The Road to World Cup 2026 and UEFA Nations League

[Kenny]

Krejci with a goal in ET

 

[Tony Towner]

Krejci scores the (maybe) winner to put the artist formerly known as the Czech Republic through

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Italy heading to pens

 

[Tony Towner]

Krejci scores the (maybe) winner to put the artist formerly known as the Czech Republic through

...and missed a penalty

 

[Kenny]

...and missed a penalty

Tolu says fuck you all

 

[Kenny]

Krejci off to the World Cup.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Hadn't realised Sergej Barbarez was Bosnia manager. Hamburg legend!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Italy miss their first one.

They couldn't, could they?

 

[Sniffer]

They’ve missed 2

 

[Tony Towner]

Italy miss their first one.

They couldn't, could they?

3/3 in this era is some effort

 

[Kenny]

Oh dear Italy

 

[basher]

Scotland handing over the torch to Italy...

 

[jd1981]

They could

 

[Sniffer]

Sorry @Lupo

 

[jd1981]

Basically Italians over the age of 20 come 2030 will have no recollection of their team being at a World Cup

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Oh my word.

The 2006 World Cup final remains the last World Cup knockout match they won and will do until at least 2030.

 

[Sniffer]

I’d have traded a World Cup appearance to win either of the Euro finals.

 

[jd1981]

There will be a lot of annoyed Italian Americans too.
This is a poor Italian side even still should be getting to a World Cup.

 

[Alan]

Italy vs Bosnia going to extra time, Italy are down to 10

As is Czechia vs Denmark

Türkiye (play USA in the group @Alan ) and Sweden through, Kosovo and Poland out

I’ve been impressed with Türkiye. I will probably end up happy with a draw there.

 

[Alan]

There will be a lot of annoyed Italian Americans too.
This is a poor Italian side even still should be getting to a World Cup.

I think it was Nemanja Matic (not sure where the diacritics in his name should be) who has come out and said he won't let his kids go to Italian academies because they suck shit (the academies, not his kids).

Paraphrasing obv. But a damning indictment of the football culture there.