Peoples Pop Polls: #PeoplesPop25 - The World Cup Of 2025

I will be doing a MANAGERIAL PARADE tomorrow at which everyone will learn what they got (mostly first choices, only one player had all 3 choices taken and got moved to random)

OK I've closed down the #PWC26 managerial call! There's technically one slot left so if you're a regular who was hoping for a go and didn't see the call, please DM! I just don't want to leave it open overnight and disappoint anyone.

One more effort from the grizzled veteran

If Italy gets through its real world playoffs!

Oh yes, Japan and South Korea should be in Easy too, they went so fast I forgot they were in!

Colombia has a man in the dugout and we have one slot remaining...

WE HAVE A CURACAO MANAGER! 2 slots to go!

3 slots to go! (Another Random requester)

I never know where the South American countries should go really - there's also a Fairly Easy category which is all taken (and would have SA, Ghana, Senegal, Mexico, etc in). I think the only non-anglophone Easy countries are Brazil, France & Germany (& Sweden if they get through)

Some tasty countries there. My tier list

EASY: USA (even w/restrictions)

MODERATE: Colombia, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, Undecided 3 (if it's Turkey)

FAIRLY HARD: Austria, Haiti, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Paraguay

VERY HARD: Curacao, Panama, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

There are now only FOUR open managerial slots in this poll (of course you can still nominate and vote later!)

Unpicked nations: Austria, Colombia, Curacao, Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, USA, Undecided 3

In general the people we've got signing up are ones I trust to dig around a bit, or they're taking on countries where they won't have much choice. Also we've just come off a 2020s poll with a 21st century one quite likely up next, we can have some older stuff if people want

For the big Anglophone countries the pollhalla requirement will at least mean they have to pick something we haven't had a dozen times (or Taylor lol)

For the others, we have little enough coverage of those countries that I'm entirely happy for some unpolled biggies to have a go

You’re tempting fate with this

9 slots left (I hope all the regulars have seen this!)

Managers needed for:

Algeria, Austria, Cape Verde, Colombia, Curacao, Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, USA, Undecided 3

Preemptively researching Qatari and Saudi pop in the event of managing one of these teams, good luck to future me

Cape Verde has now gone and we've had a few more randoms so we're down to the last 5 slots!

This is the way. (If nobody takes the USA and there's a slot left for me I will probably have it and borrow the Lex's tactical guide)

I’m honestly keen on a veteran taking the USA as the Pollhalla banlist is going to be brutal

DM me if you want to name a few no-thank-yous, it's fine!

Fill in the form if so! (unless you don't do google forms, in which case drop me a DM)

UPDATE VI:

Mexico, Germany, Portugal and South Africa all gone - four big opportunities there!

9 slots left (I hope all the regulars have seen this!)

Managers needed for:

Algeria, Austria, Cape Verde, Colombia, Curacao, Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, USA, Undecided 3

Yes, no takers yet for Switzerland

UPDATE V:

Brazil has gone, one of the bigger names remaining to be picked. La pop bonita etc etc

Bangers to be found everywhere! The ones I thought I'd have a tough time shifting are the Undecideds and there's only one left (with pop sleeping giant Turkey)

There's a small country bidding war on for you

10-11 of these will go to managers wanting random picks of course

Managerial vacancies still open at:

Algeria, Austria, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Curacao, Germany, Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, USA, Undecided 3

UPDATE IV:

Scotland, Uzbekistan and UNDECIDED 1 have filled their managerial donkey jackets