Men's Football FIFA World Cup 2026

[Belle 1,038]

13 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Sweden has unfortunately been slowly declining since Euro 2021. Now Norway is looking much better.

I totally agree with this. 

[copravolley 565]

10 minutes ago, Belle said:

I totally agree with this. 

But on paper Sweden looking very good, especially with Isak- 120 mln euro + Gyokeres- 75 mln euro

[Henry_Leon 1,623]

1 hour ago, Monzanator said:

The Italian NT gives an impression of random dudes tbh. No fear factor or anything. Just average at best.

This our level. Italy have many good players, but have only one top player (Donnarumma).

We don't play "as team", this is the impression. 

 

The only good think is the result: won 5-4  

[copravolley 565]

5 minutes ago, Henry_Leon said:

This our level. Italy have many good players, but have only one top player (Donnarumma).

We don't play "as team", this is the impression. 

 

The only good think is the result: won 5-4  

Maybe Chiesa will come to squad?

[Henry_Leon 1,623]

1 minute ago, copravolley said:

Maybe Chiesa will come to squad?

However don't change nothing. We don't have a top players (Chiesa is a sub of Liverpool)

 

How is possible win at young level don't have enough young a players in serie A?

 

If we find a "Lamine Yamal" in Italy will be debut in Serie A at 24/25 years (maybe)

 

[Monzanator 4,846]

Well, I still remember when Mancini & Vialli didn't play for NT because of a feud with Arrigo Sacchi (or was that Sacchi vs Sampdoria in general?). Anyhoo, Euro 2021 was like the veteran's last dance and it was won more by the defense which is fine. If GK is your biggest star then it's usually a major problem. But overall, yes, Italy has a group of players but not a team.

[copravolley 565]

7 hours ago, Henry_Leon said:

However don't change nothing. We don't have a top players (Chiesa is a sub of Liverpool)

 

How is possible win at young level don't have enough young a players in serie A?

 

If we find a "Lamine Yamal" in Italy will be debut in Serie A at 24/25 years (maybe)

 

Ok, but I believe that great talent will break through even in a bad system, like Balotelli's 15 years ago. He was our last great attacking talent. The current players like Kean etc are good but not great and I don't know if it would have helped if Kean had started playing regularly in Serie A at the age of 18-19, than 23-24?

 

Btw., for example, in volleyball, so many young players make their debuts very early in the senior NT: Egonu and Orro at 18 age, Michieletto and Giannelli before 20 age, so this is more of a football specific problem, not all our sport. Secondly, as I've already written, we lack truly great football talent for last over 10 years – I'm sure Yamal could easily break through even in Italy, just like Balotelli and del Piero did back.

Edited September 9, 2025 by copravolley

[copravolley 565]

"Bisogna stare molto attenti a creare nei giovani l’alibi che il loro problema è che non li facciamo giocare,perché l’assistenzialismo nello sport competitivo non ha mai pagato. La prima cosa è che il giovane si deve guadagnare il diritto di giocare.”- Julio Velasco.

 

 

 

Edited September 9, 2025 by copravolley

[El Analyzer 313]

African qualifier:

 put  in a very difficult situation after 1-1 draw

 17 pts

 11 pts

 11 pts (and will play the 8th match today night)

 

after today 2 matches remaining for each team, 90%  Will qualify 

[El Analyzer 313]

 1 vs  0

 very close for the WC debut with 19 pts

 15 pts

 14 pts

 

2 matches remaining for each team