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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 55 minutes ago

I prefer female volleyball.

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago

The only reason I knew it was happening this year was because of all the shit the orange diddler was doing to meddle with it by denying/deporting refs and players, make it about himself, and outright cheating.

Every other instance of it I didn't know until is see a post about the winner

[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

To be honest I'm a little sad to see it go because this has been the most I've seen other Americans take an interest in soccer, expanding their horizons beyond their own border a bit, and the banter between countries was fun in a way the Olympic medal farming doesn't quite capture.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

Yep. For all the corruption, it's just awesome to see people celebrating together over and over. So fun.

[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't even notice it. Heard that Spain won though. Congrats to them.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Spain? That can't be right. I heard England was doing well. Who does Pele play for? Can anyone recap it for us?

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 hours ago

That was pretty invasive I must say. Even at the grocery store, everywhere I looked it was FIFA on deodorant, cookies, cans of soup, flags, towels, napkins, shorts, hot dogs...etc., etc., ad infinitum. Sheesh!

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 hours ago

Seriously, thank fuck.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 21 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I dont watch it but I did appreciate seeing so many people happy and enjoying something. I think the world needed that little break. Anyway back to regular programming, millions dying in Ukraine and war in the middle east pushing us closer to economic depression.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Are you sure about that?

Think about it: only the people of a single one of all participant countries will end up happy (because their team won it) whilst everybody else will end up unhappy (because their team lost).

Granted, there are a few cases of a bit of happiness, like for the people of Cape Verde, without actually winning it but following unexpected very good positions, but those are a minority and tend towards smaller countries (which usually don't have enough population to have enough World-class players even if they're football-crazy, hence why any good result is a surprise).

I would say that logically, all in all at the end of it big single sport world cups like this generally end up with far more people unhappy because of it than the people which are happy.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 points 27 minutes ago

While the games are playing out there is happiness and excitement and celebration and sure when your team loses it can be sad but its just a game and there are worse things to be sad about. Its nice to feel sad about a game and not im sad because the world is falling apart.

For most people the world cup is not that serious and even for the ultras its more excitement than unhappiness. Think about the world cup as the total journey and not just the end result.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Next week baseketball or superb owl or some other shit will start. It never ends. Never.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 hours ago

baseketball

I should really get around to watching that movie. I saw it in the TV guide like 20+ years ago as a kid, but never watched it even though it sounded funny. Thanks for reminding me

[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

superb owl

Wouldn't some superb owls tbh.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 26 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Oh fucking yes, finally i will not have it shoved on my face costantly

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

World Cup 2030 will be here before we know it. Where are you guys watching? Is Spain the favorite? Will Cabo Verde make another deep run? Let's hear those theories!!!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It's overdone. I really don't need drinks and food branded by FIFA.

[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 hours ago

wait till you see the disgrace that it is in brazil during world cup

[–] Blubber28@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago

Same. I'm grateful our national team got knocked out pretty quickly. I was not looking forward to all the partying and noise in the streets if they'd won. Now I can just get on with my day without all the hassle :)

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 2 points 9 hours ago

I'm just glad the late games are over.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 24 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

I fucking hate football, a bunch of morons running on a field with a ball and get millions for that while i work my ass for a few thousand, fuck off and the the constant questions "did you see the game yesterday", no i don't WATCH FUCKING FOOTBALL!!!

[–] Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 38 points 14 hours ago

You sound a bit stressed, maybe you should go outside and kick a football around to relax.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Not even the highlights? 😇

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Both of them!

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[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 38 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I have a burning hatred for football and football hooliganism.

[–] Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone 12 points 14 hours ago

Ugh, especially the hooliganism. People are way too mild on the hateful competitivism it breeds in fans and the millions it costs for demolishing our cities.

[–] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I have a "I don't give a shit" about football but a love for hoolaganism

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

well, pay to fix all the destruction then.

and made me arrive on time each time football hooligans take the street and my bus has to be diverted.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 10 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

the world cup being in the front page news far longer than it shouldve been, usually it just squirrels back to sports centric media/and forums.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I enjoyed dabbling, but in the future, if they roll around and hold their foot/ankle in pain, they shouldn't get to use that foot/ankle for the rest of the game.

You're clearly very injured and we insist you care for yourself.

[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 8 points 13 hours ago

Depends tbh, there are injuries you can get which hurt a lot for a few seconds but you are quickly fine enough to carry on after. Fallen off a bike before and it really fucking hurts. Then a few minutes later cycling along again and it only hurts a little bit.

[–] BigBoyShuanzee@aussie.zone 23 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I'm going to miss getting to annoy my English, Bosnian and Croatian colleagues by calling it "The Big Soccerball game"

And asking "why the players don't just pick up the ball and run with it.. that would be faster".

Or lastly "When is someone going to throw a pie to make this more interesting?"

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

"You know what would make this more interesting... MULTIBALL!!!"

[–] BigBoyShuanzee@aussie.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

MULTIBALL MULTIBALL MULTIBALLLLLL BLERRRRRRNNNNNNNN

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 52 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

They say it's a cup, yet it is clearly participated on a field. And that field is plainly not big enough to house the whole world.

Lies through and through.

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[–] VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world -1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Not liking something like this isn't a brag... it's just one less thing you can enjoy in life. One less thing you can watch. One less thing you can talk about. Etc...

The entire world partied for a month and you're over here thinking you're better because you were too cool to join in on the fun

Nobody likes that guy that tells himself he was, "too cool" to go to the party

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 53 minutes ago* (last edited 53 minutes ago)

The entire world partied for a month

A whole lot of the world doesn't give two shits about soccer... especially FIFA's, for obvious reasons you seem to be willfully ignorant of.

[–] AliOski@feddit.nl 10 points 19 hours ago

Nah, I'll miss it for another 4 years. It was incredibly fun, except Argentina.

And how The Netherlands got knocked out pretty early.

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