Peoples Pop Polls: #PeoplesPop25 - The World Cup Of 2025

Aargh sorry I’ll clarify all this!

When the USA manager plays a Geese track

Yeah I think I’m going to do this - will update later

I was going to make it raw vote but If a manager gets 3 wins I think it’s only fair to let them choose

Chat, is it good when the playlist of tunes from your country has to include the national airline’s onboarding music

Apologies for the wasted time if so! (Croatia were on the form but I forgot them in the list of unpicked countries…)

And that’s it!

I don’t have a team of my own so I can step in if anyone has to pull out (or if I can’t work out who the Mexico manager is) and help find tracks for tricky countries

Next step is the updated guidelines and the colossal ban list (mostly for ENG & USA)

Get the Jordan The Comeback headlines ready for game 3

#PWC26 GROUP L

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ENGLAND: @thatkomodoprincess.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇭🇷CROATIA: @hellonfriscobay.bsky.social (RANDOM)
🇬🇭GHANA: @centuriesofsound.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇵🇦PANAMA: @andypdavidson.bsky.social (RANDOM)

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#PWC26 GROUP K

🇵🇹PORTUGAL: @lotty.bsky.social (1st Choice)
❓UNDECIDED 5 (DRC/JAM/CAL): @geoffdeburca.bsky.social (2nd Choice)
🇺🇿UZBEKISTAN: @spacediscojeff.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇨🇴COLOMBIA: @damjef.bsky.social (1st Choice)

#PWC26 GROUP J

🇦🇷ARGENTINA: @spacedan.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇩🇿ALGERIA: @mjmcg.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇦🇹AUSTRIA: @katstevens.bsky.social (RANDOM)
🇯🇴JORDAN: @carsmilesteve.bsky.social (RANDOM)

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#PWC26 GROUP I

🇫🇷FRANCE: @londonlee.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇸🇳SENEGAL: @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social (1st Choice)
❓UNDECIDED 6 (IRQ/BOL/SUR): @leobreebaart.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇳🇴NORWAY: @ava.foxfort.net (1st Choice)

Oops yes sorry mysterious mr ghostfood (feel free to spectate tho!)

Noms day is songs from 3 different countries and your main has to be Tunisian. I’m thinking of giving managers the option to pick 2 tracks from their country and one from another though

#PWC26 GROUP H

🇪🇸SPAIN: @ghostfood.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇨🇻CAPE VERDE: @koganbot.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇸🇦SAUDI ARABIA: @otherdavemoore.com (RANDOM)
🇺🇾URUGUAY: @isabelagador.bsky.social (RANDOM)

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#PWC26 GROUP G

🇧🇪BELGIUM: @tremendaoneil.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇪🇬EGYPT: @jobdewit.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇮🇷IRAN: @ajjr82.bsky.social (RANDOM)
🇳🇿NEW ZEALAND: @nanette.bsky.social (1st Choice)

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#PWC26 GROUP F

🇳🇱NETHERLANDS: @fabianskiii.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇯🇵JAPAN: @jelbugle.bsky.social (1st Choice)
❓UNDECIDED 2 (UKR/POL/ALB/SWE): @dorsalstop.bsky.social (2nd Choice)
🇹🇳TUNISIA: @bobbker.bsky.social (RANDOM)

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#PWC26 GROUP E

🇩🇪GERMANY: @theharderline.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇨🇼CURACAO: @magnets321.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇨🇮CÔTE D’IVOIRE: @kitty666.bsky.social (RANDOM)
🇪🇨ECUADOR: @baltimorejacks.bsky.social (1st Choice)

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#PWC26 GROUP D

🇺🇸USA: @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social (RANDOM)
🇵🇾PARAGUAY: @pb14.bsky.social (RANDOM)
🇦🇺AUSTRALIA: @healingandy.bsky.social (3rd Choice)
❓UNDECIDED 3 (TUR/SVK/KOS/ROM): @atcl.bsky.social (RANDOM)

#PWC26 GROUP C

🇧🇷BRAZIL: @markjwray.com (1st Choice)
🇲🇦MOROCCO: @bartlebooth45.bsky.social (RANDOM)
🇭🇹HAITI: @jonathanbogart.net (RANDOM)
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿SCOTLAND: @alkennedy.bsky.social (FIRST)

The contrast between groups A & B is er pretty stark (blame FIFA :))

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#PWC26 GROUP B

🇨🇦CANADA: @nonoxcol.bsky.social (1st Choice)
❓UNDECIDED 1 (ITA/WAL/BHE/NIR): @danpopomatic.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇶🇦QATAR: @arewenotben.bsky.social (RANDOM)
🇨🇭SWITZERLAND: @garrymck.bsky.social (RANDOM)

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#PWC26 GROUP A

🇲🇽 MEXICO: @howlinandrew.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA: @asrivkin.bsky.social (1st Choice)
🇰🇷 SOUTH KOREA: @superchartisland.com (2nd Choice)
❓ UNDECIDED 4 (DEN/CZE/IRE/MAC): @rayburnmaarup.bsky.social (1st Choice)

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#PWC26 MANAGERIAL PARADE

This thread is for the managers who'll be managing each country, Group by Group. They'll be nominating a banger from there as their MAIN nomination.

Let the tactical thinking begin!

I will be doing a MANAGERIAL PARADE tomorrow at which everyone will learn what they got (mostly first choices, only one player had all 3 choices taken and got moved to random)

OK I've closed down the #PWC26 managerial call! There's technically one slot left so if you're a regular who was hoping for a go and didn't see the call, please DM! I just don't want to leave it open overnight and disappoint anyone.

One more effort from the grizzled veteran

If Italy gets through its real world playoffs!

Oh yes, Japan and South Korea should be in Easy too, they went so fast I forgot they were in!

Colombia has a man in the dugout and we have one slot remaining...