2026 World Cup - General Discussion & Non-USA teams thread

Erial_Lion

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After all of the upsets, competitive games, etc, the cream has really risen. The 3 pre-tourney favorites to make the semifinal have done it...time to see if Argentina becomes the 4th one.
 
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Erial_Lion

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I'm so confused by this "ball hitting the cable" thing...there is nothing I can see from the camera angles that have been shown that tells me the ball hit the wire...and nothing in the ball sensor showing it hitting anything. Yet it seems that all over social media, most (or at least many) are convinced that the game was fixed because it clearly hit the wire and the refs let it go. Weird.
 

KingLando

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I'm so confused by this "ball hitting the cable" thing...there is nothing I can see from the camera angles that have been shown that tells me the ball hit the wire...and nothing in the ball sensor showing it hitting anything. Yet it seems that all over social media, most (or at least many) are convinced that the game was fixed because it clearly hit the wire and the refs let it go. Weird.
100% agree. There's no angle that shows what they're all claiming. Just people bitching to *****.
 

Midnighter

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I know I’m late to the party, but is Alexi Lalas the worst commentator/announcer in any major sport or just me? Guy sucks balls.
 
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I know I’m late to the party, but is Alexi Lalas the worst commentator/announcer in any major sport or just me? Guy sucks balls.
What's the backstory with his insistence on calling the international game "soccer" instead of football? I can understand when talking about MLS but he's making a jackass out of himself.
 
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KingLando

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I know I’m late to the party, but is Alexi Lalas the worst commentator/announcer in any major sport or just me? Guy sucks balls.
He's not the best but not even close to the worst. You likely just don't like his "energy" which is fine but there's way worse
 

KingLando

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Sounds like a pud next to Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic is who I think is the worst--I understand English isn't his first language but he's painful to listen to. He tries way too hard to come up with something funny. I'd rather listen to Alexi any day.
But this is why they have different types of people on the show--they get something for everyone
 

KingLando

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What's the backstory with his insistence on calling the international game "soccer" instead of football? I can understand when talking about MLS but he's making a jackass out of himself.
lol what?
It is soccer--this is being broadcast in the US. He'd be a tool if he was saying football
 

BobPSU92

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Holy crap. Yellow card on Argentina is reversed. A yellow is given to a Suisse player already on a yellow. Red card for Suisse. 🤬
 
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