I was looking at the international fixtures over the weekend and there are proper random match ups. Some examples which stood out to me include:
Tanzania 0 Bulgaria 1
Azerbaijan 1 Mongolia 0
Egypt 1 New Zealand 0
Algeria 3 Bolivia 2
How do these wacky pairings get arranged? Does somebody from the Tanzania FA open the directory of football associations and work through them: “fancy a friendly in March?”
How are international friendlies arranged?
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Re: How are international friendlies arranged?
They’re not that wacky when you consider the anthropic principle applies to all of them.
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Re: How are international friendlies arranged?
Hull Reserves in Turkey v Caribbean island is pretty niche.Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:17 pm Even weirder:
Hill City 0-1 Curacao
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/f ... en-9179097