FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 - DISCUSSION AND WATCHALONG THREAD ⚽️. Part 9

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/world-cup-2026/5554935-fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-and-watchalong-thread-part-8?page=8&reply=153623273

Follow on from the last thread.

Only running 6 minutes late - which is amazing considering all the fart-arsing about

there goes my liver!

Experimental treatment. You forgot to add. No pun intended.

I’m in.

And down a shot when the ref pretends to look at the VAR before ruling in the Argentinians favour,

Yellow card at least

Should be a yellow

What do we think? Card?

Oh wait. The bloke on the ground is Spanish.

'Aka rocky' 😄

No card, drink 🍺

Should be a yellow but of course not given to VARgentina

What control that young lad has

DH is watching with friends
Dutch commentator: "You could say it was strange he didn't get a yellow card. Or maybe you could say it's not strange at all!"

Eyes up the Pimms

VARgentina!!!

Obviously I’m here for a Spanish win, watching it in a very dry countryside in southern Spain.
just hoping the locals won’t be letting off fireworks if we win.
two local wildfire already this week!!!

Ffs wrestling match

Pimms... I miss you, friend. The memories...💕

🤣 very good. Love it when commentators say what we are all thinking

New theory that ive just concocted up now

Lamine Yamal has a very rich and famous/connected father, hence the photo of him with Messi as a baby

But was raised by his mum - maybe the dad is married or something 🤔

No way thats a coincidence

On a total tangent (and this may have been discussed in an earlier thread). But what's the story with the ref's tops? How come so many of them look like the have massive shoulders? Almost like America footballers!!

(It's possible I'm alone with thinking this!)

Sod all wrong with that. Cheats

Argentina player rolling around in dramatic style. Drink

Drink

Do your shirt up, Matt. 🙄