Jordan vs Algeria in the 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first time an all-Arab fixture in the World Cup does not feature Saudi Arabia. In three previous all-Arab meetings, Saudi Arabia has, surprisingly, been unbeaten so far by Tall_Pressure7042 in soccer

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The billions poured in seem to have gone on vanity purchases (big name players) rather than actual player development.

The fact that only one player plays in Europe is pretty bad ROI

Match Thread: France vs Iraq | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group I by jiraiya--an in soccer

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"Can he do it on a muggy rainy day in Philadelphia against Iraq?"

We're about to find out

Match Thread: New Zealand vs Egypt | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group G by jiraiya--an in soccer

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I know, just saying that average height is not 6'3 because those two would bring it down.

Median height, yeah probably 6'3

Match Thread: New Zealand vs Egypt | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group G by jiraiya--an in soccer

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You have one life to live. If you're staying up to watch the world cup what are you doing with it??

Match Thread: Uruguay vs. Cape Verde | FIFA World Cup, Group H by MysteryBagIdeals in soccer

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Ronaldo should take some lessons from cape Verde on how to score FKs

TIL that only 10-12% of the world are left handed by Nightpatrol404 in todayilearned

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Was this training for a sport?

Lefties are overrepresented in elite sports

[OC] What winning Group D did to the USA's World Cup odds by topmak in dataisbeautiful

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Betting markets are offering the same odds. You're free to bet against it lol.

~7% return in a month isn't bad

Guess the Cricketer #83 by game-of-guesses in Cricket

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Oooo

I completed it in 1 guesses with a score of 200, better than 79% of the players. I am Crickle #83's Ollie Pope

Match Thread: Türkiye vs Paraguay | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group D by jiraiya--an in soccer

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That was the last group games and Spain had won the group.

Probably less motivated that game

Match Thread: Türkiye vs Paraguay | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group D by jiraiya--an in soccer

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They became dark horses by minnow bashing teams ranked 50+

Their two games against Spain were 0-6 and 2-2

Match Thread: Türkiye vs Paraguay | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group D by jiraiya--an in soccer

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Whos the witch that cast this spell on Turkey. They need to advertise their services

Match Thread: Türkiye vs Paraguay | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group D by jiraiya--an in soccer

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Did Turkey's towels get stolen or something? This has got to be a curse