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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 - commentary and banter thread

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@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
To make the semi final is a glorious thing. Would be no shame in losing to Argentina, France or Spain. All great teams.
Odds are pretty good that is what will happen, but can't count our chickens until the hatch. 😉

-VR

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https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2500/2342

the physics of the curvature of a football in flight

edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/s/GJQvC8Wycq

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0-0 and pens tonight anyone?

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France plays Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Semifinals today, Tuesday, July 14, at 3:00 PM ADT. The match takes place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and will determine who advances to the championship final.

Anyone want to call a winner???

-VR

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@Very-Rusty said
France plays Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Semifinals today, Tuesday, July 14, at 3:00 PM ADT. The match takes place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and will determine who advances to the championship final.

Anyone want to call a winner???

-VR
jerry jones

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@rookie54 said
jerry jones
Who would Jerrry Jones be?

-VR

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@Very-Rusty said
France plays Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Semifinals today, Tuesday, July 14, at 3:00 PM ADT. The match takes place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and will determine who advances to the championship final.

Anyone want to call a winner???

-VR
France, they have the best offense and the better spirit.

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@Ponderable said
France, they have the best offense and the better spirit.
@Pondarage.

I don't know as much about the game as you do, but they both look like tough Teams, I have watched both play against other Teams.

-VR

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@Very-Rusty said
@Pondarage.

I don't know as much about the game as you do, but they both look like tough Teams, I have watched both play against other Teams.

-VR
There are no easy to beat teams in half finals.
Of course anything can happen.
So if Spain goes into lead, they stand a very good chance to keep it. They do have the best defense.
If France scores eraly it could occur that in their rushh to make the second goal they run into a counter attack and Spain can equalize.

But that is always the case with predictions in sports.

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@Ponderable said
There are no easy to beat teams in half finals.
Of course anything can happen.
So if Spain goes into lead, they stand a very good chance to keep it. They do have the best defense.
If France scores eraly it could occur that in their rushh to make the second goal they run into a counter attack and Spain can equalize.

But that is always the case with predictions in sports.
@Ponderable,

So not an easy call to make, which I had assumed.

-VR

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France get away with Mbape forearming the Spain goalkeeper in the head as they are about to be dumped out of the tournament 2-0 after a very poor performance.

1 min of normal time remaining

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@diver said
France get away with Mbape forearming the Spain goalkeeper in the head as they are about to be dumped out of the tournament 2-0 after a very poor performance.

1 min of normal time remaining
They looked way off it.


I'm calling for an England win tomorrow, Good luck, all around.,


@Earl-of-Trumps said
I'm calling for an England win tomorrow, Good luck, all around.,
I’m calling that also; but it’s going to be blood and guts with at least one red card.

England v Spain in the final is a repeat of the Euros final two years ago and a mouthwatering prospect.

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@diver said
I’m calling that also; but it’s going to be blood and guts with at least one red card.

England v Spain in the final is a repeat of the Euros final two years ago and a mouthwatering prospect.
Yes, now England have Anthony Gordon they'll kick Spain off the park for sure.

Spain have to be big favourites against England or Argentina but anything can happen. Hopefully Spain concede an early goal, make the game interesting. The Belgium Spain game was good, the other time I watched Spain was 😴