World Cup Previews

It’s Chucky’s Team Now: Your 2022 England World Cup Preview

The Maestro -
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What an absolutely abysmal eight decades eighteen months it's been for England. First, you're already the laughingstock of the planet, still dealing with the aftershocks of a crumbled empire that have been inevitable for the past century. Second, your perennially underachieving football team appears to finally play up to form for the

Better Know a Slave LaboUr Cup Participant – Belgium! (and Some JV NFL)

King Hippo -
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First, let's have a FUN Slave LaboUr Tidbit - did you NOE that overseers are far more likely than private employers to approve overtime and holiday pay?  Turns out 150% of zero remains zero.  And 200% of zero?  You get it!  I ain't nevar told y'all there would be no maths. Golden

World Cup Preview: South Koera

Game Time Decision -
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Ssiball, why did I agree to creating a preview of a sport that I barely follow and for a country that I've never been to.  I'm not sure either.  The closest I'll ever get to there is a former co-worker is from there and I saw some of Seoul when

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: A (Shoehorned) World Cup Preview in Tunisia

Senor Weaselo -
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(It was birthday week, and rehearsal Friday, concert Saturday, gig Sunday, gig Monday. At some point we will go back to our regularly scheduled musings and Marble League reviews. Like HOLY SHIT THE PINKIES ARE STILL IN 1ST THROUGH 6 EVENTS. The Pinkies. The Pauls of the Marble League. Also,

World Cup of (Slave Labour) Croatia Preview: You will Nazi them coming

Wakezilla -
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The last time I did a write-up for Croatia, I correctly said they would be a formidable opponent who would make a deep run in the 2018 World Cup. Many of us hopped on the bandwagon and briefly fell in-lust over their President, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who seemed quite lovely, but

“Yma o Hyd” – A Wales World Cup Preview

Beerguyrob -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLXtf1XFczk Does dim llawer o lwyddiant i’w gael yn hanes pêl-droed Cymru. Aeth Cymru i mewn i gêm gymhwyso Cwpan y Byd FIFA am y tro cyntaf yn y 1950au. Ac eithrio rhediad sydd bellach bron yn chwedlonol i rownd yr wyth olaf yng Nghwpan y Byd 1958 (lle collodd y

Better Know a Slave LaboUr Cup Participant – Senegal! (and JV early)

King Hippo -
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My burned-out ass doesn't want to go through all the Prem scheduling - but here is the linky-poo for you to peruse at yer leisure. Let's get to those wacky, "No homo obvs" Senegalese! I mean, before we get into the...not great, Bob!...let's acknowledge that the (Butch) Lions of Teranga have quite

Your 2022 World Cup México Preview

ballsofsteelandfury -
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The long and the short of it is that México, the land of my birth, isn't doing Jack Shit in Qatar except picking up tips on how to exploit poor people for cheapo labour. So, instead I will take this opportunity to tell you about the country in a format very

Sundays With Litre, Now with Less Litre!

ballsofsteelandfury -
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Your illustrious host for the Sunday evening Open Thread is in Toronto this weekend for the Canada-Jamaica World Cup Qualifier game. This is important for two reasons: Canada needs just one point to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since the 80'sLitre has been running a Twitter account