2026 FIFA World Cup

[DaveMatthews]

Mbappe was a beast, but not enough to beat England.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Pedro Porro and Marc Cucurella being the most valuable players IMHO.
Surprise Attack Mikel Merino
Ferran Torres The Saviour


Messi can go into his full retirement now. After an Argentinian defender was sent off, the team was nine men as Lionel didn't contribute at all. The "give me a pass and I will score a goal" technique is obsolete now. Having said that, what Jude Bellingham of England did yesterday was a demonstration of what the modern football is.

Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona disappointing, to say the least. The boy needs to gain weight and strength for physical contacts.

 

[Chargeride]

All our commentors openly ripping the half time show.
A tedious piece of c..p
Best bit was when it finished.

Theyre just salty cos they know its going to takeoff

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I used to switch to other content for the half time and hydration breaks.
I'm so glad Ferran scored the decider or we would be confronted with the disgusting penalty kick shootout, which is just a lottery. Fancy what would have happened if Spain lost on penalty kicks, being the dominating team for the entire match... I'm also happy no penalty kick was awarded, as it always leads to the suspicion.
Could not help noticing how brutal the South American teams had been, Argentina following Paraguay's example.

 

[Chargeride]

Do they still toss a coin if no winner can be found.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

• If, after both teams have taken five kicks, the scores are level, kicks continue until one team has scored a goal more than the other from the same number of kicks.

 

[Jim1348]

I am just curious, do most of you normally follow soccer or is the attraction of this because it is in the United States this year?

 

[DaveMatthews]

I am just curious, do most of you normally follow soccer or is the attraction of this because it is in the United States this year?

I'm a bit of a "fair weather" fan, but there were three hosts.

 

[Jim1348]

I'm a bit of a "fair weather" fan, but there were three hosts.

I don't follow. Were there three attractive commentators or something?

 

[DaveMatthews]

I don't follow. Were there three attractive commentators or something?

Yes, a Canadian one, an American one, and a Mexican one!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

because it is in the United States this year?

As Dave said, the event was co-hosted by Mexico, Canada and the United States. As of the teams, Mexico came 9th, the U.S. 12th, and Canada 14th.

I am just curious, do most of you normally follow soccer

I assume you asked the people of the U.S. You do not need to ask Europeans (like myself) or the British (where the association football was invented) or the rest of the world if they follow "soccer". They do, especially during the events such as World Cup or local championships such as Euros. I follow the Spanish La Liga myself and was pleased to see the players of normally competing teams to form the championship team that worked like a well oiled machine

 

[Chargeride]

I dont follow soccer myself, but thats very unusual, especially in the city where I live.
Its also a class thing, I live in a more 'upmarket' area with an ivy covered private school that only plays Rugby.

To clear it up, soccer is the 'proper' name.

Linguistically creative students at the University of Oxford in the 1880s distinguished between the sports of “rugger” (rugby football) and “assoccer” (association football). The latter term was further shortened to “soccer” (sometimes spelled “socker”), and the name quickly spread beyond the campus. However, “soccer” never became much more than a nickname in Great Britain.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Linguistically creative students at the University of Oxford in the 1880s distinguished between the sports of “rugger” (rugby football) and “assoccer” (association football). The latter term was further shortened to “soccer” (sometimes spelled “socker”), and the name quickly spread beyond the campus. However, “soccer” never became much more than a nickname in Great Britain.

Linguistically speaking, the bicycle was called "a wheel" in its beginnings, especially in the United States It propagated to Germany as "Fahrrad" or just "Rad" and then to the Czech Republic as "jizdni kolo" or just "kolo" (a wheel). As you might have heard, the Poles name the vehicle "rower" for the Rover
It is "football" worldwide except for the U.S., Australia, NZ and perhaps Canada. At least it is played with the feet

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I dont follow soccer myself, but thats very unusual, especially in the city where I live.

I can bet In the front the Liverpool FC Club Store back in 2005 I wonder why not "Liverpool SC" or the Soccer Association