US, Canada, Mexico will host World Cup 2026!

[OzzyOscy]

With Asia now having 8 spots, at least there's no chance of Iran not making it ever again...

[teammelli91]

Eyval! I’m very excited for this!

[arash123]

There is no way they are doing a World Cup with 48 teams and yet no team from Oceania.

You're right, I completely forgot about OFC. I would either replace the 6th Euro team with an OFC team, unless if somehow AFC and OFC could logistically merge.

[Sam van Dam]

85ers

[Adesor Vafaseya]

im not saying that, but anyone could beat TNT, including the formerly known 8-0ers now 5-0ers

they are stilll called 8:0ers till someone top that to 9:0! Capice?

[KC McElroy]

out of the 16 added teams

add the rest of south america (5)
add 7 european (13)
1 caf
1 afc
1 concacaf

you can still have a respectable WC that way

There is no way they are doing a World Cup with 48 teams and yet no team from Oceania.

[arash123]

out of the 16 added teams

add the rest of south america (5)
add 7 european (13)
1 caf
1 afc
1 concacaf

you can still have a respectable WC that way

[KC McElroy]

im not saying that, but anyone could beat TNT, including the formerly known 8-0ers now 5-0ers

Well clearly not everybody. And watching the 8-0ers today I doubt they could either. Their keeper looked like he played for the local middle school.

[Sam van Dam]

After today's game, no one can claim that every team that did not make the World Cup is worse than every team that did.

im not saying that, but anyone could beat TNT, including the formerly known 8-0ers now 5-0ers

[KC McElroy]

if they're so good then why didn't they qualify?

and i don't wanna here the italy had to play spain. in the playoffs they lost to sweden because their coach couldn't figure it out.

USA lost to TNT :ROFL: even saudi could beat TNT

Iran qualified by playing every match 11 v 12

Italy vs. Myanmar in 2026 gonna be the match of the century

After today's game, no one can claim that every team that did not make the World Cup is worse than every team that did.

[OzzyOscy]

It's a delight to watch Italy and Netherlands because normally they qualify, and thus are playing really well, winning games with goals and stylish play.

This Italy and Netherlands, and any other big team that ever fails to qualify, stutter and choke and then fail. I do not want to watch those teams, whatever colour kit they play in and language they speak.

[Sam van Dam]

Nevermind, We're not understanding each other's point!

ha no problem!!

i just feel that a 32 team format is much better and gives purpose for qualifiers. that feeling when we qualified after azizi's goal in 97 or gucci's goal in 2013 is something that will live in our minds forever. a pretty much automatic qualification would not.

trust me id rather have the likes of use ghana italy netherlands etc. in the World Cup over the likes of panama iceland or saudi arabia, but again its the qualification process and all 31 teams had to earn their way in, 48 teams would make it less enjoyable.

and i was just as shocked as anybody when italy did not qualify. they've been a staple in the world cup for over 60 years

[Keano]

Nevermind, We're not understanding each other's point!

[Sam van Dam]

All of the above are still better than 1/2 of the teams in this World Cup. No matter how bad Italy or Netherlands are, it's still a delight to watch them in World Cup (They're never all that bad nonetheless)

if they're so good then why didn't they qualify?

and i don't wanna here the italy had to play spain. in the playoffs they lost to sweden because their coach couldn't figure it out.

USA lost to TNT :ROFL: even saudi could beat TNT

Iran qualified by playing every match 11 v 12

Italy vs. Myanmar in 2026 gonna be the match of the century

[Keano]

if italy holland usa ghana chile etc were good then they would be in the world cup. 48 teams won't make the competition better. its like banging a fat chick.

I'm not gonna watch irans first 2 asian cup matches vs yemen and vietnam but you bet your ass i will watch them soorkah iraq without al-bin williams

All of the above are still better than 1/2 of the teams in this World Cup. No matter how bad Italy or Netherlands are, it's still a delight to watch them in World Cup (They're never all that bad nonetheless)