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

[Out of mind]

Brazil vs Ecuador These two teams will face each other, the chances of winning between the two teams are high, Brazil has been able to form a strong team at present. Brazil has faced Ecuador ten times, out of which Brazil has won six times and the match has been drawn four times, but Ecuador has not won against Brazil so far. So the chances of winning this match are very low, but the chances of Brazil winning are very high, I think Brazil will win.

Paraguay vs Uruguay: The stronger team of these two teams is Uruguay, the Uruguayan team can perform much better, due to which they are in third position if they get points. On the other hand, Paraguay is in fifth position, but this match can also be expected to be an interesting game, but here the Uruguayan team has a higher chance of winning.

Argentina vs Chile will not be a very aggressive game between these two teams, I think it will be one-sided. Because Argentina, the team at the top of the points table, is currently in good form, and they are a World Cup winning team. On the other hand, Chile, which is currently at the bottom of the points table, their performance is not very good, and in this match, Argentina will easily win against the opposing team and collect three points.

[Agbamoni]

China seems have greater chance to win. however, i'm going straight to the odds. Indonesia is being favored in this game, and i think they can equally battle against China. So i pick Indonesia.
This is a risky bet, but the odds is not bad though. China was performing badly in their previous games, and i think they're mentally bad. Indonesia can take chance in their home game.

Congrats on your win.
At first I was in doubt if Indonesian can beat China, but guess what I played the game and also won some few bucks but it seems I got more luckier than you because I bet on the game when the was 2.07 for Indonesian to win. Don't be surprised while the odd was so big, it's because the game started almost 20 minutes into the game before I placed my bet.

The last game on my parlay is Saudi Arabia to win today. Currently they are leading with 1 goal let's see how it will end.

[Pandu Geddon]

Great struggle from Australian players, however, the winning goal at the end of the second half gave Australia valuable points in the match. They deserved to be very excited when they won the match.
However, they did not get many chances. Even more often under pressure from Japanese players in possession of the ball. Japan and Australia are certain to qualify directly for the World Cup.

Australia's victory in this match also established Australia as the team that qualified for the World Cup. because in terms of points, we can clearly see that it is no longer possible for anyone to overtake Australia, which is currently ranked second.

And the Indonesia vs China match has just ended with the Indonesian national team winning. The match ended with a score of 1-0. And actually I think it was a pretty close match. It's just that some of the drama on the field sometimes makes me quite annoyed. And the tension of the game is also not that high. But yeah, I still enjoy their games. And I'm happy that Indonesia was able to win even though it was only by a narrow score.

Good results were also obtained by Indonesia. The team that was actually not favored in group C but gave a surprise with their performance.


Saudi Arabia's results are temporarily leading 0-1 in the first half from Bahrain. The standings situation ensures Australia to qualify, even though they lose in the next match against Saudi Arabia. It will also be considered if Saudi Arabia can maintain this advantage until the end of the match.
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will determine their fate in the next round.

[AYOBA]

Finally next games in the European qualifiers are about to be underway.  

I'm thinking of watching the Norway - Italy game especially. Because the odds have attracted my attention a lot.



The odds are really close. Honestly 2.45 for Italy is very tempting for me. I think they will win or it will end in a draw. I want to try my luck with their win even though I know how dangerous Norway also are with great attackers such as Haaland.

The upcoming match between Norway and Italy will be an interesting one tomorrow, as both teams have good squads, but I have more confidence in Italy than in Norway due to the high odds they are awarded for them; this proves that their team is in good form. In football, it is either winning or drawing, but given their capacity, I didn’t expect a draw from this match tomorrow.

But let us never make early predictions. We should see what both teams can play against each other. Either they can be able to bring out a positive outcome in the match, as you stated earlier that Norway is also with a great attacker. Let's see what they can do. Sometimes the game is not about who has higher odds.

[yudi09]

Saudi Arabia's results are temporarily leading 0-1 in the first half from Bahrain. The standings situation ensures Australia to qualify, even though they lose in the next match against Saudi Arabia. It will also be considered if Saudi Arabia can maintain this advantage until the end of the match.

Expecting Bahrain to be able to balance the match vs Saudi Arabia, it seems rather difficult because the dominance of Saudi Arabian players is very good. This is inseparable from the experience of each of their players playing in the SPL who learned a lesson because in one team has players who are rich in experience playing in famous leagues in Europe.

Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will determine their fate in the next round.

That's right. Australia's win against Japan means that Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will have to fight their way back through the next round of qualifiers. One of the strong teams they have to face is Qatar later.

[bangjoe]

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Saudi Arabia's results are temporarily leading 0-1 in the first half from Bahrain. The standings situation ensures Australia to qualify, even though they lose in the next match against Saudi Arabia. It will also be considered if Saudi Arabia can maintain this advantage until the end of the match.
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will determine their fate in the next round.

This is a very important match for both teams because now there is only one way left to go to the 2026 World Cup.

Japan and Australia have already secured their places in the 2026 World Cup, where currently Japan with a temporary collection of 20 points is certain to finish as the champion of the standings, and followed by Australia as the runner-up with a temporary collection of 16 points. Likewise with the debutant national team of Southeast Asia, namely Indonesia, they have temporarily collected 12 points, so it is certain that they will finish in 3rd or 4th position in the standings, and continue to the next qualifying round.

now there is only one ticket to go to the next qualifying round, and this is being fought over by the Saudi Arabian and Bahraini national teams, and it seems that because the score is still led by Saudi Arabia, it seems that they will get the ticket.

[Alpha Marine]

The upcoming match between Norway and Italy will be an interesting one tomorrow, as both teams have good squads, but I have more confidence in Italy than in Norway due to the high odds they are awarded for them; this proves that their team is in good form. In football, it is either winning or drawing, but given their capacity, I didn’t expect a draw from this match tomorrow.

The odd given to Norway is too small. It's almost the same with Italy's, which is funny because Italy is better. Norway has been in good form, winning most of their recent matches, but they've not faced any solid team. Israel, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and Slovenia are teams that Norway is expected to win. In fact, the last time they faced a fairly decent team against Austria, they were beaten 5-1.
Italy, on the other hand, have been playing teams like Germany and France, which are more difficult to win. I believe Italy will win that game by over 2 goals. Norway is not in the kind of form to win against Italy, except Italy has a very bad day.

[Sithara007]

That's right. Australia's win against Japan means that Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will have to fight their way back through the next round of qualifiers. One of the strong teams they have to face is Qatar later.

Saudi Arabia won their match against Bahrain today, and Indonesia also got 3 points against China. So that complicates the entire situation. Australia and Saudi Arabia will face off against each other on 10th June at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah. If Saudi Arabia wins this match, then it will leave both the teams with 16 points each. But as of now, Saudi Arabia's net goal difference is 0, while that of Australia is +8. So Saudis need to win by a margin of 9 goals or more.

[Franctoshi]

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Saudi Arabia's results are temporarily leading 0-1 in the first half from Bahrain. The standings situation ensures Australia to qualify, even though they lose in the next match against Saudi Arabia. It will also be considered if Saudi Arabia can maintain this advantage until the end of the match.
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will determine their fate in the next round.

This is a very important match for both teams because now there is only one way left to go to the 2026 World Cup.

Japan and Australia have already secured their places in the 2026 World Cup, where currently Japan with a temporary collection of 20 points is certain to finish as the champion of the standings, and followed by Australia as the runner-up with a temporary collection of 16 points. Likewise with the debutant national team of Southeast Asia, namely Indonesia, they have temporarily collected 12 points, so it is certain that they will finish in 3rd or 4th position in the standings, and continue to the next qualifying round.

now there is only one ticket to go to the next qualifying round, and this is being fought over by the Saudi Arabian and Bahraini national teams, and it seems that because the score is still led by Saudi Arabia, it seems that they will get the ticket.

As this was a crucial match for both teams but only one team had to go through, Although I expected if Bahrain will have managed to stage a comeback before the end of the game, but it later ended up being 0:2, though given their current form and statical performance of both teams lately, it was clear that Saudi Arabia was the better side and they did prove that by winning the Bahrain team by 2 goals to nothing.

[retreat]

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And the Indonesia vs China match has just ended with the Indonesian national team winning. The match ended with a score of 1-0. And actually I think it was a pretty close match. It's just that some of the drama on the field sometimes makes me quite annoyed. And the tension of the game is also not that high. But yeah, I still enjoy their games. And I'm happy that Indonesia was able to win even though it was only by a narrow score.

I also expected that even if Indonesia could win the match, the score would be close, because from my point of view the quality of the Indonesian national team was not so optimal, even though now it has improved better. But the Indonesian national team's win against China was something to be proud of because many underestimated Indonesia, but the reality said otherwise that Indonesia could even reach the fourth round after Saudi Arabia won against Bahrain. But after this I think that the national team's journey will be even harder, because the opponents have better quality and it is possible that the Indonesian national team's steps will stop in the fourth round.

[LUCKMCFLY]

This is a risky bet, but the odds is not bad though. China was performing badly in their previous games, and i think they're mentally bad. Indonesia can take chance in their home game.

I would really like Indonesia to win, I don't know, but I see some videos from Indonesia of some people playing football and they have a very peculiar style of playing, I like it because it is a different style, what I do see that doesn't help them much is their height, generally they are very skillful players but they lack height, I think that can have a lot of influence in this sport which is about Contact and a lot of strength, but I do want to see them play in a World Cup.

[asriloni]

Australia now has a total of 16 points, with only one more match left, so no one can shift them from second place.

AU already secured the second place. Eventhough Saudi can have same points as them if Saudi beats them. However, they have greater GD than saudi. So i think the table is fixed now. There will be no more chances, and the last game is just formality for all of nations in this group.

I congrat Indonesia & Saudi for qualifying for the 4th round.

[joniboini]

I congrat Indonesia & Saudi for qualifying for the 4th round.

I'm surprised that Indonesia finished fourth tbh. When they changed the coach a few months ago, I'm kinda pessimistic about the new one, especially after the terrible result against Australia iirc. I guess I judge too early, even though the opponents after that are arguably weaker. They definitely need to improve their chance creation if they want to go to the next round tbh, even though going this far is a good achievement for such a young team. Saudi, on the other hand, underperforms a lot imo.

[Ahli38]

Saudi Arabia won their match against Bahrain today, and Indonesia also got 3 points against China. So that complicates the entire situation. Australia and Saudi Arabia will face off against each other on 10th June at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah. If Saudi Arabia wins this match, then it will leave both the teams with 16 points each. But as of now, Saudi Arabia's net goal difference is 0, while that of Australia is +8. So Saudis need to win by a margin of 9 goals or more.

Saudi Arabia, Australia and Indonesia each got full points in last night's match. What I didn't expect was that Australia could score a goal in the final minutes of the match which enabled them to win in the end. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia had been ahead since the first half and they increased their lead in the second half. Meanwhile, Indonesia managed to win because of luck obtained from Ole Romeny's penalty kick opportunity in the 45th minute. Without that, Indonesia might have gotten a draw.

For Saudi Arabia's next match, even though they win, it looks like they will still be in second place. Because Australia is already quite ahead in goal difference. While Indonesia loses or wins, they will remain safe in 4th position or even shift Saudi Arabia if Saudi Arabia loses and Indonesia wins. But I'm pretty sure Indonesia won't be able to win against Japan.

[Uruhara]

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Good results were also obtained by Indonesia. The team that was actually not favored in group C but gave a surprise with their performance.


Saudi Arabia's results are temporarily leading 0-1 in the first half from Bahrain. The standings situation ensures Australia to qualify, even though they lose in the next match against Saudi Arabia. It will also be considered if Saudi Arabia can maintain this advantage until the end of the match.
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will determine their fate in the next round.

Indonesia, as the team with the lowest FIFA ranking compared to other teams in the current World Cup qualifying round, has indeed made a surprise with their chances which they can still maintain. With this victory, it is certain that Indonesia will qualify for the 4th round and compete for tickets to the World Cup there. And I think it would be extraordinary if Indonesia succeeded in the 4th round. Although I personally am actually not optimistic enough for the Indonesian national team.

Saudi Arabia managed to end the match with a score of 0-2. After successfully increasing the lead to 2 goals in the second half, namely in the 78th minute by Abdulrahman Alobud. And Saudi Arabia will also be certain to qualify for the 4th round to compete for tickets to the World Cup there. Although Saudi Arabia actually still has a chance to overtake Australia in second place. but that will be almost impossible because there is too much goal difference between the two teams even though Saudi Arabia won the last match. So, it looks like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will fight again in the 4th round. Meanwhile, Bahrain and China look like their journey is over even though they won the last match.

[Just Say]

We enjoyed a historic match yesterday as Uzbekistan managed to draw against the United Arab Emirates in the Asian Qualifier match. In fact the historic point of this match is that the Uzbekistan team has been able to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time. It is true to some extent that the Asian country Uzbekistan and Jordan has worked hard in these qualifiers, which has enabled them to fulfill their dream of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time. I think Uzbekistan has already made history and the Jordanian football team has also been able to make history because a record number of teams will participate in this upcoming World Cup these Asian countries will be involved.

[Hanadawa]

Saudi Arabia, Australia and Indonesia each got full points in last night's match. What I didn't expect was that Australia could score a goal in the final minutes of the match which enabled them to win in the end. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia had been ahead since the first half and they increased their lead in the second half. Meanwhile, Indonesia managed to win because of luck obtained from Ole Romeny's penalty kick opportunity in the 45th minute. Without that, Indonesia might have gotten a draw.
For Saudi Arabia's next match, even though they win, it looks like they will still be in second place. Because Australia is already quite ahead in goal difference. While Indonesia loses or wins, they will remain safe in 4th position or even shift Saudi Arabia if Saudi Arabia loses and Indonesia wins. But I'm pretty sure Indonesia won't be able to win against Japan.

Overall, the Asian zone World Cup qualification has finished. After last night's results, all teams have determined their positions. Only Group B is still competing for 1 place to the next round between Oman and Palestine. Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have been confirmed to qualify for the next round. The last match only shifted the positions of the two teams in 3rd and 4th place. I think Indonesia will play without pressure in the last match. Japan is the strongest team in Asia and it is impossible for Indonesia to beat them. But I think neither Japan nor Indonesia will play with high motivation. And for Indonesia, they have solved a few problems in their front line. Ole Romeny really made significant changes to Indonesia's front line. However, I see that there are still many opportunities that failed to be converted into goals, especially on the wings. Egy MV seemed to waste many opportunities and several times could not make quick decisions which allowed the Chinese defenders to block Egy's threats.

[Sithara007]

We enjoyed a historic match yesterday as Uzbekistan managed to draw against the United Arab Emirates in the Asian Qualifier match. In fact the historic point of this match is that the Uzbekistan team has been able to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time. It is true to some extent that the Asian country Uzbekistan and Jordan has worked hard in these qualifiers, which has enabled them to fulfill their dream of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time. I think Uzbekistan has already made history and the Jordanian football team has also been able to make history because a record number of teams will participate in this upcoming World Cup these Asian countries will be involved.

Uzbekistan toiled really hard this time. They were also placed in a tough group, along with Iran, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Kyrgyzstan and DPRK were the other two teams in Group A. Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a historical achievement, ever since the country was formed as a result of the dissolution of the USSR in 1993. They do have a few very good young players, who excelled during the qualifying tournament. I am talking about Abbosbek Fayzullaev, Husniddin Aliqulov and Eldor Shomurodov.

[Lida93]

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I also expected that even if Indonesia could win the match, the score would be close, because from my point of view the quality of the Indonesian national team was not so optimal, even though now it has improved better. But the Indonesian national team's win against China was something to be proud of because many underestimated Indonesia, but the reality said otherwise that Indonesia could even reach the fourth round after Saudi Arabia won against Bahrain. But after this I think that the national team's journey will be even harder, because the opponents have better quality and it is possible that the Indonesian national team's steps will stop in the fourth round.

Before meeting China, the Indonesia team has played against other fairly tough side to reach this round of the qualification, and so, beating China wasn't anything they couldn't do, only that many fans underestimated them without actually putting their home advantage in this game into consideration. We could see the winning goal margin, it was just 1 goal in the whole full-time and was actually a penalty scored in the first half, which Indonesia was able to defend it to the end. Perhaps they might not pass beyond this round but we can't conclude just yet.

[Sithara007]

Before meeting China, the Indonesia team has played against other fairly tough side to reach this round of the qualification, and so, beating China wasn't anything they couldn't do, only that many fans underestimated them without actually putting their home advantage in this game into consideration. We could see the winning goal margin, it was just 1 goal in the whole full-time and was actually a penalty scored in the first half, which Indonesia was able to defend it to the end. Perhaps they might not pass beyond this round but we can't conclude just yet.

All is not lost for Indonesia. They can still qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is confirmed that they will qualify for the fourth round, along with Saudi Arabia. From Group A, it will be Qatar and United Arab Emirates, while from the Group B it will be Iraq and (probably) Oman. Among all these teams, perhaps UAE is the strongest one. But then we need to see how these teams will be placed in fourth round. There will be two groups of 3 teams each. And then there is a fifth round, for entry to the inter-confederation play-offs.