Other Games - 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition (+ warm-up matches): Villa-watch

[Brazilian Villain]

but also the fact that most of the games i want to watch are on at 11pm or 2am, which is just silly.

It'll be Rory's favourite World Cup ever.

[Toronto Villa]

A couple of rule changes to look out for

https://xcancel.com/BBCSport/status/2061168432062894171/video/1?s=46

https://xcancel.com/WorldCup26HQ/status/2061176426011693444/video/1?s=46

[PeterWithesShin]

A couple of rule changes to look out for

https://xcancel.com/BBCSport/status/2061168432062894171/video/1?s=46

https://xcancel.com/WorldCup26HQ/status/2061176426011693444/video/1?s=46

Links that work tend to be helpful 

[cdbearsfan]

Assume the rule changes below. Seem sensible enough.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9v39x2v8yxo

[Somniloquism]

Is it the list of five changes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/cn8pmk4zkvlo

The second yellow one is shite. They will look at a second yellow if "awarded for a mistake" but not look to see if a ref should award a yellow. Normally for second yellows, the first one is the shite one and the second is usually deserved.

[cdbearsfan]

I wasn't sure about the corner one, either. They will review corners but only if it doesn't delay the restart. So if you know ball came back off your player just quickly take corner before they have chance to change their mind.

[Toronto Villa]

The injury cart guy taking off a player injures another one.

https://xcancel.com/nowfootball/status/2061192184192241674?s=46

[Garyth]

… games i want to watch are on at 11pm or 2am, which is just silly.

Otherwise known as ‘what fans in some parts of the world deal with every week’

😉

[Toronto Villa]

A couple of rule changes to look out for

https://xcancel.com/BBCSport/status/2061168432062894171/video/1?s=46

https://xcancel.com/WorldCup26HQ/status/2061176426011693444/video/1?s=46

Links that work tend to be helpful 

Sigh

Yeh one is the BBC article

Here is the other one which is just the 10 second rule being used and helping Japan

https://xcancel.com/WorldCup26HQ/status/2061176426011693444?s=20

[Toronto Villa]

The Bournemouth lad Rayan just scored a nice goal for Brazil. I really hope Alysson turns into something for us.

[ADVILLAFAN]

… games i want to watch are on at 11pm or 2am, which is just silly.

Otherwise known as ‘what fans in some parts of the world deal with every week’

😉

Other 'selfish' fans can watch at times to suit me.

[Somniloquism]

The injury cart guy taking off a player injures another one.

https://xcancel.com/nowfootball/status/2061192184192241674?s=46

So injured he manages to drag himself 2 metres across onto the pitch before grabbing the part that wasn't hit then dying.

[FatSam]

The Bournemouth lad Rayan just scored a nice goal for Brazil. I really hope Alysson turns into something for us.

If you'd have told me as recently as 2010, that AFC Bournemouth would have a player in the 2026 Brazil World Cup squad, I would have thought that you were a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock. They had played the previous season in the third flight of English football, and the least heralded players in the Brazil squad that summer were from clubs like Panathinaikos (who were current Greek champions), Wolfsburg (who had won the Bundesliga 12-months previously) and Villarreal.

You could say the same about Igor Thiago and Brentford. As recently as 2014 they had played the previous season in the third flight.