World Cup Fans In Europe Are Raging About The Absurd Hours That Games Will Be Starting
There’s a few reasons why hosting the World Cup in America this year was a dumb idea, but probably the most annoying aspect is that the games will be on at ridiculous hours for the millions of Europeans who were hoping to enjoy the tournament.
Here’s the general sentiment from people who are only now discovering the kick-off times…
Soooooo fucking shit. Should be on all day from roughly midday to 11 at night across Europe. Shit place to host a World Cup. https://t.co/bCwLgN572l
— H🏆 (@AV95x) June 1, 2026
Game has never been more gone.
— Ryan Haber (@Itshaber) June 1, 2026
This is a world cup for the unemployed. https://t.co/Oopl878brH
Now obviously the games are kicking off at reasonable hours in America where the tournament is being hosted, which makes sense, but what about the proper football diehards over in Europe, eh?
Perhaps we should have worked harder to control our colonies, then the World Cup would kick off at any time we wanted no matter where it was being held. Alas, we now have to contend with the Americanisation of soccer football which will not only means stupid kick-off times but also a Super Bowl style half-time show in the World Cup final. Who the hell wants that other than the sponsors and organisers?
The good news is that the next World Cup in 2030 will be hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain so kick-off times will be back to normal.
The BBC have also announced that they won’t be airing the World Cup final half-time show, instead opting to show punditry and replays as normal. Rare BBC W?
