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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: TraceOneInfinite on June 22, 2026, 06:11:16 PM
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Man Im waiting for someone to talk about the world cup in the states on here but yall aint gonna do it are you? I didnt want to be the one to do it if noone in the USA cares ;D
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Man Im waiting for someone to talk about the world cup in the states on here but yall aint gonna do it are you? I didnt want to be the one to do it if noone in the USA cares ;D
where u from and what u think bout the american team?
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Man Im waiting for someone to talk about the world cup in the states on here but yall aint gonna do it are you? I didnt want to be the one to do it if noone in the USA cares ;D
it's even in my city and I don't care. (Kansas City)
..but I've been pretending to care just to be sociable with people so here goes...
"Oh yeah, man that was awesome. Messi had a hat trick 3 goals in 3-0 victory against Algeria!! Yeah, they are gonna defend their title! They are my team!! I adopted them since Messi plays for them, and this is my life's dream to have Messi in my city!! I'm driving Uber and picking up all their fans from the game it was amazind and the energy in the city was so great!!(Kansas City). I picked up a guy from Argentina to drive him back to the airport, it was the happiest moment of his life. He was just a blue collar worker but he saved his whole career just for this moment to take his two sons to see Messi play in the world cup and it meant so much to him and I got to share that moment with him, he was so happy to meet someone from KC and didn't know English so we communicated the whole car ride back thru ChatGPT and shared our life stories. They spent 40 mill fixing up our stadium where the American Football Chiefs play! Yeah, it's where the best player in the league Mahomes plays. Man this is so awesome!"
how was that?
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where u from and what u think bout the american team?
I'm from the Netherlands. I only watched a bit of the USA team the first half against Australia. I thought they were pretty good, nice attacking style but maybe that will change after the group stage. Pochettino is a great coach some influences from the Netherlands as well, Dest was born here and Tillman probably my favorite player in your team played for PSV down here. The stadiums are pretty awesome by the way but I don't like that theyll be doing a half hour halftime show in the final it will fuck up the flow of the game.
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it's even in my city and I don't care. (Kansas City)
..but I've been pretending to care just to be sociable with people so here goes...
"Oh yeah, man that was awesome. Messi had a hat trick 3 goals in 3-0 victory against Algeria!! Yeah, they are gonna defend their title! They are my team!! I adopted them since Messi plays for them, and this is my life's dream to have Messi in my city!! I'm driving Uber and picking up all their fans from the game it was amazind and the energy in the city was so great!!(Kansas City). I picked up a guy from Argentina to drive him back to the airport, it was the happiest moment of his life. He was just a blue collar worker but he saved his whole career just for this moment to take his two sons to see Messi play in the world cup and it meant so much to him and I got to share that moment with him, he was so happy to meet someone from KC and didn't know English so we communicated the whole car ride back thru ChatGPT and shared our life stories. They spent 40 mill fixing up our stadium where the American Football Chiefs play! Yeah, it's where the best player in the league Mahomes plays. Man this is so awesome!"
how was that?
My country is actually staying in Kansas City during the group stage at the Cascade Hotel and training on the training grounds of Kansas City Current. Did you see any people with orange shirts in town
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I'm from the Netherlands. I only watched a bit of the USA team the first half against Australia. I thought they were pretty good, nice attacking style but maybe that will change after the group stage. Pochettino is a great coach some influences from the Netherlands as well, Dest was born here and Tillman probably my favorite player in your team played for PSV down here. The stadiums are pretty awesome by the way but I don't like that theyll be doing a half hour halftime show in the final it will fuck up the flow of the game.
some good insight there. appreciate it.
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My country is actually staying in Kansas City during the group stage at the Cascade Hotel and training on the training grounds of Kansas City Current. Did you see any people with orange shirts in town
which team was it?
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which team was it?
The Netherlands
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The Netherlands
u sure they played in Kansas City? Because it's in other U.S. cities. I think so far we just had Ecaudor, Moseruous, Argentina, and Algeria.
(...but not that I care, just acting like a care to be sociable since it's in my city and I can't escape it)
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u sure they played in Kansas City? Because it's in other U.S. cities. I think so far we just had Ecaudor, Moseruous, Argentina, and Algeria.
(...but not that I care, just acting like a care to be sociable since it's in my city and I can't escape it)
Tomorrow we play in Kansas City https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021473 but the training camp was there already they just flew back and forth to the games in other cities.
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Tomorrow we play in Kansas City https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289273/400021473 but the training camp was there already they just flew back and forth to the games in other cities.
okay, that's cool.. maybe I'll pick up some of your guys since I'm driving Uber during the World Cup. I'll let you know. I think they are playing Senegal (one of my favorite places, pretty much the same country and tribe as Gambia)
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looks like your local news are ready for the orange iinvasion
(https://i.imgur.com/8E60jAj.jpeg)
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looks like your local news are ready for the orange iinvasion
(https://i.imgur.com/8E60jAj.jpeg)
Yeah man I've started meeting a lot of them. They asked about food in KC and I told them some BBQ spots, but then they asked me what Whiskeys to drink here, and I was like... "uhhhh"
but anyway, they all seemed like pretty good people
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Yeah man I've started meeting a lot of them. They asked about food in KC and I told them some BBQ spots, but then they asked me what Whiskeys to drink here, and I was like... "uhhhh"
but anyway, they all seemed like pretty good people
you met the team?
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you met the team?
no just fans
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USA - Belgium tonight... lots of controversy surrounding that red card suspension/unsuspension of Balogun. Game is at 2 AM for me in the middle of the night but I'm still gonna watch this one. Hope it isn't postponed because of weather like Mexico - England last night.
btw I think this should be moved to Sports & Entertainment
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USA - Belgium tonight... lots of controversy surrounding that red card suspension/unsuspension of Balogun. Game is at 2 AM for me in the middle of the night but I'm still gonna watch this one. Hope it isn't postponed because of weather like Mexico - England last night.
btw I think this should be moved to Sports & Entertainment
what do u think of that red card reversal?
no bias on my end, it didn't seem like the right call .. not sure how often stuff like that gets reversed tho. favoritism or just the right move?
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interesting
I personally don't think it should have been reversed after the fact like that...but good for the USA
I'm trying to think of what the equivalent to that would be in our professional sports leagues?
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what do u think of that red card reversal?
no bias on my end, it didn't seem like the right call .. not sure how often stuff like that gets reversed tho. favoritism or just the right move?
You can debate wether it was a red card. It didn't seem intentional but it was still wreckless but once a referee decides it's rarely reversed after the game so it's a bit of a strange situation especially with Trump supposed to have spoken to Infantino about it. FIFA has been a joke anyway since bringing the world cup to Qatar.
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interesting
I personally don't think it should have been reversed after the fact like that...but good for the USA
I'm trying to think of what the equivalent to that would be in our professional sports leagues?
a technical foul or flagrant foul in basketball being rescinded so a player can play the next game if they're over the limit ... it happened to dillon brooks earlier this year.
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You can debate wether it was a red card. It didn't seem intentional but it was still wreckless but once a referee decides it's rarely reversed after the game so it's a bit of a strange situation especially with Trump supposed to have spoken to Infantino about it. FIFA has been a joke anyway since bringing the world cup to Qatar.
so was it a red card in your opinion?
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so was it a red card in your opinion?
I didn't want it to be a red card. It's complicated because when I saw it happen I already knew the red card would be given because these referees go strictly by the rules.
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I didn't want it to be a red card. It's complicated because when I saw it happen I already knew the red card would be given because these referees go strictly by the rules.
don't the rules factor in intention??
so u think it was intentional??
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You can debate wether it was a red card. It didn't seem intentional but it was still wreckless but once a referee decides it's rarely reversed after the game so it's a bit of a strange situation especially with Trump supposed to have spoken to Infantino about it. FIFA has been a joke anyway since bringing the world cup to Qatar.
Trump definitely got it done and we thank him for it 8)
USA needs to come back this 2nd half or else it will all be for nothing :-\
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oh well ;D
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don't the rules factor in intention??
so u think it was intentional??
You can unintentionally break someones leg
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I don't get it, and don't really care that much, but for someone interested who knows the sport maybe they can explain to me what happened, and how Trump called FIFA, and what followed?
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I can explain.
Was it a red card?
It was a dubious red card. There have been way worse fouls that didn't get a red card.
How often do red cards gets reversed?
Rarely. Only happens when it isn't dubious, but really obvious it isn't a red card. For example when the player that got the red card didnt even touch the player. Now with VAR this should never happen anymore.
What do I think?
It is obvious the FIFA is rotten to the core. Everyone that follows football knows they are corrupt and you can get things from them using money or power.
I like that Trump actually utilizes this, similar to Vargentina. They don't whine and do nothing about it like all other countries. They decide to use it to their advantage and also expose the FIFA even more for the people that were still questioning the integrity of the FIFA
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I can explain.
Was it a red card?
It was a dubious red card. There have been way worse fouls that didn't get a red card.
How often do red cards gets reversed?
Rarely. Only happens when it isn't dubious, but really obvious it isn't a red card. For example when the player that got the red card didnt even touch the player. Now with VAR this should never happen anymore.
What do I think?
It is obvious the FIFA is rotten to the core. Everyone that follows football knows they are corrupt and you can get things from them using money or power.
I like that Trump actually utilizes this, similar to Vargentina. They don't whine and do nothing about it like all other countries. They decide to use it to their advantage and also expose the FIFA even more for the people that were still questioning the integrity of the FIFA
Good explanation...
Did Trump get them to change the call but America still lost?
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Good explanation...
Did Trump get them to change the call but America still lost?
allegedly
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it seems like the fix is in for Argentina to win again ::)
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it seems like the fix is in for Argentina to win again ::)
france is favorites from what i know
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france is favorites from what i know
as long as its not Argentina I'm all for it
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france is favorites from what i know
I think Spain might beat them if they meet. Spain hasn't been as exciting to watch but theyve not conceded a goal all tournament so far.
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Good explanation...
Did Trump get them to change the call but America still lost?
Yes, they lost 4-1 to Belgium.
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I think Spain might beat them if they meet. Spain hasn't been as exciting to watch but theyve not conceded a goal all tournament so far.
who do you like between England and Argentina?
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who do you like between England and Argentina?
argentina
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I'm not a huge soccer guy personally but I've been into this World Cup
maybe because my baseball team sucks and the Knicks season is over
I can't complain though I got a championship which I probably will never see again for one my teams
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I'm not a huge soccer guy personally but I've been into this World Cup
maybe because my baseball team sucks and the Knicks season is over
I can't complain though I got a championship which I probably will never see again for one my teams
what made u like the mets and not yankees?
is it like clipper fans in LA who are generally contrarians siding with the team that doesnt have the roots and history in the city just to go against the grain?
i was just in new york so its an interesting dynamic to me
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what made u like the mets and not yankees?
is it like clipper fans in LA who are generally contrarians siding with the team that doesnt have the roots and history in the city just to go against the grain?
i was just in new york so its an interesting dynamic to me
yeah it was passed down from my father who was an OG Mets fan since they were formed in 1962...he started taking me to games in the late 80s when they had a really good team...he also would take me to MSG to see the Knicks those years when they turned it around with Rick Pitino coaching and I became a fan of them too
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yeah it was passed down from my father who was an OG Mets fan since they were formed in 1962...he started taking me to games in the late 80s when they had a really good team...he also would take me to MSG to see the Knicks those years when they turned it around with Rick Pitino coaching and I became a fan of them too
was he anti-yankees?
did he have a contrarian mentality?
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who do you like between England and Argentina?
England has impressed me more so far and I think they have a better squad overall but then again theyre notorious chokers.
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was he anti-yankees?
did he have a contrarian mentality?
When he immigrated from Greece back in the day he ended up settling in Philly...so when he first started to understand and learn baseball he was a Phillies fan...in those days there was a huge rivalry between the American League and National League since the only time they played each other was in the World Series before interleague play...so after a few years he moved to NYC for work and it was just around the time the Mets were formed...so he became a Mets fan from just about day 1
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England has impressed me more so far and I think they have a better squad overall but then again theyre notorious chokers.
should be interesting
I'm kind of looking forward more to France vs. Spain match tomorrow tbh
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Spain were in control the whole match. Hopefully England can turn up tomorrow.
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Spain were in control the whole match. Hopefully England can turn up tomorrow.
yeah great performance...hopefully England will do the same
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yeah great performance...hopefully England will do the same
damn ;D
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damn ;D
If Argentina would play the way they played when they went 0-1 down from the start of a match I would actually enjoy watching them. The first half was trash.
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england went on defense as soon as they scored lol
terrible
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So I guess it's down to the Finals? Who ya'll got?
Spain or Argentina
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going for argentina no doubt
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going for argentina no doubt
Yeah it has seemed obvious they'd win since the beginning
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So I guess it's down to the Finals? Who ya'll got?
Spain or Argentina
I got Spain winning this
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I got Spain winning this
you would probably know this better than anybody
would that be the biggest upset in World Cup history?
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you would probably know this better than anybody
would that be the biggest upset in World Cup history?
fuck no
spain is a great team .. they're favored over argentina
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fuck no
spain is a great team .. they're favored over argentina
I hope Spain wins
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I hope Spain wins
i noticed u been rooting against argentina lol
any reason?
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i noticed u been rooting against argentina lol
any reason?
My ex was from there
we're not on the best of terms lol
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My ex was from there
we're not on the best of terms lol
:magic:
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that England-France match was wild
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that England-France match was wild
The game for 3rd place doesn't hold much prestige so they just played freely it was beautiful.
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The game for 3rd place doesn't hold much prestige so they just played freely it was beautiful.
right .. and didn't england sit their two best players?
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The game for 3rd place doesn't hold much prestige so they just played freely it was beautiful.
if the matches were always like this I would be a bigger fan of the sport
the athleticism of soccer players is unmatched imo
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if the matches were always like this I would be a bigger fan of the sport
the athleticism of soccer players is unmatched imo
it was a game with zero defense lol
exciting to watch, but soccer purists not guna go for that
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it was a game with zero defense lol
exciting to watch, but soccer purists not guna go for that
and that's one of the reasons it's not as popular in the US as the rest of the world
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Spain deserved it 8)
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Can't believe they needed extra time ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/Kct6Cz4G/trumperdumper.gif)
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argentina was clearly not on spain level
their only hope was if it went to penalty
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My ex was from there
we're not on the best of terms lol
why, what's wrong with her?
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why, what's wrong with her?
she was kind of a bitch
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she was kind of a bitch
like Foxy Brown?
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like Foxy Brown?
she didn't have bars like Foxy though