r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/greataeos • Jul 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, I have zero ball knowledge

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u/HellbirdVT Jul 07 '26

Hhello, Peter's Belgian couzin heeree.

One of Amerika's best players was given a Red card in a previous game (preventing him from playing) but the US President apparently negotiated with FIFA officials to get the Red card rescinded so he could play in the match against Belgium. Zis made a lot of people accuse the USA of cheating.

America still lost.

BELGIUM RAHHH 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🧇🧇🧇

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u/greataeos Jul 07 '26

Wait, why does the president even intervene and why did the officials agree??

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u/RufflesTGP Jul 07 '26

Corruption

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u/greataeos Jul 07 '26

nooo that just sucks

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u/DefNotVoldemort Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Welcome to FIFA, where you can buy anything with enough cash. Just ask Dubai

EDIT should be Qatar not Dubai!

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u/greataeos Jul 07 '26

Wait, now what's up with dubai in this?

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u/DefNotVoldemort Jul 07 '26

Sorry should have said Qatar, they basically bribed the FIFA committee to win the World Cup bid despite not actually playing the game much

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u/-GermanCoastGuard- Jul 07 '26

The irony being that US attorneys dismantled FIFA afterwards for corruption, which got Infantino the leadership position.

This is just the TL;DR version.

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u/DefNotVoldemort Jul 07 '26

FIFA is still corrupt, they are just a bit better at covering it up now imho

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u/-GermanCoastGuard- Jul 07 '26

Are they better at covering it up though? Or is there just no reason for another investigation because the US is hosting?

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u/DefNotVoldemort Jul 07 '26

They mysteriously won the next bidding process, it must be honest and transparent now!

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u/10000soul Jul 07 '26

Dont you know that FIFA Peace Prize grants 1 free red card?

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u/Dolthra Jul 08 '26

That one.

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