FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 - DISCUSSION AND WATCHALONG THREAD ⚽️. Part 8

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Let's continue the discussion.

It's definitely not you 😂😂

That's nice. I hope England and English fans can take the Cape Verde and Norway approach and celebrate what they achieved.

A not so subtle hijack attempt.

It definitely is :)

100% this.. it’s been great . And I think they the team were amazing!!! Will really miss it

By who? I've been on this thread for a long time.

You are using the word 'hijack' incorrectly.

There was a thread on here today where a woman said that if England lose, her partner will beat her up

I think we should definitely celebrate how far the team got. There was no player who disgraced himself or behaved badly as in the past. We can keep hoping and keep dreaming of doing better each time.

That thread has been hidden whilst MNHQ take a look.

Why do you think I'm talking about you? Very odd.
What's with the grammar policing? You need Pedants Corner.
I'm off to bed. Night.

I didn't write that you were definitely talking about me.

That's why I wrote 'by who'?

So by who then?

why? I think its very relevant. Ive heard several women I know say that they try to avoid their male partners after a football loss, as after a loss the men drink more and become angrier

'by whoM', surely?

Currently the only person more hated than Messi by most on this thread

I think it should be ‘by whom?’ 🙈 but that’s ok.

Yes that’s what made me think about it, I hope that poster is ok 😓

No. That would be you.

3rd place. here we go!

Possibly the highlight of football is life!

I don't think I've heard anyone in my entire life use the word 'whom',

do you use it a lot?

Theres a lovely chill coming in through my window 🙂

Sadly it is a well known fact that domestic abuse cases increase after big sporting events (win or lose)
Normally the police and Women’s Aid do a big campaign but, unless I’ve missed it, I haven’t seen so much this time round

Do you say 'by whom' in a sentence? Lol of course you don't. I've never heard anyone use it.

I do 😇 so do my friends and family. It’s a normal word.

Yes I hope she's okay. It's horrible to think about.