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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 - commentary and banter thread

FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 - commentary and banter thread

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Astonishing that Spain failed to score against Cape Verde.

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Some interesting, if not dramatic, results.

Could be a precursor to a fascinating World Cup contest.

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@Torunn said
Yes thank you. 🙂 A dream start for Sweden, I read in the news. 😍
That would have been a 4 am start for you, poor dear, I saw the whole thing, 10 pm start here.

I'm happy for you. I will cheer for Sweden too.

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@Earl-of-Trumps said
That would have been a 4 am start for you, poor dear, I saw the whole thing, 10 pm start here.

I'm happy for you. I will cheer for Sweden too.
What about Uzbekistan?

Best team in the world.

Egypt looking pretty decent as well at the moment.

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Jinxed it

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@Earl-of-Trumps said
That would have been a 4 am start for you, poor dear, I saw the whole thing, 10 pm start here.

I'm happy for you. I will cheer for Sweden too.
It seems to be a good start of a long journey. Thanks for your support. 😍

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@The-only-Mr-T said
That's them through to the last 32 in all likelihood. Pretty daft this world cup imo with so many teams. Doesn't really start until the the last match of the group, everyone will have a chance to qualify in the final game.... Dumb.
You mean that a team that loses the first two games can still advance by what happens in the third?? Jeebers,

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@Earl-of-Trumps said
You mean that a team that loses the first two games can still advance by what happens in the third?? Jeebers,
Yes, and a team with three draws most likely will go out. (Though there have been teams advancing into the ko-stage after three draws (I think in 1994)

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@Ponderable said
Yes, and a team with three draws most likely will go out. (Though there have been teams advancing into the ko-stage after three draws (I think in 1994)
Actually I'd say 3 draws will almost certainly be enough to qualify. 8 of the 12 3rd place teams go through to the next round like recent Euros and 3 draws has always qualified.

Id predict a few teams on 3 points with goal difference deciding who goes through.

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this seems rather oppressive
and unnecessary
the world is not ready for pure sportsball
politics smears dirt on everything

https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-iran-new-zealand-score-314655749d94fe577bb2b52ebd6b32c4

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Just watched Messi’s hat trick in the Argentinian 3-0 win over Algeria; the guy was on fire, could have had 5.

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COME ON ENGLAND! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Modric hat trick, 5-0 Croatia 😉

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@The-only-Mr-T said
Modric hat trick, 5-0 Croatia 😉
He’s 40 years old and 5 is as many as he scored all last season.

So, nah 😄

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@diver said
He’s 40 years old and 5 is as many as he scored all last season.

So, nah 😄
Didn't play against any teams worse than England all last season 😉