ExtremeDullard@piefed.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoU.S. World Cup hotel bookings are disappointing, and Trump is a major reasonwww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down10
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkU.S. World Cup hotel bookings are disappointing, and Trump is a major reasonwww.latimes.comExtremeDullard@piefed.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarereddit_sux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·11 hours agoThis should be the worst sporting event ever. 1936 Olympics should be a shining star in comparison.
minus-squareExtremeDullard@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 hours agoActually, the 1936 Olympics were quite successful despite efforts to boycott them.
minus-squarereddit_sux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 hours agoFascism was celebrated in 1936 Olympics so it is being celebrated in this World Cup. It was however Jesse Owens who is remembered about 1936. I can’t find any examples this time around.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours ago I can’t find any examples this time around. Does Cuba have a team in it? Would be nice to see them beat the US team in the last round on US soil.
minus-squareMiddleAgesModem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoNo, they didn’t qualify. They did qualify for the “youth” version, but that’s later and in Qatar.
This should be the worst sporting event ever. 1936 Olympics should be a shining star in comparison.
Actually, the 1936 Olympics were quite successful despite efforts to boycott them.
Fascism was celebrated in 1936 Olympics so it is being celebrated in this World Cup. It was however Jesse Owens who is remembered about 1936. I can’t find any examples this time around.
Does Cuba have a team in it?
Would be nice to see them beat the US team in the last round on US soil.
No, they didn’t qualify. They did qualify for the “youth” version, but that’s later and in Qatar.