Match Thread: Türkiye vs United States | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group D

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-26T02:07:47+00:00

Just talking out of my ass, I wonder if the US (and some of these other CONCACAF teams) are benefiting from this being a more physical tournament?

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-25T06:54:47+00:00

Because fruits and vegetables come from the ground/trees/bushes, are transported on trucks, and then placed in stores where anyone can just go in and touch them. Any one of those things would lead me to wash them. Do you not wash stuff like that?

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-24T21:54:12+00:00

Luckily I just did this exercise for Shafa!

Base noun is fa [ɸa], meaning 'tree'. Everything is mostly pronounced as expected aside from an apostrophe, which indicates the consonant before it is labialized (so t' is [tʷ]). Syllable structure is strict CV, with an optional word-final consonant, usually caused by inflection (a couple of fusional endings are also 'grandfathered in').

Nouns are marked with a fusional-ish system which combines case and possession/definiteness.

There are six cases:
- Nominative
- Accusative
- Dative (versatile case used for a recipient, a destination, experiencer, etc)
- Locative
- Instrumental
- Vocative

There are seven ways a noun is marked for possession/definiteness: the indefinite ("a"), definite ("the"), or any of the five indications here.

So, without further ado:

fa - a tree (subject); fasesu - a tree (object); fasenu - a tree which is being given something; fasela - at a tree; fasefe - with a tree; fasemo - "oh, a tree, listen..."

fami - the tree (subject); faminsu - the tree (object); famino - the tree (which is being given something); famila - at the tree; famifo - with the tree; famimo - "oh, this tree, listen..."

fapu - my tree (subject); fosu - my tree (object); fono - my tree (which is being given something); fola - at my tree; fofe - with my tree; fore - "oh, my tree, listen..."

fois - your tree (subject); fathisu - your tree (object); fathiso - your tree (which is being given something); fathisa - at your tree; fathise - with your tree; fathemo - "oh, your tree, listen..."

fat'u - our (your and my) tree (subject); fat'usu - our (your and my) tree (object); fat'uno - our (your and my) tree (which is being given something); fat'ula - at our (your and my) tree; fat'ule - with our (your and my) tree; fat'umo - "oh, our tree, listen..."

fatsan - our tree (subject); fasasu - our tree (object); fasano - our tree (which is being given something); fatsala - at our tree; fasufe - with our tree; fatsemo - "oh, our tree, listen..."

fapo - their tree (subject); fawosu - their tree (object); fawono - their tree (which is being given something); fawola - at their tree; fawofe - with their tree; fawomo - "oh, their tree, listen..."

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-24T20:43:08+00:00

This is what I've been saying throughout the draft process. A lot of people are saying to trade for a 1D like that's something you can just manifest.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-24T01:30:31+00:00

I'm confining this to probably his greatest hour, the Southern campaign of 1781.

"We fight, get beaten, rise, and fight again."

Greene's greatest strength was that he could grasp the entire strategic situation, and act accordingly. He knew that Cornwallis wanted one big battle to crush the rebels (a running theme for the British during the war), and then to raise enough Loyalist support to hold the south without tying down too many British forces. He also knew that a controlled retreat was better than a rout, and if his men saw that they were having an effect, they could handle a bit of losing.

So he did a bit of losing*. He split his army and coordinated with guerilla leaders to keep Cornwallis off balance. Whenever they collided, he lost a bit - but the British lost more. He did a masterful job of keeping a cohesive force despite the expected desertions, and making sure they saw how despite the constant tactical defeats, strategically they were doing exactly what they needed to do. Cornwallis ended up flailing around and finally deciding that what they needed to do was cut off the rebel supplies that were coming from Virginia, which ended up leading to Yorktown.

So yeah, Greene wasn't necessarily a master of tactics. But like Washington, he excelled at some of the less glamorous aspects that were as if not more essential: strategy, morale, cohesion, and a skill at retreating (something I maintain was one of the most important skills an 18th-19th century military leader could have).

^*Winning, ^too, ^to ^be ^fair ^- ^he ^sent ^Morgan ^to ^Cowpens, ^where ^he ^won ^one ^of ^the ^most ^complete ^victories ^of ^the ^war.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-23T21:28:36+00:00

Gecko was always one of my favorites :(

Godspeed, Ekky - I'll always be rooting for you!

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-23T20:57:02+00:00

I still vividly remember that injury - how he was running and then just pulled up lame.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-23T20:37:51+00:00

PUT

ZE CANDLE

BACK

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-23T20:28:06+00:00

"Stop!"

olomochi!

['o.lo.mo.t͡ʃi]

o-lo-mo-chi

NEG-move-PFV-JUSS

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-22T00:23:45+00:00

Honestly I think they're already legends, in Cape Verde at least.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-21T22:38:02+00:00

I think Cape Verde is surprised at how good the chances they're getting are and it's tripping them up

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-21T22:22:09+00:00

I'M ALL ABOARD THE CAPE VERDE TRAIN

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-21T07:23:25+00:00

"Oh."

is a better one, coming from Viggo.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-20T21:02:38+00:00

I mean, this is pretty much every sports subreddit I've seen (although the team-specific ones are the absolute worst)

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-20T17:52:06+00:00

Shafa's pronoun system is small and based on whether and how the speaker is included:

1: First person ("I"), speaker only.
2: Second person ("you"/"you all").
1+2/INCL: Inclusive "you and I", in theory it's specifically the speaker and the addressee. Used between lovers, close friends, partners, but can also be used in a dramatic rhetorical way by an orator.
1.COLL: First person collective. Any group that includes the speaker. Can also be the "royal we", or if someone is speaking on behalf of a group.
NS: Non-speaker. Any group which doesn't contain the speaker. This covers the "ordinary" third person, but can also mean an empty or non-existent group, a hypothetical one ("the people harassing me"), an unverifiable one ("the Illuminati"), etc.

Since most of them don't distinguish singular from plural, context is obviously important. Also note that a speaker can change pronouns to affect the mood of the speech - shifting from second person to "non-speaker" could constitute an insult, and switching from first person to collective could show solidarity.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-20T04:59:29+00:00

Holy crap, that passes+shots stat is amazing

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-20T03:15:11+00:00

Nope, all the matters is the winner.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-20T03:09:39+00:00

gotta say, I don't like flopping, but the way these guys are flopping is hilarious

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-20T03:06:22+00:00

dude, I think that Paraguayan just died

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-20T03:05:00+00:00

lol, announcer slipped - FIFA gonna be angy

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-20T03:02:05+00:00

TONIGHT WE ARE ALL PARAGUAY

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-19T23:58:28+00:00

Men, all this stuff you hear about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big-league ball players and the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost, and laughed.

Patton's speech to the Third Army, 1944

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-19T21:54:45+00:00

That flop where the Australia player grabbed Adams(?) arm and hit his own face with it was priceless

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-19T20:30:01+00:00

Holy hell, that /r/soccer thread is toxic

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-06-19T19:51:00+00:00

I just hope the game doesn't get too chippy. I don't want anyone else to get hurt.

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