# FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-soccer-fifa\ **Created:** [October 14, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962 "2025-10-14T15:43:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 113
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2241 "2026-06-29T21:12:36Z")
Paraguay scores! Not the best marking. 1-0. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2242 "2026-06-29T21:13:30Z")
Nobody tracking the overlap. Completely free header. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2243 "2026-06-29T21:13:42Z")
I just screamed “a la mierda!” out loud, and my wife heard it from the garden and said “Gol de Paraguay?” ETA: Translations: “What the fuck?!” and “Paraguay scored?” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2244 "2026-06-29T21:15:15Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > The current title holders are Spain, who took it from Italy in a group stage match at the 2024 Euros. Italy had taken it while winning the 2020 Euros (actually played in 2021 for obvious reasons), and cunningly contrived to hold onto it for three years by not qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Can you sing that to the tune from _I Got it From Agnes_? ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2245 "2026-06-29T21:33:15Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > > [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > > > So _me chupa un huevo_ is correctly translated as _I don’t give a fuck_? I’ll bear that in mind the next time that turn of phrase comes up in a high level meeting > > Exactly, if in a high level meeting the Argentinian says “This project sucks one of my testicles” he means that he doesn’t give a fuck 😁 > [@Frodo](#): > > I just screamed “a la mierda!” out loud, and my wife heard it from the garden and said “Gol de Paraguay?” > > ETA: Translations: “What the fuck?!” and “Paraguay scored?” OK, so _me chupa un huevo_ → _I don’t give a fuck_ And _¡a la mierda!_ → _what the fuck?!_ Argentinian Spanish seems funny, and that is not even taking lunfardo into account. And I thought you did not want to jinx your neighbours 😉 You, it seems, are a bad jinxer. Keep it up! PS: I read that you have freezing temperatures in Buenos Aires right now, what is our poor wife doing in the garden? Is this the only place she can flee her _loco marido futbolero_ during the matches? Or did my weather report source lie to me? ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2246 "2026-06-29T21:40:01Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > And _¡a la mierda!_ → _what the fuck?!_ In this context yes, it can mean other things. > [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > And I thought you did not want to jinx your neighbours 😉 You, it seems, are a bad jinxer. Keep it up! I’m not watching the game! just feverishly refreshing the SDMB, The Guarding live blog and google… > [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > PS: I read that you have freezing temperatures in Buenos Aires right now, what is our poor wife doing in the garden? Is this the only place she can flee her _loco marido futbolero_ during the matches? Or did my weather report source lie to me? It’s cold as fuck currently, we are the coldest non-polar region in the world at this moment. But no she was there _motu proprio_, we lived 23 years in an apartment, in 2024 we finally bought a house with a garden (a huge garden!) and she loves it, cold not-withstanding. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2247 "2026-06-29T21:49:45Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > in 2024 we finally bought a house with a garden (a huge garden!) and she loves it Off-topic non withstanding: congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2248 "2026-06-29T22:22:08Z")
Thanks! I’m thinking of poor **EinsteinsHund** now, sending good vibes in his direction. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2249 "2026-06-29T22:29:33Z")
[![](https://filmforum.org/do-not-enter-or-modify-or-erase/client-uploads/_1000w/ET_SPIELBERG_slideshow_1.png) ](https://filmforum.org/do-not-enter-or-modify-or-erase/client-uploads/_1000w/ET_SPIELBERG_slideshow_1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2250 "2026-06-29T22:30:56Z")
All I know is that in his place I would be taking deep breaths like I learned in Yoga class. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2251 "2026-06-29T22:42:20Z")
For a short interlude, I break my radio silence in German games: I don’t believe in yoga, I handle it with wine, much red wine. i’m dying here… ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2252 "2026-06-29T22:44:04Z")
Germany has certainly had its share of chances thus far in extra time. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2253 "2026-06-29T22:46:05Z")
And there’s another one, and they convert! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2254 "2026-06-29T22:47:50Z")
Foul?? ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2255 "2026-06-29T22:48:40Z")
Soft as fuck. Ridiculous decision. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2256 "2026-06-29T22:48:47Z")
Oh, my, VAR pulls it back. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2257 "2026-06-29T22:51:09Z")
On a flop, no less. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2258 "2026-06-29T22:51:27Z")
It wasnt egregious, but you can’t get in the GK space ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2259 "2026-06-29T23:00:27Z")
Did Paraguay bring in a different team after losing to the US? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2260 "2026-06-29T23:02:58Z")
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