BBC got screwed for the Quarters...

On 28/06/2026 at 12:44, Mack. said:

Africa - 9 of 10 qualified - 5 in 2nd place/4 in 3rd
South America - 5 of 6 qualified - 3 in 1st place/2 in 3rd
Europe - 13 of 16 qualified - 7 in 1st place/4 in 2nd/2 in 3rd
North/Central America - 3 of 6 qualified - 2 in 1st place/1 in 2nd
Asia - 2 of 9 qualified - 2 in 2nd place
Oceania - 0 of 1 qualified

Comparing this to the number we had at the last World Cup:

Africa - 9 vs 5 (+4)

Asia - 2 vs 6 (-4)

North America - 3 vs 4 (-1)

South America - 5 vs 4 (+1)

Europe - 13 vs 13 (=)

Oceania - 0 vs 0 (=)

So it's mainly Africa that have benefitted from the 48-team setup at the expense of Asia.

And if they still do 'rankings' based on overall points, this would be the list for the eliminated teams I think!

33. Iran (3pts, 0)

34. South Korea (3pts, -1)

35. Turkiye (3pts, -2)

36. Scotland (3pts, -3)

37. Uruguay (2pts, -1)

38. Saudi Arabia (2pts, -4)

39. Czechia (1pt, -4)

40. New Zealand (1pt, -6)

41. Qatar (1pt, -8, 2 goals)

42. Curacao (1pt, -8, 1 goal)

43. Panama (0pts, -4)

44. Jordan (0pts, -5)

45. Haiti (0pts, -6)

46. Uzbekistan (0pts, -9)

47. Tunisia (0pts, -10)

48. Iraq (0pts, -11)

Odds: (Coral)

France 13-5f

Argentina 7-2

England 7-1

Spain 7-1

Brazil 10-1

Portugal 11-1

Morocco 20-1

USA 25-1

Colombia 33-1

Mexico 33-1

Norway 33-1

Belgium 40-1

Switzerland 66-1

Canada 100-1

Croatia 100-1

Senegal 100-1

Ecuador 125-1

Ivory Coast 150-1

Australia 200-1

Paraguay 200-1

Sweden 200-1

Austria 250-1

Egypt 250-1

Algeria 300-1

Ghana 400-1

Bosnia-Herzegovina 500-1

Cape Verde 500-1

DR Congo 500-1

Joint with Spain how odd

Edited Tuesday at 16:035 days by Henessy Lake

England are always among the favourites in the betting at major tournaments. It feels like it may just be a thing in England itself and not in the World/Europe in general.

41 minutes ago, Houdini said:

England are always among the favourites in the betting at major tournaments. It feels like it may just be a thing in England itself and not in the World/Europe in general.

Just as an experiment I tried to search for betting websites outside of England and came across this one from Italy and the order of favourites seems to be similar, so maybe it's not just an English thing. The past 60 years have taught them nothing obviously 🤣

https://www.snai.it/scommesse/quote/calcio/mondiale-2026

Disgusting:

https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/30/dutch-fa-report-online-racist-abuse-oranje-trio-morocco-defeat

The World Cup is like the General Election. If you fail you're out.

Odds: (Coral)

France 15-8f

Argentina 4-1

England 7-1

Spain 7-1

Brazil 11-1

Portugal 11-1

Morocco 20-1

Mexico 25-1

Norway 25-1

USA 25-1

Colombia 28-1

Belgium 50-1

Switzerland 66-1

Senegal 100-1

Odds: (Coral)

France 15-8f

Argentina 4-1

Spain 15-2

England 9-1

Brazil 11-1

Portugal 14-1

USA 20-1

Morocco 25-1

Mexico 25-1

Colombia 28-1

Belgium 33-1

Norway 33-1

Switzerland 66-1

Canada 150-1

Croatia 150-1

Australia 200-1

Paraguay 200-1

Austria 250-1

Egypt 250-1

Algeria 300-1

Ghana 400-1

Cape Verde 500-1

Date	Time		Team 1		Team 2		TV	Radio
04 Jul	18:00		Canada	v	Morocco		ITV	Sports Extra/5 Live
04 Jul	22:00		Paraguay	v	France		BBC	5 Live
05 Jul	21:00		Brazil	v	Norway		ITV	5 Live
06 Jul	01:00		Mexico	v	England		BBC	5 Live
06 Jul	20:00		Portugal or Croatia	v	Spain		BBC	5 Live
07 Jul	01:00		USA	v	Belgium		BBC	5 Live
07 Jul	17:00		Argentina or Cape Verde	v	Australia or Egypt		ITV	5 Live
07 Jul	21:00		Switzerland or Algeria	v	Colombia or Ghana		ITV	5 Live

Julian Nagelsmann has resigned from his position as Germany manager after the team’s shock Round‑of‑32 World Cup exit to Paraguay.

1 hour ago, Mack. said:

Julian Nagelsmann has resigned from his position as Germany manager after the team’s shock Round‑of‑32 World Cup exit to Paraguay.

Apparently Germany want Jurgen Klopp next!

Odds: (Coral)

France 15-8f

Argentina 4-1

Spain 6-1

England 9-1

Brazil 11-1

Portugal 14-1

USA 20-1

Morocco 25-1

Mexico 25-1

Norway 25-1

Colombia 28-1

Belgium 33-1

Switzerland 50-1

Canada 150-1

Paraguay 200-1

Egypt 250-1

Australia 300-1

Ghana 400-1

Cape Verde 500-1

Would make sense for Klopp and Germany that!