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

[Dogtanian]

Pape Gueye is not happy with the elimination;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqj18d7q2vwo

"I will come back to say a few words about the elimination... but I am announcing today that as long as this coaching staff is in place, I will be taking a break from the national team"

[ADVILLAFAN]

Pape was a rolling stone....

[AV82EC]

Pape Gueye is not happy with the elimination;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqj18d7q2vwo

"I will come back to say a few words about the elimination... but I am announcing today that as long as this coaching staff is in place, I will be taking a break from the national team"

Insert Roy Keane “what a baby” gif.

[Proposition Joe]

Quote:
Australian 10,000m runner Ron Clarke had to be revived through the use of an oxygen mask after collapsing from altitude sickness in Mexico City at the 1968 Olympics

Oh come on, you don't get altitude sickness at 2000m, it's not that high. Plane cabins are pressurised to emulate an altitude of more or less that. My wife is from nearby Toluca, which is 2700m above sea level, and there you do feel it a bit going up flights of stairs sometimes, but it's not really the High Andes or Himalayas.

The smog in Mexico City may be more of a factor than the altitude.

[Somniloquism]

So you can feel it when you climb the stairs even when used to living at close to that altitude, but it won't be a problem for anyone playing a professional football match when not acclimatised? Gotcha.

[Toronto Villa]

It will absolutely have an impact on the English players and certainly as the game goes on. The Mexican players will have that advantage from the outset. I don’t think England will beat Mexico for a number of factors. Mainly given what we have seen so far. To expect Kane to always be the hero isn’t going to happen every time. Yesterday was shit overall

[Monty]

Quote:
Australian 10,000m runner Ron Clarke had to be revived through the use of an oxygen mask after collapsing from altitude sickness in Mexico City at the 1968 Olympics

Oh come on, you don't get altitude sickness at 2000m, it's not that high. Plane cabins are pressurised to emulate an altitude of more or less that. My wife is from nearby Toluca, which is 2700m above sea level, and there you do feel it a bit going up flights of stairs sometimes, but it's not really the High Andes or Himalayas.

The smog in Mexico City may be more of a factor than the altitude.

How often does one run 10k on a plane?

[SamTheMouse]

So you can feel it when you climb the stairs even when used to living at close to that altitude, but it won't be a problem for anyone playing a professional football match when not acclimatised? Gotcha.

Yeah, I think when you consider the incredibly fine margins that determine the outcomes of elite football matches, there's no escaping the fact that the Mexican team will have an advantage in these conditions.

[cdbearsfan]

Quote:
Australian 10,000m runner Ron Clarke had to be revived through the use of an oxygen mask after collapsing from altitude sickness in Mexico City at the 1968 Olympics

Oh come on, you don't get altitude sickness at 2000m, it's not that high. Plane cabins are pressurised to emulate an altitude of more or less that. My wife is from nearby Toluca, which is 2700m above sea level, and there you do feel it a bit going up flights of stairs sometimes, but it's not really the High Andes or Himalayas.

The smog in Mexico City may be more of a factor than the altitude.

How often does one run 10k on a plane?

I'm pretty sure that's classed as cheating.