FIFA World Cup 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 2026

[The Subhuman]

Pascal should have played for Curacao... If all it needs is a Dutch passport

[The Subhuman]

God ITVX is s**t ...

[BlackHillsPaul]

Lots of empty seats at the Niners stadium, looked a third empty

I didn't see it that way at all. Looked pretty full to my very trained eye. (I spent years doing sports media). The official attendance is listed at 67,966. For English fans that are used to going to games in the UK I will say that it's different. There is MUCH more movement within the stadium during play here. At any given moment you might have several thousand fans using restrooms or taking advantage of concessions. World Cups tend to have a lot of neutral or casual fans that might just not be glued to their seat.

[JoeDenver]

Curaçao with the equalizer!!!

[The Subhuman]

I didn't see it that way at all. Looked pretty full to my very trained eye. (I spent years doing sports media). The official attendance is listed at 67,966. For English fans that are used to going to games in the UK I will say that it's different. There is MUCH more movement within the stadium during play here. At any given moment you might have several thousand fans using restrooms or taking advantage of concessions. World Cups tend to have a lot of neutral or casual fans that might just not be glued to their seat.

Must have been a lot in the bogs then ...

[BlackHillsPaul]

Pascal should have played for Curacao... If all it needs is a Dutch passport

He could have played for Suriname also. Just like Joel Piroe did.

[BlackHillsPaul]

Must have been a lot in the bogs then ...

My guess is that a LOT of people were trying to get out of the sun. With a Noon kickoff local time the sun was just beating down on most of the stadium. And with no cover, it's brutal!! It was about 85 Degrees Fahrenheit kickoff.

[Barlow Boy]

Nmecha now wins a penalty, which Havertz scores

[The Subhuman]

Hoping Wirtz would take this pen

[BlackHillsPaul]

Yesterday's attendance numbers. All matches were either sold out, or within 95% capacity. For example, the smallest crowd was in Vancouver. Stadium capacity there is only 54,000.

Qatar v Switzerland 67,976
Brasil v Morocco 80,663
Haiti v Scotland 64,146
Australia v Turkiye 52,497

[Tyzy]

What a goal by Nmecha

I didn't know he was in the Germany squad

[malcolmw]

Nmecha now wins a penalty, which Havertz scores

Can we trade our Nmecha for this Nmecha?
Just asking

[1964white]

Pascal should have played for Curacao... If all it needs is a Dutch passport

Maybe, Pascal has set is sights higher, rather just going for a glory cap moment.

[Barlow Boy]

Can we trade our Nmecha for this Nmecha?
Just asking

He’s playing very well Malcolm, albeit I’m not sure about the quality of the opposition.

[malcolmw]

Yesterday's attendance numbers. All matches were either sold out, or within 95% capacity. For example, the smallest crowd was in Vancouver. Stadium capacity there is only 54,000.

Qatar v Switzerland 67,976
Brasil v Morocco 80,663
Haiti v Scotland 64,146
Australia v Turkiye 52,497

The papers this morning reckon 35,000 Aussies in Vancouver right now. (The area has an Aussie population of over 10,000 - so would include many of them).
Wonderful scenes of celebration - including one guy wearing a yellow blazer and a pair of "budgie smugglers". Gotta love the Aussies.

Cant wait to see the scenes of the Dutch fans - they are the best!

[1964white]

Can we trade our Nmecha for this Nmecha?
Just asking

Some of us on here were shocked when we were linked with Nmecha, only realising it was inferior brother.

The commentary mentioned Leeds with regard to the Nmecha connection.

[1964white]

He’s playing very well Malcolm, albeit I’m not sure about the quality of the opposition.

Felix is special, valued around the £60m mark.

[BlackHillsPaul]

The papers this morning reckon 35,000 Aussies in Vancouver right now. (The area has an Aussie population of over 10,000 - so would include many of them).
Wonderful scenes of celebration - including one guy wearing a yellow blazer and a pair of "budgie smugglers". Gotta love the Aussies.

Cant wait to see the scenes of the Dutch fans - they are the best!

I enjoyed the Tartan Army last night in New England. THAT was a great crowd!!

[malcolmw]

Some of us on here were shocked when we were linked with Nmecha, only realising it was inferior brother.

The commentary mentioned Leeds with regard to the Nmecha connection.

I remember some comments when Nmecha joined us that we wouldnt be able to afford the other one. He is a really solid player.

[BlackHillsPaul]

Germany are absolutely ruthless! And I don't think they will take their foot off the gas. I suspect that the Curacao goal will be the highlight of their tournament. They are getting absolutely overrun!