the top Reddit posts from r/soccer for the past day
Latest posts:
[via Ben Jacobs] Belgium captain Eden Hazard on Germany's protest before losing to Japan: "They'd have done better not to do it and to win instead. We are here to play football. I'm not here to send a political message. Other people are better placed for that. We want to be focused on football."
Mexican fan unsuccessfully sneaks alcohol through his binoculars
[DWDL] In Germany, only just over 9 million viewers tuned in to the match against Japan. At the 2018 World Cup, no game of the German NT had less than 25 million viewers.
Daily Discussion
[Ekstra Bladet] The Danish FA won’t support re-election for FIFA president Infantino
[McDonnell] Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined £50,000 and handed a two-game suspension by the Football Association for knocking a fan’s mobile phone to the ground.
[The Athletic] Denmark ready to discuss blanket withdrawal of UEFA nations from FIFA after armband row
Germany 1 - [1] Japan - Ritsu Doan 75'
Kun Aguero warned Argentina about Saudi Arabia on his stream after asian qualifiers
Post Match Thread: Germany 1-2 Japan | FIFA World Cup
[German NT] covering their mouths for the team picture ahead of the World Cup game against Japan
Germany 1 - [2] Japan - T. Asano 83'
Daily Discussion
[Patrick Ittrich, active DFB referee] I'm looking for the rule basis for Fifa's decision to sanction the wearing of the OneLove bandage with a yellow card. I can't find it. All are instrumentalised. Sad and unbelievable!
Fifa demands Belgium changes away kit for the WC - the word "LOVE" must be removed from the kit.
English fans on the hunt for beer in Qatar, ended up in one of the Sheikh's palace, cuddling with a lion cub.
England [3] - 0 Iran - R.Sterling 45'
England [2] - 0 Iran - Bukayo Saka 43’
[Nizaar Kinsella] England and the other six (Belgium, Dutch, Swiss, Germany, Denmark, Wales) release joint statement saying they will no longer risk wearing the 'One Love' armbands after threats of sporting sanctions for captains. They are frustrated FIFA ignored their written request to wear it.
[Daragahi] Iranian players refuse to sing the national anthem.