The official 2018 World Cup thread

[siablo14]

I get that countries who live for football should get first crack at it, but what about FIFA's responsability to grow the game worldwide?

Canada should win it next.

Canada has won it next.

[PACnPBFsuck]

EASY WORK

[Outworn]

Call me a conspiracy-tard but is it just me that the US team threw their matches so they don't go to Russia?

Pathetic if true.

[siablo14]

Call me a conspiracy-tard but is it just me that the US team threw their matches so they don't go to Russia?

Pathetic if true.

They won't be missed. So no big deal.

[Sparked_26]

Financing and development was why America was chosen.

To be fair England and Germany and probably Spain could host a World Cup at a weeks notice.

True about Mexico twice hosting it.

[Outworn]

They won't be missed. So no big deal.

They bring revenue to Russia which they don't want to.

[GrandmasterWang]

Tempted to fade Spain now. I bet on them to beat Tunisia and they almost let me down.

It's possible they bumble out of the group stage in an upset.

[siablo14]

To be fair England and Germany and probably Spain could host a World Cup at a weeks notice.

True about Mexico twice hosting it.

It was time for us(North Americans, CONCACAF) to get one, right?

[siablo14]

They bring revenue to Russia which they don't want to.

Ah. Good point. Western Europeans and wealthy Asians will certainly help though.

[Outworn]

Ah. Good point. Western Europeans and wealthy Asians will certainly help though.

Not as much as the US and A