₦airaland Forum

Amedino99:
Americans are only capitalists when it suits them. The women team used the #meetoo movement then to strongarm the men team to this deal as at that period. Remembered when they took their FA to court for this deal. Same way the NBA is bankrolling the WNBA and those ones are still fighting for higher pays even tho they dont earn enough.

FiveFootNinja:
Mujtahida

Today is a good day. 😁

Also, can we agree that at this point France is Morocco's husband? Back to back World Cup dominations now.

SymphonyRad:
World cup is over for every African team so everybody don humble, let them all come back and let's have fun as we prepare for the next AFCON. At least all the roasting of Nigeria has ended about us not qualifying blah blah blah...now we can all begin our different realities on the same level as we start on a clean and new slate under Eric Chelle. After all has been said and done, Nigeria is still 28 ranked in the world and now 4th in Africa despite the world cup absence, so we still get levels at least.

Moniter0:
A positive side of the Super Eagles under Chelle is that they can now put the smaller teams in their place, and they would have qualified directly from the WC qualifier group if they had Chelle then. They have gotten good results against smaller teams in AFCON and Unity Cup, unlike the struggles they had before against smaller teams that made people to nearly conclude there are "no more minors in football".

TheSuperNerd:
The Scary "Les Bleus" absolutely decimated Morocco from min 1 to Min 90+. 8 shots on target vs Maroc's 1; 22 shots vs 5 shots. It was a one sided affair as Bounou was kept busy through the entire ordeal. France deservedly march on in Mega Commanding fashion. The win was so dominant that France could afford to throw away a penalty plus Mbappe knew the work was done by 77mins so he asked to be subbed off. Well done to the Atlas Lions for finishing as Africa's best at another WC edition (this time as quarterfinalist, a drop down from semifinalist in 2022) but they were never in the contest vs France.


🔰Now, 6 out of my 12 Favorites/Darkhorses/Outside force selections are still in. 6 are now OUT.

5 of the 6 OUT got booted out by 5 of the 6 still in the competition.

And, 2 more will inevitably fall in the quarter finals coz 4 of the 6 left so far meet one another_* (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿v🇸🇯 & 🇪🇦v🇧🇪). Argentina meets Switzerland, which is not in this selection.




Quarter Finals Action continues

🟣Next-up in this selection:
🟢 Spain (Top 5 Fav) vs Belgium (Darkhorse) on July 10th.


Top 5 Favs in no order:
- Spain✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*
- France✅️✅️✅️*(Semifinals)*
- Portugal✅️❌️⭕️
- Argentina✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*
- England✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*


Solid Dark horses:
- Brazil❌️❌️⭕️
- Germany❌️❌️
- Netherlands❌️❌️
- Belgium✅✅️*(Quarter finals)*
- Croatia (coz of their last 2 WCs)❌️❌️
- Norway✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*


Outside Force:
- Morocco✅️✅️❌️⭕️



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Joebie:
Morocco got to the SF in my books considering it is an expanded world cup and they met the strongest title contender. So no dey appease urself.Morrocco is MILES ahead of Naija. You can settle for AFCON owambe as usual

The USMNT will be stuck at the World Cup until it adopts Germany's blueprint

In 2000 Germany finished last at the Euros and decided it was time overhaul the system. They built 390 regional training bases to make sure one was within 25 km of every kid in country. They hired 1,200… pic.twitter.com/cDMIDkMWhr

— Frank Michael Smith (@frankmikesmith) July 9, 2026

TheSuperNerd:
Bamidele Yusuf scored as he helped his side, Ferencvaros of Hungary to a 2-1 away win over Vojvodina(Serbia) in the First leg of the Europa League First Qualifying Round.

Clinton Jeptha played 88mins for FC Inter Turku (Finland) in their 1-1 away draw at Bosnia's FK Sarajevo in the Uefa European Conference league 1st Qualifying Round.

TheSuperNerd:
Wait so Ridwan Popoola, 19 (one of the best CDMs in the Hungarian league where Akpe moved from... and a CIES-rated young CDM) has signed with Oil-rich club, Al Wasl in the Emirati Pro league (UAE).

He has even began training.

Wow.

Mujtahida:
England will win this WC. This I have seen.

Papi85:
🚨 Positive signals for Trabzonspor in Tolu Arokodare transfer!

🔵🔴 It's reported that #Trabzonspor's desired loan target Tolu Arokodare has spoken with Paul Onuachu, who wears the maroon-blue jersey, to learn about the club, the city, and the team's structure.

🤝 The Nigerian striker, who received a positive reference from Onuachu, is said to look favorably on Trabzonspor.

📋 While Trabzonspor has submitted a loan offer to #Wolverhampton, the English club is requesting that the player's full salary be covered for the transfer to go through.

(Sabah)

Truidstarr:
Turkey na the right level for am. Score for fun in Belgium, flop in England.

"We ( United States Soccer team) got Blacker not better"
X
Nah,Black players are the backbone of USMNT today

Don't blame the poor performance on Black players in USMNT pic.twitter.com/dDh8zhke2h

— Voice Of Our Ancestors Channel (@VoiceOfOurAnces) July 9, 2026

Truidstarr:
Turkey na the right level for am. Score for fun in Belgium, flop in England.

Goke7:
Delaw 😂 hope you’re not seeing spirits

Mujtahida:
England will win this WC. This I have seen.

Papi85:
Group of midgets 🤣🤣🤣🤣

"We ( United States Soccer team) got Blacker not better"
X
Nah,Black players are the backbone of USMNT today

Don't blame the poor performance on Black players in USMNT pic.twitter.com/dDh8zhke2h

— Voice Of Our Ancestors Channel (@VoiceOfOurAnces) July 9, 2026

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AndSunGorilla:
Nigeria is to DRC.

Joebie:
Morocco got to the SF in my books considering it is an expanded world cup and they met the strongest title contender. So no dey appease urself.Morrocco is MILES ahead of Naija. You can settle for AFCON owambe as usual

Mujtahida:
England will win this WC. This I have seen.

Papi85:
🚨 Positive signals for Trabzonspor in Tolu Arokodare transfer!

🔵🔴 It's reported that #Trabzonspor's desired loan target Tolu Arokodare has spoken with Paul Onuachu, who wears the maroon-blue jersey, to learn about the club, the city, and the team's structure.

🤝 The Nigerian striker, who received a positive reference from Onuachu, is said to look favorably on Trabzonspor.

📋 While Trabzonspor has submitted a loan offer to #Wolverhampton, the English club is requesting that the player's full salary be covered for the transfer to go through.

(Sabah)

AndSunGorilla:
Nigeria is to DRC.

minfelix:
So in your book when person reach Semifinal and lost na to enter flight dey go back home? no b to wait for Third place match?🤣🤣
If na so your book be, it means Nigeria also played Semifinal in 94 and 98, cos word cup use to have 13teams before they expanded in mid/late 90’s

Mujtahida:
England will win this WC. This I have seen.

Papi85:
🚨 Positive signals for Trabzonspor in Tolu Arokodare transfer!

🔵🔴 It's reported that #Trabzonspor's desired loan target Tolu Arokodare has spoken with Paul Onuachu, who wears the maroon-blue jersey, to learn about the club, the city, and the team's structure.

🤝 The Nigerian striker, who received a positive reference from Onuachu, is said to look favorably on Trabzonspor.

📋 While Trabzonspor has submitted a loan offer to #Wolverhampton, the English club is requesting that the player's full salary be covered for the transfer to go through.

(Sabah)

minfelix:
So in your book when person reach Semifinal and lost na to enter flight dey go back home? no b to wait for Third place match?🤣🤣
If na so your book be, it means Nigeria also played Semifinal in 94 and 98, cos word cup use to have 13teams before they expanded in mid/late 90’s