# 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:** 37
**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 14, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/721 "2026-06-14T16:38:11Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Austria’s first match is on Wednesday, against Jordan. Here is the schedule, as shown on the ESPN website. I’m sure there are others as well. > **[2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/soccer/schedule/_/league/fifa.world)** > > The 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule on ESPN, including kick off times, stadium information and TV listings. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/722 "2026-06-14T16:51:06Z")
I’ve used Vivid for concerts. Obviously glitches can happen but they are very legitimate. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/723 "2026-06-14T17:08:16Z")
Australia beating Turkiye wasn’t the best possible outcome for the USA (that would have been a 0-0 draw), but my understanding is that the Turks are dark horses in this group and shouldn’t be taken lightly. So their loss kind of bodes well for the US. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/724 "2026-06-14T17:13:18Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > Austria has not played yet. Australia played last night. I think that kicked off at 5am BST. I missed the Australia match, because of some weird protocol on the ESPN website. The ESPN website has the score under the Sunday games, presumably because the match started at midnight Eastern time. I tuned out after the Haiti / Scotland match, assuming that was the last one of the day. ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/725 "2026-06-14T17:15:24Z")
This could be a long afternoon for the men from Curaçao. > [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > The ESPN website has the score under the Sunday games, presumably because the match started at midnight Eastern time. Interesting. Here in the Central time zone, it’s listed under the Saturday games. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/726 "2026-06-14T17:17:19Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Interesting. Here in the Central time zone, it’s listed under the Saturday games. I’m in the central time zone as well. The game says Saturday June 13, but it pops up under the link for the Sunday June 14 games. ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/727 "2026-06-14T17:23:54Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > This could be a long afternoon for the men from Curaçao. This did not age well. ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/728 "2026-06-14T17:24:39Z")
Germany vs. Curaçao 1-1 Wow, Curaçao scores a return goal after Germany slams them at about 6 minutes. I mean, who isn’t cheering for Curaçao aside from Germans themselves? ---
**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:** [June 14, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/729 "2026-06-14T17:28:44Z")
I feel a little sick. ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/730 "2026-06-14T17:38:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I mean, who isn’t cheering for Curaçao aside from Germans themselves? I’d be cheering for the Taliban against Germany. 😆 ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/731 "2026-06-14T17:43:20Z")
I am tempted to turn on the live stream website, but I’d probably jinx it for Curaçao so I won’t. But 1 - 1 sounds funny, even if it is only early in the game. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/732 "2026-06-14T17:53:33Z")
3-1 at the half. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/733 "2026-06-14T18:10:30Z")
4-1 ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/734 "2026-06-14T18:42:16Z")
6-1 now. ---
**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 14, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/735 "2026-06-14T18:44:21Z")
Here are the odds for every team, not including today’s Germany - Curaçao match, which must make Curaçao a 10,000-1 odds to win the tournament. Anyone betting as such? > **[Every team's championship, group odds for the 2026 World Cup](https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/48386952/espn-soccer-futbol-world-cup-betting-odds-championship-groups)** > > Odds for all 48 teams to advance from their group through the knockout stage and to win the 2026 World Cup. ---
**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 14, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/736 "2026-06-14T18:46:43Z")
Fair play to Curacao for refusing to play a low block and trying to play football. Naive perhaps, but respect to them for that. It meant their fans got to celebrate a goal. Which is what you want when you travel to watch your team play knowing you are not going to win much. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/737 "2026-06-14T18:54:00Z")
Curacao can console itself with the fact that it did just as well against Germany this year as Brazil did twelve years ago… ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/738 "2026-06-14T18:54:01Z")
Geez. Germany just kicked a field goal. ---
**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 14, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/739 "2026-06-14T18:54:15Z")
Up 6-1 in the 88th minute on a breakaway, maybe just dribble to the sideline and slow it down. Seems like a jerk move to score at that point. But I guess it’s fair for players to want a World Cup 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 14, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/740 "2026-06-14T18:57:15Z")
GD matters and Germany actually isn’t the highest ELO team in their group. There also isn’t the stigma against running up the score like there is in US sports. I think we argued this for many posts a couple Women’s World Cups ago when the USWMNT thrashed Thailand. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962.md?page=38)