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

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Indonesia vs Bahrain match will take place tomorrow and it is reported that Indonesian goalkeeper Maarten Paes has arrived there and has undergone joint training session, but there is no certainty whether he will really be included in the main squad for the match that will take place tomorrow.
What is clear in statement delivered by the coach shows that the medical team is still continuing to see how Maarten Paes injury recovery is progressing and for definite decision on how his condition will continue to defend Indonesia will be based on how his recovery is progressing, if possible and ready to play we can definitely see Maarten Paes on the field, this is something that fans really want.
I see the opportunities for Indonesia and Bahrain are almost equal which even the odds of both can be said to be quite high, I take two betting options in one slip and that is Double Chance draw or Indonesia also Over 1.5 and in this slip I get odds @2.19.

I really hope that Maarten Paes will be fine and will play as a starter in the match against Bahrain, although Shin Tae-yong still has goalkeepers such as Ernando Ari Sutaryadi, Nadeo Argawinata, who have their own qualities if Maarten Paes is really injured then that decision must be taken by Shin Tae-yong to play both goalkeepers, because it is impossible for Bahrain to penetrate the Indonesian defense guarded by Mees Hilgers, Jay Idzes, Rizky Ridho, or Jordi Amat who has just recovered from his injury, so playing Ernando Ari Sutaryadi is a good thing for Shin Tae-yong to do, If Maarten Paes is really injured and insists on playing Maarten Paes then the impact must be considered for the next match, because Indonesia will host China in the next match.

Final Score Prediction: 2 - 1
Victory for Indonesia

[Slow death]

Indonesia vs Bahrain match will take place tomorrow and it is reported that Indonesian goalkeeper Maarten Paes has arrived there and has undergone joint training session, but there is no certainty whether he will really be included in the main squad for the match that will take place tomorrow.
What is clear in statement delivered by the coach shows that the medical team is still continuing to see how Maarten Paes injury recovery is progressing and for definite decision on how his condition will continue to defend Indonesia will be based on how his recovery is progressing, if possible and ready to play we can definitely see Maarten Paes on the field, this is something that fans really want.
I see the opportunities for Indonesia and Bahrain are almost equal which even the odds of both can be said to be quite high, I take two betting options in one slip and that is Double Chance draw or Indonesia also Over 1.5 and in this slip I get odds @2.19.

I'm not someone who follows the games of Asian national teams in great detail, but from the little I've been able to research, in my opinion both teams have problems in attack. Even scoring one goal is very difficult, but Indonesia has a good defense when compared to Bahrain, which is why I see this as the type of game that will have few goals. Maybe there will be only one goal and Indonesia will win the game due to their good defense. I saw that the bookmakers are placing Bahrain as the favorite, even some football analysis sites are placing Bahrain as the favorite. But I think Indonesia has a better chance of winning.

[Agbe]

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament. 

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

The Brazilian national team has never missed participation in World Cup and their poor performance in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers makes it little doubtful whether Brazil will have to miss out for the first time? Current standings of CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifier  Brazil national teams on 5th standings position and bit difficult opportunity qualifying to World Cup 2026 because have few points remaining from Bolivia and Paraguay national teams have 9 points.

Upcoming two matches later facing Chile and Peru, have bad news for Brazil national team because their important players Vinicius Jr and Eder Militao have out from squad after injuring. Brazil need six points of two matches reach to higher standings place and get easily for qualifying to FIFA World Cup 2026 because have 9 points remaining from Argentina national teams who lead the first position place.

That is one of the good thing about them. I have not seen Brazil loss out  or didn't qualify for any World, I have not. And I don't know how many games are still left for them to play and qualify in the world cup again. What is happening in my country about the world cup qualifier is worst than Brazil performance. The charges to qualify in the World Cup is very slim in my country.

[Lida93]

Since Flamengo was sacked because of poor performance of his former team their is no need to bring to coach Brazil national team that is already struggling. Brazil needs a vibrant coach that is performing very well as a coach  not a coach who couldn't make a team to win trophies from where he is coming from. Brazil has a good record when it comes good performance in football,  I think in search of a coach that will manage the  team, it should be a coach that is competent based on psst experience and the present.

If things should be put in order I believe Brazil as a team will bounce back because they already have talented players. I just hope if working on the team is what can be done fast so that by the next world cup game the team is already stable.

Brazil should try a foreigner coach. It wouldn't hurt to give this strategy a try... They have tried with brazilian coaches so many times and failed miserably, that to go for a foreigner one seems a reasonable alternative. Many national teams have already done that and saw their teams' performances raising considerably, turning into very competitive teams as consequence.

Even brazilian clubs have been doing this successfuly. Look Palmeiras with the portuguese Abel and Botafogo with the portuguese Arthur Jorge. Both have been a great reinforcement for their respective teams, as both clubs are leading brazilian championship.

Now the national team also needs a fresh and innovative approach. Otherwise, I fear they won't be able to compete from equal to equal against great teams of our time, like the Argentinian one, for an example.

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament. 

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

In my own opinion I would rather say its the end of an era for the Brazilian national team and its time they start all over again to build a formidable team that can replicate the feats of the Brazilian team of 98 and 2002. Similarly this was the case of Spain after winning the European cup and the world cup respectively yet they began to  suddenly decline due to some factors that were beyond their control, for example, change of players, coaches, retirement of some players in the team, injuries etc which makes it difficult for some national teams to continue to dominate in the world stage for a long period of time.

[Litzki1990]

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament. 

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

The Brazilian national team has never missed participation in World Cup and their poor performance in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers makes it little doubtful whether Brazil will have to miss out for the first time? Current standings of CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifier  Brazil national teams on 5th standings position and bit difficult opportunity qualifying to World Cup 2026 because have few points remaining from Bolivia and Paraguay national teams have 9 points.

Upcoming two matches later facing Chile and Peru, have bad news for Brazil national team because their important players Vinicius Jr and Eder Militao have out from squad after injuring. Brazil need six points of two matches reach to higher standings place and get easily for qualifying to FIFA World Cup 2026 because have 9 points remaining from Argentina national teams who lead the first position place.

It is not true that a team like Brazil will not qualify for the main stage of the World Cup. Brazil has qualified to play in the main stage of every World Cup so far and we have faith in Brazil that they will continue to do so. But when we remember that former four-time World Cup winning team Italy has never qualified for the main stage of the World Cup in any World Cup tournament, we have doubts that Brazil can really qualify for the main stage of the 2026 World Cup. You said Brazil has consistently underperformed in major tournaments like the World Cup since 2006, and the biggest proof of that is the fact that it's been a long time since the team failed to qualify for the semi-finals. 

In the last few World Cup tournaments we have seen Brazil exit from the quarter finals and now it is doubtful whether Brazil will be able to play in the main stage of the World Cup.

[Die_empty]

That is one of the good thing about them. I have not seen Brazil loss out  or didn't qualify for any World, I have not. And I don't know how many games are still left for them to play and qualify in the world cup again. What is happening in my country about the world cup qualifier is worst than Brazil performance. The charges to qualify in the World Cup is very slim in my country.

From the quick research I just did now, Brazil is the only national team that has been in all the world cups, and they have the overall best performance. They might not be performing well in the qualifies but they will always look for means to qualify for the World Cup.

But they have to be careful with the 2026 CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers because they are in a tight corner. They have nine points and are in the fifth position and the 6th position is Venezuela with the same point. The first six teams will qualify for the final qualification tournament, the seventh will play in the continental tournament, and the others will be disqualified. I said Brazil is in a critical condition because Bolivia and Paraguay, who are 8th and 7th on the tournament table, both have nine points. So Brazil might be overtaken by these countries if they drop points.

[Mate2237]

Brazil still have the charge to qualify in the world cup because in the table Argentina has 18 points, Columbia 16 points, Uruguay 15 points, Ecuador 11 points, Brazil 10 points, Venezuela 10 points, Paraguay 9 points, Bolivia 9 points, Chile 5 points and finally Peru 3 points. And with this analysis of they play well in their next Matches then they have the opportunity to qualify.
World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL Table 2026

[Die_empty]

Brazil still have the charge to qualify in the world cup because in the table Argentina has 18 points, Columbia 16 points, Uruguay 15 points, Ecuador 11 points, Brazil 10 points, Venezuela 10 points, Paraguay 9 points, Bolivia 9 points, Chile 5 points and finally Peru 3 points. And with this analysis of they play well in their next Matches then they have the opportunity to qualify.
World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL Table 2026

Brazil still have a chance to qualify but my emphasis is that if they keep underperforming, they might lose out. As I said in my previous post, only six teams from the group will progress to the next stage automatically, and Brazil is in fifth position. Now, the team who are occupying the seventh and eighth positions just have one point less than Brazil. So these teams also have the chance of overtaking the Seleção Canarinho if they lose any game. It is just sad that teams like Colombia, Uruguay and Ecuador have more points than Brazil. The table clearly shows that the Brazilian national team needs all the help they can get.

[LUCKMCFLY]

There is no doubt that Brazil is a country that has a lot of potential in football, they have a distinctive football and so on, and it is supported by famous players who were born in this country. But it is very unfortunate when they experience a decline like this which is caused by several things, one of which is mismanagement so that it has a direct impact on the performance of the Brazilian national team.
In fact, if we talk about players, we don't have to look hard for players from this country who already have big names and even star names. So logically they should be able to show something better than what they are showing now. But unfortunately all that did not happen, I hope they will quickly find their identity as a football country full of talent.

Well tomorrow the South American qualifiers start, I have one thing in mind, Brazil really misses Neymar who is the only player for me that the Jogo Bonito has, the rest of the players are very good, but they lack that ingredient of taking Brazil to the top just with their "style", when you talk about having a team under the direction of a largely technical team things are not going to work out, now I'm curious because Bolivia is going to play all its games at the "EL Alto" stadium and it is an impressive altitude there, the oxygen is not the same, the players are getting more tired, the players from other countries who go to Bolivia and from there go to Colombia there are many probabilities that they lose.

[baeva]

Brazil is a traditional team, from this traditional team we have seen many legendary players who have made history in football. You claim that Brazil played well in 2002 but here I would like to add something to you. For example, Brazil has played well in these 22 years, but they have not won any major tournament. 

After 2002, Brazil won the Copa America several times and were defeated in the final. It doesn't mean that Brazil is not going well now, but it doesn't mean that Brazil doesn't have good quality players. There are still good quality players in Brazil but the biggest problem is that there is no experienced manager in Brazil right now to give direction to these good quality players. When a good manager takes over Brazil will once again become one of the best teams in FIFA.

The Brazilian national team has never missed participation in World Cup and their poor performance in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers makes it little doubtful whether Brazil will have to miss out for the first time? Current standings of CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifier  Brazil national teams on 5th standings position and bit difficult opportunity qualifying to World Cup 2026 because have few points remaining from Bolivia and Paraguay national teams have 9 points.

Upcoming two matches later facing Chile and Peru, have bad news for Brazil national team because their important players Vinicius Jr and Eder Militao have out from squad after injuring. Brazil need six points of two matches reach to higher standings place and get easily for qualifying to FIFA World Cup 2026 because have 9 points remaining from Argentina national teams who lead the first position place.

It is not true that a team like Brazil will not qualify for the main stage of the World Cup. Brazil has qualified to play in the main stage of every World Cup so far and we have faith in Brazil that they will continue to do so. But when we remember that former four-time World Cup winning team Italy has never qualified for the main stage of the World Cup in any World Cup tournament, we have doubts that Brazil can really qualify for the main stage of the 2026 World Cup. You said Brazil has consistently underperformed in major tournaments like the World Cup since 2006, and the biggest proof of that is the fact that it's been a long time since the team failed to qualify for the semi-finals. 

In the last few World Cup tournaments we have seen Brazil exit from the quarter finals and now it is doubtful whether Brazil will be able to play in the main stage of the World Cup.

Brazil although struggling as a team, it's really hard to imagine them failing to qualify for the main stage of the championship. In fact, I think they could well reach at least the quarter-finals. Their coach says they will be in the final, I don't know, we'll see, because to get to the final of the World Cup you have to be in much better shape than Brazil is at the moment.

[Adiljutt156]

Indonesia vs Bahrain match will take place tomorrow and it is reported that Indonesian goalkeeper Maarten Paes has arrived there and has undergone joint training session, but there is no certainty whether he will really be included in the main squad for the match that will take place tomorrow.
What is clear in statement delivered by the coach shows that the medical team is still continuing to see how Maarten Paes injury recovery is progressing and for definite decision on how his condition will continue to defend Indonesia will be based on how his recovery is progressing, if possible and ready to play we can definitely see Maarten Paes on the field, this is something that fans really want.
I see the opportunities for Indonesia and Bahrain are almost equal which even the odds of both can be said to be quite high, I take two betting options in one slip and that is Double Chance draw or Indonesia also Over 1.5 and in this slip I get odds @2.19.

Bahrain national football team is favorite for the next match. We will watch that match and everybody has eye on that match because both teams are good teams and can play well . We are watching the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers and Bahrain team is ahead because they got 3 points with -4GD by playing 2 matches and Indonesia team has 4th position and got 2 points . Bahrain team performance is comparatively good because they won 2 matches out of 5 last matches and in the comparison, Indonesia  team won only 1 match in last five matches. Both teams are of same level and both teams have to give good effort to win this match and large audience will watch this match and players should have confidence on them