***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

It took incredible patience on my part, but I was finally able to send my, "Hey, what time does Italy play? I can't find them on the schedule" text to my very Italian friend this morning.

He responded exactly how you think he'd respond.
Still pretty shocking that there are 48 teams in this World Cup and Italy still couldn't qualify for it.
 
Still pretty shocking that there are 48 teams in this World Cup and Italy still couldn't qualify for it.

Well that’s oversimplifying it. Italy is one of the best 48 teams in the world. But they are competing with European teams for the bid, not the entire world. It’s like how the 5th best SEC team is better than the top G5 team. But the CFP is setup to give the G5 team a chance and will leave that WEC team home.
 
Well, now that the US game is past us it’s time to look toward Saturday. The 2:00 game probably won’t be competitive, but those next three games should be really fun. Gonna have to get a nap or sleep in cause it’s going to be a late night.
 
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