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.

Oh bloody hell, I’m here for this thread, still got the Spanish brandy to get me through. Just don’t want to watch penalties. Early start tomorrow.

No shots on goal from Argentina

Only good thing has been the Enzo Fernandez sending off

Oh fuck off messi!

Yeah I was fair and considered amending his score to a 2 on the BBC rankings, but decided I CBA.

How on earth are Argentina allowed to continually play like this? What has football become?

Like father, like son.

I hope Mbappe is watching this and chuckling away to himself.

Running and pointing at the naughty boy like a tell tale whiner at infant school.

Always.

FIFA should do something but they won't.

Are you new to watching Argentina, they've always been like that and Messi likes to instruct the referee to be respectful towards him.

Are the BBC going to put up a notice at the end ?

"If you have been badly affected by anything during this program . . . "

😂

Sprinklers on the pitch?

No, not new to Argentina but was hoping forlonly that they would actually play good football this time which they are capable of.

Let's fill this one up.

I have memories of them actually being worse in the 80s!

Bring back Diana Ross!

There could still be 10 goals. Hopefully 10-0 to Spain.

I literally thought exactly the same!!!!!

If Yamal had scored it would have been the perfect end to this World Cup!

😂

The curly-haired Spanish player needs his own L'Oréal advert. If he was female, his name would be Alison and he'd be a small town librarian.

It's become the head of FIFA's daughter marrying an Argentinian.

There have never been any brown envelopes.

JudgeJ the irony of Messi telling the referee to respect him.