# 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:** ![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 18, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/4723 "2026-07-18T21:07:44Z")

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As promised, the Falklands/Malvinas thread, I hope you like long texts!

> [@The Malvinas/Falklands in Argentine culture and politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-malvinas-falklands-in-argentine-culture-and-politics/1031774):
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> In this post [FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc - #4653 by Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/4653) I said I would like to explain how the Malvinas/Falklands claim works in Argentine culture and politics, I’m no longer so sure that I will like it (it’s a lot of work!) but I’ll try. I’m putting this in Great Debates because it seems appropriate, even if it’s not strictly a debate, I hope that if I’m mistaken the Mods will not kick me too much with their jackboots before moving it to the correct venue. First of all a reminder …

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