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By Aus Fox, in World Cup 2026

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fox_favourite

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14 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

Meh, the football at times was okay, but the overall World Cup experience was pretty crap. It will be remembered for all the wrong reasons, and the fact they pretty much tailored it to the Americans, who by the looks of it, generally didn’t care.

Yup, I think this about sums it up. The changing of the red card, Argentina getting away with a lot of fouls enroute to the final, the hydration breaks for adverts (turning football in quarters), the embarrassment of the 'half time show' for the final, the final kicked off late, eye watering ticket prices and no cap on resale, FIFA breaking their own rules etc.... It's been atrocious. 

 

Some of the actual football has been good, but it's been overshadowed by how they have tailored it to an American audience when, like you say, typical Americans are not bothered. 

 

Some fans have been great as a positive. Mexicans after English defeat, Netherlands doing their dance, Scots drinking cities dry etc....

 

But overall a corrupt corporate tournament that should get the head of FIFA sacked, ran by greed not for the love of the game. 

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Super_horns

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Was an enjoyable tournament football wise generally and a deserved winner .

 

We all know how much football is a money making ego trip of a business now and so much off the field  is nonsense but the crowds turned up .

 

Officials on the pitch did well mainly but always  going to get controversy particularly with the subjective nature of VAR.

 

They will say the World Cup is a global game as an excuse to increased numbers and make more money for themselves.

bovril

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13 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

Pep in talk with Italy.

 

Sack Tuchel and get him.

Italy are going to miss out on 3 successive world cups and still win more than one trophy in the same amount of time Kane plays for England

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STEVIE B

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On 20/07/2026 at 09:07, Nalis said:

Does this make Spain the first country to defend the world cup as hosts in 2030?

Yes. I didn't Google it. Honestly. :ph34r:

davieG

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Almost 3,000 websites have been blocked or seized for illegally streaming World Cup matches, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said.

More than 1,000 domains were shut down in the US alone during the tournament, with a similar number blocked in Colombia.

Enforcement agencies in America and across South America carried out the action under investigations named "operation offsides" and "operation red card".

Nalis

Nalis

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1 hour ago, davieG said:

Almost 3,000 websites have been blocked or seized for illegally streaming World Cup matches, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said.

More than 1,000 domains were shut down in the US alone during the tournament, with a similar number blocked in Colombia.

Enforcement agencies in America and across South America carried out the action under investigations named "operation offsides" and "operation red card".

Is the world cup behind a pay wall other countries?

davieG

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2 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Is the world cup behind a pay wall other countries?

I think so in the Uk all major (5?) finals have to be free to air law of the land by government

AKCJ

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11 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

He's not wrong but it's a bit rich calling out FIFA for cash grabs as head of La Liga

Was gonna say isn't this the geezer that has taken La Liga over to America?

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