Murendeni Mafumo

Christian . I work @kusiniwater

[WolfRMFC @WolfRMFC]

This is the first time I’ve seen empty seats at a host nation’s World Cup match. FIFA’s greed is ruining the beautiful game.

[Sky Sports @SkySports]

BREAKING: Manchester United are preparing to make an opening offer for West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes 🚨

[No Question About That @nqatpod]

FIFA turning this World Cup into four quarters so Fox can cut away for extra ad breaks and then miss the restart. Criminal.

[L E S E D I @_Hybreed_]

Nah, we good

[Murendeni Mafumo @Murendi]

Ready to welcome the 2026/27 premier league champions

[UtdDistrict @UtdDistrict]

🚨📸 | The Old Trafford pitch is being returfed by @Fineturf! ✅

[Messiah Yaniss 🇨🇵🇩🇿🇸🇳 @MessiahYaniss16]

Une Coupe du monde avec 0 match de football entre 6h et 21h.

[Madrib Central @MadribCentral]

🚨💣 JUST IN: Barcelona tried to HIJACK Bernardo Silva's move to Real Madrid.

🇵🇹 They offered a TWO-YEAR Spotify subscription this time. The player still rejected. @FanbrizioRomono

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

📺 Telemundo TV commentator: "We are one of the only networks in the world to NOT show ads during the World Cup cooling breaks."

"We prefer the old school way. We should be able to see what the players do. We show fans, people enjoying, not the corporate direction of football."

[(fan) Alex⁸ @UTDAlex8]

🚨🗣️ Donald Trump:

“We have a special plan for anyone who scores against the USA tomorrow.”

[Zoleka Qodashe @ZOLEKV_Q]

[BREAKING] President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an urgent application before the Western Cape High Court seeking to interdict the Parliamentary Impeachment process against him.

@Newzroom405

[PABLO @WonderMahlobo]

No maan Hugo Bross uyanya.

[CentreGoals. @centregoals]

🚨🚨| OFFICIAL: Senegalese supporters will 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃 the 2026 World Cup in the USA after visa applications were denied. 🚫🇸🇳

Senegalese authorities confirmed to AFP that no official supporters' delegation will make the trip.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇬🇭 Thomas Partey, denied access to Canada and not available for Ghana opening game at the World Cup — reports @Dan_Sheldon_.

[KinG £ @xKGx__]

🚨🤯 Romain Molina reveals a shocking incident from Mexico 🇲🇽 vs South Africa 🇿🇦:

• The referee reportedly had to stop the players during the water break because FOX was still showing commercials.

• Play later resumed… while the channel was STILL broadcasting ads. 😯

• “These breaks aren’t for the players’ health — they’re designed for advertising and making money.” 💸📺

[Polymarket Sports @PolymarketSport]

🚨JUST IN: Players in the South Africa vs Mexico match were FORCED to take longer cooling breaks by the referee due to TV broadcasts still airing commercials

The match resumed while TV broadcasts continued showing ads.

Has the game ever been more gone?

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: During Mexico vs South Africa, the referee had to keep the players waiting during the cooling break because FOX was still on a commercial break.

The match eventually resumed while FOX was still showing advertisements.

These cooling breaks are not related to player health, but are instead used to accommodate commercials.

— @Romain_Molina

[Formula 1 @F1]

BREAKING: Pierre Gasly has been reinstated into P3 for the Monaco Grand Prix

The Stewards have rescinded the two five-second penalties imposed on Pierre Gasly during the race for speeding in the pit lane

#F1

[Wesile Snipes @__sugarvenom]

They sold his hearing aids Sihle💔

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Perhaps the only stain on Thursday’s curtain-raiser were FIFA’s newly-mandated “hydration breaks.”

When FIFA announced the change, it said the breaks were for “player welfare,” but many fans saw through the spin and assumed the breaks would be used by broadcasters to show commercials.

On Thursday, Fox, which holds the English-language U.S. broadcast rights, confirmed those fears.

It not only cut away to advertisements; during the second half of Mexico-South Africa, its commercials ran long and caused viewers to miss several seconds of action after play resumed. The blunder sparked an uproar among longtime fans.

Read @HenryBushnell’s full 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 for free ⤵️

🔗 https://t.co/xseUniv5OT

[Katli @KatliL_]

Yesterday’s jokes aside, I’m still behind Bafana Bafana all the way ❤️🇿🇦