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LIVE World Cup Thread

11-06-2026 07:00PM

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2 Threads for The World Cup
1 for During matches 'LIVE World Cup Thread'
1 for General chat between games - 'GENERAL World Cup Thread'
We fully expect both will be busy and trying to wade through just 1 thread would be impossible. There will be a bit of overlap of course but it should help in catching up on news once the games come thick and fast.
If we could keep Politics out of both that would be great - there are Forums for that and Soccer isn't one of them.
Both threads will be Stickied.

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#2 11-06-2026 07:06PM

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058439660/live-world-cup-thread

Does this count as live watching the panel before the game or should that go in the other and strictly what's happening in the 90?

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#3 11-06-2026 07:09PM

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As I said, there will be a bit of overlap. It is only an hour to kick off.
But we don't want 'how about Englands chances of winning the World Cup' or 'Kane might be injured for their next match - in 3 days - chat' etc in here, that would be the General Thread.

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#4 11-06-2026 07:31PM

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124543592#Comment_124543592

I'm taking it that this is the same as the match specific Irish soccer and rugby threads.

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#5 11-06-2026 07:44PM

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124543666#Comment_124543666

If you are watching a game live and are posting on it - post in here.
If you are posting about a game that was on the day before or tomorrow, the General thread.

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#6 11-06-2026 07:50PM

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Sound quality on RTE2 from the stadium is awful

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#7 11-06-2026 08:03PM

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Jeez ITV Brooklyn location is incredible, great job there.
South Africa nowhere near as strong as they were in 2010 so I'm expecting a 3-0 to Mexico in this game.

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#8 11-06-2026 08:05PM

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Roy Keane has one of the best jobs. ITV had an amazing location in Brazil and Moscow or maybe that was the BBC.

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#9 11-06-2026 08:06PM

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Be interesting to see if some of these new rules are effective.

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#10 11-06-2026 08:07PM

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Tough for South Africa, 85k Olé's with every pass.
Hard to see beyond a comfortable home win.

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#11 11-06-2026 08:09PM

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Probably but the longer it goes on the more pressure they'll feel. Mexico will absolutely run themselves into the ground.

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#12 11-06-2026 08:10PM

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First time effort, well saved.

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#13 11-06-2026 08:10PM

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Crackin' effort there, very good play. Good save.

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#14 11-06-2026 08:11PM

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Good save there

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#15 11-06-2026 08:11PM

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That Azteca roar is incredible!

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#16 11-06-2026 08:14PM

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Good pressure on the defender
Great start

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#17 11-06-2026 08:15PM

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Awful defending to give away the ball there, well finished though.

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#18 11-06-2026 08:15PM

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That's been coming. Earliest opening gane goal?

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#19 11-06-2026 08:16PM

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And we're off!

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#20 11-06-2026 08:16PM

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Bloody hell, some atmosphere!
Awful stuff trying to play out there, but well punished.

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#21 11-06-2026 08:16PM

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Lovely
South Africa are not good enough to be able to play out from the back. They gave a few hints of the fact before the goal.

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#22 11-06-2026 08:16PM

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GOL GOL GOL GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLL
1 NIL Mexico

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#23 11-06-2026 08:16PM

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Got a laugh at the Mexican music playing during the replay of the goal considering how bad South Africa's defending was

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#24 11-06-2026 08:18PM

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#25 11-06-2026 08:28PM

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SA very poor so far. A lot of long hit and hope balls forward.

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#26 11-06-2026 08:29PM

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Those extra large stripes on the Adidas jerseys are rank

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#27 11-06-2026 08:30PM

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Was it an 8pm ko, did it ko off late?

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#28 11-06-2026 08:31PM

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Adverts in the middle of the 1st half.
Jaysus the game is ruined.

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#29 11-06-2026 08:31PM

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Time for a mid-half ad break… sorry, 'hydration break'.
Christ it feels so incredibly wrong to have ads on after 24 minutes…

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#30 11-06-2026 08:32PM

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Terrible stuff having ads during the half.

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#31 11-06-2026 08:32PM

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Kicked off 5/6 minutes late.

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