The heat didn't seem to affect the quality in Qatar! To be fair, it will only be a problem in some states, East Coast shouldn't be too bad, but certainly the West and South is going to be hoooot.

A big problem you've got with this Club World Cup is the lack of travelling fans, unlike in a World Cup. Plus the games will be at prime time for European audiences too.

Ref cam is good though!!

3 hours ago, Steve201 said:

You mean 94? Don’t remember 2002 being as hot as other pkaces? I’d imagine 90 was hit being in Italy!

No definitely 2002! Specifically the England vs Nigeria group stage match that was played above 30 degrees. You had high humidity there too in certain places.

Yeh def would be hot over there, my memory is more of the Ireland games at it being in the evenings so maybe not as warm then. And my generations hot World Cup was 94 with Ireland cms Norway/Italy/Mexico in the Miami heat.

Edited Wednesday at 05:425 days by Steve201

I tend to remember Ireland struggling in the heat versus Italy or Mexico in 1994, but I was only 11 at the time. Must have been the Mexico game they lost 2-1 played in Orlando, Florida in late June is oppressive levels of humidity.

Drier heat in the South-west and pleasant on the west coast though. It's actually the east where humidity is the worst though.

I seem to remember Ireland at the 1994 World Cup for this:

I don’t mind the concept but the players will suffer. Big heat, hardly any rest then boom intense season again. It will be interesting to see if it costs Chelsea and City next season. City 1-0 up right now Foden I forgot he existed

2 hours ago, Mack said:

I seem to remember Ireland at the 1994 World Cup for this:

Cheating bast*rds wouldn’t let Aldo come on!!

Didn’t take long for Trent to be beaten down the line!

Real Madrid technically have a great squad but they look so average. It’s very weird. That galactico thing just doesn’t work

Massive job for Alonso too, could make or break his managerial career.

On 16/06/2025 at 16:36, Mack said:

How are Salzburg in it?

Sorry forgot to check my world soccer magazine to confirm this until now - “they owe their invitation to an 18th place in UEFAs four year coefficient rankings”. Yet they only reached the champions league last 16 once in that period. Their good fortune was that all the sides above them in the ranking had either qualified as champions league winners or were from a nation that had already filled its 2 club quota meaning Liverpool, AC Milan, RB Leipzig, Barca, Napoli and Sevilla missed out.

Was there a game suspended today due to the lightening?

Inter Miami 2 Porto 1

Inter Miami become the first MLS side to beat a European team in a competitive game!

PSG lost to Botafago 🤨these South American teams always put up a good fight

On 19/06/2025 at 10:01, Steve201 said:

Sorry forgot to check my world soccer magazine to confirm this until now - “they owe their invitation to an 18th place in UEFAs four year coefficient rankings”. Yet they only reached the champions league last 16 once in that period. Their good fortune was that all the sides above them in the ranking had either qualified as champions league winners or were from a nation that had already filled its 2 club quota meaning Liverpool, AC Milan, RB Leipzig, Barca, Napoli and Sevilla missed out.

Thanks. :)

18 hours ago, Steve201 said:

Was there a game suspended today due to the lightening?

Yes, Palmerias v Al Ahly was suspended due to the lighting. Apparently it is the third match to be suspended due to weather conditions.

Inter Milan v Urawa Reds on 5Action for some reason tomorrow night at 8pm (UK Time).

Flamengo beat Chelsea 3-1 so far the teams from Brazil beating everybody

They are right in the middle of their season so prob a lot fitter!

Bayern became the first European team to beat a South American team 2-1 against Boca Kane and Olise scoring. They looked solid but nothing special