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

[KennyR]

One thing that is unique about the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada/Mexico/United States for my country Indonesia because the time to watch the match is different. Usually we watch football matches in European leagues in the afternoon and evening, but football in the Americas is broadcast in the morning. All League in American continent play in the morning in my country time and I can't predicting what happen later if FIFA World Cup 2026 will play in the early morning and we are still sleeping  .

What about your country when watching FIFA World Cup 2026 will watch in the evening, night or in the morning time like in my country.

During group stage, usually there will be three matches occurring per day. During Qatar 2022, most of the matches were held during the evening, because of weather conditions. However in the next edition, FIFA may spread out the matches, and at least some of the matches may be held during morning. And this will enable fans in Asia-Pacific to watch them live once they are back from their study/work. BTW, US-Canada comprise of several time zones and there is a 3 hour difference between Eastern time and Pacific time within the US (fortunately they haven't scheduled any matches in Alaska and Hawaii).

You're right, the idea is that people worldwide can watch it live and direct, honestly when the World Cup in Korea and Japan was held , I didn't mind getting up early to watch those games, however I'm one of those who doesn't like to get up early and still I did , this kind of thing is done to love fútbol, I am sure that in Asia there must be many who get up early or stop doing some things to be able to watch football matches, Sometimes things have to be done like this , like this be quite Sleepy all day.

The time zone difference always have its role in the viewership of a match. The previous season of FIFA used to end late night, but for most people that used to be the right time. They do all their routine and end up watching good football match. Similar scenario doesn't happen all around, the difference in time makes it bad for some to watch the matches. I don't watch much of football, but the previous FIFA made me continue watching more. All because of the unexpected results on few matches and the excitement that the country people had after the win.

[alegotardo]

One thing that is unique about the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada/Mexico/United States for my country Indonesia because the time to watch the match is different. Usually we watch football matches in European leagues in the afternoon and evening, but football in the Americas is broadcast in the morning. All League in American continent play in the morning in my country time and I can't predicting what happen later if FIFA World Cup 2026 will play in the early morning and we are still sleeping  .

What about your country when watching FIFA World Cup 2026 will watch in the evening, night or in the morning time like in my country.

The Qatar games had a good schedule for me here in Brazil too, they were all during the day and it was still possible to take time off from work to watch the games (at least until Brazil was eliminated).

I've been watching here, even in the next edition of FIFA games, most of the world will be able to watch them at a very suitable time... during the day or early evening. Very few regions may have the inconvenience of having games taking place during the early hours of the morning or early morning in their time zone.

FIFA always finds a way to adjust game schedules in the host country in order to best benefit the rest of the world.

[Litzki1990]

Brazil's top football governing body, the CBF, confirmed the friendly match between the two African nations as part of an anti-apartheid campaign in support of Vinicius Jr. On June 17, Brazil's opponent Guinea will play in the first match in Barcelona, and the Selecao will play against Senegal in the second match in Lisbon 3 days later. The FIFA president and the CBF have been cracking down on racism since Vinny's racist behavior on the pitch in Valencia last Sunday. Apart from being tough on racism, more punitive measures should be taken so that people don't spoil this beautiful game with heinous practices like racism.

[bitgov]

Brazil's top football governing body, the CBF, confirmed the friendly match between the two African nations as part of an anti-apartheid campaign in support of Vinicius Jr. On June 17, Brazil's opponent Guinea will play in the first match in Barcelona, and the Selecao will play against Senegal in the second match in Lisbon 3 days later. The FIFA president and the CBF have been cracking down on racism since Vinny's racist behavior on the pitch in Valencia last Sunday. Apart from being tough on racism, more punitive measures should be taken so that people don't spoil this beautiful game with heinous practices like racism.

I would like to say a little differently that the Brazilian team is likely to be the favorite in the next World Cup. Because the Brazil team has so many young players who are currently playing in the best clubs, these players will be able to develop great maturity in themselves by the time the next World Cup comes, which will hopefully make the Brazil team an impossibly strong team.

[Leviathan.007]

Regarding the 2026 world cup, I am thinking about which players will be best for the cup and which players will perform well. In the previous world cups we were waiting to see good performances from Messi and Ronaldo but this time both players are getting old and they won't be able to have good performances on the field, I guess this time other younger players like Mbappe, Haaland, and Bellingham will shine.
More than anything I'm waiting to see how Haaland is going to perform for his national team in the world cup if they get qualified. Because the last time Norway qualified for the world cup was back in 1998 world cup in France,

[Patrol69]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

[sovie]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are likely to officially retire from the national team. However, I see Neymar's chances somewhat less. Because Neymar is much younger than the two players, but the game of football depends a lot on performance. Let's see what happens.

[beerlover]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

I am not sure about Messi, I mean he would be 38 years old, Ronaldo just played around that age for the last world cup, and I do agree that he wasn't really all that helpful and that is why Messi may not be that helpful neither but he did play, so Messi may end up playing as well. He is Messi, he will play until he no loner could play, dude is loved by all in Argentina, he won something that they couldn't win for so many years now, he is considered at same light as Maradona, he is untouchable, if he says he will play, he will be listed, any manager who benches him would have hard time. Dude could play on the world cup after that one and he would still be listed.

Ronaldo on the other hand would be too old, and there is a chance he may not play, he was benched last time, so it could be time for him to retire.

[Litzki1990]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

I am not sure about Messi, I mean he would be 38 years old, Ronaldo just played around that age for the last world cup, and I do agree that he wasn't really all that helpful and that is why Messi may not be that helpful neither but he did play, so Messi may end up playing as well. He is Messi, he will play until he no loner could play, dude is loved by all in Argentina, he won something that they couldn't win for so many years now, he is considered at same light as Maradona, he is untouchable, if he says he will play, he will be listed, any manager who benches him would have hard time. Dude could play on the world cup after that one and he would still be listed.

Ronaldo on the other hand would be too old, and there is a chance he may not play, he was benched last time, so it could be time for him to retire.

Since Lionel Messi has no more achievements left, 2022 World Cup might be his last World Cup. Even if he continues to play at the club level, this successful star will probably retire from the Argentina national team before the World Cup. Because the way Argentina got success in 2022 World Cup, maybe it won't get success in 2026 World Cup. And Messi would certainly want people to remember him for his success.

If Messi plays in the 2026 World Cup and if he does not perform well in that World Cup, many people will make many comments about Lionel Messi. He certainly does not want anyone to make bad comments about him.  
So maybe he will announce the end of his career for the national team through the Copa America.  

But if it was like this, Messi, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo played the 2026 World Cup in three stars and performed well in three stars, then the 2026 World Cup would be really complete.

[Leviathan.007]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

We should not focus on old players like Messi and Ronaldo. It doesn't matter how they shine in the past, there are many other players who can have better performances than these players also I think all the three players you mentioned will be retired before the world cup.

[Masplanc]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

These three players made football very Interesting  for a longtime, as far as they still plays football it so hard for fans to forget about them . After they retire their would be new set of talented players that will dominate the football.  But as for now even they don't give the best their names can't be silent.

[n0ne]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

We should not focus on old players like Messi and Ronaldo. It doesn't matter how they shine in the past, there are many other players who can have better performances than these players also I think all the three players you mentioned will be retired before the world cup.

Probably with the upcoming World Cup these players will announce retirement. Young players are playing good, however the experience of the old players make them stand unique from the potential young players. The young players have developed skills within them, inspiring from the mentioned three players whose names always have their value unlike their involvement into the match.

[Leviathan.007]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

We should not focus on old players like Messi and Ronaldo. It doesn't matter how they shine in the past, there are many other players who can have better performances than these players also I think all the three players you mentioned will be retired before the world cup.

Probably with the upcoming World Cup these players will announce retirement. Young players are playing good, however the experience of the old players make them stand unique from the potential young players. The young players have developed skills within them, inspiring from the mentioned three players whose names always have their value unlike their involvement into the match.

We still don't know which players and which teams are going to play in the 2026 world cup and the thing about young players like Haaland or Osimhen is they are unstable and we can't say if they will have good performance in 2026 as they do have in this year or not.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

We should not focus on old players like Messi and Ronaldo. It doesn't matter how they shine in the past, there are many other players who can have better performances than these players also I think all the three players you mentioned will be retired before the world cup.

Probably with the upcoming World Cup these players will announce retirement. Young players are playing good, however the experience of the old players make them stand unique from the potential young players. The young players have developed skills within them, inspiring from the mentioned three players whose names always have their value unlike their involvement into the match.

Ronaldo and neymar announced last fifa their last one than how can they play in upcoming one , messi although won too but he said this that 2022 fifa is going to be his last one.
Football have plenty of talent and their place will be taken by young talents soon.
Looking forward to mbappe performance in 2026.

[KTChampions]

By the standards of most of the inhabitants belonging to Western Civilization, this is not a country, but a savage dump. I have nothing against the fact that the abodes of such dumps, in turn, consider the inhabitants of countries belonging to Western Civilization to be bad guys, but why the hell push together two different civilizations? Football after all is mostly developed in countries with a certain culture - why hold top competitions in sludge with caveman ideas about women, etc.?

Money, that's your answer it is always about the money. The culture of west and east do not collide well together, you can see people from Europe having no trouble at Russia or even china or japan, they are as east as it goes but when we are talking about Qatar, or many other Middle East nations, we are talking about cultures differentiate from the west and that's going to be obviously an issue for some people.

But when you offer enough money, then there is nothing that Fifa wouldn't accept. Why wouldn't they, they are a private company in the end, they are called "organization" but they are a company, they have balance sheet, they have profits and losses, and we are talking about a ton of individuals who would be paid handsomely as well. So the answer is always the same; money.

FIFA is, of course, an organization, and a very, very ugly one. I really don't like these parasites that get income from someone else's business, they really make me angry, but there is something funny about them that always makes me happy. I really like their elections: these are elections from one candidate!  This is something bastard of dictatorships, but for some reason no one pays attention to it.

[freedomgo]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

We should not focus on old players like Messi and Ronaldo. It doesn't matter how they shine in the past, there are many other players who can have better performances than these players also I think all the three players you mentioned will be retired before the world cup.

Probably with the upcoming World Cup these players will announce retirement. Young players are playing good, however the experience of the old players make them stand unique from the potential young players. The young players have developed skills within them, inspiring from the mentioned three players whose names always have their value unlike their involvement into the match.

Ronaldo and neymar announced last fifa their last one than how can they play in upcoming one , messi although won too but he said this that 2022 fifa is going to be his last one.
Football have plenty of talent and their place will be taken by young talents soon.
Looking forward to mbappe performance in 2026.

Seems interesting for me enough to know where did you get this idea about their announcement because of all the three star players that you have mentioned, all three of them spoke of the opposite thing. It's not a guarantee though if they can play but they sure did not say that the last FIFA was their last one.

In fact, these are all their words about the upcoming FIFA.

Cristiano Ronaldo:

Ronaldo had said in September 2022 that he was not going to retire, and that his plan was to stay with the squad to play at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the US. “I’m still motivated. My ambition is really high”, he said, “I’m in a national team with a lot of youngsters. I want to be in the World Cup and at Euros. I want to make that commitment now.”

Neymar:

Neymar has hinted that he will prolong his international career with Brazil through to the 2026 World Cup, with Lionel Messi serving as inspiration

Lionel Messi:

Lionel Messi backed to play at 2026 FIFA World Cup even though he'll be 39 when it ends

Sources:
https://en.as.com/soccer/is-this-cristiano-ronaldos-last-world-cup-will-he-play-in-2026-n/
https://www.goal.com/en/news/will-neymar-2026-world-cup-brazil-retirement-lionel-messi-inspired/blt60f0067127648290
https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/lionel-messi-backed-to-play-at-2026-fifa-world-cup-aged-39#:~:text=News-,Lionel%20Messi%20Backed%20To%20Play%20At%202026%20FIFA%20World%20Cup,Be%2039%20When%20It%20Ends

[sovie]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

We should not focus on old players like Messi and Ronaldo. It doesn't matter how they shine in the past, there are many other players who can have better performances than these players also I think all the three players you mentioned will be retired before the world cup.

Probably with the upcoming World Cup these players will announce retirement. Young players are playing good, however the experience of the old players make them stand unique from the potential young players. The young players have developed skills within them, inspiring from the mentioned three players whose names always have their value unlike their involvement into the match.

Ronaldo and neymar announced last fifa their last one than how can they play in upcoming one , messi although won too but he said this that 2022 fifa is going to be his last one.
Football have plenty of talent and their place will be taken by young talents soon.
Looking forward to mbappe performance in 2026.

Seems interesting for me enough to know where did you get this idea about their announcement because of all the three star players that you have mentioned, all three of them spoke of the opposite thing. It's not a guarantee though if they can play but they sure did not say that the last FIFA was their last one.

In fact, these are all their words about the upcoming FIFA.

Cristiano Ronaldo:

Ronaldo had said in September 2022 that he was not going to retire, and that his plan was to stay with the squad to play at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the US. “I’m still motivated. My ambition is really high”, he said, “I’m in a national team with a lot of youngsters. I want to be in the World Cup and at Euros. I want to make that commitment now.”

Neymar:

Neymar has hinted that he will prolong his international career with Brazil through to the 2026 World Cup, with Lionel Messi serving as inspiration

Lionel Messi:

Lionel Messi backed to play at 2026 FIFA World Cup even though he'll be 39 when it ends

Sources:
https://en.as.com/soccer/is-this-cristiano-ronaldos-last-world-cup-will-he-play-in-2026-n/
https://www.goal.com/en/news/will-neymar-2026-world-cup-brazil-retirement-lionel-messi-inspired/blt60f0067127648290
https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/lionel-messi-backed-to-play-at-2026-fifa-world-cup-aged-39#:~:text=News-,Lionel%20Messi%20Backed%20To%20Play%20At%202026%20FIFA%20World%20Cup,Be%2039%20When%20It%20Ends

If Lionel Messi changes his team this time, his performance status will be understood. Because I personally did not see the performance I expected from him at PSG. But I hope Lionel Messi will surprise the whole world again.

[Maslate]

Although Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have not yet officially decided to retire, their retirement is almost certain. Earlier, the World Cup meant Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo, but whenever I imagine the World Cup without these three, the World Cup stage feels empty to me. Although several young and talented players are performing well at various club levels, apart from Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, if the best performers in the 2026 World Cup are considered, Mbappe's name, Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford will be on the list of the best. But it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland's Norwegian can qualify for the 2026 World Cup

We should not focus on old players like Messi and Ronaldo. It doesn't matter how they shine in the past, there are many other players who can have better performances than these players also I think all the three players you mentioned will be retired before the world cup.

Probably with the upcoming World Cup these players will announce retirement. Young players are playing good, however the experience of the old players make them stand unique from the potential young players. The young players have developed skills within them, inspiring from the mentioned three players whose names always have their value unlike their involvement into the match.

Ronaldo and neymar announced last fifa their last one than how can they play in upcoming one , messi although won too but he said this that 2022 fifa is going to be his last one.
Football have plenty of talent and their place will be taken by young talents soon.
Looking forward to mbappe performance in 2026.

Seems interesting for me enough to know where did you get this idea about their announcement because of all the three star players that you have mentioned, all three of them spoke of the opposite thing. It's not a guarantee though if they can play but they sure did not say that the last FIFA was their last one.

In fact, these are all their words about the upcoming FIFA.

Cristiano Ronaldo:

Ronaldo had said in September 2022 that he was not going to retire, and that his plan was to stay with the squad to play at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the US. “I’m still motivated. My ambition is really high”, he said, “I’m in a national team with a lot of youngsters. I want to be in the World Cup and at Euros. I want to make that commitment now.”

Neymar:

Neymar has hinted that he will prolong his international career with Brazil through to the 2026 World Cup, with Lionel Messi serving as inspiration

Lionel Messi:

Lionel Messi backed to play at 2026 FIFA World Cup even though he'll be 39 when it ends

Sources:
https://en.as.com/soccer/is-this-cristiano-ronaldos-last-world-cup-will-he-play-in-2026-n/
https://www.goal.com/en/news/will-neymar-2026-world-cup-brazil-retirement-lionel-messi-inspired/blt60f0067127648290
https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/lionel-messi-backed-to-play-at-2026-fifa-world-cup-aged-39#:~:text=News-,Lionel%20Messi%20Backed%20To%20Play%20At%202026%20FIFA%20World%20Cup,Be%2039%20When%20It%20Ends

If Lionel Messi changes his team this time, his performance status will be understood. Because I personally did not see the performance I expected from him at PSG. But I hope Lionel Messi will surprise the whole world again.

Actually, there is a chance that Lionel Messi will change his team as he was already vocal before the World Cup began that he is not inclined in extending his 2-year deal under PSG that will expire next month. For Messi's next team and journey, there are no solid sources that could reveal his plans, but rumors suggests that he may be going towards Saudi Arabia and play under the same team with CR7. And some rumors are also saying that he will likely go back FC Barcelona.

[BitcoinAccepted]

Especially for Canada it is a gift from heaven that they can now participate in the final tournament again. Qualifying on your own would be possible, but it would also be a very difficult story because the competition in North America is very large. And South America is of course many times stronger, in that respect you still have the advantage of being with North America. In South America you would be fairly out of luck. Countries like Colombia are also having a hard time qualifying for the World Cup. But won't Mexico also want to achieve a great success again? A number of top players but semi-finals are no longer reached.

[og kush420]

Especially for Canada it is a gift from heaven that they can now participate in the final tournament again. Qualifying on your own would be possible, but it would also be a very difficult story because the competition in North America is very large. And South America is of course many times stronger, in that respect you still have the advantage of being with North America. In South America you would be fairly out of luck. Countries like Colombia are also having a hard time qualifying for the World Cup. But won't Mexico also want to achieve a great success again? A number of top players but semi-finals are no longer reached.

Although I didnot get what you are trying to say.
But for America and Canada a lot of people will apply for visa and they are not going to
come back for sure!