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[Football] Road to World Cup 2026 - Official Thread



Mellotron

Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,467
Brighton
Fine, I'll get it going then.

Interim England Manager Lee Carsley names his England Squad for the 2 Nations League games against Republic of Ireland and Finland today.

Squad here;

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I'm curious if anyone here is planning on attending any of this appropriately SUPER SIZE World Cup - 4 games a day for a long time, 72 group games I think it is?

What will be different from Southgate's reign? What do you want to see happen?

Looks like Ben White's exile continues to be self-imposed, even with Steve Holland out of the picture.
 






Mellotron

Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,467
Brighton
WHO is Angel Gomes?

Otherwise it's a fairly safe squad. I like the defensive options.

And today is when I discovered Noni Madueke is English.
 


Nobby Cybergoat

Nobby Cybergoat

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Jul 19, 2021
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Mellotron said:
WHO is Angel Gomes?
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Him and Maguire won a competition to get to the squad
Mellotron said:
And today is when I discovered Noni Madueke is English.
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Heard him interviewed on MOTD last week and was very surprised when he started speaking and sounded like he could be a newsreader, I had assumed he was French / African, so I guess there's a lesson for me there!
 


Albion my Albion

Albion my Albion

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Feb 6, 2016
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Indiana, USA
Mellotron said:
Angel Gomes
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Who was the first player born in 2000 to play in the Premier League?


Angel Gomes - Wikipedia


Joining Manchester United at the age of six, Gomes made his first-team debut for the English club in May 2017 and became the first player born in the 2000s to appear in the Premier League.
 




Nobby Cybergoat

Nobby Cybergoat

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Jul 19, 2021
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And OP, if we have Nations League games, why are you referencing the world cup? A little odd? It's a completely separate competition?
 


Mellotron

Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,467
Brighton
England fixtures for the rest of 2024;

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Mellotron

Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,467
Brighton
Nobby Cybergoat said:
And OP, if we have Nations League games, why are you referencing the world cup? A little odd? It's a completely separate competition?
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It is the beginning of the road to the World Cup ultimately - you are (of course) aware of how Nations League performance can affect World Cup qualification, so no, they aren't completely separate competitions.

I was intending this as the main thread for England games/chat between now and World Cup 26. Makes sense to keep it all in one place.
 








M

Mellor 3 Ward 4

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Jul 27, 2004
10,225
saaf of the water
Mellotron said:
Fine, I'll get it going then.

Interim England Manager Lee Carsley names his England Squad for the 2 Nations League games against Republic of Ireland and Finland today.

Squad here;

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I'm curious if anyone here is planning on attending any of this appropriately SUPER SIZE World Cup - 4 games a day for a long time, 72 group games I think it is?

What will be different from Southgate's reign? What do you want to see happen?

Looks like Ben White's exile continues to be self-imposed, even with Steve Holland out of the picture.
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Yes.
 




Mellotron

Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
32,467
Brighton
Wozza said:
I didn’t even know we were playing.

(Just wanted to be first on the thread)
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Oh good idea.

Hang on;

boring
overpaid
talentless cloggers
don't care
waistcoat wanker - oh hang on.

Tracksuit tosser?
 




Insel affe

Insel affe

HellBilly
Feb 23, 2009
24,312
Brighton factually.....
Mellotron said:
I'm curious if anyone here is planning on attending any of this appropriately SUPER SIZE World Cup - 4 games a day for a long time, 72 group games I think it is?
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Yep, we have potential places to stay with family in Michigan, San Fran, Houston or Phoenix, I would like to potentially take in a game in Vancouver, Santa Clara in San Fran and would love to do Monterrey, that would be epic but think Monterrey might be a touch to far.
 




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Han Solo

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May 25, 2024
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King Potter will have the easiest of lifes getting you to the World Cup.
 












Iggle Piggle

Iggle Piggle

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Sep 3, 2010
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We've wasted the Nations league. It was an opportunity to pit ourselves against teams of our level so we don't get beat against the first ones we play against in a major competition which always used to be the issue. If we'd have won a Nations league it would have taken the monkey off our back regarding 66. Instead we failed to take it seriously and now have 6 largely meaningless games.

Livramento and Gomes being English is a revelation for me. Maguire won't get another game for a while for Man Utd after Saturday. Perplexing.
 


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