He's gonna get booed mercilessly, can't wait to watch.
Can Iran win this? That would be great to see.
Could just add it to their demands for opening the Strait of Hormuz.
No. Iran can't win it for two reasons. First is that they aren't as good as any of the top teams. They are a good team, don't get me wrong, but nowhere near even the top 20. The second is that FIFA is corrupt as fuck and wouldn't let Iran even sniff a semi-final match.
Suddenly, every team starts playing to lose
Gosh I wish we'd see that sort of collective action.
In 1994 during the Caribbean cup, Barbados was playing Grenada and needed to win by 2 goals in order to advance. They gave up a goal late making the score 2-1. They had a golden goal rule at the time where any goals scored in extra time counted as two. Barbados scores an own goal to tie it and push for extra time. Grenada was in a position that if they score in either net it's a benefit to them, so Barbados had to defend both goals until the end of regulation.
It's not quite like playing to lose, but it's pretty close and super entertaining.
I remeber reading about that! Thanks for sharing!
Whoever makes it to the final, and whoever wins, I hope both sets of fans can put their differences aside and unite in song.
’Who’s the pedo, who’s the pedo, who’s the pedo in the files? Who’s the pedo in the files?’
I want this to happen. I've posted on Bluesky and tried to get celebs to boost this. I need this to happen with every fibre of my being.
He's gonna steal it.
"Y'know ... they should really be giving this trophy to me. I know all about soccer. Nobody knows more about soccer than me. Nobody. Biden didn't know about soccer. Barack Hussain Obama didn't know about soccer. I know. I know all about it.
Y'know ... some of these men? Big strong legs! No women, either! Fake news tells you there's women's soccer, but nobody believes 'em.
Y'know ... we have the 'hottest' country in the world right now, thanks to everybody's favourite president: ME. The Strait of Iran is open if they know what's good for 'em. We're gonna see about tariffs on that sometime. We might become a little aggressive with 'em. I dunno. It all depends on Greenland.
And they play soccer there! Did you know that? I did. I saw them vandalize the soccer, just scooped it up 400 ... 500 miles. Why would they do that? Do you know? No, you don't, because you're fake news.
$14 million is a much better deal, don't you think? Awash. They're awash because of me. Did you know that word? You didn't, did you? Because I knew it. I knew the word. It has a 'h' in it, like 'white'. Somebody should look into that. I would, but I already know how it turns out. It turns out in Chy-nah. Just like them!
Anyway, what do I sign now? You see this signature? I can make money from this signature.
Believe me. Believe me".
If he lets the trophy out of his office
You spelt orifice wrong
Can’t wait for the booing, he rarely exposes himself in a venue like this, where he can’t control every aspect of it.
I'd be worried he drops it, with those tiny hands...
I can't stand watching soccer, I love sports, I just can't stand soccer. However I would love it if Iran won
I love sports and I mostly love the World Cup. But goddamn do I hate the flopping and embellishment.
Hoping Canada wins now ...
Imaging Iran winning hahahahahaha
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