FIFA: Destroying Football Since 1904

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https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/05/world-cup-2026/inside-the-white-house-push-on-balogun-00987540

 

[Jurgen the German]

I'm not one for conspiracy theories but...

Think it absolutely makes you wonder a bit more about some of the bizarre decisions that host countries have had the benefit of in previous World Cups. Those who think 2022 was rigged for Messi now have some more ammunition. This is the first time we've seen it being done so openly.

If the US get any beneficial decisions from here, people are going to cry foul...and you couldn't blame them.

This is genuinely an absolute head scratcher. Breathtaking really.

Re the 2022 World Cup, Argentina got some soft penalties but nothing out of the ordinary, certainly not enough to make me think it was rigged for Messi to win it. If Kolo Muani finishes that chance in extra time then Argentina most likely lose the match.

 

[jts1882]

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Balogun is a birthright citizen*, something Trump is trying to ban. He lost an attempt to ban it in the supreme court last week.


* His mother was visiting her sister in New York when pregnant. She was denied boarding on the flight back because she was too big at seven months.

 

[P.D.]

Re the 2022 World Cup, Argentina got some soft penalties but nothing out of the ordinary, certainly not enough to make me think it was rigged for Messi to win it. If Kolo Muani finishes that chance in extra time then Argentina most likely lose the match.

Maybe getting Muani on the pitch was the bribe all along!!!!!!

 

[DeanoAustin]

Re the 2022 World Cup, Argentina got some soft penalties but nothing out of the ordinary, certainly not enough to make me think it was rigged for Messi to win it. If Kolo Muani finishes that chance in extra time then Argentina most likely lose the match.

I don't for one second believe that 2022 was rigged. Not in a million years.

However, 2002 (South Korea) and 1978 (Argentina)...there is probably a bit more weight behind those accusations.