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Not tonite Belgium... #fifa #fifaworldcup #soccer #usmnt #worldcup

Mesut Özil calls out FIFA for “double standards” over Russia and ‘Israel’ (Roya News, 2026-10-24) https://en.royanews.tv/news/75252/Mesut-%C3%96zil-calls-out-FIFA-for-%E2%80%9Cdouble-standards%E2%80%9D-over-Russia-and-%E2%80%98Israel%E2%80%99 ——— >> Former Real Madrid and Arsenal star Mesut Özil has accused FIFA of applying double standards by maintaining sanctions on Russian teams while allowing ‘Israeli’ sides to compete freely in international football. >> The 2014 World Cup winner with Germany made the comments after a veterans’ match between his former club Istanbul Başakşehir and Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg in Istanbul earlier this week. >> The friendly, which Başakşehir won 3-2, took place in connection with the Verona Eurasian Economic Forum. >> “As is well known, and as you know, FIFA has not imposed any sanctions on Israeli teams, but it has done so against Russian teams. ... Hopefully, they will stop applying double standards and treat everyone equally.” #MesutÖzil #FIFA #DoubleStandards #palestine@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

« … criticized FIFA for suspending Russian teams while taking no comparable action against Israeli teams over the genocide in the Gaza Strip… »⁣⁣⁣ 🔗 · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuJbL4TF1kQ #Palestine #ceasefire #FreePalestine #FIFA #MesutÖzil @palestine@a.gup.pe⁣⁣ @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com 🕊️ 🇵🇸 🍉 🙏🏻 ✌️ ☮️ ⁣🇩🇪 ⚽

The NFL has 2026 games scheduled in Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, London, Paris, Madrid, Munich and Mexico CIty .... maybe authorities in those countries will f*ck with those teams' players, staff and fans -- show maga twats what it feels like, how insulting it is #FIFA #soccer #NFL #sports #europe #eu #uk #london #paris #brazil #mexico #spain #France #Iran #africa #somalia #germany #munich #meidastouch #reddit #world #international #magats #politics

Have you watched any 2026 #FIFA #WorldCup matches? ⚽️

I haven’t seen Korea get wrongfooted by a European power like this since the Free City Incident almost exactly 105 years ago #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #Canada #America #RSA #sports #Mexico

I haven’t seen Korea get one back this quick since it drove out the Mongols and then conquered Liaoyang in the 14th century #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #Canada #America #RSA #sports #Mexico

I haven’t seen #Canada show such resolve against a Balkan opponent since it decisively intervened between Croatia and Serbia as part of Operation Medak Pocket in 1993. #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico

I haven’t seen the United States pressure Paraguay like this since James Buchanan sent 19 ships to Asunción in 1859 following the Water Witch incident, to collect a $10,000 indemnity. #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada

I haven’t seen the Netherlands get one back from Japan this quickly since the landing on Blue Beach to commence the Western New Guinea campaign in April 1944. #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada

I haven’t seen an Ivorian make a last-ditch attempt this powerful since Didier Drogba helped end the country’s civil war with an improvised televised speech after Les Éléphants qualified for the 2006 World Cup #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada

I haven’t seen Spain lose nominal control of Cape Verde like this since Portugal and England routed the army of Don Juan José de Austria at Estremoz in 1663, effectively ending the Iberian Union. #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC

I haven’t seen Saudi Arabia pull away from Uruguay like this since the Gulf Cooperation Council abandoned a framework for a free-trade agreement with MERCOSUR, missing its original 2006 deadline #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC

I haven’t seen Iran get such a hard-fought draw since it saved face by decimating the Iraq-backed MEK in August 1988, despite UN Resolution 598 for a ceasefire having already been accepted by both parties and having initially been cast as a “win” for Iraq. #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC

I havent seen #Norway get three in this easily since it incorporated the uninhabited dependencies of Bouvet Island, Peter I Island, and Queen Maud Land near Antarctica #usmnt #WorldCup #CopaMundial #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC

I haven’t seen a 1-2 punch from #Argentina in the United States like this since the Batallón de Inteligencia 601 worked with the CIA to train the Contras and then used US sponsorship to supply the counterinsurgency in Guatemala during the latter’s civil war #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC

I haven’t seen an #Argentina hat trick like this since the Phrygian cap was included in the official coat of arms of the Argentine Republic in 1944, though it had appeared in preliminary designs as early as 1813. #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC

I haven’t seen #England put four on the board like this since Turnbridge Wells MP Greg Clark was appointed President of the Board of Trade by the Privy Council and served for four days from 15 to 19 July 2016, at which point his appointment was recognized as erroneous and the post subsequently given to Liam Fox instead. #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC #ThreeLions

I haven’t seen Canada get a foothold this deep inside the Qatar zone since Operation Friction saw the deployment of thousands of Canadian Forces personnel to Doha in 1990–1991. #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC

I haven’t seen the United States slip two past #Australia like this since the Paris Peace Conference saw the founding of Woodrow Wilson’s League of Nations and the subsequent designation of German New Guinea as a League of Nations mandate rather than a colony, both over Australian objections. #usmnt #WorldCup #CoupeMondiale #CoupeDuMonde #soccer #football #fifa #FIFAWorldCup #America #sports #Mexico #canada #MastodonFC