John: Australia will win a game, possibly against the US, and make the 2026 World Cup knockout rounds (2026)
prediction · status: due 2026; outcome not yet known · last event: predicted (2026-06-09) · owner: John
Before the 2026 World Cup, in June 2026, John predicted that Australia, expected to win no games, would win one, possibly against the US, and reach the knockout rounds.
Told alongside: John: South Africa will win a game at the 2026 World Cup (2026) · John: Mexico will make the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup (2026)
About: Australia, United States men's national soccer team, FIFA World Cup
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | predicted | Australia aren't expected to win a game, but John thinks they will win one, possibly against the US, and make the knockout rounds. | Your 1-Sentence Guide to EVERY TEAM in the 2026 World Cup 00:02:26 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2026-06-09 · Your 1-Sentence Guide to EVERY TEAM in the 2026 World Cup — John: Iran may well meet the US men's team in the second round and will believe they can upset the US, as in 1998. (hedged) — 00:02:26
- 2026-06-09 · Your 1-Sentence Guide to EVERY TEAM in the 2026 World Cup — John: Paraguay are defensive-minded and tactically smart, but John is unsure where their goals will come from, as for the US, Australia and Turkey in their group. — 00:03:24 · also in: Wait...How Do You Pronounce Turkey???
- 2026-06-09 · Your 1-Sentence Guide to EVERY TEAM in the 2026 World Cup — John ranks the US men's team this high only because, as a US-ian, he holds the deranged belief they will reach the quarterfinals on home soil. (playful) — 00:04:52
- 2026-06-09 · Your 1-Sentence Guide to EVERY TEAM in the 2026 World Cup — John: The US team has a coach they clearly dislike and who seems to dislike them. (playful) — 00:04:52
- 2026-06-09 · Your 1-Sentence Guide to EVERY TEAM in the 2026 World Cup — John: A Senegal win would be a massive upset, but with stars like Sadio Mané and Mamadou Sarr they believe they can beat anyone, despite just losing to the US. — 00:04:52
- 2026-06-23 · A Very French Reunion — John says the US men's team has beaten Paraguay and Australia at the World Cup. — 00:00:51