How is everyone enjoying the World Cup so far?
By Michele
@Aquitaine24 (12332)
San Jose, California
July 15, 2026 7:59pm CST
In the first rounds I watched several games a day on TV. Seeing countries like Uzbekistan,Algeria,Cape Verde,Eqypt,Morocco, Curacao, as well as previous winners like Argentina,England and France made for some exciting action. The game with Cape Verde and Argentina in the knockout round was particularly exciting. Any nation, regardless of their ranking, could still have very good players. That game held the record for largest gap between rankings between teams. Were you rooting for any specific teams? Did anyone go to a game or watch at home or at a watch party? San Jose had some watch parties, but problems caused the city to put restrictions on the gatherings. It was nice to see audience members cheering and wearing outfits like knghts,pharaohs,fennecs,leopards,blue sharks and more.
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@Aquitaine24 (12332)
• San Jose, California
16 Jul
Previous winners are considered favorites. Argentina is the defending champions.
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@Aquitaine24 (12332)
• San Jose, California
17 Jul
@LadyDuck Spain is a good team in their own right.
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@LadyDuck (509147)
• Italy
17 Jul
@Aquitaine24 - 10 Million people signed a petition to kick Argentina out of FIFA World Cup 2026, this after the match with England. I hope that Spain wins.
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@DaddyEvil (178601)
• United States
16 Jul
I don't do ball games but was paying attention to who won... Some friends of mine (father and son) are betting each other as to which team will win. I enjoy teasing the son and telling him I hope his teams lose. It drives him crazy! 
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@DaddyEvil (178601)
• United States
16 Jul
@Aquitaine24 I didn't ask. The son is still a teenager so I would guess he doesn't have his own money.
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@Aquitaine24 (12332)
• San Jose, California
16 Jul
@DaddyEvil so it would be mowing the lawn or something?
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@Aquitaine24 (12332)
• San Jose, California
16 Jul
This country has fewer people than San Jose.
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@Aquitaine24 (12332)
• San Jose, California
17 Jul
Australia seems to be a good team. The USa is good too, but I wasn't too surprised when they were eliminated. They don't have the reputation that some other teams have.
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@JudyEv (388723)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul
@Aquitaine24 Hopefully they will be better for the next time.
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@Traceyjayne (13971)
• United Kingdom
16 Jul
I was enjoying it fine til last night ....when England got knocked out.
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@Aquitaine24 (12332)
• San Jose, California
16 Jul
That was probably a disappointment. They did knock out Mexico, one of the host nations. I read how Mexican fans soaped the English team bus before the game.
@thedevilinme (5654)
• Northampton, England
19 Jul
Its very long this year. England third so happy with that
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@Aquitaine24 (12332)
• San Jose, California
20 Jul
yes, it started over a month ago. But I enjoyed the first rounds. The tournament didn't wait to be entertaining.
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@thedevilinme (5654)
• Northampton, England
20 Jul
@Aquitaine24 Attendance wise you guys did amazing to sell out most games at those prices. It was smart to target expats there as they would pay up because they dont have an international cost flight to worry about on top
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@Aquitaine24 (12332)
• San Jose, California
20 Jul
@thedevilinme That is true, but there were a lot of travelers it seems. Buc-ee’s is popular with people from other countries.
