# 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:** 137
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2721 "2026-07-04T00:19:20Z")
I would never, ever have imagined that! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2722 "2026-07-04T00:23:42Z")
If this goes to penalties I’m like 90% sure Cape Verde is advancing. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2723 "2026-07-04T00:24:46Z")
Poor poor @Frodo. The horror, the horror! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2724 "2026-07-04T00:25:30Z")
If he doesn’t post right after the game we’ll need a wellness check. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2725 "2026-07-04T00:26:32Z")
2-2. What can I say? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2726 "2026-07-04T00:27:08Z")
This is a game!!! ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2727 "2026-07-04T00:28:10Z")
Two hours ago I didn’t really care who was going to win, but now I want Cape Verde to preserve their unbeaten WC history for at least one more match! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2728 "2026-07-04T00:28:19Z")
If this game is a result of expanding the field for the tournament, then clearly something went 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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2729 "2026-07-04T00:28:57Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > If this goes to penalties I’m like 90% sure Cape Verde is advancing. QFT. I’m only following this on a text ticker on [kicker.de](http://kicker.de) and here in this thread, but from what I gather, Cape Verde’s keeper Vozhina again is rising above himself. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2730 "2026-07-04T00:29:07Z")
He put that one “where the spiders lay their eggs.” ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2731 "2026-07-04T00:31:46Z")
I’ve never heard that one, but now I can imagine how Cape Verde scored. Good expression! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2732 "2026-07-04T00:32:01Z")
Ouch. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2733 "2026-07-04T00:33:02Z")
Does Cape Verde have one more in them? ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2734 "2026-07-04T00:33:37Z")
Now I wouldn’t count it out. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2735 "2026-07-04T00:33:43Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > If this game is a result of expanding the field for the tournament, then clearly something went right Certainly! These performances let us see how the world has caught up to the established “great powers”. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2736 "2026-07-04T00:34:29Z")
If it ends this way I want Argentine players to pay respects to Cape Verde, swap jerseys, etc. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2737 "2026-07-04T00:34:59Z")
They will, I’m sure. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2738 "2026-07-04T00:35:02Z")
3 of 5 goals in extra time. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2739 "2026-07-04T00:36:18Z")
By the end of this, Frodo will have a new kitten. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/2740 "2026-07-04T00:45:13Z")
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