FU: The World Cup kicks off 12 weeks from tomorrow

by HCE, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 09:02 (14 days ago)

How are we feeling, USMNT fans?

I'll confess that, despite literally counting down the days to Mexico-South Africa, I'm nowhere near as excited as I expected to be post-Qatar. Beyond the rather indifferent state of the USMNT and its manager, the increasingly toxic state of USMNT discourse, and the impending return of Alexi Lalas to our television screens, we also have a bloated field and a fixture list rife with mismatches, which will only further the Arteta-fication of football. This promises to be the World Cup of deep-set defenses, long throws, and set piece goals; plus, as a bonus to the shit football, we'll get all the geo-political grotesqueries attendant on global sporting competitions hosted by warmongering authoritarians.

I still like our chances to survive the group stage.