Topic: The 2026 FIFA World Cup Thread!!!

Damn I felt bad for Iran there they thought they had it but that offside call said otherwise.

@Tasuki

VAR strikes again. I could see in the future where after every goal teams will just gather quietly by the corner flag and wait for actual confirmation before celebrating. Not the world we want to live in.

Iran will still qualify though, so it's not quite a perfect VAR nightmare.

And after the game, the Canadian analysts said this was the closest we've come to a knockout-game-feel in the group stage. It was certainly better than watching Norway rest their whole first team vs. France (even their goalkeeper!)...I was really looking forward to an Mbappe vs. Halaand battle, and I felt cheated.

The Iranian team is terrible.
After the bloody dictatorship barred Azmoun for political reasons, Taremi is basically playing alone.
That’s their only play: long balls to Taremi.

@MontyCircus Well for Iran it depends on today's games, but yeah I agree with you on that that teams will probably hold off on the celebrations till its a confirmed goal.

And yes I was disappointed too with Norway/France like you I was looking forward to Mbappe vs Halaand but I can understand why Norway did what they did.