Open Thread: 15 July 2026

The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to d all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It's in the name! Shoutout to the mods who do a fantastic job, Ezek, Valyrian Steel, Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco and yours truly, Felipejack.

Spain advance to the WC final!

Spain put a good performance and won convincingly against France, definitely one the top favorites. It was interesting to see how France could barely create and even shot on Spain's goal, despite their surprisingly attacking power with Mbappe, Olise, Dembele, Barcola. They had good attacking sequences early on, but they struggled a lot after Spain first goal.