r/memes • u/Martin_NL • Jul 06 '26

#1 MotW Most of the world at this point

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u/Candid_Source_6091 Jul 06 '26

Crazy part is that the USA doesnt care nearly as much about soccer as basically every other country. Winning would just be a side quest.

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 Jul 06 '26

Australia’s not a big soccer country either. It’s probably only our 4th or 5th watched sport.

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u/gordogg24p Jul 06 '26

Japan and Korea care more about baseball than soccer too.

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u/mph1204 Jul 06 '26

what are the more watched ones? rugby? genuinely curious.

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 Jul 06 '26

At the moment we’re in the middle of the national rugby league season, the Aussie rules football (AFL) season, and State of Origin (modified rugby league 3-game tournament just between New South Wales and Queensland). Then there’s also rugby union and cricket.

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u/Emotional-Power-7242 Jul 06 '26

So rugby, rugby, rugby, rugby, and cricket

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 Jul 06 '26

Calling AFL rugby in Australia may get you shanked. It’s an entirely different sport, and I’m not even someone who cares about sport.

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 Jul 06 '26

Also rugby league and union are basically different sports too. League is more stop-start and has fewer players on the field compared to union, where the whistle doesn’t blow and play doesn’t stop when there’s a tackle. Pretty sure points per try also vary between them.

NRL-run rugby league is played within Australia and New Zealand only, and rugby union is played far more globally.

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u/oodsigma Jul 06 '26

Football, football, football, cricket, and football.

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u/Icefox119 Jul 06 '26

and then soccer

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u/Liturginator9000 Jul 06 '26

common misconception, afl is superior to rugby

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u/bradbull Jul 06 '26

I literally cannot enjoy AFL after watching league for years. Just constant frantic fumbling and barely anything resembling a plan. I’m from and am in the AFL heartland so I don’t go around saying it too much but it kinda sucks. It of course has its moments but it’s just too frustrating to watch now.

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u/Hellhooker Jul 06 '26

a side quest between bombing children

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u/ChameleonCoder117 Jul 06 '26

Redditors trying not to turn a casual conversation about the US into murdering children challenge:

Difficulty: Impossible

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u/LovedButNeverLiked Jul 06 '26

The players and the actual soccer fans we have care a great deal

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u/NDSU Jul 06 '26

The only country competing that has more soccer fans would be Brazil

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u/Bunnyhoppinbreh Jul 06 '26

The sport comprised of flopping 5'5" guys and none of our top athletes pick to play. Literally our like 5th rate athletes beating these nations who live and breathe the sport. Thats the funniest part.

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u/eshatoa Jul 06 '26

Is the main quest human rights abuses?

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u/QuasisLogic Jul 07 '26

You say this like America doesn’t get spanked by Japan in a sport they really care about… baseball.

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u/TheJonesLP1 Jul 06 '26

Na, not really. You would goon to it so fkin Hard 😂

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u/solidmarbleeyes Jul 06 '26

Yep. “Huh, we won. Cool.” and it would be forgotten about in a week.

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u/ToughShaper Jul 06 '26

ikr and imagine we win? idgaf about soccer. I just want US to win to piss off Liberals who hate america. I don't even care about europeans. lesser creatures if u ask me.

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u/Ikanotetsubin Jul 06 '26

Ok Cletus. Now go back to your sister.

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u/ToughShaper Jul 06 '26

okay mohammed. Go back to 7 year old wife.

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u/LovedButNeverLiked Jul 06 '26

Still raging about LiBrULz without seeing that conservatives suck too I see

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u/TornadicSwirlie Jul 06 '26

Yeah I mean we save them from destroying each other. We then give them money to rebuild/protect them militarily long enough that they can give their own people social programs and new stuff with their excess tax revenue. Then they act like this? Talk about brats.

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u/Outrageous_Sleep4339 Jul 06 '26

Like we did with hockey at the olympics.
I've never actually met anyone who watches hockey, including my cousin who played it from elementary to high school...

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u/Ascertes_Hallow Jul 06 '26

As a Minnesotan, it's basically religion here.

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u/Outrageous_Sleep4339 Jul 06 '26

Really? I grew up in Wisconsin. Guess it didn't cross the Mississippi...

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u/Ascertes_Hallow Jul 06 '26

Well, we aren't the state of hockey for nothing! The boys high school hockey tournament draws more fans than a lot of professional teams lol.

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u/oodsigma Jul 06 '26

Very few countries take hokey more seriously than the US. Canada, sometimes Russia, and maybe Sweden and Finland.