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From a TV viewer's perspective yes I get it but from the team's perspective makes more sense to be on the same day. From TV viewer's perspective yesterday was perfect. 15:00 GMT: Iran vs Qatar 17:00 GMT: Nigeria vs South Africa 20:00 GMT: Ivory Coast vs DR Congo The only annoying thing was UEFA You...

About the "top top whatever" thing... Last time Iran won an Asian Cup was in 1976. So they spent over half a century without winning it (next opportunity will be in 2027). In World Cups they never progressed from the group stages and lost the majority of the matches they played there. At u...

amenina wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 18:17 Ali, who came off the bench, was wide open when he had a shot fell to him, and he was just kept onside to score.

Almoez Ali was a starter.

So much talk about the "small teams", but in the end we get four big semifinalists, all former winners. Surely you didn't expect these semi-finalists though? None from North Africa for the first time since 2015 and none made WC and only Nigeria made 2018 WC. Algeria won the 2019 ACN, and ...

For the midfield, Eintracht got Donny van de Beek from ManUnited, also on loan with buy option (11m €). He was outstanding at Ajax, but couldn't show anything at United (that happens to a lot of players lately, right?) UEFA.com didn't confirm the squad changes yet, but I'm reading news that Van de ...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GBtULuyW4AE2Oe6?format=jpg&name=small UEFA Youth League returns in 2 days. I expect the following teams to progress: Bayern, Partizan, Inter, Zilina, Sevilla, Mainz, Midtjylland and AZ Alkmaar. UEFA should have scheduled these matches for Thursday February 8th. It's ...

So much talk about the "small teams", but in the end we get four big semifinalists, all former winners.

Tazmania wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 23:42 The idea that ten African teams can be at the next WC is ridiculous.

Totally agree with you, 10 is not enough, it should be 12.

Sorry about the off-topic, this is about the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, not about the 2026 World Cup and FIFA's ignominious habits.

Quarterfinals: Angola - Nigeria Cape Verde - Southafrica Ivory Coast - Mali Guinea - DRC Who dares to make a prediction now? My prediction is that Morocco will win! :grin1: Morocco's run in the World Cup is looking more like a fluke than a fact. Oh they absolutely deserved it, but even accounting f...

I think what we can see from this AFCON, and also in the AFC Asian Cup, is that teams from the second tier of continental football are narrowing the gap, or even catching up with, teams in the first tier, aided by the expansion of these tournaments to 24 teams. I think this is also a matter of perc...

matt wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 18:51 India and China, with almost 3 bilion people, can't produce a football team good enough to be among the 16 best Asian teams.

It's even worse than that!

They're the only two teams in this Asian Cup that couldn't score a single goal!!

Okay, perhaps it is not so relevant whether they lose to Eq Guinea or Tanzania or Mauritania (just to name a few "minnows"). Anyway, to lose 0-4 at home in a match with qualification on the line, where a draw is most likely enough, means he is way out of his depth coaching at this level. ...

Losing 0-4 when you are the hosts, to a team whose leading scorer play in the Spanish third division, and only qualifying because other teams screwed up (they would be out had Ghana not conceded two late goals). I would say the firing is pretty justifiable. How is Nsue's current club relevant? If t...

Years of Dragonite calling domestic leagues "glorified neighborhood friendlies" (ie far less important than the preliminary round of CL between San Marin and Andorra) seem to have brainwashed too many people on this forum, Overgame, I advise you to just ignore their stupid rants against &...

- for the Rest of the World this will be their most prestigious competition and they should benefit, hopefully increasing global competitiveness. For Europeans too. Club World Cup > UEFA Champions League Being one of the 12 European teams is extremely prestigious, and having the opportunity to comp...