The Road to World Cup 2026 and UEFA Nations League

[Lupo]

Idea: Euphemism XI.

Ben Bender in midfield, Woodcock at forward, Christian Fuchs, David Seaman…

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

My England team as it stands:

--------------------Pickford-------------------

James--------Guéhi-------Maguire-------Hall

-------------------Anderson-------------------

---------------Rice----------Bellingham-----------

Palmer-------------Kane-----------Gordon-----------

Saka is in shite form, Stones never plays, Foden has rarely had a good game for England

 

[YoungWolf]

Maguire and Guehi is a pretty decent partnership at the back, stones usually does his trick of magically appearing in time for the tournament and being great but I think this one won’t happen for him.

He really likes Rogers so I feel like he’ll rotate him and Bellingham.

I’d have rashford on the left if he’s fit.

Saka hasn’t been great but palmer has been worse I’d say. Need one of them to come into form either way

 

[Leyton Wolf]

Maguire should come back into the squad next week you'd think, but I'm not sure he's that close to starting. He'll get game time in the friendlies but I think Konsa might start alongside Guehi in the summer unless Stones is fit, and I suspect Tuchel feels loyalty to Burn, who has been 4th choice in most of the recent squads.

Rogers will surely start the first game now, especially as Bellingham looks like he might miss out again next week through injury. I wonder how long that will last if we're poor in the first game or two though.

He seems to have a soft spot for Madueke too, so I wouldn't be surprised if he got some game time on the right as Palmer and Saka are so out of form. Also think O'Reilly might hold on to left back.

Really hard to judge at this point though. You'd think next week will pretty much be the same squad he picks in the summer, he doesn't strike me as a manager who is likely to be swayed by any late season upticks in form.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Maguire should come back into the squad next week you'd think, but I'm not sure he's that close to starting. He'll get game time in the friendlies but I think Konsa might start alongside Guehi in the summer unless Stones is fit, and I suspect Tuchel feels loyalty to Burn, who has been 4th choice in most of the recent squads.

Rogers will surely start the first game now, especially as Bellingham looks like he might miss out again next week through injury. I wonder how long that will last if we're poor in the first game or two though.

He seems to have a soft spot for Madueke too, so I wouldn't be surprised if he got some game time on the right as Palmer and Saka are so out of form. Also think O'Reilly might hold on to left back.

Really hard to judge at this point though. You'd think next week will pretty much be the same squad he picks in the summer, he doesn't strike me as a manager who is likely to be swayed by any late season upticks in form.

O’Reilly didn’t do his chances any good with his performance against Madrid last week.

 

[Kenny]

Iran not officially out of the World Cup and trying to get their games played in Mexico.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Iran not officially out of the World Cup and trying to get their games played in Mexico.

Which world cup was it that they beat the US? Absolute scenes.

 

[Alan]

Which world cup was it that they beat the US? Absolute scenes.

Hopefully this one, if it comes to it

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

1998 I'm thinking of, christ if it'd have been 2018 I wouldn't have been surprised

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Take a look at this video, 'Iran v USA 2-0' https://share.google/u8lFBOg7x23WWnVqI

 

[visage]

A similar result would be funny as fuck. Trump then nuking Tehran less so.

 

[Alan]

A similar result would be funny as fuck. Trump then nuking Tehran less so.

Probably start calling the squad the “Sleepy Joe National Team”

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Ireland 1-0 up vs Czechia

Türkiye knocked out Romania earlier

 

[PuntsWolf]

Nonsense penalty

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

2-0 Ireland

Sweden also beating Ukraine

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Goal back for the Czechs

I've got the Wales game on, cagey

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Good 1st half for us, perfect level of intensity. Pressing the Czechs well, not giving them a minute on the ball and working well in and around the box.
Our boy Krejci was hauled down by Manning when he was going nowhere, and we concede via a penalty, annoyingly.

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Good 1st half for us, perfect level of intensity. Pressing the Czechs well, not giving them a minute on the ball and working well in and around the box.
Our boy Krejci was hauled down by Manning when he was going nowhere, and we concede via a penalty, annoyingly.

But was a stupid error by Manning to grab Crejci's shirt when the fucking ball was going out! Dear me!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Great goal Dan James

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Poland losing to Albania
Denmark beating North Macedonia
Norn Iron still holding Italy