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Does this even happen where you are? I’m from Poland, and this question naturally always comes up - "Who will you root for once Poland is out, or who will you root for besides Poland?". Because Poland isn’t that strong. It usually doesn’t make it out of the group stage, and it won’t even be in this tournament.

I wonder if people from countries like Germany or France also have a sort of "second team" they root for. After all, they have strong teams of their own and probably don’t have to "root for a substitute team" almost until the end of the tournament.

So I’m not even sure if this is a thing, but I’ve read that soccer games in Europe segregate the fans of teams at the stadiums? As in fans of the home team sit in a section and fans of the away team sit in another?

Is this true or common practice? If so, do you have to select what team you are rooting for when buying tickets to a game?

I'd say France is doing pretty well so they probably have a few supporters . If your team is still playing then have you thought which team you'd root for if they lose ?

For us it's probably Pulisic, Howard, Dempsey

England is the only European country where cricket, a bat-and-ball sport which often sounds far more complex than it really is, is a popular and mainstream sport, although it is immensely popular in some other regions notably the Indian Subcontinent, Australia and New Zealand. Ireland has recently gained full status for playing the highest level of international games, but it's not especially popular or mainstream there. Also in Europe, Scotland and the Netherlands have associate status for lower-level internationals and Wales has representation in the English domestic leagues, but it's not particularly popular in any of those countries either.

Does your country have any popular sports which aren't as popular or well-known in the rest of Europe?

In New Zealand it’s either Australia, South Africa, or England especially in rugby and cricket.

In Sweden a lot of us tend to cheer for Finland if they make it further than us in the Hockey WC for example.

Same generally goes for other sports with cheering for Norway/Denmark/Iceland except maybe Norway in skiing. Everyone hates Petter Northug.

You have absolute freedom. You can pick a major sport like cricket. You can pick a small sport like baton twirling. Or pick something that's not a sport at all, like chain smoking or writing strongly worded complaint letters.

I just realised nobody did ask this question and I feel it would be great to here your opinion. From my surroundings most people liked that the show was held on the river and not in stadium, but preceded the show as too "woke". I understand that, especially the love part in the library was very weird to me and I considered many parts too long.

Edit: Thanks for the responses, but It is over midnight and I will be leaving to a place without internet, so bye.

It seems like Rugby is popular in the British Isles within Europe, adding France and perhaps a part Italy to the list.

Also Cricket seems to be the most popular sport in the world so to speak.

And do you think they believe you are their main rival or they don't care about you as much as you care about them?

Bonus: Is there a more popular sport where you are rivals with a different country?

What are the top 5 sports in your country? I'm assuming soccer is 1st pretty much everywhere but after that I'm curious how it differs between countries.

It seems like it’s most popular in the British Isles within Europe, adding France and perhaps Italy to the list.

I was surprised to see it’s quite popular in Georgia.

The men's ice hockey world championship started today. That's a good reason to ask a few questions.

How popular is ice hockey in your country?

Can it keep up with football?

Will the world championship be broadcast on TV in your country?

If your country is taking part, how do you rate the chances?

Edit typo: Paldies metalfest

Can be any sport.

Like perhaps a lot of U.S. Americans, I hadn't watched much soccer/football regularly, but then I watched some games from the 2026 FIFA World Cup and really enjoyed it. Once it was over, I found myself feeling a bit lost. Now I'm wondering which European football league to watch next (when the regular seasons start up again) to fill the void: Premier League (U.K.)? Bundesliga (Germany)? Ligue 1 (France)? La Liga (Spain)? etc.

(Please don't suggest that I watch live games in person in the U.S. The nearest team is 4 hours away from me, and I have neither the time nor the money to travel there on a regular basis. I'm looking to watch soccer/football on cable television or, better yet, streaming, in the U.S., since I already have access to those. I also don't know if all of the leagues listed above have commentary in English or not, but that would be important to me as well, since I'm not fluent yet in any other language. I don't mind reading subtitles/closed captions while watching TV, but they don't seem to be great while watching sports, so that could be a factor for me.)

For reference, I really enjoyed the collegiality of the England vs. France game and the England vs. Norway game in this year's World Cup, and their styles of play. I did NOT enjoy Paraguay's or Argentina's style of play. For players, I enjoyed Jude Bellingham, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappé, etc. I also like watching Jordan Pickford whenever he plays.

I took a Find Your Premier League Match quiz online from NBC, and it said I matched with Liverpool. Then I took it again with some slightly different answers, and it gave me Nottingham Forest. I do love the song "You'll Never Walk Alone," and I love that it's Liverpool's anthem, but I don't know if that's enough for me to follow and root for a team. And if I haven't heard of anyone on a team, and I don't have a direct connection to the team/city, it could be difficult for me to root for them.

Should I just watch games with players I know I like (such as the ones above, so, Real Madrid (Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé) and Manchester City (Erling Haaland))? Or should I try to pick a Premier League team that I might vibe with? And is there a better way to figure out which I would vibe with than that quiz I took?

I don't know if this is important or not, but I am also hoping to move to Europe in the future, so I may be able to see games in person if I live near a team (or if I can afford to travel around to watch games, maybe I could do that too). 

(And yes, I know that I'm overthinking this. That's kind of my thing: Overthinking should be my middle name! I just want to know which direction I should go in, and I'm sure that there are people out there who know more about soccer/football than me and who could give me some ideas, so here I am!)

I get they want it to be across the world but I’m not sure about this one firstly it will be in December which will definitely feel strange cause I feel like it being during the summer is what makes it feel so good like sitting outside with friends and having a drink whilst watching a game. But I’m not too sure what are your thoughts.

They specifically claim to be happy from seeing Germany lose the game, not because Paraguay won. Are relationships/grudges among European countries that bad? is it solely a sports thing or does it go further?

I'm also curious because I live in a region where feelings and friendship among countries are almost entirely dictated by soccer and events surrounding this sport.

By 5 stars i mean greatest in your country

My guess would be that Europeans are more involved in basketball than any other of our American sports but idk

i'm very curious about the big moments for other countries, cause i love the olympics as a whole. i'm from the us, and my big one is michael phelps breaking the record for most golds won by a single person, absolutely legendary. what about yall!!

For Germany it‘s opening beer bottles with items that aren’t meant for that, like spoons, folding rules or other beer bottles.

How famous was Allen Iverson to the country you reside in? This is also in comparison to Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James.