FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Worse than a drink break. Here comes to German public broadcaster with its bubbled news.

Some broadcasters see it necessary to keep punters informed with current affairs at every waking moment unfortunately.

 

[JS96]

It's cloudy and 22 degrees right now at the Azteca stadium. Have a set heat threshold that all teams respect that if it reaches then they can have a drinks break. Few of the locations even need a drinks break. Again, that isn't really the problem, it was fine when they showed us the drinks break essentially as a tactical timeout on the broadcast but having the ads has completely killed a lot of the viewers experience, go look at twitter about everyone complaining about it right now. The energy in the stadium has also dissipated too.

They did it out of fear from the CWC. They should have scheduled games in hot places earlier in domes and played games elsewhere later in the day.

My broadcast didn't show ads. It depends on your feed.

Maybe the crowd should work to get the atmosphere going again. With those prices, I wouldn't think it'd be the passionate working class fans anyway.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Not a lot of chances that half, south africa must be kicking themselves to give away such a gift

South Africa gave Mexico too much space defensively and allowed them to capitalise on the chances they created and convert them into shots at goal.

 

[JS96]

Some broadcasters see it necessary to keep punters informed with current affairs at every waking moment unfortunately.

German news is traditionally at 20:15. Cross right to politics and other crap which is blared across beer gardens. Some owners turn the volume down as people drinking and having all this crap on sees things get more heated than football.

 

[grazorblade]

Half time show was 2 enlgish pundits yelling at each other about whether the goalkeeper or the midfielder was at fault for the goal

 

[socceroosmad]

I really miss the gravitas of Les Murray and Johnny Warren in the SBS studio

 

[JS96]

More idiotic play by RSA nearly costs them.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Mexico and South Africa back underway for the second half in the opening match of the World Cup, with Mexico now kicking from right to left and South Africa kicking in the other direction.

 

[JS96]

Half time show was 2 enlgish pundits yelling at each other about whether the goalkeeper or the midfielder was at fault for the goal

Sounds like some people on here...

 

[JS96]

Red for South Africa!

 

[grazorblade]

I really miss the gravitas of Les Murray and Johnny Warren in the SBS studio

The sbs coverage is a bit goofy isnt it. Glad they are doing it mind u

 

[JS96]

Geez a tangle but stupid to run across the back of the attacker but the attacker knows he can glide across and be clipped too.

 

[grazorblade]

Tell u what sitholes name looks unfortunate if u arent ready carefully and now hes off. Game over surely

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Yaya Sithole shown a straight red card in the 49th minute for South Africa for a professional foul on the last man and South Africa are now down to ten men.

 

[LFC]

Mex is playing safe not on the gas - they could smack this out of the park 2/3 quick goals though some would say no need to use up gas V 10.
To me they are primed and ready.
When you got a weaker op just kick it off instead that closer 1nil.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Thalente Mbatha coming on in the 56th minute for South Africa, replacing Lyle Foster.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Themba Zwane coming on in the 61st minute for South Africa, replacing Jayden Adams.

 

[Son of Sam]

This has been a perfect example of degrading the standard of the WC by adding in 16 crappier teams

 

[JS96]

Mexican fans booing. They're a man up and still complacent and now finally making subs.

 

[JS96]

This has been a perfect example of degrading the standard of the WC by adding in 16 crappier teams

The South Africa who qualified above Nigeria? The minnows will go all out as they have finally and deserved qualified. Every lower team that qualified did so ahead of a bigger nation.