Please can we appoint Bill Banker as our new captain?

Thanks

DB sends 720k to CAM for 8 TP

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 29:
Orchard Park Thistle - MVP #5: 25k (WWW)
Montevideo Tricolores - MVP #6: 25k (DWW)
AFC Ajax Legends - MVP #5: 25k (dWW)

I'll go with Ivory Coast

The following teams receive Participation Bonus through week ending Friday 19th June 2026:
ACS(10) BIB(50) CAM(10) CN(5) DB(50) FCB(40) GCK(10) ITP(5) LBC(50) LD(15) MT(35) NHL(5) OPT(15) ORA(5) PNE(20) SFR(5) TNS(50) WBB(25) YFC(50)

FCB sends 5 CP to DB for 480k

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 28:
Dundee Broncos - MVP #6: 25k (wwW)
BIG is Beautiful - MVP #4: 1 CP (wWW)
Inter Postmen - MVP #2: 1 TP + 25k (wWd)

Thanks to everyone - we have a full set of orders for phase 2, see the table below.  The first significant fixtures are on Sunday I think.

It's not too early to be thinking about your phase 3 selections.  The deadline is noon on Wednesday 24th, and you can make your selections conditional on the phase 2 results if you wish.  The fixtures are shown below the selection table.

Weds 24th June
 Switzerland v Canada 
 Bosnia-Herzegovina v Qatar 
 Scotland v Brazil 
 Morocco v Haiti 
Thurs 25th June
 Czechia v Mexico 
 South Africa v South Korea 
 Curacao v Ivory Coast 
 Ecuador v Germany 
Fri 26th June
 Japan v Sweden 
 Tunisia v Netherlands 
 Turkiye v USA 
 Paraguay v Australia 
 Norway v France 
 Senegal v Iraq 
Sat 27th June
 Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia 
 Uruguay v Spain 
 Egypt v Iran 
 New Zealand v Belgium 
 Panama v England 
 Croatia v Ghana 
Sun 28th June
 Colombia v Portugal 
 Congo DR v Uzbekistan 
 Jordan v Argentina 
 Algeria v Austria 

Sorry for delay

Ecuador please

Four houre until the deadline, here's what I've logged...New Zealand are the default team

Croatia

Ecuador. 

Ecuador please 

BIB sends 1 CP to DB for 95k

BIB sends 1 CP to DB for 95k

A good season sees me with surplus cash, so I am happy to buy any unneeded CPs or TPs ar good prices.  Make your offers!

Uruguay please 

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 27:
Preston North End - MVP #6: 25k (WdW)

We'll take Portugal

Let's go Belgium this phase 

A reminder that the deadline for phase 2 is tomorrow, Thursday at noon in the UK.  A few of you haven't picked a team yet.  Remember that your selections can be conditional on any phase 1 results that are yet to happen, if that helps.

Generally it seems that the "lesser" teams are well organised and capable of upsetting the favouties on their day.  Perhaps knowing that, three of you went for the ultra-safe choice of Spain....

Here's the table with the phase 2 selections I've logged.  Let me know if I've missed you.  Phase 2 fixtures are below the table

Thursday, 18 June 2026
Czechia v South Africa – Group A
Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina – Group B 
Canada v Qatar - Group B 
Mexico v Korea Republic - Group A
Friday, 19 June 2026
Brazil v Haiti – Group C 
Scotland v Morocco – Group C
Türkiye v Paraguay – Group D 
USA v Australia - Group D 
Saturday, 20 June 2026
Germany v Côte d'Ivoire – Group E 
Ecuador v Curaçao – Group E 
Netherlands v Sweden – Group F 
Tunisia v Japan – Group F
Sunday, 21 June 2026
Uruguay v Cabo Verde – Group H 
Spain v Saudi Arabia – Group H
Belgium v IR Iran – Group G  
New Zealand v Egypt – Group G 
Monday, 22 June 2026
Norway v Senegal – Group I 
France v Iraq – Group I 
Argentina v Austria – Group J
Jordan v Algeria – Group J
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
England v Ghana – Group L 
Panama v Croatia – Group L 
Portugal v Uzbekistan – Group K 
Colombia v Congo DR – Group K

Norway are looking decent although Aye Rack have just scored.

All going well in the second half then I will go with Ecuador for R2.

If we get through, we'll go for Japan

Columbia for us

Well that's us out go for the banker I thought.
 

Spain wouldn't have scored with another 90 minutes 

Should we make it through round 1, we will take Ecuador for round 2

Ecuador for the Broncos

Ecuador please.

Brazil

I'll pick Uruguay

Well David, I'd entered the same lineup twice which probably means (given the randomness of the random number generator) that we'd have won one game each,...

I spotted it too - thought I was getting 2 chances to beat 1st division Broncos, alas not.. :-(

Good spot Paul. Fixed now.

It looks as if match 27 has been scheduled twice....

We choose Mexico

Uff, round 1 was supposed to be easy... :)   (Thank you Scotland! ;)

We are taking Uruguay for round 2.  (Without finishing looking at the results!  Even if Cabo Verde beats Spain tomorrow!)

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 26:
Orgullo Atletico - MVP #5: 25k (WdW)

The following teams receive Participation Bonus through week ending Friday 12th June 2026:
ACS(5) BIB(50) CN(5) DB(50) FCB(25) ITP(5) LBC(50) MM(5) MT(15) OPT(10) PNE(15) TNS(50) YFC(50)

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 25:
Dundee Broncos - MVP #5: 25k (www)
Orchard Park Thistle - MVP #4: 1 CP (Wwd)
FC Blades - MVP #5: 25k (wDW)
New Jersey Nutmegs - MVP #1: 1 TP + 25k (DwW)

We'd like to take Brazil for round 2 please

Paul,

Thank you sir for taking this on for the World Cup.
You have managed your way through the unique challenges of the rules for this one-off LMS tournament and as usual you have kept us all clearly up to date of selections made and the next phase of games available. This is a great side interest in the tournament, especially for those of us who don't have any skin in the game because their country failed to qualify .............. again. 😁

I doff my cap sir!

The deadline for phase 2 orders is Thursday 18th June at noon UK time.  You may make your orders provisional on any phase 1 results.  Fixtures are :-

Thursday, 18 June 2026
Czechia v South Africa – Group A
Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina – Group B 
Canada v Qatar - Group B 
Mexico v Korea Republic - Group A
Friday, 19 June 2026
Brazil v Haiti – Group C 
Scotland v Morocco – Group C
Türkiye v Paraguay – Group D 
USA v Australia - Group D 
Saturday, 20 June 2026
Germany v Côte d'Ivoire – Group E 
Ecuador v Curaçao – Group E 
Netherlands v Sweden – Group F 
Tunisia v Japan – Group F
Sunday, 21 June 2026
Uruguay v Cabo Verde – Group H 
Spain v Saudi Arabia – Group H
Belgium v IR Iran – Group G  
New Zealand v Egypt – Group G 
Monday, 22 June 2026
Norway v Senegal – Group I 
France v Iraq – Group I 
Argentina v Austria – Group J
Jordan v Algeria – Group J
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
England v Ghana – Group L 
Panama v Croatia – Group L 
Portugal v Uzbekistan – Group K 
Colombia v Congo DR – Group K

BIB sends 4 CP to ORA for 4 TP

The deadline for phase 1 has passed, here are your selections.  Please let me know of any errors.

The deadline for phase 2 is only a week away - I will post the fixtures shortly

Spain

Österreich

We have just over 24 hours until the first deadline, noon in UK tomorrow.   Here are the entries I've logged, please shout up if I've missed you.  If you haven't ordered yet, you'll find the fixtures below the table.  Or you can take the default selection, New Zealand if you wish

Thursday, 11 June 2026
Mexico v South Africa - Group A
Korea Republic v Czechia – Group A
Friday, 12 June 2026
Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina – Group B
USA v Paraguay - Group D
Saturday, 13 June 2026
Haiti v Scotland – Group C
Australia v Türkiye – Group D
Brazil v Morocco – Group C
Qatar v Switzerland – Group B
Sunday, 14 June 2026
Côte d'Ivoire v Ecuador – Group E
Germany v Curaçao – Group E
Netherlands v Japan – Group F
Sweden v Tunisia – Group F
Monday, 15 June 2026
Saudi Arabia v Uruguay – Group H
Spain v Cabo Verde – Group H
IR Iran v New Zealand – Group G
Belgium v Egypt – Group G
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
France v Senegal – Group I
Iraq v Norway – Group I
Argentina v Algeria – Group J
Austria v Jordan – Group J
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Ghana v Panama – Group L
England v Croatia – Group L
Portugal v Congo DR – Group K ˙
Uzbekistan v Colombia – Group K

Switzerland

Norway for me.

A quick reminder that the deadline is Thursday at noon UK time.  Please get your orders in if you haven't already done so.  If you don't, you'll get New Zealand, who play Iran in the first match...

An EGM was called today after our match at Spurs ,the owners were not happy with our form this season,coach Rob explained that we are low in T11 and T17 in comparison with most clubs and we needed to revise our player selection and tactics, he said we will most probably drop to division 2 and that would be the time to invest and rebuild,the board backed his ideas and said if we did get relegated his job was safe and funds would become available.Lots of teams go through this stage and come back stronger he explained, it could be us you never know.

The following teams receive an MVP bonus after match 23:
Lisburn City - MVP #1: 1 TP + 25k (WdW)
Preston North End - MVP #5: 25k (wWW)
AFC Ajax Legends - MVP #4: 1 CP (dWw)
West Bromwich Baggies - MVP #2: 1 TP + 25k (WwW)