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Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:55 pm
by blombluss
Landon Donovan wears a toupee.
That is my hottest World Cup take.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:55 pm
by blombluss
I want to wear Landon Donovan's toupee.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 12:17 am
by blombluss
£122 million for Elliot Anderson?!? I mean, he's a good player, but...
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 12:20 am
by blombluss
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.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 1:43 pm
by blombluss
I'm a bit surprised and disappointed at Wolves binning orf Rob Edwardes.

Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 1:46 pm
by blombluss
I hoep tonight's opening cereomny is an absolute shitshow.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 4:33 pm
by endar
Which one
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 5:40 pm
by blombluss
Oh, I didn't realise there were two!

Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 5:43 pm
by blombluss
Get the North Koreans in if you want a good opening ceremony!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2026 9:35 pm
by endar
blombluss wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2026 5:40 pm
Oh, I didn't realise there were two!
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Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 1:03 am
by blombluss
Gosh!
Also - South Africa were bloody awful!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 2:32 am
by endar
Mexans were not great
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 2:33 am
by endar
they had a good few seconds for the second goal
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 10:07 am
by Bruce Sato
Only their hats are best.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 12:23 pm
by endar
South Korea were good though. Shades of 2002. Which was nice
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 12:32 pm
by blombluss
Two Wolves players have scored in the first two matches! Beat that Werder Bremen!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111111111
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 12:36 pm
by blombluss
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.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 1:13 pm
by endar
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
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 8:55 pm
by dng
look at this amazingly pointless piece of super futuristic high tech technology the bbc have invented
https://www.3d-bbc.co.uk/?matchId=151614
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 8:56 pm
by dng
actua soccer standard graphics
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 8:58 pm
by endar
i don't need a licence to watch that so that's handy
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2026 11:10 am
by blombluss
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.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2026 11:18 am
by blombluss
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.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2026 10:04 pm
by dng
why don't these world cup games kick off on time
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2026 10:04 pm
by dng
its stupid
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2026 10:04 pm
by dng
i'm going to bed
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2026 12:59 pm
by CandyDarling
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
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2026 4:11 pm
by dng
Football that gets straight to the bloody point
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2026 10:16 pm
by dng
They seem to have brought back the covid era fake crowd noise in this Japan holland game
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 2:36 pm
by blombluss
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.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 2:37 pm
by blombluss
dng wrote: Sun Jun 14, 2026 4:11 pm
Football that gets straight to the bloody point
YUSS!!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 7:23 pm
by endar
what little i saw towards the end, they were about as dirty as I expected
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 8:03 pm
by dng
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
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 8:07 pm
by blombluss
Get that sodding Buy A TV LICENCE QR Code off the bloody screen, BBC!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 8:32 pm
by blombluss
Helluva impact by Lukaku there, even if he didn't get a touch on it.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 5:23 pm
by blombluss
My prediction for to-night
England 1 - Croatia 1
9 decent, patriotic English fans arrested in Dallas for smashing up a branch of FootLocker
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 5:29 pm
by Bruce Sato
The real vandal was on the grassy knoll.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 5:29 pm
by blombluss
They're playing Livin' On A Prayer over the PA during the advert (hydration) break!
Oh the humanity!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 10:05 pm
by blombluss
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.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 10:27 pm
by dng
that 15 minutes after half time we looked like an actual really good football team
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 11:54 pm
by endar
I definitely made the right decision to go to bed and sleep through it
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 8:57 am
by vom
that was the first match I bothered to watch this world cup. it was good I liked it
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 7:14 pm
by blombluss
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!

Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 8:02 pm
by dng
Pochettino attending the match in seattle in his 90s grunge best

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Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:05 am
by dng
bloody hell scotlandwere dismal tonight
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:11 am
by dng
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
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:26 pm
by dng
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:26 pm
by dng
i'm glad turkey are out now
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:26 pm
by dng
also i love how absolutely furiously the ref announces his decision
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:27 pm
by dng
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