because it's so popular here. :lol1 Enjoying the hell out of this. Only missed a couple of games so far. My grandsons are as into it as me so every game it's non-stop texting. Still in recovery and in bed a big part of the day it's GREAT having something to keep me entertained. Can't figure out how in the living HELL my grandsons do it but I think they've got every teams starting lineup memorized! I can name maybe a dozen players total. :laughinghttps://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244174#msg-1244174Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:37:53 -0400 Phorum 5.2.18 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244799#msg-1244799 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244799#msg-1244799 IowaRam Bucky's PubSun, 28 Jun 2026 22:16:45 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244797#msg-1244797 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244797#msg-1244797 JamesJM Bucky's PubSun, 28 Jun 2026 21:43:11 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244793#msg-1244793 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244793#msg-1244793 ferragamo79 Bucky's PubSun, 28 Jun 2026 21:08:07 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244787#msg-1244787 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244787#msg-1244787
How many teams are there , like 6 or 7 ?

At least I think it was today

Could have been yesterday

Actually , could have been last week , I didn't actually read the date on the post

I was thinking I saw it on Facebook, but now that I think about , I could have seen it somewhere else like tiktok , but probably not because I don't even have tiktok

Never mind]]> IowaRam Bucky's PubSun, 28 Jun 2026 19:19:25 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244783#msg-1244783 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244783#msg-1244783
I have not been impressed with Canada but they got out of group and now advance.... so who knows?

3 great games tomorrow and IMO Morocco vs Netherlands the most intriguing... but they are all very good vs very good. - JamesJM]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubSun, 28 Jun 2026 17:43:48 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244760#msg-1244760 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244760#msg-1244760 IowaRam Bucky's PubSun, 28 Jun 2026 08:57:11 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244748#msg-1244748 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244748#msg-1244748 JamesJM Bucky's PubSat, 27 Jun 2026 23:45:52 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244745#msg-1244745 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244745#msg-1244745

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Morocco vs Netherlands......... Portugal vs Croatia.... wow, it don't get no better.

And watching Congo celebrating making the Knockout Round today was what sports is all about... their joy was intoxicating. tough draw getting England however but so what? They made it.]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubSat, 27 Jun 2026 21:48:00 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244724#msg-1244724 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244724#msg-1244724
Often I have to turn away from the TV during games... chores, so I'm just listening. So if it's the Spanish speaking announcers it makes it HARD because they'll come unglued after the most what I consider insignificant things.... like something as mundane as a substitution. :laughing. Just listening I'll swear a goal was scored and I missed it.]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubSat, 27 Jun 2026 17:20:05 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244707#msg-1244707 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244707#msg-1244707
I think the USA exposed themselves in that match... exposed their weakness. I hope I'm wrong, and I very well could be wrong because I'm no expert on soccer. - JamesJM]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubSat, 27 Jun 2026 11:04:08 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244706#msg-1244706 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244706#msg-1244706 Shecky Bucky's PubSat, 27 Jun 2026 10:54:07 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244626#msg-1244626 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244626#msg-1244626
But I AM going to be. :laughing

That was pitiful... my opinion of course. At the very least I think we can say the USA has no depth at all. They better stay healthy... but even if they do...

Personally, just me, I give them almost no chance of advancing beyond the Round of 32. Luckily there's no one here that can jump all over me for this. :laughing]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubFri, 26 Jun 2026 01:35:11 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244489#msg-1244489 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244489#msg-1244489
Right now… and yes it’s still too early… my picks to win it all are: 1. France 2. Argentina. 3. Germany 4. Portugal 5. Netherlands 6. England 7. Spain 8. Brazil 9. USA 10. Morocco.

Until their last match I had England #2. Pretty sure most would say I have Spain too low.

Frankly... I think I may have the USA too low.

I think 2 thru 10 it's dang near a tossup. France just seems to be on another level. Not sure how they can be beaten.

As we move into the Round of 32 I'm going to miss all the fans from those small countries. I may like the fan enthusiasm in the WC more than the game itself. :laughing. It can be heart breaking, however..... So sad seeing the fans of Panama, The Congo, yesterday after their losses. - JamesJM]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubWed, 24 Jun 2026 07:04:16 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244357#msg-1244357 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244357#msg-1244357
I'm not qualified to judge these teams but it sure seems to me that in this WC, (I have avidly watched the last several WC'), there are a LOT of countries quite capable of winning it all.

Oh... and just to post something mildly controversial..... the diving, flopping, simulating injury that is rampant in soccer.... they ARE addressing the issue and it has improved - "somewhat". :laughing. Not sure it's something they can ever eradicate but I do think teams are becoming aware that flopping isn't paying off the way it has in the past.]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubSun, 21 Jun 2026 13:59:48 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244328#msg-1244328 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244328#msg-1244328youtube.com]]]> IowaRam Bucky's PubSat, 20 Jun 2026 19:29:37 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244312#msg-1244312 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244312#msg-1244312
If Germany blows Ivory Coast out? Hmmmm, well..... that would be one big statement. :laughing

Going in, before WC began, I thought England could have a very good chance to win it all. I still think they are a favorite... but my grandson's seem to agree that their D is suspect... they may have a point.... but I'm not quite onboard with them yet. I think England is in the mix for the Championship.]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubSat, 20 Jun 2026 15:19:07 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244223#msg-1244223 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244223#msg-1244223
TODAY IS THE DAY... gonna see if the USA is as strong as they looked to me in their opener. Australia is a strong opponent.

I will miss the game... or most of it anyway. Doctor appointment.]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubFri, 19 Jun 2026 10:49:34 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244179#msg-1244179 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244179#msg-1244179
kidding , .........

kinda sorta..........

not really...........

haven't watched a second of it

the only thing I have watched related to the World Cup , are reaction videos of Europeans coming to America for the first time , their blown away

their like , everything they have ever been taught about America is wrong

their loving it here

some of the funnier ones are the ones who have fallin in love with our pickup trucks , they all want one , there are hundreds of vidoes and photos of Europeans just walking through a Walmart or Best Buy parking lot , just taking selfie pictures of them standing next to just a random pick up

look it !!!! , the tires come all the way up to my hips !!!!

but the kick ball game , or whatever it's called , I have no interest at all]]> IowaRam Bucky's PubThu, 18 Jun 2026 18:53:10 -0400 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244174#msg-1244174 https://ramsrule.com/herd/read.php?4,1244174,1244174#msg-1244174
Enjoying the hell out of this. Only missed a couple of games so far. My grandsons are as into it as me so every game it's non-stop texting. Still in recovery and in bed a big part of the day it's GREAT having something to keep me entertained.

Can't figure out how in the living HELL my grandsons do it but I think they've got every teams starting lineup memorized! I can name maybe a dozen players total. :laughing]]> JamesJM Bucky's PubThu, 18 Jun 2026 17:06:13 -0400