24/06/2026
In case you didn’t watch the World Cup today (matchday 13)
>🇵🇹🇺🇿Ronaldo scored 2 goals in Portugal's 5-0 win vs Uzbekistan
>🇬🇭🏴A Ghanaian witch doctor put a cures on Harry Kane before England vs Ghana's 0-0 draw — Kane missed a sitter in the final minutes
>🇭🇷🇵🇦Croatia beat Panama 1-0
>🇨🇴🇨🇩Colombia scored in the 76' minute & beat DR Congo 1-0
>🇬🇭Ghana got absolutely ROBBED by the ref/VAR vs Englend when they weren't given a clean 2nd half pen... The type of non-call that makes you wonder what on earth the point of VAR even is
>🇨🇩Congo DR's iconic fan who stands motionless all game, Lumumba Mea, was finally in attendance at the World Cup.
>🇨🇴Colombia’s goalkeeper, Camilo Vargas, made 2 INCREDIBLE saves in added time vs Congo DR to get Colombia the 1-0 win
>🇵🇹Ronaldo bagged 2 goals vs Uzbekistan and shouted "I'M BACK" into the camera after the final whistle.
>🇺🇿Uzbekistan scored a GOLAZO but was called back for a foul in build up
>🇬🇭Thomas Partey was booed every time he touched the ball
>🏴England still have NEVER beaten Ghana in a men's international football match
>🇵🇹Nuno scored a freekick, Leão smashed in a goal, all of Portugal were amazing but today was Ronaldo's day. He got all the headlines, scored the goals and looked much sharper than he did last match
>Gianni Infantino says hydration breaks could be implemented in future World Cups
>Gianni Infantino announced that he and, FIFA Peace Prize winner, Donald J. Trump, will hand the World Cup trophy to the winning team together
>🇮🇷Homeland Security has changed it's regulation for Iran and will let them travel to the USA a day before their next game instead of the day of.
>🇧🇷Fabrizio reported Neymar Jr. was 100% available and can play for Brazil in their next match
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23/06/2026
In case you didn’t watch the World Cup today (matchday 12)
>🇦🇷🇦🇹Argentina beat Austria 2-0. Messi missed a PK. Then scored 2 goals
>🇫🇷🇮🇶France beat Iraq 3-0. There was a 2 hour half time break due to weather delay
>🇳🇴🇸🇳Norway beat Senegal 3-2. Drunk game of football, Haaland scored twice
>🇩🇿🇯🇴Algeria beat Jordan 2-1. Were down 1-0 and half but scored twice late to win
>🇦🇷Leo Messi became the all time leader in World Cup goals (18 now)
>🇦🇷🇵🇹Messi has now scored as many WC goals in his last 4 games as Ronaldo has in his entire life
>🇦🇷Messi also set the record for more penalty kicks missed at a World Cup with 3
>🇦🇷Argentina looked very good at the back and in the midfield today… this team really can go back to back
>🇫🇷Kylian Mbappé scores 2 goals in the very next match after Messi
>🇫🇷🇩🇪Mabppe is now joint 2nd all time (with Klose) for the most goals in WC history
>🇫🇷Olise is up to 3 assists in 2 games after getting 2 today
>🇫🇷France as a whole looked buck better today than they did in their first gme… Starting Koné over Tchouameni seemed to unlock them a little bit
>🇫🇷The 2 hour weather delay during half time at the France Iraq game was the first ever WC match to get delayed by weather (from what I’ve found online, if I’m wrong please lmk in the comments.)
>🇫🇷Main takeaway from the 2 first games today: France vs Argentina in the final is very possible
>🇳🇴After seeing Mabppe and Messi each score 2, Erling Haaland went our vs Senegal and scored 2 of his own
>🇸🇳Senegal can a couple late penalty shouts in this match but not getting those calls was no excuse for the way things turned out
>🇳🇴Norway players sat on the field in front of their fans, brought out a big drum and did the famous rowing chant with them
>🇳🇴Norway fans went viral for participating in a outdoor yoga class in Times Square
>For the first time ever at the 2026 WC FIFA did NOT run a hydration break during the 2nd half of France vs Iraq... TV companies were able to run enough ads during the weather delay at half to offset the lost funds from the hydration break ads.
>🇩🇿Algeria Jordan looked like they were headed for a tie until Gouiri scored in the 89’ minute for Algeria to win the game 2-1
>Let me know what I missed
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23/06/2026
Some of Lionel Messi’s all-time records:
🥇 Most Ballon d’Ors - 8
🥇 Most major trophies - 46
🥇 Most goal contributions - Over 1,320
🥇 Most World Cup goals - 17
🥇 Most La Liga goals - 474
🥇 Most La Liga assists - 192
🥇 Most goals in a calendar year - 91
🥇 Most goals for a single club - 672 (Barcelona)
🥇 Most goals for Argentina - 121
🥇 Most European Golden Shoe awards - 6
And many, many more 🤯
22/06/2026
In case you didn’t watch the World Cup today (matchday 11)
>🇪🇸🇸🇦Spain smashed Saudi Arabia 4-0. Spain look so good with Yamal out there
>🇧🇪🇮🇷Belgium drew Iran 0-0, Iran scored but was called justtt offside
>🇨🇻🇺🇾Cabo Verde still our hearts again and drew 2-2 with Uruguay
>🇪🇬🇳🇿Egypt came back from 0-1 down & beat New Zealand 3-0. Mo Salah scored winner
>🇨🇻🇺🇾Cabo Verde went up 1-0 in the 21’ before Uruguay scored 2 right before half time… but in the 61’ Hélio Varela scored the equalizer for Cabo
>🇨🇻Cabo Verde are 1 game (vs Saudi Arabia) away from qualifying for the knockout stage. A draw should be enough.
>🇨🇻Cabo Verde’s 1st goal came off a direct free kick from about 30 yards. The ball was shot directly at Uruguay’s 2 man wall who jumped out of the way.
>🇨🇻🇺🇾Cabo vs Uruguay match ended in controversy after the ref blew the final whistle moments before Cabo were about to take a free kick in a dangerous position.
>🇪🇬Egypt scored 2 goals in a WC match for the 1st time since the 30s & won their first ever World Cup match
>🇳🇿World Cup sweetheart, Tim Payne got an assist vs Egypt
>🇪🇸Lamine Yamal scored his 1st ever World Cup goal 10 minutes into his first start.
>🇪🇸Mikel Oyarzabal made up for his poor first match by scoring 2 goals & 1 assist in the first 25 minutes for Spain
>🇪🇸Ferran Torres finally got his WC goal late in the match but it immediately got disallowed
>🇪🇸Yamal’s goal today was the fist by a Barcelona player at this World Cup
>UEFA confirmed there will not be any hydration breaks during the 2028 Euros
>🇺🇸🇮🇷As it stands, USA would play Iran in the RO16 if they beat Bosnia & Czechia respectively in the RO32
>Let me know what I missed
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21/06/2026
In case you didn’t watch the World Cup today (matchday 10)
>🇳🇱🇸🇪Netherlands smashed Sweden 5-1. Gakpo & Brian Brobbey each scored 2
>🇩🇪🇨🇮Germany scored in the 90+4’ to win 2-1 vs Ivory Coast.
>🇪🇨🇨🇼Ecuador drew 0-0 with Curaçao in historic match. Curaçao’s keeper made the 2nd most saves in a World Cup match & Curaçao became the smallest nation to ever win a World Cup point
>🇯🇵🇹🇳Japan beat Tunisia 4-0 & became first Asian nation to ever score 4 goals in a WC match
>🇨🇮In the final moments of the Germany CIV game Simon Adingra was through on goal and inexplicably didn’t shoot… minutes later Germany scored the winner.
>🇩🇪Germany were losing all match until they brought on Deniz Undav for Havertz… Undav scored both German goals in the win
>🇨🇼Curaçao's 37 y/o goalkeeper, Eloy Room, made FIFTEEN saves today and got Curaçao their first ever WC point
>🇨🇼The scenes after Curaçao 0-0 Ecuador final whistle were beautiful. The Entire Curaçao team ran and hugged their keeper. Fans, players, & coaches were brought to tears after the result. Ecuador dominated every statistic available… other than the number on the scoreboard.
>🇹🇳Tunisia’s keeper made a viral save vs Japan when goal line technology showed the ball was a millimeter away from crossing the line.
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>🇳🇱The Netherlands became the first nation to ever score 100 World Cup goals without winning the World Cup
>🇳🇱Cody Gakpo’s 2nd goal today put him level on World Cup non-penalty goals as Cristiano Ronaldo (5)
>🇪🇸A video went viral from 4 years ago of Lamine Yamal celebrating Spain elimination vs Morocco at the 2022 WC
>🇧🇪Jeremy Doku announced his wife is to have their child during the 2nd week of July & he’ll leave the World Cup to be with her should Belgium still be alive then
>Roy Keane said he thinks wives & partners of footballers shouldn’t wear their man’s jerseys, assuming they’ll break up soon anyways.
>🇲🇽Mexican fans went viral for building a bridge out of beer cups above their crowed then throwing people overtop of the bridge
>🏴The FA ruled that England players can choose if they shake hands with Thomas Partey during their match vs Ghana
>🇩🇪Nico Schlotterbeck is suspected to have gotten a ligament injury and isn’t looking too good according to Germany’s coach
>🇨🇼🇨🇻Still only two 0-0 games at this World Cup and both were heroic goalkeeper performances that will be remembered forever by their nations.
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