There's going to be a halftime show 💅

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cge1q41np7go

8 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Players at the World Cup are liable for a red card if they cover their mouths when speaking to opponents during confrontations. It follows accusations that unacceptable things may be being hidden.

The decision was taken during a special meeting of the Fifa Council in Vancouver.

There will be a half-time show in the final (a la the Superbowl). Chris Martin will coordinate this. It may well small like Gwynedd Paltrow's fanny.

Utter woke fucking nonsense.

I wish Infantino and his fellow crooks would sort out 'goalkeeper injury' technical area tactics breaks or something more worthwhile like that.

How long before the big teams are employing a Director Of Ventriloquism?

On 29/04/2026 at 05:44, bolty58 said:

Utter woke fucking nonsense.

I wish Infantino and his fellow crooks would sort out 'goalkeeper injury' technical area tactics breaks or something more worthwhile like that.

How long before the big teams are employing a Director Of Ventriloquism?

I saw a fairly good solution mooted for this..

When a keeper, or player goes down. The players have to huddle in their own halves on the opposite side of the pitch to the dugouts. Any player going over to the bench will receive a yellow card. (water stations will be around the pitch anyway, so no need to get water bottles from benches)

If any tactical info is passed to the keeper player when receiving treatment, they receive a yellow card - Ref to be stood with the injured player and physio's to make sure

Edited April 30Apr 30 by boltonboris

On 29/04/2026 at 05:44, bolty58 said:

Utter woke fucking nonsense.

I wish Infantino and his fellow crooks would sort out 'goalkeeper injury' technical area tactics breaks or something more worthwhile like that.

How long before the big teams are employing a Director Of Ventriloquism?

How many languages will be spoken at the world cup they will have to employ lots of interpreters that can lip read!

1 hour ago, Hoppy said:

How many languages will be spoken at the world cup they will have to employ lots of interpreters that can lip read!

Hardly World Cup but when playing in tje Welsh National League about 25% of the time we'd be playing teams with significant bi-lingual players. It was a curious dynamic.

1 hour ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Hardly World Cup but when playing in tje Welsh National League about 25% of the time we'd be playing teams with significant bi-lingual players. It was a curious dynamic.

Did they all start speaking Welsh when you went in the bar after the game?

On 24/04/2026 at 20:32, Marc505 said:

A vloggers and influencers paradise this one. As you say, think experiencing it back here might be much more preferable.

Still one of my life's dreams to go to a World Cup final, but think I'll be waiting a while!

 

Same for me. Maybe Saudi is the one for us!

On 30/04/2026 at 14:37, boltonboris said:

I saw a fairly good solution mooted for this..

When a keeper, or player goes down. The players have to huddle in their own halves on the opposite side of the pitch to the dugouts. Any player going over to the bench will receive a yellow card. (water stations will be around the pitch anyway, so no need to get water bottles from benches)

If any tactical info is passed to the keeper player when receiving treatment, they receive a yellow card - Ref to be stood with the injured player and physio's to make sure

More pissing about with the rules (laws) equals even longer matches. Advertisers in America will be scrambling to find yet another way to say how fizzy their drinks are.

Mariah Carey and others will be penning songs just long enough to fill treatment times.

Good.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9q34pxv79eo

5 minutes ago, Bertie said:

Good.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9q34pxv79eo

Hopefully it's all a massive flop and a terrible world cup

Not so sure it's good.

It seems much of the responsibility lies at FIFA's door, but the impact will be felt by the hotels and their employees.

How can FIFA cancel 70% of its bookings?

The governing body have also had detrimental impacts on transport.

They're rotten to the core.

Maybe the European nations should get together en masse and leave FIFA.

Invite others that are also pissed off with them.

Won't happen though. 

 

Just seen Grant Hanley getting on to the plane for the Jocks.

A gift that just keeps on giving will keep on giving it seems 

On 20/05/2026 at 18:55, L/H White said:

Hopefully it's all a massive flop and a terrible world cup

I wholeheartedly agree. Tarriffs incoming for not saying it's the best World Cup ever.

Tim Ream to captain America 

I've never been so aparthetic about a WC in my life. Even with all that accompanied the Qatar World Cup I was actually quiet up for that one. I just think this one is going to be shit.

 

I'm looking forward to it

16 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Tim Ream to captain America 

He looked past it 4 years ago

Not feeling it for this one.

 Maybe that’ll change 

I’m in bed by 9.30 most nights anyway, so no way I can watch many games 

The amount of games just feels ridiculous, but I can see why it’s great for smaller nations 

Might do a sweepstake...

 

On 21/05/2026 at 01:55, L/H White said:

Hopefully it's all a massive flop and a terrible world cup

It won't be but deserves to be.

Infantino is certainly carrying on the Blatter/Platini legacy.

9 hours ago, L/H White said:

Tim Ream to captain America 

I thought that was Steve Rogers or Sam Wilson?

Oh, 'to' not 'is'. Apologies.

9 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I'm looking forward to it

Me too because aside from all the corruption and bullshit, it is (and will remain) the greatest sporting event on the planet.

Who will be thinking about the crap when Argentina are playing Brazil or England are playing Germany? Not me.

It is indeed a spectacular event.

For some reason though, I'm not feeling any anticipation or enthusiasm at the moment.

Season seems to have dragged on.

As much as I've been impressed by Tuchel so far, I have a feeling that we won't live up to our hopes.

No reason behind it, just something missing.

The kick of times are pretty rubbish aren't they.

If we win the group our next game is 1am on a Monday morning.

 

All times BST:

Group Stage (Group L)

Date	Match	Venue	BST
Wed 17 Jun	England v Croatia	AT&T Stadium, Dallas	9pm
Tue 23 Jun	England v Ghana	Gillette Stadium, Boston	9pm
Sat 27 Jun	England v Panama	MetLife Stadium, New York/NJ	10pm

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Knockout rounds — depends on group finish:

If group winners:

• Last 32 — Tue 1 Jul: 5pm
• Last 16 — Sat 5 Jul: 1am
• QF — Fri 11 Jul: 10pm

If runners-up:

• Last 32 — Wed 2 Jul: midnight
• Last 16 — Sun 6 Jul: 8pm
• QF — Thu 10 Jul: 8pm

If third place:

• Last 32 — Thu 3 Jul: 2:30am
• Last 16 — Mon 7 Jul: 9pm
• QF — Fri 11 Jul: 2am

Semi-finals: Mon 14 / Tue 15 Jul — 8pm Final: Sat 19 Jul, MetLife Stadium — 8pm

I love the WC despite all its imperfections, politics and off field bullshit because ATEOTD it’s a footie fest and an opportunity to see players we don’t usually get to see. Always throws up surprises and interest.