It’s time to face facts. 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽.
They made the semi-finals in 2002, sure, but that’s a bit like saying the Miami Dolphins were big in 1973. Every dog has its day.
Turkey went out of the 2026 World Cup on day nine on Friday night, the biggest waste of an air fare ever.
Turkey’s shooting at these finals has been remarkable, or remarkably bad. Their 62 efforts produced an expected goals (xG) total of 3.6.
If you’re not clued in about xG, this means that on the basis of the quality of their chances, they should have scored fewer than four times (about once for every 17 shots).
To put that in plain English, they’d be better off playing golf with sacks over their heads.
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🔎 | Curiosidade:
Teboho Mokoena é o 1º jogador com 1+ gol, 5+ passes decisivos e 90+ passes certos em um jogo de Copa do Mundo na nossa base de dados (desde 1966)! 🇿🇦🔥
South Africa knows the FIFA World Cup.
The memories are still alive. The pride is still there. The belief never left.
Johannesburg behind you. Africa behind you. We travel together.
Take Africa to the #FIFAWorldCup, South Africa. 🇿🇦🌍
🚨 ¡BIENVENIDOS, SUDÁFRICA! 🇿🇦
Los Bafana Bafana llega a la CDMX para enfrentar a México en la inauguración del Mundial 🤩
Mariachi, aficionados y hasta la prensa coreana estuvieron en la bienvenida
#AquiPasa
Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in South Africa 🇿🇦 is the biggest football derby in the world for the 2025/2026 season.
A massive 101,000 fans attended the clash on the 28th of February, 2026.
Así luce el autobús de los Bafana Bafana 🇿🇦
Ya está en las inmediaciones de la estación Tasqueña el transporte del rival de México en la inauguración del #Mundial2026.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside State and FIFA officials announced the largest fan zone at Central Park for the FIFA World Cup Final on July 19th- accommodating 50-thousand ticketed fans for free.
He also gave out this shout out to South Africa's hosting of the World Cup in 2010 ... and Durban in particular....
#sabcnews
Iran’s national football team should retain lawyers and take @FIFAcom to the Football Tribunal or the Court of Arbitration for Sport for violating its obligation to provide World Cup tournament teams with equal conditions in the US.
If Iran’s team has to sleep in a different country on every game day, ALL TEAMS should endure the same conditions. It’s only fair.
Sue the bastards. It’s the American way.
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