About r/worldcup
In its own words:
All Things 2026 FIFA World Cup and Beyond: Match Threads, News, Discussions and More!
Community guide
r/worldcup (#907, about 1.2 million) covers the FIFA World Cup—especially the 2026 cycle—match threads, news and discussion, with bans on stream sharing and low-content noise.
What belongs
World Cup news and discussion (about 6 posts/day in quieter samples). Rules: on-topic; descriptive titles; sources required; no stream requests/sharing; no NSFW; no duplicates; use travel/ticket megathread; limit polls and self-promo.
Versus club football subs
Club and league rooms follow season calendars. worldcup concentrates on the FIFA tournament cycle and logistics megathreads.
Practical pointers
Cite sources; never share streams; use the travel/ticket megathread.
The community was created on Dec 4, 2009, which makes it 16 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 122 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/xboxinsiders (#908) and ahead of r/IndianFood (#910) in our ranking.
What sets r/worldcup apart
It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 41.2 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.0.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/worldcup grew from 1,170,232 to 1,171,765 subscribers (+1.5K, +0.13%). That is about 30 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/worldcup this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Spain will withdraw as 2030 World Cup co-hosts if Morocco given final, PM candidate saysu/TheAthletic · Nov 7 · link
- Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from international footballu/TimesandSundayTimes · Nov 5 · link
- Kozo Tashima to rival Gianni Infantino for Fifa presidencyu/TimesandSundayTimes · Nov 5 · link
- Gianni Infantino rows back on Fifa plans to expand World Cupu/TimesandSundayTimes · Nov 6 · link
- Dan Burn: Azteca game was made for me — I made Tuchel laugh before I came onu/TimesandSundayTimes · Nov 6 · link
- Gianni Infantino effigy unveiled for Edenbridge bonfire nightu/kingofqueefs1 · Nov 5 · link
- Daily Discussion Thread — Tuesday, 3 November 2026u/matchpal-live · Nov 3 · text post
- Daily Discussion Thread — Monday, 2 November 2026u/matchpal-live · Nov 2 · text post
- Daily Discussion Thread — Saturday, 7 November 2026u/matchpal-live · Nov 7 · text post
- Daily Discussion Thread — Friday, 6 November 2026u/matchpal-live · Nov 6 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/worldcup, from 2014 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- This guy bought 32 beers from the 32 countries participating in World Cup 2018. Every time a country is eliminated, he drinks its beer.u/RooBlemford · Jun 26, 2018 · 29,394 points · 1,354 comments · image
- Ecuador fans put an Ecuador shirt on the Rocky statue in Phillyu/DSRI2399 · Jun 14, 2026 · image
- Egypt Team Manager Hossam Hassan After The Game: "We had a goal disallowed, a goal was ruled out and I completely don't know why it was disallowed! They want to ensure the reigning World Cup champion…u/New-Process-6463 · Jul 7, 2026 · video
- alcohol ban wasn't a bad decision after all, was it?Dec 16, 2022 · 26,497 points · 3,355 comments · image
- Thank you Argentina and France For giving us the best final game in a long time.u/Eg_3600 · Dec 18, 2022 · 25,017 points · 2,308 comments · text post
- Croatia waiting for our silver boys. We are very very proud. ❤u/OkayBlake · Jul 16, 2018 · 24,744 points · 385 comments · image
- USA is the first team to be knocked out of the round of 16, losing 3-1 to the Netherlands.u/FaZe_Weir · Dec 3, 2022 · 21,434 points · 4,784 comments · image
- Erling Haaland says he is impressed by USA hosting: “Everything with the World Cup so far has been amazing, from the games to stadiums to training grounds. I am super happy and it’s been impressive”u/WayOutbackBoy · Jul 9, 2026 · link
- Mexico's first goal was not offside (Rules Explanation)u/mathster33 · Jul 1, 2026 · image
- The message President Zelensky wanted to share during the World Cup final. FIFA refused to broadcast it, so here it is for all to hear.u/irishrugby2015 · Dec 18, 2022 · 16,941 points · 119 comments · video
What r/worldcup talks about
Looking at the titles of 27 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “daily”, “discussion”, “world”, “cup” and “november”. Other frequent themes are fifa, match, live, streaming, real and club. Recurring phrases include “daily discussion”, “world cup”, “live streaming” and “real kakamora”. By format, 44% are text posts, 30% are links and 19% are images.
Popular post flairs: 📰News (12), 💬Discussion (8), Daily Discussion (7).
Activity and best time to post
r/worldcup gets about 6.3 new posts a day. The public archive holds 106,435 posts and 4,383,309 comments in total, about 41.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (6 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (2). Posting peaks around 07:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/worldcup
The moderators of r/worldcup list 11 rules. In short:
- Keep On Topic
- Follow Reddiquette
- Use Objective & Descriptive Titling
- No Low Content Submissions
- Provide Sources
- No Stream Requesting/Sharing
- No NSFW Content
- No Duplicate Posts
- Polls
- No Self-Promotion
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/worldcup and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/worldcup have?
r/worldcup has 1,171,765 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #909 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,533 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/worldcup created?
r/worldcup was created on Dec 4, 2009, so it has been around for 16 years.
Is r/worldcup still active?
Yes. r/worldcup gets about 6.3 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 106,435 posts and 4,383,309 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/worldcup?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 07:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/worldcup?
The community describes itself as: “All Things 2026 FIFA World Cup and Beyond: Match Threads, News, Discussions and More!” Recent post titles often mention daily, discussion, world, cup and november. Most posts are text posts (44%).
Is r/worldcup SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/worldcup as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/worldcup?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/worldcup accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “Keep On Topic”; “Follow Reddiquette”; “Use Objective & Descriptive Titling”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/worldcup?
Communities with similar topics include r/EASportsFC (1.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/worldcup.