Neymar never played past World Cup quarterfinals
Despite being Brazil's star player for years, Neymar never played in a game past the World Cup quarterfinals in his career.
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NBA Free Agency With Brian Windhorst, World Cup, Balogun's Red Card Suspended And People Are Big Mad At The US, Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce Wedding + Mt Rushmore Of Weapons
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Jul 6, 2026
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World Cup Coverage
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PFT reveals he has been deep in the weeds reading 'scientific papers' about the ball sensor technology used to call a Croatia player offside in extra time against Portugal — technology he believes wasn't properly synced with the stadium's 50 cameras. Big Cat agrees the letter of the law was applied but it felt wrong to let the hair on a man's head be the difference. The Cape Verde-Argentina game is praised as a classic: Cape Verde played fearlessly on the front foot, scored in extra time, and nearly upset Messi before ultimately falling. Brazil's exit to Norway is dissected — Neymar, PFT notes, never played past the World Cup quarterfinals — and Big Cat produces the damning stat that Brazil has lost in their last 6 World Cups. One Twitter account frames it perfectly: are they Indiana basketball now? [1] — Big Cat "Brazil was eliminated by Norway, continuing a run of 6 straight World Cup exits to France, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, and Norw…" 28:20
Balogun's Suspension Gets Suspended: America's First Taste of FIFA Corruption
Folarin Balogun's one-game red card suspension was suspended ahead of USA vs. Belgium, and Big Cat and PFT are absolutely reveling in it. PFT argues the USA has historically been victimized by FIFA corruption for decades — and if their first taste is just getting their best striker back for a game where the red card was bogus to begin with, they'll take it.
The VAR Chip in the Ball Conspiracy: PFT Goes Deep
PFT Commenter went deep into the sensor technology embedded in World Cup balls after a controversial Croatia offside call, reading scientific papers and concluding the chip wasn't synced correctly with the 50 cameras in the stadium. The real takeaway: when Americans start reading, the rest of the world has a problem.
Brazil Is Indiana Basketball: Six World Cup Heartbreaks
Brazil was eliminated by Norway, continuing a run of 6 straight World Cup exits to France, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, and Norway. They last appeared in a World Cup final in 2002. One Twitter account put it perfectly: Brazil won 5 titles long ago, makes cartoonish exits now — they might be Indiana basketball.
Brazil last won World Cup title in 2002
Brazil has lost in the last 6 World Cups to France, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, and Norway, with their last title game appearance in 2002.
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