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The 2034 FIFA World Cup group stage concludes!Matchday 3:Group A: Japan 0-2 Tunisia, Slovakia 3-3 UruguayGroup B: Spain 2-1 Germany, Thailand 0-0 South AfricaGroup C: Angola 0-6 South Korea, Jamaica 0-4 NetherlandsGroup D: Colombia 3-0 New Zealand, Wales...
The 2034 FIFA World Cup continues!Matchday 2:Group A: Japan 1-1 Slovakia, Tunisia 2-2 UruguayGroup B: Germany 2-1 Thailand, Spain 0-0 South Africa (oh?)Group C: Angola 1-2 Netherlands, South Korea 5-0 JamaicaGroup D: Colombia 2-1 Portugal, New Zealand 1-4...
The 2034 FIFA World Cup is here!Matchday 1:Group A: Japan 1-2 Uruguay, Slovakia 2-0 TunisiaGroup B: Thailand 1-3 Spain, South Africa 1-2 GermanyGroup C: Netherlands 1-0 South Korea, Jamaica 3-1 AngolaGroup D: Portugal 3-1 New Zealand, Wales 1-0 ColombiaGr...
The 2034 FIFA World Cup Preview:Hosts: JapanHolders: Spain (2030, Türkiye) Random # (1-7): 3 = Spain (already managed, 2030) | 4 = Brazil (replacing Odair Hellmann)Last World Cup Win: 2002 (5th. record)Qualifying: 3rd in CONMEBOL. Won 12/18, GF 31, G...
The 2030 FIFA World Cup reaches the final!There was no fairytale at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, as Spain win their second FIFA World Cup after securing a 1-0 victory; Pedro Poro with an outstanding free-kick just before half-time. Romelu De B...
The 2030 FIFA World Cup reaches the semi-finals!To quote Gary Neville, un-believ-able! Belgium are into their first-ever FIFA World Cup final! France are defeated! You gotta feel for Kylian Mbappé, who not only missed a penalty in extra time but also miss...
The 2030 FIFA World Cup reaches the quarter-finals!Let's go! Belgium into the semi-finals! Unlike in 1986 and 2018, can The Red Devils finally reach the FIFA World Cup final? With France up next, I wouldn't hold your breath… but the nation can now dream.B...
The 2030 FIFA World Cup reaches the Round of 16!Lightning did not strike twice! Japan do not knock another one of my teams out of the World Cup, though they nearly did just that. It took penalties, but it is Belgium who head into the quarter-finals! Stunn...
The 2030 FIFA World Cup reaches the knockout stages!A tight game with the Swiss was expected and a tight game with the Swiss duly arrived. It is Belgium who advance, Jérémy Doku the matchwinner!Someone go get Denzel Washington, because I'm getting Déjà Vu...
The 2030 FIFA World Cup group stage concludes!Matchday 2:Group A: Curaçao 1-4 Senegal, Türkiye 1-2 EcuadorGroup B: Nigeria 2-1 Haiti, Wales 0-2 BrazilGroup C: England 6-0 El Salvador, Japan 3-0 MaliGroup D: Netherlands 2-2 Colombia, United Arab Emira...
The 2030 FIFA World Cup continues!Matchday 2:Group A: Senegal 0-2 Ecuador, Türkiye 4-0 CuraçaoGroup B: Wales 2-0 Haiti, Brazil 6-0 NigeriaGroup C: Japan 3-1 El Salvador, Mali 1-2 EnglandGroup D: Netherlands 4-0 Costa RIca, Colombia 4-2 United Arab Emirate...
The 2030 FIFA World Cup is here!Matchday 1:Group A: Türkiye 2-1 Senegal, Ecuador 3-0 CuraçaoGroup B: Haiti 0-5 Brazil, Nigeria 0-4 WalesGroup C: El Salvador 0-4 Mali, England 5-1 Japan (bit of revenge for 2026!)Group D: Costa Rica 2-3 Colombia, United Ara...
The 2030 FIFA World Cup Preview:Hosts: TürkiyeHolders: Argentina (2026, United States/Canada/Mexico) Random # (1-7): 6 = Belgium (replacing Marcelino)Last World Cup Win: n/aQualifying: UEFA's Group E. Won 8/8, GF 23, GA 2, 24pts. In a group with Czec...
It's a bit of fun, which is what I wanted. I'll keep an eye out for Hungary, they would be an interesting nation to manage actually.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup reaches the Round of 16!Ouch! That's a rough one. Despite dominating (e.g. xG = 0.41 vs. 2.35), Japan produce a stunning upset thanks to Keito Nakamura.England were not the only big dog to fall, however.Germany were knocked out by...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup reaches the knockout stages!A simple progression into the Round of 16 for The Three Lions, Slovenia were no match. Japan are up next, that should be a trickier encounter.Here's the rest of the results, as well as the full draw for...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage concludes!Matchday 3:Group A: New Zealand 0-1 Algeria, United States 2-0 SloveniaGroup B: Canada 0-1 Netherlands, Cote d'Ivoire 3-0 EcuadorGroup C: Mexico 2-0 Iraq, Switzerland 3-3 GhanaGroup D: Guin...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues!Matchday 2:Group A: Slovenia 0-3 Algeria, United States 6-0 New Zealand | New Zealand are outGroup B: Cote d'Ivoire 0-3 Netherlands, Canada 1-1 Ecuador | Netherlands have qualifiedGroup C: Mexico 1-0 Ghana, Iraq 1-1 Switz...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is here!Matchday 1:Group A: United States 1-2 Algeria, New Zealand 0-3 SloveniaGroup B: Canada 0-0 Cote d'Ivoire, Netherlands 1-0 EcuadorGroup C: Ghana 3-1 Iraq, Mexico 0-0 SwitzerlandGroup D: Germany 2-0 Colombia, Saudi Arabia 2-0...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Preview:Hosts: United States, Canada, MexicoHolders: Argentina (2022, Qatar) Random # (1-7): 3 = England (replacing Thomas Tuchel)Last World Cup Win: 1966 (1 of 1)Qualifying: UEFA's Group D. Won 10/10, GF 29, GA 3, 30pts. In a...
I mentioned it in my last save, but this time it will indeed be true: a final save before FM26's beta drops. A purely ‘for fun' save, something I have never ever really done on Football Manager. You can probably guess from the title and world-class artwor...
Just for fun. I take over a different nation ahead of each FIFA World Cup finals to see what I can do with them (probable unintentional sabotage, given my ability).
The saviour departs. Manchester United's greatest-ever manager, Robert DuPont, has resigned. Farewell, sweet prince.I want to move to a different save. I did ‘enjoy’ this, but it was only intended to be a short-term, fun pre-FM26 save. Given what wen...
To be fair, I would've rooted for that too if I wasn't a United fan!New signings (budget dependent) would be the plan, but I'm in two minds whether to continue or not; I do have a different, more fun short-term save idea I might do instead. Ironically, if...
Happy to be doing it again! I do have the bug (hoping it stays, surely it will given what I've just put up with in this save! lol) for FM again, but it really is contributing to this site that keeps me interested more - I probably would've dropped the gam...
This is it. The season draws to a close. Robert DuPont's replaced Juan Hernández back in December, with his most likely objective being to save Manchester United from relegation. Unfortunately, that objective became the undeniable goal pretty quickly. The...
The penultimate month of 2023-24. There were four games to play this month. Could Robert DuPont's side boost their survival hopes?Well, quite the month! Seems extremely positive on first glance, given it's the first time Manchester United have won twice i...
After a glimmer of hope in February, would March see further improvement for Robert DuPont's Reds?Draw specialists! We're 2024-25 Juventus, basically. 12 draws for the season now, the most in the bottom thirteen; joint most with seventh place Chelsea, min...
February 2024 is here. Time is running out. Can Robert DuPont get a tune out of this plummeting Manchester United team?An unbeaten Premier League month, you say? Someone call Alexandra Burke, Hallelujah! Admittedly, there was only one win in there bu...
Not too many weeks to wait now!Cool to see Mr. Gauthier's backstory starting to emerge. I've always wanted FM to allow us to create a manager's playing and/or coaching career before they became the main man.
Appreciate that! It feels like the club is doomed, even in a video game I can't escape this reality of being a United fan. 🙃
It's a first full month (hopefully) in charge of Manchester United for Robert DuPont: January 2024. Results need to improve drastically.Wow, that's some great for… oh, two of those are against League Two opposition? Nevermind. To be fair, in this form thr...
Robert DuPont is the man chosen to save Manchester United's 2023/24 campaign. Can it be done? Well, a tricky start awaited the Frenchman.Boy, I suck at this game, huh? Eh, I mean, DuPont is struggling already! As noted, the fixture list has been rough for...
Cheers pal, I hopefully will.I never used to like centered text either, but for some reason ever since I've done posts on here I just prefer it like that. I think I have a bit of OCD with how paragraphs end when it isn't centered. For my next save, I actu...
After the demise of Juan Hernández, there's a new man in town who attempts to salvage the 2023/24 season for Manchester United. To partially quote Nikki Graham on the day that Big Brother UK starts a new series, who is [s]he? Meet: Robert DuPont! A 5...
December was to be a decisive month in charge of Manchester United for Juan Hernández. With the board expecting improvement within weeks, The Red Devils had to hit the festive period running. Did they?That speaks for itself. The inevitable has happened an...
November arrives and Juan Hernández is on the brink, with a massive improvement needed for the side that sat 16th coming into the winter months. Here is how the year's eleventh month went down.A false dawn occurred. Man Utd started November with a dominan...
Juan Hernández has not had the best start to life at Manchester United. With the team ending September in 14th, The Red Devils headed into October searching for a turnaround in fortune. Would it happen?Nope! October did actually start in the correct...
It's the end of September and Juan Hernández remains in charge. But did form improve?Just the three matches due to the lack of Europe and the premature cup exit, but it was technically an improvement in terms of results. Three games without defeat… t...
The competitive season gets underway. Could Juan Hernández get off to a winning beginning? Let's see…In short, not quite. The opposite, in fact. Four games, four winless. It hasn't been quite as bad as the results suggest, but if you aren't winning then y...
Juan Hernández starts his reign as Manchester United manager in July 2023. Here's how the Spanish manager got on in pre-season.After a training game win over the second xi and a local victory at Blackburn Rovers, Hernández's boys lost in Austria to LASK;...
One last Football Manager 2024 save, perhaps.I'm toying with the idea of purchasing Football Manager 26. Prior to taking that plunge, I thought I'd do one final save on FM24 just to make sure I do indeed have the bug to play FM again; I've not touched the...
Juan Hernández aims to bring the glory days back to Old Trafford.
Too long! FM17 was/is great, Journeyman's Journey on it is definitely one of my favourite saves ever. Probably no major reason to even move on from FM17, but I'm a sucker for a shiny new release!Nice work, HockeyBhoy!👏
Great to see you still contributing! Looks like you and a few others have tidied the stories section well, nice to see it still active even with the lack of new release. I’ve recently started reading this story, but I’m only down to that quoted chapt...
Very interesting, this! Impressive way to present it too.Nice touch of realism with the Bielsa angle, I follow South American football a bit and at one point there always seemed to be managers popping up with Bielsa connections.
042:--How has it been (just over) a month since my last post!Had every intention to return to the save but kept saying to myself “Tomorrow!”… and here we are.I finally chucked myself into the game to get pre-season (and Super Cup) over and done with - mis...