The 2026 FIFA World Cup

[NowhereMan]

@NowhereMan You had good reason to be... Messi had quite a showing with three goals!

A couple of sports I watched this summer (besides basketball and some slight baseball) that I normally do not view was the Stanley Cup Finals (my team lost) and now The World Cup. Like The Summer Olympics, The World Cup only comes around every 4 years, a non-national event; a global event. I rather love the Olympics, because of the variety of games and sports. This year, The World Cup takes place in the Americas, which makes it even more spectacle here at home.

The last time I was watched more than one consecutive soccer (association football) game was in 2010 during that World Cup!!!! Hockey and soccer are somewhat similar. The players maneuver an object (a puck or ball) past defenders and into the opponent's net to score, both relying on continual movement and fluid tactical buildups, often a low-scoring environment.

Yes, that's right. After scoring three points in their last game, Lionel Messi (of Argentina) has tied with Miroslav Klose (of Germany, whom I have never heard of) for most points in World Cup history, a total of 16.

So as I watch all of the games and game highlights this year, Lionel Messi is the one true soccer player, who I should say, makes it look easy! I watched him make one shot (that was taken off due to penalty) and then score another one, for show, it almost seems. And then two more, quite the player. He is in control.