@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTelevisaUnivision reports Q2 revenue up 10% to $1.3B due to FIFA rights in Mexico, US ad revenue down 29% to $323.3M, subscription and licensing up 40% to $621M (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/07/world-cup-televisaunivision…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzGeorge Kittle says World Cup shows NFL teams could play on grass fields if owners 'really gave a s--t'
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/george-kittle-world-cup-nfl-grass-fields/…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Renewables met 68% of Brazil’s electricity demand during FIFA World Cup"
#Brazil #Energy #Renewables
@memeorandum@universeodon.comGianni Infantino says Trump will be at the World Cup final to present trophy to winners (Graig Graziosi/The Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fifa-president-trump-world-cup-finals-b3001390.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260623/p107#a260623p107
@nohillside@smnn.ch„It was a great game. A great game. Unfortunately the USA didn‘t win. I would have played, but they wouldn’t let me. We would have won, you know. I‘m that good, you know.“
https://universeodon.com/@memeorandum/116801473108821467
@kuba@toot.kuba-orlik.name> Subject line: "FIFA - FAP - CONFIRMATION". Yes, FIFA's Agent Platform is officially called FAP. I cannot make this up. FAP CONFIRMATION. Moving on.
https://bobdahacker.com/blog/fifa-hack
@NFL@darktundra.xyzHarry Kane to the NFL? Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey says England World Cup star has the talent'
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/world-cup-england-harry-kane-nfl/
@padraig@mastodon.iePlenty of fun this evening, discussing and packing Panini World Cup sticker swaps.
If you are collecting them and have duplicates, try out https://swapclub.uk/
It will tell you in real time who has stickers that you need and you can email them to handle swaps.
@raiders@darktundra.xyzThe World Cup in Las Vegas: Pool parties, star-spangled dungarees and 480 cans of Tennent's https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7382026/2026/06/22/world-cup-las-vegas/
@Erikmitk@mastodon.gamedev.placeThis top scorer at the world cup statistic is bollocks. Look how many games it took them to be at the top.
Just Fontaine did 13 goals in *one* world cup. He’s the true GOAT in that category! There’s no competition here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Wo…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comDonald Trump to present World Cup trophy at final, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino confirms (Mark Ogden/ESPN)
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49154827/donald-trump-present-world-cup-trophy-final-fifa-boss-gianni-infantino-confirms
http://www.memeorandum.com/260623/p123#a260623p123
@Techmeme@techhub.socialKalshi and Polymarket bets on the FIFA World Cup final top $5.69B; Dune Analytics says total wagers on the platforms surpassed $50B for the first time in June (Lauren McCarthy/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/business/world-cup-kalshi-polymarket…
@lpryszcz@genomic.socialLamine Yamal recalled how his father searched through discarded items that could be repaired or sold so there would be enough money for food. He has said he grew up in a tiny apartment where the kitchen and bedroom were one and the same.
Nico Williams' mother walked nearly 2,000 miles while pregnant, from Ghana toward Spain, in search of a better life. Decades later, her son set up the goal that won Spain the World Cup and then placed his winner’s medal around her neck.
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzDallas Cowboys Players Can Now Live Vicariously Through FIFA World Cup https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas-cowboys-players-can-now-live-vicariously-through-fifa-world-cup
@cdarwin@c.imClaudia Sheinbaum is handling out medals at the World Cup final,
next to the fat pedophile
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/claudia-sheinbaum-trump-carney-world-cup-final/
@primonatura@mstdn.social
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeTeam Europe won the International Cybersecurity Challenge (ICC) for the fifth consecutive year. https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/05/team-europe-defends-reigning-title-at-cyber-world-cup-at-inte…
@vrandecic@mas.toWith Brazil beating Scotland, unfortunately, Bosnia has qualified, fortunately.
The wonders of this World Cup. And I'm talking more about the format and qualification rules than about teams.
#wc2026
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAntenna: the 2026 World Cup drove 2.8M subscriptions to Fox One in June, including 400K on June 11, eclipsing the 1.1M sign-ups during January's NFL playoffs (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/07/world-cup-million-sign-ups-fo…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe
@simon_lucy@mastodon.social#lfc
Frimpong is not Salah, but then he's not meant to be. He's fast, frightens defenders but messy in the outcome.
Konate goes out quietly at the end of his. contract, at least he has the World Cup.
Wirtz seems lost.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzHarry Kane is the World Cup star with a Tom Brady obsession and a dream of playing in the NFL https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7377554/2026/06/23/harry-kane-tom-brady-nfl-world-cup/
@seav@en.osm.townIn case you needed one more reason for hating #FIFA. ⚽️
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-covers-downtown-whale-wall-mural-for-world-cup-406…
@cheryanne@aus.socialWorld Cup Daily | The 90 Podcast
From unforgettable moments, match highlights, emerging stars, VAR technology, FIFA politics, major controversies and the stories shaping the tournament, The 90 brings you the key talking points from the FIFA World Cup 2026™ every day...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNielsen: the World Cup final drew 38.9M viewers on Fox, and 22M on Telemundo; taken together, the US audience size rivaled that of NFL playoff games (Dan Shanoff/The Athletic)
htt…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys Headlines: FIFA to use curtains for World Cup; more international trips coming? https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/05/21/news-headlines-may-20-2026-curt…
@bici@mastodon.social"#Spain manages to win a #WorldCup during FIFA’s cash-counting award show"
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soc
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Two World Cup matches were played in ‘severe heat’, analysis finds"
#Footballs #Sports #Heatwave
@lpryszcz@genomic.social...in a country where more than 10 million people, about 20% of the population, were born abroad.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/20/world-cup-spain-feels-different-final-argentina-football
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWyndham Clark wins second U.S. Open; NBA Draft a day away; will USMNT hold up in World Cup?
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/wyndham-clark…
@UP8@mastodon.socialAnd here's the lobby of the Best Western in Marlboro, MA which has that fountain: this space was packed with soccer fans out for the world cup the day before
#photo #photography #buildings
@zachleat@zachleat.comI was curious what the red/yellow cards used in the World Cup would look like with color vision deficiency (Protanopia shown).
Seems like a player could be shown a card and not know the color. Does it matter with sufficient contrast and only 2 cards?
Could be easily solved by adding a symbol to the card or by having two different shapes.
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.socialYou know what?
#England may not score a goal, lose every game and never qualify to anything above the group stage, but as far as I'm concerned they just won the World Cup.
https://youtu.be/2umUvkWzzxw…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialI find the discourse about this bizarre. England ended up as one of the top 4 teams.
I call that astounding success
World Cup 2026: Thomas Tuchel did not deliver for England, but his time is not up - Alan Shearer - BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles…
@samerfarha@mastodon.socialRough Monday morning on the Metro: saw two guys sound asleep, one of whom had brought one of those airplane neck pillows. There wasn’t even a late night World Cup match!
@rasterweb@mastodon.social @metacurity@infosec.exchangeOnce again, Metacurity kicks off with a concise summary of yesterday's blizzard of AI developments that cyber defenders should know, followed by briefs on other critical infosec developments, including
--US seizes 1,000 piracy sites streaming World Cup matches,
--7-Zip fixes critical RCE flaw,
--Attackers begin exploiting critical ServiceNow AI platform flaw,
--Millions of aftermarket car alarms can be hacked over Bluetooth,
--SonicWall zero-days used to d…
@cdarwin@c.imThe Olympics made viral stars out of Paul and Gary O’Donovan in 2016, the rowing brothers from Ireland best known for their colourful post-race assessments,
and again in 2024 with Yusuf Dikec, the shooter from Turkey who pitched up in Paris for the Olympics with no equipment beyond his pistol.
That both of those stories ended with a silver medal, rather than gold, was lost in the fun.
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys won't block the sun for CeeDee Lamb, but they will for the FIFA World Cup https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-wont-block-sun-ceedee-lamb-will-fifa-world-cup/591a44948d3ba…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup's most compelling battle (Aaron Timms/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/21/thierry-henry-alexi-lalas-fox-world-cup
http://www.memeorandum.com/260621/p33#a260621p33
@NFL@darktundra.xyzRobert Kraft informs NFL he wants Patriots to play in Scotland, after country's World Cup visit in Boston
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/robert-kraft-nfl-patriots-scotland/
@Techmeme@techhub.social @raiders@darktundra.xyzRaiders owner prioritizes grass at Allegiant Stadium amid World Cup turf wars https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-owner-prioritizes-grass-at-allegiant-stadium-amid-world-cup-turf-wars-3852079/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialUSA Today is using AI-assisted, pre-written soccer World Cup "shell files" for breaking news to capture traffic before Google's AI Overviews generate summaries (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media/how-usa-today-co-is-tr…
@cheryanne@aus.socialThe World Cup, But Not Really
Join culture nerds Rune Pedersen and Stefan Delatovic as they ditch the tactics and analysis to explore the deeply human stories living on the sidelines of football...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-wo
@cdarwin@c.imAlvarez’s 112th-minute goal helps lift Argentina past Switzerland 3-1 and into World Cup semifinals
https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-argentina-switzerland-score-d47ccb4ac5b3af67eca1f82228155174
@heiseonline@social.heise.de @bici@mastodon.socialHope For The Future:
How the World Cup made an 'NFL-obsessed' American a football fan
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0n22eprzpo
PS Much of the Americas are already Football fans. Good to see
@NFL@darktundra.xyzAs Alex Freeman emerges for the USMNT, his Super Bowl-winning dad is a joyous wreck https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7384514/2026/06/23/antonio-super-bowl-alex-freeman-usmnt-world-cup/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialOpenAI has struck a partnership with Kalshi to show World Cup prediction market data in ChatGPT search results, its first deal with a prediction market (Mike Isaac/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/technology/kalshi-openai-chatgpt-worl…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzJerry Jones and the Cowboys got embarrassed by World Cup plans for AT
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNetflix and Goalhanger agree to a new two-year deal to broadcast The Rest Is Football podcast through the next two Premier League seasons and the Euros in 2028 (Ned Holmes/Radio Times)
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/footb…
@raiders@darktundra.xyzNFL players advocate for natural grass playing surfaces after World Cup: 'Worth the cost' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7452393/2026/07/17/nfl-natural-grass-stadiums-world-cup-nflpa/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL stars push to ditch artificial turf after World Cup proves natural grass is feasible
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-natural-grass-artificial-turf-world-cup-play…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump's World Cup czar calls early entry for Iran team a 'goodwill gesture' (Sophia Cai/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/14/world-cup-2026/iran-fifa-world-cup-entry-united-states-00961750
http://www.memeorandum.com/260615/p50#a260615p50
@cdarwin@c.imI think you just have to watch the game and then you’ll know what I mean by "Messi things".
He can decide the game on his own, as we saw today.
Messi did indeed decide the game on his own on Tuesday, scoring a trio of clinically taken goals to bury Algeria and push Argentina to the brink of the knockout round.
He did so 20 years to the day after scoring his first World Cup goal for Argentina.
It feels sometimes like Messi is ageless, but rolling the tape on …
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys Headlines: Dak's playoff promise to Quinnen Williams; World Cup history at AT
@cheryanne@aus.socialtalkSPORT World Cup Shootout
Join Andy Harper, Teo Pelliziri and Kat Sasso every week for talkSPORT's World Cup Shootout, your essential guide to the 2026 FIFA World Cup...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/talksport…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzChiefs are Argentina, Cowboys are USMNT: The World Cup equivalents for eight NFL teams
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-world-cup-team-comparisons-chiefs-cowboys-…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSpanish-language Telemundo captured 49% of the World Cup audience in the US through the first 48 matches, including viewers whose primary language is English (Nick Robins-Early/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/17/telemu…
@cdarwin@c.imWorld Cup trivia:
Donald Trump is the first convicted rapist and pedophile to fondle the World Cup trophy.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzAlex Freeman, son of ex-Packers WR Antonio Freeman, scores in USA's World Cup win over Australia https://www.nfl.com/news/alex-freeman-son-of-ex-packers-wr-antonio-freeman-scores-in-usa-s-world-cup-win-over-australia
@primonatura@mstdn.social @cdarwin@c.imTwo dozen Americans have flown to the moon,
116 have sat on the Supreme Court,
25 have run a mile in under 3:51
and 76 have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry
More men have been elected president of the United States than have played for the U.S. in a World Cup game on home soil.
It is among the rarest of achievements in a country that has achieved so much.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzHow USMNT can clinch Group D in World Cup; Wyndham Clark builds huge U.S. Open lead
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/usmnt-clinch-group-world-cup-wyndham-clark-us-open/…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSources: FIFA officials are visiting India, where no World Cup broadcast deal is agreed; Reliance-Disney JV offered just $20M and Sony refrained from bidding (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/fifa-me…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com'The timing sucks': Race is on to safeguard World Cup from drones (Oriana Pawlyk/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/world-cup-drones-00914360
http://www.memeorandum.com/260517/p23#a260517p23
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzNFL players advocate for natural grass playing surfaces after World Cup: 'Worth the cost' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7452393/2026/07/17/nfl-natural-grass-stadiums-world-cup-nflpa/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzMeet Mark Fratto, the World Cup final PA announcer: 'I’m in the candy aisle of life' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7446743/2026/07/18/mark-fratto-world-cup-final-announcer/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social @cdarwin@c.imA festive atmosphere in Baja California Sur turned tragic after a tourism worker, Roberto Arellano Acevedo, died from severe injuries inflicted by an angry mob during chaotic street celebrations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The tourism worker died after being lynched in Cabo San Lucas during the 2026 World Cup festivities,
where he ran over nearly 20 people.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWhat happens when President Trump attends major sports events - and why he does it https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6659006/2026/07/19/trump-major-sporting-events-ryder-cup-nfl-fifa-world-cup/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzSponsor-driven Cowboys waste little time pulling World Cup covers from stadium signage https://www.foxsports.com/articles/soccer/sponsordriven-cowboys-waste-little-time-pulling-world-cup-covers-from-stadium-signage
@NFL@darktundra.xyzAn NFL guide to dealing with the World Cup final’s extended halftime show https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7447458/2026/07/17/world-cup-final-2026-halftime-show-delay-super-bowl-nfl/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzEven at the house Jerry Jones built, Dallas Cowboys owner makes way for FIFA and its World Cup VVIPs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7443855/2026/07/14/world-cup-dallas-stadium-jerry-jones-owner-suite-fifa/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialX partners with soccer journalist Fabrizio Romano to host Fabrizio 24/7, a series of 40 videos and three live streams across the World Cup in June and July (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/05/fabrizio-romano-making-daily-world-cu…
@cdarwin@c.imMexico takes on England in a World Cup round-of-16 match in Mexico City at 5 p.m. PDT (Fox, Telemundo).
https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/live/mexico-england-world-cup-start-time-watch-results-highlights-news
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzDallas Cowboys cheerleaders leave Timothée Chalamet 'starstruck' at World Cup https://www.sportingnews.com/us/culture/trending/news/timothee-chalamet-cowboys-cheerleaders-world-cup/8ff946619368dfb1fbef7e0a
@NFL@darktundra.xyzLionel Messi, Argentina and the challenge of moving on from a GOAT https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7458687/2026/07/21/messi-argentina-goat-world-cup/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFox Sports hires TikTok influencers Austin Franklin and Kevin Akoto at $50K each to watch all 104 FIFA World Cup matches from inside a Times Square cube (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/06/fox-one-world-cup-watchers-austin-kevin-tiktok/…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL players advocate for natural grass playing surfaces after World Cup: 'Worth the cost' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7452393/2026/07/17/nfl-natural-grass-stadiums-world-cup-nflpa/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzJerry Jones To Attend World Cup Semifinal, But Gave Up His Personal Suite To FIFA https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/fifa-2026-world-cup-jerry-jones-dallas-cowboys-france-spain
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAsian broadcasters pushed back against soaring 2026 FIFA World Cup rights fees; FIFA made major concessions in China and India due to unfavorable match times (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/sports/world-cup-tests-asia-s-app…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWhy is food and drink for World Cup fans so much cheaper in Atlanta? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7361873/2026/06/15/world-cup-food-and-drink-prices-atlanta/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzDallas Cowboys Stadium's World Cup Improvements Sadly Won't Benefit NFL Players https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas-cowboys-stadium-world-cup-improvements-wont-benefit-nfl-players
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWhy is food and drink for World Cup fans so much cheaper in Atlanta? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7361873/2026/06/15/why-is-food-and-drink-for-world-cup-fans-so-much-cheaper-in-atlanta/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys owner Jerry Jones booed by Dallas crowd at World Cup game https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/07/14/jerry-jones-booed-world-cup-matchup/90921268007/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzEven at the house Jerry Jones built, Dallas Cowboys owner makes way for FIFA and its World Cup VVIPs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7443855/2026/07/14/world-cup-dallas-stadium-jerry-jones-owner-suite-fifa/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzWorld Cup absence of Jerry Jones at the home of his Dallas Cowboys is finally about to end https://www.foxsports.com/articles/motor/world-cup-absence-of-jerry-jones-at-the-home-of-his-dallas-cowboys-is-finally-abou…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWant to keep the Boston-Scotland party going? Get the New England Patriots involved https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7377988/2026/06/20/world-cup-scotland-party-boston-patriots-morocco/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzFormer Cowboys among NFL players asking stadium owners to keep World Cup grass https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/07/17/cowboys-neville-gallimore-solomon-thomas-stadiums-…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzLionel Messi ties all-time World Cup goals record; U.S. Open expert picks, player rankings
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/lionel-messi-t…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzChiefs who? This summer, Kansas City is all-in on the World Cup https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48780649/kansas-city-fifa-world-cup-2026-base-camp-host-city
@NFL@darktundra.xyzIs Harry Kane England's 'quarterback'? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7374294/2026/06/18/harry-kane-england-quarterback-world-cup/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzAL pitchers blank NL in MLB All-Star Game; Spain shut down France to reach World Cup final
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/al-pitchers-nl-mlb-all-star-game-spain-fra…
