FIFA World Cup 2026 Results & Discussion Thread [R]

Coming from you this is quite funny.

no shit its different sports, that was my point. I’m not going to debate you that American football doesn’t have the most commercials and.commercialism than any sport in the globe.

But you of course have to argue. Who do you think invented the TV timeout in basketball? Not the Europeans.

 

Perez signed Cucurella so RM have a player in the Spanish squad

 

Gavi starting?

 

Zoomer Spanish Gattuso.

 

Few good runs by Cucurella so far.

 

Cucurella almost sets up the 1st Spanish goal.

Wonderful run behind the defense and cuts it back to Ferran Torres who slams the ball off the crossbar.

 

Without Yamal Spain is no better than the likes of the Netherlends,Morocco etc

 

If Junior wasn't happy with Carreras overlapping, Cucurella will make his life hell

Except no cone to bitch to this time..

 

The nation of Cabo Verde has a population the size of approximately 14% of the City of Madrid.

 

By far the best thing about this World Cup is seeing Spain strugle VS Cabo Verde while their best player is cucurella. I’m actually warming up to that prick only 12 hours in. I really love Real Madrid because I really hate him

 

Gavi playing LW is some utter nonsense.

 

Zlatan ads are something else

 

🚨 JUST IN: A section of Barcelona fans are BOOING Marc Cucurella with every touch.

They’ve just yelled ‘JUDAS’ at him. @TheAthleticFC pic.twitter.com/uuTc9WdP8M

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) June 15, 2026

 

Everyone got RM on their minds jeje

 

Spain is so overrated in this world cup.

"Tournament favorites" can't score on Cape Verde. I don't see this team getting past QF stage if Nico and Lamal aren't back to full health in time.

Oyarzobal ain't it.

 

Is there a polymarket bet on yet on if the call ups to the NT stop? These are the same people after all who thought pictures of Figo in the mix zone ahead of CL final was an attempt to destabilize the club.

 

First game in the tournament who cares. Argentina lost and won it all in the end same with Spain. Nothing new here.

 

Nico was amazing in Euro 2024. His fitness issues could hurt Spain.

 

How is that even possible.....

 

Lmfao. First nil-nil game of the world cup are the "tournament favorites" Spain against tiny debutant nation of .5 million people, Cape Verde. Absolute cinema.

De La Fuentes disrespected them by not even starting Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal. That's what you get you a-hole.

 

10 guys fighting for everything and a goalie willing to punch thru walls, no walking, no crying, this is the right mentality

 

Well I mean I honestly think Cabo verde is worse than teams in 3/4 th division Spanish football. This is embarrassing wether they end up winning the whole thing or not.

 

That is quite an achievement for a player on a team that has possession 3/4 of the time at least.