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

[Sithara007]

I am really surprised with their dispersion about having spot into world cup because as they are doing things also have changed these are wired they can go with long strategy which is surely going to be better helpful and also have enough chances for going into this mega event.

Their Dutch connections are not new with they have deep roots but in last few months as they are using it's interesting but here I agreed with these changes still chances are not high for them to have spot into this world cup. They needed to work on their domestic structure which is surely better thing if they wanted to have their team into big events bringing good and strong changes surely increase their players pool and also chances but sadly in Asian region things are not easy as we have expectations.

If they want to qualify for the world cup, then there are two options - the first one being the shorter route, and it involves importing foreign-based players (which they are doing right now). The second option would be a long-term approach, focusing on the grass-roots. They could improve the quality of the national league, by attracting talented foreign players (similar to what Saudi Arabia is doing right now). The problem with the first method is that the gains won't last, unless it is backed up by the second method.

[Volgastallion]

What a nice news to hear Neymar Jr is again on the plans of the national team of Brazil, i like him and his football, and this Brazil team really needs his joy and fun not only into the pitch but also outside.

Plus i think if he is into the team he is gonna take the pressure on him and the rest of the team can be more relieved.

[retreat]

What a nice news to hear Neymar Jr is again on the plans of the national team of Brazil, i like him and his football, and this Brazil team really needs his joy and fun not only into the pitch but also outside.

Plus i think if he is into the team he is gonna take the pressure on him and the rest of the team can be more relieved.

Even though his performance is not like before, but with his presence in the Brazilian national team it can provide enthusiasm, both for the players and also the Brazilian supporters who have been waiting for his presence for more than a year. He may not be a key player, but his presence will be a good thing for the national team, and he does not need to play harder, because there are already Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha, Savinho, he will only be a good player in the center-backs section, and that is enough for the Brazilian national team.

[criptoevangelista]

What a nice news to hear Neymar Jr is again on the plans of the national team of Brazil, i like him and his football, and this Brazil team really needs his joy and fun not only into the pitch but also outside.

Plus i think if he is into the team he is gonna take the pressure on him and the rest of the team can be more relieved.

Even though his performance is not like before, but with his presence in the Brazilian national team it can provide enthusiasm, both for the players and also the Brazilian supporters who have been waiting for his presence for more than a year. He may not be a key player, but his presence will be a good thing for the national team, and he does not need to play harder, because there are already Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha, Savinho, he will only be a good player in the center-backs section, and that is enough for the Brazilian national team.

My friend @rdluffy, it wasn't this time... no matter how hard Corinthians tried, overturning a 3-goal deficit is very, very difficult... it's a shame Corinthians were eliminated, one less Brazilian in the Libertadores. This serves as a lesson for other teams not to get carried away in just one game, you need to be focused and pay close attention in each match.

[irhact]

Even though his performance is not like before, but with his presence in the Brazilian national team it can provide enthusiasm, both for the players and also the Brazilian supporters who have been waiting for his presence for more than a year. He may not be a key player, but his presence will be a good thing for the national team, and he does not need to play harder, because there are already Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha, Savinho, he will only be a good player in the center-backs section, and that is enough for the Brazilian national team.

Of a truth some players presence is enough to serve as motivation to some other young players, they don't really have to even bee outstanding especially for players who are international stars and have been in the team for a good number of time and have been exceptional all along, moreover he's gradually aging and so much shouldn't be expected of him than been that motivation to those younger stars coming up, the Brazilian team having the likes of Raphinha and Vinicius is enough assurance that if theses talents are well harnessed the team will do much better than they have ever done considering the performance of these persons in their current clubs.

[Slow death]

What a nice news to hear Neymar Jr is again on the plans of the national team of Brazil, i like him and his football, and this Brazil team really needs his joy and fun not only into the pitch but also outside.

Plus i think if he is into the team he is gonna take the pressure on him and the rest of the team can be more relieved.

Neymar is a player with very good skills, and on the field opponents focus a lot on him. But the Brazilian national team has many players with great skills, the real problem is with the coaches who are not coaches of great achievements in Europe.

This has been a problem that seems to be ignored by Brazilian leaders. Those good Brazilian players are playing in Europe, but the coach has never achieved anything big as a coach in Europe, they achieved things in Brazil, so they can't deal with the Brazilian national team

[Volgastallion]

I read today some bad and shit news for me, what the hell is going on on the head of some of the president of federations of football and FIFA, stop chasing money please, i heard something like they want in the 2030 world cup to be 64 TEAMS!!!!. No way man, i know this is more money for them because of more matches, but stop that, the quality is gonna be poor.

[babygun]

I read today some bad and shit news for me, what the hell is going on on the head of some of the president of federations of football and FIFA, stop chasing money please, i heard something like they want in the 2030 world cup to be 64 TEAMS!!!!. No way man, i know this is more money for them because of more matches, but stop that, the quality is gonna be poor.

Didn’t read that news yet but does it really surprise you? It is all about the money; the FIFA doesn’t really care about the teams or getting high quality matches, they are just focused on getting the most money they can. And I have the feeling it will not be stopping anytime soon.

[Hirose UK]

Yes, it is an opportunity for Australia because Indonesia is definitely in condition of adapting to the style of play and playing strategy given by the new coach, but Indonesia has more naturalized players and that will make it easier to adapt because Patrick Kluivert will definitely use playing style like in Europe.
Let just wait until their match is actually held, after all, it only less than 2 weeks away.

Although I am Indonesian but I admit that currently Indonesia is in an unfortunate position because they have just recruited a new coach. As I recall STY needed years to build a solid squad and in accordance with the philosophy he wanted to use in the game. But currently STY does not have many naturalized players and the quality of Indonesian players at that time was really far below standard. Currently Indonesia has many players who play in Europe even though they are not from the top European leagues or regular players in their clubs. But I think Patrick Kluivert gets players with European standard quality and because Patrick Kluivert is from the Netherlands, I think it will be easy for Patrick Kluivert to implement his playing philosophy because most of Indonesia's naturalized players are from the Netherlands.

Well that what some people are concerned about especially fans from Indonesia, not only STY but most other team also need time to adapt and be able to perform optimally again, such as the example of Saudi Arabia who changed coach with their former coach before but even though he had been the coach of Saudi Arabia, in fact now he is still showing return to adaptation.
Yes, hopefully what we hope can really be done.

[Sithara007]

I read today some bad and shit news for me, what the hell is going on on the head of some of the president of federations of football and FIFA, stop chasing money please, i heard something like they want in the 2030 world cup to be 64 TEAMS!!!!. No way man, i know this is more money for them because of more matches, but stop that, the quality is gonna be poor.

More number of participants doesn't really mean a decline in quality. It can only mean better geographical representation in the World Cup. For example, Brazil will be part of the 2026 edition, only because the number of participants have been increased from 4.5 to 6.5 in the CONMEBOL confederation. The same can be probably said about Asian teams such as Australia, Uzbekistan and Iraq in Asia. Those teams which perform poorly (such as Denmark and Balgium) will qualify for the main event even if there are only 32 participants.

[Die_empty]

More number of participants doesn't really mean a decline in quality. It can only mean better geographical representation in the World Cup. For example, Brazil will be part of the 2026 edition, only because the number of participants have been increased from 4.5 to 6.5 in the CONMEBOL confederation. The same can be probably said about Asian teams such as Australia, Uzbekistan and Iraq in Asia. Those teams which perform poorly (such as Denmark and Balgium) will qualify for the main event even if there are only 32 participants.

Some low-quality sides may qualify for the World Cup due to the increased slots. But more representation will be good for global football. Players would gain international experience if they qualify for the World Cup, which will help in their development. It would also give more players the exposure that will make top clubs to identify them easily. The money earned by these countries in the World Cup could also be used for the development of the game in their country.

[dezoel]

I read today some bad and shit news for me, what the hell is going on on the head of some of the president of federations of football and FIFA, stop chasing money please, i heard something like they want in the 2030 world cup to be 64 TEAMS!!!!. No way man, i know this is more money for them because of more matches, but stop that, the quality is gonna be poor.

Didn’t read that news yet but does it really surprise you? It is all about the money; the FIFA doesn’t really care about the teams or getting high quality matches, they are just focused on getting the most money they can. And I have the feeling it will not be stopping anytime soon.

They are currently considering this because 2030 is going to be centenary event so they are feeling this could be historic event as well even official things are still under review because hosting even like this has never been easy while they are already having expansion and this could be huge.

Most of the sports organizations are under controversies as they are using funds not as they needed, and their strategy is also not good but still I am considering FIFA is having good work about soccer, and they are also bringing this game on good level because in many countries quality increased, and many countries are also working on their structure for having participation in mega FIFA World Cup event.

[banana33]

More number of participants doesn't really mean a decline in quality. It can only mean better geographical representation in the World Cup. For example, Brazil will be part of the 2026 edition, only because the number of participants have been increased from 4.5 to 6.5 in the CONMEBOL confederation. The same can be probably said about Asian teams such as Australia, Uzbekistan and Iraq in Asia. Those teams which perform poorly (such as Denmark and Balgium) will qualify for the main event even if there are only 32 participants.

Some low-quality sides may qualify for the World Cup due to the increased slots. But more representation will be good for global football. Players would gain international experience if they qualify for the World Cup, which will help in their development. It would also give more players the exposure that will make top clubs to identify them easily. The money earned by these countries in the World Cup could also be used for the development of the game in their country.

I fully agree that they have increased the slots of participants so as to give other countries the opportunity to emerge at a football level, but let's say that the quality of the World Cup championship could be lowered at the expense of quantity, as we saw in the previous World Cup, the quality of the matches has dropped drastically, we can't do anything about this, it's normal that teams that don't have a football preparation and tradition are less prepared than others who have been playing for centuries

[Hanadawa]

Some low-quality sides may qualify for the World Cup due to the increased slots. But more representation will be good for global football. Players would gain international experience if they qualify for the World Cup, which will help in their development. It would also give more players the exposure that will make top clubs to identify them easily. The money earned by these countries in the World Cup could also be used for the development of the game in their country.

More representatives will make the world cup have more viewers especially if they are countries with strong football traditions. However I think making 64 slots in the world cup will make the quality of the world cup decrease. So far the world cup is the highest football competition in the world which is only participated by the best football teams in the world. That's what makes the world cup the most prestigious event and worth watching. Increasing the slots to 64 slots means that teams that have never qualified for the world cup will qualify for the first time. That's good because it can make them be noticed by big world teams. However overall it will make the quality level of the world cup decrease. I don't know if my opinion is acceptable or not but I think if we talk about increasing opportunities and experiences then they can compete in regional tournaments such as the Asian Cup, Euro or Copa America.

[doomloop]

Some low-quality sides may qualify for the World Cup due to the increased slots. But more representation will be good for global football. Players would gain international experience if they qualify for the World Cup, which will help in their development. It would also give more players the exposure that will make top clubs to identify them easily. The money earned by these countries in the World Cup could also be used for the development of the game in their country.

I fully agree that they have increased the slots of participants so as to give other countries the opportunity to emerge at a football level, but let's say that the quality of the World Cup championship could be lowered at the expense of quantity, as we saw in the previous World Cup, the quality of the matches has dropped drastically, we can't do anything about this, it's normal that teams that don't have a football preparation and tradition are less prepared than others who have been playing for centuries

Increasing quality has never been easy because this needed good funds and good dedication as well while many countries fail to work on their domestic structure due to many reasons which are giving them problems, and they fail to keep things on good level.

In last few years, few countries done good work and improve their quality which helps them but still it's long way to go for keeping consistency and bringing good players at the front currently South America and Europe are leading with African region is also doing good job but sadly Asian region is badly down. Difference of quality is having bigger which is surely not easy to cut this need good professional approach with corruption is also the biggest problem for many countries which fail to keep things fair and well organized at the top level.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I read today some bad and shit news for me, what the hell is going on on the head of some of the president of federations of football and FIFA, stop chasing money please, i heard something like they want in the 2030 world cup to be 64 TEAMS!!!!. No way man, i know this is more money for them because of more matches, but stop that, the quality is gonna be poor.

Didn’t read that news yet but does it really surprise you? It is all about the money; the FIFA doesn’t really care about the teams or getting high quality matches, they are just focused on getting the most money they can. And I have the feeling it will not be stopping anytime soon.

They are currently considering this because 2030 is going to be centenary event so they are feeling this could be historic event as well even official things are still under review because hosting even like this has never been easy while they are already having expansion and this could be huge.

Most of the sports organizations are under controversies as they are using funds not as they needed, and their strategy is also not good but still I am considering FIFA is having good work about soccer, and they are also bringing this game on good level because in many countries quality increased, and many countries are also working on their structure for having participation in mega FIFA World Cup event.

I have a very different opinion , for me the quality of teams worldwide has been Increasing, I think that could be the reason why they want to do it that way, it's not bad, if we go to South America you can see the fierce fight there is to win those places, I am struck by other countries like Indonesia , it is a country that I want to see Play , it is a country that also deserves to show its football , sometimes We see teams from countries that are Boring , I Would not dare to say all of them, but in most countries Worldwide they have raised their level of Football.

[irhact]

I fully agree that they have increased the slots of participants so as to give other countries the opportunity to emerge at a football level, but let's say that the quality of the World Cup championship could be lowered at the expense of quantity, as we saw in the previous World Cup, the quality of the matches has dropped drastically, we can't do anything about this, it's normal that teams that don't have a football preparation and tradition are less prepared than others who have been playing for centuries

Originally world cup is supposed to be a game that will bring the world together via participation in the football championship so I don't see so much challenge with the quantity and that is beginning to fulfil the actual and probable original plan for the game. Except that some countries do not have the football tradition and aren't known for the game but getting them to be involved and foster that world unity in the spirit of sportsmanship will be achieved,  them may later crash out despite qualifying earlier because they don't have the experience and the squad strength to play against other experienced teams but they had a chance at participation,  this is my taughts on the world cup and the increased slot for more countries to participate.

[Fuso.hp]

It really feels bad for Neymar at times, he has spent a long career recovering from injuries but at this late stage of his career when we Neymar fans are expecting him to end his career with something good, he is still injured again. Neymar has been injury free for a while and has been playing regularly for his current club and performing well enough to be considered for the Brazil national team, but he suffered another injury a few days after the squad was announced. If his injury is serious and if he is sidelined for a long period of time, Brazil will select someone else to replace him, but his chances of making the 2026 World Cup squad will be greatly reduced. I would never have known if I hadn't seen Neymar that a footballer could suffer so many injuries in his entire career.

[AmoreJaz]

It really feels bad for Neymar at times, he has spent a long career recovering from injuries but at this late stage of his career when we Neymar fans are expecting him to end his career with something good, he is still injured again. Neymar has been injury free for a while and has been playing regularly for his current club and performing well enough to be considered for the Brazil national team, but he suffered another injury a few days after the squad was announced. If his injury is serious and if he is sidelined for a long period of time, Brazil will select someone else to replace him, but his chances of making the 2026 World Cup squad will be greatly reduced. I would never have known if I hadn't seen Neymar that a footballer could suffer so many injuries in his entire career.

It maybe because, he's always giving his best performance in every game to the point that he suffered those injuries. Do remember, a grade 3 level of sprain would take months and months to recover if the therapy program is not good enough. So he maybe missing some games, but yes, it can truly affect his chances if his injuries are that bad that he can't get back to the field with his best foot forward.

I fully agree that they have increased the slots of participants so as to give other countries the opportunity to emerge at a football level, but let's say that the quality of the World Cup championship could be lowered at the expense of quantity, as we saw in the previous World Cup, the quality of the matches has dropped drastically, we can't do anything about this, it's normal that teams that don't have a football preparation and tradition are less prepared than others who have been playing for centuries

Originally world cup is supposed to be a game that will bring the world together via participation in the football championship so I don't see so much challenge with the quantity and that is beginning to fulfil the actual and probable original plan for the game. Except that some countries do not have the football tradition and aren't known for the game but getting them to be involved and foster that world unity in the spirit of sportsmanship will be achieved,  them may later crash out despite qualifying earlier because they don't have the experience and the squad strength to play against other experienced teams but they had a chance at participation,  this is my taughts on the world cup and the increased slot for more countries to participate.

Increasing the number would mean some of the countries will now join the prestigious World Cup. Because with so many teams worldwide, some are not just cut for the upper tier. And with such expansion, it will give them the opportunity to play on the world stage. At least, have their chance to the coveted World Cup title.

[Akbarkoe]

What a nice news to hear Neymar Jr is again on the plans of the national team of Brazil, i like him and his football, and this Brazil team really needs his joy and fun not only into the pitch but also outside.

Plus i think if he is into the team he is gonna take the pressure on him and the rest of the team can be more relieved.

Neymar is currently in the Brazil squad, but it is very unfortunate that Antony has to be crossed out of the Brazilian national team list even though this season after joining Real Betis, Antony has shown quite impressive performance, and at this time Antony is one of the key players for Real Betis. and in my opinion for now Antony is better than Neymar, although if we talk about his past, Neymar is indeed one of Brazil's wonders

Damn...!!!!! Brazil has too many great players, so the options to add players to the squad list are too many, especially for the left and right wingers.