# 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:** 116
**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, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2301 "2026-06-30T04:04:38Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Officially, this match ended in a 1-1 draw, but Morocco moves on to the next round. I thought it was something like that, officially; I just wanted to be a bit of a smartass. Still, I bet that goalie feels like he scored an own goal. ETA: Oops, sorry; he’s a “keeper”, right? ---
**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, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2302 "2026-06-30T04:09:28Z")
Goalie is fine. Anyone that polices languages about field vs pitch or jersey vs kit or penalties vs kicks from the spot or any of that isn’t worth worrying about. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2303 "2026-06-30T06:57:46Z")
As an Englishman I should be indulging in a little schadenfreude at Germany’s shootout loss (now you know how it feels (fifty years ago notwithstanding)!!, but I have to say, I feel sorry for them. That disallowed goal was a complete joke. If that was defender on attacker there isn’t a chance in hell that would be given as a penalty. Not in a million years. ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2304 "2026-06-30T07:13:28Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Goalie is fine. Anyone that polices languages about field vs pitch or jersey vs kit or penalties vs kicks from the spot or any of that isn’t worth worrying about. Just don’t call the rule “offsides” though. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2305 "2026-06-30T07:18:38Z")
Yes and ‘flop’ still sounds to me like it should belong in poker 😏 ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2306 "2026-06-30T09:32:57Z")
Yes but this gets us into the inconsistent rules of how fouls are called. Goalies are hot lava, fouls against attackers need to be more clear cut in the penalty box than elsewhere on the field, and players off the ball can do almost anything to each other. I think it should have been a goal, but I’m more like 80:20 or maybe even 70:30 on it. The BBC commentary was saying Gill deliberately went to ground. I don’t find that plausible at all. I think there was a bit of argy-bargy and the question becomes how much is enough to warrant a foul? Probably a lot more than this. ---
**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 30, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2307 "2026-06-30T10:19:54Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > I can’t enjoy a South American victory (and against Germany! our (Argentina’s) nemesis!) as I would like to because I’m sad for **EinsteinHund**. > You all will come back from this friend, you always do. Thanks mate, but this was the third catastrophic WC for us in a row, so by now I have given up hope it will get better some time. Of course now, everybody here wants to have Nagelsmann fired and is crying for Jürgen Klopp as new coach. Maybe it was even better to lose this in penalties than to get a beating from France in the next round. At least NL are also out, so they can’t make fun of us. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2308 "2026-06-30T12:19:15Z")
I’m wearing my Hakimi jersey today. ---
**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 30, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2309 "2026-06-30T12:50:26Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Thanks mate, but this was the third catastrophic WC for us in a row, so by now I have given up hope it will get better some time. Remember the ancient Klingon proverb “El futbol siempre da revancha” (Football always gives you revenge (in the end)). This shit be cyclical man, today you are down but before too long you’ll be destroying the hopes and dreams of entire nations again. ---
**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 30, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2310 "2026-06-30T12:57:12Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > Remember the ancient Klingon proverb “El futbol siempre da revancha” (Football always gives you revenge (in the end)). I’m afraid I haven’t enough time left on this planet to ever celebrate a German WC title again, and I see no way and no fresh blood to get us out of this slump within the next four years. Even if Klopp takes over. ---
**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 30, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2311 "2026-06-30T13:01:26Z")
I thought the same in 2018… ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2312 "2026-06-30T13:04:11Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I’m afraid I haven’t enough time left on this planet I was just thinking about that the other day during the usual argument with Mrs. Thumper. I reckon I have time for another 2 WC tournaments. 3 might be pushing it. Upon having that thought, I regretted not making more of an effort to get tickets. At least I got to do some translation work at the '94 tournament, but I was too young to appreciate what I was seeing. ---
**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 30, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2313 "2026-06-30T13:16:41Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > I was just thinking about that the other day during the usual argument with Mrs. Thumper. I reckon I have time for another 2 WC tournaments. 3 might be pushing it. I have to admit that I was a bit fatalistic, I’m 58 and my father is 90 and still going strong, but the chances I will get as old as that are slim, I have coronary heart disease, yet still smoke like a chimney, drink too much wine and practically don’t move at all. At least I eat well and am not overweight. Let’s see how many WCs I still have in me…(and thinking about this, do you all also divide your lifetime not only into years, but in World Cups? 😉) ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2314 "2026-06-30T13:26:31Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I’m 58 and my father is 90 I turn 58 in 3 weeks. My father died at 55. > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I have coronary heart disease, yet still smoke like a chimney So far the ticker is good, but I smoke 2 packs a day. > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > drink too much wine Also, check > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > At least I eat well and am not overweight There’s where you have me. Over the past 2 years I have gained 25 kilos. I’m sure that if I could lose 15 of them a lot of the aches and pains would stop. Working on it. > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > do you all also divide your lifetime not only into years, but in World Cups? I didn’t… until this year. ---
**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 30, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2315 "2026-06-30T13:32:45Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > and thinking about this, do you all also divide your lifetime not only into years, but in World Cups? Doesn’t everybody? ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2316 "2026-06-30T14:05:39Z")
I’m also sorry for @Maserschmidt and his son, they had been so excited to see the game and then had to witness that misery. ---
**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, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2317 "2026-06-30T14:07:09Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > This shit be cyclical man, today you are down but before too long you’ll be destroying the hopes and dreams of entire nations again. Um…we are still just talking about football, right? ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2318 "2026-06-30T14:09:34Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > Um…we are still just talking about football, right? Yeah, we are, and that’s how it’s felt and experienced in football nations like Argentina, Germany and many others. It may sound ridiculous, but WCs can be traumatic events for the psyche of whole nations. Or the other way round, can lift the national spirit for years. ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2319 "2026-06-30T14:18:50Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > WCs can be traumatic events for the psyche of whole nations. Yes, and it’s not good to be on a national team that underachieves in a WC. From [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx7jk0kq4vo): > Hong Myung-bo has resigned as head coach of South Korea’s men’s national football team after they failed to advance to the World Cup knockout stage. > The early exit has prompted widespread criticism at home, with President Lee Jae Myung calling for an investigation into reasons behind the team’s disappointing performance. And > The AUF, Uruguay’s soccer federation, has canceled the charter flight set to take players from their base camp in Mexico back to their capital city of Montevideo, according to Uruguayan broadcaster Tenfield. Players will instead be left to take commercial flights either home or to vacations with their families. > **[World Cup 2026: Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight home,...](https://sports.yahoo.com/article/world-cup-2026-uruguay-federation-reportedly-cancels-charter-flight-home-has-players-fly-commercial-after-elimination-231056137.html)** > > The ugliness of Uruguay's 2026 World Cup elimination reportedly goes well beyond the field. ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2320 "2026-06-30T14:27:37Z")
Also, take a listen to the Paraguayan television announcers as they score the winning PK. Unless you are a fan of Germany, this will make you smile. > **[Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog.xyz)](https://bsky.app/profile/bubbaprog.xyz/post/3mphny3pshc2t)** > > As called on TV Trece in Paraguay: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962.md?page=115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962.md?page=117)