***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

[jdoggivjc]

I’d be terrified of what Messi will do to win this one. I’m thinking two in extra time just to make it more gut wrenching.

Exactly. Parking the bus means giving Messi as many free shots at the goal as he can kick - and if anyone's going to find the hole in that bus with that many tries -

 

[Tim Levinson]

Right, let's talk about how football watching has changed. It used to be enough to know the lineup and the league table, full stop. Now supporters expect predicted starting XIs, injury updates and clean sheet probabilities before a ball is even kicked. That shift is why platforms like https://totalover.com/ have found an audience, offering match analysis built from expected goals and fixture difficulty rather than pundit hunches. During a month long tournament with dozens of fixtures packed into a short window, having that data at your fingertips saves serious time. A quick glance can tell you a keeper has faced 14 shots on target this tournament and conceded from just 3. Small numbers like that turn a casual watch into an informed one.

Hope that the ref will not spoil the match.

 

[3TrueFans]

Not sure the bus door is going to stay closed much longer, England needs to figure out how to get some possession.

 

[Clonehomer]

Hope that the ref will not spoil the match.

I’ve been fine with them so far. Both teams are getting chippy. Most of the questionable reffing games are when one team is chippy and the other is playing it straight and the chippy team is not called enough.

 

[Clonehomer]

Not sure the bus door is going to stay closed much longer, England needs to figure out how to get some possession.

Argentina +320 seems like a good bet right now.

 

[jdoggivjc]

England is living very dangerously

 

[JP4CY]

Rut roh

 

[jcf817]

Inevitable

 

[Clonehomer]

We’ve got drama

 

[cyclonez7]

It was always going to happen with that defending

 

[Letterkenny]

Doesn't matter the sport. Prevent defense....prevents your from winning. Not sure how England re-sets to start attacking again after sitting back for the last 30 minutes.

 

[Cytasticlone]

Doesn't matter the sport. Prevent defense....prevents your from winning. Not sure how England re-sets to start attacking again after sitting back for the last 30 minutes.

And subbing in a bunch of defenders as well.

 

[JP4CY]

Um whoa

 

[wxman1]

Oh my

 

[Clonehomer]

Wow. England just melted down to finish this one. They were gassed at the 70’ mark on.

 

[Cytasticlone]

Wow!

 

[jcf817]

Good grief, England.

 

[3TrueFans]

There was just no chance that an all out defend was going to work for 40 minutes against Messi/Argentina, they could have had 4 goals they had so many chances.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

This just in, Argentina is good

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Soccer is a beautiful sport. Messi is a beautiful man.