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🔏 Matthias Wiesmann
🔏 Matthias Wiesmann
@thias@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

Instead of calling for a boycott of the FIFA soccer World Cup, we should just collectively declare the Nobel committee awarded the cup to a group of marine biologists in Greenland 🇬🇱 so the whole things is pointless, we know the winners.

#greenland #fifaworldcup #fifa2026 #nobelprize

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David B. Himself
David B. Himself
@DavidBHimself@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

@thias The complicated part about boycotting the Cup is that parts of it are in Canada and Mexico...

It'll be easier for the Olympics.

I really hope some countries actually boycott the Olympics. We know no country is going to boycott the World Cup, and viewers boycotting will be negligible.

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Dave Mac Farlane
Dave Mac Farlane
@driusan@doomscroller.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@DavidBHimself@mastodon.social @thias@mastodon.social Go ahead and boycott the Canadian FIFA games too.

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David B. Himself
David B. Himself
@DavidBHimself@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@driusan @thias Honestly, I don't think whether I watch the matches on my TV or not will make a difference. However, I'm hearing that more and more people are cancelling their tickets and that FIFA is panicking. (not sure how accurate it is and how much it's wishful thinking)

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🔏 Matthias Wiesmann
🔏 Matthias Wiesmann
@thias@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@DavidBHimself I think at that point FIFA warrants a boycott it by itself.

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David B. Himself
David B. Himself
@DavidBHimself@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@thias Not gonna happen. (sad fact: the only soccer I ever watch is the World Cup... sorry...) But I do boycott against my will most international event as their always scheduled to match either the European time zones or the American ones. So most of them take place when I sleep or when I work.

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🔏 Matthias Wiesmann
🔏 Matthias Wiesmann
@thias@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@DavidBHimself It seems safe to bet that some team member will be denied their visas. So the game will be rigged anyways…

https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/u-s-denies-entry-to-14-ethiopian-athletes-ahead-of-world-xc-championships/

Canadian Running Magazine

U.S. denies entry to 14 Ethiopian athletes ahead of World XC Championships - Canadian Running Magazine

According to a report from LetsRun.com, only four of the 18 Ethiopian U20 athletes had their U.S. visa applications accepted
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