England-Mexico pushed back to 8:00 PM CT.
2026 FIFA World Cup Thread
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For a good long while now... the World Cup is THE Sporting event for most of the Planet. Nothing else comes close. Nothing on this scale or level of following.
Many Americans don’t grasp the shame and disappointment and anger in a Nation that happens when ‘Their’ club is out. Not so for the clubs and Nations that aren’t expected to be among the elite... but within the elite clubs themselves and their International followings.
For most Americans that follow the (now) Five major sports leagues... there is ‘Always Next Year’ for their chosen team. Not so with the World Cup. Oh, there are other regional tournaments worth some bragging rights. But not to the level of the World Cup. Gotta wait a longer time and in a different time.
America has surprised the rest of the World with the level of our understanding and passion for the sport demonstrated these past weeks. Not yet near the level of the Other Guys... but growing fast.
Some of the anti-American feelings that have fostered abroad are melting away with the folks who made the trip and found out that the American people are not terrible as they may have been propagandized. And the food they are enjoying turned out to be DELICIOUS.
This is going to open some eyes and make for interesting conversations back in their homelands.
White House calling FIFA President probably didnt have anything to do with it...
Who would have thought the missing ingredient to world peace was ranch dressing.
From the organization that let Qatar continue to host the World Cup after it was established that they paid cash bribes for votes?
Yeah, putting aside whether it's the right or wrong result (probably right result for wrong reasons) I think it's safe to say the suspension doesn't get changed if it's a Paraguay or DR Congo player rather than an American. I love soccer and have closely followed every World Cup since I was 9. But FIFA has always been corrupt, and under Infantino has reached a whole new level.
Completely brutal missed penalty by Brazil. Neymar didn’t stat, so it couldn’t be him. Should’ve been Vini.
At least the England players/fans are getting to experience how pissy Mexico fans get when things don't go right for their side.
blackdog
- Champaign
Just the fans? Game has been incredibly chippy. Mexican players have always had tendency to throw sportsmanship out the window when the pressure is on.
U.S. the last remaining host nation.
LOL and I'm pretty sure they're playing Football's Coming Home in the stadium.
Harry Kane being interviewed post game and his voice is basically gone.
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
Of course a Miznoz alum has to be a whiny baby, sad he was a great announcer....
Last time Portugal faced Spain ... twas a dandy in the nation's league final.
Best penalty taker of this generation
Does anyone know why Neymar was a sub?
FIFA opened up a can of worms let's see what they do now I guess:
www.independent.co.uk
Will Jarell Quansah’s World Cup red-card ban be suspended like Folarin Balogun’s?
Quansah was sent off during England’s last-16 win over Mexico and is set to miss the quarter-final with Norway but could he try to follow the precedent Fifa set by suspending Balogun’s ban?
www.independent.co.uk
Yep, there's precedent now and the US is viewed as the big bully on the block. It'll be interesting.FIFA opened up a can of worms let's see what they do now I guess:
Will Jarell Quansah’s World Cup red-card ban be suspended like Folarin Balogun’s?
Quansah was sent off during England’s last-16 win over Mexico and is set to miss the quarter-final with Norway but could he try to follow the precedent Fifa set by suspending Balogun’s ban?
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
FIFA opened up a can of worms let's see what they do now I guess:
Will Jarell Quansah’s World Cup red-card ban be suspended like Folarin Balogun’s?
Quansah was sent off during England’s last-16 win over Mexico and is set to miss the quarter-final with Norway but could he try to follow the precedent Fifa set by suspending Balogun’s ban?
Well - they didn't break VAR protocols to review the incident. But, I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Sure but the decision to suspend is not contingent on the VAR protocols question, and they didn't actually overturn the red card. The red card still stands, as does the suspension. They just suspended the suspension for a year so presumably he'll have to serve it the next US game after that year is up. They could do that for any player, for any reason, and now England will argue that they should do it for their guy because they did it for Balo.
FIFA is the most corrupt organization in the world just ahead of Chicago politics.From the organization that let Qatar continue to host the World Cup after it was established that they paid cash bribes for votes?
Yeah, putting aside whether it's the right or wrong result (probably right result for wrong reasons) I think it's safe to say the suspension doesn't get changed if it's a Paraguay or DR Congo player rather than an American. I love soccer and have closely followed every World Cup since I was 9. But FIFA has always been corrupt, and under Infantino has reached a whole new level.
Those first two are different in that they are suspensions for red cards from non-World Cup games. FIFA did the Ronaldo one (which was purely because they wanted Ronaldo for TV viewership reasons) and then did the other two as part of an amnesty on all suspensions from WC qualifers, which they felt they had to after Ronaldo (which is exactly what might happen here with Quansah's suspension).
The 1962 precendent is the only one that is similar and that was a case study in corruption in sport. It involved political pressure, a president telling a referree from his own country to tone down his testimony, and out-and-out bribery. Not sure that's one we want to hang our hats on.
Bribery, secret calls and a vanishing witness: Inside the World Cup red card FIFA actually reversed
At the 1962 World Cup, FIFA gave Brazil's Garrincha a red card reprieve. That took diplomatic intervention, alleged bribery and a witness vanishing like Agatha Christie.
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