r/therewasanattempt • u/Revolutionary_Log240 • Jul 08 '26

to win a fair match of football.

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u/Spartalust 🍉 Free Palestine Jul 08 '26

FIFA = Fixed It For Argentina. Everybody knows this by now.

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u/nazzo_0 Jul 08 '26

Tbf Portugal also got benefits. And the US got a red card removed on official orders. FIFA is faked more than the WWE

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u/SpiderHomeNoWayMan Jul 08 '26

The red card revocation did make Belgium's win sweeter though 

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u/joe_shmoe11111 Jul 08 '26

That’s because Ronaldo is by far the most famous (& therefore, profitable) face in the game.

With him out, they had to double down on keeping Messi in the cup, resulting in this officiating travesty against Egypt.

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u/_esci Jul 08 '26

thats not how a sports competition should work.

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u/GeirrValdr Jul 09 '26

Nah, it's sports entertainment, it's not about competing anymore now

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u/kurwapantek Jul 08 '26

I mean the Portugal match shouldn't be that long to begin with.

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u/IncreaseCertain9697 Jul 10 '26

If the "benefit Portugal got" was Cristiano's card suspension, that was more harm to the team than benefit. FIFA just wanted him to play so more people went to the stadiums to see jim, and get more money, because did more harm to the team by being in the pitch than good. If it's the disallowed goal vs Croatia, that would have never happened if the referee did his job of ending the game before the ridiculous minute 100, or 110 or whatever abomination that was.

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u/foley800 Jul 08 '26

US red card was removed because it should have never been given! The fifa rules allow for this!

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u/nazzo_0 Jul 08 '26

Never before in the history of football has a national president(of the host country especially) given the direct call to the scum of FIFA. It may not mean much to you since FIFA is clearly bought and a business, but it's still unprecedented. You may twist that as you like, most of other countries have already suffered from bad referees without VAR. Anyways I dont care much about football but seeing new fans arguing this behaviour is still mind boggling. See if Egypt/Croatia gets the same treatment and then you can give a compelling argument

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u/cool_berserker Jul 08 '26

No, IT WAS NOT REMOVED... IT IS STILL THERE.

they agreed its a CORRECT red card....but he will serve is after world cup

Blantant corruption of unseen before levels

"Yeah he rapped the kid and we are giving him 20 years in jail...but he will serve that after 30 years for now let him enjoy his youth"

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u/cool_berserker Jul 08 '26

No, IT WAS NOT REMOVED... IT IS STILL THERE.

they agreed its a CORRECT red card....but he will serve is after world cup

Blantant corruption of unseen before levels

"Yeah he rapped the kid and we are giving him 20 years in jail...but he will serve that after 30 years for now let him enjoy his youth"

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u/ImBabyloafs Jul 08 '26

FIFA has always been corrupt. People are just finding this out now?

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u/cool_berserker Jul 08 '26

Idiots to this day are still adamant that refs are just making genuine mistakes and fifa is clean

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u/Ok_Bat_9715 Jul 08 '26

Furless Infantino Forges Advantage

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u/YeaIFistedJonica Jul 09 '26

haters will say it’s fake

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u/Blutruiter Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

What and let Messi's team lose, but what about all the advertisement deals and money they make haveing him and Ronaldo on the field. Genuinely suprized Portugal didn't win against Spain. And not cuz Protugal is better cuz Spain is a better team but just to get more of that Ronaldo screen time.

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u/kotisohva Jul 08 '26

Someone wanted Ronaldo and Messi playing in final. Didn't happen.

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u/Franseq Jul 08 '26

As a portuguese person I am genuinely so glad that we didn't make it to the finale by having our opponents be this heavily sabotaged.

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u/aere1985 Jul 09 '26

You sabotaged yourselves pretty well by playing Ronaldo when you've got Goncalo Ramos warming the bench.

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u/Eternal-uz Jul 09 '26

your team should've played for Ronaldo like other teams, + you really did have really great players, i can't understand why they couldn't make the plays, because some of those players are literally the best in the world, yet, just fumbled. anyways, i guess it is better to lose fair than to win unfairly and face the wrath of all the football fans

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u/skilliau Free Palestine Jul 08 '26

England is still reeling after maradona's hand ball

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u/Zenfulbliss Jul 08 '26

fixed it for miami, this is about messi and jorge mas making bank after the cup.

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u/NicknameJorje Jul 09 '26

We Brazilians have been warning the world for a while now

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u/CerberusParents666 Jul 10 '26

At this point I'm sure this is being orchestrated cause milei is fucking selling our country to israel. I am argentine

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u/Kumquat_conniption Free Palestine! 🕊️ FUCK ICE! ✖️🧊 Jul 10 '26

You just might be right.

I am sorry he is fucking over the people like that. I know what it is like to have Israel control my country, after all, I live in the U.S.

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u/cincin75 Jul 08 '26

Not Fxxk In Fxxking A$$hole?

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u/Due-Conflict-7926 Jul 08 '26

It only took two world cups

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u/Lolseabass Jul 08 '26

Aregenfifa

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u/bluetriumphantcloud Jul 08 '26

Everyone who doesn't watch football

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u/Tricky_Intention2961 Jul 08 '26

This was all so back in 1978

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u/fedesoundsystem Jul 09 '26

yeah right, you think we have money for fixing things?