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I get the need to schedule the semifinals in the afternoon of a weekday for international viewership.


I don't like it. It doesn't feel as special as it should.

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Freakin Messi.

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I'm 31-37 so far.

Semifinals

3:00 PM Tue 7/14 Dallas Stadium
Go Spain > France (-0.5)
UPSET!!! 2-0
I'm 32-37 so far.

3:00 PM Wed 7/15 Atlanta Stadium
GOGOGOEngland > MAGArgentina (-1.5 )
1-2

Underdogs again.
I'm 32-38 so far.

I get the need to schedule the semifinals in the afternoon of a weekday for international European viewership.


I don't like it. It doesn't feel as special as it should.

Ftfy. Follow the money.

Freakin Messi.

Comeback!
Assists L. Messi (85', 90'+2)
GOAT

Sunday 19th July
Final
3:00 PM New York New Jersey Stadium FOX
GOGOGOSpain > MAGArgentina (-1.5 )
No one ever got rich betting against Messi.

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Two legends: The story behind the 2007 photo going viral of Lionel Messi with baby Lamine Yamal





Could the 2026 World Cup Final Be Moved to New Location?
Spain and Argentina’s clash in New Jersey has been threatened by wildfires.

Canada's response to getting knocked out seems kind of petulant and rude.


The resolution of the 500 Years War:

Third Place Game
Sat 7/18 Miami Stadium 5:00 PM
GO England > France (-0.5)

O Really's Mum (with O Really) vs the Frogs:

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I'm 31-35 so far.
Quarterfinals
Sat 7/11

5:00 PM Miami Stadium
Go Norway > England (-0.5). Sorry, O Really's Mum, I don't hate England.
1-2 (OT 105'+2 )
Half Time Norway 1 , England 1
Full Time Norway 1 , England 1
Congrats, Mum.
I'm 31-36 so far.

It was the ref.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1DaRireqcc

We could have had Haaland vs Messi in the semi. Row Row Row

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The resolution of the 500 Years War:

Third Place Game
Sat 7/18 Miami Stadium 5:00 PM
GO England > France (-0.5)

O Really's Mum (with O Really) vs the Frogs:

France is an "absolute shambles", losing 4-0 in the first half . It's ugly when teams who expected to win throw in the towel for the consolation game.

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France is an "absolute shambles", losing 4-0 in the first half . It's ugly when teams who expected to win throw in the towel for the consolation game.

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France is an "absolute shambles", losing 4-0 in the first half . It's ugly when teams who expected to win throw in the towel for the consolation game.

Maybe England has done that 4-3 75'. Whatever, one of the most exciting games in the 2026 WC.

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France is an "absolute shambles", losing 4-0 in the first half . It's ugly when teams who expected to win throw in the towel for the consolation game.

Maybe England has done that 4-3 75'. Whatever, one of the most exciting games in the 2026 WC.

I think the play by play guy had multiple orgasms.

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France is an "absolute shambles", losing 4-0 in the first half . It's ugly when teams who expected to win throw in the towel for the consolation game.

Maybe England has done that 4-3 75'. Whatever, one of the most exciting games in the 2026 WC.

I think the play by play guy had multiple orgasms.

6-4 final England. Bukayo Sakahad had a hat trick . Most MLB games and some NFL games see less scoring . Congrats, O Really's Mum!

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Good halftime show.

Superbowl should take note.

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Good halftime show.

Superbowl should take note.

You didn't enjoy Bad Bunny?

For the first time in tournament history, the World Cup will have its own halftime show. FIFA did not waste time in choosing a lackluster lineup; Shakira, Madonna, BTS, and now Justin Bieber will all be performing at MetLife Stadium's final....

"lackluster"? I'm fine with the group, but there really should have been a Mexican act included.

RED CARD! I'm not sure if it was warranted, but Argentina now plays short for 30 minutes of OT.

GOL!!! Espana 107'

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"Few in the stadium seemed to notice."

What a Messi! No repeat for MAGArgentina.
Spain Wins Spain Wins Spain Wins 1-0


I'm 34-38. Not bad since I tend to like underdogs.

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Good Lord. 1-0 after extra time and Beiber for halftime. Glad I had golf to watch.

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Good Lord. 1-0 after extra time and Beiber for halftime. Glad I had golf to watch.

Gee you missed everything.






They so don't give a fuck about him.

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Good Lord. 1-0 after extra time and Beiber for halftime. Glad I had golf to watch.

The fans are better than golf fans.

Soccer Fans Couldn't Let Trump Escape Boos During The 2026 World Cup Final
The record-breaking tournament was still inflected with several scandals, courtesy of the U.S. president’s policies.

... Verified by measurements shared with the presidential press pool, ambient crowd noise at the stadium clocked in around 78 decibels while jeers brought it to 84....

'Made Us Look Like Cheaters': MS Now Host Reveals True Toll Of Donald Trump's World Cup Meddling

... “This was supposed to be America’s moment, U.S. soccer’s moment, but instead of representing the rest of us, they spent the night answering for the worst of us,” (Katy Tur) said....

Donald Trump’s FIFA Intervention Comes With 1 Very Awkward Twist
The irony alarm sounded over the president's call to FIFA's Peace Prize-awarding boss, Gianni Infantino.

Critics have pointed to the glaring irony of Donald Trump’s intervention in the 2026 FIFA World Cup to help get U.S. star Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension overturned ahead of Monday’s round of 16 clash with Belgium.

They noted on social media that Balogun is only eligible to play for the U.S. men’s national team because he is a birthright citizen, after an airline in 2001 denied his British citizen mother from boarding a flight home because she was too close to giving birth to him and then she gave birth in Brooklyn.

Opps. DonOLD is a hateful moron, again.

U.S. World Cup Star Admits Trump's Meddling Made Things 'Difficult'
Folarin Balogun said he “was happy to be back in the team” but “knew it was gonna cause a lot of controversy.”

... Trump later admitted that if the team had lost to Belgium without Balogun on the pitch, he would have said: “It was rigged, just like the election was rigged in 2020.” ...

Instead, Moron Don rigged the game FOR Belgium.

"Thank you for your corruption" is the new "thank for your service ".

Republicans are laughing about how corrupt FIFA is and how it benefits the U.S.

And there it is, the confession in broad daylight. A sitting senator thanking the president for personally overturning a FIFA decision. The clearest proof yet that the US could not host a World Cup without their crying president calling FIFA every time their soft men’s team faces someone they might actually lose to.

They don’t want to compete, they want to cheat. Other countries prepare for matches with training. The US prepares with phone calls. One scared little team that knows it can’t win on grass. This is a country that hasn’t won a war since 1945 and now can’t win a football match without the president dialing FIFA like a helicopter parent calling the school principal.

How very cute. Wrap the boys in bubble wrap. Tie their little ponytails. Make sure nobody tackles them too hard and their shirts stay nice and clean. And if anything scary happens out there, don’t worry, daddy is already on the phone.

ted cruz wants to joke about this while everyone else is like please shut the fuck up and stop implicating us

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Gee you missed everything.

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They so don't give a fuck about him.

Brutal photo caption from The Guardian:

“Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”

Who’s not part of the team???

He did this at some other event.

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