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

[Raflesia]

It seems strange when a club like Italy with a myriad of very good players with good dominance but instead a little hassle with the game carried out by Moldova even seeing on target and disallowed goals actually seems a little bad for the Italian midfield and defense in this match.

Indeed they won by 2 goals and that is something that cannot be denied, but still if you look at the depth of their squad, Spalletti should be able to be more able to organize the scheme in this match.
With these results Italy are still in 3rd place where now Norway seems like they are still quite dominating with 4 matches without losing but Italy's chance is certainly still very large to be able to compete in the race for the standings in group I this time.

A very important win for Italy, although it can no longer save Spalletti job. The win over Moldova went according to many people predictions, and on paper Italy does have the more complete attributes to secure full points. Of course, Italy chances of qualifying for the World Cup are still very much open, even though they have to go through the play-offs, and I think Norway will still be group winners. Italy fate in the future will depend greatly on the next manager, if they appoint the wrong person, it is likely that Italy will be absent from the World Cup again, which would be very embarrassing.

Even though the victory was eventually obtained in the match, it seems that the previous defeat to Norway with a sizable score gave a blow to Spalletti and Italy so the decision to resign from the position of coach although there are many pros and cons I think we need to respect this.

Spalletti is a pretty good coach it's just that he didn't do well in Italy so to leave on good terms is still worthy of respect and praise despite the shadows and criticism.
There are 2 names that are now widely heard where Stefano Pioli and Claudio Ranieri are rumored to be the most likely to coach the Italian national team next but there are still no further developments regarding this matter although this is something to wait for especially for Ranieri because despite his age, he is indeed a cold-handed figure for the coaching chair.

[Solokan]

Today we will have the final phase of matches in AFC third round qualifier. Picture is a lot clear now. Iran and Uzbekistan has qualified from Group A, and for the latter this will be the first time that they are qualifying to the FIFA World Cup. From Group B, South Korea and Jordan have qualified. Japan and Australia have qualified from Group C. For the fourth round, the scenario is still not that clear. For me, the strongest teams in this round are Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.

surely at this time Uzbekistan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, Japan and Jordan must be very happy because they have qualified for the 2026 World Cup and of course I want to congratulate them and of course they are still lucky for those who will return to play in the 4th round because of course there is still a chance for them to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

of course in the 4th round it certainly seems like it will happen again and of course now like Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates will certainly try hard to get tickets to the 2026 World Cup. but if I personally favor Indonesia to win and finally qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

today of course there are so many match schedules that of course make us all confused about which match to choose which match do you think you choose which match to watch? if I apparently want to watch the Japan vs Indonesia match because I come from Indonesia and I want to see Indonesia win even though of course it is not easy for the Indonesian national team to win.

[giorgione]

Today we will have the final phase of matches in AFC third round qualifier. Picture is a lot clear now. Iran and Uzbekistan has qualified from Group A, and for the latter this will be the first time that they are qualifying to the FIFA World Cup. From Group B, South Korea and Jordan have qualified. Japan and Australia have qualified from Group C. For the fourth round, the scenario is still not that clear. For me, the strongest teams in this round are Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.

surely at this time Uzbekistan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, Japan and Jordan must be very happy because they have qualified for the 2026 World Cup and of course I want to congratulate them and of course they are still lucky for those who will return to play in the 4th round because of course there is still a chance for them to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

of course in the 4th round it certainly seems like it will happen again and of course now like Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates will certainly try hard to get tickets to the 2026 World Cup. but if I personally favor Indonesia to win and finally qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

today of course there are so many match schedules that of course make us all confused about which match to choose which match do you think you choose which match to watch? if I apparently want to watch the Japan vs Indonesia match because I come from Indonesia and I want to see Indonesia win even though of course it is not easy for the Indonesian national team to win.

this world cup championship is a bit ridiculous, and I say this as a European, there are too many poor national teams, the possibility of participating in very important European national teams is precluded in order to allow national teams like Indonesia to participate, who for heaven's sake will have deservedly won, but will go to the world cup to make the usual fool of themselves

[Ahli38]

today of course there are so many match schedules that of course make us all confused about which match to choose which match do you think you choose which match to watch? if I apparently want to watch the Japan vs Indonesia match because I come from Indonesia and I want to see Indonesia win even though of course it is not easy for the Indonesian national team to win.

As an Indonesian, I will also watch the Japan vs Indonesia match. Even though I know Indonesia will most likely lose. But I won't mind that. because I think we all know there is a clear difference between the quality of the Japanese national team and the quality of the Indonesian national team. Moreover, even from the FIFA rankings, the difference is very, very big. So what we expect from Indonesia is perhaps whether they can show a better game or not than usual. Even if Indonesia loses but can score a goal against Japan then that is good enough in my opinion.

And regarding whether Indonesia can qualify for the World Cup or not. Actually that's not a problem. Because in the end those who will pass are those who deserve to pass thanks to their persistence and quality. So if Indonesia can qualify, it will be a matter of pride, even though I know that in the World Cup, Indonesia might even have difficulty getting through the group phase.

[ajanwalker]

The Belgium-Wales match was a very good match. In previous years, national matches were very boring and had few goals, but especially in this time, we are watching enjoyable and goal-rich matches. A total of 7 goals were scored in the match. Belgium took a 3-0 lead, but Wales did not give up. They scored one goal in the first half and 2 more in the second half, making the score 3-3.

Belgium scored the 4th goal with Lukaku, but the ball had already crossed the touchline, so they cancelled out the goal. Kevin De Bruyne made a great single shot on the cross from the right with 5 minutes left in normal time, making the score 4-3.
Belgium completed the match, which they would have won comfortably, with a hard time.

[Cossyblack]

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Im not happy with how Italy played. They only scored two goals in this match and if var didnt cancelled the goal from Moldova it could have ended up a lot different. Italy isnt looking good anymore like they did in years before. I doubt they will qualify for the world cup. Also Norway struggled a lot to score the goal

It seems strange when a club like Italy with a myriad of very good players with good dominance but instead a little hassle with the game carried out by Moldova even seeing on target and disallowed goals actually seems a little bad for the Italian midfield and defense in this match.

Indeed they won by 2 goals and that is something that cannot be denied, but still if you look at the depth of their squad, Spalletti should be able to be more able to organize the scheme in this match.
With these results Italy are still in 3rd place where now Norway seems like they are still quite dominating with 4 matches without losing but Italy's chance is certainly still very large to be able to compete in the race for the standings in group I this time.

A very important win for Italy, although it can no longer save Spalletti job. The win over Moldova went according to many people predictions, and on paper Italy does have the more complete attributes to secure full points. Of course, Italy chances of qualifying for the World Cup are still very much open, even though they have to go through the play-offs, and I think Norway will still be group winners. Italy fate in the future will depend greatly on the next manager, if they appoint the wrong person, it is likely that Italy will be absent from the World Cup again, which would be very embarrassing.

We are already seeing good result from the Italian team after sacking Spalletti as Head Coach. This is the kind of winning we have waiting to see and it's also a welcome development for the team for securing a 2 goals victory against Maldova. It's obvious Spalletti  inability to manage his team very well  have contributed to their poor playing  performance in the field. Like you said and I agree that, there's still hope for the Italian team to still make it to the world cup but it all gonna depend on the New coach taking over from Spalletti and if the team are going to respect and cooperate with him effectively.

[babo]

We are already seeing good result from the Italian team after sacking Spalletti as Head Coach. This is the kind of winning we have waiting to see and it's also a welcome development for the team for securing a 2 goals victory against Maldova. It's obvious Spalletti  inability to manage his team very well  have contributed to their poor playing  performance in the field. Like you said and I agree that, there's still hope for the Italian team to still make it to the world cup but it all gonna depend on the New coach taking over from Spalletti and if the team are going to respect and cooperate with him effectively.

unfortunately it ended badly, in the worst possible way with Spalletti.
It's not all his fault, in Italy we don't invest in Italian players, we don't let them grow and we prefer to buy foreigners
Obviously Italian football comes out of this weakened, we all know that

This is why I love Atalanta, which invests in the youth team

[pusaka]

He tried a new challenge by leaving Napoli and joining the Italian National Team, but it turned out that it was not as easy as imagined, in the end he had to fail too.

However, being a National Team coach is not an easy job at all, because he only has a short time to gather players and in that short time they also have to implement the right strategy and of course it is not easy. It is different if he becomes a club coach, at the club they have time together almost all the time and that is a good time to form chemistry that is difficult to get in the National Team.

Spalletti left Napoli because he had problems with the president of the club (just like many other managers before him). His initial idea was to take one year off but then Italy called him up, and it's difficult to say no when your country is giving you the opportunity to manage the national team. He never left Napoli for Italy, what happened was totally unrelated.

I actually also heard the news about the contract issue, but I didn't go into the problem in other words I only heard it briefly. And before that, the news that was circulating more strongly was because Spalletti preferred the Italian National Team. Maybe they were trying to cover up the real news for some reason, but that's just my assumption.

Regardless of all that, now we have seen a new era for Napoli because they have succeeded in winning the Scudetto title again after Spalletti left and they failed in the first season without this coach.

[aylabadia05]

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As an Indonesian, I will also watch the Japan vs Indonesia match. Even though I know Indonesia will most likely lose. But I won't mind that. because I think we all know there is a clear difference between the quality of the Japanese national team and the quality of the Indonesian national team. Moreover, even from the FIFA rankings, the difference is very, very big. So what we expect from Indonesia is perhaps whether they can show a better game or not than usual. Even if Indonesia loses but can score a goal against Japan then that is good enough in my opinion.

Support for Indonesia will still be given even though we realize that the chances of winning over Japan are very small. Who knows later Indonesia will be able to break many predictions so that many bets lose because they have chosen Japan as the favorite team predicted to win big over Indonesia.
This match no longer affects automatic qualification because Indonesia's points are safe to compete in round 4. This match will be a prestige match for Japan and a proof match for the head coach of the Indonesian National Team with the squad chosen by Patrick Kluivert.

[joniboini]

of course in the 4th round it certainly seems like it will happen again and of course now like Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates will certainly try hard to get tickets to the 2026 World Cup. but if I personally favor Indonesia to win and finally qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

That's a bold prediction. I wonder what makes people think Indonesia is strong enough to beat teams like Saudi Arabia. Are you suggesting that they're playing such good football compared to other teams in round 4? I watched some of their games, and I'm not that confident with what I'm seeing. Of course, they're doing pretty well, and I'm happy for that, but I'm not targeting anything other than qualifying for round 4. If they go past that, it's a nice experience, if they don't, it's a good achievement nonetheless.

[Jossque]

Norway won 1-0 against Estonia thanks to Erling Haaland's goal. Norway started the match with pressure and had plenty of chances against their opponents. They were not very effective in front of goal because they could have scored more goals. They also won this match and reached 4 wins in 4 matches.
Italy managed to win 2-0 against Moldova. Goals from Raspadori and Cambiaso gave Italy their first win in the group. Moldova had as many scoring chances as Italy but failed to capitalize on them. Italy still have a chance to finish top of the group but they need to avoid dropping points.

[Uruhara]

Support for Indonesia will still be given even though we realize that the chances of winning over Japan are very small. Who knows later Indonesia will be able to break many predictions so that many bets lose because they have chosen Japan as the favorite team predicted to win big over Indonesia.
This match no longer affects automatic qualification because Indonesia's points are safe to compete in round 4. This match will be a prestige match for Japan and a proof match for the head coach of the Indonesian National Team with the squad chosen by Patrick Kluivert.

Unfortunately, Indonesia's hopes of winning have now disappeared. The current score also shows the difference in the quality of these two national teams which is very contrasting. Japan was able to break into Indonesia's goal without any problems. They have now managed to score 5 goals and maybe there will be several more goals scored. It seems like STY and Patrick have not been able to make Indonesia match Japan's performance. Maybe it's because the difference in player quality is quite clear that this can happen.


The score of the other match is China vs Bahrain still 0-0, while South Korea vs Kuwait 1-0 due to South Korea's superiority.

[Adiljutt156]

The first half of the Andorra vs England match still did not produce a single goal. It's just that England has fought very well by dominating the match and also making several attacks which were actually quite good but were not able to convert into goals.

And actually, if you look at the match statistics for the first half, we should be able to predict that England will succeed in scoring a goal in the end in the second half. Just look at how England controlled the ball with a percentage of 83% in the first half. This shows that Andorra is really not that powerful in this match. It's just that Andorra defended well.



What do you think of this match? will England win?

I have chosen England to win this match.

England had already taken a 0-1 lead in this match. Kane makes the score provisional. That's good for Kane.
Tuchel's 4-1-4-1 England formation in this match had Curtis Jones at right-back. But now Tuchel has changed that to include Trent and Eze.
Jones looks set to partner Henderson in midfield and play Trent Arnold at right-back.
With the time remaining, this 0-1 scoreline will change. Go will come again for England, who knows who will score, this is what I am looking forward to.

Andorra national football team played very bad against England national football team and that match was tough match for both teams because we saw only 1 goal in this match. FIFA World Cup European qualifiers matches are going smoothly and we are watching all matches of that tournament. RCDE Stadium was arranged for this match and performance of England  football team was well in second half as that team player did goal in second half and Kane was a person who did goal at 50 minutes of the match and after and before we didn't see any goal in this match and match was ended with result of 1-0 .Andorra national football team need to work on their attacking ability because they have to do goals to win the match.

[hyudien]

Unfortunately, Indonesia's hopes of winning have now disappeared. The current score also shows the difference in the quality of these two national teams which is very contrasting. Japan was able to break into Indonesia's goal without any problems. They have now managed to score 5 goals and maybe there will be several more goals scored. It seems like STY and Patrick have not been able to make Indonesia match Japan's performance. Maybe it's because the difference in player quality is quite clear that this can happen.

The final score was 6-0 for Japan victory, as an Indonesian citizen I am quite disappointed with what happened today, they had no resistance at all, they had difficulty getting even one chance, even for a corner kick they didn't get it. Yes the quality of the players from both countries is very different but in my opinion since Kluivert hands the national team game has been less interesting, if you remember when it was still in Shin hands, they were still able to put up resistance against Japan.

[armanda90]

The final score was 6-0 for Japan victory, as an Indonesian citizen I am quite disappointed with what happened today, they had no resistance at all, they had difficulty getting even one chance, even for a corner kick they didn't get it. Yes the quality of the players from both countries is very different but in my opinion since Kluivert hands the national team game has been less interesting, if you remember when it was still in Shin hands, they were still able to put up resistance against Japan.

As Indonesia fans very disappointed with bad result how easily conceded until 6 goals behind Indonesia have good trend by winning two matches in a row defeating Bahrain and China last match. Actually not expected Indonesia will defeat Japan but how easily loss until 6 goals unbelievable after Japan have bad trend performance defeating by Australia last match.
The match quite not balance yet today, Japan full dominance not only success scoring 6 goals but also how their defend make Indonesia attacking line difficult for creating any one shots on target. Its unbelievable how Indonesia team not made any one shot on goal until 90 minutes and drastically difference games play how tactician last match when success defeating China.

Indeed not really import result match because Indonesia team have been qualified to four round but its disappointed result because conceded six goals, wish Indonesia can perform well at next round qualifying because most important must secure the top standings position if want get directly qualify to World Cup 2026.

[Sithara007]

this world cup championship is a bit ridiculous, and I say this as a European, there are too many poor national teams, the possibility of participating in very important European national teams is precluded in order to allow national teams like Indonesia to participate, who for heaven's sake will have deservedly won, but will go to the world cup to make the usual fool of themselves

Well.. this is a never-ending argument. On one hand, we have teams like Uzbekistan and Jordan qualifying for the world cup, and on the other hand there is a good possibility that teams like Norway and Venezuela may miss out. If you ask me, I have no doubt that Norway is a far better team compared to Uzbekistan, and Venezuela is superior with respect to Jordan. But then, it is a "world" cup. We need to have representation from every nook and corner of the world. That is already compromised, since India and China (who together account for 3 billion people) won't be part of the tournament.

[dezoel]

A very important win for Italy, although it can no longer save Spalletti job. The win over Moldova went according to many people predictions, and on paper Italy does have the more complete attributes to secure full points. Of course, Italy chances of qualifying for the World Cup are still very much open, even though they have to go through the play-offs, and I think Norway will still be group winners. Italy fate in the future will depend greatly on the next manager, if they appoint the wrong person, it is likely that Italy will be absent from the World Cup again, which would be very embarrassing.

This is good win for Italy but still not convincing one because after having humiliating defeat against Norway fans were expecting fierce reaction, but they fail to show their aggressive reaction and have win by just 2 goals. Norway is still at the top in this group with 4 wins and Israel is having second spot from here now things could be not easy for Italy because they needed good game with strong strategy and better results if they are looking for qualification into FIFA World Cup.

Now their next game is against Estonia after 3 months which is the good time for them to have checked their mistakes and also have better strategy for big wins which will allow them to have better chance for their World Cup spot in coming matches Spalletti was not bad, but his luck has never been with him while he was coach of Italy.

[Jossque]

North Macedonia won with a single goal against Kazakhstan. It must be said that both teams tried until the last minute to win the match. Macedonia won with Trajkovski's goal in the first half and increased their points to 8.
Belgium played a goal-scoring match against Wales. There were exactly 7 goals in the match and the winner was Belgium as expected. Belgium, who led 3-0 in the first half in the 27th minute, conceded a goal in the extra time of the first half and ended the first half 3-1 up. Wales started the second half fast and equalized in the 70th minute. Kevim de Bruyne scored in the dying minutes to give Belgium the win.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Today will be a very important phase for teams in South America, for Venezuela it is essential to beat Uruguay in Montevideo, if they do so they would be on 21 points equaling Colombia and Uruguay respectively if and only if Argentina beats Colombia, in this case it would be very difficult for Colombia because they would be playing almost for a direct pass to the World Cup, these qualifiers for me are the most exciting, and considering that Brazil must already beat a Paraguay that is flying, for me the best day of football.

[Sithara007]

North Macedonia won with a single goal against Kazakhstan. It must be said that both teams tried until the last minute to win the match. Macedonia won with Trajkovski's goal in the first half and increased their points to 8.
Belgium played a goal-scoring match against Wales. There were exactly 7 goals in the match and the winner was Belgium as expected. Belgium, who led 3-0 in the first half in the 27th minute, conceded a goal in the extra time of the first half and ended the first half 3-1 up. Wales started the second half fast and equalized in the 70th minute. Kevim de Bruyne scored in the dying minutes to give Belgium the win.

If Kazakhstan had competed in the AFC qualifiers instead of the UEFA qualifiers, then in all probability they could have secured a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Their southern neighbors, Uzbekistan qualified for the first time by edging out United Arab Emirates and Qatar in the third round. BTW, Kazakhstan is almost entirely in the Asian continent. How they can even compete in the UEFA region? I have the same question for some of the other teams, such as Israel, Turkey and Azerbaijan.