Road to FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026

[manhn]

Stock up on Belgian chocolates before the tariffs!

 

[skategal]

War on Belgium will be announced tonight on TikTok or X.

Stay tuned for more.

 

[Cachoo]

Ok...I see Belgium won. I feel awful that I feel relieved. I'm proud of my team, just not the stuff on the periphery. (you know who) Onward to see if France will coast of if someone is going to surprise them. (It turns out the preseason in the NFL doesn't start until August.)

 

[allezfred]

What delicious news to wake up to! An absolute and utter humbling and humiliation of an entitled and cheating nation.

Plus your chocolate sucks.

 

[allezfred]

As it stands, I don't care, except insomuch as it shows people's true colors when it comes to sportsmanship and fairness.

For somebody who doesn’t care, kind of strange that you were touting yourself throughout this thread as the defining authority on red cards. And no, heads of states calling up governing bodies to get decisions overturned is not normal you absolute melt!

Gosh, LA28 is going to be exhausting if we have to go through this every single a decision goes against an American athlete. Let’s hope this will be a lesson for some of you to check your entitlememt.

In the meantime, the rest of us can enjoy the memes mocking you.

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[allezfred]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2074329857740447768

CHEATED AND DEFEATED!

 

[allezfred]

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[PRlady]

I love this coming from Irish whose team didn’t qualify. And legendarily choked in the playoff.

That said, I’m glad Trump doesn’t get to brag on the outcome.

 

[pollyanna]

Congrats to the Belgian team for a well deserved win! They looked so strong and dominant that I think I like them against Spain in the next round.

 

[allezfred]

I love this coming from Irish whose team didn’t qualify. And legendarily choked in the playoff.

The Irish team wasn’t good enough this time. Our president/taoiseach didn’t get on the phone asking FIFA to change things for us. See how easy it is to accept these things with dignity?

Literally everyone outside of the US (maybe apart from their former colonies) was cheering for Belgium. In a funny way Trump has really brought about world unity.

 

[allezfred]

The comments as well. We were all one last night!

 

[allezfred]

By the way, Ireland did have representation at this year’s World Cup.

‘I never thought I’d share the same pitch, and give him a shove’: Pico’s Messi ‘dream’

Family, friends and fans at Dublin Airport for the homecoming of Shamrock Rovers star Lopes

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Was really wonderful to see everyone here get behind Lopes as he fulfilled his dream.

 

[Cachoo]

The Irish team wasn’t good enough this time. Our president/taoiseach didn’t get on the phone asking FIFA to change things for us. See how easy it is to accept these things with dignity?

Literally everyone outside of the US (maybe apart from their former colonies) was cheering for Belgium. In a funny way Trump has really brought about world unity.

Just think...you get to see Trump again when he presents the trophy. He should take the hint provided to him yesterday. But he's oblivious.

 

[genevieve]

the replay on that 3rd goal

I'm just glad trump and jd didn't darken our fair city for the game last night. There were enough traffic problems as it was.

 

[allezfred]

Just think...you get to see Trump again when he presents the trophy.

Will switch off the TV when the final whistle blows.

 

[Rob]

Belgium brilliant doing the Trump dance!

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Wow, Egypt: 1 Argentina: 0 so far!

 

[manhn]

I am confused by the narrative that the US was such great hosts until whatshisname stepped in. What about Team Iran--who, BTW, tied Belgium despite all the travel they had to endure? That is not great hosting!

 

[beepbeep]

Wow, Egypt: 1 Argentina: 0 so far!

People were honking their horns here when Egypt scored

Messi missed the penalty kick!

 

[Judy]

Belgium brilliant doing the Trump dance!

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[beepbeep]

Egypt had a goal invalidated, on another instance of Argentina friendly refereeing, but they went and scored again soon after.

Egypt 2-0

 

[Rob]

Oh I can hardly watch, let’s go Egypt!

 

[Cachoo]

I am confused by the narrative that the US was such great hosts until whatshisname stepped in. What about Team Iran--who, BTW, tied Belgium despite all the travel they had to endure? That is not great hosting!

You'd probably have to ask the visitors about that. I've never watched a World Cup before so I don't know.

 

[Karen-W]

I've been preoccupied this morning with work and the Big Brother 28 cast reveal so I only just checked the score and immediately switched over to the game. Go Egypt!

ETA - maybe I should switch back to watching the cast reveal reactions since Messi just tied it up. And my upstairs neighbors seem very happy with this goal.

 

[beepbeep]

If it were any other team, that goal would have been called offside. It was borderline.

2-1

Feck 2-2 as I typed this

 

[Karen-W]

I'm sorry, guys. Clearly I jinxed Egypt.

 

[beepbeep]

Argentina 3-2 at 92 minutes.

We’re just not allowed to be happy.

 

[Rob]

Ref won’t look at anything for Egypt.

 

[beepbeep]

Ref won’t look at anything for Egypt.

It was absolutely blatant during this match.

 

[Rob]

It was absolutely blatant during this match.

My husband said this was the biggest most obvious robbery by FIFA refs he’s ever seen. And he played professionally in the Mexican leagues as a young man.