# 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:** 115
**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 30, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2281 "2026-06-30T02:36:13Z")
He sure looked more out in the open than Sally Field in The Flying Nun. ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2282 "2026-06-30T02:53:14Z")
Wow Morocco ties it. ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2283 "2026-06-30T02:54:06Z")
Unbelievable! ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2284 "2026-06-30T03:28:35Z")
All ears if anyone can explain the strategy of Holland playing such a low press in their own half. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2285 "2026-06-30T03:36:43Z")
At this point in the game I think they’re counting on winning the shoot-out. Just running down the clock Eta: boring AF. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2286 "2026-06-30T03:43:52Z")
I just got home. Did Morocco score in stoppage time? ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2287 "2026-06-30T03:47:42Z")
Two of the first three penalties are off target. Wild! ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2288 "2026-06-30T03:48:27Z")
Wow! I don’t know if I’ve seen a penalty saved and then kicked in by the keeper. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2289 "2026-06-30T03:49:05Z")
And the fourth gets stopped by the Dutch goalie only for it to squirt out of his hands and kicked in by his foot. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2290 "2026-06-30T03:51:25Z")
What is the percentage of goals scored on penalty kicks? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2291 "2026-06-30T03:51:44Z")
Wtf, 4 out of 8 off target now. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2292 "2026-06-30T03:51:58Z")
Man of the Match is…Goalpost! ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2293 "2026-06-30T03:52:26Z")
Average is like 75% give or take. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2294 "2026-06-30T03:54:21Z")
Usually those other 25% are stopped by the keeper, though. It’s rare to see a penalty shot miss the goal completely. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2295 "2026-06-30T03:55:18Z")
And that’s it! Bad day for the Dutch and Deutsch. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2296 "2026-06-30T03:55:30Z")
I’ve never seen an own goal on a PK. Dutch got out played. They should’ve tried playing a little offense tonight. ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2297 "2026-06-30T03:55:34Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Wow! I don’t know if I’ve seen a penalty saved and then kicked in by the keeper. Is that scored as an own goal? ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2298 "2026-06-30T03:57:12Z")
Shootouts aren’t really scored as such, I don’t think? If it was regulation, IMO, it would have been. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2299 "2026-06-30T03:57:28Z")
I think Morocco deserved to win but yikes. terrible penalty shots. Morocco had more energy and better ball control. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2300 "2026-06-30T03:57:38Z")
It’s not really scored as anything - spot kicks are used to select a winner, but they’re not part of the match. Officially, this match ended in a 1-1 draw, but Morocco moves on to the next round. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962.md?page=114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962.md?page=116)