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

[Pandorak]

Congratulations to Portugal even though they didn’t perform as I expected them to, I was very angry at them throughout the match, they have the best midfield players in the world but I’m not seen them in action, they were just taken the ball back in the first half, I don’t see Portugal lifting the world except they change and start playing better, congratulations to Ronaldo he has scored his first knockout stage World Cup goal.
Croatia did very well they would have actually won the match if not for the penalty that was give to Portugal, some people are saying that it was not suppose to be a penalty but that’s a lie because it was a clear penalty and referee did the right thing by given Portugal that penalty.

I’m glad to see Portugal win this match. To be honest, i was initially skeptical that Portugal could pull it off, since Croatia is a strong team that’s certainly not easy to beat. A lot happened in this game, making it a very tense match. More than that, i'm glad Cristiano Ronaldo was still able to score in this match, he's still able to make such a huge contribution, it's truly amazing.. Congratulations to Portugal on advancing to the Round of 16, one step closer to the trophy.

[Olatundespo]

Congrats Portugal now qualify to round of 16 and face the Spanish team, late goal from Goncalo Ramos make Portugal success eliminating Croatia and its time to show many people doubt with Portugal performance in World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo played around 8oth minutes for this match and score one goal from penalty kick, its great games for him have scored 3 goals of 4 appearances in World Cup and become the only one players always scoring goals every world cup participants. Focus for the next games against Spanish have good perform as the only team make clean sheet or not conceded goals last three matches in a row.

I am a big supporter of Cristiano Ronaldo, but I am not fully satisfied with his performance so far in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Two of his goals came against Uzbekistan, while the third goal came from a penalty kick. Hopefully he will be able to perform well during the match against Spain. And it will be the first time in the tournament that the Portuguese team will take on someone who is ranked higher than them. If they win the PQF match against Spain, then in the next round (QF), they will be facing the winner from the match between Belgium and the United States.

I am also a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo but I am disappointed with his performance in the World Cup. Spain is a strong team and it will be very difficult for Portugal to win against them. Spain will come into the field as the favourite of the two teams and I think that match will probably be the last match for Portugal in this World Cup mission. Spain, who are in third place in the latest FIFA rankings, will have a relatively high chance of winning but if Portugal can improve their performance then it will be a competitive match. I will have to analysis more to make a decision on betting.

[mikel_012]

Congratulations to Portugal even though they didn’t perform as I expected them to, I was very angry at them throughout the match, they have the best midfield players in the world but I’m not seen them in action, they were just taken the ball back in the first half, I don’t see Portugal lifting the world except they change and start playing better, congratulations to Ronaldo he has scored his first knockout stage World Cup goal.
Croatia did very well they would have actually won the match if not for the penalty that was give to Portugal, some people are saying that it was not suppose to be a penalty but that’s a lie because it was a clear penalty and referee did the right thing by given Portugal that penalty.

Yes, it was a clear penalty so no issues with the decision

I also can not understand so many google players in the portugal team and thye can not perform well. It is like the brazilian team with Vini Jr which is the Real Madrid main star player for many years, Raphinha that plays so well in Barcelona, middle field players like Bruno Guimarães that did a wonderful season with Newcastle the last years from where they were before. And even them they play so badly, but recently they could win some games.

[jeremypwr]

Canada vs Morocco
Going with the underdog Canada to pull off the upset

Mexico vs England
Going with the slight favorite England

USA vs Belgium
Predicting Belgium ends USA's World Cup run

[Ummeettaa]

Cristiano Ronaldo with another great performance against Croatia and his second Man of the Match (MOTM) Award of this 2026 Fifa World Cup.

He paid a tribute to an old time team mate and one of the finest midfielder in the world of football Luka Modric after the end of the game and also point to the sky after wearing Diago Jota's shirt. That is a sign of respect from the Portuguese and Al Nasr captain.

Congratulations to christiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese side for their Victoria and qualifications for the round of 16, where they will be facing one of the strongest opponent and world cup winner (Spain)..

[Lillominato89]

Spain v Austria 3–0
Portugal v Croatia 2–1
Switzerland v Algeria 2–0

These matches ended just as I expected.
I feel for Croatia – they gave it their all despite everything – but Portugal played an attacking game and managed to win the match in the closing minutes.
Now they face Spain in the round of 16.

[Ale88]

Congrats Portugal now qualify to round of 16 and face the Spanish team, late goal from Goncalo Ramos make Portugal success eliminating Croatia and its time to show many people doubt with Portugal performance in World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo played around 8oth minutes for this match and score one goal from penalty kick, its great games for him have scored 3 goals of 4 appearances in World Cup and become the only one players always scoring goals every world cup participants. Focus for the next games against Spanish have good perform as the only team make clean sheet or not conceded goals last three matches in a row.

I am a big supporter of Cristiano Ronaldo, but I am not fully satisfied with his performance so far in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Two of his goals came against Uzbekistan, while the third goal came from a penalty kick. Hopefully he will be able to perform well during the match against Spain. And it will be the first time in the tournament that the Portuguese team will take on someone who is ranked higher than them. If they win the PQF match against Spain, then in the next round (QF), they will be facing the winner from the match between Belgium and the United States.

I am also a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo but I am disappointed with his performance in the World Cup. Spain is a strong team and it will be very difficult for Portugal to win against them. Spain will come into the field as the favourite of the two teams and I think that match will probably be the last match for Portugal in this World Cup mission. Spain, who are in third place in the latest FIFA rankings, will have a relatively high chance of winning but if Portugal can improve their performance then it will be a competitive match. I will have to analysis more to make a decision on betting.

I really don't understand you guys. Even before the World Cup began I read many users praising Ronaldo and expecting a bunch of goals from him. You do realize we are talking about a 41-year-old lad who has been playing in Saudi Arabia for the last years? How can he still compete at this level? He was an incredible player but he is old, he can't compete anymore at this stage. He is becoming a problem for Portugal.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Canada vs Morocco
Going with the underdog Canada to pull off the upset

Goodluck with this bet but I honestly think that Morocco will beat Canada, one thing I am praying for now is that since the round of 32 games are not yet finished and there are still some African countries remaining to play, like Egypt will be playing against Australia today and Ghana will be playing against Colombia tomorrow, I pray that atleast, both nations will qualify for the round of 16 so that it won't just be Morocco that is the only African nation still playing., this some how could serve as a source of more motivation for the Moroccan team

If both Egypt and Ghana will manage to qualify for the round of 16, I believe that beating Canada won't be a problem at all for Morocco because from matches I've watched so far, Morocco (to me) has better and strong players than Canada.

[laspol65]

Congratulations to Portugal even though they didn’t perform as I expected them to, I was very angry at them throughout the match, they have the best midfield players in the world but I’m not seen them in action, they were just taken the ball back in the first half, I don’t see Portugal lifting the world except they change and start playing better, congratulations to Ronaldo he has scored his first knockout stage World Cup goal.
Croatia did very well they would have actually won the match if not for the penalty that was give to Portugal, some people are saying that it was not suppose to be a penalty but that’s a lie because it was a clear penalty and referee did the right thing by given Portugal that penalty.

I’m glad to see Portugal win this match. To be honest, i was initially skeptical that Portugal could pull it off, since Croatia is a strong team that’s certainly not easy to beat. A lot happened in this game, making it a very tense match. More than that, i'm glad Cristiano Ronaldo was still able to score in this match, he's still able to make such a huge contribution, it's truly amazing.. Congratulations to Portugal on advancing to the Round of 16, one step closer to the trophy.

In this match, Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a penalty, before that he scored a goal which was disallowed for offside. Cristiano Ronaldo was still in great form, but the biggest mistake of the Portugal team was the resentment among the players. Because I saw Cristiano Ronaldo standing but not getting the ball from their players, this was the biggest mistake of the Portugal team players. I saw many people kicking the goalpost badly, if that ball had been given directly to Ronaldo, it would have been a sure goal.

But there is no unity among the players of the Portugal team, rather they performed with resentment, if the Portugal team participates in the next games like this, then they will not be able to go further. So if the resentment among the players of the Portugal team can be eliminated, then they will definitely be able to perform well.

[Lillominato89]

Congrats Portugal now qualify to round of 16 and face the Spanish team, late goal from Goncalo Ramos make Portugal success eliminating Croatia and its time to show many people doubt with Portugal performance in World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo played around 8oth minutes for this match and score one goal from penalty kick, its great games for him have scored 3 goals of 4 appearances in World Cup and become the only one players always scoring goals every world cup participants. Focus for the next games against Spanish have good perform as the only team make clean sheet or not conceded goals last three matches in a row.

I am a big supporter of Cristiano Ronaldo, but I am not fully satisfied with his performance so far in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Two of his goals came against Uzbekistan, while the third goal came from a penalty kick. Hopefully he will be able to perform well during the match against Spain. And it will be the first time in the tournament that the Portuguese team will take on someone who is ranked higher than them. If they win the PQF match against Spain, then in the next round (QF), they will be facing the winner from the match between Belgium and the United States.

I am also a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo but I am disappointed with his performance in the World Cup. Spain is a strong team and it will be very difficult for Portugal to win against them. Spain will come into the field as the favourite of the two teams and I think that match will probably be the last match for Portugal in this World Cup mission. Spain, who are in third place in the latest FIFA rankings, will have a relatively high chance of winning but if Portugal can improve their performance then it will be a competitive match. I will have to analysis more to make a decision on betting.

I really don't understand you guys. Even before the World Cup began I read many users praising Ronaldo and expecting a bunch of goals from him. You do realize we are talking about a 41-year-old lad who has been playing in Saudi Arabia for the last years? How can he still compete at this level? He was an incredible player but he is old, he can't compete anymore at this stage. He is becoming a problem for Portugal.

People are disappointed to see a 41-year-old who no longer plays as he did when he was 25.
I’d say that’s only to be expected!
He’s had an incredible career and has put Portugal on the map thanks to his goals. I don’t think we should expect too much from him at 41. It’s already quite an achievement that he manages to keep up the pace for 90 minutes

[meser#]

I watched the highlights of the Portugal-Croatia match. While Ronaldo scored a goal, two goals scored by Croatia were disallowed due to offside. I couldn't quite grasp why the goal Croatia found in the final minute was ruled offside; VAR lines were likely shown on screen for both Ronaldo's and Sucic's goals, but that part wasn't included in the highlights. Portugal advanced to the next round, though they will head home after losing to Spain in Dallas.
Ronaldo's disallowed goal would have been a magnificent one. For a 41-year-old man to control the ball and finish so quickly is not something just any footballer could pull off.
I think it is a shame for Croatia.

[Olatundespo]

Congrats Portugal now qualify to round of 16 and face the Spanish team, late goal from Goncalo Ramos make Portugal success eliminating Croatia and its time to show many people doubt with Portugal performance in World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo played around 8oth minutes for this match and score one goal from penalty kick, its great games for him have scored 3 goals of 4 appearances in World Cup and become the only one players always scoring goals every world cup participants. Focus for the next games against Spanish have good perform as the only team make clean sheet or not conceded goals last three matches in a row.

I am a big supporter of Cristiano Ronaldo, but I am not fully satisfied with his performance so far in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Two of his goals came against Uzbekistan, while the third goal came from a penalty kick. Hopefully he will be able to perform well during the match against Spain. And it will be the first time in the tournament that the Portuguese team will take on someone who is ranked higher than them. If they win the PQF match against Spain, then in the next round (QF), they will be facing the winner from the match between Belgium and the United States.

I am also a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo but I am disappointed with his performance in the World Cup. Spain is a strong team and it will be very difficult for Portugal to win against them. Spain will come into the field as the favourite of the two teams and I think that match will probably be the last match for Portugal in this World Cup mission. Spain, who are in third place in the latest FIFA rankings, will have a relatively high chance of winning but if Portugal can improve their performance then it will be a competitive match. I will have to analysis more to make a decision on betting.

I really don't understand you guys. Even before the World Cup began I read many users praising Ronaldo and expecting a bunch of goals from him. You do realize we are talking about a 41-year-old lad who has been playing in Saudi Arabia for the last years? How can he still compete at this level? He was an incredible player but he is old, he can't compete anymore at this stage. He is becoming a problem for Portugal.

Maybe you are right but we are just his fans and we are interested in seeing him play well and we will support him until he reaches 1000 goals. Even at 41 years old he is physically very fit and can run on the field almost full time for the team and score goals. I want him to play for the team as long as he can score goals. He is sensible and probably will be able to understand when he needs to retire. I have some doubts whether he is really a problem for the Portugal team. I think his national team still lacks players with the talent to play in his place.