Soccer Super Thread

[tiger_one]

Does that now automatically become the new World rankings, or is there seperate criteria ?

Champion @Halbrowne61, it's so discombobulated and never so straight forward! 😉

No, the final standings of the FIFA World Cup 2026 do not automatically become the new world rankings.
While the tournament heavily impacts a team's global standing, the two systems are calculated using entirely different methods.

How the Two Systems Differ

• World Cup Final Standings: This is a direct, localized tournament tracker. After the tournament finishes, FIFA issues an official Final Tournament Standings report. It ranks all 48 teams based strictly on how far they advanced (e.g., champion, runner-up), followed by group stage points and goal differences for teams knocked out in the same round.
• FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings: This is an ongoing rating system that calculates points match-by-match. A team's ranking represents a rolling multi-year record of all official matches, not just a single summer tournament.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Champion @Halbrowne61, it's so discombobulated and never so straight forward! 😉

No, the final standings of the FIFA World Cup 2026 do not automatically become the new world rankings.
While the tournament heavily impacts a team's global standing, the two systems are calculated using entirely different methods.

How the Two Systems Differ

• World Cup Final Standings: This is a direct, localized tournament tracker. After the tournament finishes, FIFA issues an official Final Tournament Standings report. It ranks all 48 teams based strictly on how far they advanced (e.g., champion, runner-up), followed by group stage points and goal differences for teams knocked out in the same round.
• FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings: This is an ongoing rating system that calculates points match-by-match. A team's ranking represents a rolling multi-year record of all official matches, not just a single summer tournament.

Thanks mate

 

[tiger_one]

Australian youth international Marcus Neill has signed his first professional contract with Premier League club Sunderland.

Neill – the son of Socceroos great Lucas – has been rewarded for his prolific record with Sunderland’s youth teams, recording 48 goal contributions from 67 appearances.

Son of a Socceroos legend signs his first pro contract with Premier League club: 'He has excelled'

Marcus Neill, the son of Socceroos great Lucas, has signed a professional contract with Sunderland in the Premier League.

football360.com.au

 

[tiger_one]

 

[Halbrowne61]

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Thanks TO for your excellent coverage of all the World Cup games and events. You kept us right in the loop from start to finish.
Well done ( again) !

Now time for a little rest before we get the
Spurs off and running for a much
Improved season . ( We hope).

 

[tiger_one]

 

[innsaneink]

Yeah thanks T1
Awesome effort...not really into it but you helped keep me interested.

I see EPL begins.soon...might need to find another team to support as suggested elsewhere...used to like Blackburn before only cause i knew a girl once with that surname...dont think theyre involded now

Do you do a tipping comp for the EPL?

 

[tiger_one]

Yeah thanks T1
Awesome effort...not really into it but you helped keep me interested.

I see EPL begins.soon...might need to find another team to support as suggested elsewhere...used to like Blackburn before only cause i knew a girl once with that surname...dont think theyre involded now

Do you do a tipping comp for the EPL?

Champion @innsaneink, in past years going back to when Geo was leading the way, we've had Fantasy Premier League and there's a core number here who play this game. It's addictive in the sense you don't just follow one team - you have to be aware of the players throughout the comp to get the most points etc.

Now, you come up with a Tipping Comp scenario.

Guess that puts the cat amongst the pigeons and I'll look into that to maybe get an EPL tipping comp going here too.
Actually, I'm sure it will be popular.
So, thanks.

 

[innsaneink]

I like the EPL great players running round just realised though.its only on stan i think..bugger

 

[tiger_one]