That's a really good point.
It was 92f when the game began. With the humidity factored in it was 104 degrees. That's quite a adjustment for someone use to Manchester/lower Norway (which is actually North of Scotland) weather.
I'm from Jamaica, South Florida heat & humidity made short work of me. The difference is Carribean Islands get breezes off the ocean. In Miami the air doesn't seem to move at all.
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2026-07-13, 06:43
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- I’ve been thinking (& reading) about this for a bit -
Mark,
2026-07-14, 05:37
- I was rooting pretty damn hard for Egypt. - Grantland, 2026-07-14, 06:23
- I can't recall where I read it but there's a few articles... -
Domer99,
2026-07-13, 13:28
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bobbywal,
2026-07-13, 14:05
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BillyGoat,
2026-07-13, 14:07
- haha - bobbywal, 2026-07-14, 10:43
- this was funny. -
Grantland,
2026-07-14, 07:26
- Funny like how? Like I'm a clown? Like I amuse you? -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-14, 07:27
- O fuck. I'm sorry. Are you Italian? I didn't say you were -
Grantland,
2026-07-14, 07:31
- Lordy, I'm taking fire in multiple threads. Tough board. And -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-14, 07:43
- We only tease the ones we love. - Grantland, 2026-07-14, 08:08
- Lordy, I'm taking fire in multiple threads. Tough board. And -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-14, 07:43
- O fuck. I'm sorry. Are you Italian? I didn't say you were -
Grantland,
2026-07-14, 07:31
- Funny like how? Like I'm a clown? Like I amuse you?
- Is this another hot dog joke at my expense?
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bobbywal,
2026-07-13, 14:05
- Yes, that's what it's like to watch Haaland -
HCE,
2026-07-13, 07:05
- IMO, Haaland was also totally cooked -
hobbs,
2026-07-13, 07:24
- In fairness, maybe not just fatigue, either. The combination -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-13, 07:57
- That's a really good point. -
hobbs,
2026-07-13, 08:26
- And storms had apparently just gone through, which only - BillyGoat, 2026-07-13, 09:05
- That's a really good point. -
hobbs,
2026-07-13, 08:26
- In fairness, maybe not just fatigue, either. The combination -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-13, 07:57
- The thing is, though, couldn't he do a bit more? At least in -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-13, 07:13
- HCE is exaggerating a bit. - PMan, 2026-07-13, 07:23
- IMO, Haaland was also totally cooked -
hobbs,
2026-07-13, 07:24
- I am less knowledgeable than you. -
Grantland,
2026-07-13, 06:54
- The Haaland push was a dumb move by him. He got baited -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-13, 07:03
- Agreed. What about my more general q? Is it just -
Grantland,
2026-07-13, 07:18
- Yeah. It seems like there is incredible emphasis on nuances - BillyGoat, 2026-07-13, 07:23
- Agreed. What about my more general q? Is it just -
Grantland,
2026-07-13, 07:18
- The Haaland push was a dumb move by him. He got baited -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-13, 07:03
- I’ve been thinking (& reading) about this for a bit -
Mark,
2026-07-14, 05:37