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THREAD 🧵: Previewing every one of the 104 matches at the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup, one by one over the tournament, with a fact about that game's host stadium...
The Matchday Man
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The Matchday Man
@TheMatchdayMan
UEFA Club and Country Competition focus, from the Qualifiers to the Finals and then back again.
Joined May 2020
- THREAD 🧵: There’s numerous football grounds hosting games tonight in the UEFA Conference League First Qualifying Round. Here’s some of my select favourites… #UECL
- 1 lone fan of RFS 🇱🇻 made the trip to Skopje for today’s #UECL game against Makedonija Gjorche Petrov. He will have enjoyed the trip. RFS won 1-0!
- That Celtic Park roar. Few better.
- THREAD 🧵: Just 38 days after Paris Saint-Germain 🇫🇷 won the UEFA Champions League, it’s time to begin the 2025-26 #UCL. Qualifying is as important as ever, yet still underappreciated, with its first round featuring 14 ties of champions from all around the continent. Here’s ever
- I live a simple life as a European football follower: I see Bodø/Glimt are on, I watch Bodø/Glimt, I enjoy Bodø/Glimt. #UCL
- Always good to see a European debutant in #UECL Qualifying. BFC Daugavpils 🇱🇻 are a 15-year-old club from a city close to the Lithuanian border, playing in the second tier as recently as 2018. They’ve somewhat got into Europe through the backdoor. They only finished 5th in the
- Replying to @TheMatchdayManEuropa Point Stadium 🇬🇮 Whilst the national Victoria Stadium is rebuilt, Gibraltar football takes place at the southern tip of territory. It’s a former cricket pitch that has been upgraded to hold rugby and football. Bruno’s Magpies face Derry City 🇮🇪 in the #UECL this evening.
- Replying to @TheMatchdayManTolka Park 🇮🇪 This colourful stadium, not far north of Croke Park, has been used by Dublin club Shelbourne since the 1950s. It’s one serious mix of stands, featured in the fictional football drama Dream Team, and hosts Shelbourne v St. Joseph’s 🇬🇮 tonight.
