FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc

They already had it against Paraguay. A dirty, ugly game against a defensive and destructive opponent, and even the ref worked against them, and yet they won by 1-0 in regular time. Such victories can become valuable in a tournament.

Interesting, mbabe has left the game.

He already matched Messi in goals, team is winning 2 - 0, no more objectives to met :stuck_out_tongue:

It is very challenging for me to listen to Holden and the other guy. Just so many words, words, words all the time yelled out excitedly like somebody in an alligator pit shouting for help.

Strong is terrible. He’ll ask a completely idiotic question in order to fill space. Today he asked something like “France had 30 shots on goal against Paraguay, but only 1 goal, should they be worried?” No, idiot.

Smart. Why risk an injury or cheap shot? And an extra ten minutes of rest….

Or a yellow card.

Plus, the heat index is over 95 degrees Fahrenheit in Foxboro right now.

Morroco looks pretty lame, to be honest. Disappointing.

+6 for Morocco to try something.

Final 2-0 France.

In my defense , all my time studying football is very very little

If Football was like Basketball where the best team wins 99% of the time, this world cup would be already sealed for France.
Fortunately it is isn’t, it’s the most beautiful, heartbreaking and evil sport in existence.

And it’s official, once again, only can be a European or South American champion. Sigh.

That is the point: football, because of the few goals that are scored, is on average the unfairest game there is. That is what I like about it.

Amen brother.

You’re not giving FIFA credit for THEIR role in the relative fairness of the game.

In other words, to make it sound more optimistic: outsiders have a chance.

No, that is not what I meant at all. I am not talking about cheating or corruption for once. I am talking about the nature of the game.

Understood, but FIFA’s thumb on the scale is undeniable.

Indeed, and that is the reason I tried not to watch any games this World Cup and the last. Of c(o)urse I did not manage.