The Open Thread/Daily Merengue is a place where you can discuss anything and everything related to football. Feel free to discuss the topics presented here, or start your very own discussions! The Open thread will be posted every day by one of the mods you’d totally watch the Club World Cup final with: Valyrian Steel, Felipejack, Kung_Fu_Zizou (AKA KFZ), Juninho and, of course... yours truly.

The Stage is Set

I wouldn’t expect this to be easy, fellow Madridistas. Al-Hilal managed an impressive - and unexpected - victory in the semifinal. And besides, Real Madrid do have a habit of making things...interesting. Still, Los Blancos are going into this game as the favorites. So, what’s your... “forecast” for today?

A Reason to be Confident

Good Memories of the GOAT

And Don’t you Forget About our Boy

Enjoy the game, guys. Your mods will be keeping you company in the match thread.