>Multi-country host
That's why. Soulless

You know how these things go, just like every single other major international sports event:

>it's complete shit and an embarrassment and doomed to failure [you are here]
>the opening ceremony happens
>things start happening
>people start to enjoy themselves

>>155060373
because people are too smart to be suckered in by this shameless moneygrab

>matches spread all over 3 countries
>2 soulless countries hosting it
>expensive as fuck

>48 teams
>fucked up format no one understands

I am absolutely hyped I'm jumping on the bed like thomas muller

>>155060373
The rest of the world is going to realize that all of the "wow america likes footy now times are a-changin" rhetoric is a marketing lie. Seeing how gay and defensive soccer fans are on the internet reminds me of how indycar fans think of the other racing leagues. And indycar is relevant exactly 1 day per year.

I hope everyone enjoys looking at Team USA™'s jerseys with gay rainbow flag numbers.

Mi españita is going to crush it, there's no excitement when you already know.

>>155060373
like half the catalog is all world cup threads and the thing didn't even start yet, where did this meme come from?
also in my town there's already loads of flags and WC related decorations on public spaces and houses

>>155060561
listen I know Mexico is totally soulless but Canada has some soul

>>155060745
>The rest of the world is going to realize that all of the "wow america likes footy now times are a-changin" rhetoric is a marketing lie
they've already realized this for like decades
what they don't want to admit is that they don't want us to like soccer

>>155060745
>Team USA
it's USMNT chud

>>155061176
>where did this meme come from?
There were threads a month ago saying there was no hype, and back then, there would only be one such thread at a time so it made sense to anyone who expected to see hype for a tournament a month in advance (AKA retards).

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I am hyped

>>155060745
we are well aware that you generally don’t like footy
still doesn’t explain why you chose to host the biggest competition in the sport (again) and why you are doing such a terrible job at it

>>155060373
I know we had two tournaments in the last 20 years but just give it to us again. Stadiums are there, pubs are there, footy fan infrastructure is there. Just let us host it, it will be comfy and kino.

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>tri hosts
>48 (!) fuckin teams
>astronomical ticket prices

>>155066006
Obamnia wanted to host it back when the WC2026 elections happened but now that Trump is in the office, the desire to host it changed.
Hosting a WC is a long term commitment

Because you fucked it, sorry. Or FIFA fucked it. Anyway they both fucked it.

>>155060745
relax fatso

>>155066013
das rite 2006 was the best

useless group stage

>30min half time during the final
It's doomed

>>155060422
Reckon you can check through the archive for a few days before any World Cup starts and you'll see the exact same posts

>>155067853
The group stage is one of the most fun parts of the tournament. All teams are still in play, everyone can still root for their hometeam for a whole series for games.

>zero hype
no, there's this guy who's hyped up
>>155067050

No one's talking about the tournament here; it’s the least hyped World Cup. Everyone is still gossiping about the Real Madrid elections

>>155060373
People with critical thinking are ignoring it because it's 100% corporate plastic.
Normie NPCs would love to consoom the slop but can't afford it.

>>155060422
>>155067857
2022 WC had empty stadiums

>>155060745
If I were American I would hate footy when in my town rent and train ticket prices go up X10 while I cannot even attend the event as shit seat where you need binoculars would be 6000+ dollarydoos
Footy is fun when it's for the people, not for some richfags

>>155060373
You gotta wait for England v Croatia - the greatest rivalry in football - and then it's on.
It's all just filler until then.

I really hope that it's as big a letdown as everyone says it will be, I live right by one of the fanzones they're constructing and it would be great to have a big screen all to myself with a kino view and a nice breeze. Break out some cold beers and watch the games that interest me with plenty of space to move around.

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>>155061243

>The Canadian soul in question

>>155069370
it was in fucking qatar

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>>155067854
what do you mean you don't like latinx rappers romancing white women during the half time show, are you racist or something?

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>>155069456
>the greatest rivalry in football

>>155066013
We haven't hosted one in SIXTY YEARS

>>155067854
Sounds like a 30min piss break + beer run for me.

the WC only really is gonna start after the group stage, there are so many shitters that will be a slog to get through

>>155069592
>not tuning in for Curacao kino
ngmi

>>155069611
m8 im watching the friendlies cause i cant wait, im just giving the perspective of the average viewer

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>>155060373
i am hyped, cant wait to daydrink and shitpost in the match threads whlile im working

>>155069528
Do you live under a rock? There's very little interest for this WC and the prices are way too high for the average normie

>>155066013
>gets stabbed by an afghan

>>155060422
Hmmm

I literally dont care even if we win. Im a 26yo incel and i live in a shithole small city so its not like i will be able to properly celebrate or anything

>>155069611
finally the rest of the world will get to experience the glory of CONCAKINO

>>155069638
me too! I work from home most days and going to ensure I am hammered as well. Might even go to a fanzone or two, but either or the SHITPOSTING is going to be high on my "to do" list.

>>155069746
>be in Vancouver
>city getting all decorated out as fuck
>Science World a big set of balls
>massive ass Canadian flag on Grouse
>free watch parties all over the city with food trucks and beer gardens
>best weather of the year and long nights
>local pubs all with dodgy pools and shirt giveaways showing the matches
ENJOY PAYING A GAZILLION JEWISTAN DOLLARS AND COMPLAINING WHILE I GET DRUNK, GET STUFFED, AND YELL MY ASS OFF AT A SCREEN. BRING ON THE WORLD CUP.

>>155060373
>the three host countries will get knocked out in the group phase
It’s gonna be so much fun

>>155069990
based

>games at 3 and 6 am
Half of europe will either grind this out or skip the group stages

>>155069990
still not in the stadium tho

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>>155069638
Got my drinks in for the first set of games. 1 from each country.
What 48 types of food should I pair with it?

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take me back

>>155069507
We have more Filipinos than Indians lol

>>155070064
>Labatts Blue
ABSOLUTE SHIT CHOICE FOR CANADIAN LAGER THERE M8

>>155069990
>get stuffed
huh

>>155069611
How the fuck is Curaçao in the WC but not Suriname?

should never have hosted it in a 3rd world country

The reason you aren't excited is because you're a full time slave who has to punch the clock every morning/evening.

>>155060373
looking forward
>haiti - scotland at 3am

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>>155070064
>quilmes
bad choice man im sorry

>>155060422
Yeah, no kidding.
I can 100% guarantee that in a few months there will be posts saying how nostalgic they are for the WC.

>>155060373
It will be like Euros 24, once the first game starts everyone will be on board.

I am absolutely looking forward to the WC.

>>155070064
goddamn, he actually got a brahma, poor guy gonna die of diarrhea

>>155074024
>pre-quilmes brahma
now that was pee

>>155069538
>White woman

>>155071250
>how nostalgic they are for the WC.
Where are those posts for the 2022 WC? Or the 2018 WC?
The last nostalgia posts you see are for 2014, and that's mainly because it was in Brazil, who were a great host and one of the big football nations. Notably, it also was the last WC with memorable games.

Im ready for the games

not ready for the western nepotism cuck fest that will be injected in the middle of all of it. hopefully we dont have to listen to speeds trash nursery rhyme song too many times.

The last one was held during winter during Covid times
You will all literally be fine

>>155081752
And I forgot literally no alcohol at the games
Also the stupid modesty culture so the only boobs we got to see were that one Croatian model who took a risk

>>155081752
2022 was already after Covid.
Also, 2018 was worse than 2022, all things considered. I don't even remember the final or who won (looked it up, was France, would have guessed Spain, but that didn't feel right either).

>>155060373
>People should give a shit about the sport from the savage lands of Not-America
We have a football already. It already makes more money than soccer, despite soccer being the dominant sport in the other 90% of the world put together. There's literally no reason for anyone to care and they're not going to.

>>155081836
>We have a football already
Which you mostly play with your hands and doesn't involve anything even remotely ball-shaped. Just like you call yourself a republic or servitude "freedom".

Trump slowly realized that US NT doesn't stand a chance. He doesn't like losers

>>155081845
>or servitude "freedom".

>tftp
You unironically don't have free speech in Germany. There is no German website you can make comments that aren't ideologically aligned with the Altparteien

>>155081939
>Altparteien
Go back to >>>/pol/, Alice.

>>155060392
it is soulless but everyone said the same about Qatar and that was great
everyone said Brazil would be terrible because brazil is a shithole swamp but that was great as well
it's the world cup, it's always great

>>155082140
>that was great
It really was not.
>everyone said Brazil would be terrible
No one said that.
>it's always great
It hasn't been great since 2014. 2010 was debatable. That one was an artificial hype built on fake "African" culture (Shakira and Coca Cola). Even in the last century there were some complete stinkers, particularly those that were nothing but rigged propaganda events in literal authoritarian shitholes (just like this year's).

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>>155067854
Got to give the half time entertainment time to cook?

I haven't read one good story about this world cup so far. Media only posts articles that shit on it:

>snakes endangering players
>players almost shot
>USA refuses to let players, fans and officials in despite them having valid visas
>unhealthy playing conditions
>some treated like potential terrorists
>threats of mexican cartels
>0 stories from Canada

>>155082181
qatar was best world cup of my lifetime and I'm old

>>155082233
>I'm old
Obviously not nearly old enough to post here.

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>>155061497
>leaving the unofficial mascot out

>>155082233
>>155082256
Maybe it's the other way round and Irishbro is so old that dementia already set in and he only remembers to the latest WC.

>>155082099
Hit a nerve there

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>>155070064
>kozel
>not going with pilsner urquell

>>155082380
Glad I did, Alice. Now go.

>>155082233
Qatar was a great world cup but it being in December was a big negative. World Cup is meant to be a summer event

>>155082433
>Qatar was a great world cup
What about it was great? Other than the number of worker deaths prior?

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>>155082181
>2010 was debatable
2010 was the lowest scoring world cup since 1990, it was shit and Spain were too strong. All anybody remembers is the vuvuzela memes

>>155082446
I was talking more about the spectacle surrounding it all, not so much the quality of play. And as I said, it was mostly artificial.

>>155082443
High scoring, all time classic final, upsets in the group stage - Saudia Arabia beating Argentina, Japan beating Germany. Top teams all closely matched

>>155082481
Yeah Qatar and USA are both shit corporate led destinations but I'm not going to games in these places. Qatar looked like it could have been a disaster which shows if you have good football in purpose built stadiums it can be rescued, you just can't afford to go to games.

>>155082489
>High scoring
Means terrible defense.
>all time classic final
Why? Because of fucking Messi?
>upsets in the group stage
So what? That doesn't make a tournament great.
>Top teams all closely matched
Because they all were terrible.
Also, you completely fail to argue for Qatar as a host. None of what you listed has anything to do with that.
What if the 2026 world cup excelled in every single one of the aspects you named? Would that make it a great world cup even though the stadiums are empty, fans get harassed by ICE and referees got denied entry into the country for no good reason (that one's already happened)?

>>155082433
I really wish they would let India host. I'd enjoy that shitshow.

>>155060373
this WC is just for brownoids

>>155082595
Are you retarded? They ban half the "brown" countries from even entering. Ticket pricing is also keeping out people from poorer countries, as well as their own working class. It's a world cup for Trump and his friends from Epstein Island.