. You can bookmark this post.

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The last time Kerry and Tipp won the All-Irelands in the same year, the following year the US president was bumped off by a guy with links to Russia.

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With Carlo at the helm I reckon he could be presenting the cup to Brazil. They have a 24 year famine to end. Just like in 94’ in America.