***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***

Zlatan's dry humor is the best thing about the postgame group.
"I almost fell asleep during the first half."

Then, when told to spread some of his social media followers around, Zlatan says "I don't have followers, I have believers"
 
Red card there seemed a little extreme to me but not sure if Ngoy already had yellows. Penalty didn't look that bad IMO.
It wasn’t a hard foul, but he held a player that was about to run out and be face to face with the goalie (clear scoring opportunity). It was the right call due to the circumstances.
 
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It wasn’t a hard foul, but he held a player that was about to run out and be face to face with the goalie (clear scoring opportunity). It was the right call due to the circumstances.

Yeah clear DOGSO
 
Dear American media,

The “Verde” in Cape Verde rhymes with bird. It is not pronounced like the Spanish word for green. Their official language is Portuguese.
 
If the US makes it out of the round of 32, they'll likely play the winner of Group G. It would be great if it wasn't Belgium. Come on New Zealand!
 
If the US makes it out of the round of 32, they'll likely play the winner of Group G. It would be great if it wasn't Belgium. Come on New Zealand!

Wouldn’t we want to cheer for an Egyptian victory tonight? Technically, both Egypt and NZ both control their own destiny, but Egypt finishes with CV. So if Egypt wins tonight they’d be the group winner with a win. A NZ win still gives Belgium the chance to control their destiny in the group.
 
Wouldn’t we want to cheer for an Egyptian victory tonight? Technically, both Egypt and NZ both control their own destiny, but Egypt finishes with CV. So if Egypt wins tonight they’d be the group winner with a win. A NZ win still gives Belgium the chance to control their destiny in the group.
Good point. Egypt has a better chance of beating Iran than New Zealand does of beating Belgium. I guess go Egypt?

Regardless, not playing Belgium in the second round would be ideal. We'll see how it plays out.