Road to FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026

[Buzz]

Shame Maradonna has passed on and can’t be here. He was one of a kind. R.I.P.

ETA:
“Hand of god” aside…

 

[Buzz]

Temper Temper…

 

[Buzz]

Argentina being quite rough right from the start

 

[beepbeep]

England v Argentina the rematch!

One goes to the finals, the other gets to claim the Malvinas then
If England wins the semi, we could get some funsies…

(I’m Latin American, it’ll always be Malvinas here)

 

[beepbeep]

Whichever way this match goes, the historical jokes for the final will be top notch

 

[Buzz]

Now who is that yellow card for? There are about a dozen players surrounding the ref!

 

[SHARPIE]

Now who is that yellow card for? There are about a dozen players surrounding the ref!

That was the most entertaining moment of this match so far.

 

[Buzz]

I doubt there was even one shot on target during the entire first half.

 

[beepbeep]

I doubt there was even one shot on target during the entire first half.

This is now way past Copa Libertadores and into Campeonato Gaúcho (Gauchão) territory: 3 shots on goal total, 20 fights, everything below neck level is shins.

 

[Buzz]

England 1-0!

 

[SHARPIE]

I was browsing what’s on TV and thinking of turning over.

 

[Buzz]

Much better in the second half!

 

[beepbeep]

Argentina ties.

Cursing screams all around my neighborhood

The 86th minute. Always the 86th minute.

 

[Buzz]

Looked away for a second and Argentina scored! LOL

 

[beepbeep]

Da fuq???
How, just how?

Argentina 2-1

 

[millyskate]

Oh no! Oh all the teams I didn't want Argentina to win. Sad day in England indeed

 

[SHARPIE]

Turned over now. No Bank Holiday, so don’t care.

 

[Buzz]

 

[PRlady]

Oh well. England will wait some more. Good try guys.

I’ll root for Spain Sunday.

 

[allezfred]

It’s not coming home then? #TooSoon

 

[spin2win]

thomas tuchel trying to park the bus for 35 minutes and play with 6 defenders, tactical disaster

 

[alexikeguchi]

I was in meetings during this match and now have no desire to watch the final. Of the options, I will absolutely be rooting for Spain. I went to the 100th anniversary Copa America final in Met Life (sorry, NY/NJ) Stadium and watched the most incredibly boring scoreless 120 minute match between Argentina and Chile. Messi blasted his PK into the upper seats, and Chile won 4-2. I could totally see that exact scenario playing out again.

 

[becca]

Rooting for Spain but Argentina is scary at the end.

 

[misskarne]

Nothing in sports is funnier than watching England lose at sports they invented.

But with that said, anyone-but-Argentina, so Spain, please.

 

[PRlady]

I think Tuchel might want to fly back to Germany and stay there. The drubbing he’s taking from football pundits!

(Even I was puzzled when that header went in as to what all those guys in white shirts standing around thought they were doing.)

 

[allezfred]

World Cup 2026: Argentina could face disciplinary action for displaying Falklands banner after beating England

Argentina face the prospect of disciplinary action from Fifa after their players celebrate the World Cup semi-final win against England with a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.

www.bbc.com

Am as anti-colonialist as the next person, but do the people who live on the Falkland Islands actually want to be part of Argentina?

 

[misskarne]

World Cup 2026: Argentina could face disciplinary action for displaying Falklands banner after beating England

Argentina face the prospect of disciplinary action from Fifa after their players celebrate the World Cup semi-final win against England with a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.

www.bbc.com

Am as anti-colonialist as the next person, but do the people who live on the Falkland Islands actually want to be part of Argentina?

I believe they once had a vote on it and the answer was pretty resoundingly no.

 

[Matryeshka]

I am the rfisher of football/soccer. Norway losing to England was bad, but I also wanted England to beat Argentina. GUTTED for France. I was Allez les Bleu all the way. I wanted France to take it all. Full disclosure: mainly because I already had a French soccer jersey and a beret. Gotta have the fit.

 

[Buzz]

There worries that the poor air quality because of the wildfires could affect the World Cup final. Hopefully everything goes okay

 

[allezfred]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2077817597051982222