Tv 2 also had 97 percent national ratings (not so unbelievable given the hour of the game, but still) and about 1.7 mil who watched the game (which is pretty high if you look at Norwegian demography!)
Anyway, I found this amusing, so maybe someone else will too 
I’ve boycotted the last three. Russia, for obvious reasons, the desert one, ditto, and now this one.
I realise that it’s never been pure and pristine, but the levels of grift, corruption and sportswashing is continually increasing. At some point people have to refuse to participate. I realise one or two abstainers like myself won’t change anything, but it has to start somewhere. It just doesn’t sit right with me.
On Friday I’ll watch my first match since the final in 2014, but only as a favour to Aussie mates.
Fair play. I’ve kind of taken the uncomfortable view of watching games purely on a football level but some of it doesn’t sit well with me, and being brutally honest VAR and the refereeing already has me questioning a thing or two.
I know I’m watching something that’s broken and that may influence things down the line. I doubt I’ll watch the final for example.
Nothing new there then!
Re the boycott the world cup v not, I’m on the fence really - do what feels right to everyone I guess. I’m yet to watch 90 mins of a match, I’ve caught bits here and there, and following the tournament through reading up what’s going on purely for the football (who doesn’t want to read that Messi’s only gone and scored a hatrick (not seen the goals yet), or how our players are doing well, or how Yan Diamonde is looking).
There has been corruption at FIFA for years - as kids we weren’t aware, and it was all about pure football magic to watch it. Now, the football magic is still there (look at how excited kids are about it), but everything else is a mess, and it’s highlighted very quickly through social media/internet.
I’ll be watching England tonight, If I’m free when they next play, I’ll probably watch that too. When the knock outs rounds start, I’ll prob watch the big ties.
Fair enough but it’s been corrupt since Haovenge financially and been corrupt morrally since 1934.
I boycotted the last world cup, for reasons I can’t even remember now. Ultimately I don’t think it mattered one bit to anyone at all. Except to me, for denying myself the pleasure.
Until the semi final, until it looked like Messi and Argentina would have a shot at winning it. My love for this tournament got the better of me in the end.
This time I’m watching as much of it as possible.
It’s a tricky conundrum, as it’s a sport we all love, but so much in and around the World Cup is contemptible.
I’ve become a little burned out with football. It still occupies the same amount of brain space, but when I sti down to watch I find myself far less connected and far less interested. That certainly played into my expectations of how I would engaged with this tournament, but with the first games coming on a rainy weekend when Mrs Limie wasn’t feeling great I fucking BINGED it. And I was really pleasantly surprised by how good the football was. Good is maybe the wrong word, because I don’t think its about quality. But it felt like a bit of a throw back to a less tactical time where games were more of a genuine contest, where the team who had the most possession did so because they won that battle and not because that was predetermined by their respective game plans. The games were interesting and competitive on a microscale in a way that so little football is these days.
The last few days I’ve found myself tapping out and skipping quite a lot (only watching 1 of 4 games on Monday and only snippets yesterday), but I’m getting off work early tonight for the england game and again on friday for the US and am sure I’ll binge most of this weekend as well
To me, I just want to spend as much time with my 90+ year old dad. One of our common interest is watching World Cup. It really is too bad that we could not attend the event in person in Toronto. The next best thing is spending time together in front of TV and watch games.
You way want to boycott it, as I wanted to as well, but spend time with your parents/children/relatives is not a bad idea of bonding neither.
@Livvy any stream for tonight’s game
For a wee fella, Neves seems to be really good in the air.
Did Portugal do a Jota tribute before the match today? Missed the walk-in
Sorry, I saw it too late.
You can use the same page as yesterday; you just have to navigate via the home page. It’s very clear and simple, though.
Have I ever told you that you are the awesome person 
Ooops Kongo with an equalizer
1:1
Free header
No one within a metre of Wissa.
Lolz Ronaldo
https://x.com/FOX4/status/2067283010865574119
https://x.com/RobHarris/status/2067277649706160564
https://x.com/EnglidsAway/status/2067295782177243572
https://x.com/MikeKeegan_DM/status/2067293038813012414
Saw this posted on reddit.
Let’s go DRC 
. I worked there for a few months. Beautiful people that have suffered for so long