2026 FIFA World Cup Finals

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It'd be nice if Curacao can get another goal, but it's not looking likely.
 
daan
The worst thing Curacao did was score.
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The old 'David Narey' effect... 😅

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I'll be watching and supporting England on Wednesday - and then Friday night will be Scotland's first big test; I have a bad feeling about it to be honest - they made us look pretty ordinary back in '98, and since then Morocco have become much stronger; a draw would be a great result for us. I'm actually more wary of Morocco than Brazil, as for some reason Scotland always raise their game against them - if there's any justice, we might get a point off them as we deserved to back in '98; but I'm not going to hold my breath...
 
Netherlands-Japan finished 2-2 with a good second half, Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1-0 and Sweden thumped Tunisia 5-1.

Today its Spain v Cape Verde in Atlanta, Belgium v Egypt in Seattle, Saudi Arabia v Uruguay in Miami and Iran v New Zealand in Los Angeles (UK early hours)
 
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It's been really entertaining to see all the social media posts from people coming to the US for the first time for the World Cup. Almost all of them are floored that America isn't a hellhole, is reasonably safe, has amazing food, has plenty of parks, and that Americans are pretty friendly.

The only complaints I've seen are that our public transportation is terrible, our weed is too strong, our alcohol is ridiculous, and that it's too hot and humid. Honestly, those all seem like fair observations.

It's kind of amazing how much the Internet has skewed people's perception of places. I'm just glad it's been reasonably smooth for the most part so far. Hopefully, it stays that way.
 
MUSC4EVER
Netherlands-Japan finished 2-2 with a good second half, Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1-0 and Sweden thumped Tunisia 5-1.

Today its Spain v Cape Verde in Atalanta, Belgium v Egypt in Seattle, Saudi Arabia v Uruguay in Miami and Iran v New Zealand in Los Angeles (UK early hours)
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Wrong country, wrong continent.
 
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The prices in some of the stadiums are ridiculous though. 1 liter bottle of water is $11, a cheeseburger is $25 and a pint of beer is $14.

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MUSC4EVER
The prices in some of the stadiums are ridiculous though. 1 liter bottle of water is $11, a cheeseburger is $25 and a pint of beer is $14.

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Welcome to American stadiums, where paying through the nose for concessions is considered part of the experience.
 
It's a good thing the 9 beers & 9 hot dogs challenge is just a baseball thing.
and probably a psy-op to rinse TikTok-addled youngsters for whatever they have left over from paying rent and other essentials.
 
MUSC4EVER
The prices in some of the stadiums are ridiculous though. 1 liter bottle of water is $11, a cheeseburger is $25 and a pint of beer is $14.

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Ya, that's how pretty much all stadiums are in the US and why tailgating is such a big thing. You eat and drink before going to the game, so you don't have to spend more than the tickets on food. Hell, the semi-pro minor league baseball team around me charge $10 for tickets but a beer is $9 and a hotdog is $6.
 
Can't find a decent, non-sketchy gambling website source, but Boualem Khoukhi was set to receive a bonus comprising $3m and a Rolls-Royce Phantom for his equaliser for Qatar against Switzerland.

Except FIFA reclassed it as an own goal.

Also own goals are now the highest scorer after that.
 
Famine
Can't find a decent, non-sketchy gambling website source, but Boualem Khoukhi was set to receive a bonus comprising $3m and a Rolls-Royce Phantom for his equaliser for Qatar against Switzerland.

Except FIFA reclassed it as an own goal.

Also own goals are now the highest scorer after that.
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Ballon d'Or to O. Goal for this tournament.
 
Gutted for the Kiwis. They were just so close to changing their WC history.

A full day of draws. Hasn't happened for some time...
 
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Today we have France v Senegal in New York/New Jersey, Iraq v Norway in Boston, Argentina v Algeria in Kansas City and Austria v Jordan in San Francisco.
 
Joey D
Ya, that's how pretty much all stadiums are in the US and why tailgating is such a big thing. You eat and drink before going to the game, so you don't have to spend more than the tickets on food. Hell, the semi-pro minor league baseball team around me charge $10 for tickets but a beer is $9 and a hotdog is $6.
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Atlanta has a $5 maximum. Most things are $2-3 because Arthur Blank is a perfect gentleman.
 
Is it just me, or did New Zealand score goals right before, and concede goals right after "hydration breaks"? Seems like they just kill all momentum.
 
Famine
Is it just me, or did New Zealand score goals right before, and concede goals right after "hydration breaks"? Seems like they just kill all momentum.
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That's a very weird way to spell "commercial break"

But yeah, they're coaching breaks really and has basically made it a game of 4 quarters rather than 2 halves. The breaks are too long and allow too much interaction with the coaching staff and allow a team on the back foot to have a reset. Morocco would have flattened Brazil on that first half if there wasn't the momentum stealer of a Hydration Break.
 
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That's a very weird way to spell "commercial break"

But yeah, they're coaching breaks really and has basically made it a game of 4 quarters rather than 2 halves. The breaks are too long and allow too much interaction with the coaching staff and allow a team on the back foot to have a reset. Morocco would have flattened Brazil on that first half if there wasn't the momentum stealer of a Hydration Break.
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If the American networks insist on ad breaks every 20 minutes or so, the coaching staff should be made to keep twenty meters away from any on-pitch players throughout the duration. It is changing the shape of the game. Probably more so than the introduction of VAR.
 
They should probably not call them hydration breaks since it makes it sound like the US is this incredibly hot place. It was in the high 60s in Inglewood yesterday for the Iran v. New Zealand game. Sure, there are places that are hot and humid, but not everywhere. It's also not like they didn't play in the desert last time.
 
Joey D
They should probably not call them hydration breaks since it makes it sound like the US is this incredibly hot place. It was in the high 60s in Inglewood yesterday for the Iran v. New Zealand game. Sure, there are places that are hot and humid, but not everywhere. It's also not like they didn't play in the desert last time.
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If they didn't call the hydration breaks they'd have to call them what they are, a game split into 4 quarters instead of two halfs. Rules that had been in effect since 1863.
 
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TheCracker
If they didn't call the hydration breaks they'd have to call them what they are, a game split into 4 quarters instead of two halfs. Rules that had been in effect since 1863.
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But if they didn't split them, the Americans wouldn't get ad revenue!
 
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Mbappe and France have arrived in style. Senegal put on a great contest, but France scored 3 exceptional goals to put the game out of their reach.

Mbappe is now France's all-time record goalscorer, and has 14 Goals at World Cup finals, equalling Gerd Mueller into 3rd place overall and overtaking Messi on 13. R9 on 15 and Klose on 16 will probably see that 2nd and 1st place respectively beaten!


Haaland already on two goals, he's here to challenge Just Fontaine's 13 in one tournament record if this keeps going!
 
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