The writers actually showed a bit of restraint with using the "they date the same person" sitcom trope. I mean just look at how many men Phoebe dates, and she never has a single crossover with Rachel or Monica.

Who the fuck comes in from clubbing and makes a pizza? You buy the dirtiest pizza you can find (my favourite, which I've only seen in the north of England, is a "London pizza" which is just a load of fries baked into a margarita), then hopefully pass out before you've eaten much, so you have the holy grail of hangover foods, cold pizza.

North Korea dropped out due to totally closing their borders when Covid hit. I guess you could still count that as "failed to qualify" but I thought it was interesting.

They are genuine contenders for qualifying too- they were in the 2010 World Cup (and 1966).