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Might have a chance of a ticket then 😂 Does seem a massive missed opportunity not to have bought an Iran shirt for the Mexican trip. Apparently there's as many Iran shirts there as there are Mexican ones 😂

Reports of him losing the captaincy would seem to suggest it was a little more than a few beers after curfew no?

I've gone with Spain but that could change yet. Fancy a double on Turkey and Norway making it to at least the QFs too.

In Utrecht otherwise I'd have fancied that one. Hopefully some Dutch friendlies that weekend

Probably can't get near to them either in fairness.

100% - even the second round won't have many crunch ties. France v Norway and Colombia v Portugal are probably my highlights of the groups. Brazil/Morocco and Spain/Uruguay look interesting too. There's a certain beauty in watching the minnows face off though - Scotland v Haiti for example 😉

There will definitely be some gaps, but probably only of a noticeable size for some of the smaller games. One of the issues with the expansion (which I'm generally in favour) is that there are number of games between relative minnows. All the games involving the big sides will be sold out I think.

Midfield definitely needs a remodel this Summer. When Hackney goes we'll have one central midfielder in the entire first team. If we're playing with 2 (as we tend) we'll need three more in through the door.

Actually thought of doing this last night. Happy with CDMX and Guadalajara but a last minute upgrade in Tulum wouldn't go a miss :)

We lucked out on accommodation having booked it long before the draw was made. Was surprised at the quality/cost ratio of Mexican accommodation actually, but a beer costs two quid so maybe not!

Good point, it at least distances them from criticism by those fans who have overpaid. Does suggest those prices will drop further though, as resellers won't want an unsold asset on their hands. A ticket for each of the two games I'm looking at would currently set you back £986 - I think...

Too much money in the game to not try and take every miniscule advantage possible.

Would be up for that, missed Rangers last season. Worked in Newcastle city centre years when Celtic played them, think they brought about 15,000 - quite a sight watching them walk through town to the ground, took about an hour to pass.

Hardly surprising but I wonder if they'll act like a normal seller in these circumstances? If they genuinely don't want empty blocks during the match I guess they'll need to push down the price closer to kick off?

Had a season at Hammarby years ago, five years before KH joined them in fact but I assume he'll have known his capabilities previously (played pretty much a full season for them).

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We're going. CDMX and Guadalajara rounded off with some time in Tulum. Zero tickets yet but hopeful we'll get to at least one match. Tickets remain stubbornly high but think we might see a drop in price closer to kick off.

Well presumably if there isn't a ban he keeps his job?

Using Italy as a bastion of fairness and sporting integrity in football is an odd choice of hill to die on.

Probably the right move (commercially) for Saints. If he's sacked without a ban it could get messy - I'm sure there are clauses in his contract adverse to this type of behaviour but claims and counter claims could take a while re: any payoff. Much easier for the FA to ban him which I would...