Fifa World Cup 2026

[thestaggy]

A first for Ivory Coast as well, a pleasant surprise, I have always thought they have hone beyond this stage looking at their previous world famous stars. What did the generation of Drogba, Toure etc do?

Their ''golden generation'' was very disappointing, even at AFCON.

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2070255422284394718

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2070366563065336186

 

[satanboy]

 

[Nerfherder]

This feel like there's lot's of mixed results so far.

Brilliant by Ecuador

Its pretty chaotic.

I think its possibly because the stakes are different for each time. Like Germany and USA didn't need to win so they did take it easy. They wouldn't have wanted to risk red cards or injuries... Its a good time to rest players etc.

 

[TheChamp]

Senegal must go rogue on Iraq today, a low score win might not be enough.

 

[TheChamp]

Explains a lot

https://twitter.com/x/status/2070283664416498000

 

[daveza]

Question -

Why is Turkey called Turkiye, and Ivory Coast is called Côte d'Ivoire, but Japan is not called Nippon and Germany is not called Deutschland?

 

[Ecco]

Question -

Why is Turkey called Turkiye, and Ivory Coast is called Côte d'Ivoire, but Japan is not called Nippon and Germany is not called Deutschland?

Ya, and why is South Africa not called Mzanzi

Good point though, not sure?

 

[Azbubu]

Question -

Why is Turkey called Turkiye, and Ivory Coast is called Côte d'Ivoire, but Japan is not called Nippon and Germany is not called Deutschland?

Don’t know about Ivory Coast but Turkey officially requested the name change. Japan and Germany haven’t.

Edit: Apparently “Ivory Coast” also requested that their name not be translated and officially changed it. No one’s stopping any other country from doing the same.
If the country previously known as Swaziland ever make the WC they’d be Eswatini since that’s their new official name.

Why is Ivory Coast called CIV? Explaining country code for 2026 World Cup team | Sporting News

Here's why the Ivory Coast has a different abbreviation than what many would have expected.

www.sportingnews.com

 

[Nerfherder]

Question -

Why is Turkey called Turkiye, and Ivory Coast is called Côte d'Ivoire, but Japan is not called Nippon and Germany is not called Deutschland?

Turkey decided one day that they were tired of their country name being the same as an ugly bird (in other languages) so they petitioned the UN to mandate that other countries call them Turkiye not Turkey, I think the same thing happened with Ivory Coast.
Germany and Japan have not done this.

It seems to be all the fashion now, Cabo Verde and eSwatini also did it.

I sort of get it... it annoys me when we get called Afrique de sud by other countries.

 

[Nerfherder]

Ya, and why is South Africa not called Mzanzi

Good point though, not sure?

We could if we really wanted to... but that would involve changing the actual name of the country - Like Zimbabwe did.

Turkiye, Cabo Verde and all the others are the actual name they call themselves. They are just telling the rest of the world to call them what they already call themselves.

 

[TheChamp]

Question -

Why is Turkey called Turkiye, and Ivory Coast is called Côte d'Ivoire, but Japan is not called Nippon and Germany is not called Deutschland?

Choice?

 

[rietrot]

Question -

Why is Turkey called Turkiye, and Ivory Coast is called Côte d'Ivoire, but Japan is not called Nippon and Germany is not called Deutschland?

And we also don't use Arabic names and spelling. It is half ass wokeness.
They are against their standard English names, for much the same reason as the ANC renaming things.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Question -

Why is Turkey called Turkiye, and Ivory Coast is called Côte d'Ivoire, but Japan is not called Nippon and Germany is not called Deutschland?

They both got rekt in WW2, and lost their right to identity.

 

[animal531]

I looked a bit more at our last game and I wish they'd fire the defensive coaches while changing the overall style.

When we played positively our guys were doing great, winning one on ones, moving the ball forward and making things happen. As soon as they decide to go defensive they sit back and invite the other team onto themselves, then try to get out with long kicks that lose possession every time. Then they just get more and more desperate as time passes and in turn play worse, get more cards etc.

They started the same in the first game and never got out of defensive mode there, then as the games went on they became a bit more positive each time. Hopefully someone will realise that they actually need to play if they want to get any further.

 

[satanboy]

 

[satanboy]

Question -

Why is Turkey called Turkiye, and Ivory Coast is called Côte d'Ivoire, but Japan is not called Nippon and Germany is not called Deutschland?

Yes

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2070556082670625231

https://twitter.com/x/status/2070432126143791482

 

[TheChamp]

I looked a bit more at our last game and I wish they'd fire the defensive coaches while changing the overall style.

When we played positively our guys were doing great, winning one on ones, moving the ball forward and making things happen. As soon as they decide to go defensive they sit back and invite the other team onto themselves, then try to get out with long kicks that lose possession every time. Then they just get more and more desperate as time passes and in turn play worse, get more cards etc.

They started the same in the first game and never got out of defensive mode there, then as the games went on they became a bit more positive each time. Hopefully someone will realise that they actually need to play if they want to get any further.

There are no defensive coaches, it is one coach and he coaches everything.

Our problem is not defensive as such, I was also annoyed with the long clearances but we are missing a creative midfielder since Zwane is suspended, so our possession play is suffering in the midfield.