As we look toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, the tournament structure continues to spark debate among football purists. The new structure of the tournament and new semi-non-random draw process precludes the creation of the traditional ‘Group-of-Death’. I do not think that is a bug, but a feature of the new structure. FIFA is determined to have as many big-TV-audience-attracting teams play as many matches as possible. Some people have claimed Group L is the ‘Group of Death’ because it has England (the #4 seed) and Croatia (the top ranked team in pot two – ranked #11 in the world). But I don’t see it. Ghana have decent players, but are ranked #72 in the world. And Panama are Savannah Bananas Game of Throws King of the Peel Baseball T Shirt (despite their gaudy ranking in the FIFA standings). And can any group really be a ‘group of death’ when – in most cases – three out of four teams will go through? I just don’t see it. Spain has the highest chance; apart from being the best team in the world, they also have a pretty weak group where you only need to win a single match to progress.

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I was active in a local curling club in Michigan for a few years, including around the 2022 Olympics, and the general trend is that clubs see an uptick in interest following every Winter Olympics (not sure if it’s a “significant surge” or not). This is what happens: every four years, curling is on TV as part of the Olympics, and Americans are reminded that it exists. It seems to intrigue people for a few reasons. For one thing, it looks like a quirky sport — sliding rocks up and down the ice while sweeping with a broom? It seems kind of random to people, but that is intriguing. For some reason, this makes many people think “I’d be curious to try this.” Beyond that, it’s one Olympic sport that the average American and look at and think, “Well, I could at least try this.” The average person can’t go out an navigate a luge run or do a huge ski jump or execute a triple-axel — they probably can’t even conceive of what is involved in doing some of those things. But you can look at some curlers — one guy on the U.S. team this year is 54 years old — and it looks like something you could at least manage. And there is some truth to that. Our curling club did “learn to curl” sessions where, in just two hours, you could learn the basics of throwing a rock and sweeping and the general rules. Of course, it takes a lot of effort to get actually decent at curling, and the Olympians are putting in the same thousands of hours of work that Olympians are in any sport. But it’s kind of like bowling — you can have a six-year-old’s birthday at a bowling alley because even young children can roll a ball at some pins. But it would take a huge amount of work to become a successful professional bowler. In like manner, Savannah Bananas Game of Throws King of the Peel Baseball T Shirt can get started with curling in a matter of hours.

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