# 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:** 168
**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:** [July 7, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3341 "2026-07-07T00:51:38Z")
Pochettino will have to take advantage of the half-time rest and make some changes in the team, attitude or strategy, or both. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3342 "2026-07-07T00:51:48Z")
I am watching USA v Belgium a little bit behind. i am at 20:09 in first half, Belgium up 1-0. The US is playing really poorly. Defense like a sieve. Probably Belgium have scored again. I think they could score 4 or 5 goals. This looks really, really bad ---
**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 7, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3343 "2026-07-07T00:52:03Z")
Wild ups and downs in quality from USA. Overall, pretty poor showing. ---
**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 7, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3344 "2026-07-07T00:53:16Z")
Attitude for sure. Honestly I’m finding a strategy a bit hard to parse because they’re dribbling straight into defenders and missing easy passes. ---
**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 7, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3345 "2026-07-07T00:54:07Z")
Halftime. The U.S. needs to get together. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3346 "2026-07-07T01:09:06Z")
Reyna in for Dest to start the second half. McKennie out to the right wing to make space for Gio in the middle. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3347 "2026-07-07T01:10:28Z")
Here we go. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3348 "2026-07-07T01:11:40Z")
Thought Dest had a bad half, but that’s a curious sub to me. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3349 "2026-07-07T01:13:25Z")
Jesus what a shit backpass to Richards that just killed a good possession. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3350 "2026-07-07T01:18:20Z")
God, Robinson and Freeman both just kill promising attacks with bad touches. They’re better than the first half, but that’s not saying much. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3351 "2026-07-07T01:19:18Z")
Robinson has been particularly awful. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3352 "2026-07-07T01:19:39Z")
Aggressive but positive start by the US. Just don’t get caught on counter. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3353 "2026-07-07T01:21:08Z")
Un fucking believable ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3354 "2026-07-07T01:21:49Z")
Oh dear… ---
**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:** [July 7, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3355 "2026-07-07T01:22:22Z")
what a freaking disaster ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3356 "2026-07-07T01:22:26Z")
Slapstick goal if there ever was one. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3357 "2026-07-07T01:22:26Z")
That replay will live forever. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3358 "2026-07-07T01:22:49Z")
That’s an oopsie. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3359 "2026-07-07T01:22:51Z")
The ARD guy yelled “Was macht er denn!?” at least three times. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/3360 "2026-07-07T01:23:03Z")
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