***** Official World Cup 2026 Round of 32 Thread *****

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oh no
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4:49p, 7/3/26
Anyone go to this Walmart in dallas ?


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Faustus
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4:52p, 7/3/26
Hathor is known to frequent it.
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AustinScubaAg
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In reply to oh no • 4:55p, 7/3/26
oh no said:
Center backs can be as good at penalties as anyone else. But that big dude starting off with the marsupials first take was terrible.

They can be but we have witnessed a lot of center backs do what he did.
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ErnestEndeavor
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In reply to oh no • 4:55p, 7/3/26
Probably the one right next to AT&T Stadium.
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YokelRidesAgain
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4:58p, 7/3/26
Yokel's anthem reviews
I haven't listened to Argentina's anthem this World Cup. It remains not very good, easily the weakest anthem of all the traditional World Cup powers.

Cape Verde's song doesn't really sound like a national anthem, but it has a nice island vibe. I'll give them the edge here.

On the pitch, this is going to shock y'all, but Argentina is going to win.
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YokelRidesAgain
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In reply to oh no • 4:59p, 7/3/26
oh no said:
Anyone go to this Walmart in dallas ?

Why are they drunkenly celebrating in the produce aisle of a Walmart? Only place they can afford to go that has air conditioning?
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Brian Earl Spilner
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4:59p, 7/3/26
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 5:01p, 7/3/26
MEX v ENG will top that.
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wangus12
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5:14p, 7/3/26
Been really impressed with the Verde technical ability
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AgBQ-00
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5:17p, 7/3/26
yhat was clean tackle
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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AustinAg2K
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5:19p, 7/3/26
Is that not reviewable?
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oh no
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5:19p, 7/3/26
Messi continues to get Michael Jordan ref treatment
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In reply to YokelRidesAgain • 5:19p, 7/3/26
YokelRidesAgain said:
nai06 said:
Everyone is a Cabo Verde today right?

I mean just for the pure chaos you have to be

By FIFA world rankings, #64 Cabo Verde over #2 Argentina would be the greatest upset in World Cup knockout history, narrowly ahead of #70 Russia over #10 Spain.

So sure, why not?

Although I think Argentina is the only side that has a prayer against Les Bleus, so if you're not a fan of the cheese eating surrender monkeys you might want to reconsider.

I would prefer actual cheese eating surrender monkeys.
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YokelRidesAgain
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5:19p, 7/3/26
Damn. Dude can tell his grandchildren, "One time in the Word Cup, I stopped Messi!"
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oh no
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In reply to AustinAg2K • 5:20p, 7/3/26
AustinAg2K said:
Is that not reviewable?
only goals, possible red cards, and mistaken identity are reviewable
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Peter Piper
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5:20p, 7/3/26
Does Jon Strong ever shut up?
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oh no
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In reply to oh no • 5:22p, 7/3/26
oh no said:
AustinAg2K said:
Is that not reviewable?
only goals, possible red cards, and mistaken identity are reviewable
I guess penalty awards and corners can be reviewed for mistakes too

But not a ref's decision on a regular foul
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In reply to nai06 • 5:23p, 7/3/26
nai06 said:
Everyone is a Cabo Verde today right?

I mean just for the pure chaos you have to be



Give me Argentina = )
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AustinAg2K
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In reply to oh no • 5:24p, 7/3/26
oh no said:
AustinAg2K said:
Is that not reviewable?
only goals, possible red cards, and mistaken identity are reviewable


Thanks. I don't understand why sports leagues are so hesitant to use replay whenever possible. It would be so easy to just have someone in the booth buzz down to the official and say, "You got that one wrong." It's not just FIFA. Every sport seems to love leaving human error in the officiating.
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Peter Piper
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In reply to AustinAg2K • 5:28p, 7/3/26
AustinAg2K said:
oh no said:
AustinAg2K said:
Is that not reviewable?
only goals, possible red cards, and mistaken identity are reviewable


Thanks. I don't understand why sports leagues are so hesitant to use replay whenever possible. It would be so easy to just have someone in the booth buzz down to the official and say, "You got that one wrong." It's not just FIFA. Every sport seems to love leaving human error in the officiating.


Where do you draw the line? Should every infraction be reviewed? The game would take forever and unwatchable. People just need to accept that referee mistakes will happen and is a part of the game.
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oh no
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In reply to AustinAg2K • 5:28p, 7/3/26
AustinAg2K said:
oh no said:
AustinAg2K said:
Is that not reviewable?
only goals, possible red cards, and mistaken identity are reviewable


Thanks. I don't understand why sports leagues are so hesitant to use replay whenever possible. It would be so easy to just have someone in the booth buzz down to the official and say, "You got that one wrong." It's not just FIFA. Every sport seems to love leaving human error in the officiating.
referee decision making is as big a part of the game as player decision making. They don't want that many stops delays and restarts to a fast game. The most important / consequential decisions can be reviewers for possible obvious errors- and even then, the ref's decision is only supposed to be overturned for obvious mistakes so it should be quick and rare actually. What annoys me is the technology slo mo freeze frames taking so long a changing the game when a pinky toe was "offsides".
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oh no
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5:29p, 7/3/26
Omg Messi
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Peter Piper
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5:29p, 7/3/26
This Messi guy is a decent player.
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5:29p, 7/3/26
Amazing.
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PatAg
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5:29p, 7/3/26
cant switch off against Argentina
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In reply to Peter Piper • 5:29p, 7/3/26
Peter Piper said:
This Messi guy is a decent player.


I think with a little more time and development he might turn out to be pretty good.
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RED AG 98
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5:30p, 7/3/26
What a goal. That first touch was amazing.
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PatAg
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In reply to Peter Piper • 5:30p, 7/3/26
Peter Piper said:
Does Jon Strong ever shut up?

nope
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dmart90
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5:30p, 7/3/26
Inevitable
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5:30p, 7/3/26
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5:30p, 7/3/26
His first touch was amazing
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birdman
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5:30p, 7/3/26
Great goal.

Cape Verde wasn't doing that bad. But you felt like Argentina would crank things up a bit.
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wangus12
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5:30p, 7/3/26
I blame the water break. Kills the game state where Cavo looked very comfortable
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Peter Piper
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In reply to ErnestEndeavor • 5:31p, 7/3/26
ErnestEndeavor said:
Peter Piper said:
This Messi guy is a decent player.


I think with a little more time and development he might turn out to be pretty good.


Probably needs some HGH.
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In reply to GrapevineAg • 5:36p, 7/3/26
GrapevineAg said:
His first touch was amazing

In my decades of playing soccer, I can probably count on one hand where I did something like, "Yeah, that was pretty awesome. I was unstoppable right there."

Messi does that at least once a match, if not a half.
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