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Anyone else not watching the World Cup

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Cumbrianmale56 Thu 04-Jun-26 14:47:08

Have any non fans got anything planned for the six weeks the World Cup will be on? I'm looking through the streaming services and Youtube for old dramas to watch and, if the weather is nice, will be making full advantage of this. Only being in the office two days a week as well means I can avoid people talking about footballers I've never heard of.

Desdemona Fri 12-Jun-26 12:16:42

I might watch the England games if we get near to the final, depending what time they are on.

merlotgran Fri 12-Jun-26 12:23:30

I’ll be watching some of it. Family sweepstakes are always fun and so far I’m in the lead.
Muchas gracias Mexico. 🇲🇽

grumppa Fri 12-Jun-26 12:25:36

I'll watch England and Scotland live if they are on at a reasonable hour, and on catch-up if the reports of them are positive. The opening match, with three players sent off, wasn't a great advertisement for the game.

Maggiemaybe Fri 12-Jun-26 14:07:10

It wasn’t, was it? DGS4 was happy with it though, scooping up our family sweepstake prize for the first player to be sent off. There were only 4 red cards in total in the 2022 finals. smile

GrannyGravy13 Fri 12-Jun-26 14:38:51

grumppa

I'll watch England and Scotland live if they are on at a reasonable hour, and on catch-up if the reports of them are positive. The opening match, with three players sent off, wasn't a great advertisement for the game.

Scotland’s first match is 2am this Sunday

England’s first game is 21.00 on Wednesday 17/06

Bazza Fri 12-Jun-26 15:39:18

Well it’s started now, and I’m horrified to hear that it will be over five weeks until The End.

Rosie51 Fri 12-Jun-26 17:11:01

Such a shame so many matches are much too late, but I'll be watching as many as possible starting tonight. Come on Canada 🇨🇦⚽️🥅🏟️!

Shelflife Fri 12-Jun-26 18:56:33

Football free house here!

M0nica Fri 12-Jun-26 19:00:57

What World Cup?

Padstow13 Fri 12-Jun-26 19:07:15

I know it's corny to say this but.......22 grown men running backwards and forwards chasing a ball?

Didn't the late Bill Shankly say that football was more important than life or death?

Ridiculous!

If the Martians suddenly invaded us they wouldn't believe their eyes and we would be written off as too primitive for colonisation.

fancythat Fri 12-Jun-26 19:15:36

op.
This thread is turning into one where people are watching the World Cup.

I started one this afternoon for just that.

op, are you happy for World Cup talk to be on this thread?
Or would you rather the thread stayed being a non-watching,World Cup thread?

Chestnut Sat 13-Jun-26 00:12:19

Padstow13 If the Martians suddenly invaded us they wouldn't believe their eyes and we would be written off as too primitive for colonisation.

Rather like our earthly habit of peeling and boiling our potatoes and then squashing them in a bowl, instead of using Smash.😂

Chestnut Sat 13-Jun-26 00:15:52

fancythat

op.
This thread is turning into one where people are watching the World Cup.

I started one this afternoon for just that.

op, are you happy for World Cup talk to be on this thread?
Or would you rather the thread stayed being a non-watching,World Cup thread?

This one should stick to being a non watching thread, although it's very hard to get away from football. It's on every news bulletin, morning television, The One Show, and everywhere else for that matter.

Chestnut Sat 13-Jun-26 00:20:53

The answer is a mix of streaming, pre-recorded programmes and DVDs. I'm happy to say I have all three in abundance. If the TV channels went off altogether I'd have enough to keep me going for years.😁

Basgetti Sat 13-Jun-26 00:56:11

Jaxjacky

The series finished last Friday 5th June Basgetti.

Oh 😩
Roll on September.

Aveline Sat 13-Jun-26 10:19:27

I couldn't be less interested in this footballing competition. I bet the hoohaa and media hype is a gift to the government by distracting people from pressing matters if the day.

TheWeirdoAgain60 Sat 13-Jun-26 10:41:37

I've never been a footie fan at all. I'm not anti-footie; it's just not me!

I'll be avoiding it all as much as possible, except on Google, where they've now got this really annoying animated thing on their page of players kicking a ball, and I can't stop it!

I'll just be doing my own thing as always!

JaneJudge Sat 13-Jun-26 10:45:50

me. I watched the friendly and that was enough

Basgetti Sat 13-Jun-26 13:08:13

Was the “friendly” the one with three red cards?

BoggledMind Sat 13-Jun-26 15:04:20

Basgetti

Was the “friendly” the one with three red cards?

No, that was the opening game between Mexico and South Africa.

Cumbrianmale56 Sat 13-Jun-26 15:39:01

I don't feel the least bit patriotic about watching something I can't stand and couldn't play when I was a kid. Luckily my family understand and with the matches being on late, I'll be io bed.

snoopy57 Sat 13-Jun-26 16:19:02

You sad person. Get behind your county, make them proud. People like you hated PE in school.

Aveline Sat 13-Jun-26 17:21:15

How insulting snoopy57. Football is boring to play and boring to watch. I'm sure Cumbrianmale56 will have plenty of better things to do.

BoggledMind Sat 13-Jun-26 17:49:33

Aveline

How insulting snoopy57. Football is boring to play and boring to watch. I'm sure Cumbrianmale56 will have plenty of better things to do.

I agree, it wasn't the most eloquent of replies but I get the gist.
Being proud of England winning something isn't football specific. It could be about anything England or English people winning. But yes, it was a bit blunt.

Aveline Sat 13-Jun-26 18:27:15

Or Scottish...