World Cup 2026 - A General Thread (Includes ‘Hydration’ Break Discussion)

[jackharris]

 

[jackharris]

Games will be lasting over 2 hours with 4 quarters, absolutely bonkers.

 

[Darran]

The World Cup hasn’t been worth watching since the 90’s.

 

[Smurph]

Didn't think they could sink any lower than Sepp Blatter.

Infantino makes him look like Atticus Finch

 

[jackharris]

The World Cup hasn’t been worth watching since the 90’s.

Quite true Dar. I enjoyed 86 and 1990 immensely. Even without Wales being there. But 1994 in the US was shite and we should have qualified. 1998 was great also. I enjoyed that one. 2002 was crap with kick off times being in the middle of the night and in the morning whilst I was in work. 2006 wasn’t too bad in Germany, but I can’t remember much about it. 2010 in South Africa was spoilt by those fucking vuvuzelas. 2014 in Brazil was naff, 2018 in Russia was ok. 2022 was utter shite in Qatar.

 

[jackharris]

The club World Cup last year was really unwatchable for me. Football is such a different thing to American Football. We know we get all the interruptions in that sport. Football is a sport about building momentum and not having too many long stoppages, but this and VAR is destroying all that.

 

[Darran]

Quite true Dar. I enjoyed 86 and 1990 immensely. Even without Wales being there. But 1994 in the US was shite and we should have qualified. 1998 was great also. I enjoyed that one. 2002 was crap with kick off times being in the middle of the night and in the morning whilst I was in work. 2006 wasn’t too bad in Germany, but I can’t remember much about it. 2010 in South Africa was spoilt by those fucking vuvuzelas. 2014 in Brazil was naff, 2018 in Russia was ok. 2022 was utter shite in Qatar.

I can’t see me watching much of this one if I’m honest.

 

[Cooperman]

Quite true Dar. I enjoyed 86 and 1990 immensely. Even without Wales being there. But 1994 in the US was shite and we should have qualified. 1998 was great also. I enjoyed that one. 2002 was crap with kick off times being in the middle of the night and in the morning whilst I was in work. 2006 wasn’t too bad in Germany, but I can’t remember much about it. 2010 in South Africa was spoilt by those fucking vuvuzelas. 2014 in Brazil was naff, 2018 in Russia was ok. 2022 was utter shite in Qatar.

Same for me. I wasn’t old enough for 1982, but was all over 1986. I thought this was the pinnacle until Italia 90, and it hasn’t been beaten since.

 

[Smurph]

The club World Cup last year was really unwatchable for me. Football is such a different thing to American Football. We know we get all the interruptions in that sport. Football is a sport about building momentum and not having too many long stoppages, but this and VAR is destroying all that.

I couldn't bring myself to watch a single minute of the competition, these governing bodies turn my stomach.

The last world cup was a real turning point for me.

 

[Deleted member 1454]

I have said this before, but I just strongly dislike so much about where football has been going these last 5-10 years. VAR started the decline for me, it is by a country mile the biggest pile of shite ever introduced into the game.

Then we had a World Cup in Russia, where the suits were fawning over and trying to legitimise a dictator. Then we had Qatar, fawning over human rights abusers. And now we've got a repeat of Russia coming up, with Infantino again crawling up a despot's arse, this time Trump.

On top of that you've got the utter bollocks of the redesigned Champions League "Swiss system" (a European Super League by stealth) and the utterly pointless Club World Cup.

Oh, and top of all that we've had to suffer a string of Poundland Peps these last 5 years producing the most mind-numbingly boring football we've ever seen.

Merry Christmas, you filthy animals

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Grumpyoldmen.com.

 

[Neath_Jack]

The World Cup is excellent, behind the olympics only as a sporting spectacle. Thoroughly enjoyed the last one as well.

 

[J_B]

I can compartmentalise and put the bullshit surrounding the World Cup to one side and just watch the football for what it is.
Considering what was at stake the last World Cup final was one of the greatest games ever played.

 

[K23]

I think Scotland's first game kicks off at 2am UK time.

 

[Neath_Jack]

I think Scotland's first game kicks off at 2am UK time.

They’ll be dancing in the streets of Kelso that night.