***** Official World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Thread *****

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RED AG 98
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5:56p, 7/4/26
Stand over and yell at the dude. No call.
Hand over mouth -- sent off.
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AustinScubaAg
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In reply to La Bamba • 5:57p, 7/4/26
La Bamba said:
MookieBlaylock said:
mmbop is easily the most unlikeable "star" at this world cup

This x10000.

Ronaldo says hold my beer.
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Tergdor
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5:58p, 7/4/26
At this point I think this ref just wants to see if he can turn this into a fight
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5:58p, 7/4/26
chauch in FRA kit with tu hat

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In reply to AustinScubaAg • 5:58p, 7/4/26
AustinScubaAg said:
La Bamba said:
MookieBlaylock said:
mmbop is easily the most unlikeable "star" at this world cup

This x10000.

Ronaldo says hold my beer.


mmbop is MegannRapinoe vibes

ronaldo is pretty chill now
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Who?mikejones!
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5:58p, 7/4/26
Good lord. Kick the effing ball
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TriAg2010
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5:58p, 7/4/26
Lmao came here for the French Tsip.
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PatAg
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5:59p, 7/4/26
Thays a red lol
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gougler08
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5:59p, 7/4/26
Magically hurt when France is exposed at the back
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RED AG 98
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5:59p, 7/4/26
That's a red no?
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gougler08
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5:59p, 7/4/26
Ah well maybe that was legit lol
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La Bamba
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6:00p, 7/4/26
Did he make contact? Or was that a little acting I couldn't tell.
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6:00p, 7/4/26
Another flop
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In reply to Infection_Ag11 • 6:00p, 7/4/26
The real reason this game will not catch on here is the flopping. I hate this aspect of soccer.

The NBA made rules to get rid of it for the most part.

NFL player tries to do it and he get back lash now a days. I think Brady was the only one that got away with it for a long time. But this was after he won several championships.


It's a sport. Man the F up.
Gig ‘Em Baby!
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6:00p, 7/4/26
wow what a save
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6:01p, 7/4/26
What a save!
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PatAg
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6:01p, 7/4/26
Imagine if paraguay scores now
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birdman
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6:01p, 7/4/26
Awesome. I love the way Paraguay is trying to win.
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tk for tu juan
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6:01p, 7/4/26
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6:01p, 7/4/26
Hellacious saves there.
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La Bamba
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6:01p, 7/4/26
Mmmmmmbappe not getting a goal and Messi putting space between them for the golden boot is a win for me in this game

Edit: he scored the pk I'm an idiot. Been drinking. I meant adding to his total
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oh no
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6:01p, 7/4/26
Mmbop can only score when refs award him a free spot
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6:01p, 7/4/26
Galarza is a straight up punk
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6:01p, 7/4/26
If it was 2-0 I could see Paraguay trying to take someone out long term.
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In reply to birdman • 6:01p, 7/4/26
birdman said:
Awesome. I love the way Paraguay is trying to win.


It's manipulative bullcrap and why the sport isn't more popular in the United States.
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6:02p, 7/4/26
lol after everything today, that's what he gives a yellow card for
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ErnestEndeavor
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6:02p, 7/4/26
I think he died again. Someone should go check on him.
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Who?mikejones!
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6:02p, 7/4/26
Dictator mbappe?
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In reply to La Bamba • 6:02p, 7/4/26
La Bamba said:
Mmmmmmbappe not getting a goal and Messi putting space between them for the golden boot is a win for me in this game


Mbappe scored?
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6:02p, 7/4/26
Wonder if the yellow for Olise can be rescinded post-game?

Don't think he touch the Paraguayan player.
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In reply to Infection_Ag11 • 6:03p, 7/4/26
Infection_Ag11 said:
bagger05 said:
Infection_Ag11 said:
gougler08 said:
oh no said:
Feels cheap for France

Take a dive to get through


The Paraguay guy got him in both legs, it wasn't a dive (nor was the first one that didn't get called for a free kick)


It doesn't matter, that wasn't a significant enough act to warrant a free goal. He wasn't even going to get a shot off, and him actually scoring from that position had he gotten a shot off would have required an all time great goal.

These are all good reasons not to foul him.


Again, you're missing the point. The point is that the nature of penalty kicks gives too much power over games to the official. That could have just as easily been a flop with the same outcome (as we've seen in multiple matches during this World Cup).

The rule as it exists combined with how easy penalty kicks are to convert means a ref gets to award a team a goal whenever they feel like it.

If the dude had just flopped, no he wouldn't have been given a penalty. VAR has basically eliminated this from the game (and it was desperately needed). Re: flops being awarded penalties multiple times in this WC, I haven't watched every game but nothing is coming to mind and I don't think that's true.

I agree that a foul in the box is too penal. I'd welcome tweaks to the rule.
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6:03p, 7/4/26
Where's Waldo just had a heart attack on the field. Oh nevermind. He's saved!
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In reply to riverrataggie • 6:04p, 7/4/26
riverrataggie said:
Where's Waldo just had a heart attack on the field. Oh nevermind. He's saved!


Yeah wasting their own time, and it's the samee idiot who was flopping around a min ago. What an idiot
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 6:04p, 7/4/26
Mathguy64 said:
I can't believe I'm about to say this.

He hasn't called squat all game. Fouls are happening everywhere and he's not calling anything. Like it or not he either doesn't know what a foul is or doesn't think any of these are fouls.

Is it really a "clear and obvious error" for VAR to call the one in the area for a PK? It's completely different than the way the rest of the match was refereed.


Yes, the game should not be decided by the head ref refusing to do his one job. It should be decided by the rules as written. That PK foul and the one before it outside the box that wasn't even called in favor of "advantage" (when PAR had 9 men behind the ball) were blatantly clear. At some point it becomes the other refs' duty to tell the head ref to pull his head out of his ass.
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In reply to ErnestEndeavor • 6:04p, 7/4/26
ErnestEndeavor said:
birdman said:
Awesome. I love the way Paraguay is trying to win.


It's manipulative bullcrap and why the sport isn't more popular in the United States.
The game I'm watching has two teams flopping and acting like petulant children.
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