# 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:** 60
**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 18, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1181 "2026-06-18T23:22:15Z")
To me, it looked like a kick to the Achilles. It also was a slewfoot, which I thought was going to cause a concussion. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1182 "2026-06-18T23:24:14Z")
So far, nearly all the games are going better than I could have ever hoped for two weeks ago. Almost all the right outcomes. ---
**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 18, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1183 "2026-06-18T23:30:00Z")
They’re down to nine now?! This is going to get ugly. ---
**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 18, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1184 "2026-06-18T23:30:28Z")
Earlier in the broadcast they said 4 was important for Canada. This would move Canada to the top of the group and a draw against Switzerland would give Canada the group. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1185 "2026-06-18T23:31:55Z")
Good, 11 vs. 9, more chances for Canada to pour on the score. Full-on attack, no defense, a 4-0 lead to play with. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1186 "2026-06-18T23:39:30Z")
I don’t think I’d want to be a Qatar player who has to return home after an own goal. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1187 "2026-06-18T23:40:29Z")
Better than Colombia… ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1188 "2026-06-18T23:41:47Z")
At least it came in a hopelessly lost game, so he won’t be blamed for being the decisive factor. Not like a 1-0 defeat. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1189 "2026-06-18T23:55:13Z")
6-0. A day that will live in (the opposite of) infamy. ---
**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 19, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1190 "2026-06-19T00:00:13Z")
I think honour works. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1191 "2026-06-19T00:01:33Z")
I already see people on Reddit calling David “Maple Messi.” ---
**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 19, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1192 "2026-06-19T00:02:01Z")
Canadians sprinting to take a corner trying to get one more goal before the final, but can’t. 6-0 final. ---
**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 19, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1193 "2026-06-19T00:04:46Z")
I’m making kimchi nachos for the nightcap! ---
**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 19, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1194 "2026-06-19T00:10:46Z")
Canada wins the group with a win or draw against Switzerland. Should they lose, it would take a collapse of epic proportion, plus a tremendous performance by Bosnia-Herzegovina over Qatar, for Canada to not finish second. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1195 "2026-06-19T00:15:48Z")
The three host nations (USA, Canada, Mexico) are now 13-2 in scoring in their four games combined. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1196 "2026-06-19T00:27:55Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > I don’t think I’d want to be a Qatar player who has to return home after an own goal. After that fiasco I don’t think the one goal will be much remembered. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1197 "2026-06-19T00:48:25Z")
Well, a great result for Canada but a supremely weird game and the injury to Kone is going to be a big problem for them going forward. I hope he’s able to make a comeback from it and it doesn’t permanently alter his career. Really puts a damper on what should be a celebration. ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1198 "2026-06-19T01:07:37Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > I’m making kimchi nachos for the nightcap! That’s…either amazing or sort of repulsive. I would try it for sure. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1199 "2026-06-19T01:23:00Z")
I haven’t had kimchi nachos specifically, but Korean-Mexican fusion in general is excellent. ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1200 "2026-06-19T01:24:41Z")
Here’s a doctor’s breakdown of Kone’s injury with plenty of slo-mo at the moment it happened. Honestly, it isn’t that graphic. There’s no Joe Thiesman leg flopping around or bone sticking out. There’s a still image of him after the injury and his leg has a definite bend that shouldn’t be there, but I was expecting worse. Still, best not to view it if you’re squeamish. The brief summary: the doctor isn’t sure how it ended up broken so badly based on just viewing the replay, but there must have been some forces on his ankle that aren’t obvious from the video. It will be a long recovery, but it shouldn’t be career-ending, assuming treatment goes well. [Ismael Kone Breaks Leg at World Cup vs Qatar - Doctor Explains](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APre8xs91AM) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962.md?page=61)