| The ultimate World Cup thread 22:40 - Jun 11 with 248547 views | Logman |
Think we need a designated thread for general World Cup 2026 chat. There only seem to be the England and sweepstake ones so far.
Well that opening game got me nodding off nicely. VAR/the laws of the game the talking points as always. Well done FIFA. Not long before the highlights are just a reel of refereeing/VAR decisions.
When does the EFL start ?
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 19:07 - Jun 15 with 2607 views | ted_hendrix |
Great result. |  |
| My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. |
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 19:07 - Jun 15 with 2602 views | Superhoops2808 |
Imagine if that were to happen to England - We'd be in meltdown  |  | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 19:10 - Jun 15 with 2553 views | Superhoops2808 |
And a Shamrock Rovers player apparently had a blinder too | | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 19:13 - Jun 15 with 2526 views | Lanhoop |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 19:07 - Jun 15 by Superhoops2808 |
Imagine if that were to happen to England - We'd be in meltdown |
I'm fairly certain Spain is no different, the press etc will be in meltdown this week. | | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 19:30 - Jun 15 with 2424 views | Boston |
I actually know a Cape Verdean gent who went to the game. I'm sure I'll be hearing all about it. | |
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 19:35 - Jun 15 with 2401 views | JamesB1979 |
Just count yourselves lucky that Gary Weaver isn’t on commentary to ruin it. “They’ve defended their island and said you will not land here!” As the Spanish “stare into the abyss”. | | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 20:29 - Jun 15 with 2288 views | Sonic_Hoop |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 19:07 - Jun 15 by Superhoops2808 |
Imagine if that were to happen to England - We'd be in meltdown |
I was thinking that about Scotland's 1-0 against Haiti. |  | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 20:48 - Jun 15 with 2234 views | Mick_S |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 14:41 - Jun 15 by Hayesender |
Tunisia manager sacked after just one game |
Mick Beale spotted at Heathrow. |  |
| Did I ever mention that I was in Minder? |
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 20:49 - Jun 15 with 2216 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
The Spain result is incredible. Fair play to Cape Verde but that was Spain at their tiki-taka worst - I kept waiting for them to step up the intensity but it didn't come and they could even have lost. Should still win the group though and the lack of jeopardy, like the Champions League group stages, is my main issue with the expanded format. [Post edited 15 Jun 20:49]
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 20:51 - Jun 15 with 2204 views | TwoHalves |
Belgium v Egypt: Not sure how I’ve managed to survive without the ‘spin rate’ of the ball stat for all these years. | | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 21:03 - Jun 15 with 2142 views | hubble |
Beautiful goal from Ashour, Egypt look really comfortable - defence especially - tamed Doku. and Salah keeping things flowing. Belgium, on the other hand, look disjointed and out of sorts. As they so often seem to do in international tournaments [Post edited 15 Jun 21:19]
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 21:04 - Jun 15 with 2142 views | VancouverHoop |
Either Egypt are very good, or Belgium's decline is more precipitous than I realised. | | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 21:10 - Jun 15 with 2114 views | BklynRanger |
The Belgium manager seems to be spending a lot of time organising the pockets of his jacket |  | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 21:23 - Jun 15 with 2088 views | daveB |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 20:49 - Jun 15 by Wegerles_Stairs |
The Spain result is incredible. Fair play to Cape Verde but that was Spain at their tiki-taka worst - I kept waiting for them to step up the intensity but it didn't come and they could even have lost. Should still win the group though and the lack of jeopardy, like the Champions League group stages, is my main issue with the expanded format. [Post edited 15 Jun 20:49]
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isn't that the same every World Cup? Argentina lost their first game 4 years ago and still won the group. |  | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 21:53 - Jun 15 with 2005 views | GroveR |
I'd say both teams could have their hydration break in Lukaku's shadow. |  | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 22:23 - Jun 15 with 1927 views | Watford_Ranger |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 21:53 - Jun 15 by GroveR |
I'd say both teams could have their hydration break in Lukaku's shadow. |
He’s turning into Tyrone from Snatch.
Effective though. Hardly played all season but made a difference. Great to chuck on for 15 minutes when you need a goal which I assume is what Toney is there for. | | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 22:37 - Jun 15 with 1896 views | TwoHalves |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 19:30 - Jun 15 by Boston |
I actually know a Cape Verdean gent who went to the game. I'm sure I'll be hearing all about it. |
Once he gets his troosers dry cleaned. | | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 22:37 - Jun 15 with 1895 views | kensalriser |
I thought Stormzy had come on for Belgium.
Spain were absolute dross. As bad or worse than any iteration of England struggling to get past a lesser nation's low block. They look very beatable if Yamal is shackled. |  |
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 23:37 - Jun 15 with 1814 views | Lblock |
What fresh madness is this?
Did I just hear right that, although the next Cupa De Mundial is in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, three games will be played in South America being Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina?
I mean….. how the absolute fcuk does that work?!?
FIFA etc killing the game if true |  |
| Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal |
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 02:14 - Jun 16 with 1722 views | Boston |
New Zealand 1-0. Great goal from the All Whites playing in all black. | |
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 03:34 - Jun 16 with 1677 views | thame_hoops |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 02:14 - Jun 16 by Boston |
New Zealand 1-0. Great goal from the All Whites playing in all black. |
Really enjoying this, game of the tournament so far |  |
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 05:22 - Jun 16 with 1632 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 21:23 - Jun 15 by daveB |
isn't that the same every World Cup? Argentina lost their first game 4 years ago and still won the group. |
This time round plenty of teams could lose two--thirds of their games and still progress. | | | |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 07:05 - Jun 16 with 1570 views | Hoopsie |
There come a point where all 48 teams after their group games, advance to the elimination rounds |  |
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 07:54 - Jun 16 with 1512 views | R_from_afar |
| The ultimate World Cup thread on 20:48 - Jun 15 by Mick_S |
Mick Beale spotted at Heathrow. |
...carrying Harry Redknapp's case  . |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| The ultimate World Cup thread on 08:24 - Jun 16 with 1466 views | joe90 |
Got up at 3:00am to watch the second half of the NZ/Iran game. Enjoyed it, both teams played well and three out of the four goals were really good. |  | | |
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