Soccerball Therad

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:55 pm

Landon Donovan wears a toupee.

That is my hottest World Cup take.

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:55 pm

I want to wear Landon Donovan's toupee.

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Jun 11, 2026 12:17 am

£122 million for Elliot Anderson?!? I mean, he's a good player, but...

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Jun 11, 2026 12:20 am

I was reasonably satisfied with England against Costa Rica. And we looked like we had a bit of energy to our play, which was nice.

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Jun 11, 2026 1:43 pm

I'm a bit surprised and disappointed at Wolves binning orf Rob Edwardes.

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Jun 11, 2026 1:46 pm

I hoep tonight's opening cereomny is an absolute shitshow.

Post by **endar** » Thu Jun 11, 2026 4:33 pm

Which one

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Jun 11, 2026 5:40 pm

Oh, I didn't realise there were two!

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Jun 11, 2026 5:43 pm

Get the North Koreans in if you want a good opening ceremony!

Post by **endar** » Thu Jun 11, 2026 9:35 pm

blombluss wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2026 5:40 pm Oh, I didn't realise there were two!

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Post by **blombluss** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 1:03 am

Gosh!

Also - South Africa were bloody awful!

Post by **endar** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 2:32 am

Mexans were not great

Post by **endar** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 2:33 am

they had a good few seconds for the second goal

Post by **Bruce Sato** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 10:07 am

Only their hats are best.

Post by **endar** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 12:23 pm

South Korea were good though. Shades of 2002. Which was nice

Post by **blombluss** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 12:32 pm

Two Wolves players have scored in the first two matches! Beat that Werder Bremen!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111111111

Post by **blombluss** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 12:36 pm

endar wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2026 2:32 am Mexans were not great

True. I think the direct football of the Czechs will give them problems, too.

Post by **endar** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 1:13 pm

They were playing more direct than a Big Sam team.

Also it seems no-one, not the commentators, not fifa, not the screen titles people, knows if it should be Czechia or Czech Republic. There was no consistency

Post by **dng** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 8:55 pm

look at this amazingly pointless piece of super futuristic high tech technology the bbc have invented

https://www.3d-bbc.co.uk/?matchId=151614

Post by **dng** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 8:56 pm

actua soccer standard graphics

Post by **endar** » Fri Jun 12, 2026 8:58 pm

i don't need a licence to watch that so that's handy

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Jun 13, 2026 11:10 am

endar wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2026 1:13 pm Also it seems no-one, not the commentators, not fifa, not the screen titles people, knows if it should be Czechia or Czech Republic. There was no consistency

I don't much care for 'Czechia'. Czech Republic sounds nicer to my ears/ears/nose.

As for usage, in terms of the country itself, from what I can tell, it's about 50/50.

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Jun 13, 2026 11:18 am

Other thoughts...

Canada were mediocre, but deserved a pont, because B&H didn't do enough for the win.

Pair of guys (Paraguay) were rubb, and Amelicus were good, with impressive energy levels.

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 13, 2026 10:04 pm

why don't these world cup games kick off on time

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 13, 2026 10:04 pm

its stupid

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 13, 2026 10:04 pm

i'm going to bed

CandyDarling · Post by **CandyDarling** » Sun Jun 14, 2026 12:59 pm

blombluss wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2026 12:36 pm True. I think the direct football of the Czechs will give them problems, too.

"Direct football" sounds extraordinary. It sounds like a football match piped right into your veins, in chemical form

Post by **dng** » Sun Jun 14, 2026 4:11 pm

Football that gets straight to the bloody point

Post by **dng** » Sun Jun 14, 2026 10:16 pm

They seem to have brought back the covid era fake crowd noise in this Japan holland game

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 2:36 pm

The Netherlands were a bit better (and less dirty) than I thought they'd be, and Japan were too passive for large portions of the game. I'm pleased for Japan that they got the tie (draw), though.

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 2:37 pm

dng wrote: Sun Jun 14, 2026 4:11 pm Football that gets straight to the bloody point

YUSS!!

Post by **endar** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 7:23 pm

what little i saw towards the end, they were about as dirty as I expected

Post by **dng** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 8:03 pm

Holland seem to have that same warping effect on the media that Brazil do, where they still talk about them as if they're playing beautiful 70s liquid football instead of the cyncical depressing filth they've been inflicting on everyone for the entirety of the 21 st century

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 8:07 pm

Get that sodding Buy A TV LICENCE QR Code off the bloody screen, BBC!

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Jun 15, 2026 8:32 pm

Helluva impact by Lukaku there, even if he didn't get a touch on it.

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Jun 17, 2026 5:23 pm

My prediction for to-night

England 1 - Croatia 1

9 decent, patriotic English fans arrested in Dallas for smashing up a branch of FootLocker

Post by **Bruce Sato** » Wed Jun 17, 2026 5:29 pm

The real vandal was on the grassy knoll.

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Jun 17, 2026 5:29 pm

They're playing Livin' On A Prayer over the PA during the advert (hydration) break!

Oh the humanity!

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Jun 17, 2026 10:05 pm

blombluss wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 5:23 pm My prediction for to-night

England 1 - Croatia 1

9 decent, patriotic English fans arrested in Dallas for smashing up a branch of FootLocker

A perfect prediction, as always!

We were good in the second half.

Post by **dng** » Wed Jun 17, 2026 10:27 pm

that 15 minutes after half time we looked like an actual really good football team

Post by **endar** » Wed Jun 17, 2026 11:54 pm

I definitely made the right decision to go to bed and sleep through it

Post by **vom** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 8:57 am

that was the first match I bothered to watch this world cup. it was good I liked it

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 7:14 pm

dng wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 10:27 pm we looked like an actual really good football team

It felt wrong and made me uneasy!

Post by **dng** » Fri Jun 19, 2026 8:02 pm

Pochettino attending the match in seattle in his 90s grunge best

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Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:05 am

bloody hell scotlandwere dismal tonight

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:11 am

i would say i should have gone to bed two hours ago really, but then i just got into bed and its approximtely 78 thousand degrees in here and now i just wish i was dead really

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:26 pm

look at this absolute bollocks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... g58m7n1plo

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:26 pm

i'm glad turkey are out now

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:26 pm

also i love how absolutely furiously the ref announces his decision

Post by **dng** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:27 pm

much bette rthan the shamblingly embarrassed way all the premier league refs talk over their mics when they have to announce something on the tannoy