Every game was a sell-out. If you think the 1966 World Cup final wasn't a sell-out you need your head testing! Segregations, media allocations, player allotments, safety mandates etc.
At halftime, I worried this was a Serie A nap game, but I am well and truly energized this half. Similar to South Korea-Czechia in how it unfolded from dull to dashing.
So far this WC has been great I don't think there has been an awful game. I cheered that last Japan goal like if it was my own
The Asian confederation is off to an excellent start: 2-2-0, including two wins and a draw against UEFA.
Cef protecting his charges (while ignoring the expanded Euros and Conference League). World Cup nations reject UEFA president’s criticism of 48-team expansion https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/73...unlocked_article_code=1.qFA.mdB4.6oiy_J1GDXlt
Two crossbars for Ecuador in the first 30 minutes. They are much more effective going forward than seemed from their qualifiers and friendlies.
Dumb question: If the attacker runs offside but a defender plays the ball out leading the AR to keep his flag down, if the defenders clearance goes straight to the attacking team and they score (worldie, two passes,-whatever) would VAR pull it back?
Just saw Ecuador fans put an Ecuador jersey on the Rocky statue. Guess no one mentioned the curse to them, lol.
Let's see, I think I first listened to JP Dellacamara call a US game (women) in 1993. I've always enjoyed his handling of the game.
Eagle-eyed fans spot Australian World Cup VAR referee making concerning gesture at Germany game https://nypost.com/2026/06/14/us-ne...-world-cup-referee-making-concerning-gesture/ “The sign is also used as an innocent practical joke among friends.”
So, I found that you can have the tactical video with the main feed audio on the FoxOne multiview, but the multiview experience sucks. It should be PIP, not side-by-side. But I have another workaround, albeit one that only works on a computer. I have synced up the FoxOne tactical video with the main feed audio in separate browser windows. It is a makeshift, manual process. But this is now my system for matches that actually matter to me.
Not happening now, but it would have been strangely appropriate for the first scoreless draw of the tournament to involve a country whose top flight is called Serie A.
There's so much about that stadium that they knew they ********ed up with and still went forward with. Then it opened up and they were like damn, we ********ed up. How do we fix this, but it all costs way too much.
I was thinking all the while about fellow poster AlbertCamus who loathes scoreless soccer draws. Hope he didn't turn off the game before CIV got the gamer in the 90th minute!
They did manage to fix the grass that kept dying in the first couple of years. I was afraid they would give up and switch to turf. But overall it's a baffling venue. Once DC gets its new stadium, we can rate Levi's the most tragic modern NFL stadium. Nevertheless I'm happy that I can go see some World Cup games locally.
I saw lightning, right? I mean I've seen it around DC for the past hour so what does anything actually mean?