World Cup 2026

[SparkleFur]

Oh! Do you have time to tell me about it? So dishy! I'm just a dumb American who likes football but I don't know who hates who and why...

 

[deft]

Oh! Do you have time to tell me about it? So dishy! I'm just a dumb American who likes football but I don't know who hates who and why...

It all goes back to 1911, when Winston Churchill sent gunboats and soldiers up the Mersey to crush a general strike. Then Thatcher carried on in the ‘80s, trying to wreck the city.

So… Scouse, not English.

 

[SparkleFur]

Oh wow... Sheesh, Margaret Thatcher was a nightmare yeah? And gunboats! Seems like overkill

 

[deft]

Oh wow... Sheesh, Margaret Thatcher was a nightmare yeah? And gunboats! Seems like overkill

Thatcher was planning to put Liverpool into “managed decline”… remarkably, it was one of her own government ministers who turned it around and laid the plans that returned us into the breathtaking global city we are.

But still… there is a lingering “otherness” from England here. The Celtic home nations tend to be better supported here!

 

[TunnelKing089]

Morocco up 1-0 but 7 yellow cards so far.

Refs trying to get control of it.

 

[TunnelKing089]

Morocco wins easily

Paraguay trying to turn this into a boxing match vs France.

 

[TunnelKing089]

France finally gets a penalty kick because of all the rough play.

1-0

 

[Cwtchseeker]

 

[Bloodandglitter]

What a game! Well played France. The rep was shite.

 

[TunnelKing089]

Some of this stuff is just ridiculous.
Pushing,shoving,flopping,yelling,pointing,punching,complaining.

Good grief just play the game.

 

[Dribble]

Some of this stuff is just ridiculous.
Pushing,shoving,flopping,yelling,pointing,punching,complaining.

Good grief just play the game.

That's why I can't stand watching it. Ninety minutes plus stoppage time for 30 seconds of video worthy of the internet

 

[TunnelKing089]

USMNT's Folarin Balogun has red card suspended by FIFA, available to face Belgium​

Good news.

 

[Bloodandglitter]

USMNT's Folarin Balogun has red card suspended by FIFA, available to face Belgium​

Good news.

How convenient

 

[Orwellian69]

Shameful

 

[TunnelKing089]

Norway with a quick goal,nope offside still 0-0 against Brazil.

England may have a rough time tonight in Mexico City,we'll see.

 

[TunnelKing089]

Penalty kick for Brazil,blocked by Norway still 0-0

Side note,knew a lady from Stord Norway actually she worked on an oil platform.

 

[Bilirubin]

 

[TunnelKing089]

Anyways concerning this Balogun stuff...

There was no intent to injure or hurt the guy in my opinion,meaning he wasn't hunting him down and trying to retire the guy.Two guys going for the ball and he landed awkwardly on his leg/foot.


It's not like LaMelo Ball grabbing Bam Adebayo by the ankle,go watch that.

 

[Orwellian69]

If he means to or not, its a dangerous and really clumsy challenge. Not every red card is given because there was intent. It's a disgrace that it's been overturned.

 

[Bloodandglitter]

If he means to or not, its a dangerous and really clumsy challenge. Not every red card is given because there was intent. It's a disgrace that it's been overturned.

I agree especially when Trump got involved. Lost all respect for the US team along with FIFA. And don’t get me started on the president.

 

[Orwellian69]

I agree especially when Trump got involved. Lost all respect for the US team along with FIFA. And don’t get me started on the president.

Trump or not, it goes against FIFA's actual guidelines. The following is from a statement from the Belgian FA:

The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USA–Belgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time).

FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. This provision states that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may decide to suspend the enforcement of a previously imposed disciplinary sanction.

However, Article 66.4 of the same FIFA Disciplinary Code clearly provides that a red card (sending-off) automatically results in a suspension for the team's next match, as has been the case for all previous red cards issued during this FIFA World Cup.

Furthermore, and irrespective of the above, the decision is in direct contradiction with the provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulations, as set out in Article 10.5:

"If a player or team official is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card (second caution), they will automatically be suspended from their team's subsequent match. In addition, further sanctions may be imposed."

The automatic nature of such a suspension was also explicitly reaffirmed in FIFA World Cup 2026 Circular No. 16, which was distributed to all participating member associations on 12 May 2026.

The same rule is reiterated at every FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting prior to each match and is included in all FIFA World Cup 2026 workshop presentations.

In order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options.

 

[Orwellian69]

Furthermore, because this has really boiled my piss, will further red cards receive the same treatment?
Keep it fair for everyone?

FIFA should have an appeals process but knowing them they'd just turn it into a fucking revenue stream.

 

[TunnelKing089]

Oooh look,Norway 1-0

 

[Cwtchseeker]

Wow. Great goal!

 

[Orwellian69]

I think thats one of the only goals I have ever liked seeing that mutant score!