***** Official 2026 World Cup Group J Thread *****

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11:45p, 6/22/26
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He looked off
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11:45p, 6/22/26
Mexican fan got into the celebration
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11:49p, 6/22/26
On-side by a single foot in a wide stance
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11:50p, 6/22/26
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Argentina locks the group up with this result, right? I don't see Jordan doing anything here
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In reply to oh no • 12:01a, 6/23/26
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I believe so.
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12:06a, 6/23/26
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One, two, three, viva l'Algrie!

I'm especially excited because I have tickets for Algeria v Austria this Saturday. Algeria could take 2nd place in the group with a win.
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In reply to wangus12 • 9:06a, 6/23/26
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wangus12 said:
I thought it was funny that Lalas was asking Henry and Zlatan if Argentina could win without Messi and they both avoided the question.

But the kicker is that they do have Messi and as long as they do, they're gonna be favored.
I'm probably wrong, but I think Messi is barely a net gain (but still a net gain, so don't get me wrong). He's still clearly highly skilled, but his overall game is below the level of playing on a UCL contender in Europe. He'd be a liability there, and that's why he's not there anymore.

And so for me - I think if Messi had retired and the team had been able to plan accordingly… I think they'd be nearly as good. When you've got a guy like Alvarez on the bench (who is good enough to play for UCL contenders), you're not hurting for talent.

But since they've gone all-in on Messi for one last ride, and have built the side around maximizing his strengths and hiding his weaknesses - I think yeah - they're toast this year without him.
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9:49p, 6/26/26
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Being reported that Messi will not start tomorrow by Fabrizio Romano
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9:35a, 6/27/26
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Group J Standings:
-----------------------Pld---W---D---L---GD----Pts
Argentina------------2---2---0---0___+5----6
Austria----------------2---1---0---1___0----3
Algeria----------------2---1---0---1___-2----3
Jordan-----------------2---0---0---2___-3----0


Match Day 1 Results:
Argentina 3 : Algeria 0
Austria 3 : Jordan 1

Match Day 2 Results:
Argentina 2 : Austria 0
Jordan 1 : Algeria 2

Saturday, June 27th:

Algeria vs. Austria
9:00 PM CT
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
TV: FS1, Universo


Jordan vs. Argentina
9:00 PM CT
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
TV: Fox, Telemundo


Group Outcomes:
  • Argentina have already won the group
  • Algeria and Austria are playing for 2nd/3rd. Winner gets second. In a draw, it goes to tiebreakers.
  • Jordan are already eliminated
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Peter Piper
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8:51p, 6/27/26
If Algeria and Austria play to a draw, both teams go through to the knockout stage. If not, the loser goes home.

Makes this match the most interesting of all group stage games.
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8:52p, 6/27/26
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8:54p, 6/27/26
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I love Messi, but how much does he pay Rodrigo De Paul to be his full-time body guard? I feel like De Paul never leaves his side.
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In reply to Peter Piper • 8:58p, 6/27/26
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Peter Piper said:
If Algeria and Austria play to a draw, both teams go through to the knockout stage. If not, the loser goes home.

Makes this match the most interesting of all group stage games.

What's better is that both teams would prefer to finish third, because finishing second is rewarded by a match with Spain. Third gets Switzerland. But only Algeria can do so; Austria is 2nd with a draw or a win.

I expect a very passive 0-0 draw. Heck, if the Algerians are up late they may score on their own goal.
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8:59p, 6/27/26
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Tons of Algeria fans here, maybe 40%. Let's hope someone tries to win this game.

Local media is calling it the disgrace of Kansas City.
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In reply to nai06 • 9:04p, 6/27/26
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nai06 said:
Tons of Algeria fans here, maybe 40%. Let's hope someone tries to win this game.

Local media is calling it the disgrace of Kansas City.

Austria has a history of this sort of thing, having colluded with West Germany to lose 1-0, a result that advanced both sides and knocked out Algeria, in 1982's Disgrace of Gijon.

At least in the 21st century the cheating is more inclusive.
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9:19p, 6/27/26
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I'm not sure that was a foul much less a card. He was playing the ball and got there first.
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9:19p, 6/27/26
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That was a good free kick goal
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9:29p, 6/27/26
Now that is a legit injury lol
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9:29p, 6/27/26
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kicked in the face. ooooof
God loves you so much He'll meet you where you are. He also loves you too much to allow to stay where you are.

We sing Hallelujah! The Lamb has overcome!
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9:30p, 6/27/26
Tough break when the dude's head flies in out of nowhere
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In reply to fig96 • 9:31p, 6/27/26
fig96 said:
I'm not sure that was a foul much less a card. He was playing the ball and got there first.


It wasn't even a high boot....it was below his waist
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9:33p, 6/27/26
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Interesting. If the defender had actually played the ball I think that's not getting called. The offensive player is down very low. Missing the ball makes the foul.
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9:35p, 6/27/26
Right. Basically a race to a free, low ball that he gets there the tiniest of a fraction of a second later, and has to pay the price of seeing a pk awarded. Tough one.
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9:43p, 6/27/26
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Always get a kick out of fans at ATT Stadium. Why even go if all you are gonna do is stare at the big screen?
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In reply to YokelRidesAgain • 9:45p, 6/27/26
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YokelRidesAgain said:
nai06 said:
Tons of Algeria fans here, maybe 40%. Let's hope someone tries to win this game.

Local media is calling it the disgrace of Kansas City.

Austria has a history of this sort of thing, having colluded with West Germany to lose 1-0, a result that advanced both sides and knocked out Algeria, in 1982's Disgrace of Gijon.

At least in the 21st century the cheating is more inclusive.

That was the match that forced soccer to play the last group games at the same time. It was pretty disgraceful.

There is a video of a game somewhere involving teams where each ended defending the opposite goals to prevent OGs because losing the game was more advantageous than winning. Literally each team tried to score on itself.
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9:45p, 6/27/26
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That's an amazing advantage play and goal by ALG.
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9:47p, 6/27/26
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Corner flag with the hockey assist on that one for Algeria
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9:48p, 6/27/26
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I mean the defender literally wrapped up a leg and tackled the ALG player. Advantage and goal.
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9:49p, 6/27/26
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Wild sequence on the Algeria equalizer
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9:55p, 6/27/26
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Now that it's tied at HT and neither can afford to lose I fully expect this become 45 minutes of soccer 4 corners.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 9:55p, 6/27/26
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Mathguy64 said:
There is a video of a game somewhere involving teams where each ended defending the opposite goals to prevent OGs because losing the game was more advantageous than winning. Literally each team tried to score on itself.

That was the 1994 Caribbean Cup between Barbados and Grenada. For some insane reason, the organizers had a "golden goal" rule where a winning goal in extra time was counted as two goals. Unsurprisingly, this went poorly.

Barbados needed a two goal margin in order to advance. Leading 2-1 late, they naturally scored on their own goal in hopes of going to extra time and being able to take advantage of the golden goal rule.

The equally innovative Grenadans recognized that either winning or having Barbados win by one goal would advance them, so they promptly began trying to score on both goals, while Barbados defended both.

The match went to extra time and Barbados did indeed get the 2 point golden goal they needed, in one of the dumbest results in the history of soccer.
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In reply to YokelRidesAgain • 9:56p, 6/27/26
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That's it.
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9:58p, 6/27/26
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In all seriousness, I suspect that this scenario will be cited as a reason to expand the World Cup to 64 teams in 2030. Advancing some but not all third place teams is an inferior system to top two teams advancing from all groups.
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10:14p, 6/27/26
Will maybe make 9 of ten African teams through,
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10:18p, 6/27/26
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I'm not sure what's going on. Maybe Iran is giving Austria some of Trump's billions as a reward for trying?
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