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[Kieran Maguire @KieranMaguire]

The World Cup...except the World cannot attend it.

[// @aggzzx]

This an amazing nerd graphic

[Jenni @hashjenni]

Fun fact. For the 1966 World Cup, England debated denying visas for North Korea. FIFA responded that if any players from any teams were denied visas,they would relocate the World Cup, even at the last minute.

[Kyle Bonn @the_bonnfire]

@Ankaman616 @em_sandy Why have it at a monument to football heritage when you can have it at a soulless metal bowl in the middle of a swamp? MetLife was the obvious choice

[Carl Anka @Ankaman616]

DEEPLY frustrating that the 2026 World Cup Final won't be at the Azteca.
Look at it. It's a football cathedral.

[Colin Millar @Millar_Colin]

Few football stadiums are as iconic as the Azteca and few football nations are as passionate as Mexico.

What a shame that a co-host of that calibre gets no quarter-final, no semi-final, no final, no third-place playoff.

[Colin Millar @Millar_Colin]

The World Cup's opener featuring six players from Mexico's Liga MX and seven from the South African Premiership is genuinely great.

Tournaments are significantly more enjoyable on the increasingly rare occasions when you watch players for the first time and learn something.

[Colin Millar @Millar_Colin]

@larssivertsen And the relative lack of traction of the story - which is the biggest fundamental change to football's framework in years - can be seen by all the replies saying it is a welfare issue. Besides, perhaps games simply should not be arranged and staged in oppressive heat conditions.

[Colin Millar @Millar_Colin]

@larssivertsen It being packaged as a "player welfare" issue is strongly misleading too, when those temperature breaks - correctly - existed for years when a certain heat was reached. This is institutionalising stoppages, regardless of conditions. Its motivation had nothing to do with welfare!

[Lars Sivertsen @larssivertsen]

I feel like the decision to change the format of the sport from two halves to four quarters should have been more widely discussed before it was implemented. Does anyone actually want this?

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇦🇷 BREAKING: Marcos Senesi has been called up by Argentina to replace Leo Balerdi.

Senesi’s week: signing for Tottenham and then going to the World Cup. 🌎🔜

[Hamzah 🔴⚪⚫ @h_m_z_h_]

@316simsim Imagine being in the Azteca's tunnel for the final knowing Pele and Maradona have both won it there

[🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩 @6ibzzz]

@316simsim It’s in New Jersey instead…

[S @316simsim]

How the fuck can the final not be in this stadium? It’s like one of the 7 wonders of the football world

[RK☄️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @mygoatiswashed]

2am - Haiti vs Scotland

5am - Australia vs Turkey

6pm - Germany vs Curacao

9pm - Netherlands vs Japan

[SJ🏌🏽‍♂️ @itsnotovaaah]

South Africa are like half good, like there’s some really nice stuff they’re attempting and there’s just always one dude that is not on the wavelength at all and it collapses

[. @topspuds]

Does anyone know if there's a 3-point MOTM bonus on this game like with the UEFA ones? Bc 13 points would definitely satisfy me

[. @topspuds]

Stick or twist on Jimenez (C)? Surely twist?

[✍️ 🇦🇱 @10blended]

Raul Jimenez still so good despite being a vegetable

[Neal 🇦🇺 @NealGardner_]

Raul Jimenez in tears after scoring for Mexico, this is what it’s about. After all he’s been through too, the raw emotion is palpable.

Absolutely nothing tops the World Cup.