# FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc

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**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")\
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**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:** [May 25, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/356 "2026-05-25T16:00:02Z")

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Has anyone been watching [these videos where they reveal the squad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-squad-announcement-videos-do-the-usmnt-have-one/1030243), but the video isn’t just reading a list of names? Those are pretty cool. Of the ones I’ve seen, both [Norway](https://youtu.be/k93pZU3gFM8?si=lgK_FFcYrqk6h3lw) and [Spain](https://youtu.be/EBzNCPLJmaw?si=RCYvyeRP2m28vG9G) have brought in their King to help out. King Charles III was nowhere to be seen in the [England](https://youtu.be/bIF-kSOHs78?si=H3BXg3g4wonHx3Zb) announcemnt, and if Trump is in the USA announcement I’m going to puke. Maybe King Charles can throw us a bone? That or have Pope Leo do it, I’m sure he’s a football fan considering all the time he ministered in South America.

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