FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread

[Olotu20]

Good performance Once again from the host countries Mexico punched their tickets to the knockout stage earlier today by having their second consecutive winning of the tournament and this evening the united states too repeated that by having a convincing 2:0 win over there Australian counter parts. Two first half goals were all that the united states needed to secure all three points to themselves. Let see if Canada can repeat thesame thing as these two teams. It will be great to see all the three co host making it through the group stage.

[Zackz5000]

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Harry Kane performed exceptionally in today's match against Croatia, scoring two goals. Bellingham and Rashford also performed exceptionally, scoring goals against Croatia. Unfortunately, Croatia only managed to score two goals against England, through Martin and Petar. England ultimately won the match 4-2. In my opinion, it's natural that England won today's match because England has many star players who will certainly make it difficult for Croatia to score many goals. Now Croatia must accept that they cannot get three points. The people of England are certainly happy because their country has just earned three full points.

England is currently in first place in Group L, and Ghana is currently in second place. Given England's good performance, I think there is a strong possibility that England will advance to the next stage. I want to know if you lose when betting on the England vs. Croatia match or win?

I think now I have to choose England as a team that can win the World Cup, next to France, I was very impressed with how they were playing, it was a good and solid performance from England the way they played Croatia I was impressed with that, I think they will top the group, and they will get to the Finals with France if they don’t meet France before then, But Spain should not be underrated with the way they’re playing, it’s quite a good and impressive squad that they have put together in place, Thomas Tuchel I think he knows what he is doing, I’m not going to be surprised about England.

A good result in one game doesn't guarantee that England can win the World Cup though they can still win because they have the capacity of players that can win a trophy but we can't just conclude that with one game performance. There are several country that are favorite to win the World Cup no country should be underrated after the group stage games, France has a fantastic team good strikers and one of the best front lines i won't be surprised if they should be the World Champions.

[MorganaX]

The host USA is in excellent form, they were able to win the first  match against paraguay by a huge margin of 4-1 . It is certain that they will win the  second match as well. USA managed to score two goals in  the first half.

Australia's defense was quite strong, as we saw in the match against Turkey. Turkey could not score any goals despite a lot of attacks. But in today's  match against USA , both the attack and defense of australia were weak. Australia conceded the first goal of the match due  to a mistake by Burgess. USA is still leadingv 2-0 after 85 minutes. The match is going to end 2-0  .

USA is indeed doing very well as a host nation just like Mexico is also doing as cohost. Because the way they trashed Paraguay in their first match I placed a single bet of over 2.5 at 2.25 odd which is pretty big. First half they got 2 goals already and I was excited that my bet was going to materialize, unfortunately, the second half is ending and the score still remains 2-0 which has put my bet at risk of being lost. There is no regret though because I understand how gambling works, I just have to bear the pain and try again later.

The world cup has been crazy in terms of games and the odd that they play out, I have seen so many teams that were supposed to win just completely held back by some of these lower teams and it will make you even wonder if actually there bookmakers know what they are doing when they set the odd difference because sometimes it's so hard to predict and even when the teams are having small odd they end up drawing the game but USA has been on a different pattern for betors because they have continued to win although some persons played on goals which didn't turn well for this particular game.

[jeremypwr]

That was a huge win for USA today beating Australia in the stadium of the NFL defending champs.
Before the WC started they were like 100-1 to win it all; anyone holding that ticket has a good hedge opportunity.

[Smack That Ace]

I don't actually think you watched that game, because that tackle was reckless and if I was the referee I would have definitely given that tackle a clear red card but just like you have said it all, we all know that the referee are holding back because of the respect or probably because of how much influence the man has in the level of football because trust me am very sure that if that tackle was done by anyone in that game rather than Messi trust me a Red card would have been the call.

I like Messi a lot and I also like the argentina team. Even then I will say that this foul by Messi  was really rackless. Even the referee should have given at least a yellow card. Maybe the referee  did not show the card because the foul was  committed by messi. If any other player had committed such a foul , the referee would have definitely shown a card.

Messi is a very  experienced player . He knows very well what to do  and when. I do not think that this was an unintentional foul. Such  stupidity cannot be expected from an experienced player like Messi. Everyone respects messi a lot we know. I hope he will be more careful in the upcomming matches.

[Mustang Shelby]

Good performance Once again from the host countries Mexico punched their tickets to the knockout stage earlier today by having their second consecutive winning of the tournament and this evening the united states too repeated that by having a convincing 2:0 win over there Australian counter parts. Two first half goals were all that the united states needed to secure all three points to themselves. Let see if Canada can repeat thesame thing as these two teams. It will be great to see all the three co host making it through the group stage.

We can predict that Canada will also likely advance to the next round. All three host nations will qualify. The United States and Mexico have already secured their place in the next round by winning both of their matches. The only remaining question is Canada's result in their final match, but they also have four points and are in an advantageous position. It wouldn't be wrong to say they will also advance. Watching the World Cup is truly enjoyable. While it might seem a bit long that it's held every four years, perhaps the very fact that it's held every four years is what makes the excitement so intense.

[Nightwatchmare]

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Tonight the Scottish national team will face the Moroccan national team in the second round of the World Cup. Scotland has been performing quite well by having defeated Haiti in their last match. Although they were only able to score one goal in that game set up by McGinn, where his goal was the result of a team effort that successfully penetrated the heart of Haiti’s defense. As for Morocco they also looked strong by managing to hold Brazil to a draw with the same score. And this makes me confident that Morocco is a team that cannot be underestimated in the slightest given their draw against a Brazil squad packed with talented players. The available odds indicate that Morocco is the clear favorite over Scotland. But I personally will try my luck by betting double chance bet on Scotland or Draw at odds of around 2. What are your thoughts about this match?

From my point of view, I'd lean more toward Morocco being better prepared to handle the pressure. Even if Scotland try to stay compact and defend, the quality Morocco have in their squad could make it easier for them to score early and put Scotland under even more pressure mentally. That said, I still wouldn't underestimate Scotland because they can be dangerous on quick counterattacks from time to time.

If I had to choose a betting option, I'd go with BTTS since it offers better odds.

I expect Morroco to win this particular game against Scotland, I will admit that Scotland is a very good team but I don’t expect them to win against Morocco, considering the performance of Morocco against Brazil then anyone who understands football will also understand that Morroco is a team that is on fire, and with the way they’re playing you will understand that they mean business this time around in the World Cup, and I’m expecting them to go far in this World Cup, they’re the only team I think would get Africa moving forward in the World Cup because they’re the African Champions.

If we consider the performance of Morocco against Brazil i could easily concur that Morocco is going to win Scotland this night, but in football past performance does not determine a team will automatically win their next game, Scotland has a good team that can win Morocco, and since they won their first match they have a good advantage of reaching the next round of the world cup if they avoid defeat against Morocco, it will not be easy for Morocco to win Scotland. This match is hard to predict, i would rather go with the market of BTTS than betting on Morocco or Scotland.

[Ruttoshi]

That was a huge win for USA today beating Australia in the stadium of the NFL defending champs.
Before the WC started they were like 100-1 to win it all; anyone holding that ticket has a good hedge opportunity.

From the look of things, it seems that the US will win all their three matches because they have started the world cup with all seriousness to show that they're the hosting nation.

Today's performance was pretty good because they got a 2-0 victory on a clean sheet. A total of six goals in two matches. This is the first time that USA would win back to back in the world cup.

[Abbatty]

USA have now also advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup, well I l have been seriously impressed by them, the way they play have really been good, good transition when they have the ball and also I like how they normally take their chances when they create them. Before the tournament begin I didn’t rate them this high but after watching them in both game I think they might cause problems to some big nations.

Well today I expected them to win Australia, it was a tricky game for them too but being the host nation and playing on home soil is really helping them in the tournament. The fans are also doing a very good job in boosting the team momentum during the matches. Good one from USA.

[Obim34]

South Korea simply need to avoid defeat against South Africa and they too could qualify for the knockout stages.
Thanks to their victory over the Czech Republic, they have a huge advantage in the standings should the two teams finish level on points, but I’m convinced they’ll beat South Africa.

South Korea will need a win or a draw for them to qualify for the knockout phase of the competition, believing that Mexico will defeat Czech Republic in the last match. South Africa, which I'm not giving my full support, South Korea has the advantage, it's on them to make good use of it, South Africa cannot comeback from one of the worse performance in the opening to qualify for the next phase.

[Davidvictorson]

That was a huge win for USA today beating Australia in the stadium of the NFL defending champs.
Before the WC started they were like 100-1 to win it all; anyone holding that ticket has a good hedge opportunity.

I am happy for the US. I like to see the host win their matches.
So far, the only host teams that have impressed me are the US and Mexico.
Canada had an easy win yesterday because they played a weak team. I am sure everyone knew that they were going to win.
It is difficult to predict a win between Scotland and Morocco but I do expect Scotland to win.
We already know that Brazil is going to win tonight. I don't know about Turkey and Paraguay both teams haven't been impressive in the last match.

[Sexylizzy2813]

That was a huge win for USA today beating Australia in the stadium of the NFL defending champs.
Before the WC started they were like 100-1 to win it all; anyone holding that ticket has a good hedge opportunity.

One of the countries nobody saw coming into this world cup with an astonishing performance, playing unbeaten in the first and second leg in the group stage games is something myself never saw coming. Is good we are having many of the underdogs of last World Cup displaying something new and this should be a message to all other competitors in this FWC because ones the mistakes are made there's no going back. At some point I had to ask what Australia played that they got past Turkey with a 2nil victory, is shocking seriously, imagine how they were all running around without causing much damage not on till the end part of the game before we started seeing some seriousness, what a very poor display and now they have beat Paraguay or even a draw would be enough but whereby they lost and Turkey by chance get a win against USA (which is some how impossible) then Australia are finishing 3rd.

[eightdots]

USA have now also advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup, well I l have been seriously impressed by them, the way they play have really been good, good transition when they have the ball and also I like how they normally take their chances when they create them. Before the tournament begin I didn’t rate them this high but after watching them in both game I think they might cause problems to some big nations.

Well today I expected them to win Australia, it was a tricky game for them too but being the host nation and playing on home soil is really helping them in the tournament. The fans are also doing a very good job in boosting the team momentum during the matches. Good one from USA.

After winning their first match, the USA wanted to show that it wasn't a fluke, and they proved it with their performance today. They managed to beat Australia with a strong performance. They attack quickly and effectively, something many teams haven't been able to achieve yet.

They've advanced to the next stage of the tournament and shown that their opponents won't have an easy time. Being the host nation and playing good football makes them a tough opponent for now.

[kriminall]

That was a huge win for USA today beating Australia in the stadium of the NFL defending champs.
Before the WC started they were like 100-1 to win it all; anyone holding that ticket has a good hedge opportunity.

I am happy for the US. I like to see the host win their matches.
So far, the only host teams that have impressed me are the US and Mexico.
Canada had an easy win yesterday because they played a weak team. I am sure everyone knew that they were going to win.
It is difficult to predict a win between Scotland and Morocco but I do expect Scotland to win.
We already know that Brazil is going to win tonight. I don't know about Turkey and Paraguay both teams haven't been impressive in the last match.

I don't expect Scotland to be very effective against Morocco because Morocco played magnificently against Brazil. Therefore, I think Scotland's chances against Morocco are low. Morocco will win that match, and there's only half an hour left until kick-off. The United States played an impressive game; watching them was enjoyable. Regarding the Turkey match, I hope we can win against Paraguay. We had 30 shots against Australia but couldn't score. I hope coach Montella has analyzed his opponent well for this match and we can get three points.

[BALIK]

That was a huge win for USA today beating Australia in the stadium of the NFL defending champs.
Before the WC started they were like 100-1 to win it all; anyone holding that ticket has a good hedge opportunity.

Today maxico and USA both co host performed eye catching. Actually they have won back-to-back matches, which is very important. And  today keeping a clean sheet for America is a masterful feat of the highest level. I have seen many times before in such tournaments, familiar ground and home advantage become a big factor.

And the Canadian players still need to perform die hard to get the knockout ticket. Actually the tournament has just started. Still the co hosts or the organizers have already started shaking the ground

[Nightwatchmare]

Even in the Algeria match, Messi was lucky not to receive a red card in my opinion. If it had been another player the decision might have been different. Great players deserve respect but they should be judged by the same standards as everyone else otherwise, football is dying and becoming only for gambling and marketing the event.

A red card looks a bit too harsh for the tackle but with the rules, it could deserve red card, and yes i don't really know which  rule that should be applied there lol . Left to me  the refree should have given  him a warning card(yellow)  atleast.

I knw so much people  will still consider it as FIFA's handy work, maybe i should summon KTChampions . Yes he's  beign respcted by the official probably  for the  no card but that doesn't  realy mean it  a clear red card .
I watched the game , it’s  a foul that deserves a card , a red ? I don't  know  

I don't actually think you watched that game, because that tackle was reckless and if I was the referee I would have definitely given that tackle a clear red card but just like you have said it all, we all know that the referee are holding back because of the respect or probably because of how much influence the man has in the level of football because trust me am very sure that if that tackle was done by anyone in that game rather than Messi trust me a Red card would have been the call.

I did not watch Argentina and Algeria game because the time of the game was sleeping hour or time for those that are from Nigeria and i was having a nice sleep. I watched the highlights of the game on YouTube and i saw the bad tackle of Messi against Algeria player, i was expecting the referee to show Messi a direct red card however the referee did not even give Messi a yellow card for his bad tackle. I am not surprised that Messi was not punished for his reckless tackle because this is not the first time Messi is doing such reckless tackle and goes free.

[Joca97]

That was a huge win for USA today beating Australia in the stadium of the NFL defending champs.
Before the WC started they were like 100-1 to win it all; anyone holding that ticket has a good hedge opportunity.

Today maxico and USA both co host performed eye catching. Actually they have won back-to-back matches, which is very important. And  today keeping a clean sheet for America is a masterful feat of the highest level. I have seen many times before in such tournaments, familiar ground and home advantage become a big factor.

And the Canadian players still need to perform die hard to get the knockout ticket. Actually the tournament has just started. Still the co hosts or the organizers have already started shaking the ground

Never expected that all three hosts would advance so easily. Mexico secured it last night with a win. Canada secure their knockout round with a huge win against Qatar and USA secured it today with their win against Australia. I would have expected that someone would get knocked out but i guess home ground counts a lot. All three teams secured the playoffs in the second round already and for me that is really impossible. I wonder what these three teams will do in the playoffs honestly

[allfriends88]

I don't expect Scotland to be very effective against Morocco because Morocco played magnificently against Brazil. Therefore, I think Scotland's chances against Morocco are low. Morocco will win that match, and there's only half an hour left until kick-off.

Scotland will most likely struggle against Morocco today, and maybe they will lose, but football is always full of surprises, if they perform well it is not impossible to win this match, but I believe at least if they can't win, Scotland will try to at least hold Morocco's draw, because they have managed to get 3 points, where if they get 1 additional point in this match, they have the opportunity to qualify.

[pawel7777]

Home advantage is a real thing.
Great performance by all of the hosting nations' teams. Mexico beat Korea 1-0. A modest win but it was a tough rival. USA defeated Australia 2-0.
But most of all, yesterday Canada made history, earning their first World Cup win. They ran Qatar over and won 6-0. Ismael Kone, Ivorian playing for Canada, paid a high price as he suffered a broken leg and will be out for a while.

Canada now has the same number of points as Switzerland, who, after drawing 0-0 with Bosnia yesterday for the first 70 minutes, decided to press on the gas pedal and scored 4 in the last 20 mins (+ stoppage time). Bosnia also scored one of their own. You don't

[nikola22]

USA have now also advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup, well I l have been seriously impressed by them, the way they play have really been good, good transition when they have the ball and also I like how they normally take their chances when they create them. Before the tournament begin I didn’t rate them this high but after watching them in both game I think they might cause problems to some big nations.

Well today I expected them to win Australia, it was a tricky game for them too but being the host nation and playing on home soil is really helping them in the tournament. The fans are also doing a very good job in boosting the team momentum during the matches. Good one from USA.

yes, USA have already advanced from the group but haven't yet secured first place. if Turkey wins against Paraguay and then vs USA they could remove USA from top spot. however, a draw in the final match is enough for USA to secure first place. as for the match against Australia, USA controlled the game almost the whole time and only at the end the Australians seized the initiative but they were unable to score. a well-deserved victory for the US team.