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

[Leviathan.007]

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I think we should not even be worried about the problems with taking a Visa for America during this tournament because I think America can easily handle this case. we should not forget they hosted the World Cup before and right now when we are discussing about this case, America and FIFA are both aware of this problem and they can find a way for it to be solved.

Yes, the US has hosted the world cup before, but that was in 1994...

It was a very different world back then. Everything changed after September of 2001.

The requirements for entry to the US are very different. It's much harder to enter the US now.

It is much harder to enter the US now. Unless you are somehow crossing the border into the US and making up a story about how you got human trafficked into the US and you seek help from the US. Then it is a different story. If I am not wrong, I believe that's what has been going on in recent times.  A lot of people are actually crossing the borders, especially the US – Mexico border. And very little problems they have been facing. That is also probably a big reason why the US actually has a homeless people problem right now. A lot of people think that the US is the best country in the world. I definitely think it is actually one of the worst.

America is a country that pays more attention to its people and they usually try to avoid letting dangerous people enter this country because they care about the security of their people that's why it's hard for some people to enter the USA. However, I think America knows they need to make some changes in the rules during the World Cup to make everything easier for the people who want to enter the country just to watch the World Cup games.

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[nullama]

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America is a country that pays more attention to its people and they usually try to avoid letting dangerous people enter this country because they care about the security of their people that's why it's hard for some people to enter the USA. However, I think America knows they need to make some changes in the rules during the World Cup to make everything easier for the people who want to enter the country just to watch the World Cup games.

This might be a bit out of topic, but people inside the US are quite dangerous themselves. Only this year, there has been 520 mass shooting there:

This is a list of mass shootings that took place in the United States in 2023. Mass shootings are incidents in which several people are victims of firearm-related violence, specifically for the purposes of this article, a total of four victims. As of October 31, a total of 621 people have been killed and 2,126 other people have been injured in 520 shootings.

That's a crazy amount of people killed by mass shootings.

Hopefully the World Cup is great and no major issues appear.

[Sithara007]

America is a country that pays more attention to its people and they usually try to avoid letting dangerous people enter this country because they care about the security of their people that's why it's hard for some people to enter the USA. However, I think America knows they need to make some changes in the rules during the World Cup to make everything easier for the people who want to enter the country just to watch the World Cup games.

LOL.. so far this year, around 3 million people have crossed into the United States illegally and the Biden administration is not doing anything about it. In response the Republican ruled states are simply bussing these illegals to deep-blue states such as New York and New Jersey. When so many people are admitted without any sort of documentation in such a short period of time, I don't think that they should worry about the Visa status of a few thousand people from third world nations who want to watch the world cup in person. 

[snipie]

America is a country that pays more attention to its people and they usually try to avoid letting dangerous people enter this country because they care about the security of their people that's why it's hard for some people to enter the USA. However, I think America knows they need to make some changes in the rules during the World Cup to make everything easier for the people who want to enter the country just to watch the World Cup games.

LOL.. so far this year, around 3 million people have crossed into the United States illegally and the Biden administration is not doing anything about it. In response the Republican ruled states are simply bussing these illegals to deep-blue states such as New York and New Jersey. When so many people are admitted without any sort of documentation in such a short period of time, I don't think that they should worry about the Visa status of a few thousand people from third world nations who want to watch the world cup in person. 

Like people coming to watch football will have time to make security trouble in the host countries. Qatar World Cup passed without issues thanks to the effort deployed by the country and its citizens. Same goes for so many versions of World Cup played in the past.
I am not sure if US have the most people that got hurt from guns if we neglect the zones with war ont it. Security problems if ever will happen then it will start in the country itself and not from outside in my opinion

[Leviathan.007]

America is a country that pays more attention to its people and they usually try to avoid letting dangerous people enter this country because they care about the security of their people that's why it's hard for some people to enter the USA. However, I think America knows they need to make some changes in the rules during the World Cup to make everything easier for the people who want to enter the country just to watch the World Cup games.

LOL.. so far this year, around 3 million people have crossed into the United States illegally and the Biden administration is not doing anything about it. In response the Republican ruled states are simply bussing these illegals to deep-blue states such as New York and New Jersey. When so many people are admitted without any sort of documentation in such a short period of time, I don't think that they should worry about the Visa status of a few thousand people from third world nations who want to watch the world cup in person. 

You are right, many people came to the USA illegally because they can guarantee the security of the borders and maybe most of these illegal people were from Mexico. But still, I'm not talking about the illegal people who come to the USA but if you want to do everything legally, you need to pass many hard stages and get a visa to the USA for normal people, especially from some countries is not easy at all. The USA needs to solve this problem immediately.

[lumbanrang]

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I think we should not even be worried about the problems with taking a Visa for America during this tournament because I think America can easily handle this case. we should not forget they hosted the World Cup before and right now when we are discussing about this case, America and FIFA are both aware of this problem and they can find a way for it to be solved.

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It is much harder to enter the US now. Unless you are somehow crossing the border into the US and making up a story about how you got human trafficked into the US and you seek help from the US. Then it is a different story. If I am not wrong, I believe that's what has been going on in recent times.  A lot of people are actually crossing the borders, especially the US – Mexico border. And very little problems they have been facing. That is also probably a big reason why the US actually has a homeless people problem right now. A lot of people think that the US is the best country in the world. I definitely think it is actually one of the worst.

America is a country that pays more attention to its people and they usually try to avoid letting dangerous people enter this country because they care about the security of their people that's why it's hard for some people to enter the USA. However, I think America knows they need to make some changes in the rules during the World Cup to make everything easier for the people who want to enter the country just to watch the World Cup games.

Since I saw how the United States government currently seems to have failed to prevent the large number of illegal immigrants from entering their area, I have doubts about the attitude of the United States government in the future to reduce the brutality of spectators who come from various corners of the world. Well, we all know the jargon of the United States is a free country, and there are quite a lot of states in the United States that cannot be categorized as safe for civilians, besides that there are still lots of mass shootings happening there because the legality of weapons still cannot be regulated, I really doubt that the USA will be successful in hosting the world cup games.

[nullama]

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Since I saw how the United States government currently seems to have failed to prevent the large number of illegal immigrants from entering their area, I have doubts about the attitude of the United States government in the future to reduce the brutality of spectators who come from various corners of the world. Well, we all know the jargon of the United States is a free country, and there are quite a lot of states in the United States that cannot be categorized as safe for civilians, besides that there are still lots of mass shootings happening there because the legality of weapons still cannot be regulated, I really doubt that the USA will be successful in hosting the world cup games.

There are multiple events happening all the time in the US, so I'm sure that they will be able to successfully host the world cup.

And I think it will be an amazing world cup actually, since we will have more freedom to do things like drinking alcohol, kissing your partner, etc.

I don't see any reason why there would be a weapon issue in the world cup.

[armanda90]

FIFA World Cup Qualifier second round Iraq vs Indonesian

Indonesia will away to Iraq on the first qualifier match of Group F at tomorrow night based on my country region time, its difficult position for Indonesia team because the opening match have away and against favorite teams Iraq. Have few days for training center with some aboard players joining late its not good choose for Indonesia manager Shin Tae-yong because he can't build team working with few days only for training center. Currently, Iraq is favorite team with higher FIFA ranking above from Indonesia but also they have advantage with playing home and getting draw is good result for Indonesia teams indeed I want to see my national team can get three points on opening second round qualifier match.

Indonesia teams have two away consecutive matches, after facing Iraq five days later will away again for facing Philippines and I hope my national team can get minimum four points from two away matches.

[Tony116]

America is a country that pays more attention to its people and they usually try to avoid letting dangerous people enter this country because they care about the security of their people that's why it's hard for some people to enter the USA. However, I think America knows they need to make some changes in the rules during the World Cup to make everything easier for the people who want to enter the country just to watch the World Cup games.

LOL.. so far this year, around 3 million people have crossed into the United States illegally and the Biden administration is not doing anything about it. In response the Republican ruled states are simply bussing these illegals to deep-blue states such as New York and New Jersey. When so many people are admitted without any sort of documentation in such a short period of time, I don't think that they should worry about the Visa status of a few thousand people from third world nations who want to watch the world cup in person. 

Biden is definitely one of the worst things that could ever happen to America. He has done something what we call “sold his soul”. For some reason, he has unlimited money to give to Zielinski and Israel, but he does not have enough money for the people of his country. At this point, the things that we have seen him do, I actually think he doesn’t remember that he is the President of the United States. he cannot walk up the stairs, he cannot stop his bicycle properly and falls down, he doesn't know where is the podium. It’s definitely bad for America right now. But that might not be the case in the future.

[Hirose UK]

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There are multiple events happening all the time in the US, so I'm sure that they will be able to successfully host the world cup.

And I think it will be an amazing world cup actually, since we will have more freedom to do things like drinking alcohol, kissing your partner, etc.

Well, this will be a very enjoyable World Cup because every fan who enters the stadium has the freedom to bring alcoholic drinks, even if only in specified amount, at least it will have a quite extraordinary enjoyable effect.
Moreover, I also sure that there will be sponsors from alcoholic beverage brands there that will make it possible for everyone to freely buy them.
But as much as possible we must be responsible spectators by controlling ourselves so that bad things do not happen, such as disputes with other spectators.

I don't see any reason why there would be a weapon issue in the world cup.

I also don't think there will be weapons at the World Cup because there will always be guarding and very tight security at every match that takes place because it involves people from outside the country so the AS legal authorities are responsible for maintaining the security and comfort of everyone.
Some people associate it with conflict and war but thoughts like this should be dispelled because football has nothing to do with such problems.

[Rampagoe004]

I also don't think there will be weapons at the World Cup because there will always be guarding and very tight security at every match that takes place because it involves people from outside the country so the AS legal authorities are responsible for maintaining the security and comfort of everyone.
Some people associate it with conflict and war but thoughts like this should be dispelled because football has nothing to do with such problems.

This issue arises because the US is a country that legalizes firearms. So concerns about shootings are quite natural because many tourists come from countries where the use of firearms is prohibited. It's like when you make a fuss with the wrong people in America, it's not impossible that they will bring out guns for it. I don't look down on the United States but I hope everything goes well and can hold all the matches in the 2026 world cup successfully.

[Sithara007]

Biden is definitely one of the worst things that could ever happen to America. He has done something what we call “sold his soul”. For some reason, he has unlimited money to give to Zielinski and Israel, but he does not have enough money for the people of his country. At this point, the things that we have seen him do, I actually think he doesn’t remember that he is the President of the United States. he cannot walk up the stairs, he cannot stop his bicycle properly and falls down, he doesn't know where is the podium. It’s definitely bad for America right now. But that might not be the case in the future.

I don't believe that the situation is as bad as you are claiming here, but for a lot of the voters in the United States, Biden's health is an issue. But the funny fact is that a lot of people tend to ignore the fact that Trump is not much younger than Joe Biden. Donald Trump is 77 years old as of now, and Biden is just 3 years senior to him. But the narrative that has been built is that Biden is in very poor health, while Trump is fit enough to participate in the NBA or the NFL. It is going to be a big challenge for Biden, to get around this narrative. 

[lumbanrang]

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Since I saw how the United States government currently seems to have failed to prevent the large number of illegal immigrants from entering their area, I have doubts about the attitude of the United States government in the future to reduce the brutality of spectators who come from various corners of the world. Well, we all know the jargon of the United States is a free country, and there are quite a lot of states in the United States that cannot be categorized as safe for civilians, besides that there are still lots of mass shootings happening there because the legality of weapons still cannot be regulated, I really doubt that the USA will be successful in hosting the world cup games.

There are multiple events happening all the time in the US, so I'm sure that they will be able to successfully host the world cup.

And I think it will be an amazing world cup actually, since we will have more freedom to do things like drinking alcohol, kissing your partner, etc.

I don't see any reason why there would be a weapon issue in the world cup.

The freedom to kiss your partner is your right and is not a highlight for me. Security issues in the USA have become the focus of much of the world, if you do a search on Google you will find that shooting cases occur quite frequently there, maybe inside the stadium the officers can prevent it, but outside the stadium can the officers do that? It seems that the US government is obliged to deploy more security officers in the city where the stadium is hosting the World Cup matches to prevent serious crime.

[Volgastallion]

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America is a country that pays more attention to its people and they usually try to avoid letting dangerous people enter this country because they care about the security of their people that's why it's hard for some people to enter the USA. However, I think America knows they need to make some changes in the rules during the World Cup to make everything easier for the people who want to enter the country just to watch the World Cup games.

This might be a bit out of topic, but people inside the US are quite dangerous themselves. Only this year, there has been 520 mass shooting there:

This is a list of mass shootings that took place in the United States in 2023. Mass shootings are incidents in which several people are victims of firearm-related violence, specifically for the purposes of this article, a total of four victims. As of October 31, a total of 621 people have been killed and 2,126 other people have been injured in 520 shootings.

That's a crazy amount of people killed by mass shootings.

Hopefully the World Cup is great and no major issues appear.

I have some fear about that, i know is gonna be a super deploy of reinforcement forces of security, but a mass shooting is not easy to cover or prevent. Only you can make a lot of inteligence in the prev of the games or mass aglomerations, but that doesnt mean you are safe.

[Jody.Drummer]

I also don't think there will be weapons at the World Cup because there will always be guarding and very tight security at every match that takes place because it involves people from outside the country so the AS legal authorities are responsible for maintaining the security and comfort of everyone.
Some people associate it with conflict and war but thoughts like this should be dispelled because football has nothing to do with such problems.

This issue arises because the US is a country that legalizes firearms. So concerns about shootings are quite natural because many tourists come from countries where the use of firearms is prohibited. It's like when you make a fuss with the wrong people in America, it's not impossible that they will bring out guns for it. I don't look down on the United States but I hope everything goes well and can hold all the matches in the 2026 world cup successfully.

Actually, when talking about security, it will be related to everyone who must take part in organizing security, it's just that the difference is how each person's role is in accordance with their respective abilities. And maybe the difference is when the country organizes a big event that will be attended by many people, they will have more responsibility.
Talking about the legality of firearms in the US, yes it is indeed a concern in itself, because the risk is not playing games and will be directly related to death. I hope the US or FIFA itself already has other plans to anticipate fears like this.

[borovichok]

Biden is definitely one of the worst things that could ever happen to America. He has done something what we call “sold his soul”. For some reason, he has unlimited money to give to Zielinski and Israel, but he does not have enough money for the people of his country. At this point, the things that we have seen him do, I actually think he doesn’t remember that he is the President of the United States. he cannot walk up the stairs, he cannot stop his bicycle properly and falls down, he doesn't know where is the podium. It’s definitely bad for America right now. But that might not be the case in the future.

The United States of America is blessed with influential men who come together to provide extraordinary results and ranking the country to World Power. Everyone complains from Joe Biden administration, What do Americans expects in the first place? A Saint? Every elected president have duties to carry out, they have ambitious goals to reach and they won't jeopardize their golden opportunities when they stand in such position. So we should just fold our arms and watch him do anything that he pleases, afterall he's not staying on the sit forever, he will leave and another president will set in.

[nullama]

Is the US team actually prepared to win their tournament?

Historically, the home team always has an advantage. Could they use this opportunity?

I think they currently don't have players of the caliber of Landon Donovan, or Clint Dempsey. Those were probably some of the best players in the best era of US football.

But maybe I'm missing on some young talent, anyone knows some of them?

[Sithara007]

Is the US team actually prepared to win their tournament?

Historically, the home team always has an advantage. Could they use this opportunity?

I think they currently don't have players of the caliber of Landon Donovan, or Clint Dempsey. Those were probably some of the best players in the best era of US football.

But maybe I'm missing on some young talent, anyone knows some of them?

LOL.. In all probability, United States will end up just like Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, failing to win any of their group matches and failing to progress to the next phase. Anyway, their FIFA ranking is quite good and now they are ranked 11th in the table. But I don't give much importance to these rankings and don't think that they will perform well during the tournament. And right now they are the no.1 ranked team in CONCACAF confederation, even ahead of strong teams such as Mexico and Costa Rica.

[Belarge]

Is the US team actually prepared to win their tournament?

Historically, the home team always has an advantage. Could they use this opportunity?

I think they currently don't have players of the caliber of Landon Donovan, or Clint Dempsey. Those were probably some of the best players in the best era of US football.

But maybe I'm missing on some young talent, anyone knows some of them?

Talking about the US having an advantage in tournaments? Does such things still exists these present days? Because I'm confused, everything is judged concerning how better one can perform and how terrible they can be if they don't stand firm regarding their form this season. The United States of America is a popular country and currently World Power but they do not stand a chance in competing against European countries that have everything a team ought to possess. I can mention few good players in US, they're Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun, Malik Tillman and finally we have Weston McKennie that are exceptionally brilliant. Amercia have good squad that are balance and able to fight in elite tournaments.

[Tony116]

Biden is definitely one of the worst things that could ever happen to America. He has done something what we call “sold his soul”. For some reason, he has unlimited money to give to Zielinski and Israel, but he does not have enough money for the people of his country. At this point, the things that we have seen him do, I actually think he doesn’t remember that he is the President of the United States. he cannot walk up the stairs, he cannot stop his bicycle properly and falls down, he doesn't know where is the podium. It’s definitely bad for America right now. But that might not be the case in the future.

I don't believe that the situation is as bad as you are claiming here, but for a lot of the voters in the United States, Biden's health is an issue. But the funny fact is that a lot of people tend to ignore the fact that Trump is not much younger than Joe Biden. Donald Trump is 77 years old as of now, and Biden is just 3 years senior to him. But the narrative that has been built is that Biden is in very poor health, while Trump is fit enough to participate in the NBA or the NFL. It is going to be a big challenge for Biden, to get around this narrative. 

If we look at the age, it might seem like Donald Trump and Joe Biden are both similar, and a few days later Donald Trump is also going to face the same health complications. But I genuinely think that is not the case. Because we all know how much Nose candy the Biden family takes  . I am talking about Hunter Biden. I am pretty sure that everyone saw that video of Hunter Biden being high on cocaine. Things like that can make anyone feel a lot older. And I think that is what has been happening with Joe Biden, to be honest. I am pretty sure that the situation situation is really bad. Only the news is actually pushing the narrative of Joe Biden being the better president. Everywhere else people are fed up.