No World Cup: existential crisis, emptiness and loneliness, see memes 😅 | OneFootball

After 27 straight days of the FIFA World Cup, we’re experiencing (or surviving) the first day WITHOUT a World Cup match.

And the worst part: there are only eight matches left before we say a final goodbye to the 2026 World Cup. After that, it’ll be a long four-year wait until the next edition.

A World Cup-free day, of course, is giving rise to plenty of memes on social media. Existential crisis, emptiness, loneliness... Check out the reactions below.

The memes 😅

https://twitter.com/oocbrsao/status/2074836929724498423

What’s coming next 👇

Despite this existential emptiness, the next few days promise plenty, with the quarterfinal matchups taking place between Thursday (9) and Saturday (11).

France and Morocco kick off the quarterfinals on Thursday (9) at 5 p.m. Spain and Belgium face off for another spot on Friday (10) at 4 p.m.

The other two FIFA World Cup matches will be played on Saturday (11). At 6 p.m., it’s Norway vs. Argentina. And at 10 p.m., it’s Argentina vs. Switzerland.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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